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HP Z420 Workstation
HP Z420 Workstation
Expand Your Power.
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.
STARTING AT: $1099*
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HP workstations are designed to meet the demands of professionals, who work with large and complex datasets and intricate 3D models. HP is a leader in the Workstation industry and our Workstations set the standard for innovation, performance and reliability.
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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 an optional bay handle for seamless deployment. And with optional liquid cooling designed to deliver whisper-quiet performance, the HP Z420 is built to make your work flow more smoothly.
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Enjoy Superb Performance.
Achieve the highest performance available in a single-processer personal workstation. The HP Z420 Workstation 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 6000. With a 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.
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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 of 1600MHz memory.
Intel vPro™ Technology
Enhance your management capabilities with a systems solution that enables seamless deployments of HP desktops and workstations.
HP Remote Graphics Software
Feel the freedom of working remotely while still accessing the high-performance 3D, or media-rich applications you count on.
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HP Performance Advisor
This built-in workstation guru offers one click system fine-tuning for optimal performance of your key applications.
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ISV Certification
With thoroughly tested hardware and software combinations, you’ll enjoy peace of mind knowing the tools you demand will work when you need them.
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Environmentally-friendly workstation
HP workstations offer BFR/PVC-free1 and ENERGY STAR® qualified configurations featuring 90% efficient power supplies.
Complete peace of mind
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.2
The Right Card For The Job
With support for almost any professional application, HP tested unified graphics drivers, and hardware accelerated OpenGL for unmatched 3D performance, professional graphics cards are built to work as hard as you do. Featuring optimized thermal and power design, application certification, and a full three-year warranty, our professional graphics cards provide the same stability, reliability and support as our workstations.
NVIDIA Quadro Professional Graphics
Get the power to realize your vision with the new family of NVIDIA® Quadro® K-series professional graphics featuring NVIDIA’s most powerful GPU architecture ever—NVIDIA Kepler™. Whether you’re creating revolutionary products or telling spectacularly vivid visual stories, Quadro helps you do it better and faster.Offering support for up to 8 independent displays and robust OpenGL support, NVIDIA graphics are fully certified and optimized with industry-leading applications from AutoDesk, Solidworks, Adobe® and many others. Plus, with the NVIDIA Tesla C2075 as part of NVIDIA’s Maximus solution, the HP Z420 can efficiently fill your high performance GPU computing needs.
HIGH PERFORMANCE
GPU COMPUTING
NVIDIA Tesla C2075
HIGH-END 3D
NVIDIA Quadro 6000
NVIDIA Quadro K5000
NVIDIA Quadro K4000
NVIDIA Quadro 4000
MID-RANGE 3D
NVIDIA Quadro K2000
NVIDIA Quadro 2000
ENTRY-LEVEL 3D
NVIDIA Quadro K600
NVIDIA Quadro 600
NVIDIA Quadro 410
PROFESSIONAL 3D
NVIDIA NVS 510
NVIDIA NVS 310
NVIDIA NVS 300
AMD FirePro™
Boost productivity with the serious power and performance of AMD FirePro™ professional graphics cards for the HP Z420 Workstation. Featuring extensive application certifications, support for up to 6 independent displays, and HP qualified professional graphics drivers with full OpenGL and DirectX support, AMD FirePro™ cards are specifically built for outstanding performance. To maximize graphics performance, the HP Z420 is ready to support the next generation PCIe Gen3 graphics cards from AMD when they become available.
HIGH END 3D
AMD FirePro™ W7000
AMD FirePro™ V7900
Entry Level 3D
AMD FirePro™ V3900
Complete peace of mind
All HP Workstation graphics cards come with a limited 3-year warranty that is extendable up to 5 years.2
Dedicated support
Get the support you need from HP and our graphics vendors to keep your workstation running at peak performance.
Application Certification
Professional graphics cards are optimized and certified for industry-leading professional applications.
Whole-system engineering allows the processor, memory, graphics, operating system and applications to work together seamlessly to deliver maximum performance.
Up to 30% Faster Rendering Performance
LightWave HP Z400 vs. HP Z420
This chart compares an HP Z420 Workstation running an Intel® Xeon® E5-1620 3.60 GHz Quad-core processor to an HP Z400 running an Intel® Xeon® W3565 3.20 GHz quad-core processor.3,4,5 All systems are running the Microsoft® Windows® 7 64-bit operating system. Testing is based on SPECapc benchmark.
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Autodesk® Maya® 2009 HP Z400 vs. HP Z420
This chart compares an HP Z420 Workstation running an Intel® Xeon® E5-1620 3.60 GHz Quad-core processor to an HP Z400 running an Intel® Xeon® W3565 3.20 GHz quad-core processor3,4,5. All systems are running the Microsoft® Windows® 7 64-bit operating system. Testing is based on SPECapc benchmark.
Up to 18% Pro/E Performance Improvement*
Pro/ENGINEER® Wildfire 2.0 HP Z400 vs. HP Z420
This chart compares an HP Z420 Workstation running an Intel® Xeon® E5-1620 3.60 GHz Quad-core processor to an HP Z400 running an Intel® Xeon® W3565 3.20 GHz quad-core processor3,4,5. All systems are running the Microsoft® Windows® 7 64-bit operating system. Testing is based on SPECapc benchmark.
- Form Factor
- Convertible minitower
- Available Operating Systems
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- Windows 8 Pro 64-bit
- Windows 8 (China) 64-bit
- Windows 7 Professional 32-bit
- Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
- Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
- HP Linux Installer Kit
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 (90 day license)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop/Workstation (1 year paper license; no preinstalled OS)
- Available Processors6,7,8,9
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- Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2687W, 3.1 GHz, 20 MB cache, 1600 MHz memory, Eight-core
- Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2665, 2.4 GHz, 20 MB cache, 1600 MHz memory, Eight-core
- Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-1660, 3.3 GHz, 15 MB cache, 1600 MHz memory, Six-core
- Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-1650, 3.2 GHz, 12 MB cache, 1600 MHz memory, Six-core
- Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-1620, 3.6 GHz, 10 MB cache, 1600 MHz memory, Quad-core
- Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-1607, 3 GHz, 10 MB cache, 1066 MHz memory, Quad-core
- Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-1603, 2.8 GHz, 10 MB cache, 1066 MHz memory, Quad-core
- Optional HP Liquid Cooling
- Chipset
- Intel® C602 Chipset
- Memory10
- DIMM slots, Up to 64 GB ECC unbuffered DDR3 1600 MHz; 4 channels per CPU
- Storage11,12
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- Up to (4) 3.5-inch 7200 rpm SATA drives: 250, 500 GB, 1, 2, 3 TB, 12 TB max
- Up to (4) 2.5-inch 10K rpm SATA drives: 250, 500 GB, 1 TB max, 4 TB max
- Up to (4) 2.5-inch 10K rpm SAS drives: 300, 600 GB, 2.4 TB max
- Up to (4) 3.5-inch 15K rpm SAS drives: 300, 450, 600 GB, 2.4 TB max
- Up to (4) 2.5-inch SATA solid state drives: 128, 160, 256, 300 GB, 1.2 TB max
- Up to (1) 2.5-inch SATA self-encrypting solid state boot drive (SED SSD): 256 GB, 256 GB Max
- Optical Storage13,14
- DVD-ROM, DVD+/-RW DL Super-Multi, Blu-ray Writer, 22-in-1 Media Card Reader
- Drive Bays
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- 3 external 5.25-inch bays
- 3 internal 3.5-inch HDD bays (4 total when using 5.25-inch bay converters)
- up to 4 eSATA
- Expansion Slots
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- 2 PCI Express Gen3 x16 mechanical/electrical
- 1 PCI Express Gen3 x8 mechanical/electrical
- 1 PCI Express Gen2 x8 mechanical/x4 electrical
- 1 PCI Express Gen2 x4 mechanical/x1 electrical
- 1 Legacy PCI
- Available Graphics15
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- Professional 2D: NVIDIA NVS 300, NVIDIA NVS 310, NVIDIA NVS 510
- Entry 3D: AMD FirePro V3900, NVIDIA Quadro 410, NVIDIA Quadro 600, NVIDIA Quadro K600
- Mid-range 3D: NVIDIA Quadro 2000, NVIDIA Quadro K2000
- High-end 3D: NVIDIA Quadro 4000, NVIDIA Quadro K4000, AMD FirePro V7900, AMD FirePro W7000, NVIDIA Quadro K5000
- Ultra-High 3D: NVIDIA Quadro 6000
- Compute: NVIDIA Tesla C2075
- Audio
- Integrated Intel/Realtek HD ALC262 Audio; optional HP Thin USB Powered Speakers
- Network
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- Integrated Intel 82579LM GbE LAN
- Infineon TPM 1.2 Controller
- Optional Broadcom NIC
- Optional Intel NIC
- Ports
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- Front: 2 USB 3.0, 1 USB 2.0, 1 IEEE 1394a standard, 1 microphone in, 1 headphone out, HP 22-in-1 Media Card Reader (optional)
- Rear: 2 USB 3.0, 4 USB 2.0, 2 IEEE 1394b ports via optional add-in PCIe card, 1 audio in, 1 audio out, 1 microphone in, 2 PS/2, 1 RJ-45 to integrated Gigabit LAN, 1 serial via optional adapter
- Internal: 6 USB 2.0, supports up to three HP Internal USB Port Kits (one two-port kit on each 2x5 header)
- Input Devices
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- PS/2 standard keyboard
- USB standard keyboard
- USB Smart Card Keyboard
- PS/2 optical scroll mouse
- USB 2-button optical scroll mouse
- USB 3-button optical mouse
- USB SpaceExplorer
- USB SpacePilot
- USB Laser Scroll Mouse
- Dimensions (H x W x D)
- 17.63 x 7.0 x 17.5 in (44.76 x 17.78 x 44.52 cm)
- Power Supply
- 600-Watt 90% efficient power supply
- Compatible Displays (screen size diagonally measured)
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- HP DreamColor LP2480zx Professional Display (24-inch diagonal widescreen)
- HP ZR30w 30-inch S-IPS LCD Monitor
- HP ZR2740w 27-inch LED Backlit IPS Monitor
- HP ZR2440w 24-inch LED Backlit IPS Monitor
- HP ZR24w 24-inch S-IPS LCD Monitor
- HP LP2475w 24-inch Widescreen LCD Monitor
- HP ZR2240w 21.5-inch LED Backlit IPS Monitor
- HP ZR22w 21.5-inch S-IPS LCD Monitor
- HP ZR2040w 20-inch LED Backlit IPS Monitor
- Warranty16
- Limited three-year Mon-Fri 8-5 next business day, parts, labor and 24x7 phone support, terms and conditions may vary. Extendable up to five years.
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Screen images courtesy of Autodesk, Bandito Brothers, Phoenix Analysis & Design Technologies, Inc., PTC and Spracher Engineering. Intel, the Intel logo, Intel Core, Core Inside, and Ultrabook are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and/or other countries. Microsoft and Windows are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies. FireWire is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. ENERGY STAR is a US registered mark of the United States Environmental Protection Agency. AMD is a trademark of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
© Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein.
- This product is brominated flame retardant, chlorinated flame retardant and polyvinyl chloride free (BFR/CFR/PVC free) meeting the industry definition of 'BFR/CFR/PVC-free' per the iNEMI Position Statement on "Low Halogen" Electronics. Plastic parts incorporated into the chassis generally contain < 1000 ppm (0.1%) of bromine or chlorine. Printed circuit board and substrate laminates generally contain < 1500 ppm (0.15%) of total bromine and chlorine. Service parts after purchase may not be BFR/CFR/PVC-free. External accessories, including power supplies, power cords, and peripherals as well as the following customer-configurable internal components: 3 ½" SAS HDDs, Intel SAS Upgrade Module, LSI 9260-8i SAS 6Gb/s ROC RAID Card, Creative Recon3D PCIe Audio Card, Liquid Cooling Solution and Broadcom 5761 Gigabit PCIe NIC are not BFR/CFR/PVC-free.
- Limited three-year Mon-Fri 8-5 next business day, parts, labor and 24x7 phone support, terms and conditions may vary standard on Z1. HP Care Pack Services extend service contracts beyond the standard warranties. Service starts from date of hardware purchase. To choose the right level of service for your HP product, use the HP Care Pack Services Lookup Tool at http://www.hp.com/go/lookuptool. Additional HP Care Pack Services information by product is available at http://www.hp.com/carepacks. Service levels and response times for HP Care Packs may vary depending on your geographic location.
- Dual-, quad-, and six-core technologies are designed to improve performance of multithreaded software products and hardware-aware multitasking operating systems and may require appropriate operating system software for full benefits; check with software provider to determine suitability; Not all customers or software applications will necessarily benefit from use of these technologies.
- Intel's numbering is not a measurement of higher performance.
- All specifications represent the typical specifications provided by HP's component manufacturers; actual performance may vary either higher or lower.
- Dual-, Quad- and Eight-Core technologies are designed to improve performance of multithreaded software products and hardware-aware multitasking operating systems and may require appropriate operating system software for full benefits; Not all customers or software applications will necessarily benefit from use of these technologies.
- 64-bit computing on Intel® architecture requires a computer system with a processor, chipset, BIOS, operating system, device drivers and applications enabled for Intel® 64 architecture. Processors will not operate(including 32-bit operation) without an Intel® 64 architecture-enabled BIOS. Performance will vary depending on your hardware and software configurations. See http://www.intel.com/info/em64t for more information.
- Intel's numbering is not a measurement of higher performance.
- Although the Intel Xeon E5-2600 processor family supports dual processors, the HP Z420 Workstation does not support dual processor configurations.
- Each processor supports up to 4 channels of DDR3 memory. To realize full performance at least 1 DIMM must be inserted into each channel.
- SATA hardware RAID is not supported on Linux systems. The Linux kernel, with built-in software RAID, provides excellent functionality and performance. It is a good alternative to hardware-based RAID. Please visit http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c00060684/c00060684.pdf for RAID capabilities with Linux
- For hard drives, 1 GB = 1 billion bytes. TB = 1 trillion bytes. Actual formatted capacity is less.
- Actual speeds may vary. Does not permit copying of commercially available DVD movies or other copyright protected materials. Intended for creation and storage of your original material and other lawful uses. Note that DVD-RAM cannot read or write to 2.6 GB Single Sided/5.2 GB Double Sided – Version 1.0 media.
- As Blu-ray is a new format containing new technologies, certain disc, digital connection, compatibility and/or performance issues may arise, and do not constitute defects in the product. Flawless playback on all systems is not guaranteed. In order for some Blu-ray titles to play, they may require a DVI or HDMI digital connection and your display may require HDCP support. HD DVD movies cannot be played on this workstation.
- AMD graphics are not supported when there is greater than 32 GB of system memory present.
- HP Care Pack Services extend service contracts beyond the standard warranties. Service starts from date of hardware purchase. To choose the right level of service for your HP product, use the HP Care Pack Services Lookup Tool at http://www.hp.com/go/lookuptool. Additional HP Care Pack Services information by product is available at http://www.hp.com/carepacks. Service levels and response times for HP Care Packs may vary depending on your geographic location
