HP Z2 Mini G1a Black 2025

HP Z2 Mini G1a Black 2025

HP
88 Overall Score
vs
Apple Mac Studio M4 Max Silver 2025

Apple Mac Studio M4 Max Silver 2025

Apple
94 Overall Score

What Buyers Say

HP Z2 Mini G1a Black 2025

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

Compact
HP
100
Apple
97
Business
HP
88
Apple
99
Developer
HP
94
Apple
86
Home Office
HP
90
Apple
90
Workstation
HP
84
Apple
75
Creator
HP
79
Apple
61
Gaming
HP
70
Apple
44
Ai Llm
HP
49
Apple
65

Specifications

HP Z2 Mini G1aApple Mac Studio M4 Max
Processor
CPU*AMD Ryzen AI Max+ Pro 395★Apple M4 Max
CPU Multi-Core Score
51,444
43,903
Cores16★14
Frequency3.0 GHz★—
L3 Cache64 MB★—
Graphics
GPU*AMD Radeon 8060S★Apple M4 Max 32-core
GPU Benchmark Score
18,086
17,798
Typediscreteintegrated★
VRAM Type—Unified
Memory & Storage
RAM128 GB★36 GB
RAM GenerationDDR5★—
Storage 12 TB★512 GB
Storage 1 TypeNVMe SSD★SSD
Build
Form Factorminimini
PSU300W★—
Weight2.30 kg2.74 kg
Connectivity
USB-C Ports36★
USB Ports5★2
ThunderboltThunderbolt 4 x 2Thunderbolt 5 x 4
HDMI2x HDMI1x HDMI
DisplayPort2x Mini DisplayPort 2.10
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7★Wi-Fi 6
BluetoothBluetooth 5.4★Bluetooth
EthernetGigabit Ethernet1x Ethernet
System
OSWindows 11 PromacOS

Pros & Cons

HP Z2 Mini G1a Black 2025

  • Strong ram (100th percentile)100th %ile
  • Strong port selection (94th percentile)94th %ile
  • Strong cpu (91st percentile)91st %ile
  • Strong storage (87th percentile)87th %ile
  • Below average social proof (31st 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 2 of 8 usage categories and 2 of 25 specs.

HP Z2 Mini G1a Better at:

GamingCompactCreatorDeveloperWorkstation

Apple Mac Studio M4 Max Better at:

Ai LlmBusiness