Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus vs Intel Xeon 696X
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jan 2026
Feb 2026
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Laptop
Server
Instruction Set
x86-64
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Core Architecture
Arrow Lake
Granite Rapids
Processor Number
290HX
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Integrated Graphics
Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
N/A
Generation
Ultra 9 (Arrow Lake-HX)
Xeon 600 (Granite Rapids-WS)
Series
-
Intel Xeon 6 processors
Package
Transistor Count
17.8 billions
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Manufacturing Process
3 nm
5 nm
Socket
FCBGA-2114
Intel Socket 4710
Power Consumption
45-55 W
350 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
160 W
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Peak Operating Temperature
105 °C
100°C
Foundry
TSMC
Intel
Die Size
243 mm²
2x598 mm²
Package
FC-BGA
FC-LGA18N
I/O Process Size
-
10 nm
I/O Die Size
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2x 241
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
64
Performance Core Threads
8
128
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.7 GHz
2.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.5 GHz
4.8 GHz
Efficiency Cores
16
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Efficiency Core Threads
16
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1.8 GHz
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
4.7 GHz
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Total Core Count
24
64
Total Thread Count
24
128
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
27
24.0
L1 Cache
192 K per core
112 KB per core
L2 Cache
3 MB per core
2 MB per core
L3 Cache
36 MB shared
336 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Yes
SMP
1
1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-6400
DDR5-6400
Max Memory Size
256 GB
4 TB
Max Memory Channels
2
8
Max Memory Bandwidth
102.4 GB/s
409.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
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GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
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GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2000 MHz
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Shader Units
512
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Texture Units
32
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Raster Operation Units
16
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Execution Units
64
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Power Consumption
14
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📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,237
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Cinebench R23
38,581
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Geekbench 6
3,196
3,141
Geekbench 6
21,569
34,549
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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