ASUS Chromebox 5a 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 CA$457
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (86th percentile) 86th
Cons
- Below average ram (1st percentile)
- Below average storage (7th percentile)
- Below average cpu (16th percentile)
- Below average gpu (29th 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 | HP OMEN 16L TG03 | Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS | Dell Tower ECT1250 | Apple Mac Studio M1 Max | MSI Codex Z2 A8NVL-484US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Celeron 7305 | Intel Core i7 14700F | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | Apple M1 Max | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F |
| RAM (GB) | 4 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 128 | 2048 | 1000 | 2000 | 1000 | 2048 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060Ti | Intel UHD Graphics | Apple M1 Max 24-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 |
| Form Factor | mini | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | sff | mid-tower |
| Psu W | - | - | 500 | 180 | - | 650 |
| OS | ChromeOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS Chromebox 5a | 15.6 | 28.7 | 0.7 | 86.4 | 6.9 | 37 | 43.1 |
| HP OMEN 16L TG03 Compare | 83.7 | 71.4 | 95.6 | 93.4 | 91.4 | 70 | 74.8 |
| Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS Compare | 87.3 | 71.4 | 82.7 | 94.2 | 50.7 | 70 | 99.9 |
| Dell Tower ECT1250 Compare | 89.5 | 28.7 | 82.7 | 86.4 | 82.4 | 70 | 99.1 |
| Apple Mac Studio M1 Max Compare | 51.4 | 59.1 | 63.9 | 99.9 | 50.7 | 99.4 | 78.6 |
| MSI Codex Z2 A8NVL-484US Compare | 68.6 | 71.4 | 56.5 | 89 | 91.4 | 37 | 79.8 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From CA$457
B&H Photo 1 offer From CA$457
Newegg.ca 1 offer From CA$933
Price History
Usage Scores
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