Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus vs Apple M3 Pro
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jan 2026
Oct 2023
Manufacturer
Intel
Apple
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
ARMv8
Core Architecture
Arrow Lake
Apple M3
Processor Number
290HX
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Integrated Graphics
Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
Apple M3 Pro GPU (19-core)
Generation
Ultra 9 (Arrow Lake-HX)
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Package
Transistor Count
17.8 billions
37 billions
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
3 nm
Socket
FCBGA-2114
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
45-55 W
30 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
160 W
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Peak Operating Temperature
105 °C
100 °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
6
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.7 GHz
4.05 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.5 GHz
4.05 GHz
Efficiency Cores
16
6
Efficiency Core Threads
16
6
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1.8 GHz
2.75 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
4.7 GHz
2.57 GHz
Total Core Count
24
12
Total Thread Count
24
12
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
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Multiplier
27
40
L1 Cache
192 K per core
192 K per core
L2 Cache
3 MB per core
16 MB shared
L3 Cache
36 MB shared
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Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
SMP
1
-
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-6400
LPDDR5-6400
Max Memory Size
256 GB
36 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
3
Max Memory Bandwidth
102.4 GB/s
153.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
500 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2000 MHz
1600 MHz
Shader Units
512
2304
Texture Units
32
144
Raster Operation Units
16
72
Execution Units
64
288
Power Consumption
14
30
Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,237
1,978
Cinebench R23
38,581
15,098
Geekbench 6
3,196
3,160
Geekbench 6
21,569
15,083
Cinebench 2024
126
143
Cinebench 2024
2,218
1,058
Passmark CPU
5,006
4,401
Passmark CPU
66,051
25,201