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HP Z1 Entry Tower G5

HP's entry-level Z-branded tower, built on 8th/9th Gen Intel Core desktop silicon (no ECC Xeon) for CAD-adjacent and general business work at a lower price than the full Z desktops.

Memory

Slots
4 DDR4 DIMM
Max
128 GB (4 x 32 GB)
Speed
Up to 2666 MT/s; actual rate set by installed processor

Storage

Bays
2 x 3.5" internal, 1 x 2.5" internal, 1 x 5.25" half-height (behind bezel), 1 x 9 mm slim optical
3.5" HDD
500 GB, 1 TB, 2 TB 7200 RPM SATA
2.5" HDD
500 GB, 1 TB 7200 RPM, 2 TB 5400 RPM SATA; 500 GB Self-Encrypting OPAL2 or FIPS SATA
2.5" SSHD
500 GB, 1 TB, 2 TB 5400 RPM SATA
2.5" SSD
128/256/512 GB SATA TLC; 256/512 GB Self-Encrypting OPAL2 or FIPS SATA
M.2 NVMe SSD
128/256/512 GB/1 TB PCIe NVMe TLC; 256/512 GB Self-Encrypting OPAL2 TLC
M.2 slots
(2) M.2 PCIe x4 2280/2230 combo for storage; (1) M.2 PCIe x1 2230 for WLAN
Optical
HP 9.5 mm Slim DVD-ROM, DVD Writer, or Blu-Ray Writer drive (optional)
Card reader
SD 4.0, 5-in-1 (optional)
Acceleration
16 GB Intel Optane memory (sold separately)

Graphics

Integrated
Intel UHD Graphics 630 (8th gen Core i7/i5/i3, Pentium Gold G5600/G5500); Intel UHD Graphics 610 (Pentium Gold G5400, Celeron G4900)
Discrete
AMD Radeon 520 1GB; Radeon RX 550 4GB; Radeon RX 550X 4GB; Radeon RX 580 4GB/8GB*; Radeon R7 430 2GB (VGA+DP or 2xDP); NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 6GB*; RTX 2070 8GB*; RTX 2080 8GB*; Quadro P620 2GB; Quadro P400 2GB
Max cards
1 (up to 300 W); *RX 580 and RTX 20-series require the 500 W chassis

Expansion

Slots
2 x PCIe 3.0 x1; 1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 (wired as x4); 1 x PCIe 3.0 x16
M.2
(2) M.2 PCIe x4 2280/2230 combo storage; (1) M.2 PCIe x1 2230 WLAN

Networking

Ethernet
Intel I219-LM Gigabit LOM (standard); Intel I210-T1 PCIe x1 GbE NIC (optional)
Wireless
Intel 9560 802.11ac 2x2 + BT (vPro or non-vPro); Realtek RTL8822BE 802.11ac 2x2 + BT; Realtek RTL8821CE 802.11ac 1x1 + BT; Intel AX200 Wi-Fi 6 + BT 5 PCIe

Power

250 W
80 PLUS Platinum, active PFC
500 W
80 PLUS Gold, active PFC

Ports

Front
1 headphone, 1 universal audio jack (CTIA), 1 USB 2.0 (fast charge), 1 USB 2.0, 2 USB 3.1 Gen 2, 1 USB Type-C 3.1 Gen 2
Rear
1 audio-out, 1 audio-in, 2 DisplayPort 1.2, 2 USB 2.0 (wake S4/S5), 2 USB 3.1 Gen 2, 2 USB 3.1 Gen 1, 1 RJ-45, cable lock slot
Optional
3rd video port (DisplayPort 1.2, HDMI, VGA, or USB-C alt-mode DP); serial (RS-232); serial+PS/2 combo

Physical

Dimensions (W x D x H)
154 x 370 x 365 mm (6.1 x 14.6 x 14.4 in)
Volume
20.8 L
Weight
9.86 kg (21.74 lb)

Management

Security
TPM 2.0 (Infineon SLB9670, Common Criteria EAL4+, FIPS 140-2 Level 2), solenoid lock & intrusion sensor, SATA/USB/serial disablement via BIOS, Intel IPT, power-on and setup passwords

Operating systems

Supported
Windows 10 Pro 64, Windows 10 Home 64, FreeDOS; Windows 10 Enterprise 64 (web-supported)

Processors

  • Intel Core i9-9900K
  • Intel Core i9-9900
  • Intel Core i7-9700K
  • Intel Core i7-9700
  • Intel Core i5-9600K
  • Intel Core i5-9600
  • Intel Core i5-9500
  • Intel Core i3-9300
  • Intel Core i7-8700K
  • Intel Core i7-8700
  • Intel Core i5-8600K
  • Intel Core i5-8600
  • Intel Core i5-8500
  • Intel Core i3-8300
  • Intel Core i3-8100
  • Intel Pentium Gold G5620
  • Intel Pentium Gold G5420
  • Intel Pentium Gold G5600
  • Intel Pentium Gold G5500
  • Intel Pentium Gold G5400
  • Intel Celeron G4900