HP Z2 G1i Black 2025
The 24-core Intel Core Ultra 9 285 and NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada with 16GB VRAM deliver strong single and multi-threaded performance for modeling and rendering. Its tool-less chassis and support for up to 256GB of DDR5 memory make future upgrades straightforward, while the dual 1TB storage drives provide immediate capacity. This mid-tower is best for engineers and architects running certified ISV applications who need a reliable, expandable workstation.
CPU Intel Core Ultra 9 285
RAM 32 GB
Storage 2 TB
GPU NVIDIA Quadro RTX 2000
form factor mid-tower
psu w 700
OS Windows 11 Pro
85 Overall Score
Price £0
Snapshot
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 285 |
| Cores | 24 |
| Frequency | 2.5 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 36 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA Quadro RTX 2000 |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 16 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage 1 | 1 TB |
| Storage 1 Type | NVMe SSD |
| Storage 2 | 1 TB |
| Storage 2 Type | HDD |
Build
| Form Factor | mid-tower |
| PSU | 700 |
| Weight | 8.6 kg / 19.0 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 9 |
| HDMI | 4x Mini DisplayPort 1.4a Output |
| DisplayPort | 2x DisplayPort 1.4 |
| Bluetooth | No |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | HP Z2 G1i | Lenovo Legion 90Y6003JUS | Apple Mac Studio M4 Max | ASUS Republic of Gamers GM700TZ-BS978 | Dell Tower ECT1250 | MSI MEG Vision X AI VisXAI2NVZ9045 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 285 | Intel Core Ultra 9 | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | Intel Core Ultra 9 |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 64 | 36 | 64 | 32 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 2048 | 3072 | 512 | 2048 | 2000 | 2048 |
| GPU | NVIDIA Quadro RTX 2000 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | Apple M4 Max 32-core | AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT | Intel UHD Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 |
| Form Factor | mid-tower | mid-tower | sff | desktop | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | 700 | 1200 | - | 850 | 180 | 1300 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP Z2 G1i | 93.4 | 67.1 | 83 | 93.5 | 82.4 | 70.2 | 49.2 |
| Lenovo Legion 90Y6003JUS Compare | 97.4 | 89.5 | 96.5 | 92.1 | 96.5 | 70.2 | 84.8 |
| Apple Mac Studio M4 Max Compare | 85.7 | 67.6 | 70.1 | 94.7 | 32.7 | 99.3 | 99.9 |
| ASUS Republic of Gamers GM700TZ-BS978 Compare | 98.6 | 80.2 | 94 | 97.4 | 92 | 37.4 | 75.2 |
| Dell Tower ECT1250 Compare | 89.6 | 33.6 | 83 | 86.9 | 83 | 70.2 | 99.1 |
| MSI MEG Vision X AI VisXAI2NVZ9045 Compare | 97.4 | 91.3 | 97.4 | 98.3 | 92 | 37.4 | 87.6 |
