Desktop workstations are making a comeback. After several years of slumping sales, the PC market is on the mend. In fact, research firm IDC reports that the first quarter of 2024 saw 59.8 million PC shipments, up 1.5% from the previous year.
This growth is driven partially by hybrid work; as more employees return at least part time to the office, desktops play a larger role in productivity. AI is another factor. According to research firm Gartner, AI-enabled devices will account for 22% of all PCs shipped in 2024.
The HP Z6 G5 A, powered by an AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro CPU, offers a no-compromise workstation solution that can help businesses optimize resource allocation, predict workflow bottlenecks and improve productivity. Here’s what IT leaders need to know:
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Core Features of the HP Z6 G5 A Workstation
According to Chris Harte, worldwide OEM business development manager at AMD, “The Z6 G5 A is a midsize workstation that offers a generational improvement in performance. It’s now the most powerful workstation on the market.”
Here are a few distinct features that make the HP Z6 G5 A so powerful:
- Up to 96 CPU cores: Cores can be used as needed to improve workstation performance.
- High-end GPUs: Teams can deploy three NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada graphics processing units or one AMD Radeon PRO W7900 GPU.
- 1 terabyte DDR5 ECC RAM: Error correcting code helps optimize memory-intensive workloads.
- Enhanced expansion options: Configure up to six PCIe slots and 12 NVMe solid-state drives.
- AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7000WX-Series: The Threadripper processor includes a max boost of up to 5.3 gigahertz, a 384-megabyte L3 cache and 128 PCIe 5.0 lanes.
Plus, all Z6 G5 A purchases include a three-year subscription to NVIDIA enterprise AI software.
Digitize Technical Information Anywhere, Across Industries
Along with market-leading performance, the Z6 G5 A offers built-in artificial intelligence capabilities. “AI has bubbled up in the past year,” says Harte. “With three GPUs and 96 cores, teams have access to large amounts of frame buffer memory, making it possible to leverage massive large language models.”
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Businesses across industries are also turning to the AMD-powered desktop because it can quickly digitize massive volumes of technical information. Technicians at oil and gas companies, for example, can use the workstation to fix older legacy equipment, Harte explains. “They may or may not have internet access; instead, they use paper manuals,” he says. But this workstation can digitize those guides and help solve a glitch in any situation.
In manufacturing, digital twins enable automotive engineers to quickly iterate on vehicle design, while simulations let them see how these vehicles would perform in real-world situations. With the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO, teams get 25% faster design power with PTC Creo computer-aided design and 39% faster simulation with Luxion KeyShot rendering software.
The benefits extend to software design and development — particularly when it comes to enhanced compiling, which is a multithreaded process. With 126 available threads, the Z6 G5 A compiles 28% faster in Chromium and 50% faster in Unreal Engine. In addition, teams can accelerate the deployment of AI-assisted software development by leveraging multiple GPUs for AI and ML model training.
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A High-Performing Tool for Enhanced Collaboration
The rise of hybrid work means that anywhere, anytime collaboration is critical for business success. “With HP Anyware, the idea is that you can access your Z6 device from anywhere,” says Harte. “You could connect to your Z6 from home and quickly share key data, use the workstation to render high-quality video or handle large-scale LLM architecture.”
Put simply, no matter what teams choose to do, from optimizing workflows and developing LLMs to enhancing collaboration, the Z6 G5 A can help.
“There’s no compromise,” says Harte. “This is the highest-performing workstation available.”
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