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Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX vs Ultra 7 270HX Plus

78 out of 100
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
VS
76 out of 100
Intel Core Ultra 7 270HX Plus
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
Intel Core Ultra 7 270HX Plus

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 2.7 GHz Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX with 24-cores against the 2.4 GHz Ultra 7 270HX Plus with 20-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 Plus and 275HX
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
  • Has 4 more physical cores
  • Has 6 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • 2% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.4 GHz vs 5.3 GHz)
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 7 270HX Plus
  • Newer - released 1 year and 1 month later

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core Ultra 9 275HX
vs
Core Ultra 7 270HX Plus

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 (29th and 56th 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 -
Clang compilation 216.2 Klines/sec -
HTML 5 Browser 435.5 pages/sec -
PDF Renderer 545.5 Mpixels/sec -
Text processing 344.8 pages/sec -
Background blur 78.6 images/sec -
Photo processing 156.4 images/sec -
Ray tracing 46.2 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 125.3 GOps/sec
Floating point math 191.1 GOps/sec 166.5 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 448M Primes/sec 483M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 74.3M Strings/sec 62.3M Strings/sec
Data encryption 47.1 GBytes/sec 39.1 GBytes/sec
Data compression 608.4 MBytes/sec 507.8 MBytes/sec
Physics 3335 Frames/sec 3704 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 47B Matrices/sec 40.7B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 5997 & 6 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 29.3 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 371.8 PPW 288.2 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 1013.7 PPW 896.5 PPW
Blender / Watt 6.54 PPW 8.22 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 Ultra 7 270HX Plus

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released January 6, 2025 January 17, 2026
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Arrow Lake Arrow Lake
Model number 275HX 270HX+
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics (4-Cores) Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX - AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470
Intel CPU rating (18th and 22nd place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 8
P-Threads 8 8
Base Frequency (P) 2.7 GHz 2.4 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.4 GHz 5.3 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 16 12
E-Threads 16 12
Base Frequency (E) 2.1 GHz 1.8 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 4.6 GHz 4.7 GHz
Total
Total Cores 24 20
Total Threads 24 20
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 27x 24x
L1 Cache 192K (per core) 192K (per core)
L2 Cache 3MB (per core) 3MB (per core)
L3 Cache 36MB (shared) 30MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes Yes

Package

Fabrication Process 3 nm 3 nm
TDP (PL1) 45-55 W (configurable) 45-55 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 160 W 160 W
Socket FCBGA-2114 FCBGA-2114
Peak Temperature 105Β°C 105Β°C
Laptop processors ranking (24th and 25th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Arc Graphics (4-Cores) Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1900 MHz 1900 MHz
Shading Units 512 512
TMUs 32 32
ROPs 16 16
Execution Units 64 64
TGP 14 W 14 W
iGPU FLOPS
See: Intel Arc iGPU (4-Cores) benchmarks

Memory Support

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

Misc

Official Site Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX official page Intel Core Ultra 7 270HX Plus official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 24 24

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Comments

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