HP Z4 G5 Black
The Intel Xeon w5-2545 12-core processor and NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada with 20GB VRAM provide certified reliability for multi-threaded rendering and simulation tasks. Its tower chassis offers extensive internal expansion and 10 USB-A ports, though the 16GB of ECC RAM is a minimal starting point for a system of this class. This workstation is best for engineers and data scientists running ISV-certified applications who need a stable, expandable platform rather than a compact desktop.
CPU Intel Xeon w5-2545
RAM 16 GB
Storage 512 GB
GPU NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada Generation
form factor workstation
psu w 775
OS Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
74 Overall Score
Price CA$0
Snapshot
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Xeon w5-2545 |
| Cores | 12 |
| Frequency | 3.5 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 30 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada Generation |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 20 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | workstation |
| PSU | 775 |
| Weight | 12.6 kg / 27.8 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 10 |
| HDMI | 4x DisplayPort 1.4a Output |
| DisplayPort | 4x DisplayPort 1.4a Output |
| Bluetooth | No |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro for Workstations |
vs Competition
| Spec | HP Z4 G5 | Lenovo Legion 90Y6003JUS | Apple Mac Studio M4 Max | Dell Tower ECT1250 | MSI MEG Vision X AI VisXAI2NVZ9045 | CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Xeon w5-2545 | Intel Core Ultra 9 | Apple M4 Max | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | Intel Core Ultra 9 | Intel Core i9 14900KF |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 64 | 36 | 32 | 64 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 3072 | 512 | 2000 | 2048 | 8000 |
| GPU | NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada Generation | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | Apple M4 Max 32-core | Intel UHD Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Form Factor | workstation | mid-tower | sff | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | 775 | 1200 | - | 180 | 1300 | 850 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro for Workstations | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP Z4 G5 | 83 | 79 | 51.2 | 84.9 | 43 | 70.1 | 49.2 |
| Lenovo Legion 90Y6003JUS Compare | 97.3 | 90 | 96.5 | 91.9 | 96.5 | 70.1 | 84.7 |
| Apple Mac Studio M4 Max Compare | 85.7 | 68.4 | 70.2 | 94.6 | 32.4 | 99.3 | 99.9 |
| Dell Tower ECT1250 Compare | 89.5 | 34.8 | 83 | 86.7 | 83 | 70.1 | 99.2 |
| MSI MEG Vision X AI VisXAI2NVZ9045 Compare | 97.3 | 91.8 | 97.5 | 98.3 | 92 | 37.4 | 87.4 |
| CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM Compare | 94 | 83.6 | 96.5 | 86.7 | 99.3 | 11.7 | 95 |
