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HP Pro Tower 290 G9
CPU Intel Core i5 12500
RAM 16 GB
Storage 512 GB
GPU Intel UHD Graphics 770
form factor mini-tower
psu w 180
OS Windows 11 Pro
53 Overall Score
Price $900
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong port (71th percentile) 71th
- Strong reliability (71th percentile) 71th
Cons
- Below average gpu (10th percentile)
- Below average ram (29th percentile)
What owners think
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 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mini-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 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | HP Pro Tower 290 G9 | Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS | ASUS Republic of Gamers GM700TZ-BS978 | Dell Tower Plus EBT2250 | CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM | MSI Aegis ZS Aegis Z2 C7NVP-1449US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 12500 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X | Intel Core Ultra 9 285K | Intel Core i9 14900KF | AMD Ryzen 7 7700 |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 32 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 1000 | 2048 | 8512 | 8000 | 1000 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 770 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Form Factor | mini-tower | mid-tower | Desktop | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | 180 | 500 | 850 | - | 850 | 750 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP Pro Tower 290 G9 | 46.7 | 10.2 | 28.7 | 71.1 | 39.3 | 71.1 | 97.2 |
| Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS Compare | 86.7 | 74.4 | 81.8 | 94.2 | 61.8 | 71.1 | 99.9 |
| ASUS Republic of Gamers GM700TZ-BS978 Compare | 98.7 | 77 | 94.1 | 97.5 | 91.1 | 39.2 | 72.4 |
| Dell Tower Plus EBT2250 Compare | 97.7 | 81 | 94.1 | 84.8 | 99.8 | 71.1 | 54.4 |
| CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM Compare | 93.9 | 81 | 96.5 | 86.6 | 99.2 | 12 | 95.2 |
| MSI Aegis ZS Aegis Z2 C7NVP-1449US Compare | 74.4 | 81 | 87.4 | 94.6 | 61.8 | 39.2 | 83.4 |
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