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HP Z400 Workstation
HP Z420 Workstation
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- Performance you want. Value you need. The HP Z420 gives you professional expandability in an accessible tool-free mini-tower form factor — all at a great price. With up to 8 discrete processing cores, the latest processing and I/O power from Intel®, and the latest graphics technology from leading graphics providers, the HP Z420 has the power you need to get the job done.
Features
- Windows 8 Pro or other operating systems available
Designed With Ease.
- Enjoy the control that comes with being able to swap out parts or make upgrades on your own. The HP Z420 Workstation features a smart chassis that offers tool-less access to the inside, easy configurability and optional optical bay handles for seamless deployment.
- And with optional liquid cooling designed to deliver whisper-quiet performance, the HP Z420 is built to make your work flow smoother.
Enjoy Superb Performance.
- Achieve the highest performance available in a single-processer personal workstation. The HP Z420 Workstations offers your choice of Intel® Xeon® E5-1600 and E5-2600 series processors — with base clock frequencies of up to 3.6GHz and the new Intel® C602 chipset.
- Delivering support for up to 8 cores of processing power, the HP Z420 never slows you down.
Never Compromise On Graphics.
- Built to support next generation PCIe Gen3 graphics, the HP Z420 currently offers a breadth of AMD and NVIDIA professional graphics cards from Pro 2D to high-end 3D, up to the NVIDIA Quadro 5000.
- With 600W 90% efficient power supply and support for up to 8 HP Performance Displays, the HP Z420 can maximize your productivity with the freedom of seeing and doing more all at once.
Build It Your Way.
- Build the HP Z420 Workstation the way you want with multiple SATA and SAS RAID configuration options that support a wide range of high-performance, high capacity storage solutions.
- Always know you’re a step ahead with 8 DIMM slots in 4-channel memory architecture, delivering up to 64GB and integrated 1600MHz memory.
Complete Peace of Mind.
- HP workstations offer BFR/PVC-free and ENERGY STAR® qualified configurations featuring 90% efficient power supplies.
- All HP Workstations come with a limited 3-year parts, 3-year labor and 3-year onsite service (3/3/3) standard warranty that is extendable up to 5 years.
System features
System features
- Operating system
- Windows 8 Pro 64
Windows 7 Professional 32 (available through downgrade rights from Windows 8 Pro 64)
Windows 7 Professional 64 (available through downgrade rights from Windows 8 Pro 64)
Windows 7 Ultimate 64
Windows 7 Professional 32
Windows 7 Professional 64
HP Installer Kit for Linux
(HP Linux Installer Kit includes drivers for both 32-bit & 64-bit OS versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS5 and WS6 and SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 64-bit. Red Hat Enterprise Linux: Software is not loaded on hard drive. URL and software license number for downloading latest version is included in box. )
- Processor family:
- Intel® Xeon® E5 processor
- Processors:
- Intel® Xeon® E5-1603 (2.8 GHz, 10 MB cache, 4 cores)
- Intel® Xeon® E5-1607 (3 GHz, 10 MB cache, 4 cores)
- Intel® Xeon® E5-1620 (3.6 GHz, 10 MB cache, 4 cores)
- Intel® Xeon® E5-1650 (3.2 GHz, 12 MB cache, 6 cores)
- Intel® Xeon® E5-1660 (3.3 GHz, 15 MB cache, 6 cores)
- Intel® Xeon® E5-2665 (2.4 GHz, 20 MB cache, 8 cores)
- Intel® Xeon® E5-2687W (3.1 GHz, 20 MB cache, 8 cores)
- Chipset:
- Intel® C602
- Form factor:
- Convertible Minitower
Memory
Memory
- Memory, maximum
- 64 GB 1600 MHz DDR3 Unbuffered SDRAM
(Actual memory speed is dependent on processor. )
- Memory slots:
- 8 DIMM
Storage
Storage
- Internal drive bays:
- Three 8,9 cm (3.5")
- External drive bays:
- Three 13,3 cm (5.25")
- Internal drive
- 300 GB up to 600 GB SAS (15000 rpm)
300 GB up to 600 GB SAS (10000 rpm)
250 GB up to 1 TB SATA (10000 rpm)
250 GB up to 1 TB SATA (7200 rpm)
128 GB up to 300 GB SATA SSD
256 GB SATA SE SSD
- Storage controller:
- Integrated SATA 6.0 Gb/s; integrated SATA 3.0 Gb/s; LSI 9212 4-Port SAS 6 Gb/s RAID (selected models); LSI MegaRAID 9260-8i SAS 6 Gb/s ROC RAID and IBBU08 battery backup unit (selected models)
- Optical drive
- SATA Blu-ray writer
- SATA SuperMulti DVD+/-RW
- SATA DVD-ROM
Display and graphics
Display and graphics
- Graphics
- Professional 2D:
NVIDIA NVS 300 (512 MB); NVIDIA NVS 310 (512 MB); NVIDIA Quadro NVS 510 (2 GB)
Entry 3D:
NVIDIA Quadro 410 (512 MB); NVIDIA Quadro 600 (1 GB); NVIDIA Quadro K600 (1 GB); AMD FirePro V3900 (1 GB)
Midrange 3D:
NVIDIA Quadro 2000 (1 GB); NVIDIA Quadro K2000 (2 GB)
High-end 3D:
AMD FirePro V7900 (2 GB); NVIDIA Quadro 4000 (2 GB); NVIDIA Quadro K4000 (3 GB); NVIDIA Quadro K5000 (4 GB); AMD FirePro W7000 (4 GB); NVIDIA Quadro 6000 (6 GB)
High Performance GPU Computing:
NVIDIA Tesla C2075 Computer Processor
Expansion Features
Expansion Features
- Ports
- 4 USB 3.0
- 5 USB 2.0
- 2 IEEE 1394a
- 2 PS/2
- 1 RJ-45
- 2 microphone
- 1 audio line out
- 1 audio line in
- 1 headphone
- 1 22-in-1 Media Card Reader (optional)
- Expansion slots
- 2 PCIe Gen3 x16
- 1 PCIe Gen3 x8
- 1 PCIe Gen2 x8 (x4)
- 1 PCIe Gen2 x4 (x1)
- 1 PCI
Communications
Communications
- Network interface
- Integrated Intel 82579 LAN; Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Plus NIC PCIe Card (selected models); Intel Gigabit CT Desktop NIC PCIe Card (selected models); HP Wireless 802.11 b/g/n NIC PCIe Card (selected models); HP NC360T PCI Express Dual-Port Gigabit NIC PCIe Card (selected models)
- Audio:
- Integrated High Definition Realtek ALC262 Audio
Power
Power
- Energy efficiency:
- ENERGY STAR® qualified configurations available
- Power:
- 600W 90% efficient, wide ranging, active PFC
Dimensions and weight
Dimensions and weight
- Minimum dimensions (W x D x H):
- 17.78 x 44.52 x 44.76 cm
- Weight:
- Starting at 12.5 kg
What's included
What's included
- Security management:
- Padlock Support (standard - padlock selected models)
- Cable Lock Support (standard - cable selected models)
- Universal Chassis Clamp Lock (selected models)
- Serial, Parallel, USB, Audio, Network Enable/Disable (standard)
- Removable Media Write/Boot Control (standard)
- Power-On Password (standard)
- Setup Password(standard)
- Solenoid Lock and Hood Sensor (selected models)
- Warranty:
- 3-year limited warranty including 3 years of parts, labour, and next-business-day onsite service. Terms and conditions vary by country. Certain restrictions and exclusions apply.
- Related links
- Technical Support / Manuals
- QuickSpecs
Worldwide (English)
- Quick Links Recycling and Reuse Options
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