Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jan 2026
Apr 2017
Manufacturer
Intel
AMD
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Arrow Lake
Zen
Processor Number
290HX
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Integrated Graphics
Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
N/A
Generation
Ultra 9 (Arrow Lake-HX)
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Package
Transistor Count
17.8 billions
4.8 billions
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
14 nm
Socket
FCBGA-2114
AM4
Power Consumption
45-55 W
95 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
160 W
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Peak Operating Temperature
105 °C
95 °C
Foundry
TSMC
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Die Size
243 mm²
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Package
FC-BGA
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CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
6
Performance Core Threads
8
12
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.7 GHz
3.6 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.5 GHz
4 GHz
Efficiency Cores
16
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Efficiency Core Threads
16
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Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1.8 GHz
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Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
4.7 GHz
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Total Core Count
24
6
Total Thread Count
24
12
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
27
36x
L1 Cache
192 K per core
96 K per core
L2 Cache
3 MB per core
512 K per core
L3 Cache
36 MB shared
16 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Yes
SMP
1
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Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-6400
DDR4-2666
Max Memory Size
256 GB
64 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
102.4 GB/s
39.74 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
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GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
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GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2000 MHz
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Shader Units
512
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Texture Units
32
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Raster Operation Units
16
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Execution Units
64
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Power Consumption
14
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5.0
3.0
PCIe Lanes
24
24
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,237
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Cinebench R23
38,581
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Geekbench 6
3,196
1,039
Geekbench 6
21,569
4,315
Cinebench 2024
126
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Cinebench 2024
2,218
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Passmark CPU
5,006
2,197
Passmark CPU
66,051
13,019
Geekbench 5
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988
Geekbench 5
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5,881
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.