Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus vs Intel Core Ultra 5 245K

CPU Specs Compare

General Parameters

Release Date
Jan 2026
Oct 2024
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Arrow Lake
Arrow Lake
Processor Number
290HX
245K
Integrated Graphics
Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
Arc Xe2 (Arrow Lake-S)
Generation
Ultra 9 (Arrow Lake-HX)
Ultra 5(Arrow Lake)

Package

Transistor Count
17.8 billions
17.8 billions
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
3 nm
Socket
FCBGA-2114
FCLGA-1851
Power Consumption
45-55 W
125 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
160 W
159 W
Peak Operating Temperature
105 °C
105 °C
Foundry
TSMC
TSMC
Die Size
243 mm²
-
Package
FC-BGA
FC-LGA18W

CPU Performance

Performance Cores
8
6
Performance Core Threads
8
6
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.7 GHz
4.2 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.5 GHz
5.2 GHz
Efficiency Cores
16
8
Efficiency Core Threads
16
8
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1.8 GHz
3.6 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
4.7 GHz
4.6 GHz
Total Core Count
24
14
Total Thread Count
24
14
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
27
42
L1 Cache
192 K per core
112 K per core
L2 Cache
3 MB per core
3 MB per core
L3 Cache
36 MB shared
24 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Yes
SMP
1
1

Memory Parameters

Memory Types
DDR5-6400
DDR5-6400
Max Memory Size
256 GB
192 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
102.4 GB/s
102.4 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
1900 MHz
Shader Units
512
512
Texture Units
32
16
Raster Operation Units
16
8
Execution Units
64
64
Power Consumption
14
-

Miscellaneous

Official Website
PCIe Version
5.0
5.0
PCIe Lanes
24
24

📊 Benchmark

Cinebench R23
2,237
2,118
Cinebench R23
38,581
25,099
Geekbench 6
3,196
2,982
Geekbench 6
21,569
17,867
Cinebench 2024
126
136
Cinebench 2024
2,218
1,526
Passmark CPU
5,006
4,679
Passmark CPU
66,051
43,435
Geekbench 5
-
2,248
Geekbench 5
-
18,354
Blender
-
382