Product Compare
Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus vs AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
| CPU | CPU | |
|---|---|---|
| General Parameters | ||
| Release Date | Jan 2026 | Jun 2024 |
| Manufacturer | Intel | Amd |
| Type | Laptop | Desktop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Core Architecture | Arrow Lake | Zen 5 (Granite Ridge) |
| Processor Number | 290HX | |
| Integrated Graphics | Arc Graphics (4-Cores) | Radeon Graphics |
| Generation | Ultra 9 (Arrow Lake-HX) | Ryzen 9 (Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)) |
| Series | Ryzen 9000 Series | |
| Package | ||
| Transistor Count | 17.8 billions | |
| Manufacturing Process | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| Socket | FCBGA-2114 | AM5 |
| Power Consumption | 45-55 W | 120 W |
| Max Turbo Power Consumption | 160 W | |
| Peak Operating Temperature | 105 °C | 95 °C |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Die Size | 243 mm² | |
| Package | FC-BGA | FC-LGA1718 |
| I/O Process Size | 6 nm | |
| CPU Performance | ||
| Performance Cores | 8 | 12 |
| Performance Core Threads | 8 | 24 |
| Performance Core Base Frequency | 2.7 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| Performance Core Turbo Frequency | 5.5 GHz | 5.6 GHz |
| Efficiency Cores | 16 | |
| Efficiency Core Threads | 16 | |
| Efficiency Core Base Frequency | 1.8 GHz | |
| Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency | 4.7 GHz | |
| Total Core Count | 24 | 12 |
| Total Thread Count | 24 | 24 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 27 | 44x |
| L1 Cache | 192 K per core | 80 K per core |
| L2 Cache | 3 MB per core | 1 MB per core |
| L3 Cache | 36 MB shared | 64 MB shared |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | Yes |
| SMP | 1 | 1 |
| Memory Parameters | ||
| Memory Types | DDR5-6400 | DDR5-5600 |
| Max Memory Size | 256 GB | 192 GB |
| Max Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max Memory Bandwidth | 102.4 GB/s | 89.6 GB/s |
| ECC Memory Support | No | Yes |
| Graphics Card Parameters | ||
| Integrated Graphics | true | true |
| GPU Base Frequency | 300 MHz | MHz |
| GPU Max Dynamic Frequency | 2000 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| Shader Units | 512 | |
| Texture Units | 32 | |
| Raster Operation Units | 16 | |
| Execution Units | 64 | 2 |
| Power Consumption | 14 | |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| Official Website | Official Link ↗ | Official Link ↗ |
| PCIe Version | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| PCIe Lanes | 24 | 28 |
| Benchmarks | ||
| Cinebench R23 Single Core | 2237 | 2232 |
| Cinebench R23 Multi Core | 38581 | 32626 |
| Geekbench 6 Single Core | 3196 | 3342 |
| Geekbench 6 Multi Core | 21569 | 19527 |
| Cinebench 2024 Single Core | 126 | 134 |
| Cinebench 2024 Multi Core | 2218 | 1764 |
| Passmark CPU Single Core | 5006 | 4648 |
| Passmark CPU Multi Core | 66051 | 53832 |