Gaming isn’t likely to be an important consideration for most users shopping for a business machine, and those results are in line with what we’ve come to expect from Intel’s integrated graphics. When we dialed the resolution down to 1680 by 1050, it generated 19 frames per second at 1024 by 768 pixels (high settings), it produced a playable rate of 39 fps. Its integrated graphics setup was unable to provide playable frame rates at the desktop’s native 1920-by-1080-pixel resolution on our Unreal Tournament 3 benchmark. And we’re less than impressed by the system’s total storage capacity, a mere 500GB. The system lacks a touchscreen, which takes part of the point of owning an all-in-one PC (even for business environments) right out of the equation. And that’s part of the reason why we weren’t surprised to see the Compaq 8200 Elite deliver a killer score of 143 on our WorldBench 6 suite of benchmarks.īut that’s really the sole bright spot on this all-in-one. But here’s the secret: Both chips can Turbo Boost, automatically overclocking themselves when needed up to an impressive 3.8GHz. That’s because it trades a lower power profile for a reduced operating clock speed as compared to the more mainstream i7-2600, which runs at a standard 3.4GHz.

The main source of the Compaq 8200 Elite’s speed is its Intel Core i7-2600S processor, which doesn’t appear to be all that mighty at first glance. If you don’t mind a slight drop in speed, other business-class AIOs give a bit more bang for the buck. But it doesn’t offer much else for its $999 (as of December 19, 2011) price tag. The PC is fast–one of the fastest all-in-one desktops we’ve tested, in fact. And the HP Compaq 8200 Elite all-in-one desktop doesn’t make the task seem any easier. Trying to dig up a low-cost, all-in-one, business-class desktop system that doesn’t stink is a bit like trying to find a magic lamp in a cave: It’s a daunting proposition, to say the least.

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