HP Z2 G9 Black 2023
CPU Intel Core i7
RAM 32 GB
Storage 1 TB
GPU AMD Radeon Pro W7500
form factor sff
psu w 550
OS Windows 11 Pro
71 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong cpu (82nd percentile) 82nd
- Strong ram (78th percentile) 78th
- Strong port selection (76th percentile) 76th
- Strong storage (73rd percentile) 73rd
Cons
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i7 |
| Cores | 20 |
| Frequency | 2.1 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 33 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | AMD Radeon Pro W7500 |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 8 GB |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
| PSU | 550 |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 9 |
| DisplayPort | 2x DisplayPort 1.4 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | HP Z2 G9 | Lenovo Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 | Dell Area-51 | The Horizon Pcs Autherium Dragon PITPJ7JXJ | CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM | ASUS ROG GM700 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7 | AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | Intel Core Ultra 9 285K | Core i9 | Intel Core i9 14900KF | AMD Ryzen 7 9800X |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 32 | 32 | 64 | 64 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 4096 | 2000 | 5120 | 8000 | 2000 |
| GPU | AMD Radeon Pro W7500 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 OC | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti |
| Form Factor | sff | mid-tower | desktop | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | 550 | 850 | 1500 | - | 850 | 850 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP Z2 G9 | 82.3 | 66.8 | 78.1 | 76 | 73.4 | 69.4 | 45.9 |
| Lenovo Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 Compare | 96.5 | 88.2 | 79.8 | 89.5 | 98.5 | 69.4 | 100 |
| Dell Area-51 Compare | 97.4 | 90.8 | 91.6 | 99.5 | 87.1 | 69.4 | 66.7 |
| The Horizon Pcs Autherium Dragon PITPJ7JXJ Compare | 99.2 | 84.7 | 93 | 98.9 | 97.5 | 11.2 | 91.1 |
| CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM Compare | 94.2 | 84.7 | 96.9 | 85.5 | 99.2 | 11.2 | 96 |
| ASUS ROG GM700 Compare | 80.3 | 88.2 | 83.4 | 96.5 | 82.8 | 36 | 99.7 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
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Other Configurations12
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