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Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX vs AMD Ryzen AI Max 390

78 out of 100
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
VS
76 out of 100
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 2.7 GHz Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX with 24-cores against the 3.2 GHz AMD Ryzen AI Max 390 with 12-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
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
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between 390 and 275HX
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
  • Has 12 more physical cores
  • Unlocked multiplier
  • Supports up to 256 GB DDR5-6400 RAM
  • More modern manufacturing process – 3 versus 4 nanometers
  • Newer PCI Express version – 5.0
  • 8% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.4 GHz vs 5 GHz)
Advantages of AMD Ryzen AI Max 390
  • More powerful Radeon 8050S integrated graphics: 11.5 vs 1.9 TFLOPS
  • Around 153.6 GB/s (150%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
  • Supports quad-channel memory
  • Has 28 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core Ultra 9 275HX
vs
Ryzen AI Max 390

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 500 -
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 7832 -
Cinebench Scores (30th and 85th place)
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
File compression 1480 MB/sec 1650 MB/sec
Clang compilation 216.2 Klines/sec 153.6 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 435.5 pages/sec 426.3 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 545.5 Mpixels/sec 483.3 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 344.8 pages/sec 307.1 pages/sec
Background blur 78.6 images/sec 72.3 images/sec
Photo processing 156.4 images/sec 191.8 images/sec
Ray tracing 46.2 Mpixels/sec 32.4 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2]

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Integer math 155.2 GOps/sec 146.5 GOps/sec
Floating point math 191.1 GOps/sec 90.6 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 448M Primes/sec 316M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 74.3M Strings/sec 53.1M Strings/sec
Data encryption 47.1 GBytes/sec 25.1 GBytes/sec
Data compression 608.4 MBytes/sec 487.1 MBytes/sec
Physics 3335 Frames/sec 2761 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 47B Matrices/sec 38.7B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 5997 & 28 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 35.3 PPW 24.7 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 371.8 PPW 344.6 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 1013.7 PPW 758.9 PPW
Blender / Watt 6.54 PPW 6.22 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-04 (dante)Cinebench 2024133 / 2062
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-04 (dante)Cinebench 20260 / 0
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-04 (Sujan)Cinebench 2024139 / 2318
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-03 (ToadyBoi)Cinebench 2024139 / 2290
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-10 (itsved4nt)Cinebench 2026500 / 7832
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX and AMD Ryzen AI Max 390

General

Vendor Intel Amd
Released January 6, 2025 January 7, 2025
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Arrow Lake Zen 5 (Strix Halo)
Model number 275HX 390
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics (4-Cores) Radeon 8050S
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX - Intel Core Ultra X9 388H
Intel CPU rating (#18th place)
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#16th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 12
P-Threads 8 24
Base Frequency (P) 2.7 GHz 3.2 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.4 GHz 5 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 16 -
E-Threads 16 -
Base Frequency (E) 2.1 GHz -
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 4.6 GHz -
Total
Total Cores 24 12
Total Threads 24 24
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 27x 32x
L1 Cache 192K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 3MB (per core) 1MB (per core)
L3 Cache 36MB (shared) 64MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes No

Package

Fabrication Process 3 nm 4 nm
TDP (PL1) 45-55 W (configurable) 45-55 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 160 W 120 W
Socket FCBGA-2114 FP11
Peak Temperature 105Β°C 100Β°C
Laptop processors ranking (25th and 27th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Arc Graphics (4-Cores) Radeon 8050S
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 1295 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1900 MHz 2800 MHz
Shading Units 512 2048
TMUs 32 128
ROPs 16 64
Execution Units 64 32
TGP 14 W 55 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core Ultra 9 275HX
1.9 TFLOPS
Ryzen AI Max 390 +505%
11.5 TFLOPS
More info: Radeon 8050S compared to Arc iGPU (4-Cores)

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-6400 - LPDDR5X-8000
Max. Memory Size 256 GB 128 GB
Memory Channels 2 4
Max. Memory Bandwidth 102.4 GB/s 256 GB/s
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX official page AMD Ryzen AI Max 390 official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 24 16

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Comments

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