HP ZGX Fury vs MSI DGX Station: Same GB300 Superchip, Different AI Workstation Experience?

Mostly the same machine, packaged differently. The HP ZGX Fury G1n and the MSI XpertStation WS300 are both NVIDIA DGX Station GB300 systems. Each has one Blackwell Ultra GPU with 252 GB of HBM3e, a 72-core Grace CPU with 496 GB of LPDDR5X (748 GB coherent in total), NVLink-C2C between them and dual 400 Gb/s ConnectX-8 ports. Reviewers who have run several OEM units report performance within about ±2% of each other. What differs is what ships in the box: storage, the display card, rack options, the software HP adds, and above all how the warranty is written. This page is a decision summary. Each row links to the deeper comparison we have already published.

Where do the HP ZGX Fury and MSI DGX Station actually differ?

Source: SourceIT product listings and descriptions (6 Nov 2026), which cite HP and MSI datasheets. Performance parity: ServeTheHome and StorageReview reviews of several OEM DGX Station units. Both systems ship with Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and NVIDIA AI Developer Tools; NVIDIA AI Enterprise is a separate subscription for either.

Does the interconnect differ at all?

No, and that matters for this series. Inside both machines, the Grace CPU and the Blackwell Ultra GPU share NVLink-C2C at 900 GB/s total (450 GB/s each way). That link is what makes the 748 GB pool coherent: the GPU can read Grace memory directly, at LPDDR5X speed of about 396 GB/s rather than HBM's 7.1 TB/s. See what 748 GB of coherent memory changes for the workflow side.

Off the superchip, both use the same ConnectX-8 SuperNIC with two 400 Gb/s ports. 400 Gb/s is 50 GB/s per port per direction, so 100 GB/s per direction across both. There is no NVLink between two Stations. A second unit joins over RoCEv2 Ethernet, either cabled back-to-back or through a 400G switch. That holds equally for HP and MSI. Our ConnectX-8 networking guide covers the cabling.

Because the GPU, memory and interconnect are identical, the HP-versus-MSI decision is about what surrounds the superchip: drives, the display card, rack fit, software and the support contract.

How should storage and RTX PRO expansion shape the choice?

• Storage. HP ships 8 TB or 12 TB with OS drives mirrored on the Gen5 slots and data striped on the Gen6 slots. The MSI listing ships a 2 TB mirrored boot pair and leaves the Gen6 slots free. If you need several large model checkpoints on local disk from day one, price the extra drives into the MSI quotation. If you already have a storage plan, empty slots may suit you. Our SSD architecture guide explains the slot layout.
• Display card. The GB300 has no display output; the mini-DP port is for the BMC console. HP fits an RTX PRO 2000 or 4000 SFF at the factory. With MSI, you add a card yourself or have it quoted. Either way, a card has a power cost. With an RTX card fitted, the GB300's power cap drops to 1,250 W (cards of 76–300 W) or 950 W (cards above 300 W, such as an RTX PRO 6000). See why add an RTX PRO card.
• Headless use. If the Station will sit in a server room and be reached over SSH, HP's headless SED variant and an MSI unit without a card are both valid. The power cap then stays at the full budget.

What about serviceability and day-to-day ownership?

HP includes rack rails and publishes a 41 kg starting weight, so it is the easier fit for a 5U slot in an existing rack. The MSI listing describes a tower, and MSI publishes no weight. MSI's listing gives more detail on the management controller: an AST2600 BMC with IPMI 2.0 and Redfish, TPM 2.0, and an optional hardware root of trust. Reviewers disagree on whether MSI's BMC firmware is OpenBMC or AMI MegaRAC, so confirm this if your team has a standard. On noise, ServeTheHome measured an MSI unit at 37–49 dBA; HP does not state a figure. Office placement is covered in our power, heat and noise guide.

On software, HP adds two tools of its own. HP Z Runtime is a preinstalled command-line tool for running models. HP Z Toolkit is a free VS Code extension for discovering, pairing with and remotely accessing the workstation. MSI ships NVIDIA's stack without MSI-branded tools. For developers already using NVIDIA's tooling and VS Code Remote-SSH, the difference is small; HP's tools help less experienced users. We compared this in HP vs MSI software experience and HP's ecosystem vs MSI's hardware approach.

How do warranty and support compare?

This is the clearest written difference. HP's listing states a 3-year parts, labour and onsite warranty. MSI does not publish a fixed term for the WS300; SourceIT confirms the MSI enterprise support term in writing at quotation. HP is not alone in publishing a term: the Supermicro listing states a 3-year next-business-day onsite warranty, and the newly listed Dell Pro Max with GB300 states 3-year Dell ProSupport. So HP's published term is a strength, not a unique one. Before you compare quotations, put the response time, onsite coverage and parts availability for each vendor side by side. Our warranty and support comparison lists the questions to ask.

So which one fits which buyer?

• Lean towards HP if you want storage and a display card included, rack rails in the box, a published 3-year onsite term and HP's onboarding tools.
• Lean towards MSI if you prefer to specify drives and the display card yourself, run headless with standard Linux tooling, or need detailed BMC and root-of-trust options. Get the support term in writing before you order.
• Compare like for like. A quotation for a bare MSI tower is not comparable with an HP unit that includes 12 TB and an RTX PRO 4000. Our quotation comparison shows how to level them.
• Look wider if needed. ASUS, GIGABYTE, Supermicro and Dell build the same GB300 platform. See ASUS vs HP vs MSI.

Whichever you choose, one Station is one GPU. If the real question is whether it can retire a multi-GPU server, read can GB300 replace a multi-GPU server. For what you pay for beyond the GPU, see GPU or interconnect.

Buying in Singapore

SourceIT lists the HP ZGX Fury G1n and the MSI XpertStation WS300, both price on request. Other GB300 options, also price on request: the Dell Pro Max with GB300, ASUS ExpertCenter Pro ET900N G3, GIGABYTE W775-V10-L01 and Supermicro ARS-511GD-NB-LCC. If you plan to add a display card to an MSI unit, the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition is S$29,100.00 (listed 6 Nov 2026), but remember the 950 W GB300 power cap it brings; a smaller card keeps more power for the GB300. To connect two Stations back-to-back, the HP ZGX 0.4 m QSFP112 DAC is S$365.00 (listed 6 Nov 2026). Browse the DGX Spark and DGX Station collection. For a like-for-like quotation, use Request for Quotation on the product page, call (65) 6978 3502, email Sales@sourceit.com.sg or use our contact page.

Frequently asked questions

Is the HP ZGX Fury faster than the MSI DGX Station? Not meaningfully. Both use the same GB300 superchip, and reviewers report OEM units performing within about ±2% of each other. Cooling, power-supply rating and whether a display card lowers the GPU power cap matter more than the brand.

Do HP and MSI use different networking? No. Both have NVIDIA ConnectX-8 with two 400 Gb/s QSFP112 ports (100 GB/s per direction combined), plus 10 GbE and a 1 GbE management port. Neither has NVLink between units; multi-Station work runs over RoCEv2.

Which has the better warranty? HP publishes a 3-year parts, labour and onsite term. MSI does not publish a term for the WS300; SourceIT confirms it in writing at quotation. Supermicro and Dell also state 3-year terms, so compare the written details, not the brand.

Do I need an RTX PRO card in either system? Only if you want a local display, because the GB300 has no display output. HP fits one at the factory on two variants; MSI quotes it separately. A card lowers the GB300 power cap to 1,250 W or 950 W depending on the card's power.

Can I mix an HP and an MSI Station in one cluster? They share the same ConnectX-8 ports and NVIDIA software stack, so a mixed pair over RoCEv2 should be technically possible. Standardising on one OEM simplifies firmware, spares and support, so ask both vendors before you mix.