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HP Pro Tower 290 G9 Jet Black 2026
CPU Intel Core i5 12500
RAM 32 GB
Storage 1012 GB
GPU Intel UHD Graphics 770
form factor mid-tower
psu w 180
OS Windows 11 Home
72 Overall Score
Price $500
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (98th percentile) 98th
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
- Strong port selection (67th percentile) 67th
Cons
- Below average gpu (35th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 12500 |
| Cores | 6 |
| Frequency | 2.0 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 18 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 770 |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM | 2 GB |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage 1 | 512 GB |
| Storage 1 Type | NVMe SSD |
| Storage 2 | 500 GB |
| Storage 2 Type | HDD |
Build
| Form Factor | mid-tower |
| PSU | 180 |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 0 |
| USB Ports | 8 |
| HDMI | ✓ |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | ✓ |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | HP Pro Tower 290 G9 | Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS | Apple Mac mini M4 Pro | Dell Tower ECT1250 | iBUYPOWER Slate SWI7N56T01 | MSI Codex Z2 A8NVL-484US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 12500 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | Apple M4 Pro | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 32 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 1012 | 1000 | 512 | 2000 | 2000 | 2048 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 770 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | Apple M4 Pro 16-core | Intel UHD Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 |
| Form Factor | mid-tower | mid-tower | mini | mid-tower | desktop | mid-tower |
| Psu W | 180 | 500 | 155 | 180 | 600 | 650 |
| 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 | 64.8 | 66.5 | 49.7 | 70.1 | 97.5 |
| Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS Compare | 87.4 | 74.6 | 83 | 94.2 | 65.1 | 70.1 | 99.9 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Pro Compare | 77.4 | 63.5 | 53.5 | 96.7 | 32.4 | 99.3 | 99.6 |
| Dell Tower ECT1250 Compare | 89.5 | 34.8 | 83 | 86.7 | 83 | 70.1 | 99.2 |
| iBUYPOWER Slate SWI7N56T01 Compare | 87.4 | 74.6 | 79.5 | 91.9 | 87.6 | 27.3 | 98.4 |
| MSI Codex Z2 A8NVL-484US Compare | 69.4 | 74.6 | 57.7 | 89.2 | 92 | 37.4 | 90.6 |
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