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Intel Core 5 315 vs Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus

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General Parameters
Release Date Apr 2026 Jan 2026
Manufacturer Intel Intel
Type Laptop Laptop
Core Architecture Wildcat Lake Arrow Lake
Integrated Graphics Intel Xe3 Graphics (2 Xe) Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
Generation Core 5 (Wildcat Lake) Ultra 9 (Arrow Lake-HX)
Instruction Set x86-64
Processor Number 290HX
Package
Manufacturing Process 3 nm 3 nm
Socket Intel BGA 1516 FCBGA-2114
Power Consumption 15 W 45-55 W
Peak Operating Temperature 100°C 105 °C
Foundry Intel TSMC
Package FC-BGA FC-BGA
Transistor Count 17.8 billions
Max Turbo Power Consumption 160 W
Die Size 243 mm²
CPU Performance
Performance Cores 2 8
Performance Core Threads 4 8
Performance Core Base Frequency 1.5 GHz 2.7 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency 4.4 GHz 5.5 GHz
Efficiency Cores 4 16
Efficiency Core Threads 4 16
Efficiency Core Base Frequency 1400 MHz 1.8 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency 3.3 GHz 4.7 GHz
Total Core Count 6 24
Total Thread Count 6 24
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 15.0 27
L1 Cache 192 KB 192 K per core
L2 Cache 2.5 MB 3 MB per core
L3 Cache 6 MB shared 36 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier No Yes
SMP 1 1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types DDR5-6400, LPDDR5-6400X-7467 DDR5-6400
Max Memory Size 64 GB 256 GB
Max Memory Channels 1 2
Max Memory Bandwidth 59.7 GB/s 102.4 GB/s
ECC Memory Support No No
AI Accelerator
Theoretical performance 15 TOPS
Miscellaneous
Official Website Official Link ↗ Official Link ↗
PCIe Version 4 5.0
PCIe Lanes 6 24
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics true
GPU Base Frequency 300 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency 2000 MHz
Shader Units 512
Texture Units 32
Raster Operation Units 16
Execution Units 64
Power Consumption 14