HP EliteDesk 805
The AMD Ryzen 5 8500G processor with Radeon 740M graphics delivers strong multi-core efficiency for office workloads, configurable with up to 128GB of DDR5 RAM. Its compact 11-pound SFF chassis houses enterprise-grade durability and HP Wolf Security, supporting dual 4K displays via DisplayPort 1.4a. This desktop is best for IT-managed office environments needing a secure, space-saving workstation for heavy multitasking and data handling.
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 8500G
RAM 128 GB
Storage 128 GB
GPU AMD Radeon Graphics 740M
form factor sff
OS Windows 11 Pro
59 Overall Score
Price $970
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong ram (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong social proof (87th percentile) 87th
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average storage (9th percentile)
- Below average port selection (19th percentile)
- Below average user sentiment (20th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Owner sentiment has cooled since launch
65/100Our AI sentiment read
Based on 8 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 8500G |
| Cores | 6 |
| Frequency | 3.5 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | 740M |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM | 32 GB |
| VRAM Type | System Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 128 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 128 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
| Weight | 5.0 kg / 11.0 lbs |
Connectivity
| HDMI | ✓ |
| Wi-Fi | WiFi 5 |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | HP EliteDesk 805 | Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS | ASUS Republic of Gamers GM700TZ-BS978 | Apple Mac Studio M4 Max | Dell Tower ECT1250 | CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 8500G | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X | Apple M4 Max | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | Intel Core i9 14900KF |
| RAM (GB) | 128 | 32 | 64 | 36 | 32 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 128 | 1000 | 2048 | 512 | 2000 | 8000 |
| GPU | AMD Radeon Graphics 740M | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT | Apple M4 Max 32-core | Intel UHD Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Form Factor | sff | mid-tower | desktop | sff | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | - | 500 | 850 | - | 180 | 850 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | User Sentiment | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP EliteDesk 805 | 52 | 51.5 | 98.7 | 18.6 | 8.8 | 19.5 | 70.4 | 86.9 |
| Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS Compare | 87.4 | 73.7 | 82.7 | 94.2 | 64.5 | 94.8 | 70.4 | 99.6 |
| ASUS Republic of Gamers GM700TZ-BS978 Compare | 98.7 | 80 | 94 | 97.3 | 91.9 | 98.3 | 37.8 | 74.9 |
| Apple Mac Studio M4 Max Compare | 85.7 | 67.2 | 69.7 | 94.6 | 32.1 | 88.6 | 99.3 | 99.9 |
| Dell Tower ECT1250 Compare | 89.6 | 32.8 | 82.7 | 86.7 | 82.8 | 98.3 | 70.4 | 99.1 |
| CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM Compare | 94.2 | 82.9 | 96.4 | 86.7 | 99.2 | 98.3 | 11.7 | 94.8 |
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