New on the inside, not just the outside.

HP 8730w (SpecViewPerf 10)

SUM_RESULTS3DSMAXSUMMARY.TXT
3dsmax-04 Weighted Geometric Mean = 35.77

SUM_RESULTSCATIASUMMARY.TXT
catia-02 Weighted Geometric Mean = 43.37

SUM_RESULTSENSIGHTSUMMARY.TXT
ensight-03 Weighted Geometric Mean = 37.09

SUM_RESULTSLIGHTSUMMARY.TXT
light-08 Weighted Geometric Mean = N/A

SUM_RESULTSMAYASUMMARY.TXT
maya-02 Weighted Geometric Mean = 116.28

SUM_RESULTSPROESUMMARY.TXT
proe-04 Weighted Geometric Mean = 41.25

SUM_RESULTSSWSUMMARY.TXT
sw-01 Weighted Geometric Mean = 76.14

SUM_RESULTSUGNXSUMMARY.TXT
ugnx-01 Weighted Geometric Mean = 26.22

SUM_RESULTSTCVISSUMMARY.TXT
tcvis-01 Weighted Geometric Mean = 23.88

HP Z800 (SpecViewPerf 10)

SUM_RESULTS3DSMAXSUMMARY.TXT
3dsmax-04 Weighted Geometric Mean = 52.92

SUM_RESULTSCATIASUMMARY.TXT
catia-02 Weighted Geometric Mean = 62.95

SUM_RESULTSENSIGHTSUMMARY.TXT
ensight-03 Weighted Geometric Mean = 52.57

SUM_RESULTSLIGHTSUMMARY.TXT
light-08 Weighted Geometric Mean = N/A

SUM_RESULTSMAYASUMMARY.TXT
maya-02 Weighted Geometric Mean = 208.46

SUM_RESULTSPROESUMMARY.TXT
proe-04 Weighted Geometric Mean = 61.31

SUM_RESULTSSWSUMMARY.TXT
sw-01 Weighted Geometric Mean = 133.83

SUM_RESULTSUGNXSUMMARY.TXT
ugnx-01 Weighted Geometric Mean = 32.39

SUM_RESULTSTCVISSUMMARY.TXT
tcvis-01 Weighted Geometric Mean = 28.28

And just to ensure we're comparing apples to apples, here are the SpecViewPerf 9 scores for the Z800:

HP Z800 (SpecViewPerf 9)

SUM_RESULTS3DSMAXSUMMARY.TXT
3dsmax-04 Weighted Geometric Mean = 53.33

SUM_RESULTSCATIASUMMARY.TXT
catia-02 Weighted Geometric Mean = 63.56

SUM_RESULTSENSIGHTSUMMARY.TXT
ensight-03 Weighted Geometric Mean = 52.69

SUM_RESULTSLIGHTSUMMARY.TXT
light-08 Weighted Geometric Mean = 46.48

SUM_RESULTSMAYASUMMARY.TXT
maya-02 Weighted Geometric Mean = 204.8

SUM_RESULTSPROESUMMARY.TXT
proe-04 Weighted Geometric Mean = 60.43

SUM_RESULTSSWSUMMARY.TXT
sw-01 Weighted Geometric Mean = 130.7

SUM_RESULTSTCVISSUMMARY.TXT
tcvis-01 Weighted Geometric Mean = 27.46

SUM_RESULTSUGNXSUMMARY.TXT
ugnx-01 Weighted Geometric Mean = 31.88

As you can see, the Z800 beats its predecessor in nearly every instance. But since SpecViewPerf results sometimes depend on the video card that's installed, let's see how the Z800 fared in my 3ds Max 8 render tests.