The Best Business Desktop Computers for Productive Teams

Memory and Storage That Align with User Work Requirements

A PC’s random access memory (RAM) stores data that its CPU can call up almost instantly. When users turn off the computer, the data is cleared from RAM. Most desktops come with 8 GB of RAM, although it’s possible to buy a 16 GB system or add memory if applications need it.

Storage is your desktop’s data bank, holding your operating system and all your programs and files. Turn off the PC and the data persists. Hard disk drives (HDDs) typically hold more data and cost less, while solid-state drives (SSDs) are much faster and today’s preferred solution for the primary drive. Solid-state drives provide high performance with extreme stability and power efficiency. Some desktop users opt for both—an SSD to run the primary operating system and an HDD for expanded local storage.

There are many storage and memory options, but determining the best combination will be dependent on what users intend to do on their desktop. The better you understand their everyday tasks, the easier it will be to choose the right amount of memory and storage.

Connectivity That Moves Business Forward

Desktops for business come with a variety of ports for connecting to monitors and other peripherals. These may include USB-C, HDMI, and Thunderbolt™ 4 ports. However, Ethernet remains the highest-performing connectivity option for a business desktop.

Ethernet cables aren’t always available when and where you need them. That’s where the new Wi-Fi 6E standard shines. It helps ensure quality wireless connectivity in locations with many connected devices. Intel® Wi-Fi 6E-enabled PCs give users fast wireless speeds, responsive performance, and enhanced security and reliability, especially in environments where more than 30 users are connected to the same Wi-Fi access point.

Business desktops built on the latest Intel vPro® platform integrate Intel® Wi-Fi 6E capabilities into the chipset.

GPUs That Elevate Creativity and Productivity

To create images for your display, a graphics processing unit (GPU) performs complex calculations. GPUs can be integrated (embedded alongside the CPU) or discrete (a distinct chip on a graphics card). Many desktops use a graphics card to provide the performance for high-end visual applications. For example, workstations need top-performing graphics to perform intense calculations and display complex images.

Power That Enhances Performance

The power consumption for a business desktop depends on its components—CPU, video card, storage drives—and how it’s used.

Intel® processors for desktops come in three power tiers—35W, 65W, and 95W and above—enabling a wide variety of form factors. At the lower end of the range are all-in-one (AIO) and small form factor PCs with low power consumption. In the middle are almost all other form factors except workstations. At the high end are top-performing computer towers and workstations. If power consumption is a critical factor for your business, then balance it against the performance you need.

Out-of-the-Box Hardware-Based Security Features

Even though business desktop PCs aren’t mobile like business laptops, they are still at risk for security threats and attacks. This means you should explore desktop options with multilayered hardware-based security technology. With hardware-based security features built in at the silicon level, you can better protect desktops at each computing layer—no matter if your business desktop computers are inside or outside the corporate firewall.

Seek out desktops with security features like system hardening, security patching and threat remediation, and enhanced manageability capabilities. For example, PCs on Intel vPro® for Windows OS include exclusive silicon-based features for evolving threats, such as Intel® Hardware Shield that helps deliver integrated hardware-based PC protections and Intel® Active Management Technology (Intel® AMT) that enables remote access and management across the organization so your team can execute timely security patching and threat remediation.