ASUS V500 2025, Core i7-13620H, 16GB, 1TB SSD, Black

The ASUS V500 V500 scores 43.8 out of 100 in our database, with a gaming score of just 11 out of 100. It pairs a laptop-grade i7-13620H with integrated Intel UHD Graphics, which means it's fine for office work but useless for anything graphically demanding. At $1,100 USD, you're paying desktop prices for laptop performance.

The i7-13620H sits at the 54th percentile for CPUs in our database, which is about average. It's a 10-core chip with 6 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores, and for office tasks it'll feel snappy enough. The 16GB of DDR5 at the 55th percentile is solid, and the 1TB SSD at the 57th percentile is middle of the pack. Nothing here is going to blow your hair back, but nothing is going to make you wait around either.

The GPU is where this thing falls off a cliff. Intel UHD Graphics at the 37th percentile is underwhelming, and that's being generous. This is integrated graphics with no dedicated VRAM, which means any kind of 3D workload, video editing, or even casual gaming is going to be a slideshow. The gaming score of 11 out of 100 is one of the worst we've seen for a desktop in this price range. If your idea of a good time is Minesweeper, you're fine. If you want to play anything from the last decade, look elsewhere.

Stacked against the competition, the V500 V500 doesn't hold up. The Lenovo Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 and Dell Aurora Aurora Gaming both offer discrete GPUs and proper desktop CPUs for similar money, which makes them dramatically better for anything beyond basic office work. The HP OMEN GT16-0364 is in a completely different league for gaming. Even the Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra, while way more expensive, shows what a focused workstation should look like. The V500's 43.8 total score puts it well below all of these. The only scenario where this makes sense is if you specifically need Windows 11 Pro, a small footprint, and absolutely zero GPU performance, and even then there are better options.

At $1,100 USD, this is a tough sell. You're paying desktop money for laptop internals. The i7-13620H is a mobile chip, the graphics are integrated, and you're getting a 6.49kg tower that performs like a mid-range laptop without the portability. For the same money you could get a proper desktop with a discrete GPU, or a genuinely portable laptop with the same specs. The 1-year seller warranty from PCOnline instead of a manufacturer warranty is also a red flag. If something goes wrong after that first year, you're on your own.

The ASUS V500 V500 is a mid-tower desktop that scores 43.8 out of 100 in our database, which puts it in the bottom half of everything we've tested. The CPU is a 13th-gen Intel Core i7-13620H with 10 cores at 2.4GHz, paired with 16GB of DDR5 and a 1TB SSD. On paper that sounds like a competent office machine, and for basic productivity it mostly is. But the integrated Intel UHD Graphics drag the overall score down hard, and the gaming score of 11 out of 100 tells you everything you need to know about this thing's ambitions beyond spreadsheets and email.

The weird part is the processor. The i7-13620H is a laptop chip, a 45W mobile part, stuffed into a 6.49kg desktop tower. That's not necessarily a dealbreaker for office work, but it means you're getting laptop-tier performance in a box that takes up way more space than a laptop. The 1TB SSD and 16GB of DDR5 are fine for daily operations, and Windows 11 Pro is a nice touch for business users. But there's no discrete GPU, no upgrade path mentioned, and the whole package feels like someone took a decent laptop, removed the screen and battery, and called it a desktop.

Skip this if you need any kind of graphics performance. The 11 out of 100 gaming score and 37th percentile GPU ranking mean video editing, 3D modeling, and gaming are all off the table. Also skip it if you want long-term reliability. The 37th percentile reliability score and 1-year seller warranty instead of a manufacturer warranty are both concerning. And if you're budget-conscious, the $1,100 USD price tag is hard to justify when competitors offer discrete GPUs and proper desktop CPUs for similar money.

The ASUS V500 V500 is a mediocre office PC with an identity crisis. The 43.8 total score and 11 out of 100 gaming score tell the story. It's not that this machine can't do basic work, it's that it doesn't do anything well enough to justify its $1,100 price tag. The laptop CPU, integrated graphics, and lack of manufacturer warranty all point to a product that was assembled to hit a price point, not to serve a specific user. If you need a basic office machine and you find this on sale for significantly less, maybe. Otherwise, keep looking.