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ASUS Chromebox 5a Eco Black 2024
CPU Intel Celeron 7305
RAM 4 GB
Storage 128 GB
GPU Intel UHD Graphics
form factor mini
OS ChromeOS
41 Overall Score
Price $385
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (86th percentile) 86th
Cons
- Below average ram (1st percentile)
- Below average storage (9th percentile)
- Below average cpu (15th percentile)
- Below average gpu (31st 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 4 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Celeron 7305 |
| Cores | 5 |
| Frequency | 1.1 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 4 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 128 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mini |
| Weight | 0.8 kg / 1.8 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 6 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 2x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | 1x DisplayPort 1.4 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | ChromeOS |
vs Competition
| Spec | ASUS Chromebox 5a | Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS | HP OMEN 35L | Apple Mac mini M4 | Dell Optiplex 7070 | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Celeron 7305 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F | Apple M4 | Core i7 | AMD Ryzen 7 255 |
| RAM (GB) | 4 | 32 | 32 | 24 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 128 | 1000 | 4096 | 512 | 5120 | 1024 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Apple M4 10-core | Intel HD Graphics 630 | AMD Radeon 780M |
| Form Factor | mini | mid-tower | mid-tower | mini | tower | mini |
| Psu W | - | 500 | 850 | - | - | 120 |
| OS | ChromeOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS Chromebox 5a | 14.8 | 30.9 | 0.7 | 86.3 | 8.8 | 37.9 | 44.2 |
| Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS Compare | 87.3 | 73 | 82.4 | 94 | 63.9 | 70.5 | 99.6 |
| HP OMEN 35L Compare | 68.7 | 82.4 | 87.5 | 95.2 | 96.5 | 70.5 | 63.9 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Compare | 54.2 | 57.9 | 52 | 96.6 | 31.1 | 99.4 | 99.6 |
| Dell Optiplex 7070 Compare | 85.1 | 43.8 | 63.8 | 77.8 | 96.9 | 70.5 | 94.3 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 63.7 | 55.9 | 82.4 | 79.6 | 57.3 | 11.6 | 95.1 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From $385
Newegg 2 offers From $385
Adorama 2 offers From $415
Best Buy 1 offer From $418
B&H Photo 1 offer From $399
Price History
Usage Scores
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