HP ProDesk G4 SFF 2018, Core i5-8500, 16GB, 256GB SSD + 500GB HDD, GeForce GT 1030, Black
CPU Intel Pentium 8500
RAM 16 GB
Storage 756 GB
GPU NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030
Form Factor sff
OS Windows 11 Pro
52 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (91st percentile) 91st
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average cpu (26th percentile)
- Below average ram (32nd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Pentium 8500 |
| Cores | 6 |
| Frequency | 3.0 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 2 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR5 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage 1 | 256 GB |
| Storage 1 Type | SSD |
| Storage 2 | 500 GB |
| Storage 2 Type | HDD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
| Weight | 11.3 kg / 25.0 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 10 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 1x DisplayPort |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | HP ProDesk G4 SFF | Dell Tower Desktop ECT1250 | Lenovo Yoga AIO F0J20012US | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | GMKtec Nucbox K8 Plus | ASUS NUC 14 Pro RNUC14RVHU7089CUI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Pentium 8500 | Intel Core Ultra 7-265 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255H | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS | Intel Core Ultra 7 155H |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 32 | 16 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 756 | 1024 | 2048 | 1024 | 2048 | 3072 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 | Intel UHD Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics | AMD Radeon 780M | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel Arc Graphics |
| Form Factor | sff | mid-tower | aio | mini | mini | mini |
| Psu W | - | 360 | 170 | 120 | 120 | 120 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP ProDesk G4 SFF | 26 | 46.5 | 31.6 | 90.5 | 45.4 | 70 |
| Dell Tower Desktop ECT1250 Compare | 88.4 | 58.7 | 81.7 | 78.6 | 69 | 70 |
| Lenovo Yoga AIO F0J20012US Compare | 70.4 | 58.7 | 57.7 | 60.7 | 82.8 | 70 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 65.1 | 63.1 | 81.7 | 65.3 | 53.6 | 11.6 |
| GMKtec Nucbox K8 Plus Compare | 64.6 | 63.1 | 81.7 | 85.5 | 90.1 | 11.6 |
| ASUS NUC 14 Pro RNUC14RVHU7089CUI Compare | 58.4 | 58.7 | 81.7 | 77.7 | 95.6 | 37.3 |
Price
Value & Pricing
We started tracking prices for this product on Jul 5, 2026. The chart appears once we have more data.
Usage Scores
- Overall51.7
- AI/LLM21.8
- Gaming48
- Portability38
- Creator42.6
- Business50.7
- Developer43.7
- Home Office49.1
- Workstation40.6
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