The positive aspects of the ASUS V500 Mini Tower mainly comes down to the easy maintenance and upgrades you can perform on this PC. You have two SSD slots to boot, along with SO-DIMM slots for RAM upgrades; HDD upgrade kit is also provided if you still have any existing 3.5-inch HDD to migrate, or if you just want more low-cost storage for the machine.

Sure, you could build a custom PC for less, but you would be giving up the convenience, warranty, and business-grade reliability ASUS offers here.

The ASUS V500 Mini Tower actually managed to surprise us. In our testing, the Intel Core i7-13620H variant pulled off an impressive 16,830 points in Cinebench R23 (multi-core), comfortably beating many regular 13th-gen laptops. Over on Geekbench 6, the system scored 2,530 points in single-core and 10,628 points in multi-core, clearly showing how the bigger chassis and better cooling help sustain higher clock speeds compared to your typical laptop setup.

Asus continues to redefine compact computing with the introduction of the V500 Mini Tower, an addition to its PC Solutions that blends form, function, and focused utility. Designed to mirror the performance and versatility of a full-sized desktop, the V500 offers a streamlined footprint without compromising capability.