HP ProDesk 600 G2 SFF, Core i5-6500, 16GB, 256GB SSD + 2TB HDD
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong storage (80th percentile) 80th
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average social proof (1st percentile)
- Below average gpu (8th percentile)
- Below average cpu (15th percentile)
- Below average ram (32nd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6500 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphic 530 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage 1 | 256 GB |
| Storage 1 Type | SSD |
| Storage 2 | 2 TB |
| Storage 2 Type | HDD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 8 |
| DisplayPort | 2 x Display Ports |
| Wi-Fi | WiFi |
| Bluetooth | ✓ |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | HP ProDesk 600 G2 SFF | Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra | Dell Desktop ECT1250 | MSI Aegis Z2 A8NVL-1610US | Lenovo Yoga AIO F0J20012US | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6500 | Apple M3 Ultra | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F | Intel Core Ultra 7 255H | AMD Ryzen 7 255 |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 96 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 2304 | 1024 | 2048 | 3072 | 2048 | 1024 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphic 530 | Apple M3 Ultra 60-core | Intel UHD Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | Intel Arc Graphics | AMD Radeon 780M |
| Form Factor | sff | sff | sff | mid-tower | aio | mini |
| Psu W | - | - | 180 | 650 | 170 | 120 |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP ProDesk 600 G2 SFF | 14.8 | 7.6 | 31.7 | 52.6 | 80.3 | 70 | 1.1 |
| Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra Compare | 99.7 | 76 | 95.7 | 93.8 | 53.7 | 99.3 | 86.3 |
| Dell Desktop ECT1250 Compare | 88.6 | 58.7 | 81.8 | 74.5 | 83 | 70 | 99.1 |
| MSI Aegis Z2 A8NVL-1610US Compare | 69.8 | 78.2 | 56.7 | 90.5 | 96.6 | 37.4 | 99.9 |
| Lenovo Yoga AIO F0J20012US Compare | 70.6 | 58.7 | 57.7 | 60.6 | 83 | 70 | 98.2 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 65.3 | 63.1 | 81.8 | 65.2 | 53.7 | 11.6 | 94.4 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall43.4
- AI/LLM13.8
- Gaming6.9
- Portability46.8
- Creator15.5
- Business45.8
- Developer36.9
- Home Office46.8
- Workstation33.2
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