Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus vs Intel Core i9 12900
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jan 2026
Jan 2022
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
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Core Architecture
Arrow Lake
Alder Lake-S
Processor Number
290HX
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Integrated Graphics
Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
UHD Graphics 770
Generation
Ultra 9 (Arrow Lake-HX)
Core i9 (Alder Lake-S)
Package
Transistor Count
17.8 billions
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Manufacturing Process
3 nm
10 nm
Socket
FCBGA-2114
Intel Socket 1700
Power Consumption
45-55 W
65 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
160 W
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Peak Operating Temperature
105 °C
72 °C
Foundry
TSMC
Intel
Die Size
243 mm²
215 mm²
Package
FC-BGA
FC-LGA16A
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
8
Performance Core Threads
8
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.7 GHz
2.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.5 GHz
5.1 GHz
Efficiency Cores
16
8
Efficiency Core Threads
16
8
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1.8 GHz
1800 MHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
4.7 GHz
3.8 GHz
Total Core Count
24
16
Total Thread Count
24
24
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
27
24.0
L1 Cache
192 K per core
80 KB per core
L2 Cache
3 MB per core
1.25 MB per core
L3 Cache
36 MB shared
30 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Yes
SMP
1
1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-6400
DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800
Max Memory Size
256 GB
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Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
102.4 GB/s
76.8 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
—
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
5
PCIe Lanes
24
20
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,237
1,988
Cinebench R23
38,581
26,454
Geekbench 6
3,196
2,727
Geekbench 6
21,569
13,396
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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Blender
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183
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.