HP ProDesk 800 G3 Mini, Core i5-6500T, 8GB, 256GB SSD, Black/Silver
CPU Intel Core i5
RAM 8 GB
Storage 256 GB
GPU 2 Display Port
Form Factor mini
OS Windows 10 Pro
36 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average gpu (8th percentile)
- Below average cpu (9th percentile)
- Below average ram (9th percentile)
- Below average storage (19th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 2.5 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | 2 Display Port |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mini |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 6 |
| DisplayPort | 2 Display Port |
| Wi-Fi | ✓ |
| Bluetooth | Yes |
| Ethernet | Fast Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | HP ProDesk 800 G3 Mini | Lenovo ThinkCentre M70q Gen 5 | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | ASUS NUC 14 Pro RNUC14RVHU7089CUI | Dell Optiplex 3060 | MSI Cubi NUC AI 1UMG-015US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 | Intel Core i5 14400T | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | Intel Core Ultra 7 155H | Intel Core i5-8500 | Intel Core Ultra 5 125H |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 16 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 512 | 1024 | 3072 | 2048 | 1024 |
| GPU | 2 Display Port | Intel UHD Graphics 730 | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel Arc Graphics | AMD Radeon RX 550 | Intel Arc Graphics |
| Form Factor | mini | mini | mini | mini | sff | mini |
| Psu W | - | 90 | 120 | 120 | - | 120 |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP ProDesk 800 G3 Mini | 8.6 | 7.6 | 9.2 | 37.6 | 18.9 | 70 | 48.4 |
| Lenovo ThinkCentre M70q Gen 5 Compare | 52.7 | 35.6 | 49.8 | 84.2 | 40.9 | 70 | 95.6 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 65.2 | 63.1 | 81.8 | 65.3 | 53.6 | 11.6 | 94.3 |
| ASUS NUC 14 Pro RNUC14RVHU7089CUI Compare | 58.4 | 58.7 | 81.8 | 77.6 | 95.6 | 37.3 | 83.9 |
| Dell Optiplex 3060 Compare | 29.8 | 50.6 | 58.9 | 57.3 | 82.8 | 70 | 93.3 |
| MSI Cubi NUC AI 1UMG-015US Compare | 51.6 | 58.7 | 51.4 | 89.5 | 69 | 37.3 | 75 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall35.5
- AI/LLM9.1
- Gaming4.9
- Portability46
- Creator10.1
- Business46.8
- Developer25.1
- Home Office37.9
- Workstation21.5
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Other Configurations11
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