HP Pavilion Black 2021
The GeForce RTX 3060 with 12GB VRAM provides solid 1080p gaming performance in a mid-tower chassis designed for easy upgrades and expansion. The dual-drive setup combines a 256GB SSD for fast boot times with a 2TB SSHD for bulk storage, while the OMEN Command Center allows system metric monitoring and chassis lighting customization. This desktop suits entry-level PC gamers who want a ready-to-play system with room to add more RAM and storage later.
CPU Intel Core i5 10400F
RAM 8 GB
Storage 2304 GB
GPU Nvidia Ge Force Rtx 3060
form factor mid-tower
psu w 1183
OS Windows 11 Home
57 Overall Score
Price $849
Snapshot
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Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 10400F |
| Cores | 6 |
| Frequency | 2.9 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Nvidia Ge Force Rtx 3060 |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 12 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage 1 | 256 GB |
| Storage 1 Type | SSD |
| Storage 2 | 2 TB |
| Storage 2 Type | SSHD |
Build
| Form Factor | mid-tower |
| PSU | 1183 |
| Weight | 7.3 kg / 16.1 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 4 |
| Wi-Fi | 802.11ab |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | HP Pavilion | Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS | Apple Mac Studio M4 Max | Dell Tower ECT1250 | ASUS Republic of Gamers GM700TZ-BS978 | MSI Aegis ZS Aegis Z2 C7NVP-1449US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 10400F | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | Apple M4 Max | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X | AMD Ryzen 7 7700 |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 32 | 36 | 32 | 64 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 2304 | 1000 | 512 | 2000 | 2048 | 1000 |
| GPU | Nvidia Ge Force Rtx 3060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | Apple M4 Max 32-core | Intel UHD Graphics | AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Form Factor | mid-tower | mid-tower | sff | mid-tower | desktop | mid-tower |
| Psu W | 1183 | 500 | - | 180 | 850 | 750 |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | User Sentiment | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP Pavilion | 30.8 | 67.2 | 44.5 | 37.6 | 81.9 | 4.9 | 70.1 | 64 |
| Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS Compare | 87.4 | 74.6 | 83 | 94.2 | 65.1 | 94.7 | 70.1 | 99.9 |
| Apple Mac Studio M4 Max Compare | 85.7 | 68.4 | 70.2 | 94.6 | 32.4 | 88.6 | 99.3 | 99.9 |
| Dell Tower ECT1250 Compare | 89.5 | 34.8 | 83 | 86.7 | 83 | 98.2 | 70.1 | 99.2 |
| ASUS Republic of Gamers GM700TZ-BS978 Compare | 98.5 | 80.8 | 94 | 97.3 | 92 | 98.2 | 37.4 | 26.3 |
| MSI Aegis ZS Aegis Z2 C7NVP-1449US Compare | 74.2 | 83.6 | 88 | 94.6 | 65.1 | 94.7 | 37.4 | 85.8 |
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