On sale 38%
HP 6500
CPU Intel Core i5 6500
RAM 16 GB
Storage 512 GB
GPU NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti
form factor tower
OS Windows 11 Pro
51 Overall Score
Price $394
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (93rd percentile) 93rd
- Strong reliability (71st percentile) 71st
Cons
- Below average cpu (9th percentile)
- Below average port selection (27th percentile)
- Below average ram (31st percentile)
- Below average storage (31st 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.
Owner sentiment has cooled since launch
78/100Our AI sentiment read
Based on 6 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 6500 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 4 GB |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | tower |
| Weight | 8.4 kg / 18.4 lbs |
Connectivity
| HDMI | 1x HDMI |
| Wi-Fi | WiFi 5 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | HP 6500 | Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS | Apple Mac mini M4 | Dell Business Desktops & Workstations ECT1250 | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | ASUS NUC 14 Pro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 6500 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | Apple M4 | Intel Core Ultra 7-265 | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | Ultra 7 155H |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 32 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 1000 | 512 | 2048 | 1024 | 3072 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | Apple M4 10-core | Intel UHD Graphics | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel Arc Graphics |
| Form Factor | tower | mid-tower | mini | tower | mini | mini |
| Psu W | - | 500 | - | - | 120 | 120 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows | Windows 11 Pro |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | User Sentiment | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP 6500 | 8.6 | 51.3 | 30.8 | 27.1 | 31.1 | 53.2 | 70.5 | 92.8 |
| Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS Compare | 87.3 | 73 | 82.4 | 94 | 63.9 | 94.8 | 70.5 | 99.6 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Compare | 54.2 | 57.9 | 52 | 96.6 | 31.1 | 88.6 | 99.4 | 99.6 |
| Dell Business Desktops & Workstations ECT1250 Compare | 89.5 | 30.9 | 82.4 | 96 | 82 | 0 | 70.5 | 67.5 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 63.7 | 55.9 | 82.4 | 79.6 | 57.3 | 88.6 | 11.6 | 95.1 |
| ASUS NUC 14 Pro Compare | 56.2 | 53.6 | 82.4 | 98.2 | 95.7 | 27 | 37.9 | 86.9 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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