I’m tracking
this elitedesk, which would probably work but want the i5-8500 for future proofing.
This is lowest price online right now. They sometimes lowers it to $404 free shipping so watch for it:
HP EliteDesk 800 G4 SFF i5-8500 3.00GHz 8GB Warranty 2021 #062401 | eBay
--it looked like sold while I was typing this reply though. I kept it so you can follow the seller as they might have more.
A few months ago I also picked up a Optiplex 7060 SFF with a i5-8500 for $350. Optiplex only allows for 1 HDD but it is ok for my needs in this location.
So the deals are there. Depends on what you want. I would probably wait for a i7 8th gen also if I can get it for a good price. I like to have a backup just in case.
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(1) passmark - higher is better | (2) rank - lower is better | (3) CPU Value - higher is better
Intel Core i7-7700 @ 3.60GHz (1) 10730 | (2) 260 | (3) 31.84
Intel Core i5-8500 @ 3.00GHz (1) 11920 | (2) 226| (3) 57.03
Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz (1) 15157 | (2) 135 | (3) 50.53
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