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