New On sale 43%
HP Pro Tower 290 G9 2022
CPU Intel Core i5 12500
RAM 16 GB
Storage 512 GB
GPU Intel UHD Graphics 770
form factor mid-tower
psu w 180
OS Windows 11 Home
56 Overall Score
Price $850
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (89th percentile) 89th
- Strong port selection (72nd percentile) 72nd
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average ram (33rd percentile)
- Below average gpu (35th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 12500 |
| Cores | 6 |
| Frequency | 3.0 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 18 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 770 |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mid-tower |
| PSU | 180 |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 0 |
| USB Ports | 8 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| Ethernet | RJ-45 Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | HP Pro Tower 290 G9 | Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS | Apple Mac Studio M4 Max | Dell Tower ECT1250 | ASUS Republic of Gamers GM700TZ-BS978 | MSI Aegis ZS Aegis Z2 C7NVP-1449US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 12500 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | Apple M4 Max | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X | AMD Ryzen 7 7700 |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 32 | 36 | 32 | 64 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 1000 | 512 | 2000 | 2048 | 1000 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 770 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | Apple M4 Max 32-core | Intel UHD Graphics | AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Form Factor | mid-tower | mid-tower | sff | mid-tower | desktop | mid-tower |
| Psu W | 180 | 500 | - | 180 | 850 | 750 |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP Pro Tower 290 G9 | 47.3 | 34.8 | 32.8 | 72 | 43 | 70.1 | 89.4 |
| Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS Compare | 87.4 | 74.6 | 83 | 94.2 | 65.1 | 70.1 | 99.9 |
| Apple Mac Studio M4 Max Compare | 85.7 | 68.4 | 70.2 | 94.6 | 32.4 | 99.3 | 99.9 |
| Dell Tower ECT1250 Compare | 89.5 | 34.8 | 83 | 86.7 | 83 | 70.1 | 99.2 |
| ASUS Republic of Gamers GM700TZ-BS978 Compare | 98.5 | 80.8 | 94 | 97.3 | 92 | 37.4 | 26.3 |
| MSI Aegis ZS Aegis Z2 C7NVP-1449US Compare | 74.2 | 83.6 | 88 | 94.6 | 65.1 | 37.4 | 85.8 |
Price
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