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HP Z230 Tower Workstation

Affordable performance and flexibility, re-defined.
Create a totally immersive work environment for those who demand reliability and performance on a
budget. Designed for heavy 24x7x365 workloads, the HP Z230 delivers next-generation processor and
graphics technologies in a redesigned, compact yet impressively expandable tower.

Rock solid reliability, affordably priced

Designed for heavy 24x7x365 workloads. The affordable HP Z230 Tower
Workstation handles the demanding workloads of business applications.
Gain peace of mind from our extreme test and validation processes with
workstations designed for always-on environments.
Control your environmental impact better than ever1while lowering your total
cost of ownership with a 92% efficient power supply and enhanced system
reliability.
Work smarter with your software tools. This HP workstation has earned a wide
range of ISV certifications to deliver better, smarter performance.

Power for now, room to grow

Grow along with your business. The HP Z230 Tower Workstation is designed to
scale and expand, so you can add more storage and connectivity when you
need it.
Complete computing power in a new compact design. HP’s redesigned and
more compact workstation is robust and flexible, while freeing up more space
for work.
Spend less time waiting. Speed up data transfers with six available drive bays
including a 6,3 cm (2.5'') HD bay for high speed solid state drives.
Boost your storage performance with RAID, solid state drives, or get the best
of both worlds by combining large hard drives with an optional solid state drive
as a cache device.
Optimize this workstation for peak performance. HP Performance Advisor
helps you easily configure your system with the best settings designed for
specific applications.

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Totally immersive. Perfectly productive.

Power to spare—and share. The latest Intel® Xeon® processors4and rich
graphics keep up with your work. Plug in and work on up to six displays.
Enjoy the latest in performance and energy efficiency from Intel’s next
generation processor architecture.
Keep more work front-and-center with support for up to six monitors. Choose
between cost-effective integrated graphics and powerful 2D or 3D discrete

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HP recommends Windows.

graphics choices.
Easily connect your peripherals and devices using the four PCIe slots7, one PCI
input/output slot, ten external USB ports and the fast charging USB port.
With HP RGS you can take your graphics intensive workstation applications
wherever you go. Collaborate with colleagues around the office or around the
world, in real time.

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HP Z230 Tower Workstation

HP recommends Windows.

Form Factor

Operating System

Processor Family

Processor

Chipset

Memory

Graphics

Removable Media

Audio

Internal Storage

Communications

Ports and Connectors

Security

Software

Dimensions

Weight

Energy Efficiency Compliance

Power

Expansion Slots

Warranty

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When comparing previous generations of HP Workstations.

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Requires a compatible Intel® Core processor, enabled chipset, Intel® Rapid Storage technology software and non-SED HDD + optional 6,3 cm (2.5”) SSD flash cache module. Intel® Smart Response Technology is only

available on select HP systems. Read performance levels assume that the data to be read is in the cache. Depending on system configuration, results may vary.

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Requires Windows 7 or Windows 8.

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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. 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. Intel’s numbering is not a measurement of higher performance.

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Requires both NVIDIA NVS 510 and NVS 310 graphics cards to be installed.

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Optional feature sold separately or as an add on feature.

Minitower

Windows 8 Pro 64
Windows 7 Professional 32 (available through downgrade rights from Windows 8 Pro 64)
Windows 7 Professional 64 (available through downgrade rights from Windows 8 Pro 64)
Windows 7 Ultimate 64
Windows 7 Professional 32
Windows 7 Professional 64
Windows 7 Home Premium 64
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11
HP Installer Kit for Linux

Intel® Xeon® E3 processor; Intel® Core™ i7 processor; Intel® Core™ i5 processor

Intel® Xeon® E3-1280v3 (3.6 GHz, 8 MB cache, 4 cores); Intel® Xeon® E3-1270v3 (3.5 GHz, 8 MB cache, 4 cores); Intel® Xeon® E3-1245v3 with Intel HD Graphics P4600 (3.4 GHz, 8
MB cache, 4 cores); Intel® Xeon® E3-1240v3 (3.4 GHz, 8 MB cache, 4 cores); Intel® Xeon® E3-1230v3 (3.3 GHz, 8 MB cache, 4 cores); Intel® Xeon® E3-1225v3 with Intel HD Graphics
P4600 (3.2 GHz, 8 MB cache, 4 cores); Intel® Core™ i7-4770 with Intel HD Graphics 4600 (3.4 GHz, 8 MB cache, 4 cores); Intel® Core™ i5-4670 with Intel HD Graphics 4600 (3.4 GHz, 6
MB cache, 4 cores); Intel® Core™ i5-4570 with Intel HD Graphics 4600 (3.2 GHz, 6 MB cache, 4 cores)

Intel® PCH C226

Up to 32 GB 1600 MHz DDR3 Unbuffered SDRAM
Memory slots: 4 DIMM
Standard memory note: Up to 32 GB ECC/non-ECC. ECC/non-ECC choice and actual memory speed dependent on processor capability.

Integrated, Intel® HD Graphics P4600; Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Professional 2D, NVIDIA NVS 310 (512 MB); NVIDIA NVS 315 (1 GB); NVIDIA NVS 510 (2 GB)
Entry 3D, AMD FirePro V3900 (1 GB); NVIDIA Quadro 410 (512 MB); NVIDIA Quadro K600 (1 GB)
Mid-range 3D, NVIDIA Quadro K2000 (2 GB)
High-end 3D, AMD FirePro W7000 (4 GB); NVIDIA Quadro K4000 (3 GB)

SATA Blu-ray writer; SATA SuperMulti DVD writer; SATA DVD-ROM

Integrated High Definition Realtek ALC221 Audio; HP Thin USB Powered Speakers (optional)

250 GB, up to 1 TB, SATA (10000 rpm)
500 GB, up to 3 TB, SATA (7200 rpm)
up to 500 GB, SATA SED
128 GB, up to 256 GB, SATA SSD
up to 256 GB, SATA SE SSD

Integrated Intel I217LM PCIe Gigabit controller; Intel Ethernet I210-T1 PCIe NIC (optional); HP X520 10 Gigabit Ethernet Dual-Port Adapter (optional); HP Wireless 802.11b/g/n PCIe
NIC (optional)

4 USB 3.0; 5 USB 2.0; 1 USB 2.0 (charging); 2 microphone; 1 headphone; 1 audio line in; 1 audio line out; 1 RJ-45; 2 PS/2

HP Solenoid Lock and Hood (TWR) Sensor (optional); Security cable with Kensington lock (optional); HP Business PC Security Lock kit (optional)

HP Performance Advisor; HP Remote Graphics Software 6.0; HP ProtectTools Security (optional); PDF Complete - Corporate Edition; Cyberlink Media Suite & PowerDVD; Microsoft
Office Home and Business 2013 (optional); HP PC Hardware Diagnostics UEFI

17 x 44.2 x 39.9 cm Standard minitower orientation

Starting at 8.8 kg Exact weight depends upon configuration

ENERGY STAR® qualified configurations available

400W 92% efficient, wide-ranging, Active Power Factor Correction

1 PCIe Gen3 x16; 1 PCIe Gen2 x4 (x16 connector); 1 PCIe Gen2 x1 (x4 connector); 1 PCIe Gen2 x1; 1 PCI Two 13,3 cm (5.25''); 1 slim optical drive bay Two 8,9 cm (3.5''); One 6,3 cm
(2.5'')

3-year limited warranty including 3 years of parts, labour, and next-business-day onsite service. Terms and conditions vary by country. Certain restrictions and exclusions apply.

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herein.

Not all features are available in all editions of Windows 8. Systems may require upgraded and/or separately purchased hardware to take full
advantage of Windows 8 functionality. See http://www.microsoft.com/windowsfor details.Learn more at www.hp.eu/workstations

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