Processor Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus, specifications and benchmarks

Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus Processor is being reviewed, the release of which was held in Q1/2026. Here are all the Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus’s specifications and performance estimation in benchmark. We offer to study all the data and compare it with a competing model. The base clock frequency of the model is 2.7 GHz, total of cores is 24 / 24. The CPU supports and is installed in the motherboard on Socket FCBGA2114. The TDP for CPU is 55 W.

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Specifications

Technical data

CPU generation and family

Family
Intel Core Ultra Series 2
Name
Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus
Segment
Mobile

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

CPU Cores
24
CPU Threads
24
E-core Base Clock
1.8 GHz
Efficient Cores
16
Low Power Efficient-cores
0
Max. Boost Clock
5.5 GHz
P-core Base Clock
2.7 GHz
Performance Cores
8

Internal Graphics

GPU Turbo
2000 MHz

Memory & PCIe

Max. Memory
256 GB
Memory channels
2
Memory type
Up to DDR5 6400 MT/s

Thermal Management

Maximum Turbo Power
160 W
TDP (PL1 / PBP, legacy combined label)
55 W

Technical details

L3-Cache
36 MB
Official source
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/245960/intel-core-ultra-9-processor-290hx-plus-36m-cache-up-to-5-50-ghz/specifications.html
Release date
Q1/2026
Socket
FCBGA2114
Verified on
2026-09-30

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

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Blender Open Data

Official median of community submissions; higher is better. Blender versions, operating systems and compute backends remain separate.

Blender 5.2.0 / CPU / Windows: 555.630513 samples/min submissions: 8; snapshot: 2026-09-30 Official source

Snapshot date is the retrieval date, not the measurement date. Individual dates, RAM, drivers and power limits are unknown. This aggregates different user systems; it is not a test of a specific partner board and is excluded from the legacy composite index.

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPU

No comparable legacy benchmark results are available.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

Comparable benchmark results are required to suggest performance alternatives.

PL1 is the sustained processor power limit; PL2 is the short-term turbo power limit. They are not measured performance or efficiency.

The values are used to select the optimal cooling system and power supply.

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