HP ProDesk G4 2018, Core i5-8400, 8GB, 256GB SSD, Black
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (82nd percentile) 82nd
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average gpu (8th percentile)
- Below average ram (9th percentile)
- Below average storage (13th percentile)
- Below average cpu (28th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel 8th Generation Core i5 |
| Cores | 6 |
| Frequency | 2.8 GHz |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
| Type | Integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 10 |
| HDMI | 0 |
| DisplayPort | 2x DisplayPort |
| Ethernet | 1 Ethernet port |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | HP ProDesk G4 | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | Lenovo ThinkCentre M710Q | Dell Optiplex 3060 | ASUS NUC RNUC15CRSU50000U | Apple iMac 27" |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel 8th Generation Core i5 | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | Intel Core i7 6700T | Intel Core i5-8500 | Intel Core Ultra 5 225H | Intel 8th Generation Core i5 |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 32 | 16 | 32 | 96 | 8 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1024 | 756 | 2048 | - | 1056 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 630 | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel HD Graphics | AMD Radeon RX 550 | Intel Arc 130T | AMD Radeon Pro 570X |
| Form Factor | sff | mini | mini | sff | mini | aio |
| Psu W | - | 120 | - | - | 120 | - |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | No OS | macOS |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP ProDesk G4 | 27.9 | 7.6 | 9.2 | 81.8 | 12.9 | 70 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 65.1 | 63.1 | 81.7 | 65.3 | 53.6 | 11.6 |
| Lenovo ThinkCentre M710Q Compare | 20.2 | 99.2 | 31.6 | 96.1 | 45.4 | 70 |
| Dell Optiplex 3060 Compare | 29.8 | 50.6 | 58.9 | 57.3 | 82.8 | 70 |
| ASUS NUC RNUC15CRSU50000U Compare | 64.4 | 64.1 | 99.2 | 76.4 | 1.8 | 37.3 |
| Apple iMac 27" Compare | 32.8 | 64.3 | 9.2 | 58.8 | 46.8 | 99.3 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall37.9
- AI/LLM8.2
- Gaming5.6
- Portability45.7
- Creator11.1
- Business42.6
- Developer31
- Home Office37.1
- Workstation24.5
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