On sale 7%
ASUS Chromebox 5a Black 2024
CPU Intel Core i5 1335U
RAM 8 GB
Storage 128 GB
GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics
form factor mini
OS ChromeOS
47 Overall Score
Price CA$867
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (86th percentile) 86th
Cons
- Below average storage (9th percentile)
- Below average ram (15th percentile)
- Below average cpu (34th 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.
Owner sentiment has improved over time
Based on 4 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 1335U |
| Cores | 10 |
| Frequency | 1.3 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel Iris Xe 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 | Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS | HP OMEN GT16-0364 | Dell Tower ECT1250 | CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM | Apple Mac Studio M4 Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 1335U | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | Intel Core i9 14900KF | Apple M4 Max |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 64 | 36 |
| Storage (GB) | 128 | 1000 | 1024 | 2000 | 8000 | 512 |
| GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Intel UHD Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Apple M4 Max 32-core |
| Form Factor | mini | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | sff |
| Psu W | - | 500 | 850 | 180 | 850 | - |
| OS | ChromeOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | macOS |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS Chromebox 5a | 34.3 | 42.9 | 15 | 86.3 | 8.8 | 37.9 | 37.7 |
| Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS Compare | 87.3 | 73 | 82.4 | 94 | 63.9 | 70.5 | 99.6 |
| HP OMEN GT16-0364 Compare | 68.7 | 82.4 | 87.5 | 97.9 | 57.3 | 70.5 | 99.1 |
| Dell Tower ECT1250 Compare | 89.5 | 30.9 | 82.4 | 86.3 | 82.7 | 70.5 | 99.1 |
| CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM Compare | 94.2 | 82.4 | 96.4 | 86.3 | 99.2 | 11.6 | 95.5 |
| Apple Mac Studio M4 Max Compare | 85.5 | 66.5 | 69.2 | 94.5 | 31.1 | 99.4 | 99.9 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Price History
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