Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus

Benchmarks for the Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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Is the Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus Good for Gaming?

This is a newly released CPU that contains 24 Cores and 24 Threads. The Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus also has great single threaded performance that will serve well in games. Paired with a good videocard, is this CPU Good for Gaming? Yes, this is a high end chip that would be great for gaming. [More ...]

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Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus

Description:

Class: Laptop

Socket: FCBGA2114

Total Cores: 24 Cores, 24 Threads

Performance Cores: 8 Cores, 8 Threads, 2.7 GHz Base, 5.5 GHz Turbo

Efficient Cores: 16 Cores, 16 Threads, 1.8 GHz Base, 4.7 GHz Turbo

Typical TDP: 55 W

TDP Down: 45 W

TDP Up: 160 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 8 x 64 KB
L1 Data Cache: 8 x 48 KB
L2 Cache: 8 x 3072 KB
L3 Cache: 36 MB

Cache per Eff. CPU Package:
Eff. L1 Instruction Cache: 16 x 64 KB
Eff. L1 Data Cache: 16 x 32 KB
Eff. L2 Cache: 4 x 4096 KB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 256 GB (Up to DDR5 6400 MT/s)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) Ultra 9 290HX Plus

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2026

CPUmark/$Price: NA

Overall Rank:
197th fastest in multithreading out of 6042 CPUs
16th fastest in single threading out of 6042 CPUs
2nd fastest in out of 1652 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

58266

Single Thread Rating

4920

Samples: 249*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus

Integer Math	163,883 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	198,268 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	508 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	78,020 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	49,152 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	640,333 KBytes/Sec
Physics	3,339 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	49,628 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	4,920 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 8th of October 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 2nd of October 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of October 2026.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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	HP HyperX OMEN Max 16 Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus RTX 5090 Gaming Laptop	$3999.20 (www.amazon.com)
	msi Raider 16 Max HX Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus 5090 AI Gaming Laptop	$5699.00 (www.amazon.com)
	HP HyperX OMEN Max 16 RTX 5090 Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus Gaming Laptop	$4499.00 (www.amazon.com)
	ASUS ROG Strix G18 Gaming Laptop, 18” ROG Nebula Display 16:10 2.5K 300Hz/3ms, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti, Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus, 32GB DDR5, 1TB PCIe Gen4 SSD, Wi-Fi 7, Win11 Home, G815LR-DB96	$3299.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Acer Predator Helios Neo 18 AI Gaming Laptop \| Intel Core Ultra 9 Processor 275HX \| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti \| 18" WQXGA 240Hz G-SYNC \| 32GB DDR5 \| 2TB Gen 4 SSD \| Killer Wi-Fi 6E \| PHN18-72-9474	$2668.45 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 8th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus		58,266
Intel Core i7-12700H		24,932
Apple M4 10 Core		23,567
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,446
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		19,564
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		17,804
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,338
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,647
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,119
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,541
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,287

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 8th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-12700H		54.56
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		49.53
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		30.05
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10.98
Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus		NA
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 8th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus		4,920
Apple M4 10 Core		4,491
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,881
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,672
Intel Core i7-12700H		3,479
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,004
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		2,985
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,868
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,592
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,578
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,382

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3762837 - Oct 06 2026		48112
BL3762806 - Oct 06 2026		45851
BL3762804 - Oct 06 2026		46457
BL3762786 - Oct 06 2026		47422
BL3762760 - Oct 06 2026		46983

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus
As of 8th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus		58,266
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX vs Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus		55,687 (-4.4%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX vs Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus		47,935 (-17.7%)
Apple M5 Max 18 Core vs Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus		57,780 (-0.8%)
Apple M5 Pro 18 Core vs Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus		57,191 (-1.8%)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX vs Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus		56,433 (-3.1%)
AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 vs Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus		54,852 (-5.9%)
AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX vs Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus		49,469 (-15.1%)
Apple M5 Pro 15 Core vs Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus		49,012 (-15.9%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 270HX Plus vs Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus		48,768 (-16.3%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX vs Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus		47,702 (-18.1%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 251HX vs Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus		47,159 (-19.1%)
AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 vs Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus		37,200 (-36.2%)

Is the Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus Good for Gaming?
As of 8th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,751
Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus		9,245
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX		9,063
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		8,939
Intel Core Ultra 7 270HX Plus		8,855
Intel Core Ultra 7 251HX		8,419
Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX		7,987
Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX		7,832
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX		7,698
Intel Core Ultra 9 285H		7,645
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H		7,600
AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX		7,294
Intel Core 7 245HX		7,195

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