Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus vs Apple M5 Pro (15-Core)
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We compared two laptop CPUs: the 2.7 GHz Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus with 24-cores against the 4.61 GHz Apple M5 Pro (15-Core) with 15-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
- Supports up to 256 GB DDR5-6400 RAM
- Unlocked multiplier
- Has 9 more physical cores
Advantages of Apple M5 Pro (15-Core)
- More powerful Apple M5 Pro GPU (16-core) integrated graphics: 6.6 vs 2 TFLOPS
- Around 204.8 GB/s (200%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
- 33% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 4254 vs 3198 points
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
| Cinebench 2026 (Single) | 588 | 720 |
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | 9708 | 7161 |
Cinebench Scores (8th and 40th place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 1660 MB/sec | 2370 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 217.2 Klines/sec | 222.4 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 495.3 pages/sec | 672.6 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 584.4 Mpixels/sec | 667.2 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 342.8 pages/sec | 436.8 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 84 images/sec | 98.7 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 160.2 images/sec | 238.6 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 46.4 Mpixels/sec | 39.7 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 165.3 GOps/sec | 109.6 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 201.5 GOps/sec | 154.6 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 514M Primes/sec | 460M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 80M Strings/sec | 70.6M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 50 GBytes/sec | 33.8 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 656.5 MBytes/sec | 581.1 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 3361 Frames/sec | 5367 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 51B Matrices/sec | 27.6B Matrices/sec |
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 44.2 PPW | 29.8 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 392.4 PPW | 417.8 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 1077.7 PPW | 785.1 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus
No benchmark results yet
Apple M5 Pro (15-Core)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-05-09 (loltoast) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 4309 / 26914 |
| 📘 2026-03-30 (JSK) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 4287 / 26529 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus and Apple M5 Pro (15-Core)General
| Vendor | Intel | Apple |
| Released | January 17, 2026 | March 3, 2026 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | ARMv9 |
| Codename | Arrow Lake | Apple M5 |
| Model number | 290HX+ | T6050 |
| Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics (4-Cores) | Apple M5 Pro GPU (16-core) |
Intel CPU rating (#4th place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 8 | 15 |
| P-Threads | 8 | 15 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 2.7 GHz | 4.61 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 5.5 GHz | - |
| E-Cores | 16 | - |
| E-Threads | 16 | - |
| Base Frequency (E) | 1.8 GHz | - |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 4.7 GHz | - |
| Total Cores | 24 | 15 |
| Total Threads | 24 | 15 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 27x | 46x |
| L1 Cache | 192K (per core) | 192K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 3MB (per core) | 32MB (shared) |
| L3 Cache | 36MB (shared) | - |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | No |
Package
| Transistors | - | 28 billions |
| Fabrication Process | 3 nm | 3 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 45-55 W (configurable) | 62 W |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 160 W | - |
| Socket | FCBGA-2114 | Apple M-Socket |
| Peak Temperature | 105°C | 100°C |
| Die Size | - | 166.85 mm² |
Laptop processors ranking (11th and 4th place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Arc Graphics (4-Cores) | Apple M5 Pro GPU (16-core) |
| GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | - |
| GPU Boost Clock | 2000 MHz | 1620 MHz |
| Shading Units | 512 | 2048 |
| TMUs | 32 | 128 |
| ROPs | 16 | 64 |
| Execution Units | 64 | 256 |
| TGP | 14 W | - |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - DDR5-6400 | - LPDDR5X-9600 |
| Max. Memory Size | 256 GB | 64 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 16 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 102.4 GB/s | 307.2 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | No |
Misc
| Official Site | Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus official page | - |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | - |
| PCI Express Lanes | 24 | - |
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