While ASUS decided that the future-ready USB-C port was unnecessary for the ASUS S500SA, they somehow thought that you would need two PS/2 ports on the back. There are no USB-C ports anywhere to be found, which is a bummer in 2020. All the USB 2.0 ports are routed to the rear, and all the USB 3.0 ports are over on the front panel, so you can easily plug in your high-speed external storage without having to reach around to the back. That’s because ASUS is using a custom motherboard here. One thing that you might notice is that it has way more USB 3.0 ports on the front than your average desktop PC. Not too surprising, as we are only looking at a 65W TDP processor here. The outdated graphics architecture really shows its age here.įully embracing it’s ambitions as an office PC, the Essentials and Productivity scores are pretty high, with Digital Content Creation being pretty limited due to the lack of a GPU that will accelerate content creation.ĬPU thermals are kept pretty reasonable, with a peak of just 70☌ despite the rather basic cooling solution. You might be able to get away with some light gaming, but we wouldn’t recommend it.ģDMark Time Spy also shows just how much of an improvement Intel made with Ice Lake’s Gen11 graphics. We would give it a pass considering that the ASUS S500SA is a home-office kind of PC. Without a dedicated GPU, the integrated UHD Graphics 630 doesn’t exactly perform well in Superposition. Thanks to the higher TDP you do get to enjoy better all-core performance than any laptop though.
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The random performance is probably the worst offender, as it means that apps and Windows itself loads slower.Ĭinebench sees pretty good CPU performance out of the Intel Core i5-10400, although it does come up at an disadvantage against the higher-end laptops. Right off the bat, the specifications are pretty basic, and that gets reflected in the benchmark scores as well.ĪSUS decided a 7200RPM HDD was enough, but it is definitely a lot slower than even the cheapest SSDs out there, so these are poor results. (upgradeable with 1 x 2.5″ drive, 2 x M.2 SSD (1 x SATA, 1 x PCIe 3.0 x2 NVMe/SATA) Overall, the system is not meant to stand out in your office setup, with just a sprinkle of aesthetic elements to keep it from being an eyesore, but it clearly won’t be a showpiece. For those who prefer an all-black system, well, you will have to deal with the bare metal that ASUS used for the rear of the chassis here. The steel panel on the right side is solid, as the motherboard rests up against it, for a standard layout that has the motherboard components over on the left side of the case.Ī large holey cutout here allows for good ventilation, and both the PSU and CPU cooler breathes through it. This machine is definitely a lot narrower and smaller than your average desktop PC, which is great as that means more desk space for your other stuff. Looking at the machine, the ASUS S500SA does share quite a resemblance to the ASUS ExpertCenter D641MD, except that the latter is close to being twice as wide.