HP ProDesk 600 G5 Mini in a 10-inch rack
How the HP ProDesk 600 G5 Mini fits a 10-inch rack: 1U on the HP mount or the hex shelf, up to 64 GB RAM, two M.2 SSDs and a 65 W adapter.
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The HP ProDesk 600 G5 Mini is HP’s business tiny PC from the 8th and 9th Gen Intel era: T-series CPUs, two SO-DIMM slots and two M.2 SSDs, one more than the ProDesk 400 G6 and 600 G2 can take. It lies flat in a single unit, documents a very low short idle, and suits anyone building an always-on Proxmox node or a small cluster of identical boxes.
At a glance
| Processor | 8th/9th Gen Core, Pentium Gold or Celeron T-series (35 W max), up to Core i9-9900T (8 cores / 16 threads); configurable |
| Memory | 2 × DDR4-2666 SO-DIMM, up to 64 GB (2 × 32 GB) |
| Storage | Two M.2 PCIe x4 SSDs plus a 2.5-inch SATA bay, which is not available with the second M.2 fitted |
| Networking | One Gigabit RJ45 (Intel I219-LM) at the rear |
| Power | External 65 W adapter, 19.5 V DC; 3.34 W short idle in HP’s ENERGY STAR test |
| Size | 177 × 175 × 34.2 mm, 1.25 kg |
The catalogue id still says EliteDesk because the downloaded model was labelled that way, but the model carries ProDesk artwork and the catalogue assumes the ProDesk 600 G5 Desktop Mini. If your machine is an EliteDesk, check its own spec sheet and adapter before you plan with these numbers.
Where it fits in a mini rack
For a Proxmox or virtualization host, the useful specs are the CPU ceiling of 8 cores / 16 threads, room for 64 GB across two SO-DIMMs and the two M.2 PCIe x4 SSDs. Two SSDs let you mirror the system disk or keep VM storage apart from the hypervisor, without a 2.5-inch drive in the mix. Several identical units make a tidy cluster, one per unit of rack height.
The 3.34 W short idle from HP’s ENERGY STAR test makes it a reasonable always-on box for DNS filtering, Home Assistant, a reverse proxy or a monitoring stack, as long as you remember that figure comes from a typical configuration, not yours.
What it is not: a fast-network machine. There is one Gigabit port, and the only expansion HP lists is an M.2 slot for the Wi-Fi card and an optional serial port, so there is nowhere to add a faster network card. It is not a GPU box either, and with two SSDs it is a small backup target at most, not a NAS.
How it fits a 10-inch rack
The configurator checks each placement against every rack in the catalogue:
The community HP Mini PC mount holds it in 1U at 177 mm deep and fits all six RackMate frames, including the 200 mm-deep T0 and T1. That depth leaves some room behind the machine in the shallow frames for the rear plugs, and plenty in the 260 mm ones.
The same mount is listed for the ProDesk 400 G6 and 600 G2, so a mixed HP rack can use one print.
The 10i hex shelf is the alternative. It takes the 600 G5 flat in 1U at 178 mm, or upright in 5U, which is too tall for the four-unit T0 and T0 Plus.
Power
The power profile has no measured low figure for this machine. What HP documents is 3.34 W short idle in the ENERGY STAR test at 115 V AC in a typical configuration. The high figure is the 65 W adapter, 19.5 V DC with 88% average efficiency at 115 V. That is a planning allowance, not a reading of real draw, and the CPU options are capped at 35 W on the Desktop Mini.
For rack planning, budget 65 W per machine on the power strip or UPS, and find a home for each external adapter behind the mount or on the rack floor.
Networking and cabling
The single Gigabit RJ45 on the Intel I219-LM faces the rear. Patch it to a rear keystone in the same rack, and never route the cable around the frame to reach the front.
The front panel is generous: a USB 3.1 Gen 1, a USB 3.1 Gen 2 and a USB-C 3.1 Gen 2, which keeps boot media and quick console work at the front. Wi-Fi is an optional M.2 2230 card.
How it differs from the other HP minis
All three HP minis in the catalogue share the HP Mini PC mount and a single rear Gigabit port, so the differences are in the CPU, memory and storage:
| ProDesk 600 G5 | ProDesk 400 G6 | ProDesk 600 G2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU ceiling | Core i9-9900T, 8 cores / 16 threads | Core i7-10700T, 8 cores / 16 threads | Core i7-6700T, 4 cores / 8 threads |
| Max RAM | 64 GB | 64 GB | 32 GB |
| Storage | Two M.2 PCIe x4 + 2.5-inch bay | One M.2 PCIe x4 + 2.5-inch bay | One M.2 PCIe x4 + 2.5-inch bay |
| Short idle (ENERGY STAR) | 3.34 W | 4.52 W | 11.91 W |
| Hex shelf, flat | 1U | 2U | 2U |
| Hex shelf, upright | 5U | 5U | 4U |
The 600 G5 is the one to pick if you want two SSDs. The 400 G6 brings 10th Gen CPUs and a Wi-Fi 6 card option. The 600 G2 is the oldest, and the only one that also stands upright in the four-unit RackMate frames.
Full specifications
Plan it
Open the HP ProDesk 600 G5 Mini in the catalogue to add it to a rack plan with the HP mount or the hex shelf.
The ProDesk 400 G6 Mini guide and the ProDesk 600 G2 Mini guide cover the other two HP minis, and the ThinkCentre M920q guide covers Lenovo’s take on the same idea.
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