HP Z2 G1i Black
HP
83 Overall Score
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Apple Mac Studio M4 Max Silver 2025
Apple
94 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
HP Z2 G1i Black
No customer feedback yet
Apple Mac Studio M4 Max Silver 2025
88 out of 100 medium confidence 13 reviews
The Mac Studio M4 Max is overwhelmingly praised for its blazing-fast performance in video editing and music production. Users highlight the seamless setup, quiet operation, and compact design as major strengths. A few note the high price and lack of included peripherals as minor drawbacks, but overall sentiment is very positive.
Pros
- Blazing-fast performance
- Seamless setup
- Quiet operation
- Compact design
- Excellent for video editing
Cons
- High price
- No bundled peripherals
- Not for gaming or CUDA workloads
Performance 5
Build quality 3
Value for money 2
Noise level 2
Ease of setup 2
Design 2
Scores
Business
Compact
Home Office
Workstation
Developer
Creator
Gaming
Ai Llm
Specifications
| HP Z2 G1i | Apple Mac Studio M4 Max | |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | ||
| CPU* | Intel Core Ultra 5 245K | Apple M4 Max★ |
| CPU Multi-Core Score | ||
| Cores | 14 | 14 |
| Frequency | 4.2 GHz★ | — |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB★ | — |
| Graphics | ||
| GPU* | NVIDIA RTX A1000 | Apple M4 Max 32-core★ |
| GPU Benchmark Score | ||
| Type | discrete | integrated★ |
| VRAM | 8 GB★ | — |
| VRAM Type | — | Unified |
| Memory & Storage | ||
| RAM | 32 GB | 36 GB★ |
| RAM Generation | DDR5★ | — |
| Storage 1 | 1 TB★ | 512 GB |
| Storage 1 Type | NVMe SSD★ | SSD |
| Build | ||
| Form Factor | sff | mini |
| PSU | 700W★ | — |
| Weight | 4.00 kg | 2.74 kg |
| Connectivity | ||
| USB-C Ports | 2 | 6★ |
| USB Ports | 9★ | 2 |
| Thunderbolt | — | Thunderbolt 5 x 4 |
| HDMI | 4x Mini DisplayPort 1.4a Output | 1x HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 4x Mini DisplayPort 1.4a | 0 |
| Wi-Fi | — | Wi-Fi 6★ |
| Bluetooth | No | Bluetooth |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet | 1x Ethernet |
| System | ||
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS |
Pros & Cons
HP Z2 G1i Black
- Strong port selection (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Strong cpu (86th percentile)86th %ile
- Strong ram (83rd percentile)83rd %ile
- Strong storage (74th percentile)
Apple Mac Studio M4 Max Silver 2025
- Strong social proof (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong reliability (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong port selection (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong user sentiment (88th percentile)88th %ile
- Below average storage (31st percentile)
Verdict
Winner: Apple Mac Studio M4 Max
Scores 94 overall, wins 5 of 8 usage categories and 8 of 26 specs.