On sale 7%
ASUS VM501 Black 2026
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 220
RAM 16 GB
Storage 1 TB
GPU AMD Radeon Graphics
form factor mini-tower
psu w 180
OS Windows 11 Home
51 Overall Score
Price $620
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (71st percentile) 71st
Cons
- Below average gpu (11th percentile)
- Below average social proof (27th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 220 |
| Cores | 6 |
| Frequency | 3.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | AMD Radeon Graphics |
| Type | Integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 1000 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mini-tower |
| PSU | 180 |
| Weight | 6.0 kg / 13.2 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 6 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | 1x DisplayPort 1.4 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | ✓ |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | ASUS VM501 | Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS | HP OMEN GT16-0364 | Dell Tower ECT1250 | Apple Mac mini M4 Pro | MSI Aegis ZS Aegis Z2 C7NVP-1449US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 220 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | Apple M4 Pro | AMD Ryzen 7 7700 |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 24 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1000 | 1000 | 1024 | 2000 | 512 | 1000 |
| GPU | AMD Radeon Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Intel UHD Graphics | Apple M4 Pro 16-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Form Factor | mini-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | mini | mid-tower |
| Psu W | 180 | 500 | 850 | 180 | 155 | 750 |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS VM501 | 43.1 | 11.2 | 54.7 | 71 | 51.9 | 37.8 | 27.3 |
| Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS Compare | 87.4 | 73.7 | 82.7 | 94.2 | 64.5 | 70.4 | 99.6 |
| HP OMEN GT16-0364 Compare | 69.2 | 82.9 | 87.8 | 98 | 58 | 70.4 | 99.1 |
| Dell Tower ECT1250 Compare | 89.6 | 32.8 | 82.7 | 86.7 | 82.8 | 70.4 | 99.1 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Pro Compare | 77.2 | 62.3 | 52.8 | 96.7 | 32.1 | 99.3 | 99.6 |
| MSI Aegis ZS Aegis Z2 C7NVP-1449US Compare | 73.9 | 82.9 | 87.8 | 94.6 | 64.5 | 37.8 | 85.8 |
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