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ASUS Chromebox 5a Black 2024
CPU Intel Celeron 7305
RAM 4 GB
Storage 128 GB
GPU Intel UHD Graphics
form factor mini
OS ChromeOS
41 Overall Score
Price $329
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (86th percentile) 86th
Cons
- Below average ram (1st percentile)
- Below average storage (7th percentile)
- Below average cpu (16th percentile)
- Below average gpu (29th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
ExclusiveBased on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.
Based on 4 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Celeron 7305 |
| Cores | 5 |
| Frequency | 1.1 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 4 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| 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 | HP OmniDesk M02-0234 | Lenovo IdeaCentre 91CX0002US | Apple Mac mini M4 | Dell Optiplex 7070 | GMKtec Nucbox K11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Celeron 7305 | AMD Ryzen 7 8700G | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 | Apple M4 | Core i7-9700 | AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS |
| RAM (GB) | 4 | 16 | 32 | 16 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 128 | 1536 | 1000 | 256 | 5120 | 2048 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics | AMD Radeon 780M | AMD Radeon 860M | Apple M4 10-core | Intel HD Graphics 630 | AMD Radeon 780M |
| Form Factor | mini | mini-tower | mid-tower | mini | tower | mini |
| Psu W | - | 280 | 260 | 155 | - | 120 |
| OS | ChromeOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS Chromebox 5a | 15.6 | 28.7 | 0.7 | 86.4 | 6.9 | 37 | 43.1 |
| HP OmniDesk M02-0234 Compare | 70.2 | 54.2 | 51.3 | 95.4 | 81.1 | 70 | 98.3 |
| Lenovo IdeaCentre 91CX0002US Compare | 56.7 | 50.9 | 82.7 | 77.8 | 50.7 | 70 | 99.1 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Compare | 54 | 56.2 | 30.4 | 96.8 | 13 | 99.4 | 99.9 |
| Dell Optiplex 7070 Compare | 85.1 | 41.6 | 63.9 | 77.8 | 96.9 | 70 | 94.3 |
| GMKtec Nucbox K11 Compare | 65.4 | 54.2 | 82.7 | 79.6 | 91.4 | 11.3 | 97.3 |
Price
Usage Scores
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