HP Z8 G5 Tower Black
Dual 16-core Intel Xeon Silver 4514Y processors and 64GB of ECC DDR5 RAM deliver massive parallel throughput for multi-threaded simulation and rendering. The classic dual-socket chassis provides extensive expansion headroom, supporting up to 1TB of memory and RAID-capable storage for evolving data demands. This barebones system is best for scientific researchers and engineers who need raw CPU compute density and plan to install their own high-powered discrete GPUs.
CPU Intel Xeon Silver 4514Y
RAM 64 GB
Storage 512 GB
GPU Intel No Graphics Controller Installed
form factor workstation
psu w 1125
OS Windows 11 Pro
69 Overall Score
Price €0
Snapshot
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Xeon Silver 4514Y |
| Cores | 16 |
| Frequency | 2.0 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 39 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | No Graphics Controller Installed |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM | 24 GB |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 64 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | workstation |
| PSU | 1125 |
| Weight | 24.4 kg / 53.8 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 10 |
| Bluetooth | No |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | HP Z8 G5 Tower | Lenovo Legion 90Y6003JUS | Apple Mac Studio M4 Max | Dell Tower ECT1250 | MSI MEG Vision X AI VisXAI2NVZ9045 | CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Xeon Silver 4514Y | Intel Core Ultra 9 | Apple M4 Max | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | Intel Core Ultra 9 | Intel Core i9 14900KF |
| RAM (GB) | 64 | 64 | 36 | 32 | 64 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 3072 | 512 | 2000 | 2048 | 8000 |
| GPU | Intel No Graphics Controller Installed | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | Apple M4 Max 32-core | Intel UHD Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Form Factor | workstation | mid-tower | sff | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | 1125 | 1200 | - | 180 | 1300 | 850 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP Z8 G5 Tower | 65.4 | 46.9 | 95.3 | 66.5 | 43 | 70.1 |
| Lenovo Legion 90Y6003JUS Compare | 97.3 | 90 | 96.5 | 91.9 | 96.5 | 70.1 |
| Apple Mac Studio M4 Max Compare | 85.7 | 68.4 | 70.2 | 94.6 | 32.4 | 99.3 |
| Dell Tower ECT1250 Compare | 89.5 | 34.8 | 83 | 86.7 | 83 | 70.1 |
| MSI MEG Vision X AI VisXAI2NVZ9045 Compare | 97.3 | 91.8 | 97.5 | 98.3 | 92 | 37.4 |
| CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM Compare | 94 | 83.6 | 96.5 | 86.7 | 99.3 | 11.7 |
