HP Workstations
The pros are moving
from Mac to Z.
When it comes to choosing a workstation that delivers uncompromising performance, there’s simply no contest. Take it from experience.
Rob Legato, Hollywood blockbusters
Power the impossible
HP Z Workstations transform CGI fantasy into the real thing.
Jonathan Bird, broadcast TV
Speed up your workflow
Edit, change, do over and start again in minutes – not hours.
Devin Super Tramp, viral videos
Create anywhere
No need to get back to a studio. Do the work wherever it takes you.
Compare HP Z Workstations to Mac computers
“I started using HP Workstations, because anything that made the work faster gave me more chances to make it better.”
– Rob Legato, Visual Effects Supervisor
Rob Legato
Hollywood blockbusters
Rob Legato is a two-time Oscar-winning visual effects supervisor and second unit director of photography. He won his first Academy Award for his work on Titanic, and his second for Hugo. Rob has also been awarded for his work on Apollo 13 and the Star Trek franchise.
Filmography
- The Wolf of Wall Street
- Hugo
- Titanic
- Apollo 13
- The Departed
- The Aviator
- Harry Potter
- Shutter Island
Awards
- 2 Academy Awards
- 2 Emmy Awards
- 1 BAFTA
Power the impossible
Visual effects supervisors Rob Legato and Mark Russell use HP Z Workstations when they need to turn impractical, unattainable, unthinkable shots into on-screen reality.
Awesome performance – straight out of the box.
Thanks to the incredible processing power of the HP Z8 Workstations, Rob and Mark are able to take on massive workloads, running multiple workstreams simultaneously without ever slowing down.
Mark Russell
Hollywood blockbusters
Filmography
- The Wolf of Wall Street
- Saving Private Ryan
- Minority Report
- Hellboy
- The Adjustment Bureau
- Tower Heist
“I want to go into a situation knowing that I have the best equipment that’s going to allow me to spend my time telling the story.”
24
CPU cores
Mac Pro
12
CPU cores
Even the most powerful computer can be handicapped by a sub-par GPU, which is why HP Z Workstations come equipped with industry-leading NVIDIA Quadro professional graphics.
Maximize your power
HP Performance Advisor helps
you gain a quick and accurate
understanding of your entire system
in one simple, intelligent interface.
Expedite troubleshooting and
eliminate downtime with one-click
system reporting.
In terms of performance, the HP Z8 Workstations blaze ahead of the Mac Pro, delivering enough power to put whatever you have in your imagination on to the big screen.
10.4
Teraflops
Mac Pro
7
Teraflops
When you need more, add more in seconds.
Creativity is always changing, so we created the HP Z8 Workstations to feature tool-less serviceability, letting you easily get inside and expand your hardware to have the power and speed to fit your needs. Whatever they are, whenever you want.
Expand your HP Z8 Workstation
24
cores
5760
NVIDIA CUDA Processing cores
512GB
memory
15TB
Internal Storage
7
PCIe slots
Thunderbolt™ 2.01
“We can take any footage, any format you can imagine, from GoPro files, DSLR files, 4K files – we can drop ‘em right into the edit and they play back perfectly.”
– Jonathan Bird, Producer, Jonathan Bird’s Blue World
Speed up your workflow
Jonathan Bird takes the world underwater in his nine-time Emmy award-winning series Jonathan Bird’s Blue World, edited and produced right from his own home studio.
Jonathan Bird
Broadcast TV
In 1991 Jonathan Bird formed Oceanic Research Group Inc., dedicated to producing educational ocean-related material. Since then he’s produced 13 educational films, published 7 books, and created the award-winning series Jonathan Bird’s Blue World, earning him 9 Emmy Awards and 2 CINE Golden Eagle Awards.
Filmography
- Jonathan Bird’s Blue World
Awards
- 9 Emmy Awards
- 2 CINE Golden Eagle Awards
Edit. Change. Create. In real time.
Bird and his team chose the HP Z8 Workstations because they’re built to keep up with creativity, packing more memory so you have the freedom to try new things, rearrange and re-do, without having to worry about waiting.
512GB
Max. memory
Mac Pro
64GB
Max. memory
“Our Mac was taking twelve hours to render one of these like, ten second
little graphics,
and with our new
Z Workstation,
the first one we
did, it rendered in two hours – at full resolution.”
Hardware that’s made for your software
We worked directly with partners like Adobe®, Autodesk, and Avid to create software that’s optimized specifically to take advantage of HP hardware and the NVIDIA CUDA platform to wring even more powerhouse performance out of the GPU.
Adobe® Creative Cloud™ gives you all you need to edit video, add motion graphics, mix sound, and more. All applications are optimized for HP Workstations so your creative world is all in one place.
HP Workstations are engineered to deliver whole-system computational power that makes creating digital media with Autodesk visual effects software faster and more efficient.
HP and Avid engineers collaborate to certify the latest versions of Media Composer, NewsCutter, and Pro Tools on the HP Workstations.
We come to you – not the other
way around.
For 30 years HP has been supporting the
creative professional, which is why we
provide a limited three-year, on-site
warranty2. So no more packing up
equipment and hauling it in or sending it
off. If anything goes wrong, we come to
you, on your schedule, and get you back
up and running fast.
“This is the first year we’ve actually had technology that can keep up with the demands we are trying to meet.”
– Devin Super Tramp, YouTube Content Creator
Devin SuperTramp
Viral videos
Devin “Super Tramp” Graham started creating YouTube videos for a friend in college. Since his first video he’s
shot to internet superstardom, earning over 300 million views, gaining
1.78 million followers, and directing commercials
for brands like Ford, Mountain Dew and Panasonic.
Recent work
- Ford One Tank Adventure Videos
- Mountain Dew Roadtrip
- Panasonic 2014 CES
- Intel’s wingsuit racing video
- Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed 4 Meets
Parkour in Real Life - Capcom’s Remember Me
Highlights
- 1.7 million YouTube fans
- Over 300 million YouTube views
Create anywhere
Armed with a video camera and an HP ZBook, Devin takes internet viewers on extreme adventures, producing Hollywood-quality videos on location – every week.
Go mobile –
no cords, drives, or extras needed.
Creatives like Devin can’t be chained to an office, which is why HP created the ZBook – designed to deliver the same level of heavy-duty production and post production, no matter where you are, without any additional equipment.
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“Being able to
see 4K play back
flawlessly, it’s huge.”
Devin can seamlessly transition from the road to the studio, transferring all his data via Thunderbolt™ 2.01– the industry’s fastest, most versatile I/O connection. And with the HP DreamColor LP2480zx Professional LCD display, he can see it all play back in one billion active colors.
Switch to Windows seamlessly
“The thing we were terrified about when switching over to PC’s, was learning Windows, but it wasn’t as bad as we thought, especially because we spend the majority of our time in Adobe® Premier Pro and the interface is exactly the same.”
See the difference
-
3
Mac Pro
Starting at
$2999.99
Processor cores 24 8 12 Windows 7 Professional Yes Yes No Maximum memory 512GB 64GB 64GB Maximum internal storage 15TB 12TB 1TB Teraflops of computing power 10.4TFLOPS 5.1TFLOPS 7TFLOPS Thunderbolt™ 2.01 Yes Yes Yes Warranty 3yr2
Limited on-site warranty means we come to you.3yr2
Limited on-site warranty means we come to you.1yr
Limited warranty means
you wait for them. -
Processor cores 4 4 Windows 7 Professional Yes No Maximum memory 32GB 32GB Maximum internal storage 3.25TB 3TB Thunderbolt™ 2.01 Yes Yes Optional Touchscreen Yes No Workstation-class Graphics Yes No Warranty 3yr2
Limited on-site warranty means we come to you.1yr
Limited warranty means
you wait for them. -
MacBook Pro 15"
Starting at
$1999.99
Processor cores 4 4 4 Windows 7 Professional Yes Yes No Maximum memory 32GB 32GB 16GB Maximum internal storage 1.8TB 2.8TB 1TB Thunderbolt™ 2.01 Yes Yes Yes Workstation-class Graphics Yes Yes No Battery life 14hours 12hours 8hours Warranty 3yr2
Limited on-site warranty means we come to you.3yr2
Limited on-site warranty means we come to you.1yr
Limited warranty means
you wait for them.
Ready for more?
Take your work to the next level with machines designed for creative professionals – delivering the power and speed you need now and tomorrow.
© 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 and additional warranty. HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein.
Adobe is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated.
Products were provided to these customers by HP.
Intel® and Thunderbolt™ are trademarks of Intel® Corporation in the U.S. and other countries.
Not all features are available in all editions of Windows 8. Systems may require upgraded and/or separately purchased hardware,
drivers and/or software to take full advantage of Windows 8 functionality. See
http://www.microsoft.com
.
-
Thunderbolt™ 2.0 is an optional feature. Thunderbolt™ cable
and Thunderbolt™ device (sold separately) must be compatible with Windows. To determine
whether your device is Thunderbolt™ Certified for Windows, see
https://thunderbolttechnology.net/products
.
- Limited three-year, Mon-Fri, 8-5 next business day, parts, labor and 24x7 phone support; terms and conditions may vary.
- Product image courtesy of HP.
The buzz
“We use the HP Z820 Workstation for testing and development… because they reflect real world, high-end performance editing…”
– George Lamore, QE Manager for Adobe® Premiere Pro
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