HP Inc BN5M2UT#ABA HP Z2 SFF G1i Workstation Desktop PC

Overview

The HP SmartBuy Z2 Small Form Factor G1i (BN5M2UT#ABA) is a compact professional workstation built around Intel's 15th-generation Core Ultra 9 285 processor — a 24-core (8P+16E) chip that turbos to 5.6 GHz and delivers up to 36 TOPs of combined AI performance, with the onboard Intel AI Boost NPU alone rated at 13 TOPs. Paired with an NVIDIA Quadro RTX 4000, 32GB of memory, and a 1TB M.2 PCIe NVMe TLC SSD, this machine targets integrators and architects who need a local AI inference engine, video decoding workstation, or VMS host that fits inside a rack enclosure or under a desk without the footprint of a tower. The SFF chassis measures 16 × 20 × 8 in and ships at 9 lb — manageable for a single installer in a telecom closet or control room deployment.

Compatibility

The Z2 SFF G1i is a general-purpose commercial workstation. It is compatible with x86-64 Windows and Linux VMS platforms including Milestone XProtect, Genetec Security Center, Axis Camera Station, Hanwha Wisenet WAVE, and i-PRO's Video Insight — any platform that supports NVMe-backed storage and a discrete Quadro GPU for hardware-accelerated decoding. The Quadro RTX 4000 GPU supports NVIDIA Video Codec SDK (NVDEC/NVENC), enabling hardware-decoded H.265/H.264 streams across high-channel-count deployments. The LGA 1851 (Socket V1) processor socket is specific to Intel Core Ultra Series 2 (Arrow Lake); standard DDR5 SO-DIMM or DIMM expansion depends on validated HP Z2 G1i memory compatibility list — confirm slot count and max capacity against HP's published QuickSpecs before ordering additional DIMMs.

Installation Notes

At 65W processor base power with a 182W maximum turbo envelope, confirm that the deployment site's UPS or PDU can handle sustained peak draw when GPU and CPU are both under full load simultaneously. The SmartBuy (SBUY) SKU designation indicates a channel-direct, pre-configured bundle — the exact configuration (GPU model, DRAM modules, SSD) is fixed at order time and cannot be substituted at the SKU level.