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Technical white paper | HP Z230 Workstation Architecture
HP Z230 vs HP Z220 feature comparison
Figure 1. Z230 vs Z220 feature comparison
HP Z230
HP Z220
Operating system
Windows 8 Professional 64-bit and other
editions available
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Windows 7 Professional 64-bit and other
editions available
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Processors
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Intel® Xeon® E3-1200v3 and 4th generation
Intel® Core
TM
i7/i5/i3 Processors
Intel® Xeon® E3-1200v2 and 3rd generation
Intel® Core
TM
i7/i5/i3 Processors
New instruction set
AVX2
AES-NI
AVX
AES
Integrated graphics
Intel® HD Graphics P4600
Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Intel® HD Graphics 4400
Intel® HD Graphics
Intel® HD Graphics P4000
Intel® HD Graphics 4000
Intel® HD Graphics 2500
Intel® HD Graphics
Display ability
Tower
SFF
1x Single-Link DVI-I
2x DisplayPort 1.2 (Dual mode)
1x DVI-I
1x DisplayPort 1.1a
3x DisplayPort 1.2 (Dual mode) 1x VGA
1x DisplayPort 1.1a
USB enhancement
Tower
SFF
USB charging port on front panel N/A
2 USB 3.0 port on front panel N/A
PSU eciency
92% 90%
Manageability
Intel ME9/AMT9, Intel vPro* Intel ME8/AMT8, Intel vPro*
*if supported by the selected processor some functionality of this technology, such as Intel® Active management technology and Intel
Virtualization technology, requires additional 3rd party software in order to run. Availability of future “virtual appliances” applications
for Intel vPro technology is dependent on 3rd party software providers. Microsoft Windows required.”
4th generation Intel® Core™ /
Intel® Xeon® E3-12xx v3 processor
Intel® C226
PCH
PCIe3 x16 Graphics slot
PCIe2 x16 (4) Slot
PCIe2 x4 (1) Slot
PCIe2 x1 Slot
Intel I217LM GbE LAN
Intel ® HD 4400/4600/P4600
Graphics (on certain CPUs)
10 External, 4 Internal USB ports:
9x USB 2.0
5x USB 3.0
4x DDR3-1600 slots PC3-12800 UDIMM ECC/nECC
DMI 2
AMT 9
5x SATA 6.0 Gbps ports
High definition audio
SIO12
Changes/ Improvements over Z220
Same/Similar as Z220
4th generation Intel® Core™ /
Intel® Xeon® E3-12xx v3 processor
Z230 Tower Block Diagram
Z230 SFF Block Diagram
Intel ® C216
PCH
PCIe3 x16 Graphics slot
PCIe2 x16 (4) Slot
PCIe2 x4 (1) Slot
PCIe2 x1 Slot
PCIe to PCI Bridge
Intel I217LM GbE LAN
Intel ® HD 4400/4600/P4600
Graphics (on certain CPUs)
10 External, 4 Internal USB ports:
9x USB 2.0
1 port with charging function
5x USB 3.0
4x DDR3-1600 slots PC3-12800 UDIMM ECC/nECC
DMI 2
AMT 9
5x SATA 6.0 Gbps Ports
High definition audio
Changes/ Improvements over Z220
Same/Similar as Z220
SIO12
32-bit PCI Slot