ASUS Chromebox 5a Black 2024
CPU Intel Core i7 1355U
RAM 16 GB
Storage 256 GB
GPU NVIDIA Intel Iris Xe
form factor mini
OS Chrome OS
49 Overall Score
Price €0
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port (78th percentile) 78th
Cons
- Below average storage (18th percentile)
- Below average social proof (21th percentile)
- Below average ram (29th percentile)
- Below average cpu (34th percentile)
What owners think
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i7 1355U |
| Cores | 10 |
| Frequency | 1.7 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel Iris Xe |
| Type | discrete |
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mini |
| Weight | 1.7 kg / 3.7 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 5 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 2x HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 1x DisplayPort 1.4 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Chrome OS |
vs Competition
| Spec | ASUS Chromebox 5a | Lenovo Legion 34IAS10 | HP Omen GT22 | MSI EdgeXpert EdgeXpert-11SUS | Dell Tower Plus EBT2250 | CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7 1355U | Intel Core Ultra 9 | Intel Core Ultra 9 285K | NVIDIA GB | Intel Core Ultra 9 285K | Intel Core i9 14900KF |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 64 | 64 | 128 | 64 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 3072 | 8096 | 4000 | 8512 | 8000 |
| GPU | NVIDIA Intel Iris Xe | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA Blackwell Architecture | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Form Factor | mini | mid-tower | mid-tower | mini | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | - | 1200 | - | 240 | - | 850 |
| OS | Chrome OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | NVIDIA DGX OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS Chromebox 5a | 33.7 | 58.9 | 28.6 | 77.9 | 18.3 | 39.3 | 20.7 |
| Lenovo Legion 34IAS10 Compare | 97.7 | 87.9 | 96.4 | 91.7 | 96.4 | 71.2 | 81.5 |
| HP Omen GT22 Compare | 97.7 | 87.9 | 95.3 | 98.1 | 99.3 | 71.2 | 85.7 |
| MSI EdgeXpert EdgeXpert-11SUS Compare | 99.6 | 95.2 | 98.7 | 87.4 | 97.8 | 39.3 | 81.5 |
| Dell Tower Plus EBT2250 Compare | 97.7 | 81 | 94 | 84.7 | 99.8 | 71.2 | 54.7 |
| CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM Compare | 93.9 | 81 | 96.4 | 86.5 | 99.2 | 12 | 95.3 |
Usage Scores
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