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FAQ | HP Desktop Workstation FAQs
What dierences 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specically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. This allows
for improved cooling of the new higher-power architecture.
Why do we continue to oer two power supplies (US)?
•ManyHPZ440congurationsdonotrequiretheamountofpowerprovidedbythelarger,700Wpowersupply.Forthis
reason,weoercustomersthechoiceofalowerpower,lowercostoption.
HP Z640 Workstation
What are the at-a-glance features of the HP Z640?
Intel® Haswell processors with support for up to 18 cores
Windows 8.1 Professional 64-bit and other editions available
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Intel® C612 chipset
Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-1600 v3 and E5-2600 v3 Product Families,
1
up to 145W
Improved Intel® Hyper-Threading and Intel® Turbo Boost Technologies
7,8
Intel® vPro
TM
Technology
10
8 DIMM slots, up to 256 GB of total DDR4 2133 MHz system memory
4
with 2 CPUs
4x USB 3.0 ports on the front and 4x in the rear
PCI Express Gen3 lanes for enhanced I/O capacity
• Standard925W90%ecientpowersupply
What processors does the HP Z640 oer?
(See table on page 3)
How does the HP Z640 compare to the HP Z620?
•TheHPZ640oersallthenextgenerationIntel®Haswellprocessors,upto18cores,aswellasNVIDIA®andAMD
graphicsandtheHPZTurboDrivePCIestorage.TheZ640oersmoreUBS3.0portsthanthepreviousgenerationwith
an optional Thunderbolt™ 2
3
add in card and six SATA 6GB/s ports.
What dierences 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 Z620 included 3 internal 3.5” storage bays, whereas the Z640 includes 2 internal 3.5” storage bays. This allows
for improved cooling of the new higher-power architecture.
The HP Z620 included 2 embedded 1GbE LAN ports, whereas the Z640 includes 1 embedded 1GbE LAN port.
The HP Z620 included 8 memory DIMM slots on the primary system board, whereas the Z640 includes 4 memory DIMM
slots on the primary system board.
HP Z840 Workstation
What are the at-a-glance features of the HP Z840?
Intel® Haswell processors with support for up to 14 cores
Windows 8.1 Professional 64-bit and other editions available
9
Intel® C612 chipset
Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-1600 v3 and E5-2600 v3 Product Families,
1
up to 160W
Improved Intel® Hyper-Threading and Intel® Turbo Boost Technologies
7,8
Intel® vPro
TM
Technology
10
16 DIMM slots, up to 512 GB of total DDR4 2133 MHz system memory
4
4x USB 3.0 ports on the front and 4x in the rear
PCI Express Gen3 lanes for enhanced I/O capacity
•850W88%or1125W90%ecientpowersupply
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