Why a Workstation?
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Expandable by design
More memory and faster I/O channels are 
critical for workstation applications and the 
are designed to provide more memory, 
storage, and I/O expandability by supporting 
a range of PCI Express slots, hard drives, 
solid state drives, optical drives, RAID 
Upgrade with ease
Work isn’t static. Expand your system 
demands grow over time. HP Z Workstations 
featuring smart tool-less chassis, easy open 
access doors, and easy rack accessibility makes 
swapping parts and upgrading a breeze.
Push the processing limit
On dual socket workstations, a second 
processor can be added when you need it, 
delivering up to 36 discrete processor cores 
of computing and visualization power. 
More memory, less waiting
The high-performance models of  
HP Z Workstations employ a scalable 
memory subsystem that provides more 
bandwidth, reduces latency, and helps reduce 
power consumption, so workstations can 
substantially increasing power and cooling 
DDR4 technology.
Storage even a server would envy
options that balance performance, endurance, 
capacity, and data security. Select HP Z 
Workstations come with up to 10 internal 
storage bay slots to satisfy your storage 
the way up to 20 TB
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, you can say goodbye to 
your external drives.
Linux® workstation solutions
operating systems for HP Z Workstations.
Designed for organizations requiring
security, compatibility, stability and
unlimited scalability, Linux® powers millions
of computers with enterprise-proven
vendor to deliver a desktop Linux® 
capabilities. That commitment continues 
today with world-class proven solutions 
and a dedication to high-touch service for 
our Linux® customers. HP Z Workstation 
relationships with Red Hat®, Canonical, 
and SUSE.
HP recommends Windows.
Solution guide | Why a workstation?
 
features so that you 
can quickly and easily
grow your workstation 
at your own pace.
storage
20 TB
Available operating  
systems
5
Maximum  
memory
1
Maximum  
storage
2
Maximum  
graphics
HP Z1 G2
Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit
Windows 7 Professional
Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® Desktop
32 GB 3.25 TB NVIDIA® Quadro® K4100M
HP Z240 
SFF
Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
Windows 7 Professional 64-bit 
HP Linux® Ready
64 GB 8 TB
NVIDIA® Quadro® K1200 or 
NVIDIA® NVS
TM
 510 + NVS 310; 
AMD FirePro™ W2100
HP Z240 
Tower
Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
Windows 7 Professional 64-bit 
HP Linux® Ready
64 GB 12 TB
NVIDIA® Quadro® M4000 or 
NVIDIA® NVS
TM
 510 + NVS 310; 
AMD FirePro™ W7100 (AMO only)
HP Z440
Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit
Windows 7 Professional
Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® Desktop
128 GB 16 TB
NVIDIA® Quadro® K6000  
(AMO only) or dual NVIDIA® 
Quadro® K2200; 
AMD FirePro™ W7100
HP Z640
Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit
Windows 7 Professional
Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® Desktop
256 GB 16 TB
NVIDIA® Quadro® K6000 or 
dual NVIDIA® Quadro® K5200; 
Dual AMD FirePro™ W7100
HP Z840
Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit
Windows 7 Professional
Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® Desktop
512 GB 20 TB
Dual NVIDIA® Quadro® K6000 or 
Triple NVIDIA® Quadro® K5200; 
Dual AMD FirePro™ W7100
Memory, storage and graphics that grow with 
your needs








