HP Pro Tower 290 G9 – Core i5

HP offers several configurations of this business-oriented tower, and for those powered by an Intel Core i5, two notable variants include:

1. Intel Core i5-12400 (12th Gen)

• Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-12400 — 6 cores / 12 threads, base up to 2.5 GHz and Turbo Boost up to 4.4 GHz, 18 MB L3 cache

• Graphics: Integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 730

• Memory: 8 GB DDR4-3200 (1×8 GB), with 2 DIMM slots

• Storage:  512GB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD

• Operating System: Windows 11 Pro included

• Ports & Expansion: 4 front USB-A 5 Gbps, headphone/mic combo; rear: 4 USB 2.0, HDMI, VGA, RJ-45, audio line-in/out, optional serial; expansion includes M.2 and PCIe (x1 + x16) slots

2. Intel Core i5-13500 (13th Gen)

• Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-13500 — advanced 14 cores / 20 threads, up to 4.8 GHz Turbo, 24 MB L3 cache

• Graphics: Integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 770

• Memory: 8 GB DDR4-3200 (1×8 GB)

• Storage: 512 GB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD

• Wireless: Includes Realtek Wi-Fi 6 (RTL8852BE) + Bluetooth 5.3

• OS: Windows 11 Pro

• Other specs: Similar ports, expansion, and security features to the i5-12400 variant