Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus vs Intel Core Ultra 7 251HX
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jan 2026
Apr 2026
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Arrow Lake
Arrow Lake
Processor Number
290HX
251HX
Integrated Graphics
Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
Generation
Ultra 9 (Arrow Lake-HX)
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Package
Transistor Count
17.8 billions
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Manufacturing Process
3 nm
3 nm
Socket
FCBGA-2114
FCBGA-2114
Power Consumption
45-55 W
45-55 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
160 W
160 W
Peak Operating Temperature
105 °C
105 °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
2.9 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.5 GHz
5.1 GHz
Efficiency Cores
16
12
Efficiency Core Threads
16
12
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1.8 GHz
2.5 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
4.7 GHz
4.5 GHz
Total Core Count
24
18
Total Thread Count
24
18
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
27
29
L1 Cache
192 K per core
192 K per core
L2 Cache
3 MB per core
2 MB per core
L3 Cache
36 MB shared
30 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Yes
SMP
1
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Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-6400
DDR5-6400
Max Memory Size
256 GB
256 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
102.4 GB/s
102.4 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
300 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2000 MHz
1800 MHz
Shader Units
512
512
Texture Units
32
32
Raster Operation Units
16
16
Execution Units
64
64
Power Consumption
14
14
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,237
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Cinebench R23
38,581
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Geekbench 6
3,196
2,940
Geekbench 6
21,569
15,262
Cinebench 2024
126
130
Cinebench 2024
2,218
1,761
Passmark CPU
5,006
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Passmark CPU
66,051
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