Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus vs AMD Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 495
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We compared two laptop CPUs: the 2.7 GHz Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus with 24-cores against the 3.1 GHz AMD Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 495 with 16-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 9 290HX Plus
- Unlocked multiplier
- Has 8 more physical cores
- More modern manufacturing process – 3 versus 4 nanometers
- Supports up to 256 GB DDR5-6400 RAM
- Newer PCI Express version – 5.0
- 6% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.5 GHz vs 5.2 GHz)
Advantages of AMD Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 495
- Newer - released 7 months later
- More powerful Radeon 8065S integrated graphics: 15.4 vs 2 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 tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
| Cinebench 2026 (Single) | 588 | - |
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | 9708 | - |
Cinebench Scores (#8th place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 1660 MB/sec | - |
| Clang compilation | 217.2 Klines/sec | - |
| HTML 5 Browser | 495.3 pages/sec | - |
| PDF Renderer | 584.4 Mpixels/sec | - |
| Text processing | 342.8 pages/sec | - |
| Background blur | 84 images/sec | - |
| Photo processing | 160.2 images/sec | - |
| Ray tracing | 46.4 Mpixels/sec | - |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 165.3 GOps/sec | - |
| Floating point math | 201.5 GOps/sec | - |
| Find prime numbers | 514M Primes/sec | - |
| Random string sorting | 80M Strings/sec | - |
| Data encryption | 50 GBytes/sec | - |
| Data compression | 656.5 MBytes/sec | - |
| Physics | 3361 Frames/sec | - |
| Extended instructions | 51B Matrices/sec | - |
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 44.2 PPW | - |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 392.4 PPW | 193.4 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 1077.7 PPW | 468.7 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus and AMD Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 495General
| Vendor | Intel | Amd |
| Released | January 17, 2026 | September 5, 2026 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Arrow Lake | - |
| Model number | 290HX+ | PRO 495 |
| Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics (4-Cores) | Radeon 8065S |
Intel CPU rating (#4th place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 8 | 16 |
| P-Threads | 8 | 32 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 2.7 GHz | 3.1 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 5.5 GHz | 5.2 GHz |
| E-Cores | 16 | - |
| E-Threads | 16 | - |
| Base Frequency (E) | 1.8 GHz | - |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 4.7 GHz | - |
| Total Cores | 24 | 16 |
| Total Threads | 24 | 32 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 27x | 31x |
| 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) | 45-120 W (configurable) |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 160 W | - |
| Socket | FCBGA-2114 | FP11 |
| Peak Temperature | 105°C | 100°C |
Laptop processors ranking (#11th place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Arc Graphics (4-Cores) | Radeon 8065S |
| GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | 1295 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 2000 MHz | 3000 MHz |
| Shading Units | 512 | 2560 |
| TMUs | 32 | 160 |
| ROPs | 16 | 64 |
| Execution Units | 64 | 40 |
| TGP | 14 W | 55 W |
iGPU FLOPS
More info: Radeon 8065S compared to Arc iGPU (4-Cores)
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - DDR5-6400 | - LPDDR5X-8533 |
| Max. Memory Size | 256 GB | 192 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 102.4 GB/s | 256 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | Yes |
Misc
| Official Site | Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus official page | AMD Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 495 official page |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 24 | 16 |
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