HP EliteDesk 800 G2 Black 2016
The 32GB of DDR4 RAM and a 1TB SSD paired with a 6th Gen Intel Core i7-6700 provide responsive multitasking for office workloads, with dual DisplayPort outputs supporting 4K dual monitors. This refurbished unit arrives with a clean, bloatware-free Windows 11 Pro installation and a generous 10-port USB-A selection for legacy peripherals. It is best for budget-conscious business users needing a compact, reliable desktop for data-heavy spreadsheets and multi-display productivity, not gaming.
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong social proof (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong port selection (76th percentile) 76th
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average cpu (17th percentile)
- Below average user sentiment (34th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
ExclusiveBased on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.
Based on 8 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i7 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.4 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM | 48 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
| Weight | 6.3 kg / 13.8 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 10 |
| DisplayPort | 2x DisplayPort |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | HP EliteDesk 800 G2 | Dell Tower Desktop ECT1250 | Apple Mac mini M4 | Lenovo ThinkCentre M70q Gen 5 | ASUS NUC 14 Pro | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265K | Apple M4 | Intel Core i5 14400T | Intel Core Ultra 7 | AMD Ryzen 7 255 |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 64 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 4000 | 256 | 512 | 3072 | 1024 |
| GPU | AMD Intel HD Graphics 530 | Intel UHD Graphics | Apple M4 10-core | Intel UHD Graphics 730 | Intel Arc Graphics | AMD Radeon 780M |
| Form Factor | sff | mid-tower | mini | mini | mini | mini |
| Psu W | - | 180 | 155 | 90 | 120 | 120 |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | User Sentiment | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP EliteDesk 800 G2 | 16.6 | 96.1 | 64.8 | 76.4 | 58.5 | 34.3 | 70.1 | 93.8 |
| Dell Tower Desktop ECT1250 Compare | 95.7 | 34.8 | 96.5 | 82.2 | 97.1 | 0 | 70.1 | 88.6 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Compare | 55.3 | 60.3 | 32.8 | 96.7 | 15.9 | 94.7 | 99.3 | 99.9 |
| Lenovo ThinkCentre M70q Gen 5 Compare | 48.1 | 34.8 | 51.2 | 86.7 | 43 | 94.7 | 70.1 | 96.4 |
| ASUS NUC 14 Pro Compare | 57.3 | 56.1 | 83 | 98.3 | 95.8 | 26.7 | 37.4 | 87.3 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 64.6 | 58.4 | 83 | 80.3 | 58.5 | 88.6 | 11.7 | 95.4 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Newegg 1 offer From $273
Amazon 1 offer From $353
Price History
Usage Scores
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