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We often remind shoppers that workstations are overkill for everyday office apps, but this one is overkill for most workstation apps-it laughed at our puny performance benchmarks.
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The vast majority of businesses will be fine with a single-CPU workstation, but if your IT department has the dosh-our test unit was over $23,000, and it's possible to spend six figures-this monster can annihilate the biggest datasets and imaging tasks with dual Intel Xeon Platinum processors, up to 3TB of memory (that's two dozen 128GB RDIMM modules), triple or quad graphics cards, and 10 traditional storage drives plus two M.2 or PCI Express SSDs.

The M1 Ultra Studio screams through both processing- and graphics-intensive apps and benchmarks and keeps Apple very much alive in the workstation market.Īll the workstations in this roundup are powerful PCs, but the Dell Precision 7920 is about as close as you can come to a supercomputer on your desk. An exotic copper cooling block and vapor chamber keep the diminutive desktop from overheating, while the unibody aluminum chassis offers half a dozen Thunderbolt 4 ports, two USB-A ports, an HDMI monitor port, and 10Gbps Ethernet.
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If you need a serious professional system but prefer macOS to Windows or Linux, the flagship Mac Studio makes the bigger Mac Pro obsolete. (Note that the latter's in a proprietary format instead of standard M.2, continuing Apple's tradition of thumbing its nose at third-party upgrades.) Who It's For At $6,199 as tested, the compact Mac has one of the highest costs per cubic inch we've seen from a desktop computer-it's just 7.7 inches square and 3.7 inches high-but crams in a colossal 20 processing cores and either 48 or 64 GPU cores, as well as up to 128GB of memory and 8TB of solid-state storage. The M1 Max version of Apple's Mac Studio left us a tad underwhelmed, but trust us, checking the box for the M1 Ultra processor on your order form makes a night-and-day difference. Apparently nobody told it that it wasn't a tower. Up to 64GB of memory and 8TB of storage give you plenty of headroom, while two "flex banks" can be configured with a dizzying array of ports.
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The Z2 Mini G9 carries the independent software vendor (ISV) certifications of its bigger desktop brothers and HP's ZBook mobile workstations, making it a great choice for 2D and light 3D design and CGI rendering as well as video editing, dataset analysis, and scientific and engineering apps. The latter must be a half-length, half-height GPU powered by the PCI Express slot, but the 12GB Nvidia RTX A2000 in our review system is certainly no slouch. Though it can hide under a desk or behind a monitor with an optional VESA mount, the Z2 Mini accommodates the 125-watt processors you'll find in full-size towers, such as our test unit's flagship Intel Core i9-12900K, and an industry-standard graphics card.
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HP's Z2 Mini G9 doesn't have those, but it has awesome performance, impressive connectivity, and surprising serviceability for a PC only 2.7 by 8.3 by 8.6 inches big. Most desktop workstation buyers want tons of expandability and upgradability. Following that is a buying guide that delves into all aspects of workstation buying, including professional-grade graphics cards, error-correcting memory, workstation-class CPUs, and warranty considerations. Below is a breakout of our top picks among workstations we've tested. These specialized computers are available for nearly any budget, from not much more than a normal desktop to well above the sticker of a sports car.Īnyone using extra-tough software (decidedly not something as simple as Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace) or looking for a highly reliable PC for intensive tasks should consider a workstation over a traditional desktop.īefore you go workstation shopping, you should know they can be some of the most confusing computers to purchase because of their sheer configurability and a knack for offering options you've probably never heard of. Workstations are the sharpest tools in the desktop PC world, purpose-built for everything from professional photo and video editing to scientific analysis, computer-aided design (CAD), and Hollywood-level computer-generated imagery and 3D rendering. Since 1982, PCMag has tested and rated thousands of products to help you make better buying decisions.
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