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Technical white paper | HP Z230 Workstation Architecture
Next generation Intel Active Management Technology
New features for Intel AMT 9.0 include:
• Keyboard Video Mouse (KVM) Enhancements under Remote access
– KVM support for high resolution displays up to 2560x1600 with 16bppKVM
– During a KVM session, Microsoft Aero eects could otherwise cause a serious performance decrease. When the
system is running a KVM session, Aero eects will be disabled and automatically restarted by the software agent
when the KVM session ends
• Graceful restart support
– ME8 only supported hard power operations, which can cause unpredictable system behavior. ME9 adds support for
graceful power operations that include shutdown / Reset / Sleep / Hibernate to improve system stability.
Intel® HD Graphics P4600
The new integrated Intel® HD Graphics P4600 graphics engine provides professional entry graphics performance. Available
on Intel® Xeon® processor E3-12x5v3 models, it comes certied for selected popular workstation applications. The
graphics core integrated in Intel® Xeon® processors featuring Intel® HD Graphics P4600 has 20 Execution Units and oers
higher performance, compared to the previous generation Intel® HD Graphics P4000, which has 16 Execution Units. It
supports Microsoft DirectX11.1 and OpenCL 1.2 and OpenGL 4.0, and expanded media acceleration features like full
hardware decode and encode acceleration as well as advanced video processing features.
Integrated USB 3.0
Two front and two rear integrated USB 3.0 ports are available on the HP Z230 Tower and SFF. Integrated USB 3.0 provides
cost-eective support for greater I/O bandwidth for new, faster peripherals and external storage devices, and a 10 times
higher bit rate over USB 2.0. More information on the USB 3.0 Technology and Performance measurements can be found in
the “Resources, contacts, or additional links” section below.
USB Charging Ability (Tower Only)
HP Z230 Tower equips one of the front USB 2.0 ports to support power charging ability. The port is able to provide fast
charge to a portable device not only in System On but also in System Sleep, System Hibernate and System O. The port
supports USB Battery Charging Specication 1.2.
Intel® SRT
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Intel® Smart Response Technology (SRT) is a cost eective disk caching option that enables faster boot and application
responsiveness. A cost-eective 64GB SATA solid-state drive (SSD) functions as cache for a conventional, larger capacity
magnetic hard disk drive, or RAIDed volumes of HDDs. It is available for Windows 7 and Windows 8 32/64 bit only. For an
expanded overview of SRT’s technology, benets and installation, please refer to the “Resources, contacts, or additional
links” section below.