Odyssey Computers Sahara V1, Core i5-8500, 16GB, 1TB SSD
CPU Intel Core i5-8500
RAM 16 GB
Storage 1 TB
GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630
Form Factor mid-tower
OS Windows 11 Pro
33 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong storage (69th percentile) 69th
Cons
- Below average gpu (8th percentile)
- Below average reliability (12th percentile)
- Below average cpu (30th percentile)
- Below average ram (32nd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5-8500 |
| Cores | 6 |
| Frequency | 3.0 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 9 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mid-tower |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 6 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Odyssey Computers Sahara V1 | Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra | Lenovo Legion 90YA003GUS | Dell Desktop ECT1250 | HP OmniDesk M02-0234 | MSI Aegis Z2 A8NVL-1610US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-8500 | Apple M3 Ultra | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | AMD Ryzen 7 8700G | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 96 | 32 | 32 | 16 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 | 2048 | 1536 | 3072 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 630 | Apple M3 Ultra 60-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | Intel UHD Graphics | AMD Radeon 780M | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 |
| Form Factor | mid-tower | sff | mid-tower | sff | mini-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | - | - | 500 | 180 | 280 | 650 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odyssey Computers Sahara V1 | 29.7 | 7.6 | 31.6 | 36.2 | 68.9 | 11.6 | 51.3 |
| Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra Compare | 99.7 | 76 | 95.7 | 93.8 | 53.6 | 99.3 | 86.3 |
| Lenovo Legion 90YA003GUS Compare | 90.6 | 82 | 81.7 | 93.1 | 68.9 | 70 | 99.9 |
| Dell Desktop ECT1250 Compare | 88.4 | 58.7 | 81.7 | 74.5 | 82.8 | 70 | 99.1 |
| HP OmniDesk M02-0234 Compare | 71.9 | 63.1 | 51.4 | 94.7 | 79.8 | 70 | 98.2 |
| MSI Aegis Z2 A8NVL-1610US Compare | 69.7 | 78.2 | 56.7 | 90.5 | 96.5 | 37.3 | 99.9 |
Price
Value & Pricing
We started tracking prices for this product on Jul 7, 2026. The chart appears once we have more data.
Usage Scores
- Overall32.7
- AI/LLM11.8
- Gaming6.3
- Portability16.2
- Creator12
- Business27.2
- Developer29.4
- Home Office35.1
- Workstation25.7
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