HP 260 G9 Mini Pro
CPU Intel Core i3-1315U
RAM 16 GB
Storage 512 GB
GPU PCI Express 2.0 x16
form factor mini
psu w 180
OS Windows 11 Pro
40 Overall Score
Price $530
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average gpu (12th percentile)
- Below average cpu (25th percentile)
- Below average ram (33rd percentile)
- Below average port selection (33rd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i3-1315U |
| Cores | 6 |
| Frequency | 1.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 10 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | PCI Express 2.0 x16 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mini |
| PSU | 180 |
Connectivity
| HDMI | 1 Display Port, 1 HDMI |
| Wi-Fi | WiFi 6 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| Ethernet | Integrated |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | HP 260 G9 Mini Pro | Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS | Apple Mac mini M4 Pro | Dell Tower ECT1250 | iBUYPOWER Slate SWI7N56T01 | MSI Codex Z2 A8NVL-484US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i3-1315U | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | Apple M4 Pro | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 32 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 1000 | 512 | 2000 | 2000 | 2048 |
| GPU | PCI Express 2.0 x16 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | Apple M4 Pro 16-core | Intel UHD Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 |
| Form Factor | mini | mid-tower | mini | mid-tower | desktop | mid-tower |
| Psu W | 180 | 500 | 155 | 180 | 600 | 650 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP 260 G9 Mini Pro | 25.3 | 12.3 | 32.8 | 33.2 | 43 | 70.1 | 57.6 |
| Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS Compare | 87.4 | 74.6 | 83 | 94.2 | 65.1 | 70.1 | 99.9 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Pro Compare | 77.4 | 63.5 | 53.5 | 96.7 | 32.4 | 99.3 | 99.6 |
| Dell Tower ECT1250 Compare | 89.5 | 34.8 | 83 | 86.7 | 83 | 70.1 | 99.2 |
| iBUYPOWER Slate SWI7N56T01 Compare | 87.4 | 74.6 | 79.5 | 91.9 | 87.6 | 27.3 | 98.4 |
| MSI Codex Z2 A8NVL-484US Compare | 69.4 | 74.6 | 57.7 | 89.2 | 92 | 37.4 | 90.6 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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