Intel Core Ultra 7 270HX Plus vs Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jan 2026
Jan 2026
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Arrow Lake
Arrow Lake
Processor Number
270HX
290HX
Integrated Graphics
Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
Generation
Ultra 7 (Arrow Lake-HX)
Ultra 9 (Arrow Lake-HX)
Package
Transistor Count
17.8 billions
17.8 billions
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
3 nm
Socket
FCBGA-2114
FCBGA-2114
Power Consumption
45-55 W
45-55 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
160 W
160 W
Peak Operating Temperature
105 °C
105 °C
Foundry
TSMC
TSMC
Die Size
243 mm²
243 mm²
Package
FC-BGA
FC-BGA
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
8
Performance Core Threads
8
8
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
2.7 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.3 GHz
5.5 GHz
Efficiency Cores
12
16
Efficiency Core Threads
12
16
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1.8 GHz
1.8 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
4.7 GHz
4.7 GHz
Total Core Count
20
24
Total Thread Count
20
24
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
24
27
L1 Cache
192 K per core
192 K per core
L2 Cache
3 MB per core
3 MB per core
L3 Cache
30 MB shared
36 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Yes
SMP
1
1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-6400
DDR5-6400
Max Memory Channels
2
2
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Max Memory Size
-
256 GB
Max Memory Bandwidth
-
102.4 GB/s
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
300 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1900 MHz
2000 MHz
Shader Units
512
512
Texture Units
32
32
Raster Operation Units
16
16
Execution Units
64
64
Power Consumption
14
14
AI Accelerator
NPU
Yes
-
Theoretical performance
13 TOPS
-
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,022
2,237
Cinebench R23
28,042
38,581
Geekbench 6
2,995
3,196
Geekbench 6
16,892
21,569
Cinebench 2024
131
126
Cinebench 2024
-
2,218
Passmark CPU
-
5,006
Passmark CPU
-
66,051