HP Z2 Mini G1a Jet Black 2025
The AMD Ryzen AI Max PRO 390 with integrated Radeon 8050S graphics and 32GB of 8533 MHz LPDDR5x memory enables local AI-accelerated projects and simultaneous 3D rendering in a compact 2.30kg chassis. Its extensive connectivity includes Wi-Fi 7, 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet, and support for up to four displays via dual Mini DisplayPort 2.1 outputs. This mini workstation is best for developers and engineers who need to run large language models locally in space-constrained environments.
CPU AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390
RAM 32 GB
Storage 1 TB
GPU AMD Radeon 8050S Graphics
form factor mini
psu w 300
OS Windows 11 Pro
86 Overall Score
Price $2,522
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong ram (92nd percentile) 92nd
- Strong cpu (85th percentile) 85th
- Strong storage (74th percentile) 74th
Cons
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390 |
| Cores | 12 |
| Frequency | 3.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 64 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | AMD Radeon 8050S Graphics |
| Type | Discrete |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mini |
| PSU | 300 |
| Weight | 2.3 kg / 5.1 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 3 |
| USB Ports | 5 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 x 2 |
| HDMI | 2x Mini DisplayPort 2.1 Output |
| DisplayPort | 2x Mini DisplayPort 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.4 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | HP Z2 Mini G1a | Lenovo Legion 90Y6003JUS | Apple Mac Studio M4 Max | Dell Tower ECT1250 | MSI MEG Vision X AI VisXAI2NVZ9045 | CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390 | 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) | 1024 | 3072 | 512 | 2000 | 2048 | 8000 |
| GPU | AMD Radeon 8050S Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | Apple M4 Max 32-core | Intel UHD Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Form Factor | mini | mid-tower | sff | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | 300 | 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 | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP Z2 Mini G1a | 85.4 | 66.5 | 91.7 | 94.4 | 73.8 | 70 | 60.4 |
| Lenovo Legion 90Y6003JUS Compare | 97.3 | 89.9 | 96.5 | 91.9 | 96.5 | 70 | 84.8 |
| Apple Mac Studio M4 Max Compare | 85.7 | 68.4 | 70.2 | 94.6 | 32.6 | 99.3 | 99.9 |
| Dell Tower ECT1250 Compare | 89.5 | 34.8 | 83 | 86.7 | 83.1 | 70 | 99.2 |
| MSI MEG Vision X AI VisXAI2NVZ9045 Compare | 97.3 | 91.7 | 97.5 | 98.3 | 92.1 | 37.3 | 87.4 |
| CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM Compare | 94.1 | 83.6 | 96.5 | 86.7 | 99.3 | 11.7 | 95 |
Price
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