HP Z Series Z640 Black/Silver 2018
Dual Xeon E5-2637 v3 processors and 128GB of DDR4 RAM deliver strong multi-threaded performance for demanding engineering simulations and rendering tasks. The Nvidia Quadro P4000 with 8GB VRAM provides certified driver stability for professional CAD applications, while the 2TB SSD offers fast project load times. This refurbished workstation is best for architects and Revit users who need a cost-effective, ISV-certified system with substantial memory capacity.
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong ram (98th percentile) 98th
- Strong storage (85th percentile) 85th
- Strong reliability (71th percentile) 71th
Cons
- Below average cpu (14th percentile)
What owners think
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | 2133 MHz |
| Cores | 8 |
| Frequency | 3.5 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 39 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Nvidia Quadro P4000 |
| Type | discrete |
| VRAM | 8 GB |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 128 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 2 TB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | Workstation |
| PSU | 1125 |
| Weight | 22.7 kg / 50.0 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 4 |
| USB Ports | 4 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | HP Z Series Z640 | Lenovo Legion 34IAS10 | ASUS Republic of Gamers GM700TZ-BS978 | MSI EdgeXpert EdgeXpert-11SUS | Dell Tower Plus EBT2250 | CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | 2133 MHz | Intel Core Ultra 9 | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X | NVIDIA GB | Intel Core Ultra 9 285K | Intel Core i9 14900KF |
| RAM (GB) | 128 | 64 | 64 | 128 | 64 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 2048 | 3072 | 2048 | 4000 | 12096 | 8000 |
| GPU | Nvidia Quadro P4000 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT | NVIDIA Blackwell Architecture | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Form Factor | Workstation | mid-tower | Desktop | mini | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | 1125 | 1200 | 850 | 240 | - | 850 |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | NVIDIA DGX OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP Z Series Z640 | 13.7 | 60.2 | 98.1 | 56.7 | 84.5 | 70.5 | 39.1 |
| Lenovo Legion 34IAS10 Compare | 97.7 | 87.3 | 96.6 | 91.8 | 96.5 | 70.5 | 82.4 |
| ASUS Republic of Gamers GM700TZ-BS978 Compare | 98.7 | 77 | 94.3 | 97.5 | 91.4 | 38 | 73.9 |
| MSI EdgeXpert EdgeXpert-11SUS Compare | 99.6 | 94.9 | 98.8 | 87.4 | 97.9 | 38 | 82.4 |
| Dell Tower Plus EBT2250 Compare | 97.7 | 80.8 | 94.3 | 84.7 | 99.9 | 70.5 | 54.4 |
| CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM Compare | 94.1 | 80.8 | 96.6 | 86.6 | 99.2 | 11.6 | 95.4 |
Usage Scores
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