HP ProDesk 400 G2, Core i5-6500T, 8GB, 256GB SSD, Black
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average gpu (8th percentile)
- Below average cpu (9th percentile)
- Below average ram (9th percentile)
- Below average storage (13th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6500T |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 2.5 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics |
| Type | Integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mini |
Connectivity
| DisplayPort | DP |
| Wi-Fi | WiFi |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.0 |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | HP ProDesk 400 G2 | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | Lenovo ThinkCentre M710Q | Dell OptiPlex 3070 Small Form Factor | MSI Cubi NUC 1MG-295US | STGAubron Gaming PC ABR0124 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6500T | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | Intel Core i7 6700T | Intel Core i7 9700 | Intel Core 3 100U | Intel Xeon E5-1620 |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 32 | 16 | 32 | 16 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1024 | 756 | 1024 | 500 | 1536 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel HD Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics 630 | Intel Graphics | AMD Radeon RX 550 |
| Form Factor | mini | mini | mini | sff | mini | mid-tower |
| Psu W | - | 120 | - | - | 120 | 500 |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | Windows | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP ProDesk 400 G2 | 8.5 | 7.6 | 9.2 | 14.8 | 12.9 | 70 | 51.1 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 65.2 | 63.1 | 81.8 | 65.3 | 53.6 | 11.6 | 94.3 |
| Lenovo ThinkCentre M710Q Compare | 20.1 | 99.2 | 31.6 | 96.1 | 45.4 | 70 | 80.9 |
| Dell OptiPlex 3070 Small Form Factor Compare | 40.4 | 35.5 | 58.9 | 97.1 | 53.6 | 70 | 89.4 |
| MSI Cubi NUC 1MG-295US Compare | 36.4 | 35.5 | 51.4 | 76.6 | 35.8 | 37.3 | 96.4 |
| STGAubron Gaming PC ABR0124 Compare | 16.8 | 50.6 | 31.6 | 57.3 | 79 | 11.6 | 90.6 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Newegg 1 offer From $144
We started tracking prices for this product on Nov 9, 2026. The chart appears once we have more data.
Usage Scores
- Overall26.2
- AI/LLM6.2
- Gaming3.9
- Portability34.3
- Creator7.8
- Business34.4
- Developer19.2
- Home Office27.9
- Workstation17.2
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