HP Z420 Workstation
Expand your power
Performance you want. The value you need. The HP Z420 gives you professional expandability in an accessible, tool-free mini-tower form factor—all at a great price. With up to 8 discrete processing cores, the latest processing and I/O power from Intel®, and the latest graphics technology from leading graphics providers, the HP Z420 has the power you need to get the job done.
HP Z420 Workstation
Designed with ease.
Enjoy the control that comes with being able to swap out parts or make upgrades on your own. The HP Z420 Workstation features a smart chassis that offers tool-less access to the inside, easy configurability, and an optional handle for seamless deployment. And with optional liquid cooling designed to deliver whisper-quiet performance, the HP Z420 is built to make your workflow more smoothly.
Chipset | Intel® C602 Chipset |
Memory7, 8 | 8 DIMM slots, Up to 64 GB ECC unbuffered DDR3 1600 MHz; 4 channels per CPU |
Drive Controllers | Integrated 6-channel SATA controller: 2 ports 6 Gb/s + 4 ports 3 Gb/s, RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 capable; Optional SAS controller: LSI 9212-4i 4-port SAS/SATA 6 Gb/s, RAID 0, 1, 10 capable |
Storage10, 11 | Up to (4) 3.5-inch 7200 rpm SATA drives: 250, 500 GB, 1, 2, 3 TB, 12 TB max; Up to (4) 2.5-inch 10K rpm SATA drives: 250, 500 GB, 1 TB, 4 TB max; Up to (4) 2.5-inch 10K rpm SAS drives: 300, 600 GB, 2.4 TB max; Up to (4) 3.5-inch 15K rpm SAS drives: 300, 450, 600 GB, 2.4 TB max; Up to (4) 2.5-inch SATA solid state drives: 128, 256, 512 GB,** 1.5 TB max. Note: Fourth 3.5-inch drive occupies one external 5.25-inch bay. Fourth 2.5-inch drive is installed into top optical bay handle. |
Optical Storage | DVD-ROM, DVD+/-RW DL Super-Multi, Blu-ray Writer, 22-in-1 Media Card Reader |
Drive Bays | 3 external 5.25-inch bays, 3 internal 3.5-inch HDD bays (4 total when using 5.25-inch bay converters); up to 4 eSATA |
Expansion Slots | 2 PCI Express Gen3 x16 mechanical/electrical; 1 PCI Express Gen3 x8 mechanical/electrical; 1 PCI Express Gen2 x8 mechanical/x4 electrical; 1 PCI Express Gen2 x4 mechanical/x1 electrical; 1 Legacy PCI |
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Audio | Integrated Intel/Realtek HD ALC262 Audio; Creative Recon3D PCIe Audio Card; optional HP Thin USB Powered Speakers |
Network13, 14 | Integrated Intel GbE LAN; Optional Intel NIC; Optional Broadcom NIC; Optional HP 361T PCIe Dual Port Gigabit NIC; Optional HP X520 10GbE Dual Port Adapter; Optional HP 10GbE SFP+ SR Transceiver; Infineon TPM 1.2 Controller |
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Input Devices | PS/2 standard keyboard; USB standard keyboard; USB Smart Card Keyboard; PS/2 optical scroll mouse; USB 2-button optical scroll mouse; USB 3-button optical mouse; USB SpaceExplorer; USB SpacePilot; USB Laser Scroll Mouse |
Dimensions (H x W x D) | 17.63 x 7.0 x 17.5 in (44.76 x 17.78 x 44.52 cm) |
Power Supply | 600 Watt 90% efficient power supply |
Compatible Displays (screen size diagonally measured) | HP DreamColor LP2480zx Professional Display (24-inch diagonal widescreen), HP ZR30w 30-inch S-IPS LCD Monitor, HP ZR2740w 27-inch LED Backlit IPS Monitor, HP ZR2440w 24-inch LED Backlit IPS Monitor, HP ZR2240w 21.5-inch LED Backlit IPS Monitor, HP ZR2040w 20-inch LED Backlit IPS Monitor |
Warranty16 | Limited three-year Mon-Fri 8-5 next business day, parts, labor and 24×7 phone support, terms and conditions may vary. Extendable up to five years. |
Enjoy superb performance.
Achieve the highest performance available in a single-processor personal workstation. The HP Z420 Workstation offers your choice of Intel® Xeon® E5-1600 and E5-2600 series processors—with base clock frequencies of up to 3.6GHz and the new Intel® C602 chipset. Delivering support for up to 8 cores of processing power, the HP Z420 never slows you down.
Never compromise on graphics.
Built to support next generation PCIe Gen3 graphics, the HP Z420 currently offers a breadth of AMD and NVIDIA® professional graphics cards from Pro 2D to high-end 3D, up to the NVIDIA® Quadro® 6000. With a 600W, 90% efficient power supply and support for up to 8 HP Performance Displays, the HP Z420 can maximize your productivity with the freedom of seeing and doing more all at once.

Get the power to realize your vision with the new family of NVIDIA Quadro® K-series professional graphics featuring NVIDIA’s most powerful GPU architecture ever—NVIDIA® Kepler.™ Whether you’re creating revolutionary products or telling spectacularly vivid visual stories, Quadro® helps you do it better and faster. Offering support for up to 8 independent displays and robust OpenGL support, NVIDIA® graphics are fully certified and optimized with industry-leading applications from AutoDesk, Solidworks, Adobe®, and many others. Plus, with the NVIDIA® Tesla K20c as part of NVIDIA’s Maximus solution, the HP Z420 can efficiently fill your high-performance GPU computing needs.
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