Intel Core Ultra 7 270HX Plus vs AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470
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We compared two laptop CPUs: the 2.4 GHz Intel Core Ultra 7 270HX Plus with 20-cores against the 2.0 GHz AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 with 12-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
Review
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
Choose your main usage scenario to recalculate the Final Score and see which CPU suits your needs.
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 7 270HX Plus
- Unlocked multiplier
- Has 8 more physical cores
- More modern manufacturing process – 3 versus 4 nanometers
- Has 6 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
- Newer PCI Express version – 5.0
- Around 12.8 GB/s (14%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
- 2% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.3 GHz vs 5.2 GHz)
Advantages of AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470
- More powerful Radeon 890M integrated graphics: 6.3 vs 1.9 TFLOPS
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
| Cinebench 2026 (Single) | - | 491 |
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | - | 5224 |
Cinebench Scores (57th and 138th place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | - | 1330 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | - | 132.1 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | - | 343.5 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | - | 503.3 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | - | 310.1 pages/sec |
| Background blur | - | 65.2 images/sec |
| Photo processing | - | 140.5 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | - | 31.3 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 125.3 GOps/sec | 130.2 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 166.5 GOps/sec | 81.3 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 483M Primes/sec | 125M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 62.3M Strings/sec | 51.6M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 39.1 GBytes/sec | 23.7 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 507.8 MBytes/sec | 484.6 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 3704 Frames/sec | 1851 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 40.7B Matrices/sec | 34.4B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 29.3 PPW | 19.8 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 288.2 PPW | 268.4 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 896.5 PPW | 685.4 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 8.22 PPW | 4.03 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra 7 270HX Plus and AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470General
| Vendor | Intel | Amd |
| Released | January 17, 2026 | January 5, 2026 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Arrow Lake | Zen 5 (Gorgon Point) |
| Model number | 270HX+ | 470 |
| Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics (4-Cores) | Radeon 890M |
| Rival Equivalent | - AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 | - Intel Core Ultra 9 386H |
Intel CPU rating (#22nd place)
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#36th place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 8 | 4 |
| P-Threads | 8 | 8 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 2.4 GHz | 2.0 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 5.3 GHz | 5.2 GHz |
| E-Cores | 12 | 8 |
| E-Threads | 12 | 16 |
| Base Frequency (E) | 1.8 GHz | 2.0 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 4.7 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Total Cores | 20 | 12 |
| Total Threads | 20 | 24 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 24x | 20x |
| L1 Cache | 192K (per core) | 80K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 3MB (per core) | 1MB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 30MB (shared) | 24MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | No |
Package
| Fabrication Process | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 45-55 W (configurable) | 15-54 W (configurable) |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 160 W | - |
| Socket | FCBGA-2114 | FP8 |
| Peak Temperature | 105°C | 100°C |
Laptop processors ranking (26th and 54th place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Arc Graphics (4-Cores) | Radeon 890M |
| GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | 400 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1900 MHz | 3100 MHz |
| Shading Units | 512 | 1024 |
| TMUs | 32 | 64 |
| ROPs | 16 | 32 |
| Execution Units | 64 | 16 |
| TGP | 14 W | 15 W |
iGPU FLOPS
More info: Radeon 890M compared to Arc iGPU (4-Cores)
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - DDR5-6400 | - DDR5-5600 - LPDDR5X-8533 |
| Max. Memory Size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 102.4 GB/s | 89.6 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | No |
Misc
| Official Site | Intel Core Ultra 7 270HX Plus official page | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 official page |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 24 | 16 |
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