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ASUS Chromebox 5a Black 2023
CPU Intel Core i5 1335U
RAM 8 GB
Storage 128 GB
GPU Intel Iris Xe
form factor mini
OS ChromeOS
44 Overall Score
Price $865
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (86th percentile) 86th
Cons
- Below average storage (8th percentile)
- Below average ram (16th percentile)
- Below average social proof (27th percentile)
- Below average cpu (33rd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 1335U |
| Cores | 10 |
| Frequency | 1.3 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel Iris Xe |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 128 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mini |
| Weight | 0.8 kg / 1.8 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 6 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 2x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | 1x DisplayPort 1.4 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | ChromeOS |
vs Competition
| Spec | ASUS Chromebox 5a | Lenovo Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 | HP OMEN GT16-0364 | Apple Mac Studio M4 Max | Dell Tower Plus EBT2250 | Acer Nitro N60-180-UB33 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 1335U | AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F | Apple M4 Max | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | AMD Ryzen 9 7900 |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 32 | 32 | 36 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 128 | 4096 | 1024 | 512 | 3000 | 1000 |
| GPU | Intel Iris Xe | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Apple M4 Max 32-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Form Factor | mini | mid-tower | mid-tower | mini | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | - | 850 | 850 | - | 460 | 850 |
| OS | ChromeOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS Chromebox 5a | 33.1 | 48.5 | 16.4 | 85.7 | 7.8 | 36 | 26.9 |
| Lenovo Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 Compare | 96.5 | 88.2 | 79.8 | 89.7 | 98.5 | 69.4 | 100 |
| HP OMEN GT16-0364 Compare | 69.1 | 84.7 | 88.5 | 98 | 57.9 | 69.4 | 99.3 |
| Apple Mac Studio M4 Max Compare | 85.6 | 69.8 | 71.1 | 94.3 | 31.1 | 99.4 | 99.9 |
| Dell Tower Plus EBT2250 Compare | 89.3 | 76 | 79.8 | 97 | 95.8 | 69.4 | 99.3 |
| Acer Nitro N60-180-UB33 Compare | 86.6 | 84.7 | 88.5 | 97.7 | 64.4 | 31 | 99.7 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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