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FAQs | HP Z2 Mini Workstation
Why should someone in these segments buy the HP Z2 Mini Workstation?
The HP Z2 Mini Workstation oers a wide span of technology, innovation, and performance that customers will not nd
with other workstations. With all of the upgraded and supported components, professionals in any industry will be able
to appreciate the size, speed, reliability, and congurability of HP Workstations to help bridge the gap between concepts
and nished products fast, with ease, and with reduced down time.
What key benets can HP Workstation users realize over PC solutions?
Customers receive many incremental benets as they look to move from a PC up to a workstation-class product. As
a long-time industry leader in workstations, HP oers more congurability upfront and the ability to easily upgrade
or replace parts with a tool-free chassis design that decreases servicing down time. Workstations are also designed
and tested to a higher standard than commercial PCs and are built for a ve year life. HP Z Workstation users receive
more exibility with their systems because HP has already certied their machines with ISVs to ensure a wide range of
programs run seamlessly.
Processors, memory, design
What processors does the HP Z2 Mini Workstation oer?
The HP Z2 Mini is available in an entry or a performance base unit with 6th generation Intel Core processors (65W):
• Intel® Core™ i7-6700 with Intel® HD Graphics 530 (3.4 GHz, up to 4 GHz with Intel® Turbo Boost, 8 MB cache, 4 cores)
• Intel® Core™ i5-6500 with Intel® HD Graphics 530 (3.2 GHz, up to 3.6 GHz with Intel® Turbo Boost, 6 MB cache, 4 cores)
• Intel® Core™ i3-6100 with Intel® HD Graphics 530 (3.7 GHz, 3 MB cache, 2 cores)
Additionally, the performance base unit is available with 5th generation Intel Xeon processors (80W):
• Intel® Xeon® E3-1245v5 with Intel® HD Graphics P530 (3.5 GHz, up to 3.9 GHz with Intel® Turbo Boost, 8 MB cache, 4 cores)
• Intel® Xeon® E3-1225v5 with Intel® HD Graphics P530 (3.3 GHz, up to 3.7 GHz with Intel® Turbo Boost, 8 MB cache, 4 cores)
What memory does the HP Z2 Mini oer?
The HP Z2 Mini Workstation supports up to 32 GB ECC or nECC DDR4 memory.
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What design innovations does the HP Z2 Mini oer?
The HP Z2 Mini is 5x smaller than the HP Z240 Small Form Factor Workstation and 10x smaller than the HP EliteDesk 800
G2 Tower, oers support for up to six displays, and is VESA mountable to HP Z Displays.
What are some other features that make this workstation a great choice?
The HP Z2 Mini is tested to the same grueling quality and reliability standards as the rest of the HP Z Workstation family
and oers exibility and convenience with:
• Four easy-access USB 3.0 ports (two side, two rear)
• Two USB 3.1 G1 Type-C
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ports (Z2 Mini Performance only)
• Two storage bays (1x M.2 2280 for Z Turbo Drives, 1x 2.5” SATA HDD)
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• Up to 1.5 TB max storage
• 3x3x3 limited standard warranty
• Certied for the same ISV applications as the Z240
• Security and manageability features, such as Intel® vPro™ technology
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Operating systems
Which Windows solutions are supported?
The HP Z2 Mini Workstation comes with the following preinstalled:
• Microsoft Windows 10 Pro 64
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• Windows 7 Pro 64 available through downgrade rights from Windows 10 Pro 64
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What Linux® solutions are available?
• HP Linux® ready
• Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® Desktop (Paper license with 1 year support; no preinstalled OS)
• SUSE Linux® Enterprise Desktop SP3