ASUS Chromebox CHROMEBOX5a-S7162UN Black 2024

ASUS Chromebox CHROMEBOX5a-S7162UN Black 2024

ASUS
51 Overall Score
vs
Apple Mac Studio M4 Max Silver 2025

Apple Mac Studio M4 Max Silver 2025

Apple
96 Overall Score

Scores

Business
ASUS
47
Apple
96
Home Office
ASUS
47
Apple
89
Compact
ASUS
53
Apple
86
Developer
ASUS
41
Apple
84
Workstation
ASUS
37
Apple
75
Ai Llm
ASUS
18
Apple
65
Creator
ASUS
19
Apple
59
Gaming
ASUS
11
Apple
43

Specifications

ASUS Chromebox CHROMEBOX5a-S7162UNApple Mac Studio M4 Max
Processor
CPU*i7-1355UApple M4 Max★
CPU Multi-Core Score
13,899
43,903
Cores1014★
Frequency1.7 GHz★—
L3 Cache12 MB★—
Graphics
GPU*Intel Iris XeApple M4 Max 32-core★
GPU Benchmark Score
2,593
17,798
Typeintegratedintegrated
VRAM8 GB★—
VRAM TypeSharedUnified
Memory & Storage
RAM16 GB36 GB★
RAM GenerationDDR4★—
Storage 1256 GB512 GB★
Storage 1 TypeNVMe SSD★SSD
Build
Form Factorminisff
Weight0.80 kg2.74 kg
Connectivity
USB-C Ports16★
USB Ports5★2
ThunderboltThunderbolt 4Thunderbolt 5 x 4
HDMI2x HDMI1x HDMI
DisplayPort1x DisplayPort 1.40
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6E★Wi-Fi 6
BluetoothBluetooth 5.3★Bluetooth
EthernetGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
System
OSChromeOSmacOS

Pros & Cons

ASUS Chromebox CHROMEBOX5a-S7162UN Black 2024

  • Strong port selection (79th percentile)
  • Below average storage (21st percentile)
  • Below average ram (33rd percentile)

Apple Mac Studio M4 Max Silver 2025

  • Strong social proof (100th percentile)100th %ile
  • Strong reliability (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong port selection (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Strong user sentiment (89th percentile)89th %ile
  • Below average storage (32nd percentile)

Pricing

ASUS Chromebox CHROMEBOX5a-S7162UN Black 2024 is $1,000 cheaper (2.0x less).

ASUS Chromebox CHROMEBOX5a-S7162UN Black 2024

Apple Mac Studio M4 Max Silver 2025

Verdict

★ Winner: Apple Mac Studio M4 Max

Scores 96 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 8 of 25 specs.

Apple Mac Studio M4 Max Better at:

Ai LlmGamingCompactCreatorBusinessDeveloperHome OfficeWorkstation

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