HP ProDesk G4 2018, Core i5-8500, 8GB, 1TB HDD, Black
CPU Intel Core i5 8500
RAM 8 GB
Storage 1 TB
GPU Intel HD Graphics 530
Form Factor sff
OS Windows 11 Pro
45 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (82nd percentile) 82nd
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average ram (9th percentile)
- Below average gpu (21st percentile)
- Below average cpu (30th 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 HD Graphics 530 |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM | 48 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | HDD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
| Weight | 6.8 kg / 15.0 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 10 |
| HDMI | 0 |
| DisplayPort | 2x DisplayPort |
| Ethernet | 1x Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | HP ProDesk G4 | Lenovo ThinkCentre M70q Gen 5 | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | Dell Optiplex 3060 | BOSGAME P3 | ASUS NUC 15 Pro RNUC15CRHU70000U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 8500 | Intel Core i5 14400T | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | Intel Core i5-8500 | AMD Ryzen 7 6800H | Intel Core Ultra 7 255H |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 16 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 512 | 1024 | 2048 | 1024 | 1024 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 | Intel UHD Graphics 730 | AMD Radeon 780M | AMD Radeon RX 550 | AMD Radeon 680M | Intel Arc 140T |
| Form Factor | sff | mini | mini | sff | mini | mini |
| Psu W | - | 90 | 120 | - | 65 | 120 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP ProDesk G4 | 29.8 | 21 | 9.2 | 81.8 | 46.2 | 70 |
| Lenovo ThinkCentre M70q Gen 5 Compare | 52.6 | 35.6 | 49.8 | 84.2 | 40.9 | 70 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 65.1 | 63.1 | 81.7 | 65.3 | 53.6 | 11.6 |
| Dell Optiplex 3060 Compare | 29.8 | 50.6 | 58.9 | 57.3 | 82.8 | 70 |
| BOSGAME P3 Compare | 55.1 | 44.3 | 76.3 | 65.3 | 69 | 11.6 |
| ASUS NUC 15 Pro RNUC15CRHU70000U Compare | 70.4 | 62 | 81.7 | 55 | 69 | 37.3 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall44.5
- AI/LLM11.1
- Gaming8
- Portability42.3
- Creator15
- Business46.1
- Developer36.3
- Home Office44
- Workstation31.1
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