On sale 5%
ASUS Chromebox 5a Black 2023
CPU Intel Celeron 7305
RAM 4 GB
Storage 128 GB
GPU Intel UHD Graphics 710
form factor mini
OS ChromeOS
25 Overall Score
Price $581
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
Cons
- Below average ram (1st percentile)
- Below average storage (6th percentile)
- Below average social proof (10th percentile)
- Below average gpu (14th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Celeron 7305 |
| Cores | 5 |
| Frequency | 1.1 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 710 |
| Type | Integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 4 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 128 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mini |
| Weight | 0.8 kg / 1.8 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 0 |
| Ethernet | 1 Ethernet port |
System
| OS | ChromeOS |
vs Competition
| Spec | ASUS Chromebox 5a | Lenovo Legion 90YA003GUS | HP OmniDesk M03-0064 | Dell Tower Plus EBT2250 | Apple Mac mini M4 Pro | MSI Aegis Z2 A8NVL-1610US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Celeron 7305 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | Apple M4 Pro | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F |
| RAM (GB) | 4 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 24 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 128 | 1000 | 1024 | 3000 | 512 | 3000 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 710 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | Apple M4 Pro 16-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 |
| Form Factor | mini | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | mini | mid-tower |
| Psu W | - | 500 | 400 | 460 | 155 | 650 |
| OS | ChromeOS | 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 Chromebox 5a | 14.2 | 14 | 1 | 34.1 | 6.3 | 36 | 10.2 |
| Lenovo Legion 90YA003GUS Compare | 87.4 | 76 | 83.4 | 93.8 | 51.6 | 69.4 | 99.7 |
| HP OmniDesk M03-0064 Compare | 89.4 | 70.7 | 83.4 | 98.7 | 57.7 | 69.4 | 97.7 |
| Dell Tower Plus EBT2250 Compare | 89.4 | 76 | 79.8 | 97 | 95.9 | 69.4 | 99.3 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Pro Compare | 77.9 | 65.1 | 54 | 96.7 | 31 | 99.4 | 99.7 |
| MSI Aegis Z2 A8NVL-1610US Compare | 69.1 | 76 | 58.2 | 91.3 | 96.7 | 36 | 99.9 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Price History
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