![]() ![]() Next, let us get to our internal overview and performance. On the bottom, we get many regulatory markings and the Windows sticker. The easiest way to tell if a system supports vPro is this sticker. The vPro support depends on the system and the CPU. The top has our Intel Core i5 vPro sticker. The Elite Mini 800 G9 has 65W TDP and GPU variants that require different cooling, but we tend to gravitate towards the 35W models for performance per watt benefits. ![]() HP Elite Mini 800 G9 Side 1Īs a 35W TDP model, this unit does not have venting on either side. While it is nice to have more USB ports, the other options are significantly more interesting. HP Elite Mini 800 G9 Rear 2Ĭoincidentally, this was the same dual USB Flex IO expansion module as we received on the Elite Mini 600 G9. It is used to provide the GPU I/O with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti option. The other slot has options like USB 2 ports, serial, and WiFi antennas. There are a ton of different possibilities here like TB/USB4, 2.5GbE, 10Gbase-T, USB-C and more. The Flex IO V2 slot in our unit has the dual USB 3 (5Gbps) option. We also have three standard USB 3.2 Gen2 10Gbps ports and an Intel i219-LM 1GbE port. There are two DisplayPort 1.4a ports as well as a HDMI 2.1 port. The rear of the unit is where most of the action happens. The front also has the headset combo jack and the power button. This is the same front connectivity as we saw on the Elite Mini 600 G9. USB4/ Thunderbolt is not standard, but it is an option in a flexible rear slot. The two USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A ports are 10Gbps ports while the Type-C is a 20Gbps port. The front of the unit has three USB ports. ![]() HP Elite Mini 800 G9 External Hardware Overview ![]() We are going to point to our HP Elite Mini 800 G9 with Intel Alder Lake launch piece for a bit more around renaming the EliteDesk to Elite Mini line with this generation. This unit is also the first we tried with not just the 2.5GbE Flex IO NIC, but also the 10Gbase-T Flex IO V2 NIC. HP Flex IO V2 2.5GbE NIC M74416 001 Port 2 Alder Lake is a big upgrade, but we get a clock speed and architecture jump, not a thread increase like those other even series SKUs. Our favorite SKUs in Project TinyMiniMicro had been the Core i5-6500T, i5-8500T, and i5-10500T. Also, it just feels like 6C/12T is something we should be moving beyond in the i5-x500T series. While this is a good CPU for OSes like VMware ESXi, where heterogeneous cores require a workaround, given that we paid less for the i7-12700T in the Elite Mini 600 G9 it made us less excited about this one. That is a 6-core / 12-thread CPU with only performance P-cores. The CPU we received was an Intel Core i5-12500T. Other vendors, like Lenovo, have their own brand of SSDs, but HP is using a WD brand drive. Our system came configured with a single 16GB DDR5-4800 SODIMM and a 256GB NVMe SSD. The NVMe SSD it came with had one power-on hour via SMART monitoring tools. When it arrived, it was in fabulous shape, barely used. If the HP Elite Mini 600 G9 was a “mistake” purchase, this is the unit we meant to purchase. You can also see/ hear the power consumption tests live. HP Elite Mini 800 G9 OverviewĪs is our custom with Project TinyMiniMicro, we have a video for this.Īs always, we suggest watching this in its own browser, tab, or app for a better viewing experience. What we found made a lot of sense, until we started on a second piece with this unit, adding a 10Gbase-T NIC where we found a change that HP made that could lead to a lot of eWaste in the future. That allowed us to purchase a HP Elite Mini 800 G9 1L business desktop PC to see how it fares compared to other units we have reviewed. As we are around a year from the initial launch of 12th Gen Intel Core “Alder Lake” Project TinyMiniMicro nodes, they are in a unique position being both found new through HP and used through secondary markets. ![]()
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