HP Z2 Mini G1a Black 2025
The AMD Ryzen AI Max PRO 390 with integrated Radeon 8050S graphics and 32GB of 8533 MHz LPDDR5x memory enables local AI-accelerated projects and simultaneous 3D rendering in a compact 2.30kg chassis. Its extensive connectivity includes Wi-Fi 7, 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet, and support for up to four displays via dual Mini DisplayPort 2.1 outputs. This mini workstation is best for developers and engineers who need to run large language models locally in space-constrained environments.
CPU AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390
RAM 32 GB
Storage 1 TB
GPU AMD Radeon 8050S
form factor mini
psu w 300
OS Windows 11 Pro
82 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong ram (92nd percentile) 92nd
- Strong cpu (85th percentile) 85th
- Strong storage (73rd percentile) 73rd
Cons
- Below average social proof (31st percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390 |
| Cores | 12 |
| Frequency | 3.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 64 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | AMD Radeon 8050S |
| Type | Discrete |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mini |
| PSU | 300 |
| Weight | 2.3 kg / 5.1 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 3 |
| USB Ports | 5 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 x 2 |
| HDMI | 2x Mini DisplayPort 2.1 Output |
| DisplayPort | 2x Mini DisplayPort 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.4 |
| Ethernet | 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | HP Z2 Mini G1a | Lenovo Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 | Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra | Dell Area-51 | The Horizon Pcs Autherium Dragon PITPJ7JXJ | CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390 | AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | Apple M3 Ultra | Intel Core Ultra 9 285K | Core i9 | Intel Core i9 14900KF |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 32 | 96 | 32 | 64 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 4096 | 1000 | 2000 | 5120 | 8000 |
| GPU | AMD Radeon 8050S | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | Apple M3 Ultra 60-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 OC | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Form Factor | mini | mid-tower | sff | desktop | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | 300 | 850 | - | 1500 | - | 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 | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP Z2 Mini G1a | 85.3 | 68 | 92.4 | 94 | 73.4 | 69.4 | 30.5 |
| Lenovo Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 Compare | 96.5 | 88.2 | 79.8 | 89.6 | 98.5 | 69.4 | 100 |
| Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra Compare | 98.9 | 72.5 | 96.2 | 94.3 | 51.6 | 99.4 | 88 |
| Dell Area-51 Compare | 97.4 | 90.8 | 91.6 | 99.5 | 87.2 | 69.4 | 66.7 |
| The Horizon Pcs Autherium Dragon PITPJ7JXJ Compare | 99.1 | 84.7 | 93 | 98.9 | 97.5 | 11.2 | 91.2 |
| CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM Compare | 94.2 | 84.7 | 96.9 | 85.6 | 99.2 | 11.2 | 96 |
Usage Scores
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