HP Elite 8300, Core i5-3470, 8GB, 500GB HDD, Black
CPU Intel Core i5-3470
RAM 8 GB
Storage 500 GB
GPU 1 VGA, 1 Display Port
Form Factor sff
OS Windows 10 Pro
33 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (79th percentile) 79th
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average gpu (8th percentile)
- Below average cpu (8th percentile)
- Below average ram (9th percentile)
- Below average storage (21st percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5-3470 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | 1 VGA, 1 Display Port |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR3 |
| Storage | 500 GB |
| Storage Type | HDD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 4 |
| DisplayPort | 1x DisplayPort |
| Ethernet | RJ45 |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | HP Elite 8300 | Dell ECT ECT1250 | Lenovo ThinkCentre M90t Gen 6 | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | GMKtec Nucbox K8 Plus | ASUS NUC 14 Pro RNUC14RVHU7089CUI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-3470 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | Intel Core Ultra 5 225 | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS | Intel Core Ultra 7 155H |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 500 | 1024 | 512 | 1024 | 2048 | 3072 |
| GPU | 1 VGA, 1 Display Port | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 | Integrated Intel Graphics | AMD Radeon 780M | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel Arc Graphics |
| Form Factor | sff | mid-tower | mid-tower | mini | mini | mini |
| Psu W | - | 180 | 500 | 120 | 120 | 120 |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP Elite 8300 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 9.2 | 29.9 | 21.4 | 70 | 78.8 |
| Dell ECT ECT1250 Compare | 88.4 | 68.7 | 54.1 | 87.1 | 69 | 70 | 70.5 |
| Lenovo ThinkCentre M90t Gen 6 Compare | 68.2 | 58.7 | 48.7 | 95.7 | 40.9 | 70 | 95.6 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 65.2 | 63.1 | 81.8 | 65.3 | 53.6 | 11.6 | 94.3 |
| GMKtec Nucbox K8 Plus Compare | 64.6 | 63.1 | 81.8 | 85.5 | 90.1 | 11.6 | 95.6 |
| ASUS NUC 14 Pro RNUC14RVHU7089CUI Compare | 58.4 | 58.7 | 81.8 | 77.6 | 95.6 | 37.3 | 83.9 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall33.1
- AI/LLM8.6
- Gaming4.9
- Portability36.1
- Creator8.5
- Business40.5
- Developer21.7
- Home Office35.6
- Workstation18.2
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