On sale 41%
HP ProDesk 290 G9 2026
CPU Intel Core i5 12500
RAM 32 GB
Storage 1012 GB
GPU Intel UHD Graphics 730
form factor mid-tower
psu w 180
OS Windows 11 Home
71 Overall Score
Price $540
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong port (72th percentile) 72th
- Strong reliability (71th percentile) 71th
Cons
- Below average gpu (31th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
ExclusiveBased on when customers actually wrote their reviews — so you can see whether early praise held up.
Owner sentiment has cooled since launch
Based on 15 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 12500 |
| Cores | 6 |
| Frequency | 3.4 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 730 |
| 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 | 1x HDMI |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | HP ProDesk 290 G9 | Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS | ASUS ROG G700 G700 | MSI Aegis ZS Aegis Z2 C7NVP-1449US | Apple Mac mini M4 | Dell Tower ECT1250 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 12500 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF | AMD Ryzen 7 7700 | Apple M4 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 16 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1012 | 1000 | 2048 | 1000 | 256 | 2000 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 730 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Apple M4 10-core | Intel UHD Graphics |
| Form Factor | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | mini | mid-tower |
| Psu W | 180 | 500 | - | 750 | 155 | 180 |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | macOS Sequoia 15.1 | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP ProDesk 290 G9 | 47 | 31.4 | 62.5 | 71.6 | 47.1 | 71.1 | 97.4 |
| Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS Compare | 86.8 | 74.4 | 82 | 94.2 | 62.3 | 71.1 | 99.9 |
| ASUS ROG G700 G700 Compare | 95.2 | 84.8 | 82 | 99 | 91 | 39.1 | 77.4 |
| MSI Aegis ZS Aegis Z2 C7NVP-1449US Compare | 74.5 | 81 | 87.5 | 94.6 | 62.3 | 39.1 | 84.5 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Compare | 56.3 | 90.5 | 29.1 | 96.8 | 12.9 | 99.3 | 99.9 |
| Dell Tower ECT1250 Compare | 89 | 31.4 | 82 | 86.8 | 81.7 | 71.1 | 99 |
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