HP Z2 Tower G9 Workstation
Experience a whole new level of performance for your professional workflow. The Z2 Tower is engineered to seamlessly run multi-threaded apps for fast rendering, simulation, and now real-time ray tracing. And when your demands change, you have impressive expandability to upgrade.
Your new benchmark for entry workstation power
Designed for zero throttling so you can render, simulate, and real-time ray trace without overheating or lags.
Built to expand. Power to grow
With room to expand and tool-less access, you can easily upgrade and add components as your needs evolve.
ISV Certified
Work with confidence knowing your PC is certified with leading software applications to ensure peak performance[3]
[1] HP Wolf Security for Business requires Windows 10 or higher, includes various HP security features and is available on HP Pro, Elite, RPOS and Workstation products. See product details for included security features and OS requirement.
[2] MIL STD testing is not intended to demonstrate fitness for U.S. Department of Defense contract requirements or for military use. Test results are not a guarantee of future performance under these test conditions. Accidental Damage or damage under these test conditions requires an optional HP Accidental Damage Protection Care Pack.
[3] Third party software sold separately.
| Audio | Realtek ALC3205-VA2-CG, 2.0W internal mono speaker |
| Code name | Kombucha |
| Compatible displays | All HP Z Displays and HP DreamColor Displays are supported. For more information see www.hp.com/go/zdisplays |
| Ecolabels | EPEAT® registered |
| Energy star certified | ENERGY STAR® certified |
| Environmental certification | ENERGY STAR® certified; EPEAT® registered |
| Expansion slots | 1 PCIe 3 x4 (x16 connector); 1 PCIe 3 x4 (x4 connector); 1 PCIe 3 x1 (x4 connector); 1 PCIe 5 x16 (x16 connector); 1 M.2 2230 PCIe 3 X1 for WLAN |
| Expansion slots note | 1 M.2 2230 slot for WLAN and 3 M.2 2280 slots for storage |
| External drive bays | One slim ODD; One 5.25" ODD |
| Form factor | Tower |
| I/O Port location | Rear |
| Internal drive bays | One 2.5" HDD; Two 3.5" HDD; Three M.2 NVME 2280 SSD |
| Internal Storage | 1 TB HP Z Turbo Drive PCIe® NVMe™ TLC SSD |
| Keyboard | HP Wired Desktop 320K Keyboard |
| Legal tagline | HP recommends Windows 11 Pro for business |
| Management features | HP Driver Packs; HP Management Integration Kit for Microsoft System Center Configuration Management Gen4; HP System Software Manager (download); HP BIOS Configuration Utility (download) [18] |
| Manufacturer Warranty | 3 year (3/3/3) limited warranty includes 3 years of parts, labor and on-site repair. Terms and conditions vary by country. Certain restrictions and exclusions apply. |
| Memory | 32 GB DDR5-4800 MHz RAM (2 x 16 GB) |
| Memory and storage | 32 GB memory; 1 TB SSD storage |
| Memory layout (slots & size) | 2 x 16 GB |
| Memory Slots | 4 DIMM |
| Operating system | Windows 11 Pro (preinstalled with Windows 10 Pro Downgrade) [1,2] |
| Pointing device | HP Wired 320M Mouse |
| Ports | 1 audio-in; 1 audio-out; 1 RJ-45; 2 DisplayPort™ 1.4; 2 SuperSpeed USB Type-A 10Gbps signaling rate; 1 SuperSpeed USB Type-A 5Gbps signaling rate; 3 USB Type-A 480Mbps signaling rate |
| Power | 700 W 92% efficient, wide-ranging, active PFC |
| Processor | Intel® Core™ i9-12900K (up to 5.2 GHz with Intel® Turbo Boost Technology, 30 MB L3 cache, 16 cores, 24 threads) [6,7] |
| Processor cache | 30 MB L3 |
| Processor core | 16 |
| Processor family | 12th Generation Intel® Core™ i9 processor |
| Processor type | Intel Core i9 |
| Product long name | HP Z2 Tower G9 Workstation |
| Product long name specifications | HP Z2 Tower G9 Workstation, Windows 11 Pro (preinstalled with Windows 10 Pro Downgrade), Intel® Core™ i9, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD |
| Product short name specifications | HP Z2 Tower G9 Workstation, Intel® Core™ i9, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD |
| RAM (GB) | 32 |
| Registration required | No |
| Security management | HP Secure Erase; HP Sure Click; HP BIOSphere Gen6; HP Sure Admin; Hood Sensor Optional Kit; HP Client Security Manager Gen6; HP Sure Start Gen7; HP Sure Recover Gen4; HP Sure Sense Gen2; HP Sure Run Gen5 [19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,33] |
| Security Software Licenses | HP Wolf Pro Security Edition (1 year) |
| Security software licenses footnote number | [56] |
| Software included | HP PC Hardware Diagnostics UEFI; HP Support Assistant; HP PC Hardware Diagnostics Windows; ZCentral Remote Boost; HP Image Assistant; HP Manageability Integration Kit; Performance Advisor 3.0 [15,16,17] |
| Standard memory note | Transfer rates up to 4800 MT/s. |
| Storage (GB) | 1000 |
| Storage controller | Integrated SATA (4 ports 6 Gb/s) with integrated RAID 0, 1, for PCIe SSDs supported. Requires identical hard drives (speeds, capacity, interface). |
| Storage type | SSD |
| Sustainable impact specifications | Ocean-bound plastic in speaker enclosure; 45% post-consumer recycled plastic; 25% ITE-derived closed loop plastic; Bulk packaging available; 80 Plus® Gold power supplies available; Molded paper pulp cushion inside box is 100% sustainably sourced and recyclable; Ocean-bound plastic in speaker enclosure and system fan; Contains recycled metal |
| UNSPSC code | 43211515 |