Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus

Cores: 24
L3 cache: 36MB (shared)
TDP: 45-55 W (max. boost up to 160 W)
Transistor size: 3 nm

Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus - laptop processor produced by Intel for socket FCBGA-2114 that has 24 cores and 24 threads. The base clock frequency of the CPU is 2700 MHz, but due to Turbo Boost technology, it can perform up to 5500 MHz. The size of the L3 cache is 36 MB. Please note that this chip has integrated graphics Arc Graphics (4-Cores).

Review

Single-Core Performance

90

Multi-Core Performance

91

Power Efficiency

77

Integrated Graphics

51

NanoReview Final Score

86

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Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors

Cinebench 2024 (Single)

141

Cinebench 2024 (Multi)

2431

Cinebench 2026 (Single)	588
Cinebench 2026 (Multi)	9708

Cinebench Scores - 8th 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)

3198

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

21581

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

Sources: GeekBench [1]

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions

Passmark CPU (Single-Core)

4948

Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)

59275

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

Sources: PassMark [3] – 165 samples

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP

Cinebench 2024 / Watt	44.2 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt	392.4 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt	1077.7 PPW

These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

General

Vendor	Intel
Released	January 17, 2026
Type	Laptop
Instruction Set	x86-64
Codename	Arrow Lake
Model number	290HX+
Integrated GPU	Arc Graphics (4-Cores)

Intel CPU rating - 4th place

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores	8
P-Threads	8
Base Frequency (P)	2.7 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P)	5.5 GHz

Efficient Cores
E-Cores	16
E-Threads	16
Base Frequency (E)	1.8 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E)	4.7 GHz

Total
Total Cores	24
Total Threads	24
Bus Frequency	100 MHz
Multiplier	27x
L1 Cache	192K (per core)
L2 Cache	3MB (per core)
L3 Cache	36MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier	Yes

Package

Fabrication Process	3 nm
TDP (PL1)	45-55 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2)	160 W
Socket	FCBGA-2114
Peak Temperature	105°C

Laptop processors ranking - 11th place

iGPU

Integrated Graphics	Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
GPU Base Clock	300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock	2000 MHz
Shading Units	512
TMUs	32
ROPs	16
Execution Units	64
TGP	14 W

iGPU FLOPS

2 TFLOPS

See also: Intel Arc iGPU (4-Cores) – integrated graphics of Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus

Memory Support

Memory Types	- DDR5-6400
Max. Memory Size	256 GB
Memory Channels	2
Max. Memory Bandwidth	102.4 GB/s
ECC Support	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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