Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus vs Intel Core 5 315
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jan 2026
Apr 2026
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
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Core Architecture
Arrow Lake
Wildcat Lake
Processor Number
290HX
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Integrated Graphics
Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
Intel Xe3 Graphics (2 Xe)
Generation
Ultra 9 (Arrow Lake-HX)
Core 5 (Wildcat Lake)
Package
Transistor Count
17.8 billions
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Manufacturing Process
3 nm
3 nm
Socket
FCBGA-2114
Intel BGA 1516
Power Consumption
45-55 W
15 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
160 W
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Peak Operating Temperature
105 °C
100°C
Foundry
TSMC
Intel
Die Size
243 mm²
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Package
FC-BGA
FC-BGA
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
2
Performance Core Threads
8
4
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.7 GHz
1.5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.5 GHz
4.4 GHz
Efficiency Cores
16
4
Efficiency Core Threads
16
4
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1.8 GHz
1400 MHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
4.7 GHz
3.3 GHz
Total Core Count
24
6
Total Thread Count
24
6
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
27
15.0
L1 Cache
192 K per core
192 KB
L2 Cache
3 MB per core
2.5 MB
L3 Cache
36 MB shared
6 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
SMP
1
1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-6400
DDR5-6400, LPDDR5-6400X-7467
Max Memory Size
256 GB
64 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
1
Max Memory Bandwidth
102.4 GB/s
59.7 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
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
4
PCIe Lanes
24
6
AI Accelerator
Theoretical performance
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15 TOPS
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,237
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Cinebench R23
38,581
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Geekbench 6
3,196
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Geekbench 6
21,569
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Cinebench 2024
126
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Cinebench 2024
2,218
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Passmark CPU
5,006
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Passmark CPU
66,051
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▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.