HP Z8 G5 Tower Black 2021
CPU Intel Xeon Silver 4514Y
RAM 64 GB
Storage 512 GB
GPU NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada Generation
form factor workstation
psu w 1125
OS Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
70 Overall Score
Price $8,340
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong ram (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong gpu (79th percentile) 79th
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
- Strong cpu (65th percentile) 65th
Cons
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Xeon Silver 4514Y |
| Cores | 16 |
| Frequency | 2.0 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 39 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada Generation |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 20 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 64 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | workstation |
| PSU | 1125 |
| Weight | 24.4 kg / 53.8 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 4 |
| HDMI | 4x Mini DisplayPort 1.4a Output |
| DisplayPort | 4x Mini DisplayPort 1.4a Output |
| Bluetooth | No |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro for Workstations |
vs Competition
| Spec | HP Z8 G5 Tower | Lenovo Legion 90Y6003JUS | MSI MEG Vision X AI VisXAI2NVZ9045 | CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM | Dell Alienware Aurora ACT1250 | ASUS ROG G700TF-U7KF5080 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Xeon Silver 4514Y | Intel Core Ultra 9 | Intel Core Ultra 9 | Intel Core i9 14900KF | Intel Core Ultra 9 285K | Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF |
| RAM (GB) | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 3072 | 2048 | 8000 | 2000 | 2000 |
| GPU | NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada Generation | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 |
| Form Factor | workstation | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | desktop | mid-tower |
| Psu W | 1125 | 1200 | 1300 | 850 | - | 850 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro for Workstations | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP Z8 G5 Tower | 65.4 | 79 | 95.3 | 43.1 | 43 | 70.1 | 49.2 |
| Lenovo Legion 90Y6003JUS Compare | 97.3 | 90 | 96.5 | 91.9 | 96.5 | 70.1 | 84.7 |
| 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 |
| Dell Alienware Aurora ACT1250 Compare | 97.3 | 90 | 79.5 | 99.2 | 87.6 | 70.1 | 75.2 |
| ASUS ROG G700TF-U7KF5080 Compare | 95.1 | 90 | 88 | 98.8 | 83 | 37.4 | 99.2 |
Price
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