ASUS Chromebox 5a Black 2024
About This Desktop
ASUS Chromebox 5a Black 2024 — CPU Intel Celeron, RAM 4 GB, storage 128 GB, GPU Intel UHD Graphics, form factor mini, OS Chrome OS.
- CPU Intel Celeron
- RAM 4 GB
- Storage 128 GB
- GPU Intel UHD Graphics
- Form factor mini
- OS Chrome OS
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port (87th percentile) 87th
- Strong social proof (85th percentile) 85th
Cons
- Below average ram (1th percentile) 1th
- Below average storage (7th percentile) 7th
- Below average cpu (15th percentile) 15th
- Below average gpu (32th percentile) 32th
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Celeron |
| Cores | 5 |
| Frequency | 1.1 GHz |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics |
| Type | integrated |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 4 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 128 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mini |
| Weight | 0.8 kg / 1.8 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 6 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 2x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | 1x DisplayPort 1.4 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Chrome OS |
vs Competition
| Spec | ASUS Chromebox 5a | Lenovo Legion 34IAS10 | HP OMEN GT22-3080 | MSI EdgeXpert EdgeXpert-11SUS | Dell Tower Plus EBT2250 | CLX Horus TGMHORRTU5106BM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Celeron | Intel Core Ultra 9 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265K | NVIDIA GB | Intel Core Ultra 9 285K | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X |
| RAM (GB) | 4 | 64 | 32 | 128 | 64 | 96 |
| Storage (GB) | 128 | 3072 | 2048 | 4000 | 24000 | 10048 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA Blackwell Architecture | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 |
| Form Factor | mini | mid-tower | mid-tower | mini | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | - | 1200 | 850 | 240 | - | 850 |
| OS | Chrome OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | NVIDIA DGX OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS Chromebox 5a | 14.7 | 31.7 | 0.6 | 87.4 | 7.3 | 39.3 | 85 |
| Lenovo Legion 34IAS10 Compare | 97.8 | 87.8 | 96.8 | 92.4 | 96.5 | 71.2 | 80.2 |
| HP OMEN GT22-3080 Compare | 95.9 | 87.8 | 78.7 | 93.8 | 91.3 | 71.2 | 98.7 |
| MSI EdgeXpert EdgeXpert-11SUS Compare | 99.6 | 95.1 | 98.9 | 88.1 | 97.9 | 39.3 | 85.3 |
| Dell Tower Plus EBT2250 Compare | 97.8 | 80.9 | 94.5 | 85.8 | 100 | 71.2 | 47.7 |
| CLX Horus TGMHORRTU5106BM Compare | 98.8 | 87.8 | 98.6 | 99 | 99.5 | 12 | 87.9 |
Usage Scores
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