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HP Pro Tower 480 G9

HP's mainstream tower desktop for offices, built around socketed Intel 12th/13th/14th Gen Core desktop processors and the Intel Q670 chipset, with full-size PCIe expansion and up to a 400W internal PSU for optional discrete graphics.

Memory

Slots
2 U-DIMM
Max
64 GB (2 x 32 GB)
Type
DDR4-3200 (12th Gen) or DDR5-4800/5600 (13th/14th Gen) U-DIMM
Configurations
4, 8, 16, 32, 64 GB

Storage

M.2
2 x M.2 2280 PCIe NVMe SSD (256GB-2TB, incl. TLC and Self-Encrypting OPAL2 variants); 1 of the 2 M.2 slots doubles as WLAN/Bluetooth/storage
3.5" bays
2 x 3.5" internal SATA HDD bays (1TB or 2TB 7200RPM); RAID supported with 2 SATA HDDs configured
Optical
1 x 9.5mm slim ODD bay (DVD-ROM or DVD Writer, optional)
SATA ports
3

Graphics

Integrated
Intel UHD Graphics 770 (i5-1x500/1x600 and i7), UHD Graphics 730 (i5-1x400, i3), or UHD Graphics 710 (Pentium Gold/Celeron/Core 300)
Discrete options
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8GB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB, NVIDIA A400 4GB, NVIDIA Quadro T400 2GB, NVIDIA T400 4GB, Intel Arc A380 6GB, AMD Radeon RX 6300 2GB

Expansion

Slot 1
PCIe 4.0 x16, full height
Slot 2
PCIe 4.0 x1, full height
Slot 3
PCI x1, full height
M.2 (internal, not user-facing)
1 x M.2 2230 (WLAN/Bluetooth, optional)

Networking

Ethernet
Intel I219-LM 1 Gigabit LOM (vPro); optional Intel I225-T1 2.5GbE
Wi-Fi
Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211 + Bluetooth 5.3 (vPro or non-vPro), Realtek RTL8852BE Wi-Fi 6 + Bluetooth 5.3, or Realtek RTL8821CE Wi-Fi 5 + Bluetooth 4.2

Power

Internal PSU
180W 80 PLUS Gold, 260W 80 PLUS Platinum, or 400W 80 PLUS Platinum, active PFC
Operating voltage
90-264 Vac, 47-63 Hz
Rated voltage
100-240 Vac, 50/60 Hz
Cord length
6.0 ft (1.83 m)

Ports

Front
2 x USB-A SuperSpeed 10Gbps (charge 5V/0.9A), 1 x USB-A SuperSpeed 10Gbps (charge 5V/0.9A), 1 x USB-C SuperSpeed 10Gbps (charge 5V/3A), combo audio jack (CTIA/OMTP), slim optical drive bay (optional), Front FlexIO dual-USB module (optional)
Rear
1 x DisplayPort 1.4a (dual-mode), 1 x HDMI 1.4b, 2 x USB-A Hi-Speed 480Mbps (wake from S4/S5), 3 x USB-A SuperSpeed 5Gbps, 1 x RJ-45, audio line-in/line-out, power cord connector, integrated keyboard/mouse wire hoop, padlock loop, cable lock slot
Flex Port (rear, choice of one)
DisplayPort 1.4a, HDMI 2.1, VGA, or Serial
Optional legacy
PS/2 (2 ports) & serial port card, parallel port, or 4-port Serial PCIe card (each occupies one rear slot)

Physical

Dimensions (W x D x H)
155 x 308 x 337 mm (6.1 x 12.13 x 13.27 in)
Volume
16.1 L (981.9 cu in)
Weight
5.31 kg (11.7 lb)
Max supported weight (desktop orientation)
5.08 kg (11.2 lb)

Management

Security
TPM 2.0 (Infineon SLB9672 or Nuvoton NPCT760HABYX), Common Criteria EAL4+ and FIPS 140-2 Level 2 certified; optional intrusion sensor; support for chassis cable locks (10mm) and padlocks; SATA port disablement (BIOS); HP Wolf Security for Business (Sure Click, Sure Sense); Intel vPro on supported CPUs

Operating systems

Options
Windows 11 Pro, Windows 11 Pro Education, Windows 11 Home, Windows 11 Home Single Language, Windows 11 Pro (Enterprise or Windows 10 Enterprise available via Volume Licensing), FreeDOS

Processors

  • Intel Core i7-12700
  • Intel Core i5-12600
  • Intel Core i5-12500
  • Intel Core i5-12400
  • Intel Core i3-12300
  • Intel Core i3-12100
  • Intel Pentium Gold G7400
  • Intel Celeron G6900
  • Intel Core i7-13700
  • Intel Core i5-13500
  • Intel Core i3-13100
  • Intel Core i7-14700
  • Intel Core i5-14500
  • Intel Core i5-14400
  • Intel Core i3-14100
  • Intel Processor 300