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