Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus vs Intel Core i9 12900K
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jan 2026
Oct 2021
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Arrow Lake
Alder Lake
Processor Number
290HX
i9-12900K
Integrated Graphics
Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
UHD Graphics 770
Generation
Ultra 9 (Arrow Lake-HX)
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Package
Transistor Count
17.8 billions
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Manufacturing Process
3 nm
10 nm
Socket
FCBGA-2114
LGA-1700
Power Consumption
45-55 W
125 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
160 W
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Peak Operating Temperature
105 °C
100°C
Foundry
TSMC
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Die Size
243 mm²
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Package
FC-BGA
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CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
8
Performance Core Threads
8
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.7 GHz
3,2 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.5 GHz
5.1 GHz
Efficiency Cores
16
8
Efficiency Core Threads
16
8
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1.8 GHz
2.4 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
4.7 GHz
3.9 GHz
Total Core Count
24
16
Total Thread Count
24
24
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
27
32x
L1 Cache
192 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
3 MB per core
14 MB shared
L3 Cache
36 MB shared
30 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Yes
SMP
1
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Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-6400
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Max Memory Size
256 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
102.4 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
300 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2000 MHz
1550 MHz
Shader Units
512
256
Texture Units
32
16
Raster Operation Units
16
8
Execution Units
64
32
Power Consumption
14
15 W
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,237
2,028
Cinebench R23
38,581
27,422
Geekbench 6
3,196
2,631
Geekbench 6
21,569
17,004
Cinebench 2024
126
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Cinebench 2024
2,218
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Passmark CPU
5,006
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Passmark CPU
66,051
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Blender
-
422