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HP Z2 Mini G1a Black
CPU AMD Ryzen AI Max 390
RAM 32 GB
Storage 512 GB
GPU AMD integrated
form factor mini
psu w 300
OS Windows 11 Pro
71 Overall Score
Price CA$3,000
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong cpu (85th percentile) 85th
- Strong ram (72th percentile) 72th
- Strong reliability (71th percentile) 71th
Cons
- Below average storage (29th percentile)
What owners think
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | AMD Ryzen AI Max 390 |
| Cores | 12 |
| Frequency | 3.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 64 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | integrated |
| Type | discrete |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mini |
| PSU | 300 |
| Weight | 2.3 kg / 5.1 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| HDMI | 2x Mini DisplayPort 2.1 Output |
| Wi-Fi | WiFi 7 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.4 |
| Ethernet | 1GbE NIC, 1Gbps Fiber LC NIC, 2.5GbE NIC, 10GbE NIC |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | HP Z2 Mini G1a | Lenovo Legion 34IAS10 | Dell Tower Plus EBT2250 | ASUS Republic of Gamers GM700TZ-BS978 | MSI EdgeXpert EdgeXpert-11SUS | Apple Mac mini M4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen AI Max 390 | Intel Core Ultra 9 | Intel Core Ultra 9 285 | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X | NVIDIA GB | Apple M4 |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 128 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 3072 | 8512 | 2048 | 4096 | 256 |
| GPU | AMD integrated | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti | AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT | NVIDIA Blackwell Architecture | Apple M4 10-core |
| Form Factor | mini | mid-tower | mid-tower | Desktop | mini | mini |
| Psu W | 300 | 1200 | - | 850 | 240 | 155 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | NVIDIA DGX OS | macOS Sequoia 15.1 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP Z2 Mini G1a | 84.7 | 61 | 71.9 | 42.4 | 29.4 | 71.1 |
| Lenovo Legion 34IAS10 Compare | 97.8 | 87.9 | 96.6 | 92 | 96.4 | 71.1 |
| Dell Tower Plus EBT2250 Compare | 97.8 | 81 | 94.3 | 85.3 | 99.8 | 71.1 |
| ASUS Republic of Gamers GM700TZ-BS978 Compare | 98.8 | 77 | 94.3 | 97.5 | 90.9 | 39.1 |
| MSI EdgeXpert EdgeXpert-11SUS Compare | 99.6 | 95.2 | 98.8 | 87.8 | 97.9 | 39.1 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Compare | 56.3 | 90.4 | 29.2 | 96.9 | 12.9 | 99.3 |
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