Datasheet

HP Pro Tower 280 G9 PCI Desktop

PC
Maximize your investment
The HP Pro Tower 280 helps optimize business resources. Equipped with a powerful Intel®
processor2, essential tools, and security features for business, this affordably priced and
easy to set up PC has a scalable and functional design that can grow with your business.

Powered-up processing Expansion for the future Help keep data safe
Keep up with daily tasks with Choose any combination of two HDDs Help protect your investment and your
performance of an Intel® Core™ or SSDs3 with two bays and two full- data with discrete TPM, HP DriveLock5,
processor2, optional AMD, NVIDIA®, or height slots, and PCIe x16 and PCIe x1 and a physical security lock slot.6
Intel® discrete graphics3, up to 64 GB slots, for future expandability. Featuring Additional security is provided by an
DDR5 memory3, and slots for future USB 3.0, USB 2.0, USB-C™4 ports, HDMI, integrated cable lock system to secure
growth. VGA, and a DisplayPort™4, for broad your cabled devices.
compatibility with existing technology.

*Product image may differ from actual product

Sustainability in action

Help protect our shared future

The outer box of the HP Pro Tower 280 G9 is 92 percent sustainably sourced and recyclable. Molded Pulp cushions made from 100%
recycled wood fiber and organic materials.7
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HP Pro Tower 280 G9 PCI Desktop PC

Featuring

HP Recommends Windows 11 Pro for Business

Work anywhere without compromising on performance with Windows 11 and HP collaboration, security, and connectivity technology.1
Latest Intel® multi-core processor
Configure your HP Pro Tower 280’s CPU for the perfect combination of power, snappy performance, and value. With an Intel® Core® processor and
up to 64 GB memory, handle multiple work tasks smoothly and reliably.2,3
Help secure your drive
Help keep unauthorized users from accessing data on your primary drive. Prevent your primary drive from running without entering a password
using HP Drive Lock.5
Simple PC management
Spend less time and get right to the updates you need with HP Support Assistant.9
Integrated security
Help secure your PC with a physical security lock slot and an integrated accessory cable lock to secure your cabled mouse and keyboard on the
HP Pro Tower 280.6,7
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Technical specifications
Windows 11 Pro1
Available Operating Systems Windows 11 Home – HP recommends Windows 11 Pro for business1
Windows 11 Pro1,2,20
FreeDOS

Intel® Pentium® processor

Intel® Celeron® processor
13th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 processor
13th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 processor
13th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 processor
Processor family 12th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 processor
12th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 processor
12th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 processor
Intel® Core™ i3 14th generation processor
Intel® Core™ i5 14th generation processor
Intel® Core™ i7 14th generation processor

Intel® Pentium® Gold G7400 with Intel® UHD Graphics (3.7 GHz P-core base frequency, 6 MB L3 cache, 2 P-cores, 4 threads)
Intel® Celeron® G6900 with Intel® UHD Graphics (3.4 GHz P-core base frequency, 4 MB L3 cache, 2 P-cores, 2 threads)
Intel® Core™ i5-12500 with Intel® UHD Graphics (3.0 GHz P-core base frequency, up to 4.6 GHz P-core Max Turbo frequency, 18 MB L3 cache, 6 P-cores, 12 threads), supports
Intel® vPro® Technology
Intel® Core™ i5-12400 with Intel® UHD Graphics (2.5 GHz P-core base frequency, up to 4.4 GHz P-core Max Turbo frequency, 18 MB L3 cache, 6 P-cores, 12 threads)
Intel® Core™ i3-12100 with Intel® UHD Graphics (3.3 GHz P-core base frequency, up to 4.3 GHz P-core Max Turbo frequency, 12 MB L3 cache, 4 P-cores, 8 threads)
Intel® Core™ i7-12700 with Intel® UHD Graphics (1.6 GHz E-core base frequency, 2.1 GHz P-core base frequency, up to 3.6 GHz E-core Max Turbo frequency, up to 4.8 GHz P-core
Max Turbo frequency, up to 4.9 GHz with Intel® Turbo Boost Technology, 25 MB L3 cache, 8 P-cores and 4 E-cores, 20 threads), supports Intel® vPro® Technology
Intel® Core™ i3-14100 (3.5 GHz P-core base frequency, up to 4.7 GHz P-core Max Turbo frequency, 12 MB L3 cache, 4 P-cores and 0 E-cores, 8 threads)
Intel® Pentium® 300 with Intel® UHD Graphics (3.9 GHz base frequency, 6 MB L3 cache, 1 core, 4 threads)
Available Processors3,4,5,20 Intel® Core™ i7-14700 with Intel UHD Graphics (1.5 GHz E-core base frequency, 2.1 GHz P-core base frequency, up to 4.2 GHz E-core Max Turbo frequency, up to 5.3 GHz P-core
Max Turbo frequency, 33 MB L3 cache, 8 P-cores and 12 E-cores, 28 threads), supports Intel® vPro® Technology
Intel® Core™ i5-14500 with Intel UHD Graphics (1.9 GHz E-core base frequency, 2.6 GHz P-core base requency, up to 3.7 GHz E-core Max Turbo frequency, up to 5.0 GHz P-core
Max Turbo frequency, 24 MB L3 cache, 6 P-cores and 8 E-cores, 20 threads), supports Intel® vPro® Technology
Intel® Core™ i5-14400 with Intel UHD Graphics (1.8 GHz E-core base frequency, 2.5 GHz P-core base requency, up to 3.5 GHz E-core Max Turbo frequency, up to 4.7 GHz P-core
Max Turbo frequency, 20 MB L3 cache, 6 P-cores and 4 E-cores, 16 threads)
Intel® Core™ i3-13100 (3.4 GHz P-core base frequency, up to 4.5 GHz P-core Max Turbo frequency, 12 MB L3 cache, 4 P-cores and 0 E-cores, 8 threads)
Intel® Core™ i5-13400 (1.8 GHz E-core base frequency, 2.5 GHz P-core base frequency, up to 3.3 GHz E-core Max Turbo frequency, up to 4.6 GHz P-core Max Turbo frequency, 20
MB L3 cache, 6 P-cores and 4 E-cores, 16 threads)
Intel® Core™ i5-13500 (1.8 GHz E-core base frequency, 2.5 GHz P-core base frequency, up to 3.5 GHz E-core Max Turbo frequency, up to 4.8 GHz P-core Max Turbo frequency, 24
MB L3 cache, 6 P-cores and 8 E-cores, 20 threads), supports Intel® vPro® Technology

Chipset3 Intel® H670; Intel® H770

Form factor Tower

64 GB DDR4-3200 SDRAM; 64 GB DDR5-5600 SDRAM; 6

Maximum memory Transfer rates up to 3200 MT/s.; Transfer rates up to 5600 MT/s.

Memory slots 2 DIMM

up to 2 TB 7200 rpm SATA HDD7,20,21

Internal storage 256 GB up to 1 TB PCIe® NVMe™ M.2 SSD7,21
128 GB up to 1 TB PCIe® NVMe™ TLC M.2 SSD7,20,21

Optical drive HP 9.5 mm Slim DVD-Writer; HP 9.5 mm Slim DVD-ROM 8

Integrated: Intel® UHD Graphics 730; Intel® UHD Graphics 770; Intel® UHD Graphics 710
Discrete: NVIDIA® T400 4 GB; AMD Radeon™ RX 6400 Graphics (4 GB GDDR6 dedicated); AMD Radeon™ RX 6600 XT Graphics (8 GB GDDR6 dedicated); NVIDIA® GeForce
Available Graphics RTX™ 3050 (8 GB GDDR6 dedicated); Intel® Arc™ A380 Graphics (6 GB GDDR6 dedicated); AMD Radeon™ RX 6300 Graphics (2 GB GDDR6 dedicated); NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™
4060 (8 GB GDDR6 dedicated)24

Audio Realtek ALC3867 codec, universal audio jack with CTIA headset support, audio line-out rear ports (3.5 mm), multi-streaming capable

Expansion slots 1 full-height PCI; 2 M.2; 1 PCIe 3 x1; 1 PCIe 4 x16 9,10,11 (1 M.2 slot for WLAN and 1 M.2 2242/2280 slot for storage.)

Front: 2 USB Type-A 10Gbps signaling rate, 4 USB Type-A 5Gbps signaling rate, 1 headphone/microphone combo (systems with 12th Generation Intel® Core™ processors); 2
USB Type-A 10Gbps signaling rate, 2 USB Type-A 5Gbps signaling rate, 1 USB Type-C®, 1 USB 2.0 Type-A, 1 headphone/microphone combo (systems with 13th Generation Intel®
Core™ processors); 2 USB Type-A 10Gbps signaling rate, 3 USB Type-A 5Gbps signaling rate, 1 USB Type-C®, 1 headphone/microphone combo (systems with Intel® Core™ 14th
Ports and connectors Generation processors) ;
Rear: 2 USB 2.0 Type-A, 1 HDMI, 1 DisplayPort™, 1 RJ-45, 1 power connector, 1 serial, 1 line in, 1 line out (systems with 13th Generation Intel® Core™ processors); 2 USB 2.0 Type-A, 1
HDMI, 1 DisplayPort™, 1 VGA, 1 RJ-45, 1 power connector, 1 serial, 1 line in, 1 line out (systems with Intel® Core™ 14th Generation processors); 2 USB 2.0 Type-A, 1 HDMI, 1 VGA, 1 RJ-
45, 1 power connector, 1 serial, 1 line in, 1 line out (systems with Intel® Core™ 12th and 13th Generation processors)11,20 ;
Optional Ports: 1 4x serial; 1 parallel; 1 PS/2; 1 serial; 2 USB 2.0 Type-A; 1 3-in-1 SD card reader20,23

Input devices HP Wired Desktop 320K Keyboard; HP PS/2 Business Slim Keyboard; HP 125 Wired Keyboard; HP 125 Antimicrobial Wired Keyboard; HP PS/2 mouse; HP Wired Desktop 320M
mouse; HP 125 Wired Mouse; HP 128 Laser Wired Mouse; HP 125 Antimicrobial Wired Mouse

LAN: Integrated 10/100/1000M GbE ;

Communications WLAN: Realtek RTL8821CE-CG 802.11a/b/g/n/ac (1x1) Wi-Fi® and Bluetooth® 4.2 wireless card; Realtek Wi-Fi 6 RTL8852BE 802.11a/b/g/n/ax (2x2) and Bluetooth® 5.3 wireless card;
Realtek Wi-Fi 6 RTL8852BE (2x2) and Bluetooth® 5.3 wireless card with 2 internal antennas; Realtek RTL8822CE-CG 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2x2) Wi-Fi® and Bluetooth® 5 wireless card

Drive Bays One 3.5" HDD; Two 3.5" HDD 20,22

Environmental Operating temperature: 0 to 40°C; Operating humidity: 10 to 90% RH

HP Audio Switch; HP Documentation; HP Setup Integrated OOBE Win10; HP Support Assistant; HP System Event Utility; McAfee LiveSafe™; Buy Office (sold separately); HP
Software
JumpStarts; Xerox® DocuShare® 90 day free trial offer12,13,20

Security management Padlock loop; Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0; Integrated accessories cable lock; Slim cable lock
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HP Pro Tower 280 G9 PCI Desktop PC

Technical specifications
180 W external power adapter, up to 90% efficiency, active PFC; 260 W internal power adapter, up to 92% efficiency, active PFC; 500
Power
W internal power supply, up to 90% efficiency, active PFC; 350 W internal power supply, up to 90% efficiency, active PFC17

15.5 x 30.3 x 33.7 cm; (System dimensions may fluctuate due to configuration and manufacturing variances.);
Dimensions
28.7 x 40 x 49.9 cm (Package)

4.7 kg;
Weight
(Exact weight depends on configuration.)

Ecolabels CECP; EPEAT® registered; SEPA18

Energy star certified ENERGY STAR® certified

Sustainable impact
15% post-consumer recycled plastic; 80 Plus® Gold power supplies available19
specifications
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Footnotes

Messaging Footnotes
2 Multicore is designed to improve performance of certain software products. Not all customers or software applications will necessarily benefit from use of this technology. Performance

and clock frequency will vary depending on application workload and your hardware and software configurations. Intel’s numbering, branding and/or naming is not a measurement of
higher performance.
3 Optional feature that must be configured at the time of purchase.
4
USB-C™ port and DisplayPort™ only available with 13th Gen PCI support.
5
HP DriveLock is not supported on NVMe drives.
6
Solenoid lock and cable required and sold separately.
7
92 percent outer box packaging made from sustainably sourced certified and recycled fibers. Molded Pulp cushions made from 100% recycled wood fiber and organic materials.
1 Not all features are available in all editions or versions of Windows. Systems may require upgraded and/or separately purchased hardware, drivers, software or BIOS update to take full

advantage of Windows functionality. Windows is automatically updated and enabled. High speed internet and Microsoft account required. ISP fees may apply and additional requirements
may apply over time for updates. See http://www.windows.com.
9 Internet access required.

Specification Footnotes
1 Not all features are available in all editions or versions of Windows. Systems may require upgraded and/or separately purchased hardware, drivers, software or BIOS update to take full

advantage of Windows functionality. Windows is automatically updated and enabled. High speed internet and Microsoft account required. ISP fees may apply and additional requirements
may apply over time for updates. See http://www.windows.com .
2 This system is preinstalled with Windows 10 Pro software and also comes with a license for Windows 11 Pro software and provision for recovery software. You may only use one version of

the Windows software at a time. Switching between versions will require you to uninstall one version and install the other version. You must back up all data (files, photos, etc.) before
uninstalling and installing operating systems to avoid loss of your data.
3
Intel vPro® requires Windows 10 Pro 64 bit or higher, a vPro supported processor, vPro enabled chipset, vPro enabled wired LAN and/or Wi-Fi 6E WLAN and TPM 2.0. Some functionality
requires additional 3rd party software in order to run. Features of vPro® Essentials and Enterprise vary. See http://intel.com/vpro .
4 Multi-core is designed to improve performance of certain software products. Not all customers or software applications will necessarily benefit from use of this technology.

Performance and clock frequency will vary depending on application workload and your hardware and software configurations. Intel’s numbering, branding and/or naming is not a
measurement of higher performance.
5 Intel® Turbo Boost technology requires a PC with a processor with Intel Turbo Boost capability. Intel Turbo Boost performance varies depending on hardware, software and overall system

configuration. See www.intel.com/technology/turboboost for more information.

6
Full availability of 4 GB or more of memory requires a 64-bit operating system. With Windows 32-bit operating systems, the amount of usable memory is dependent upon your
configuration, so that above 3 GB all memory may not be available due to system resource requirements. Memory modules support data transfer rates up to 3200 MT/s; actual data rate is
determined by the system’s configured processor. See processor specifications for supported memory data rate.
7 For storage drives, GB = 1 billion bytes. TB = 1 trillion bytes. Actual formatted capacity is less. Up to 30 GB (for Windows) of disk is reserved for system recovery software.
8 Optical drives are optional or add on features. Duplication of copyrighted material is strictly prohibited. Actual speeds may vary. Double Layer media compatibility will widely vary with

some home DVD players and DVD-ROM drives.

9 Card sold separately.
10
4 serial port: optional via PCIe slot, and only available for specific region.
11
HDMI/VGA ports will be covered up when a non-internal graphics processor is configured on shipped machine.
12
McAfee LiveSafe™: subscription required.
13
Simply sign up and start using Xerox® DocuShare® Go. No credit card. No obligation. Data will become unavailable unless a subscription is entered before the end of the 90 day free trial
period. See www.xerox.com/docusharego for details.
14 Security cable lock supported (sold separately).
15 TPM feature will be supported on machine pre-configured with FreeDOS, and will be default set as enabled in BIOS setup menu if the machine is dTPM, but will be default set as disabled

in BIOS setup menu if the machine is fTPM.

16
Physical cable lock for cable management.
17
All power supplies are not available in every region.
18
Based on US EPEAT® registration according to IEEE 1680.1-2018 EPEAT®. EPEAT® status varies by country. Visit www.epeat.net for more information.
19
Recycled plastic content percentage is based on the definition set in the IEEE 1680.1-2018 standard.
20 Available on select skus only.
21 Starting November 1, 2023, HP PCs with Windows require Windows to be installed on SSD. HDD can only be configured as additional data drives and not as the boot drive.
22 One 3.5" HDD only for systems with 14th Generation Intel® Core™ processors.
23 3-in-1 SD card reader only available with 12th Generation Intel® Core™ processors.
24
NVIDIA® Quadro® T400, only available for specific models.

© Copyright 2024 HP Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and
services. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein. Intel®, Core™, Pentium®, vPro® are registered trademarks or trademarks of Intel Corporation in
the U.S. and/or other countries. Bluetooth is a trademark of its proprietor, used by HP Inc. under license. NVIDIA®, the NVIDIA logo, are registered trademarks and/or trademarks of NVIDIA Corporation in the United States and other countries. AMD and Radeon™ are
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