HP Z2 SFF G9
HP's small-form-factor entry workstation on Intel's W680 chipset, spanning 12th- to 14th-gen Core desktop CPUs. Convertible between flat-desktop and upright tower orientation, with a Full-Height-Graphics chassis option for a double-width professional GPU.
Memory
- Slots
- 4 DDR5 UDIMM slots, 2 memory channels
- Type
- DDR5 unbuffered DIMM, non-ECC or ECC
- Max
- 192 GB non-ECC (4 × 48 GB) or 128 GB ECC (4 × 32 GB)
- Speed
- 4400 MT/s with 1 DIMM/channel; 4000 MT/s with 2 same-size 8/16 GB DIMMs/channel; 3600 MT/s with 2 × 32 GB DIMMs/channel
- Rule
- Modules must be matched in size per channel; DIMMs run up to 4800 MT/s rated but the platform caps at 4400 MT/s
Storage
- Bays
- 1 shared internal/external 3.5" bay (Core i7/i9 only), 1 internal 3.5" bay, 1 dedicated 9.5 mm slim ODD bay
- SATA HDD
- 1/2/4/8/12 TB 7200 rpm enterprise-class 3.5" SATA HDDs
- M.2 PCIe SSD
- HP Z Turbo Drive and NVMe Value M.2 2280 PCIe 4x4 modules, 256 GB to 4 TB; SED OPAL2 versions available
- Removable
- HP DP25 2.5" removable HDD frame/carrier; HP CRU QX118/QX328 3.5" front removable frame/carrier (QX328 needs Core i7/i9); HP CRU Secure High Performance Storage M.2 modules
- RAID
- SATA and NVMe RAID 0 striped array; SATA RAID and NVMe RAID 1 mirror array
- Optical
- Optional 9.5 mm slim DVD-Writer or DVD-ROM
Graphics
- Entry
- NVIDIA T400 4 GB, T400E 4 GB, RTX A400 4 GB; AMD Radeon RX 6400 4 GB; AMD Radeon Pro WX 3200 4 GB
- Mid-range
- NVIDIA T1000 4/8 GB, T1000E 8 GB, RTX A1000 8 GB, RTX 2000 Ada 16 GB, RTX A2000 6/12 GB, RTX A2000E 12 GB; AMD Radeon Pro W6600 8 GB, W7600 8 GB, W7500 8 GB
- High-end
- AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB; NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada 20 GB, RTX A4000 16 GB, RTX A4000E 16 GB
- Notes
- Full Height Graphics/550 W chassis needed for double-width high-end cards; on the 450 W Standard chassis, cards above T1000 need a single-storage-device configuration; dual-graphics on the 550 W chassis limited to T400-class cards
Expansion
- Standard chassis Slot 1
- PCIe Gen4 x16
- Standard chassis Slot 2
- PCIe Gen3 x4
- Standard chassis Slot 3
- PCIe Gen3 x4 (x16 connector)
- Standard chassis Slot 4
- PCIe Gen3 x1
- Full Height Graphics chassis Slot 1
- PCIe Gen4 x16
- Full Height Graphics chassis Slot 2
- PCIe Gen4 x8 (x16 connector); downgrades Slot 1 to x8 electrical when populated
- Other
- Flex I/O module slot on rear; optional Thunderbolt 3 with USB4 Type-C 40 Gbps card (cabled to PCIe slot 3 only)
Networking
- Onboard
- Integrated Intel I219-LM PCIe GbE controller (Intel vPro with AMT 16.0)
- Flex I/O options
- HP 1GbE LAN Flex Port, HP Flex 1GbE Fiber LC single port
- Cards
- Intel X550-T2 dual-port 10GbE, Intel Ethernet I225-T1, Intel Ethernet I350-T4 4-port GbE (AMO only), Allied Telesis AT-2911T/2, NVIDIA Mellanox ConnectX-6 DX dual-port 10/25GbE SFP28
- Wireless
- Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211 BT 5.3 (non-vPro, factory-configured only); Intel Wi-Fi 7 BE200 BT 5.4 (non-vPro, factory-configured only, needs Windows 11 24H2 and select 14th-gen CPU)
Power
- 260 W PSU
- Standard Half Height Graphics base unit only; wide-ranging, active PFC, 92% efficiency
- 450 W PSU
- Standard Half Height Graphics base unit only; wide-ranging, active PFC, 90% efficiency
- 550 W PSU
- Full Height Graphics base unit only; wide-ranging, active PFC, 92% efficiency
Ports
- Front
- 2 × USB-A 10 Gbps, 2 × USB-A 10 Gbps, 1 × USB-C 20 Gbps (charge up to 5V/3A), optional Media Card Reader 4.0, universal audio jack
- Rear (standard)
- 2 × DisplayPort 1.4, audio line-in/line-out, 1 × 1GbE RJ-45, 3 × USB-A 480 Mbps, 3 × USB-A 5 Gbps, optional 2nd serial port
- Flex I/O (choose one)
- DisplayPort 1.4, HDMI 2.0b, VGA, dual USB-A 5 Gbps, USB-C 10 Gbps (15 W PD, DisplayPort Alt Mode), 2nd 1GbE LAN, 1 Gbps Fiber LC LAN, or Thunderbolt 3 with USB4 Type-C 40 Gbps (cabled to PCIe slot 3)
- Internal
- 1 USB 480 Mbps header for SD reader, 1 serial header, 1 serial + PS/2 header
Physical
- Form factor
- Small Form Factor; convertible to stand upright on the desk with the optional tower stand
- Chassis dimensions (H×W×D)
- 100 × 384 × 308 mm (3.95 × 15.1 × 12.1 in), standard desktop orientation
- Packaged dimensions
- 514 × 199 × 490 mm (20.4 × 7.83 × 19.29 in)
- Weight
- Starting at 5.0 kg (11.1 lb); depends on configuration
- Operating temperature
- 5-35 °C, reduced above 1524 m altitude
- Max altitude
- 3,048 m operating with HDD, 5,000 m operating with SSD-only, 12,192 m non-operating
Management
- vPro / AMT
- Intel AMT 16.0 via integrated I219-LM
- Remote
- HP Remote System Controller (PCIe card, integrated, or main-board adapter); HP Remote System Controller for Universal KVM
- Security
- HP Sure Start Gen7 (BIOS integrity checking and auto-repair), HP Client Security Suite Gen7, HP Wolf Security for Business, HP Tamper Lock
- BIOS
- F10 Performance Control Modes (Quiet / Performance / High Performance); High Performance is factory default and can give up to 41% better performance than Performance Mode
Operating systems
- Preinstalled
- Windows 11 Pro, Windows 11 Home, Linux-ready, Ubuntu (20.04/20.02 on 12th-gen CPUs, 22.04 LTS on 13th-gen CPUs)
- Supported
- Windows 10 (tested 20H2/21H1/21H2), Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 8, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
- Not supported
- Windows 7 and Windows 8
Processors
- Intel Core i9-14900K
- Intel Core i9-14900
- Intel Core i7-14700K
- Intel Core i7-14700
- Intel Core i5-14600K
- Intel Core i5-14600
- Intel Core i5-14500
- Intel Core i5-14400
- Intel Core i9-13900K
- Intel Core i9-13900
- Intel Core i7-13700K
- Intel Core i7-13700
- Intel Core i5-13600K
- Intel Core i5-13600
- Intel Core i5-13500
- Intel Core i5-13400
- Intel Core i9-12900
- Intel Core i7-12700
- Intel Core i5-12500
- Intel Core i3-12100