Dell Pro Slim
The compact chassis houses a 6-core AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8500G with 16GB of DDR5 RAM, delivering capable multitasking for office productivity without dominating the desk. It differentiates itself with modern Wi-Fi 7 connectivity and a built-in slim DVD-RW drive, a rarity in modern SFF desktops. This system is best for administrative professionals and data-entry workers in managed IT environments who still require occasional optical disc access.
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 8500G
RAM 16 GB
Storage 512 GB
GPU AMD Radeon Graphics 740M
form factor sff
psu w 180
OS Windows 11 Pro
57 Overall Score
Price $1,220
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (71st percentile) 71st
Cons
- Below average storage (32nd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 8500G |
| Cores | 6 |
| Frequency | 3.5 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | 740M |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM | 48 GB |
| VRAM Type | System Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
| PSU | 180 |
| Weight | 5.7 kg / 12.5 lbs |
Connectivity
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 Output1x DisplayPort 1.4a Output |
| DisplayPort | 1x DisplayPort 1.4 |
| Wi-Fi | WiFi 7 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.4 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell Pro Slim | HP OMEN GT22-3080 | Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS | ASUS Republic of Gamers GM700TZ-BS978 | CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM | Apple Mac Studio M4 Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 8500G | Intel Core Ultra 7 265K | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X | Intel Core i9 14900KF | Apple M4 Max |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 32 | 32 | 64 | 64 | 36 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 2048 | 1000 | 2048 | 8000 | 512 |
| GPU | AMD Radeon Graphics 740M | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Apple M4 Max 32-core |
| Form Factor | sff | mid-tower | mid-tower | desktop | mid-tower | sff |
| Psu W | 180 | 850 | 500 | 850 | 850 | - |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | macOS |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell Pro Slim | 51.5 | 50.6 | 50.1 | 35.9 | 31.7 | 70.6 |
| HP OMEN GT22-3080 Compare | 96 | 89 | 78.9 | 93.3 | 91.6 | 70.6 |
| Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS Compare | 87.4 | 73.2 | 82.5 | 94.1 | 64.2 | 70.6 |
| ASUS Republic of Gamers GM700TZ-BS978 Compare | 98.8 | 79.6 | 93.9 | 97.3 | 91.6 | 38 |
| CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM Compare | 94.3 | 82.6 | 96.4 | 86.4 | 99.2 | 11.8 |
| Apple Mac Studio M4 Max Compare | 85.6 | 66.7 | 69.4 | 94.5 | 31.7 | 99.3 |
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