Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus vs i9 12900HX
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We compared two laptop CPUs: the 2.7 GHz Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus with 24-cores against the 2.3 GHz i9 12900HX 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
- Newer - released 3 years and 9 months later
- More modern manufacturing process – 3 versus 10 nanometers
- More powerful Arc Graphics (4-Cores) integrated graphics: 2 vs 0.8 TFLOPS
- Supports up to 256 GB DDR5-6400 RAM
- Has 8 more physical cores
- Around 25.6 GB/s (33%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
- 27% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 3198 vs 2517 points
- Has 6 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
- 10% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.5 GHz vs 5 GHz)
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 (#4th place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 1660 MB/sec | 1110 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 217.2 Klines/sec | 121.1 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 495.3 pages/sec | 336.5 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 584.4 Mpixels/sec | 382.4 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 342.8 pages/sec | 254 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 84 images/sec | 58.1 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 160.2 images/sec | 116.9 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 46.4 Mpixels/sec | 29.6 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 165.3 GOps/sec | 112.6 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 201.5 GOps/sec | 83.7 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 514M Primes/sec | 132M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 80M Strings/sec | 43.6M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 50 GBytes/sec | 22.7 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 656.5 MBytes/sec | 396.2 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 3361 Frames/sec | 2020 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 51B Matrices/sec | 24.1B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 44.2 PPW | 23.1 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 392.4 PPW | 262.9 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 1077.7 PPW | 598.8 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | - | 5.56 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 i9 12900HXGeneral
| Vendor | Intel | Intel |
| Released | January 17, 2026 | May 10, 2022 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Arrow Lake | Alder Lake |
| Model number | 290HX+ | i9-12900HX |
| Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics (4-Cores) | UHD Graphics (32EU) |
| Rival Equivalent | - | - AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX |
| Successor | - | - Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus |
Intel CPU rating (4th and 87th place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 8 | 8 |
| P-Threads | 8 | 16 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 2.7 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 5.5 GHz | 5 GHz |
| E-Cores | 16 | 8 |
| E-Threads | 16 | 8 |
| Base Frequency (E) | 1.8 GHz | 1.7 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 4.7 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Total Cores | 24 | 16 |
| Total Threads | 24 | 24 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 27x | 23x |
| L1 Cache | 192K (per core) | 80K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 3MB (per core) | 1280K (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 36MB (shared) | 30MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | Yes |
Package
| Fabrication Process | 3 nm | 10 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 45-55 W (configurable) | 45-55 W (configurable) |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 160 W | 157 W |
| Socket | FCBGA-2114 | BGA-1964 |
| Peak Temperature | 105°C | 100°C |
Laptop processors ranking (11th and 110th place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Arc Graphics (4-Cores) | Intel UHD Graphics (32EU) |
| GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 2000 MHz | 1550 MHz |
| Shading Units | 512 | 256 |
| TMUs | 32 | 16 |
| ROPs | 16 | 8 |
| Execution Units | 64 | 32 |
| TGP | 14 W | 15 W |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - DDR5-6400 | - DDR5-4800 - DDR4-3200 |
| Max. Memory Size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 102.4 GB/s | 76.8 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | No |
Misc
| Official Site | Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus official page | Intel Core i9 12900HX official page |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 24 | 20 |
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