HP Z8 Fury G5 2000
The 20-core Intel Xeon w5-3535X and NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada GPU with 16GB VRAM provide certified reliability for real-time ray tracing and multi-threaded simulations. Its tool-less chassis offers vast expansion headroom with sixteen DIMM slots supporting up to 2TB of ECC memory, though the base 16GB RAM and 512GB storage are minimal for the 1125W power supply’s capability. This tower is best for engineers and data scientists running ISV-certified applications who prioritize long-term upgradability over out-of-the-box performance.
CPU Intel Xeon w5-3535X
RAM 16 GB
Storage 512 GB
GPU NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation
form factor workstation
psu w 1125
OS Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
72 Overall Score
Price MX$0
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong cpu (92nd percentile) 92nd
- Strong port selection (84th percentile) 84th
- Strong reliability (71st percentile) 71st
- Strong gpu (66th percentile) 66th
Cons
- Below average storage (31st percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Xeon w5-3535X |
| Cores | 20 |
| Frequency | 2.9 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 53 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 16 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | workstation |
| PSU | 1125 |
| Weight | 23.1 kg / 50.9 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 10 |
| HDMI | 4x Mini DisplayPort 1.4a Output |
| DisplayPort | 4x Mini DisplayPort 1.4a Output |
| Bluetooth | No |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro for Workstations |
vs Competition
| Spec | HP Z8 Fury G5 | 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 Xeon w5-3535X | Intel Core Ultra 9 | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X | Apple M4 Max | Intel Core Ultra 9 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 64 | 64 | 36 | 64 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 3072 | 2048 | 512 | 2048 | 2000 |
| GPU | NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT | Apple M4 Max 32-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | Intel UHD Graphics |
| Form Factor | workstation | mid-tower | desktop | sff | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | 1125 | 1200 | 850 | - | 1300 | 180 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro for Workstations | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP Z8 Fury G5 | 91.7 | 65.8 | 49.7 | 84.4 | 31.1 | 70.5 |
| Lenovo Legion 90Y6003JUS Compare | 97.5 | 88.9 | 96.4 | 91.7 | 96.4 | 70.5 |
| ASUS Republic of Gamers GM700TZ-BS978 Compare | 98.8 | 79.5 | 93.9 | 97.2 | 91.6 | 37.9 |
| Apple Mac Studio M4 Max Compare | 85.5 | 66.4 | 69.2 | 94.5 | 31.1 | 99.4 |
| MSI MEG Vision X AI VisXAI2NVZ9045 Compare | 97.5 | 90.7 | 97.4 | 98.2 | 91.6 | 37.9 |
| Dell Tower ECT1250 Compare | 89.5 | 30.9 | 82.4 | 86.3 | 82.7 | 70.5 |
Usage Scores
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