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HP EliteDesk 800 G8 Tower

11th Gen Intel Core (Rocket Lake) tower business desktop on the Intel Q570 chipset: a 19.14 L chassis with 4 DIMM slots for up to 128 GB DDR4, two 3.5" bays plus one 2.5" bay, a 5.25" half-height external bay, two full-height PCIe x16 slots (one wired x4) plus two PCIe x1, and internal 260 W / 350 W / 550 W 80 PLUS Platinum power supply options that let it take a single graphics card up to 300 W.

Memory

Slots
4 × DDR4 DIMM, customer-accessible/upgradeable, dual channel
Speed
DDR4-3200 modules, transfer rates up to 2933 MT/s
Max
128 GB (4 × 32 GB)
Configurations
4 GB to 128 GB, including 64 GB (2×32) and 128 GB (4×32)

Storage

Bays
1 × 2.5" SATA bay + 2 × 3.5" SATA bay (each convertible to 2.5") + 1 × 5.25" half-height external bay + 1 × 9.5 mm slim optical bay
3.5" HDD
500 GB / 1 TB / 2 TB 7200 RPM SATA
2.5" HDD
500 GB / 1 TB 7200 RPM, 2 TB 5400 RPM SATA; self-encrypting OPAL2 and FIPS variants
M.2 slots
3 × internal M.2 (1 × 2230 for WLAN/BT, 2 × 2280 for storage)
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
Optical
Optional 9.5 mm slim DVD-ROM or DVD Writer
Card reader
Optional SD 4.0 5-in-1 reader (SD, SDXC, SDHC, UHS-I/II)

Graphics

Integrated
Intel UHD Graphics 750 (i9/i7/i5-11500 and above) or UHD Graphics 730 (i5-11400)
Discrete options (Tower-exclusive)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 8GB FH 3DP+HDMI (LHR, requires 550 W PSU), Quadro P2200 5GB 4DP, Quadro P1000 4GB 4mDP
Discrete options (shared with SFF)
NVIDIA Quadro P620 2GB, Quadro P400 2GB (DVI or DP), AMD Radeon RX 550X 4GB, AMD Radeon R7 430 2GB (DP+VGA or 2×DP) — low-profile
Note
A single discrete card up to 300 W needs the 550 W power supply

Expansion

Slot 1/2
2 × PCIe x16 graphics connectors, one wired as x4
Slot 3/4
2 × PCIe x1
M.2
1 × M.2 2230 WLAN/BT + 2 × M.2 2280 storage, internal
Optional rear port
Choice of DisplayPort, HDMI 2.0b, VGA, Serial, dual USB-A 5 Gbps, or USB-C 10 Gbps (DP Alt Mode + 15 W)
Optional card
Thunderbolt 3 PCIe card with USB-C; PS/2 & serial port card; parallel port card

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

Internal PSU
260 W active-PFC 80 PLUS Platinum, 350 W active-PFC 80 PLUS Platinum, or 550 W active-PFC 80 PLUS Platinum
Efficiency
90/92/89% at 20/50/100% load (115 V, 260/350 W); 91/93/90% (230 V, 260/350 W); 550 W rated ≤6.6 A
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), 2 × USB-A 10 Gbps, 2 × USB-A 5 Gbps (one charging), combo audio jack, optional SD reader, optional slim optical, optional 5.25" half-height external bay
Rear fixed
1 × audio line-out, 2 × DisplayPort 1.4 (DP++), RJ-45, 2 × USB-A Hi-Speed 480 Mbps (wake from S4/S5), 2 × USB-A SuperSpeed 10 Gbps, 1 × USB-A SuperSpeed 5 Gbps, 1 × USB-A Hi-Speed 480 Mbps
Rear optional
Serial port; one of DisplayPort/HDMI 2.0b/VGA/dual USB-A 5 Gbps/USB-C 10 Gbps (Alt Mode DP + 15 W); Thunderbolt 3 PCIe card
Other
Standard cable-lock slot, optional intrusion sensor/hood lock, integrated keyboard/mouse wire hoop, power cord connector

Physical

Dimensions (W×D×H)
168 × 308 × 370 mm (6.61 × 12.13 × 14.57 in)
Volume
19.14 L (1168 cu in)
Weight
5.95 kg (13.11 lb)
Max supported weight (desktop orientation)
35 kg (77 lb)

Management

TPM
TPM 2.0 endpoint security controller (Infineon SLB9670); Common Criteria EAL4+ certified; FIPS 140-2 Level 2 certified
Intrusion
Optional solenoid lock and intrusion sensor
Cable lock
10 mm (or smaller) cable-lock slot; padlock support
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 i9-11900
  • Intel Core i7-11700
  • Intel Core i5-11600
  • Intel Core i5-11500
  • Intel Core i5-11400