Why a Workstation?
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Take performance to
new extremes
Leave the performance bottleneck behind
with HP Z Workstations. With industry-leading
processing, storage, graphics and system
management components, HP has engineered
of overall performance.
Intel® Xeon® processor technology
A wide choice of high-performance Intel®
Xeon® processors are validated and tested
by Intel and HP for demanding workstation
applications. Besides supporting greater
reliability with ECC memory, Intel® Xeon®
gains
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over equivalent Intel® Core
TM
processors on the HP Entry Workstations
(see performance comparison charts on left).
frequency bin on HP Entry Workstations,
greater memory bandwidth, and choice of
more than four cores and dual processor
options on the higher-end HP Workstation
platforms.
High-performing storage
Business PCs usually have 7200 rpm SATA
additional choice of 10K rpm SATA as well
as 10K and 15K SAS hard drives which provide
better reliability and better performance
than standard 7200 rpm SATA drives.
The HP Z Turbo Drive G2 is a remarkably
storage solution. It revolutionizes how your
and graphics response times (even with
performance improvements over SATA SSDs
and up to 14 times faster sequential read
performance over a SATA HDD. To learn more,
see hp.com/go/zturbo.
Leading-edge professional graphics
Extensive HP testing over a wide-range
of graphics cards, simulating real-world
customer workloads and stress tests that far
exceed typical usage, translate into higher
quality drivers that customers trust. Strong
relationships with NVIDIA®, AMD and Intel help
us quickly resolve any issues. That’s how we
give your HP Z Workstations graphics cards
that feature optimized thermal and power
and a three-year limited warranty.
HP Performance Advisor
Further enhancing application performance
on your workstation, this exclusive HP
customize and optimize your system for each
new application and driver you install. To learn
more, see hp.com/go/performanceadvisor.
HP Remote Graphics Software
Feel the freedom of working remotely while
still accessing the high-performance 3D or
media-rich applications you count on. With HP
Remote Graphics Software (RGS)
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standard
on every HP Z Workstation and an HP RGS
receiver that can be downloaded for any
PC or Mac®, you can take your graphics-
intensive workstation applications wherever
you go. From the remote worker to the road
warrior, get complete access to the power of
your workstation from any computer in any
location. Collaborate with colleagues around
touch recognition features on HP RGS 7 you
can easily do real work with workstation-class
applications on your tablet. To learn more, see
hp.com/go/rgs.
Performance on display
Expand your productivity with a multiple
perfect companions to your HP Z Workstation.
HP Z Displays deliver top-tier graphics
resolution and color accuracy to bring ultra-
technical drawings to life. Get high-resolution
images with outstanding color accuracy even
at wide angles. Take on demanding projects
with multiple ports designed to handle the
latest digital video and audio content. Stay
comfortable and productive with height, tilt,
swivel, and pivot adjustability for proper
ergonomics.
Immerse yourself in your projects with
HP’s specialty displays. HP’s curved display,
the HP Z34c, brings 34 diagonal inches
of an immersive, curved visual and audio
experience in a thin, ultra-high resolution
enhance your visual perception.
HP’s virtual reality display delivers a virtual-
holographic 3D image
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that allows you to
enjoy real-time, natural interaction with your
3D
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objects. The display’s full-motion parallax
sensors track the movement of your head and
respond to exactly where you look. The stylus
manipulates objects in the 3D atmosphere
providing haptic feedback so you know
exactly where you are interacting.
HP DreamColor technology
Take color accuracy to the next level and
achieve maximum impact with HP DreamColor.
Designed by color professionals and digital
content creators, HP DreamColor is the power
tool they use to produce trusted results.
Featuring a palette of over one billion colors,
you’ll get precise color accuracy and predictable
HP recommends Windows.
Performance comparison: 5th Gen Intel® Xeon®
E3-1240 v5 compared to 6th Gen Intel® Core
TM
i5
Up to
performance gains
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Relative performance (higher is better)
HP Z Workstations help you
spend less time waiting and
more time creating with
industry-leading processing,
graphics, and innovative
technologies.
0 0.20 0.40 0.60 0.80 1.00 1.20 1.40
HP Z240 with Intel® Xeon® E3-1240 v5, 3.50 GHz
HP Z240 with Intel® Core™ i5-6600, 3.30 GHz
Cinebench CPU Results
0.90 1.00 1.10
HP Z240 with Intel® Core™
i5-6600, 3.30 GHz
Dassault Systems SOLIDWORKS
2015 SPECapc CPU composite
HP Z240 with Intel® Xeon®
E3-1240 v5, 3.50 GHz
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