HP Z2 Tower G5 Workstation

Our most powerful entry workstation that redefines expectations.

Performance Engineered for Demanding Workloads

The HP Z2 Tower G5 Workstation is engineered to deliver a new level of performance for entry workstations. It empowers users to cut through demanding tasks such as BIM, rendering, and visualization projects without compromise. The system is designed for impressive expandability, allowing users to upgrade components as their demands evolve.

HP recommends Windows 10 Pro for business.

Key Features and Benefits

Unleash Peak Performance

Experience the full power of NVIDIA® Quadro RTX™ 6000 graphics and 10-core processing. The system is designed for zero throttling, ensuring components operate at peak speeds without overheating or slowing down.

Built for Expansion and Growth

This workstation is designed for longevity and adaptability. Users can easily upgrade graphics cards, increase memory or storage, and add specialized PCIe cards, making it a sound investment for future needs.

Reliability Through Rigorous Testing

The Z2 Tower G5 undergoes over 360,000 hours of rigorous testing, MIL-STD testing¹, and software certifications. Combined with an Intel® Xeon® processor² and ECC memory, it is built to withstand demanding workloads.

HP's Most Secure Workstation

Benefit from advanced security features that come standard on every Z2 Tower. System safeguards, including self-healing BIOS, help protect your device, data, and identity.

Support diverse user needs with a choice of Windows 10 Pro 64 or Linux® operating systems.³
Achieve powerful performance on single and multi-threaded applications with the latest generation 10-core Intel® Xeon® and Intel® Core™ processors.²
Maximize 3D workflows with support for multiple NVIDIA® and AMD professional graphics, from Entry to Ultra 3D.
Optimize visualization performance with support for NVIDIA Quadro® RTX 6000.⁴
Centralize your workstation fleet and support a remote workforce with HP ZCentral, a comprehensive hardware and software solution.⁵
Save valuable office space with a system that is 15% smaller than the previous generation.
Configure for current needs and adapt for the future with flexible I/O options including DP 1.4, VGA, HDMI, Dual USB Type-A, USB Type-C® with Alt-DP, or a 2nd Serial port.⁶
Gain multiple high-speed network connections, including a second LAN option.⁴
Utilize multiple PSU options, including a high-end 700W PSU, to accommodate increasing GPU demands even with high-power CPUs and configurations.⁸
Enhance data security with optional self-encryption drives, ensuring valuable intellectual property cannot be accessed if storage devices fall into the wrong hands.⁴
Stay informed about hardware status with alerts via ZCentral Connect remote management software.

Technical Specifications

Operating Systems

Available: Windows 10 Pro 64¹, Windows 10 Pro 64 High End¹, Windows 10 Home 64 Plus¹, Windows 10 Pro 64 Workstations Plus¹, Windows 10 Home 64 Advanced¹, Windows 10 Home 64 Chinese Language¹, Linux® Ready, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS¹⁰

Processor Family

10th Generation Intel® Core™ i3, i5, i7, i9 processors; 10th Generation Intel® Xeon® processor

Available Processors

Includes various Intel® Core™ i3, i5, i7, i9, and Intel® Xeon® W processors with detailed clock speeds, cache sizes, and core counts. Specific models include:

Intel® Core™ i3-10100 to i3-10320
Intel® Core™ i5-10400 to i5-10600K
Intel® Core™ i7-10700 to i7-10700K
Intel® Core™ i9-10900 to i9-10900K, i9-10850K
Intel® Xeon® W-1250 to W-1290, W-1250P, W-1270P, W-1290P

Chipset

Intel® W480

Form Factor

Tower

Memory

Up to 128 GB DDR4-3200 ECC SDRAM or non-ECC SDRAM. Transfer rates up to 2933 MT/s. 4 DIMM slots.

Internal Storage

Options include SATA SSDs, HP Z Turbo Drive PCIe® NVMe™ SSDs (including SED Opal 2), SATA HDDs (including Enterprise options), and PCIe® NVMe™ SSDs. Capacities range from 256 GB up to 8 TB.

Optical Drive

Optional: HP Slim DVD-ROM, HP Slim Blu-ray Writer, HP Slim DVD-Writer⁹,¹⁸,¹⁹

Available Graphics

Discrete: AMD Radeon™ Pro WX 3200, NVIDIA® Quadro® P1000, P400, P620, P2200.

High-end 3D: NVIDIA® Quadro® RTX 4000, AMD Radeon™ Pro W5500, W5700.

Ultra High-end 3D: NVIDIA® Quadro RTX™ 5000, NVIDIA® Quadro RTX™ 6000.

Audio

Realtek ALC3205-VA2-CG, 2.0W internal mono speaker.

Expansion Slots

1 PCIe 3 x4 (x16 connector), 1 PCIe 3 x16 (x16 connector), 1 M.2 2230 PCIe 3 x1, 2 M.2 2280 PCIe 3 x4, 2 PCIe® 3 x1 (x4 connector). Note: 1 M.2 slot for WLAN and 2 M.2 2230/2280 slots for storage.

Ports and Connectors

Front: 1 headphone/microphone combo, 2 SuperSpeed USB Type-A 10Gbps, 2 SuperSpeed USB Type-A 5Gbps.
Rear: 1 audio-in, 1 audio-out, 1 RJ-45, 2 USB 2.0, 2 DisplayPort™ 1.4, 2 SuperSpeed USB Type-A 5Gbps, 2 SuperSpeed USB Type-A 10Gbps.

Optional Ports (Flex IO)

Flex 10 upper: 1 Dual SuperSpeed USB Type-A 5Gbps or 1 serial.

Flex IO lower: Options include 1 DisplayPort™ 1.4, 1 HDMI 2.0b, 1 VGA, 1 Dual SuperSpeed USB Type-A 10Gbps, 1 SuperSpeed USB Type-C® 5Gbps (USB Power Delivery, Alt Mode DisplayPort™), 1 GbE LAN, or 1 Thunderbolt™ 3 (40Gbps) with SuperSpeed USB Type-C® 10Gbps. Also available: 2.5 GbE LAN.

Available Keyboards

HP PS/2 Business Slim Keyboard, HP USB Business Slim Keyboard, HP Wireless Business Slim Keyboard, USB Smart Card (CCID) keyboard, HP USB Premium keyboard, HP Premium Wireless keyboard, HP Wireless Business Slim Keyboard and mouse combo.

Available Pointing Devices

HP PS/2 Business Mouse, HP Wireless Business Mouse, HP USB Black Wired Mouse, HP Wireless Premium Mouse, HP USB Premium Wired Mouse.

Communications

Integrated Intel® I219-LM PCIe® GbE. Optional: Intel® 1350-T2 dual-port GbE NIC, Intel® 1350-T4 4-port GbE NIC, Intel® X710-DA2 2-Port 10GbE SFP+ NIC, HP 10GbE SFP+ SR Transceiver, Intel® X550-T2 2-Port 10GbE NIC, Aquantia AQN-108 1-Port 5GbE NIC, Intel® Wi-Fi 6 AX201 (2x2) and Bluetooth® 5 combo.

Drive Bays

One 5.25", Two 3.5", Two M.2 NVME 2280 SSD.

Software

Includes HP PC Hardware Diagnostics UEFI, HP Performance Advisor, HP Support Assistant, HP PC Hardware Diagnostics Windows, ZCentral Remote Boost, HP Image Assistant, HP Manageability Integration Kit.¹²,¹⁶,²³

Security Management

Features HP Business PC Security Lock Kit, HP Keyed Cable Lock Kit, HP Solenoid Hood Lock and Sensor, HP UltraSlim Cable Lock Kit, HP Secure Erase, HP Sure Click, HP Sure Sense, HP Sure Start Gen6, HP Sure Run Gen3, HP Sure Recover Gen3, HP BIOSphere Gen6, HP Sure Admin, HP Client Security Manager Gen6.¹⁵,²²,²⁴,²⁵,²⁶,²⁷,²⁸,²⁹,³²,³⁴

Power

350 W 92% efficient, wide-ranging, active PFC; 700 W 92% efficient, active PFC; 500 W 90% efficient, wide-ranging, active PFC.

Dimensions

14 x 6.7 x 15.2 in (35.6 x 16.9 x 38.5 cm) in standard tower orientation.

Weight

Starting at 15.43 lb (7 kg). Exact weight depends on configuration.

Energy Efficiency Compliance

ENERGY STAR® certified and EPEAT® registered configurations available.¹⁷

Sustainable Impact Specifications

Low halogen.³³

Compatible Displays

All HP Z Displays and HP DreamColor Displays are supported.

Warranty

Protected by HP, including a 3-year standard limited warranty. Optional HP Care Pack Services are available to extend protection. Service levels and response times may vary by location. Service begins on the date of hardware purchase. Restrictions and limitations apply. Visit www.hp.com/go/cpc for details.

Messaging Footnotes

¹ MIL-STD testing is not intended to demonstrate fitness for U.S. Department of Defense contract requirements or for military use. Test results are not a guarantee of future performance under these test conditions. Accidental damage requires an optional HP Accidental Damage Protection Care Service.

² Multicore is designed to improve performance of certain software products. Not all customers or software applications will necessarily benefit from use of this technology. Performance and clock frequency will vary depending on application workload and your hardware and software configurations. Intel's numbering, branding and/or naming is not a measurement of higher performance.

³ Not all features are available in all editions or versions of Windows. Systems may require upgraded and/or separately purchased hardware, drivers, software or BIOS update to take full advantage of Windows functionality. Windows 10 is automatically updated, which is always enabled. ISP fees may apply and additional requirements may apply over time for updates. See http://www.windows.com.

⁴ Sold separately or as an optional feature.

⁵ HP ZCentral Connect Software requires purchase of a perpetual floating license per simultaneous connection and purchase of 1 year ZCentral Connect Software Support Service and requires download at hp.com/ZCentral. Requires HP ZCentral Remote Boost Software which can be downloaded at hp.com/ZCentralRemoteBoost, a Windows 10, Windows Server 2016 or newer operating system, Microsoft Active Directory and Intel Active Management Technology for select features.

⁶ Flexible I/O needs to be configured at time of purchase.

⁸ Optional feature that must be configured at purchase.

¹⁰ Not all features are available in all editions or versions of Ubuntu. Systems may require upgraded and/or separately purchased hardware, drivers, software or BIOS to take full advantage of Ubuntu functionality. Ubuntu may be automatically updated. ISP fees may apply and additional requirements may apply over time for updates.

¹² HP ZCentral Remote Boost does not come preinstalled on Z Workstations but can be downloaded and run on all Z desktop and laptops without license purchase. With non-Z sender devices, purchase of perpetual individual license or perpetual floating license per simultaneously executing versions and purchase of ZCentral Remote Boost Software Support is required. RGS requires Windows, RHEL (7 or 8), UBUNTU 18.04 LTS, or HP ThinPro 7 operating systems. MacOS (10.13 or newer) operating system is only supported on the receiver side. Requires network access. The software is available for download at hp.com/ZCentralRemoteBoost.

¹⁵ HP Client Security Manager Gen6 requires Windows and is available on the select HP PCs.

¹⁶ HP Performance Advisor Software - HP Performance Advisor is ready and waiting to help you get the most out of your HP Workstation from day one-and every day after. Learn more or download at: https://www8.hp.com/us/en/workstations/performance-a

¹⁷ Based on US EPEAT® registration according to IEEE 1680.1-2018 EPEAT®. EPEAT® status varies by country. Visit www.epeat.net for more information.

¹⁸ Duplication of copyrighted material is strictly prohibited. Actual speeds may vary. Double Layer media compatibility will widely vary with some home DVD players and DVD-ROM drives. Note that DVD-RAM cannot read or write to 2.6GB Single Sided/5.2 Double Sided-Version 1.0 Media.

¹⁹ With Blu-Ray, certain disc, digital connection, compatibility and/or performance issues may arise, and do not constitute defects in the product. Flawless playback on all systems is not guaranteed. In order for some Blu-ray titles to play, they may require a DVI or HDMI digital connection and your display may require HDCP support. HD-DVD movies cannot be played on this Desktop PC.

²⁰ Some devices for academic use will automatically be updated to Windows 10 Pro Education with the Windows 10 Anniversary Update. Features vary; see https://aka.ms/ProEducation for Windows 10 Pro Education feature information.

²¹ HP Support Assistant requires Windows and Internet access.

²² HP BIOSphere Gen6 features may vary depending on the platform and configurations.

²³ HP Manageability Integration Kit can be downloaded from http://www8.hp.com/us/en/ads/clientmanagement/overview.html

²⁴ HP Client Security Manager Gen6 requires Windows and is available on the select HP PCs.

²⁵ HP Sure Click requires Windows 10 Pro or Enterprise. See https://bit.ly/2PrLT6A_SureClick for complete details.

²⁶ HP Sure Start Gen 6 is available on select HP PCs and workstations. See product specifications for availability.

²⁷ HP Sure Run Gen3 is available on select Windows 10 based HP Pro, Elite and Workstation PCs with select Intel® or AMD processors

²⁸ HP Sure Recover Gen3 is available on select HP PCs and requires an open network connection. You must back up important files, data, photos, videos, etc. before using HP Sure Recover to avoid loss of data.

²⁹ Secure Erase - For the methods outlined in the National Institute of Standards and Technology Special Publication 800-88 "Clear" sanitation method. HP Secure Erase does not support platforms with Intel® Optane

³² HP Sure Sense requires Windows 10 Pro or Enterprise and supports Microsoft Internet Explorer, Google Chrome™, and Chromium™. Supported attachments include Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and PDF files in read only mode, when Microsoft Office or Adobe Acrobat are installed.

³³ External power supplies, power cords, cables and peripherals are not Low Halogen. Service parts obtained after purchase may not be Low Halogen.

³⁴ HP Sure Admin requires Windows 10, HP BIOS, HP Manageability Integration Kit from http://www.hp.com/go/clientmanagement and HP Sure Admin Local Access Authenticator smartphone app from the Android or Apple store.

Technical Specifications Footnotes

¹ Not all features are available in all editions or versions of Windows. Systems may require upgraded and/or separately purchased hardware, drivers, software or BIOS update to take full advantage of Windows functionality. Windows 10 is automatically updated, which is always enabled. ISP fees may apply and additional requirements may apply over time for updates. See http://www.windows.com

³ Intel Core i9-10900F, Intel Core i5-10400F, Intel Core i3-10320, Intel Core i3-10300, Intel Xeon W-1270P, Intel Xeon W-1290P available in first quarter of 2021.

⁴ Intel 1350-T4 4-port GbE NIC is an AMO only.

⁵ For full Intel® vPro™ functionality, Windows 10 Pro 64 bit, a vPro supported processor, vPro enabled chipset, vPro enabled wired LAN and/or WLAN card and TPM 2.0 are required. Some functionality requires additional 3rd party software in order to run. See http://intel.com/vpro

⁶ Intel Turbo Boost performance varies depending on hardware, software and overall system configuration. See http://www.intel.com/technology/turboboost for more information.

⁷ Flex IO port will be occupied when Thunderbolt is installed

⁸ For storage drives, GB = 1 billion bytes. TB = 1 trillion bytes. Actual formatted capacity is less. Up to 36GB of system disk (for Windows 10) is reserved for system recovery software.

⁹ Keyboard and Mouse are optional or add on features. The HP Antimicrobial Keyboard and HP Antimicrobial Mouse are only available in China.

¹¹ Intel® HD graphics 630 is configurable as a standalone graphics option; Intel® HD graphics P630 only used when NVIDIA® Optimus™™ Technology is enabled.