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 (79th percentile) 79th
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average user sentiment (9th percentile)
- Below average storage (16th percentile)
- Below average ram (17th 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 | Dell Tower ECT1250 | MSI MEG Vision X AI VisXAI2NVZ9045 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 5600G | Intel Core Ultra 9 | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X | Apple M4 Max | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | Intel Core Ultra 9 |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 64 | 64 | 36 | 32 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 3072 | 2048 | 512 | 2000 | 2048 |
| GPU | AMD Radeon RX 5500 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT | Apple M4 Max 32-core | Intel UHD Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 |
| Form Factor | mid-tower | mid-tower | desktop | sff | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | - | 1200 | 850 | - | 180 | 1300 |
| OS | Windows 10 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | User Sentiment | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP Pavilion Gaming TG01-2003W | 46.3 | 61 | 16.5 | 78.9 | 16.3 | 9.4 | 70.2 | 93.1 |
| Lenovo Legion 90Y6003JUS Compare | 97.4 | 89.5 | 96.5 | 92.1 | 96.5 | 0 | 70.2 | 84.8 |
| ASUS Republic of Gamers GM700TZ-BS978 Compare | 98.6 | 80.2 | 94 | 97.4 | 92 | 98.3 | 37.4 | 75.2 |
| Apple Mac Studio M4 Max Compare | 85.7 | 67.6 | 70.1 | 94.7 | 32.7 | 88.6 | 99.3 | 99.9 |
| Dell Tower ECT1250 Compare | 89.6 | 33.6 | 83 | 86.9 | 83 | 98.3 | 70.2 | 99.1 |
| MSI MEG Vision X AI VisXAI2NVZ9045 Compare | 97.4 | 91.3 | 97.4 | 98.3 | 92 | 0 | 37.4 | 87.6 |
Usage Scores
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