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HP Z2 Z2 G1i Small Form Factor 2026
CPU Intel Core Ultra 5 235
RAM 16 GB
Storage 1 TB
GPU Intel Graphics
form factor sff
psu w 500
OS Windows 11 Pro
80 Overall Score
Price $1,151
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong cpu (80th percentile) 80th
- Strong storage (71th percentile) 71th
- Strong reliability (71th percentile) 71th
Cons
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Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 5 235 |
| Cores | 14 |
| Frequency | 3.4 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel Graphics |
| Type | integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
| PSU | 500 |
| Weight | 4.0 kg / 8.8 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 9 |
| HDMI | 2x DisplayPort 1.4a Output |
| DisplayPort | 2x DisplayPort 1.4 |
| Bluetooth | No |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | HP Z2 Z2 G1i Small Form Factor | Lenovo Legion 34IAS10 | Dell Tower Plus EBT2250 | ASUS Republic of Gamers GM700TZ-BS978 | Apple Mac mini M4 | MSI Infinite RS AI 2NVZ9-1290US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 5 235 | Intel Core Ultra 9 | Intel Core Ultra 9 285 | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X | Apple M4 | Intel Core Ultra 9 285K |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 16 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 3072 | 8512 | 2048 | 256 | 2048 |
| GPU | Intel Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti | AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT | Apple M4 10-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 |
| Form Factor | sff | mid-tower | mid-tower | Desktop | mini | mid-tower |
| Psu W | 500 | 1200 | - | 850 | 155 | - |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | macOS Sequoia 15.1 | Windows 11 Pro |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP Z2 Z2 G1i Small Form Factor | 79.5 | 46.2 | 52.5 | 93.5 | 71.2 | 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 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Compare | 56.3 | 90.4 | 29.2 | 96.9 | 12.9 | 99.3 |
| MSI Infinite RS AI 2NVZ9-1290US Compare | 97.8 | 89.9 | 97.5 | 92.8 | 90.9 | 39.1 |
Price
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