HP Z2 BN5K6UT#ABA Black 2025
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong cpu (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong port selection (93rd percentile) 93rd
- Strong ram (83rd percentile) 83rd
- Strong gpu (80th percentile) 80th
Cons
- Below average social proof (35th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 |
| Cores | 24 |
| Frequency | 3.7 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 36 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada Generation |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 20 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
| PSU | 500 |
| Weight | 6.8 kg / 15.0 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 9 |
| HDMI | 4x DisplayPort 1.4a Output |
| DisplayPort | 2x DisplayPort 1.4 |
| Bluetooth | No |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | HP Z2 BN5K6UT#ABA | Lenovo Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 | Dell Area-51 | Apple Mac Studio M4 Max | ASUS ROG GM700 | CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 | AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | Intel Core Ultra 9 285K | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen 7 9800X | Intel Core i9 14900KF |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 32 | 32 | 36 | 32 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 4096 | 2000 | 512 | 2000 | 8000 |
| GPU | NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada Generation | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | Apple M4 Max 32-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Form Factor | sff | mid-tower | desktop | mini | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | 500 | 850 | 1500 | - | 850 | 850 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP Z2 BN5K6UT#ABA | 97.4 | 80.3 | 83.3 | 93 | 73.6 | 69.4 | 34.6 |
| Lenovo Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 Compare | 96.5 | 88.3 | 79.8 | 89.7 | 98.5 | 69.4 | 100 |
| Dell Area-51 Compare | 97.4 | 90.8 | 91.6 | 99.5 | 87.2 | 69.4 | 66.7 |
| Apple Mac Studio M4 Max Compare | 85.6 | 69.8 | 71.1 | 94.3 | 31.1 | 99.4 | 99.9 |
| ASUS ROG GM700 Compare | 80.3 | 88.3 | 83.3 | 96.5 | 82.9 | 36 | 99.7 |
| CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM Compare | 94.2 | 84.7 | 96.9 | 85.7 | 99.2 | 11.2 | 96.1 |
Usage Scores
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