ASUS ExpertCenter PN65, Core i7-7700, 32GB, 256GB SSD + 1TB HDD
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (71st percentile) 71st
Cons
- Below average cpu (27th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i7 7700 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.6 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | GTX 1080 |
| VRAM | 8 GB |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage 1 | 256 GB |
| Storage 1 Type | SSD |
| Storage 2 | 1 TB |
| Storage 2 Type | HDD |
Build
| Form Factor | mini |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 8 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 10 |
vs Competition
| Spec | ASUS ExpertCenter PN65 | Apple Mac Studio M5 Max | Lenovo T Series Towers Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 | Dell Desktop ECT1250 | HP OMEN GT16-0364 | CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7 7700 | Apple M5 Max | AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F | Intel Core i9 14900KF |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 1280 | 4096 | 4096 | 2048 | 1024 | 8192 |
| GPU | GTX 1080 | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | Intel UHD Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Form Factor | mini | mini | mid-tower | sff | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | - | 480 | 850 | 180 | 850 | 850 |
| OS | Windows 10 | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS ExpertCenter PN65 | 26.7 | 70.8 | 64.1 | 62.6 | 47.9 | 37.3 |
| Apple Mac Studio M5 Max Compare | 95.8 | 83.6 | 98.4 | 89.1 | 98.1 | 99.3 |
| Lenovo T Series Towers Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 Compare | 73.5 | 93.1 | 78.1 | 88.4 | 98.1 | 70 |
| Dell Desktop ECT1250 Compare | 88.4 | 58.7 | 81.8 | 74.5 | 82.8 | 70 |
| HP OMEN GT16-0364 Compare | 69.7 | 89.3 | 87.2 | 97.9 | 53.6 | 70 |
| CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM Compare | 94.9 | 89.3 | 96.5 | 84.2 | 99.2 | 11.6 |
Usage Scores
- Overall50.4
- AI/LLM36.8
- Gaming17.3
- Portability50.7
- Creator23.8
- Business43.6
- Developer45.3
- Home Office47.1
- Workstation46.5
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