HP Z8 Workstation

Front View:

1. Integrated Front Handle 2. Dedicated 9.5mm Optical Drive Bay
3. Power Button 4. HDD Activity LED
5. • Front I/O Entry: 4 USB 3.1 Gen1 (Left-most Port has Charging Capability)
• Front I/O Premium: 2 x USB 3.1 Gen1, 2 x USB 3.1 Gen2 Type- C (Left-most Type-A Port has Charging Capability)
6. Media Card Reader 7. 1 Headset
8. 24 DIMM Slots for DDR4 ECC Memory 9. 2 External 5.25” Bays and Slimline Optical
10. 4 Internal 3.5” Bays 11. 2 Intel Xeon Processors (Skylake SP) family

Internal View:

12. • Slot 1: PCIe Gen3 x 4 – Transforms to PCIe Gen3 x 8 when 2nd CPU is installed
• Slot 2: PCIe Gen3 x 16
• Slot 3: PCIe Gen3 x 16 – Available ONLY when 2nd processor is installed
• Slot 4: PCIe Gen3 x 16
• Slot 5: PCIe Gen3 x 4
• Slot 6: PCIe Gen3 x 16 - Available ONLY when 2nd processor is installed
• Slot 7: PCIe Gen3 x 4
13. 2 SATA, 8 SATA (AHCI) Ports
14. 3 USB 2.0 Internal Ports, 1 USB 3.0 Gen1 Internal Port

Rear View:

15. Choice of 1125W or 1450W, 90% Efficient Power Supplies 16. Rear I/O:
Rear Power Button 6 USB 3.1 Gen11 Serial PS/2 keyboard and mouse
17. Optional: 2 10GbE LAN port
Extreme power

Run 3D simulations and edit 8K video in real time with up to 56 processing cores and up to 3 TB high-speed memory. Certified for serious software, such as ANSYS or After Effects, you can ideate and iterate more to deliver better work in less time.

HP's most secure workstations

Advanced security features come standard on every Z8. Rest assured your device, identity and data are safe with security software like HP Client Security Suite Gen33 and HP Sure Start Gen38, the industry’s first self-healing BIOS with intrusion detection.

Industry-leading design and acoustics

From the inside out, the Z8 is an engineering wonder. The modern exterior provides tool-free access to a clean, modular interior. Strategically placed vents and ducts throughout the system streamline airflow for ultra-quiet performance.

Operating Systems

Operating Systems Support your unique user needs with a choice of Windows 11 Pro, WSL2 or Linux operating systems

Intel Xeon Processors

Power demanding professional workloads with more CPU performance than ever before—up to 64 cores with 2 next-gen Intel Xeon CPUs—and professional grade security and reliability.

Professional Grade Graphics

Tackle processor-heavy rendering, machine learning, and data visualization projects with up to 2 NVIDIA RTX A6000 or 2 AMD Radeon Pro W6800 GPUs.

Ultra Fast Memory Configurations

Power through memory-intensive workloads with up to 1TB DDR5 memory for fast CPU-dependent rendering, model training and development, and data visualization performance.

Storage

Get up to 120TB of storage across a variety of devices, including new front-accessible, hot-swappable NVMe devices with status information via external LED and email notifications.

Word Class Design & Acoustics

Keep quiet, cool and focused even at peak performance. Smart fan control keeps the system whisper-quiet by tuning fan speeds in real-time using over 20 temperature sensors.

Fast Data Transfer and Network Connectivity

Thunderbolt 4 technology for fast data transfers, and two ports of lightning-quick 10 GbE network connection at a lower cost than standard PCIe add-in cards.

HP Anyware

Access the power of your Z from any device with HP Anywhere —remote access software delivering fast responsiveness and image quality, even in film editing and data visualizations.

Smart Support with HP TechPulse

Get enhanced support and reduce downtime. HP Smart Support provides support agents, secure access to device health insights, and configuration data for faster troubleshooting.

Z by HP Data Science Stack Manager

Z by HP Data Science Stack Manager provides easy access to popular data science tools and updates them automatically, to help you customize your environment on Windows or Ubuntu.

ISV Certified

Work with confidence knowing your desktop is certified with leading software applications to ensure peak performance even with complex projects.

HP Wolf Security for Business

Get a hardware-enforced, always-on defense. From the BIOS to the browser - above, in, and below the OS - these constantly evolving solutions help protect from modern threats.

Processor family : Intel Xeon Scalable processor
Maximum memory : 3 TB DDR4-2666 ECC SDRAM; 1.5 TB DDR4-2933 ECC SDRAM Transfer rates up to 2933MT/s.
Memory slots : 24 DIMM with 2 processors
Optical drive : HP Slim DVD-ROM; HP Slim Blu-ray Writer; HP Slim DVD-Writer
Expansion slots : 2 PCIe x 4; 3 PCIe x 8; 4 PCIe x 16 (1 PCIe x 8 has rear bulkhead access and 2 PCIe x 8 are internal access only. Slot 1: Transforms to PCIe x 8 when 2nd CPU is installed. Slots 3 and 6: are available only when 2nd processor is installed.
Input devices : HP Wireless Business Slim Keyboard and Mouse Combo; HP USB Business Slim Keyboard; USB Premium wired keyboard; USB Smart Card (CCID) keyboard ; 3Dconnexion CADMouse; HP USB Optical Mouse; HP PS/2 Mouse; HP USB Hardened Mouse
Drive Bays : Two 5.25"; Four 2.5" or 3.5"
Power : 1700 W internal power supply, up to 90% efficiency, active PFC; 1450 W internal power supply, up to 90% efficiency, active PFC; 1125 W internal power supply, up to 90% efficiency, active PFC
Dimensions : 21.59 x 55.12 x 44.45 cm
Weight : Starting at 22.4 kg; (Exact weight depends on configuration.)
Warranty : 3 year (3-3-3) limited warranty and service offering includes 3 years of parts