HP Pro Tower 290 G9 2023
About This Desktop
HP Pro Tower 290 G9 2023 — CPU Intel Core i3 13100, RAM 8 GB, storage 256 GB, GPU Intel UHD Graphics 730, form factor mid-tower, psu 180 W.
- CPU Intel Core i3 13100
- RAM 8 GB
- Storage 256 GB
- GPU Intel UHD Graphics 730
- Form factor mid-tower
- Psu 180 W
- OS Windows 11 Home
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (98th percentile) 98th
- Strong user sentiment (78th percentile) 78th
- Strong port (73th percentile) 73th
- Strong reliability (72th percentile) 72th
Cons
- Below average ram (8th percentile) 8th
- Below average storage (13th percentile) 13th
- Below average gpu (32th percentile) 32th
- Below average cpu (34th percentile) 34th
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i3 13100 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.4 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 730 |
| Type | integrated |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mid-tower |
| PSU | 180 |
| Weight | 22.7 kg / 50.0 lbs |
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 |
Value & Pricing
Price History
vs Competition
| Spec | HP Pro Tower 290 G9 | Dell Pro Slim QCS1250 | Apple Mac mini M4 | Lenovo Yoga AIO F0J20012US | MSI Codex Z2 Gaming | ASUS NUC 14 Pro NUC 14 Pro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i3 13100 | Intel Core i9 14900K | Apple M4 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255H | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F | Intel Core Ultra 7 |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 64 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 2048 | 512 | 1000 | 2048 | 3072 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 730 | Intel UHD Graphics 770 | Apple M4 10-core | Intel Arc | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | Intel Arc Graphics |
| Form Factor | mid-tower | sff | mini | aio | Desktop | mini |
| Psu W | 180 | - | - | 170 | 650 | 120 |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | macOS Sequoia 15.1 | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Storage | User Sentiment | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP Pro Tower 290 G9 | 34.1 | 31.6 | 7.6 | 73.4 | 13.3 | 77.6 | 71.6 | 97.8 |
| Dell Pro Slim QCS1250 Compare | 94.7 | 31.6 | 96.7 | 72.3 | 85.4 | 0 | 71.6 | 99.6 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Compare | 56 | 95.3 | 29.9 | 97.1 | 29.9 | 0 | 99.3 | 98.6 |
| Lenovo Yoga AIO F0J20012US Compare | 68.7 | 51.6 | 56.6 | 85.1 | 50.5 | 77.6 | 71.6 | 97.8 |
| MSI Codex Z2 Gaming Compare | 70.4 | 69.7 | 55.6 | 90.3 | 91.2 | 0 | 40 | 82 |
| ASUS NUC 14 Pro NUC 14 Pro Compare | 58.4 | 51.6 | 82.4 | 98.4 | 96.5 | 28.2 | 40 | 81.6 |
Usage Scores
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