HP EliteDesk 805 Black 2023
The AMD Ryzen 5 8500G processor with Radeon 740M graphics delivers strong multi-core efficiency for office workloads, configurable with up to 128GB of DDR5 RAM. Its compact 11-pound SFF chassis houses enterprise-grade durability and HP Wolf Security, supporting dual 4K displays via DisplayPort 1.4a. This desktop is best for IT-managed office environments needing a secure, space-saving workstation for heavy multitasking and data handling.
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 8500G
RAM 32 GB
Storage 1 TB
GPU AMD Radeon 740M Graphics
form factor sff
psu w 260
OS Windows 11 Pro
77 Overall Score
Price $970
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong social proof (87th percentile) 87th
- Strong ram (74th percentile) 74th
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Owner sentiment has cooled since launch
65/100Our AI sentiment read
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 8500G |
| Cores | 6 |
| Frequency | 3.5 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | AMD Radeon 740M Graphics |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM | 32 GB |
| VRAM Type | System Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 1000 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
| PSU | 260 |
| Weight | 5.0 kg / 11.0 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 11 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 1.4b |
| DisplayPort | 2x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| Wi-Fi | WiFi 5 |
| Ethernet | RJ-45 Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | HP EliteDesk 805 | Lenovo Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 | Apple Mac Studio M4 Max | Dell Tower ECT1250 | CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM | ASUS Republic of Gamers GM700TZ-BS978 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 8500G | AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | Apple M4 Max | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | Intel Core i9 14900KF | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 32 | 36 | 32 | 64 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 1000 | 4096 | 512 | 2000 | 8000 | 2048 |
| GPU | AMD Radeon 740M Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | Apple M4 Max 32-core | Intel UHD Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT |
| Form Factor | sff | mid-tower | sff | mid-tower | mid-tower | desktop |
| Psu W | 260 | 850 | - | 180 | 850 | 850 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | macOS | 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 805 | 52.7 | 52.8 | 73.8 | 96.2 | 52.6 | 69.9 | 87.2 |
| Lenovo Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 Compare | 96.5 | 87.1 | 79.6 | 90.6 | 98.5 | 69.9 | 100 |
| Apple Mac Studio M4 Max Compare | 85.9 | 68.2 | 70.4 | 94.7 | 32.8 | 99.3 | 99.9 |
| Dell Tower ECT1250 Compare | 89.7 | 34.5 | 83.1 | 86.9 | 83.2 | 69.9 | 99.1 |
| CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM Compare | 94.2 | 83.5 | 96.5 | 86.9 | 99.3 | 11.5 | 95 |
| ASUS Republic of Gamers GM700TZ-BS978 Compare | 98.6 | 80.6 | 94.1 | 97.4 | 92.1 | 37 | 25.6 |
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