Tech Spec Spec it right!

HP Z2 Mini G1i

The Intel counterpart to the Z2 Mini G1a, built on a socketed Core Ultra 200 series (Arrow Lake-S) desktop platform with an Intel W880 chipset and a low-profile PCIe Gen5 slot for entry workstation graphics cards.

Memory

Slots
2 × DDR5 CSODIMM
Max
128 GB (2 × 64GB non-ECC); 96GB at launch, 64GB ECC available later
Speed
6400 MT/s DDR5
Protection
ECC available on data (Xeon-class SKUs); Core Ultra 5 225 is non-ECC only

Storage

M.2 slots
2 × M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen5 x4
RAID
Factory-integrated RAID 0/1
Capacities offered
Up to 2TB Z Turbo PCIe Gen5 SSD kits, incl. SED OPAL2

Graphics

Integrated
Intel Graphics (all SKUs), unified memory architecture, DirectX 12/OpenGL 4.6/OpenCL 3.0
Discrete (optional PCIe Gen5 x16/x8 slot)
Entry: NVIDIA RTX A400 4GB, RTX A1000 8GB. Mid-range: RTX 2000E Ada 16GB, RTX 2000 Ada 16GB, RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell 16GB. High-end: RTX 4000 SFF Ada 20GB, RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell SFF 24GB
Display outputs (onboard)
2 × DisplayPort 1.4, up to 4 simultaneous displays, 8K60 compressed / 5K120 compressed via Flex IO DP 2.1

Expansion

PCIe slot
1 × PCIe Gen5 x16 mechanical/x8 electrical, low-profile, full-length riser (HP-qualified low-profile GPUs only)
Flex IO
1 of: dual USB-A 5Gbps, dual USB-C 10Gbps, USB-C 10Gbps (DP Alt 1.4, 15W), Thunderbolt 4, USB-based serial, DisplayPort 2.1, HDMI 2.1, VGA, 1GbE NIC, 1Gbps fiber LC NIC, 2.5GbE NIC, 10GbE NIC
PCIe bulkhead
1 of: serial port, dual USB-A 10Gbps

Networking

LAN
1 × RJ-45, integrated Intel Ethernet I219-LM, WOL/PXE 2.1/AMT
Wi-Fi
Optional Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211 or Wi-Fi 7 BE200, both with Bluetooth

Power

Supply
280 W external adapter, 89% average efficiency

Ports

Side
1 × headphone/microphone combo, 1 × USB-A 10Gbps (charging), 2 × USB-C 20Gbps (charging up to 5V/3A)
Rear
2 × DisplayPort 1.4, 1 × RJ-45, 3 × USB-A 10Gbps

Physical

Chassis dimensions (H×W×D)
6.9 × 21.1 × 21.8 cm (2.7 × 8.3 × 8.6 in), standard desktop orientation
Weight
from 2.4 kg (5.29 lb)
Rack
5U, 6 units per shelf
Operating temperature
5° to 35° C (40° to 95° F)

Management

Security
Integrated TPM 2.0 (FIPS 140-2 capable), Kensington lock slot

Operating systems

Preinstalled
Windows 11 Pro (64-bit), Windows 11 Home (64-bit), Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
Supported
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 9, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15

Processors

  • Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
  • Intel Core Ultra 9 285
  • Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
  • Intel Core Ultra 7 265
  • Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
  • Intel Core Ultra 5 245
  • Intel Core Ultra 5 235
  • Intel Core Ultra 5 225