HP EliteDesk 800 G2 2016
CPU Intel Core i5-6500
RAM 12 GB
Storage 1512 GB
GPU Intel HD Graphics 530
form factor mid-tower
psu w 280
OS Windows 10 Home
45 Overall Score
Price CA$360
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong storage (80th percentile) 80th
- Strong port selection (76th percentile) 76th
- Strong reliability (71st percentile) 71st
Cons
- Below average cpu (9th percentile)
- Below average gpu (10th percentile)
- Below average ram (17th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6500 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 |
| Type | Integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 12 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage 1 | 512 GB |
| Storage 1 Type | SSD |
| Storage 2 | 1000 GB |
| Storage 2 Type | HDD |
Build
| Form Factor | mid-tower |
| PSU | 280 |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 10 |
| DisplayPort | 2x Display Ports |
| Wi-Fi | USB WiFi Adapter |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | HP EliteDesk 800 G2 | Apple Mac mini M4 | Lenovo IdeaCentre 91CX0002US | Dell Optiplex 7070 | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | ASUS NUC 14 Pro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6500 | Apple M4 | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 | Core i7 | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | Ultra 7 155H |
| RAM (GB) | 12 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1512 | 512 | 1000 | 5120 | 1024 | 3072 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 | Apple M4 10-core | AMD Radeon 860M | Intel HD Graphics 630 | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel Arc Graphics |
| Form Factor | mid-tower | mini | mid-tower | tower | mini | mini |
| Psu W | 280 | - | 260 | - | 120 | 120 |
| OS | Windows 10 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows | Windows 11 Pro |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP EliteDesk 800 G2 | 8.6 | 10.3 | 17.1 | 76 | 80.1 | 70.6 | 49.1 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Compare | 54.5 | 58.1 | 52.4 | 96.6 | 31.7 | 99.3 | 99.6 |
| Lenovo IdeaCentre 91CX0002US Compare | 57.2 | 52.8 | 82.5 | 78.1 | 51.5 | 70.6 | 99.1 |
| Dell Optiplex 7070 Compare | 85.2 | 44.2 | 64 | 78.1 | 96.9 | 70.6 | 94.2 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 64 | 56.2 | 82.5 | 70.3 | 57.7 | 11.8 | 95 |
| ASUS NUC 14 Pro Compare | 56.5 | 53.9 | 82.5 | 98.2 | 95.8 | 38 | 86.9 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From CA$360
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