HP EliteDesk 800 G2, Core i5-6500, 32GB, 256GB SSD + 2TB HDD, Black
The 32GB of DDR4 RAM and dual-drive setup with a 256GB SSD plus 2TB HDD provide ample multitasking headroom and storage in a refurbished enterprise tower. It includes modern conveniences like integrated WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0, and 4K support via DisplayPort, backed by a 1-year warranty. This system is best for office administrators or small business owners who need a reliable, expandable Windows 10 Pro workstation for data-heavy tasks, not gaming.
CPU 3.2GHz
RAM 32 GB
Storage 2304 GB
GPU Intel HD Graphics
Form Factor mid-tower
OS Windows 10 Pro
46 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong storage (80th percentile) 80th
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average cpu (15th percentile)
- Below average port selection (18th percentile)
- Below average gpu (21st percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | 3.2GHz |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM | 48 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage 1 | 256 GB |
| Storage 1 Type | SSD |
| Storage 2 | 2 TB |
| Storage 2 Type | HDD |
Build
| Form Factor | mid-tower |
Connectivity
| HDMI | DP |
| DisplayPort | DP |
| Wi-Fi | WiFi |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.0 |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | HP EliteDesk 800 G2 | Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra | Lenovo T Series Towers Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 | Dell Desktop ECT1250 | ASUS ROG GM700 | CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | 3.2GHz | Apple M3 Ultra | AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D | Intel Core i9 14900KF |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 96 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 2304 | 1024 | 4096 | 2048 | 2048 | 8192 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics | Apple M3 Ultra 60-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | Intel UHD Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Form Factor | mid-tower | sff | mid-tower | sff | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | - | - | 850 | 180 | 850 | 850 |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP EliteDesk 800 G2 | 14.7 | 20.9 | 64 | 18.3 | 80.1 | 70 | 51.2 |
| Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra Compare | 99.7 | 76 | 95.7 | 93.8 | 53.6 | 99.3 | 86.3 |
| Lenovo T Series Towers Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 Compare | 73.4 | 93.1 | 78 | 88.4 | 98.1 | 70 | 100 |
| Dell Desktop ECT1250 Compare | 88.4 | 58.7 | 81.7 | 74.5 | 82.8 | 70 | 99.1 |
| ASUS ROG GM700 Compare | 80.5 | 93.1 | 81.7 | 96.2 | 90.1 | 37.3 | 99.6 |
| CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM Compare | 94.9 | 89.3 | 96.5 | 84.2 | 99.2 | 11.6 | 94.8 |
Usage Scores
- Overall46.1
- AI/LLM19
- Gaming10.4
- Portability24.7
- Creator19.4
- Business50.3
- Developer43.5
- Home Office51.6
- Workstation41.6
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