HP Z2 G1i Black
CPU Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
RAM 32 GB
Storage 1 TB
GPU NVIDIA RTX A400
form factor sff
psu w 500
OS Windows 11 Pro
83 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (93rd percentile) 93rd
- Strong cpu (86th percentile) 86th
- Strong ram (83rd percentile) 83rd
- Strong storage (74th percentile) 74th
Cons
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 5 245K |
| Cores | 14 |
| Frequency | 4.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA RTX A400 |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 4 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 | 4.0 kg / 8.8 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 9 |
| HDMI | 4x Mini DisplayPort 1.4a Output |
| DisplayPort | 4x Mini DisplayPort 1.4a |
| Wi-Fi | No |
| Bluetooth | No |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | HP Z2 G1i | Lenovo Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 | Dell Area-51 | Apple Mac Studio M4 Max | ASUS ROG GM700 | CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 5 245K | 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 A400 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP Z2 G1i | 85.5 | 60.9 | 83.3 | 93 | 73.6 | 69.4 |
| Lenovo Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 Compare | 96.5 | 88.3 | 79.8 | 89.7 | 98.5 | 69.4 |
| Dell Area-51 Compare | 97.4 | 90.8 | 91.6 | 99.5 | 87.2 | 69.4 |
| Apple Mac Studio M4 Max Compare | 85.6 | 69.8 | 71.1 | 94.3 | 31.1 | 99.4 |
| ASUS ROG GM700 Compare | 80.3 | 88.3 | 83.3 | 96.5 | 82.9 | 36 |
| CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM Compare | 94.2 | 84.7 | 96.9 | 85.7 | 99.2 | 11.2 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Price History
Usage Scores
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Other Configurations27
Z2 G1iIntel Core Ultra 5 23516GB1000GBCA$1,600Z2 G1iIntel Core Ultra 516GB512GBCA$2,017Z2 G1iIntel Core Ultra 7 26532GB512GBCA$2,360Z2 G1iIntel Core Ultra 5 245K32GB1TBCA$2,385Z2 G1iIntel Core Ultra 5 23516GB512GBCA$2,427Z2 G1iIntel Core Ultra 732GB1TBCA$2,620Z2 G1iIntel Core Ultra 7 26532GB1TBCA$2,757Z2 G1iIntel Core Ultra 7 265K32GB1TBCA$3,074Z2 G1iIntel Core Ultra 9 28532GB1000GBCA$3,216
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Z2 G1iIntel Core Ultra 7 26564GB2TBCA$3,301Z2 G1iIntel Core Ultra 9 285K32GB1000GBCA$3,401Z2 G1iIntel Core Ultra 5 245K32GB1TBCA$3,445Z2 G1iIntel Core Ultra 732GB1TBCA$3,490Z2 G1iIntel Core Ultra 7 26564GB1TBCA$3,556Z2 G1iIntel Core Ultra 9 28532GB2TBCA$3,918Z2 G1iIntel Core Ultra 732GB1TBCA$3,977Z2 G1iIntel Core Ultra 9 285K32GB1000GBCA$4,108Z2 G1iIntel Core Ultra 9 28532GB1TBCA$4,452Z2 G1iIntel Core Ultra 732GB1TBCA$4,604Z2 G1iIntel Core Ultra 9 28532GB1TBCA$5,291Z2 G1iIntel Core Ultra 5 23532GB1TBZ2 G1iIntel Core Ultra 732GB1TBZ2 G1iIntel Core Ultra 732GB1TBZ2 G1iIntel Core Ultra 9 285K32GB1TBZ2 G1iIntel Core Ultra 7 26532GB1TBZ2 G1i Workstation Z2Intel Core Ultra 9 285K128GB1000GBZ2 SFF G1iIntel Core Ultra 9 28564GB512GB
