HP OmniDesk BL6L4AV-Upgraded 2025, Core Ultra 7 265, 64GB, 2TB SSD, Dark Wood

A 20-core office monster with 64GB of RAM and a GPU that couldn't render a PowerPoint transition. Buy it for spreadsheets, not for fun.

The CPU here is the star. The Core Ultra 7 265 sits in the 89th percentile for CPUs, which is seriously fast for multitasking, spreadsheets, and running a dozen browser tabs while you pretend to work. The 64GB of RAM is in the 94th percentile, so you'll never run out of memory. The 2TB SSD is also top-tier at the 90th percentile. But the integrated Intel graphics are just okay, landing in the 59th percentile. Fine for video calls and 4K YouTube, but don't expect to render anything complex or play anything beyond Minesweeper.

Against the Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra, the OmniDesk wins on RAM and storage for the price, but loses badly on GPU performance and build quality. The Lenovo Legion 90YA003GUS will crush it in gaming but costs more and has less RAM. The Dell Desktop ECT1250 is a more boring but safer office pick with better port selection. If you need a quiet, reliable office workhorse and don't care about graphics, the OmniDesk is a solid choice. If you want to game or do creative work, look elsewhere.

The price on this thing is all over the place. We're seeing listings from $770 up to $2,249 across five US vendors. At $770, this is a steal for a 64GB RAM office machine. At $2,249, you're getting robbed. Shop around and don't pay more than a grand for this config. The Best Buy listing seems to be the one to watch for the low end.

The HP OmniDesk BL6L4AV-Upgraded is a weird one. It's got a monster 20-core Intel Core Ultra 7 265, 64GB of DDR5, and a 2TB NVMe SSD, all crammed into a mid-tower with a 280W power supply and integrated Intel graphics. That's like putting a V8 engine in a golf cart. For home office and business work, this thing is an absolute beast. For gaming or anything GPU-heavy, it's a non-starter.

If you're looking for a gaming rig or anything that needs real graphics power, this isn't it. Go get a Lenovo Legion or an MSI Aegis instead. And if you're on a tight budget, the Dell Desktop ECT1250 is a more predictable, boring-but-reliable choice.

For a pure home office or business machine, the HP OmniDesk BL6L4AV-Upgraded is a fantastic value if you can snag it under $1,000. The CPU and RAM combo is genuinely impressive. But that 280W power supply and integrated graphics mean you're locked into office work forever. If that's all you need, buy it. If you have any gaming or creative ambitions, this isn't your machine.