ASUS Chromebox CHROMEBOX5a-SC081UN Black 2024
CPU Intel Celeron 7305
RAM 8 GB
Storage 128 GB
GPU Intel UHD Graphics 710
form factor mini
OS ChromeOS
43 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- 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 CHROMEBOX5a-SC081UN | HP OMEN GT22-3080 | Lenovo Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 | Dell Area-51 | CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM | MSI Aegis ZS2 A9NVP-1407US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Celeron 7305 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265K | AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | Intel Core Ultra 9 285K | Intel Core i9 14900KF | AMD Ryzen 9 9900X |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 64 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 128 | 2048 | 4096 | 2000 | 8000 | 2000 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 710 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Form Factor | mini | mid-tower | mid-tower | desktop | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | - | 850 | 850 | 1500 | 850 | 750 |
| OS | ChromeOS | Windows 11 Pro | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS Chromebox CHROMEBOX5a-SC081UN | 14.2 | 37.7 | 9.6 | 70.6 | 6.4 | 36 | 63.3 |
| HP OMEN GT22-3080 Compare | 95.8 | 90.8 | 79.8 | 93 | 91.9 | 69.4 | 87.5 |
| Lenovo Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 Compare | 96.5 | 88.2 | 79.8 | 89.7 | 98.5 | 69.4 | 100 |
| Dell Area-51 Compare | 97.4 | 90.8 | 91.6 | 99.5 | 87.2 | 69.4 | 66.7 |
| CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM Compare | 94.2 | 84.7 | 96.9 | 85.7 | 99.2 | 11.2 | 96.1 |
| MSI Aegis ZS2 A9NVP-1407US Compare | 92.5 | 84.7 | 88.5 | 91.3 | 82.9 | 36 | 99.7 |
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