HP Z2 Tower G1i Black 2026
CPU Intel Core Ultra
RAM 32 GB
Storage 512 GB
GPU discrete GPU
form factor mini-tower
psu w 600
OS Windows 11 Pro
14 Overall Score
Price CA$0
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average port selection (8th percentile)
- Below average gpu (12th percentile)
- Below average cpu (28th percentile)
- Below average storage (32nd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Graphics
| GPU | discrete GPU |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mini-tower |
| PSU | 600 |
| Weight | 12.8 kg / 28.2 lbs |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | HP Z2 Tower G1i | Lenovo Legion 90Y6003JUS | Apple Mac Studio M4 Max | Dell Tower ECT1250 | MSI MEG Vision X AI VisXAI2NVZ9045 | CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra | Intel Core Ultra 9 | Apple M4 Max | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | Intel Core Ultra 9 | Intel Core i9 14900KF |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 64 | 36 | 32 | 64 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 3072 | 512 | 2000 | 2048 | 8000 |
| GPU | discrete GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | Apple M4 Max 32-core | Intel UHD Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Form Factor | mini-tower | mid-tower | sff | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | 600 | 1200 | - | 180 | 1300 | 850 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP Z2 Tower G1i | 27.9 | 12.3 | 64.8 | 7.6 | 32.4 | 70.1 |
| Lenovo Legion 90Y6003JUS Compare | 97.3 | 90 | 96.5 | 91.9 | 96.5 | 70.1 |
| Apple Mac Studio M4 Max Compare | 85.7 | 68.4 | 70.2 | 94.6 | 32.4 | 99.3 |
| Dell Tower ECT1250 Compare | 89.5 | 34.8 | 83 | 86.7 | 83 | 70.1 |
| MSI MEG Vision X AI VisXAI2NVZ9045 Compare | 97.3 | 91.8 | 97.5 | 98.3 | 92 | 37.4 |
| CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM Compare | 94 | 83.6 | 96.5 | 86.7 | 99.3 | 11.7 |
Usage Scores
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