Intel Core Ultra 5 338H vs Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus

CPU Specs Compare

General Parameters

Release Date
Jan 2026
Jan 2026
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Panther Lake
Arrow Lake
Processor Number
338H
290HX
Integrated Graphics
Arc B370
Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
Generation
Intel Core Ultra Series 3
Ultra 9 (Arrow Lake-HX)

Package

Manufacturing Process
3 nm
3 nm
Socket
Custom
FCBGA-2114
Power Consumption
15-25 W
45-55 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
80 W
160 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
105 °C
Transistor Count
-
17.8 billions
Foundry
-
TSMC
Die Size
-
243 mm²
Package
-
FC-BGA

CPU Performance

Performance Cores
4
8
Performance Core Threads
4
8
Performance Core Base Frequency
1.9 GHz
2.7 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.7 GHz
5.5 GHz
Efficiency Cores
8
16
Efficiency Core Threads
8
16
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1.5 GHz
1.8 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.6 GHz
4.7 GHz
Total Core Count
12
24
Total Thread Count
12
24
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
19
27
L1 Cache
192 K per core
192 K per core
L2 Cache
2560 K per core
3 MB per core
L3 Cache
18 MB shared
36 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
SMP
-
1

Memory Parameters

Memory Types
LPDDR5X-8533
DDR5-6400
Max Memory Size
96 GB
256 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
153.6 GB/s
102.4 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No

Graphics Card Parameters

Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
800 MHz
300 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2400 MHz
2000 MHz
Shader Units
1024
512
Texture Units
64
32
Raster Operation Units
32
16
Execution Units
10
64
Power Consumption
45
14
Max Resolution
7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz
-

AI Accelerator

Theoretical performance
50 TOPS
-

Miscellaneous

Official Website
PCIe Version
5.0
5.0
PCIe Lanes
12
24

📊 Benchmark

Cinebench R23
1,988
2,237
Cinebench R23
16,565
38,581
Geekbench 6
2,743
3,196
Geekbench 6
14,448
21,569
Cinebench 2024
123
126
Cinebench 2024
1,000
2,218
Passmark CPU
-
5,006
Passmark CPU
-
66,051