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HP EliteDesk 800 G8 Desktop Mini

11th Gen Intel Core (Rocket Lake) refresh of HP's Desktop Mini business PC on the Intel Q570 chipset: the same 1.05 L, 1.42 kg chassis, up to a 35 W Core i9-11900T (the 65 W i9-11900 moved to SFF/Tower/AiO only), two SODIMM slots, a 2.5" bay plus two M.2 storage slots, and the same Flex Port I/O bays as the G6.

Memory

Slots
2 × DDR4 SODIMM, customer-accessible/upgradeable, dual channel
Speed
DDR4-3200 (transfer rates up to 3200 MT/s)
Max
64 GB (2 × 32 GB)
Configurations
4 GB (1×4), 8 GB (1×8 or 2×4), 16 GB (1×16 or 2×8), 32 GB (1×32 or 2×16), 64 GB (2×32)

Storage

Bay
1 × 2.5" SATA HDD/SSD bay (not available on discrete-graphics SKUs)
2.5" HDD
500 GB / 1 TB 7200 RPM, 2 TB 5400 RPM SATA; self-encrypting OPAL2 and FIPS variants
M.2 slots
2 × internal M.2 2280 SSD connectors
M.2 SSD
256 GB to 2 TB M.2 2280 PCIe 3/4 NVMe (TLC), OPAL2 self-encrypting 256/512 GB, or 256/512 GB Intel Optane Memory H10
WLAN slot
1 × internal M.2 2230 connector
Card reader
None on the Desktop Mini

Graphics

Integrated
Intel UHD Graphics 750 (i9/i7/i5-11500 and above) or UHD Graphics 730 (i5-11400 / i5-11400T)
Discrete
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 6 GB — only with a 35 W processor; drives up to 7 displays via 3 Mini DisplayPort 1.4 + 1 Micro-HDMI 2.0
Note
No other discrete GPU fits the Desktop Mini chassis

Expansion

Flex Port 1 (rear)
Choice of HDMI 2.0b, VGA, DisplayPort 1.4, Fiber NIC (100 Mb/1 Gb), Serial, Thunderbolt 3, USB-C 10 Gbps w/ DP Alt Mode + 100 W power intake, Intel I225-LM 2.5 GbE LOM (non-vPro), or dual USB-A 5 Gbps
Flex Port 2 (rear)
Choice of the GTX 1660 Ti discrete GPU, dual USB-A 480 Mbps, Serial, or a second external WLAN antenna
M.2
2 × M.2 2280 storage + 1 × M.2 2230 WLAN, internal

Networking

Ethernet
Intel I219-LM 1 GbE LOM (vPro); optional Intel I225-T1 2.5 GbE
WLAN
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 + BT 5.1 (vPro or non-vPro, 2×2) or Realtek RTL8852AE 802.11ax + BT 5.2

Power

External adapter
90 W, 120 W or 180 W EPS; active PFC, 88% at 115 V / 89% at 230 V
Cord
6.0 ft (1.83 m)
Input
100–240 Vac, 50/60 Hz

Ports

Front
1 × USB-C SuperSpeed 20 Gbps (charge 5V/3A), 1 × USB-A 10 Gbps, 1 × USB-A 5 Gbps (charge 5V/1.5A), combo audio jack
Rear fixed
2 × DisplayPort 1.4 (DP++), 2 × USB-A 5 Gbps (one wake from S4/S5), 2 × USB-A 10 Gbps (wake from S4/S5), RJ-45
Rear Flex Port 1
One of: HDMI 2.0b, VGA, DisplayPort 1.4, Fiber NIC, Serial, Thunderbolt 3, USB-C 10 Gbps + 100 W, 2.5 GbE LOM, or dual USB-A
Rear Flex Port 2
One of: GTX 1660 Ti discrete GPU, dual USB-A 480 Mbps, Serial, or second WLAN antenna
Other
External WLAN antenna opening, power connector, 10 mm cable-lock slot, retractable padlock loop

Physical

Dimensions (W×D×H)
177 × 175 × 34 mm (6.97 × 6.89 × 1.35 in)
Volume
1.05 L (63.4 cu in)
Weight
1.42 kg (3.13 lb)
Max supported weight (desktop orientation)
35 kg (77 lb)
Mounting
VESA sleeve standalone, Quick Release Bracket, B300/B500 mounting bracket, Integrated Work Center Stand

Management

TPM
TPM 2.0 endpoint security controller (Infineon SLB9670); Common Criteria EAL4+ certified; FIPS 140-2 Level 2 certified
Intrusion
Intrusion sensor integrated in the PCA, enable/disable via BIOS
Cable lock
10 mm (or smaller) cable-lock slot; retractable padlock loop
BIOS
Power-on password, setup password, SATA/serial/USB port enable-disable, removable-media write/boot control, optional factory USB port disable

Operating systems

Preinstalled
Windows 11 Pro; Windows 11 Pro Education; Windows 11 Home; Windows 11 Home Single Language
Volume licensing
Windows 11 Pro (Windows 11 Enterprise available with a Volume Licensing Agreement)
Also offered
Windows 10 Pro; Windows 10 Pro Education; Windows 10 Home; Windows 10 Home Single Language
Web-supported only
Windows 10 Pro (Windows 10 Enterprise available with a Volume Licensing Agreement)
Note
Systems preinstalled with Windows 10 Pro also carry a Windows 11 Pro license; only one version runs at a time

Processors

  • Intel Core i9-11900T
  • Intel Core i7-11700
  • Intel Core i7-11700T
  • Intel Core i5-11600
  • Intel Core i5-11600T
  • Intel Core i5-11500
  • Intel Core i5-11500T
  • Intel Core i5-11400
  • Intel Core i5-11400T