HP Z-Series Workstations Pack up to 512GB of RAM and Intel Xeon E5 CPUs

HP has just announced that it has refreshed its line of Z-Series workstations to include Intel’s latest Xeon E5 processors based on the Sandy Bridge-EP architecture as well as a maximum of 512GB of RAM system memory.

The massive amount of memory is only available in the flagship Z820 workstation by populating the 16 DIMM sockets with high-capacity 32GB ECC DDR3 modules.

In addition to the impressive memory amount, the Z820 can also be fitted with two Xeon E5 CPUs in order to deliver a total of 16 physical computing cores (32 virtual via Hyper-Threading), 14TB of high-speed storage and up to dual Nvidia Quadro 6000 graphics cards. 

Just like its more beefier counterpart, the Z620 can also be fitted with dual Xeon E5 processors for up to 16 physical computing cores, but this time the maximum amount of ECC memory that can be installed has been limited to 96GB.

The rest of the system can be configured to include up to 11 TB of storage, as well as an Nvidia Quadro 6000 graphics card or dual Nvidia Quadro 5000 GPUs.

Finally, the less powerful of the three workstations announced by HP today, the Z420, supports Intel Xeon processors from the E5-1600 and E5-2600 series, up to 64 GB of ECC memory, a maximum of 11TB of storage space and a single Nvidia Quadro 5000 graphics card or dual Quadro 2000 cards.

All of HP’s Z Series workstations include 90% efficient power supplies and are ENERGY STAR qualified. 

"As the workstation industry leader, HP continues to invest in technology that allows our customers to push the limits of innovation," said Jim Zafarana, vice president and general manager, commercial solutions business unit, HP.

"Our investments in R&D and technology have led to workstations that meet and exceed the needs of the world's most demanding customers," concluded the company’s rep.

The HP Z420, Z620 and Z820 Workstations are expected to be available worldwide beginning in April. Estimated US pricing starts at $1,169 for the HP Z420, $1,649 for the HP Z620 and $2,299 for the HP Z820.

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