HP Pavilion Gaming TG01-2003W Black 2021
The 6-core Ryzen 5 5600G and discrete Radeon RX 5500 with 4GB GDDR6 provide capable 1080p gaming in a mid-tower chassis with customizable LED lighting and an effective thermal solution. Its compact, space-saving design and front USB-C port offer practical expandability, though the 256GB SSD and 8GB RAM will require immediate upgrades for a modern game library. This desktop is best for entry-level gamers who want a pre-built foundation they can incrementally improve over time.
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (93rd percentile) 93rd
- Strong port selection (78th percentile) 78th
- Strong reliability (71st percentile) 71st
Cons
- Below average user sentiment (9th percentile)
- Below average ram (14th percentile)
- Below average storage (15th 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 8 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 5600G |
| Cores | 6 |
| Frequency | 3.9 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | AMD Radeon RX 5500 |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 4 GB |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mid-tower |
| Weight | 6.8 kg / 15.0 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 8 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 1x DisplayPort |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | HP Pavilion Gaming TG01-2003W | Lenovo Legion 90Y6003JUS | ASUS Republic of Gamers GM700TZ-BS978 | Apple Mac Studio M4 Max | MSI MEG Vision X AI VisXAI2NVZ9045 | Dell Tower ECT1250 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 5600G | Intel Core Ultra 9 | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X | Apple M4 Max | Intel Core Ultra 9 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 64 | 64 | 36 | 64 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 3072 | 2048 | 512 | 2048 | 2000 |
| GPU | AMD Radeon RX 5500 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT | Apple M4 Max 32-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | Intel UHD Graphics |
| Form Factor | mid-tower | mid-tower | desktop | sff | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | - | 1200 | 850 | - | 1300 | 180 |
| OS | Windows 10 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | User Sentiment | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP Pavilion Gaming TG01-2003W | 45.1 | 59.4 | 14.4 | 77.8 | 14.5 | 9.1 | 70.5 | 92.8 |
| Lenovo Legion 90Y6003JUS Compare | 97.5 | 88.9 | 96.4 | 91.7 | 96.4 | 0 | 70.5 | 84.2 |
| ASUS Republic of Gamers GM700TZ-BS978 Compare | 98.8 | 79.5 | 93.9 | 97.2 | 91.5 | 98.2 | 37.8 | 74.3 |
| Apple Mac Studio M4 Max Compare | 85.5 | 66.4 | 69.2 | 94.5 | 31 | 88.4 | 99.4 | 99.9 |
| MSI MEG Vision X AI VisXAI2NVZ9045 Compare | 97.5 | 90.7 | 97.4 | 98.2 | 91.5 | 0 | 37.8 | 87 |
| Dell Tower ECT1250 Compare | 89.5 | 30.8 | 82.4 | 86.2 | 82.6 | 98.2 | 70.5 | 99.1 |
Usage Scores
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