HP Z2 Mini G1a / MSI Aegis ZS2 C9NVV-1277US

HP Z2 Mini G1a: BN8F0UA#ABA · Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 395 · 128 GB / 4 TB

MSI Aegis ZS2 C9NVV-1277US: C9NVV-1277US · Ryzen 9 9900X, desktop RTX 5080, 64 GB DDR5, 2 TB SSD, Windows 11 Home

SpecificationHP Z2 Mini G1aMSI Aegis ZS2 C9NVV-1277US
Release year20252025
Announcement6 January 2025; model family HP—
Operating systemWindows 11 Pro HPWindows 11 Home MSI
ProcessorAMD Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 395; 16 cores / 32 threads; up to 5.1 GHz; 64 MB L3 HPAMD Ryzen 9 9900X

A 12-core Zen 5 processor; it speeds up multi-core work such as streaming alongside games or video exports.

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GraphicsIntegrated AMD Radeon 8060S HPNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 (desktop)

The desktop RTX 5080 is a separate product that runs at higher power than the similarly named RTX 5080 Laptop GPU.

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Memory128 GB LPDDR5x; onboard

CPU and GPU share this capacity; there are no plug-in DIMM memory slots.

HP		64 GB DDR5

MSI’s SKU sheet does not give the memory speed or module layout.

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GPU memory allocationUp to 96 GB of the 128 GB can be allocated to the GPU

This is not 128 GB plus another 96 GB; it leaves less for the OS and applications.

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Storage4 TB HP Z Turbo Drive PCIe Gen4 M.2 SSD HP2 TB M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 SSD MSI
SSD slots2 × M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 ×4

The 4 TB total here does not mean both slots are empty.

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Side USB and audio1 × USB-C 10 Gbit/s with DisplayPort 2.1 / PD; 1 × charging USB-A 10 Gbit/s; 3.5 mm combo jack HP—
Rear high-speed USB2 × Thunderbolt 4 USB-C, 40 Gbit/s, DisplayPort 2.1 / PD; 2 × USB-A 10 Gbit/s HP—
Other rear connections2 × USB-A 480 Mbit/s; 2 × Mini DisplayPort 2.1; 1 × RJ-45

Optional Flex I/O choices do not establish standard HDMI or 10 Gb Ethernet on this model.

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WirelessMediaTek MT7925, Wi-Fi 7 (2×2); Bluetooth 5.4 HP—
Power supplyInternal 300 W; no external power brick HP850 W, 80 Plus Gold MSI
Body dimensions3.4 × 6.6 × 7.9 inches (width × depth × height); vertical orientation HP—
WeightStarting at 5.07 lb; configuration-dependent HP—
Memory and servicingProcessor and memory are included in the system-board assembly; SSDs are separate service parts HP—
Internal audio2 W mono speaker; Realtek ALC3205-VA2-CG HP—
Chipset—AMD B650 MSI
Expansion—4 × PCIe x16 slots, 2 × M.2, 4 × SATA 6 Gb/s

MSI gives the slot count but not the electrical lane width of each slot.

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CPU cooling—360 mm liquid cooler MSI
Front ports—1 × USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A (5 Gbps), 1 × USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-C (5 Gbps), mic in, headphone out MSI
Rear USB—4 × USB 2.0, 2 × USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A (5 Gbps), 2 × USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A (10 Gbps) MSI
Video outputs—1 × HDMI 2.1, 3 × DisplayPort 1.4a MSI
Networking—Realtek 8111H 1 Gbit Ethernet; Wi-Fi 6E

Wi-Fi 6E can use the less crowded 6 GHz band with a compatible router.

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Size and weight—19.4 × 9.1 × 19 in (about 49 × 23 × 48 cm); 26.9 lb (about 12.2 kg) MSI
In the box—MSI gaming keyboard and mouse MSI
Warranty—1 year (US SKU) MSI