HP Z2 G8 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-11700 16 GB DDR4-SDRAM 512 GB SSD Windows 10 Pro SFF Workstation Black

^[1] Based on HP's internal analysis of non-gaming small form factor desktop workstations with a minimum 3 ISV certs, configurable professional graphics, and a dedicated workstation brand as of April 2021. Power based on processor, graphics, memory, and power supply.
^[3] Undergoes MIL-STD testing. MIL-STD testing is not intended to demonstrate fitness for U.S. Department of Defense contract requirements or for military use. Test results are not a guarantee of future performance under these test conditions. Accidental damage requires an optional HP Accidental Damage Protection Care Service. ^[2] Multicore is designed to improve performance of certain software products. Not all customers or software applications will necessarily benefit from use of this technology. Performance and clock frequency will vary depending on application workload and your hardware and software configurations. Intel’s numbering, branding and/or naming is not a measurement of higher performance.

Technical specification disclaimers
For detailed OS/hardware support information for Linux, see:  http://www.hp.com/support/linux_hardware_matrix
Multicore is designed to improve performance of certain software products. Not all customers or software applications will necessarily benefit from use of this technology. Performance and clock frequency will vary depending on application workload and your hardware and software configurations. Intel’s numbering, branding and/or naming is not a measurement of higher performance.
For full Intel® vPro™ functionality, Windows 10 Pro 64 bit, a vPro supported processor, vPro enabled chipset, vPro enabled wired LAN and/or WLAN card and TPM 2.0 are required. Some functionality requires additional 3rd party software in order to run. See http://intel.com/vpro
Multi-core is designed to improve performance of certain software products. Not all customers or software applications will necessarily benefit from use of this technology. Performance and clock frequency will vary depending on application workload and your hardware and software configurations. Intel’s numbering, branding and/or naming is not a measurement of higher performance.
Intel® Turbo Boost performance varies depending on hardware, software and overall system configuration. See http://www.intel.com/technology/turboboost/ for more information.
Flex IO port and one PCIe slot will be occupied when Thunderbolt is installed. Thunderbolt will be available in Q3, 2021.
Keyboard and Mouse are optional or add on features. The HP Antimicrobial Keyboard and HP Antimicrobial Mouse are only available in China.
HP 10 GbE SFP+ SR Transceiver - only offered with Intel X710.
Duplication of copyrighted material is strictly prohibited. Actual speeds may vary. Double Layer media compatibility will widely vary with some home DVD players and DVD-ROM drives. Note that DVD-RAM cannot read or write to 2.6GB Single Sided/5.2 Double Sided-Version 1.0 Media.
With Blu-Ray, 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 Desktop PC.
Based on US EPEAT® registration according to IEEE 1680.1-2018 EPEAT®. EPEAT® status varies by country. Visit www.epeat.net for more information.
External power supplies, power cords, cables and peripherals are not Low Halogen. Service parts obtained after purchase may not be Low Halogen.
HP ZCentral Remote Boost Sender does not come preinstalled on Z Workstations but can be downloaded and run on all Z desktop and laptops without license purchase through 2022. With non-Z sender devices, purchase of perpetual individual license or perpetual floating license per simultaneously executing versions and purchase of ZCentral Remote Boost Software Support is required. ZCentral Remote Boost Sender for non-Z Hardware requires a license and Windows 10, RHEL/CentOS (7 or 8), or UBUNTU 18.04 or 20.04 LTS operating systems. macOS (10.14 or newer) operating system and ThinPro 7.2 are only supported on the receiver side. Requires network access. The software is available for download at hp.com/ZCentralRemoteBoost.
HP Performance Advisor Software - HP Performance Advisor is ready and waiting to help you get the most out of your HP Workstation from day one—and every day after. Learn more or download at: https://www8.hp.com/us/en/workstations/performance-advisor.html
HP Support Assistant requires Windows and Internet access.
HP Manageability Integration Kit can be downloaded from http://www8.hp.com/us/en/ads/clientmanagement/overview.html
HP Client Security Manager Gen7requires Windows and is available on the select HP PCs.
HP BIOSphere Gen6 features may vary depending on the platform and configurations.
HP Sure Click requires Windows 11 or Windows 10 Pro or Enterprise. See https://bit.ly/2PrLT6A_SureClick for complete details.
HP Sure Start Gen7 is available on select HP PCs and workstations. See product specifications for availability.
HP Sure Run Gen4 is available on select Windows 10 based HP Pro, Elite and Workstation PCs with select Intel® or AMD processors.
HP Sure Recover Gen4 is available on select HP PCs and requires an open network connection. You must back up important files, data, photos, videos, etc. before using HP Sure Recover to avoid loss of data.
Secure Erase - For the methods outlined in the National Institute of Standards and Technology Special Publication 800-88 "Clear" sanitation method. HP Secure Erase does not support platforms with Intel® Optane.
HP Sure Sense requires Windows 11, Windows 10 Pro or Enterprise and supports Microsoft Internet Explorer, Google Chrome™, and Chromium™. Supported attachments include Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and PDF files in read only mode, when Microsoft Office or Adobe Acrobat are installed.
A certified preloaded version of Ubuntu® 20.04 LTS is available from HP for this platform.
Wireless access point and internet service required and sold separately. Availability of public wireless access points limited.
Wi-Fi 6 is backwards compatible with prior 802.11 specs. The specifications for the 802.11ax WLAN are draft specifications and are not final. If the final specifications differ from the draft specifications, it may affect the ability of the PC to communicate with 802.11ax WLAN devices. Wi-Fi 6 requires a wireless router, sold separately, that supports 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6). Only available in countries where 802.11ax is supported.
Intel® I225 and Intel® X710 will be available in Q3, 2021.