HP Z2 G1i, Core Ultra 9 285K, 32GB, 1TB SSD, Quadro RTX 4000
The Intel Core Ultra 9 285K 24-core chip and NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada with 20GB VRAM drive fast modeling and rendering in this easily upgradeable tower. Its 32GB of 5600 MHz DDR5 RAM and four DisplayPort 1.4a outputs support complex, multi-display workflows right out of the box. This workstation is best for engineers and 3D designers running simulation or CAD applications who need reliable, high-end graphics performance.
CPU Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
RAM 32 GB
Storage 1 TB
GPU NVIDIA Quadro RTX 4000
Form Factor workstation
psu w 700
OS Windows 11 Pro
75 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong cpu (98th percentile) 98th
- Strong port selection (92nd percentile) 92nd
- Strong ram (82nd percentile) 82nd
- Strong gpu (71st percentile) 71st
Cons
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 285K |
| Cores | 24 |
| Frequency | 3.7 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 36 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA Quadro RTX 4000 |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 20 GB |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | workstation |
| PSU | 700 |
| Weight | 8.6 kg / 19.0 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 9 |
| HDMI | 4x DisplayPort 1.4a Output |
| DisplayPort | 4x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| Bluetooth | No |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | HP Z2 G1i | Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra | Lenovo T Series Towers Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 | Dell Desktop ECT1250 | CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM | MSI Aegis ZS2 A9NVP-1407US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 285K | Apple M3 Ultra | AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | Intel Core i9 14900KF | AMD Ryzen 9 9900X |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 96 | 32 | 32 | 64 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 1024 | 4096 | 2048 | 8192 | 2048 |
| GPU | NVIDIA Quadro RTX 4000 | Apple M3 Ultra 60-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | Intel UHD Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Form Factor | workstation | sff | mid-tower | sff | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | 700 | - | 850 | 180 | 850 | 750 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP Z2 G1i | 98.1 | 70.7 | 81.7 | 92.2 | 69 | 70 |
| Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra Compare | 99.7 | 76 | 95.7 | 93.8 | 53.6 | 99.3 |
| Lenovo T Series Towers Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 Compare | 73.4 | 93.1 | 78 | 88.4 | 98.1 | 70 |
| Dell Desktop ECT1250 Compare | 88.4 | 58.7 | 81.7 | 74.5 | 82.8 | 70 |
| CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM Compare | 94.9 | 89.3 | 96.5 | 84.2 | 99.2 | 11.6 |
| MSI Aegis ZS2 A9NVP-1407US Compare | 92.4 | 89.3 | 87.2 | 90.5 | 82.8 | 37.3 |
Usage Scores
- Overall75.2
- AI/LLM65.7
- Gaming73.1
- Portability51.1
- Creator75.6
- Business73.2
- Developer77.3
- Home Office76.2
- Workstation84.1
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