HP EliteDesk 800 G5 Mini 2026, Core i5-9500T, 16GB, 512GB SSD, Black

The HP EliteDesk 800 G5 Mini is a tiny business PC that handles office tasks fine but sits near the bottom of our performance charts. Its best trait is the compact size and Windows 11 Pro. Worth considering at CAD 570 only if desk space matters more than speed.

The i5-9500T is a low-power 6-core chip that handles office work without breaking a sweat. Browsing, documents, and light multitasking feel fine, especially with 16GB of DDR4 backing it up. But the CPU sits at the 16th percentile in our database, which means it's slower than the vast majority of desktops we've tested. The integrated UHD 630 graphics land at the 37th percentile, so video playback is smooth but anything 3D is a slideshow. Storage and RAM are both middle-of-the-road at best, with the 512GB SSD sitting around the 30th percentile. For a business mini PC, that's acceptable. For anything else, it's a bottleneck.

Stacked against something like the Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra, this EliteDesk looks like a calculator next to a supercomputer. But that's not a fair fight. The Mac Studio costs many times more and targets creative pros. The Lenovo Legion and iBUYPOWER Slate are gaming machines that demolish this HP in every performance metric, but they're also huge and power-hungry. The Dell ECT1250 is closer in spirit, a basic desktop that trades the HP's compact size for more upgrade room. If you need a small office PC, the EliteDesk holds its own. If you need anything faster, every other competitor here beats it.

At CAD 570 refurbished, this is a tough sell unless you specifically need a tiny business PC. You're paying for the form factor and the Windows 11 Pro license more than the raw hardware. A full-size desktop at this price would crush it in performance. But if desk space is at a premium and your workload is email plus spreadsheets, the price isn't outrageous. Just know you're buying convenience, not power.

The HP EliteDesk 800 G5 Mini is a refurbished business machine that knows exactly what it is. A tiny box with a Core i5-9500T, 16GB of RAM, and a 512GB SSD. It's built for spreadsheets, email, and video calls, not for pushing pixels or impressing anyone with benchmark numbers.

At 0.96kg and roughly the size of a thick paperback, this thing disappears behind a monitor without a fuss. Windows 11 Pro comes preloaded, so it's ready for a desk job the moment you plug it in. Just don't expect it to do much beyond that.

Skip this if you need any real processing power. Video editors, programmers running heavy builds, and anyone who wants to game should look at a standard desktop. The CPU and integrated graphics are simply too weak for demanding work, and the mini case limits future upgrades.

Buy this if you need a compact, quiet Windows 11 Pro machine for basic office work and you value desk space over raw speed. It's a solid little workhorse for email, documents, and web apps. Anyone who needs to edit video, run demanding software, or play games should look elsewhere immediately.