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Test system Number 1 - HP EliteDesk 800G4 SFF system. Built in 2016
Config as purchased - Intel Core i5-4570
8 GB DDR3 RAM
500 GB SATA Mechanical drive
Upgraded specs - Intel Core I7-4790K
24 GB DDR3 RAM
120GB SATA SSD Primary Drive
1TB WD Blue Storage Drive
MSI GeForce GTX-1050ti 4GB GDDR5 LP GPU
EDUP PCIe 1X WIFI Add on card
Windows 10 Home
Overall Passmark Benchmark score - 4480 points.
Test system Number 2 - HP ProDesk 400G4 Mini Tower system. Built in 2022
Config as purchased - Intel Core I5-7500
8 GB DDR4-2400 RAM
128GB SATA SSD Primary Drive
2TB WD Blue Storage Drive
Upgraded Specs - Intel Core I7-6700K
24GB DDR4-2400 RAM
128 GB SATA SSD Primary Drive
2TB WD Blue Storage Dr.
MSI GeForce GTX-1050ti 4GB GDDR5 Full Size GPU
Intel M.2 Dual channel/Bluetooth WIFI card
Windows 10 Home
Overall Passmark Benchmark score - 4236
Yes! You are seeing this correctly! The 4th gen system has better overall performance specs then the 6th or 7th gen system! The biggest limitations to these systems are their cases, power supplies and mainboards. These components are all proprietary and are grossly underpowered. There is no cables on either power supply to power any add on components. The fact that the 6th/7th gen system is very under-performing was very surprising to me.
So, as you can see - Don't waste your time and money on these systems because they will not give you the performance you are looking for. Save your money and build a system from scratch.
The components in the ProDesk were transferred to a custom case, a used 650 watt power supply and a used Asrok Z170 Extreme 4 MATX motherboard. The new Passmark specs after the rebuild were almost 5000! Just changing those three components made a huge difference in performance! Don't assume just because a system is newer it will be faster! This test proves otherwise. Don't waste your time.
Config as purchased - Intel Core i5-4570
8 GB DDR3 RAM
500 GB SATA Mechanical drive
Upgraded specs - Intel Core I7-4790K
24 GB DDR3 RAM
120GB SATA SSD Primary Drive
1TB WD Blue Storage Drive
MSI GeForce GTX-1050ti 4GB GDDR5 LP GPU
EDUP PCIe 1X WIFI Add on card
Windows 10 Home
Overall Passmark Benchmark score - 4480 points.
Test system Number 2 - HP ProDesk 400G4 Mini Tower system. Built in 2022
Config as purchased - Intel Core I5-7500
8 GB DDR4-2400 RAM
128GB SATA SSD Primary Drive
2TB WD Blue Storage Drive
Upgraded Specs - Intel Core I7-6700K
24GB DDR4-2400 RAM
128 GB SATA SSD Primary Drive
2TB WD Blue Storage Dr.
MSI GeForce GTX-1050ti 4GB GDDR5 Full Size GPU
Intel M.2 Dual channel/Bluetooth WIFI card
Windows 10 Home
Overall Passmark Benchmark score - 4236
Yes! You are seeing this correctly! The 4th gen system has better overall performance specs then the 6th or 7th gen system! The biggest limitations to these systems are their cases, power supplies and mainboards. These components are all proprietary and are grossly underpowered. There is no cables on either power supply to power any add on components. The fact that the 6th/7th gen system is very under-performing was very surprising to me.
So, as you can see - Don't waste your time and money on these systems because they will not give you the performance you are looking for. Save your money and build a system from scratch.
The components in the ProDesk were transferred to a custom case, a used 650 watt power supply and a used Asrok Z170 Extreme 4 MATX motherboard. The new Passmark specs after the rebuild were almost 5000! Just changing those three components made a huge difference in performance! Don't assume just because a system is newer it will be faster! This test proves otherwise. Don't waste your time.
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