HP Z230 Tower Workstation

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Run History
6 years ago, 5 years ago.
SystemHP Z230 Tower Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1905
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20131018
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 19 '18 at 16:44
Run Duration104 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770-$75
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
76.3% Very good
Memory 88.7
1-Core 110
2-Core 215
79% 138 Pts
4-Core 345
8-Core 578
56% 462 Pts
64-Core 571
35% 571 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 76.3%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro K2000
HP(103C 094C) 2GB
CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 1000 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 376.84
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 7% Great: 7%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD VelociRaptor 500GB-$62
17GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 04.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 103 12 20 15 16 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
65.1% Good
Read 174
Write 176
Mixed 116
SusWrite 51.6
96% 129 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 4.2
4K Mixed 1.4
296% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 65.1%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16JTF51264AZ-1G6K1 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
56.5% Above average
MC Read 20.7
MC Write 20.8
MC Mixed 16.4
55% 19.3 GB/s
SC Read 14.7
SC Write 20.1
SC Mixed 19.4
52% 18.1 GB/s
Latency 68.8
58% 68.8 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 56.5%
Great: 60%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Desktop
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Workstation
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System: HP Z230 Tower Workstation

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 74% - Very good Total price: $178
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