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HP Z2 Mini G1a Black
CPU Ryzen AI Max Pro
RAM 32 GB
Storage 512 GB
form factor mini
54 Overall Score
Price CA$3,000
About This Desktop
- 1st Flex IO (top side) - choose one of the following options: 1 Dual SuperSpeed USB Std-A 5Gbps, 1 Dual SuperSpeed USB Type-C® 10Gbps , (1) 1GbE NIC, (1) 1Gbps Fiber LC NIC , (1) 2.5GbE NIC , (1) 10GbE NIC , USB-based Serial port option; 2nd Flex IO (bottom side) - choose one of the following options: 1) 1GbE NIC, (1) 2.5GbE NIC , Serial port option, External Power Button, HP Remote System Controller
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong cpu (84th percentile) 84th
- Strong reliability (72th percentile) 72th
Cons
- Below average gpu (11th percentile) 11th
- Below average port (18th percentile) 18th
- Below average storage (29th percentile) 29th
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| Cores | 12 |
| Frequency | 3.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 64 MB |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mini |
Connectivity
| Ethernet | 1GbE NIC |
Value & Pricing
May 30, 2026 CA$3,000
vs Competition
| Spec | HP Z2 Mini G1a | ASUS Republic of Gamers GM700TZ-BS978 | Lenovo Legion Tower 5i Legion Tower 5i Gen 10 | MSI EdgeXpert EdgeXpert-11SUS | Dell Tower Plus DEBT2250-7177BLK-PUS | Corsair ONE i600 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Ryzen AI Max Pro | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | ARM | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | Intel Core Ultra 9 285K |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 64 | 32 | 128 | 32 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 2048 | 2048 | 4096 | 1024 | 2048 |
| GPU | - | AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA Blackwell GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 |
| Form Factor | mini | mid-tower | mid-tower | mini | mid-tower | sff |
| Psu W | - | 850 | 850 | 240 | 750 | 1000 |
| OS | - | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP Z2 Mini G1a | 84.4 | 10.8 | 62.6 | 18 | 29 | 71.6 | 42.2 |
| ASUS Republic of Gamers GM700TZ-BS978 Compare | 98.8 | 77.4 | 94.2 | 97.6 | 90.9 | 40 | 71.7 |
| Lenovo Legion Tower 5i Legion Tower 5i Gen 10 Compare | 86.6 | 81.4 | 82 | 89.9 | 90.9 | 71.6 | 95.3 |
| MSI EdgeXpert EdgeXpert-11SUS Compare | 99.6 | 95.4 | 98.9 | 87.9 | 97.3 | 40 | 83.3 |
| Dell Tower Plus DEBT2250-7177BLK-PUS Compare | 88.8 | 81.4 | 77.9 | 98.7 | 72.7 | 71.6 | 82.7 |
| Corsair ONE i600 Compare | 97.8 | 88.3 | 98.1 | 97.6 | 90.9 | 34.3 | 0 |
Usage Scores
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