On sale 37%
HP 290 G9 2026
CPU Intel Core i5 10400F
RAM 16 GB
Storage 16 GB
GPU NVIDIA 610
form factor tower
OS Windows 11 Pro
41 Overall Score
Price $570
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (92nd percentile) 92nd
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average storage (6th percentile)
- Below average port selection (19th percentile)
- Below average gpu (25th percentile)
- Below average cpu (31st 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 held steady over time
78/100Our AI sentiment read
Based on 10 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 10400F |
| Cores | 6 |
| Frequency | 3.4 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | 610 |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 2 GB |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 16 GB |
Build
| Form Factor | tower |
Connectivity
| HDMI | ✓ |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | HP 290 G9 | Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS | Apple Mac mini M4 Pro | Dell Tower ECT1250 | iBUYPOWER Slate SWI7N56T01 | Acer Nitro 60 N60-640-UR26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 10400F | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | Apple M4 Pro | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | Intel Core i7 14700F |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 32 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 16 | 1000 | 512 | 2000 | 2000 | 2048 |
| GPU | NVIDIA 610 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | Apple M4 Pro 16-core | Intel UHD Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti |
| Form Factor | tower | mid-tower | mini | mid-tower | desktop | mid-tower |
| Psu W | - | 500 | 155 | 180 | 600 | 850 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | User Sentiment | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP 290 G9 | 30.8 | 25.1 | 32.8 | 18.8 | 5.6 | 53 | 70.1 | 92.3 |
| Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS Compare | 87.4 | 74.6 | 83 | 94.2 | 65.1 | 94.7 | 70.1 | 99.9 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Pro Compare | 77.4 | 63.5 | 53.5 | 96.7 | 32.4 | 98.2 | 99.3 | 99.6 |
| Dell Tower ECT1250 Compare | 89.5 | 34.8 | 83 | 86.7 | 83 | 98.2 | 70.1 | 99.2 |
| iBUYPOWER Slate SWI7N56T01 Compare | 87.4 | 74.6 | 79.5 | 91.9 | 87.6 | 98.2 | 27.3 | 98.4 |
| Acer Nitro 60 N60-640-UR26 Compare | 84.1 | 74.6 | 83 | 82.2 | 92 | 0 | 32.3 | 89.6 |
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