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HP EliteDesk 8 G1i Jack Black 2026
CPU Intel Core Ultra 5 235T
RAM 32 GB
Storage 512 GB
GPU Intel UHD Graphics 710
form factor mini
psu w 90
OS Windows 11 Pro
64 Overall Score
Price $1,396
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (87th percentile) 87th
- Strong ram (83rd percentile) 83rd
- Strong cpu (71st percentile) 71st
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average social proof (7th percentile)
- Below average gpu (29th percentile)
- Below average storage (30th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 5 235T |
| Cores | 14 |
| Frequency | 2.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 710 |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mini |
| PSU | 90 |
| Weight | 2.7 kg / 6.0 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 5 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 2x DisplayPort |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.4 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | HP EliteDesk 8 G1i | Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS | ASUS Republic of Gamers GM700TZ-BS978 | Apple Mac Studio M4 Max | MSI EdgeXpert EdgeXpert-11SUS | Dell Tower Plus EBT2250 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 5 235T | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X | Apple M4 Max | NVIDIA GB | Intel Core Ultra 9 285K |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 32 | 64 | 36 | 128 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 1000 | 2048 | 512 | 4000 | 12096 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 710 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT | Apple M4 Max 32-core | NVIDIA Blackwell Architecture | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Form Factor | mini | mid-tower | desktop | sff | mini | mid-tower |
| Psu W | 90 | 500 | 850 | - | 240 | - |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | macOS | NVIDIA DGX OS | Windows 11 Pro |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP EliteDesk 8 G1i | 70.8 | 29.3 | 82.7 | 87.4 | 30.2 | 69.8 | 6.6 |
| Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS Compare | 87.3 | 71.7 | 82.7 | 94.1 | 63.5 | 69.8 | 99.6 |
| ASUS Republic of Gamers GM700TZ-BS978 Compare | 98.9 | 78.2 | 94.3 | 97.4 | 91.5 | 36.7 | 75.3 |
| Apple Mac Studio M4 Max Compare | 85.5 | 65.1 | 69.6 | 94.5 | 30.2 | 99.4 | 99.9 |
| MSI EdgeXpert EdgeXpert-11SUS Compare | 99.7 | 95.1 | 98.8 | 87.1 | 97.9 | 36.7 | 84.5 |
| Dell Tower Plus EBT2250 Compare | 97.6 | 81.2 | 94.3 | 84.3 | 99.9 | 69.8 | 55 |
Price
Usage Scores
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