HP ProDesk 600 G3 2016, Core i5-6500, 16GB, 256GB SSD + 1TB HDD, Black
A 6th-gen Intel Core i5-6500 and 32GB of DDR4 RAM provide stable multitasking for office productivity, complemented by a dual-drive setup with a 256GB SSD and 1TB HDD. This renewed SFF system includes a 21.5" FHD monitor and extensive connectivity with 10 USB-A ports, USB-C, and DisplayPort, offering a complete, budget-conscious workstation bundle. It is best for administrative staff and home office users who need a reliable desktop for spreadsheets, web-based apps, and document management without demanding graphical workloads.
CPU Intel Core i5-6500
RAM 16 GB
Storage 1280 GB
GPU Intel HD Graphics 530
Form Factor sff
OS Windows 10 Pro
59 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (98th percentile) 98th
- Strong social proof (90th percentile) 90th
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average cpu (15th percentile)
- Below average gpu (21st percentile)
- Below average ram (32nd percentile)
- Below average user sentiment (35th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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72/100Our AI sentiment read
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6500 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM | 1 GB |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage 1 | 256 GB |
| Storage 1 Type | SSD |
| Storage 2 | 1 TB |
| Storage 2 Type | HDD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
| Weight | 10.7 kg / 23.6 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 11 |
| HDMI | DP to HDMI adapter x 1 |
| DisplayPort | 2 Display Ports |
| Wi-Fi | 802.11ac |
| Bluetooth | ✓ |
| Ethernet | ✓ |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | HP ProDesk 600 G3 | Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra | Lenovo T Series Towers Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 | Dell Desktop ECT1250 | CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM | MSI Aegis ZS2 A9NVP-1407US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6500 | Apple M3 Ultra | AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | Intel Core i9 14900KF | AMD Ryzen 9 9900X |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 96 | 32 | 32 | 64 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1280 | 1024 | 4096 | 2048 | 8192 | 2048 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 | Apple M3 Ultra 60-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | Intel UHD Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Form Factor | sff | sff | mid-tower | sff | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | - | - | 850 | 180 | 850 | 750 |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | User Sentiment | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP ProDesk 600 G3 | 14.7 | 21 | 31.6 | 97.7 | 47.9 | 34.7 | 70 | 90.1 |
| Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra Compare | 99.7 | 76 | 95.7 | 93.8 | 53.6 | 94.9 | 99.3 | 86.2 |
| Lenovo T Series Towers Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 Compare | 73.5 | 93.1 | 78.1 | 88.4 | 98.1 | 94.9 | 70 | 100 |
| Dell Desktop ECT1250 Compare | 88.4 | 58.7 | 81.8 | 74.5 | 82.8 | 98.5 | 70 | 99.1 |
| CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM Compare | 94.9 | 89.3 | 96.5 | 84.2 | 99.2 | 98.5 | 11.6 | 94.8 |
| MSI Aegis ZS2 A9NVP-1407US Compare | 92.4 | 89.3 | 87.2 | 90.5 | 82.8 | 88.7 | 37.3 | 99.6 |
Usage Scores
- Overall59.1
- AI/LLM16.4
- Gaming11.7
- Portability44.9
- Creator19.9
- Business64.1
- Developer48.5
- Home Office64.2
- Workstation40.5
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