HP Z2 Tower G9 2025
The Intel Core i7-14700K chip and NVIDIA T1000 8GB GPU maintain zero-throttle performance during rendering and ray tracing, housed in a chassis with tool-less sliding access. ISV certifications and built-in HP Wolf Pro Security make it a reliable, secure foundation straight out of the box. This tower is best for software developers and CAD designers who need a certified, expandable workstation with 32GB of DDR5 memory.
CPU Intel Core i7-14700K
RAM 32 GB
Storage 512 GB
GPU NVIDIA T1000
form factor desktop
psu w 450
OS Windows 11 Pro
61 Overall Score
Price £0
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong cpu (91st percentile) 91st
- Strong ram (77th percentile) 77th
- Strong port selection (76th percentile) 76th
- Strong reliability (71st percentile) 71st
Cons
- Below average social proof (7th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i7-14700K |
| Cores | 20 |
| Frequency | 3.4 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 33 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA T1000 |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 8 GB |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | desktop |
| PSU | 450 |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 0 |
| USB Ports | 10 |
| DisplayPort | 2x DisplayPort 1.4 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | HP Z2 Tower G9 | Lenovo Legion 90Y6003JUS | ASUS Republic of Gamers GM700TZ-BS978 | Apple Mac Studio M4 Max | MSI MEG Vision X AI VisXAI2NVZ9045 | Dell Tower ECT1250 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7-14700K | Intel Core Ultra 9 | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X | Apple M4 Max | Intel Core Ultra 9 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 64 | 64 | 36 | 64 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 3072 | 2048 | 512 | 2048 | 2000 |
| GPU | NVIDIA T1000 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT | Apple M4 Max 32-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | Intel UHD Graphics |
| Form Factor | desktop | mid-tower | desktop | sff | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | 450 | 1200 | 850 | - | 1300 | 180 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP Z2 Tower G9 | 91.3 | 58.1 | 76.9 | 75.7 | 41.7 | 70.5 | 7 |
| Lenovo Legion 90Y6003JUS Compare | 97.5 | 88.9 | 96.4 | 91.7 | 96.4 | 70.5 | 84.2 |
| ASUS Republic of Gamers GM700TZ-BS978 Compare | 98.8 | 79.5 | 93.9 | 97.2 | 91.5 | 37.8 | 74.3 |
| Apple Mac Studio M4 Max Compare | 85.5 | 66.4 | 69.2 | 94.5 | 31 | 99.4 | 99.9 |
| MSI MEG Vision X AI VisXAI2NVZ9045 Compare | 97.5 | 90.7 | 97.4 | 98.2 | 91.5 | 37.8 | 87 |
| Dell Tower ECT1250 Compare | 89.5 | 30.8 | 82.4 | 86.2 | 82.6 | 70.5 | 99.1 |
Usage Scores
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