FAQ HP Z440, Z640 and Z840 Workstation FAQs Table of contents What are the new workstations?.................................................................................................2 Design, processor, memory ........................................................................................................5 HP Z440 Workstation ...................................................................................................................9 HP Z640 Workstation ..............................
FAQ | HP Desktop Workstation FAQs What are the new workstations? HP Z440 Workstation • The HP Z440 Workstation gives you professional expandability in an accessible tool-free mini-tower form factor—all at a great price. With up to eight discrete processor cores, the latest processing and I/O power from Intel®, and the latest graphics technology from leading graphics providers, you have the power you need to get the job done.
FAQ | HP Desktop Workstation FAQs What are the key differences between the HP Zx20 generation and this one? • The next generation of HP Zx40 comes with the latest generation Intel® processors, code name Haswell, along with the next generation Intel® chipset, and NVIDIA® and AMD graphics cards.
FAQ | HP Desktop Workstation FAQs Will these products still be considered long-life cycle? • The HP Z440 will have a three year life cycle. • Both the HP Z640 and HP Z840 are targeted for two year life cycles. Will these products have stable and consistent offerings? • Yes, a list of the stable and consistent offerings can be found on-line at hp.com/go/whitepapers under “Learn more about the HP Workstations family” or within the “Stable and Consistent” section of the QuickSpecs documents.
FAQ | HP Desktop Workstation FAQs What segment positioning differences are there between the HP Zx40 and the Zx20 products? • The HP Zx40 platforms represent an evolutionary step forward in HP’s Workstation product line providing overall improved performance. As such there is no change in the market segments addressed by each Zx40 platform and its Zx20 predecessor.
FAQ | HP Desktop Workstation FAQs Name HP Z440 HP Z640 Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-1680 v3 Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-1660 v3 Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2630 v3 Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-1650 v3 Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-1630 v3 Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-1620 v3 Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-1607 v3 Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-1603 v3 HP Z840 Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2699 v3 Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2697 v3 Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-
FAQ | HP Desktop Workstation FAQs What are the differences in processors between the HP Zx40 products? Performance-focused transition Price-focused transition Sandy Bridge (Zx20) Higher cost Ivy Bridge (Zx20) Haswell (Zx40) E5-2687W 3.8 20MB 1600 8C E5-1680 v2 3.9 25 MB 1866 8C E5-1680 v3 3.8 20 MB 1866 8C E5-1660 3.1 15MB 1600 6C E5-1660 v2 4.0 20 MB 1866 6C E5-1660 v3 3.5 20 MB 1866 8C E5-1650 3.8 12MB 1600 6C E5-1650 v2 3.8 15 MB 1866 6C E5-1650 v3 3.8 15 MB 1866 6C E5-1630 v3 3.
FAQ | HP Desktop Workstation FAQs Does the end-user have to recompile the applications to see the performance advantages of the new Intel® Xeon® processors? • New Intel® Xeon® processors are designed for immediate application performance increases due to new processor and memory architecture. What are the benefits of multi-core processors? • Intel® multi-core processors1 provide greater processing resources.
FAQ | HP Desktop Workstation FAQs What are the memory capacity differences between the products? • HP Z440: Up to 128 GB (8 x 16 GB) • HP Z640: Up to 256 GB (8 x 32 GB) • Requires 2 CPUs • HP Z840 : Up to 512 GB (16 x 32 GB) • Available at launch • Requires 2 CPUs • Planning to add larger capacities after launch What are the advantages of DDR4 memory? • DDR4 memory is moving at 2133 MHz, up from 1866 MHz on DDR3, so potentially, when the system is running at max capacity, the user could see an increase of
FAQ | HP Desktop Workstation FAQs What differences do I need to be aware of (lack of, removal of, etc) • Integrated 1394a, present on HP Z420, has been removed. This functionality is provided by an optional add-in card. • The HP Z440 uses the HP standard air cooling with incredibly low acoustics specifically measured for optimal performance, but will no longer have the option of liquid cooling. • The HP Z420 included 3 internal 3.5” storage bays, whereas the Z440 includes 2 internal 3.5” storage bays.
FAQ | HP Desktop Workstation FAQs What processors does the HP Z840 offer? (See table on page 3) How does the HP Z840 compare to the HP Z820? • The HP Z840 offers all the next generation Intel® Haswell processors, NVIDIA® and AMD graphics and HP Z Turbo Drive. Added USB 3.0 ports on the front and rear of the chassis along with the optional Thunderbolt™ 23 add in card allows users to transfer data with increased speed.
FAQ | HP Desktop Workstation FAQs What HP Z Displays are supported? Name HP Z440 HP Z640 HP Z840 HP Z Display Z22i 21.
FAQ | HP Desktop Workstation FAQs Do the new HP Zx40 products offer support for the HP Z Turbo Drive? In what configurations? • The HP Z Turbo Drive is supported in a variety of configurations with additional HDDs, SSDs, and HP Z Turbo drives, and also as boot/data and RAID configurations. Many configurations not listed below as factory supported are technically viable, and assembled by the customer with After Market Option (AMO) components.
FAQ | HP Desktop Workstation FAQs Operating systems What Windows solutions are supported? • HP Z Workstations come the with following preinstalled:9,11 • Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64-Bit • Microsoft Windows 7 Professional (MSNA) 64-Bit • Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit • Microsoft Windows 8.1 (China) 64-bit • Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64-bit (available through downgrade rights from Windows 8.
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FAQ | HP Desktop Workstation FAQs Multi-Core is designed to improve performance of certain software products. Not all customers or software applications will necessarily benefit from use of this technology. 64-bit computing on Intel® architecture requires a computer system with a processor, chipset, BIOS, operating system, device drivers, and applications enabled for Intel® 64 architecture. Processors will not operate (including 32-bit operation) without an Intel® 64 architectureenabled BIOS.
