ASUS Chromebox 5a
CPU i7-1355U
RAM 16 GB
Storage 256 GB
form factor mini
OS ChromeOS
32 Overall Score
Price CA$1,500
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
Cons
- Below average port selection (8th percentile)
- Below average gpu (12th percentile)
- Below average storage (16th percentile)
- Below average social proof (30th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | i7-1355U |
| Cores | 10 |
| Frequency | 1.7 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB |
Graphics
| Type | Integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mini |
System
| OS | ChromeOS |
vs Competition
| Spec | ASUS Chromebox 5a | HP OMEN GT22-3080 | Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS | Apple Mac Studio M4 Max | Dell Tower ECT1250 | CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | i7-1355U | Intel Core Ultra 7 265K | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | Apple M4 Max | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | Intel Core i9 14900KF |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 32 | 32 | 36 | 32 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 2048 | 1000 | 512 | 2000 | 8000 |
| GPU | - | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | Apple M4 Max 32-core | Intel UHD Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Form Factor | mini | mid-tower | mid-tower | sff | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | - | 850 | 500 | - | 180 | 850 |
| OS | ChromeOS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS Chromebox 5a | 35.4 | 12.3 | 32.8 | 7.6 | 15.9 | 37.4 | 29.9 |
| HP OMEN GT22-3080 Compare | 95.7 | 90 | 79.5 | 93.4 | 92 | 70.1 | 86.4 |
| Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS Compare | 87.4 | 74.6 | 83 | 94.2 | 65.1 | 70.1 | 99.9 |
| Apple Mac Studio M4 Max Compare | 85.7 | 68.4 | 70.2 | 94.6 | 32.4 | 99.3 | 99.9 |
| Dell Tower ECT1250 Compare | 89.5 | 34.8 | 83 | 86.7 | 83 | 70.1 | 99.2 |
| CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM Compare | 94 | 83.6 | 96.5 | 86.7 | 99.3 | 11.7 | 95 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From CA$1,500
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Price History
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