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Zima ZimaCube 2 Creator Pack specifications

ZCU084-R2 · i5-1235U + RTX Pro 2000 · 64 GB DDR5 · 1 TB OS SSD · 6 × SATA + 4 × M.2 · 10GbE + 2 × 2.5GbE

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Identity

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Identity specifications
Exact manufacturer part number / configuration IDZCU084-R2[1]
ManufacturerZima[1]
ModelZimaCube 2 Creator Pack[1]
GTIN-14 / barcode on shop variant06974755831216 (shop variant barcode)[2]

Compute and memory

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Compute and memory specifications
ProcessorIntel Core i5-1235U + RTX Pro 2000[1]
Factory memory64GB DDR5[1]

Factory memory is kept separate from maximum supported capacity and from seller-installed upgrades.

Physical CPU cores10[20][21]
Factory memory64 GB[20][21]
Host memory ECCECC is not advertised for this platform; the reviewed Pro uses non-ECC DDR5 SODIMMs. No ECC benefit is assumed for DDR5 or for the Creator GPU.[3][12]
Official memory upgrade pathFactory 64 GB is already the official maximum. Family SODIMM slots are user-accessible if modules are replaced; there is no higher IceWhale-rated capacity.[3][4][12]
Official memory limit64 GB[21]

Storage and expansion

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Storage and expansion specifications
Cataloged drive-bay count6[1]

M.2 positions are listed separately and are not silently added to SATA bay count.

Supported drive layout6 × SATA HDD/SSD + 4 × M.2 SSD expansion[1]
Replaceable storage drivesYes[21]
M.2 expansionYes[21]
Official external drive enclosure expansionNo IceWhale-branded expansion chassis found. Thunderbolt 4 and USB can attach DAS; Backup app supports USB targets. That is not an official multi-bay shelf.[1][7][12]
Physical M.2 slotsFour user-data positions in the seventh-bay tray, separate from the OS SSD. Pro review identifies a motherboard M.2 position occupied by the 10GbE adapter; do not count it as another free storage slot.[1][12]
SATA without a mandatory model whitelistNo mandatory software lock established. The official compatibility table contains conditional entries and generation-specific recommendations: some IronWolf capacities are recommended only for Cube 2; some Ultrastar/PWDIS drives require pin-3 handling. Capacity/family rows without exact MPNs cannot guarantee a particular purchase. Check the exact drive and power interface before ordering.[24]
M.2 without a mandatory model whitelistNo published mandatory M.2 whitelist. STH Pro 7th-bay tray has 2280/2242/2230 holes; four slots share one upstream PCIe Gen3 x4. Bandwidth, not a model lock, is the practical limit.[1][12]
Factory system SSD1 TB NVMe reserved for the OS (shop edition Creator Pack i5-1235U/64GB/1TB+RTX Pro 2000)[1][2]
PCIe expansion slots1 × PCIe 4.0 x4 electrical in x16 physical + 1 × PCIe 3.0 x2 electrical in x8 physical (IceWhale/STH Pro teardown; Notebookcheck Standard table matches the same slot pair) Low-profile, slot-powered GPU below 75 W; a dual-slot card can occupy the space of both expansion positions. Creator includes a card in the Gen4 slot; do not assume two free slots.[3][12]
7th-bay M.2 shared bandwidth (manufacturer)Same Pro-class 7th bay: IceWhale about 3,200 MB/s shared. Not separately measured with the factory GPU installed.[1]
GPU installation and coolingOfficial Cube 2 guidance requires low-profile slot-powered graphics below 75 W. STH warns passive accelerator cards need airflow the case does not supply adequately. Exact Creator GPU VRAM/architecture is not established by the shop naming alone; do not substitute RTX 2000 Ada.[1][3][12]

Network

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Network specifications
Installed Ethernet1 × 10GbE + 2 × 2.5GbE[1]

Multiple ports do not guarantee one client the sum of their link rates.

Fastest installed single network port10 Gbps[21]
Official network upgrade pathYes[21]
Thunderbolt / USB42 × Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C, 40 Gbps) on the rear for direct Mac/PC attach[1][3]

Software and data protection

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Software and data protection specifications
Factory operating systemZimaOS Plus preinstalled on this Cube 2 family; IceWhale also documents installing Linux, Windows, TrueNAS, Unraid, Proxmox, OpenMediaVault, pfSense and others on the same x86 hardware.[1][3]
RAID supportYes in current ZimaOS docs: RAID 0/1/5/6 and JBOD via Settings > Storage > Combine. ServeTheHome saw RAID 5/6 in the ZimaOS Plus GUI on a ZimaCube 2 Pro, with Btrfs default and ZFS CLI-only. Android Central's 3 Jun 2026 Standard sample did not offer JBOD then — treat JBOD as firmware-dated, not a permanent absence.[1][3][6][12]
Backup through the graphical interfaceYes — ZimaOS Backup app (from Cloud/LAN/USB/Zima to local disk, another Zima, USB, or cloud), plus ZimaClient computer/phone backup and a Time Machine SMB target.[1][3][7][9][10]
Backup to an independent targetYes — official Backup app destinations include USB, another Zima device, LAN, and cloud. RAID is explicitly not a backup.[1][3][7]
Documented restore pathPartial: Time Machine restore on Mac; folder restore from ZimaOS storage in Finder/Explorer; OS rescue via dual Slot A/B GRUB partitions (user data on a separate /data volume). No opened first-class GUI for rolling back a user pool from snapshots.[1][3][10][9][11]
Scheduled backupOfficial Backup documentation supports scheduled tasks. No general promise of immediate sync-on-every-change is established for every source/destination.[7]
Restore from snapshotsThe opened ZFS guide demonstrates pool/filesystem creation through the command line; it does not document an actual snapshot/rollback procedure. STH saw Btrfs by default and no ZFS GUI. A user-data GUI snapshot restore remains unverified.[8][12]
Version retentionOfficial 3-2-1 and computer-backup guides explicitly claim retained versions/restore points. Retention duration, configuration controls and an end-to-end version restore test are not established by those pages. Time Machine has a separately documented Mac restore path.[7][9][10]
Immutable protectionNot documented in the opened ZimaOS Backup/RAID/ZFS pages.[1][3][7]
Remote snapshot replicationNo ZFS-send GUI found. Backup app can target another Zima device as one ring of 3-2-1, which is file backup not snapshot replication.[1][3][7]
Native endpoint restorePartial — ZimaClient/Finder restore of backed-up folders and Time Machine native Mac restore. Not a documented bare-metal image restore of the storage pool.[1][3][9][10]
Official system update pathZimaOS uses a dual-partition A/B layout with GRUB slot switch for rescue. App/OS update-channel details for this SKU's factory image were not mapped beyond that recovery path and the dashboard.[1][3][11][12]
System status interfaceYes — ZimaOS dashboard shows system/status and settings (ServeTheHome Pro walkthrough; family OS also used on Standard).[1][3][12]
System log interfaceNot confirmed as a dedicated log viewer in the opened docs or reviews.[1][3]
OS rescue versus user-data backupThe documented A/B GRUB procedure boots the alternate 6 GB OS slot using a display and keyboard. It is OS rescue, not a backup or rollback of user files. Keep an independent backup destination.[11][7]

Warranty and support

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Warranty and support specifications
Standard warrantyOfficial-store purchases: one year outside the EU; EU two years per shop FAQ/policy. Accessories one year. Policy excludes third-party-channel purchases from this official-store coverage. Damage from modification is excluded; this is not a blanket assertion that opening the case voids all coverage. Defect return freight may require upfront payment and reimbursement after confirmation; replacements retain remaining coverage. Shop states 14-day returns after delivery.[5][1]

Physical, power and acoustics

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Physical, power and acoustics specifications
Dimensions240 × 221 × 220 mm. Official Cube 2 announcement, Pro unboxing, ServeTheHome Pro table, and Notebookcheck Standard table agree. Same chassis as gen-1 per Notebookcheck.[3][4][12][13]
WeightExact net weight not verified. Shopify variant weights are shipping metadata (8.5 kg Standard/Pro; 13 kg Creator), while the Pro unboxing describes a 5.5 kg shipment. These conflicting package figures do not establish unit-only weight.[2][4]
Power supply and consumptionExternal KPTEC 19 V 13 A 247 W brick (Pro unboxing; STH Pro; Notebookcheck table for Standard and Pro). Notebookcheck Standard, no extra drives: idle 20–28 W, ~65 W at ~65% CPU, ~2 W when off. STH Pro: idle 25–27 W with no drives, 29–30 W with SSDs in the tray; load burst 76 W then 61–63 W steady. Gen-1 docs still listing 19 V 11.58 A 220 W are not this generation's brick.[4][12][13]
Acoustic conditionsNotebookcheck Standard original ARTA figures: A-weighted Slow LAS 26.30 dB(A) idle and 31.14 dB(A) under Jellyfin + Pop!_OS VM load, measured at 1 m; ambient floor/calibration unspecified. STH Pro: 36–38 dB(A) idle and 41–43 dB(A) load in a 34 dB(A) room, distance unspecified. Different conditions prevent a direct SKU ranking. Neither measures the factory Creator GPU bundle.[13][12]

Exact product identity & open questions

Product ID
zima-zimacube-2-creator-pack[1]
Exact MPN or manufacturer configuration ID
ZCU084-R2[2]
Model
ZimaCube 2 Creator Pack[1]
Factory compute and memory
Intel Core i5-1235U + RTX Pro 2000; 64GB DDR5; 1 TB OS SSD[2][3]
Storage layout
6 × SATA HDD/SSD + 4 × M.2 SSD expansion[1]
GTIN-14
06974755831216[2]
  • Applicable original testing: No opened original experiment of factory RTX Pro 2000 + 64 GB + 1 TB.
  • Creator GPU power/noise: STH/Notebookcheck numbers exclude this GPU.
  • IT-Connect / owner videos: YouTube not fetched; Reddit page empty.
  • Third-party US PDP: Factory shop only.
  • GUI snapshots / ECC: Same family gaps as Pro.

Sources

Research updated Sep 11, 2026. Individual source check dates are listed below. Measurements belong to the named reviewers; tested configurations and software versions may differ from the product you buy.

  1. [1] ZimaCube 2 Personal Cloud Home NAS (shared shop PDP) ↗

    Checked Sep 11, 2026 · Title, description, Edition selector, FAQ accordion (model choice, OS, 7th-bay MB/s, ~30 dB, warranty/shipping)

  2. [2] Shopify product.js variants (SKU, price, availability) ↗

    Checked Sep 11, 2026 · variants[].sku/title/price/available/barcode/id

  3. [3] ZimaCube 2: Open NAS for AI & Self-Hosting ↗

    Checked Sep 11, 2026 · Standard/Pro/Creator sections; 240×221×220 mm; Pro 3,200 MB/s 7th bay; Creator RTX PRO 2000

  4. [4] ZimaCube 2 Pro Unboxing: 5 Key Specs ↗

    Checked Sep 11, 2026 · KPTEC 19V 13A 247W; 5.5 kg shipped; 240×221×220 mm; comparison table Standard/Pro/Creator

  5. [5] Zima Warranty Policy ↗

    Checked Sep 11, 2026 · Coverage table: ZimaCube 1 year global / EU up to 2 years; accessories 1 year

  6. [6] ZimaOS RAID Configuration Reference ↗

    Checked Sep 11, 2026 · RAID 0/1/5/6 and JBOD; Settings > Storage > Combine; RAID 5 steps

  7. [7] ZimaOS 3-2-1 Backup ↗

    Checked Sep 11, 2026 · RAID is not a backup; Backup app from/to Cloud LAN USB Zima; schedule

  8. [8] ZFS on ZimaOS (CLI) ↗

    Checked Sep 11, 2026 · zpool/zfs CLI; last updated 2026-09-07

  9. [9] ZimaOS computer backup (ZimaClient) ↗

    Checked Sep 11, 2026 · ZimaClient folders; restore via Finder/Explorer; Wi-Fi vs wired vs Thunderbolt caveats

  10. [10] Time Machine on ZimaOS ↗

    Checked Sep 11, 2026 · Samba share with Configure for Time Machine; macOS restore

  11. [11] ZimaOS Slot A/B recovery ↗

    Checked Sep 11, 2026 · GRUB Slot A/B; user data on separate volume

  12. [12] ServeTheHome ZimaCube 2 Pro review ↗

    Checked Sep 11, 2026 · Pages 1–5: specs, ASM2824/1166, ZimaOS RAID, Geekbench note, 247 W / dB(A)

  13. [13] Notebookcheck ZimaCube 2 review ↗

    Checked Sep 11, 2026 · Standard sample; 1 m noise; wall power; 70 W GPU; spec table

  14. [14] TechRadar ZimaCube 2 review ↗

    Checked Sep 11, 2026 · Standard performance/software; ignore conflicting LPDDR5/220 W/7.4 kg cells

  15. [15] It's FOSS ZimaCube 2 Pro month-long notes ↗

    Checked Sep 11, 2026 · Manufacturer-offered Pro; added RTX 2000 Ada; noise; RAID GUI; Jellyfin GPU caveat

  16. [16] Zima first-party variant data for ZCU084-R2 ↗

    Checked Sep 11, 2026 · variants[id=52317031858468] sku=ZCU084-R2 available=true price

  17. [17] Zima selected PDP variant 52317031858468 ↗

    Checked Sep 11, 2026 · Selected Edition JSON-LD Offer InStock NewCondition

  18. [18] Zima historical exact new-product PDP ↗

    Checked Sep 2, 2026 · Retained historical price/availability; not refreshed as a live offer

  19. [19] Newegg search ZimaCube 2 / MPN ↗

    Checked Sep 11, 2026 · 0 items matching ZimaCube 2

  20. [20] legacy variant id ↗

    Checked Sep 11, 2026 · Creator variant JSON

  21. [21] legacy announcement id ↗

    Checked Sep 11, 2026 · Creator Pack paragraph RTX PRO 2000 / 64 GB / 1 TB

  22. [22] legacy PDP id ↗

    Checked Sep 11, 2026 · Shared PDP

  23. [23] IT-Connect ZimaCube 2 overview (Creator mentioned, YouTube not fetched) ↗

    Checked Sep 11, 2026 · Creator Pack 64 GB / 1 TB / RTX Pro 2000 16 GB VRAM as spec recap; full test on YouTube not opened

  24. [24] ZimaCube disk installation and compatibility notes ↗

    Checked Sep 11, 2026 · Installation and complete compatibility table; model/generation caveats

Research and review record

  • Research: Grok 4.6 · Source research and data update
  • Self-check: Grok 4.6 · Researcher self-check
  • Independent review: GPT-6 (Codex) · Independent exact-model primary/original-written-source review; six STH and four Notebookcheck figures visually inspected. Creator exact-bundle performance remains unknown; videos and blocked images excluded.
  • Editorial integration: GPT-6 (Codex) · Editorial integration and validation

Independent review completed for the scope recorded in the audit.

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