ASUS Chromebox 5a Black 2024
CPU Intel Celeron 7305
RAM 8 GB
Storage 128 GB
GPU Intel UHD Graphics 710
form factor mini
OS ChromeOS
45 Overall Score
Price £523
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (77th percentile) 77th
- Strong port selection (71st percentile) 71st
Cons
- Below average storage (6th percentile)
- Below average ram (10th percentile)
- Below average cpu (14th percentile)
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 710 |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 128 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mini |
| Weight | 0.8 kg / 1.8 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 | ✓ |
| Ethernet | 1 Gbps Ethernet |
System
| OS | ChromeOS |
vs Competition
| Spec | ASUS Chromebox 5a | Lenovo Legion 90YA003GUS | HP OmniDesk M03-0064 | Apple iMac M4 | MSI Aegis Z2 A8NVL-1610US | iBUYPOWER Slate SWI7N56T01 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Celeron 7305 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | Apple M4 | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 32 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 128 | 1000 | 1024 | 512 | 3000 | 2000 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 710 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 | Apple (10-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti |
| Form Factor | mini | mid-tower | mid-tower | aio | mid-tower | desktop |
| Psu W | - | 500 | 400 | 143 | 650 | 600 |
| OS | ChromeOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS Chromebox 5a | 14.2 | 37.6 | 9.6 | 70.7 | 6.4 | 36 | 77.1 |
| Lenovo Legion 90YA003GUS Compare | 87.3 | 76 | 83.3 | 93.8 | 51.8 | 69.4 | 99.7 |
| HP OmniDesk M03-0064 Compare | 89.3 | 70.7 | 83.3 | 98.7 | 57.9 | 69.4 | 97.7 |
| Apple iMac M4 Compare | 54.7 | 61.8 | 47.9 | 87.6 | 42.6 | 99.4 | 99.9 |
| MSI Aegis Z2 A8NVL-1610US Compare | 69.1 | 76 | 58.2 | 91.3 | 96.7 | 36 | 99.9 |
| iBUYPOWER Slate SWI7N56T01 Compare | 87.3 | 76 | 79.7 | 91.3 | 87.2 | 26.2 | 98.6 |
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