HP Z2 G1i
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (93rd percentile) 93rd
- Strong cpu (89th percentile) 89th
- Strong ram (83rd percentile) 83rd
- Strong gpu (80th percentile) 80th
Cons
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 |
| Cores | 20 |
| Frequency | 2.4 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 30 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 20 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 1000 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
| PSU | 500 |
| Weight | 4.0 kg / 8.8 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 9 |
| HDMI | 4x DisplayPort 1.4a Output |
| DisplayPort | 4x DisplayPort 1.4a Output |
| Bluetooth | No |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | HP Z2 G1i | Lenovo Legion Tower 7i Gen 10 | Apple Mac Studio M5 Max | Dell Aurora Gaming | The Horizon Pcs Autherium Dragon PITPJ7JXJ | ASUS ROG GM700 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | Intel Core Ultra 9 285K | Apple M5 Max | Intel Core Ultra 9 285K | 3.3 GHz core_i9 | AMD Ryzen 7 9800X |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 32 | 36 | 32 | 64 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1000 | 1024 | 512 | 2000 | 5120 | 2000 |
| GPU | NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | Apple M5 Max 32-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 OC | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti |
| Form Factor | sff | mid-tower | mini | desktop | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | 500 | 850 | 480 | 1000 | - | 850 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP Z2 G1i | 89.1 | 80.1 | 82.9 | 92.8 | 63.6 | 69.4 |
| Lenovo Legion Tower 7i Gen 10 Compare | 97.3 | 88.2 | 82.9 | 100 | 72.9 | 69.4 |
| Apple Mac Studio M5 Max Compare | 94.3 | 92 | 93.1 | 96 | 30.7 | 99.3 |
| Dell Aurora Gaming Compare | 97.3 | 90.8 | 79.2 | 98.3 | 86.7 | 69.4 |
| The Horizon Pcs Autherium Dragon PITPJ7JXJ Compare | 99.1 | 84.6 | 92.7 | 98.9 | 97.3 | 11.2 |
| ASUS ROG GM700 Compare | 80 | 88.2 | 82.9 | 96.5 | 86.7 | 36.2 |
Usage Scores
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