ASUS Chromebox 5a Black 2023
CPU Intel Core i3 1315U
RAM 8 GB
Storage 128 GB
GPU Intel UHD Graphics
form factor mini
OS ChromeOS
37 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (86th percentile) 86th
Cons
- Below average storage (8th percentile)
- Below average ram (16th percentile)
- Below average cpu (24th 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 | Intel UHD Graphics |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| 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 | HP OMEN GT22-3080 | Lenovo Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 | Dell Area-51 | The Horizon Pcs Autherium Dragon PITPJ7JXJ | Apple Mac mini M4 Pro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i3 1315U | Intel Core Ultra 7 265K | AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | Intel Core Ultra 9 285K | Core i9 | Apple M4 Pro |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 64 | 24 |
| Storage (GB) | 128 | 2048 | 4096 | 2000 | 5120 | 512 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 OC | Apple M4 Pro 16-core |
| Form Factor | mini | mid-tower | mid-tower | desktop | mid-tower | mini |
| Psu W | - | 850 | 850 | 1500 | - | 155 |
| OS | ChromeOS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | macOS |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS Chromebox 5a | 24.3 | 37.6 | 16.3 | 85.5 | 7.6 | 36.1 |
| HP OMEN GT22-3080 Compare | 95.8 | 90.8 | 79.7 | 92.9 | 91.8 | 69.5 |
| Lenovo Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 Compare | 96.5 | 88.2 | 79.7 | 89.5 | 98.5 | 69.5 |
| Dell Area-51 Compare | 97.4 | 90.8 | 91.6 | 99.5 | 87.1 | 69.5 |
| The Horizon Pcs Autherium Dragon PITPJ7JXJ Compare | 99.1 | 84.7 | 93 | 98.9 | 97.4 | 11.2 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Pro Compare | 77.8 | 65 | 53.9 | 96.6 | 30.9 | 99.4 |
Usage Scores
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