The HP ProDesk 400 G5 is aimed at users who want an Office PC with more than enough performance in a compact design. It sits towards the top of the Office range, making it a particularly good fit for businesses, remote workers and anyone spending most of their working day at their PC.

With a six-core Intel processor and 16GB of DDR4 memory, it’s comfortably equipped for Microsoft Office, larger spreadsheets, accounting and CRM software, video conferencing, heavy browser use and everyday multitasking. It’s the kind of specification that makes sense when you regularly have several programs, browser tabs and documents open together but don’t need specialist workstation hardware.

The integrated graphics are perfectly suitable for normal business use and multiple displays. If your work starts to involve graphics acceleration, substantial video editing, CAD, 3D applications or other specialist workloads, you can configure additional graphics performance — or step into the Workstation range if that type of work forms a major part of your day.

The key appeal here is balance: compact office performance, sensible specification and excellent value without unnecessary complexity. Windows 11 and the necessary drivers arrive installed, so it’s ready to get straight into the working day.