Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus vs Intel Core Ultra 9 386H
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Compared 2 processors: Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus, vs Intel Core Ultra 9 386H. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Review
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonBenchmarks
| Integer Math | 171.7 GOps/s | n/a |
| Floating-Point Math | 220.9 GOps/s | n/a |
| Prime Number Search | 585 M primes/s | n/a |
| Random String Sort | 93.2 M strings/s | n/a |
| Data Encryption | 56.3 GB/s | n/a |
| Data Compression | 766.8 MB/s | n/a |
| Physics | 3545 frames/s | n/a |
| Extended Instructions | 606 M matrices/s | n/a |
| File Compression | 1660 MB/s | 1420 MB/s |
| Clang Compilation | 217.2 KLines/s | 118.2 KLines/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 495.3 pages/s | 426.1 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 584.4 MP/sec | 483.8 MP/sec |
| Text Processing | 342.8 pages/s | 286.3 pages/s |
| Background Blur | 84 frames/s | 65.7 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 160.2 frames/s | 157.6 frames/s |
| Ray Tracing | 46.4 MP/sec | 24.3 MP/sec |
Blender
Performance/Watt
| Geekbench 6 Multi / W | 392.4 PPW | 668.2 PPW |
| PassMark CPU / W | 1201.5 PPW | 1410.8 PPW |
| Cinebench 2024 / W | 40.3 PPW | 50.7 PPW |
| Blender / W | n/a | 9.76 PPW |
General Info
| Manufacturer | Intel | Intel |
| Announced | January, 17, 2026 | January, 5, 2026 |
| Type | Laptop use | Laptop use |
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Arrow Lake | Panther Lake |
| Model number | 290HX | 386H |
| Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics (4-Cores) | Xe3 Graphics |
Processor
| Cores | 8 | 4 |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Frequency | 2.7 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | 5.5 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
| Cores | 16 | 12 |
| Threads | 16 | 12 |
| Frequency | 1.8 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | 4.7 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Cores count | 24 | 16 |
| Threads count | 24 | 16 |
| Bus frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 27x | 20x |
| L1 cache | 192 KB/core | 192 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 3000 KB/core | 2560 KB/core |
| L3 Cache | 36 MB total | 18 MB total |
| Unlocked multiplier | Yes | No |
Package
| Process tech. | 3 nm | 2 nm |
| Power (TDP) | 45-55 W | 15-25 W |
| Max TDP (Boost) | 160 W | 80 W |
| Socket | FCBGA-2114 | FCBGA2540 |
| Critical temp. | 105 °C | 100 °C |
Memory Support
| Memory Type | DDR5-6400 | - LPDDR5X-8533 - DDR5-7200 |
| Max Size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC support | No | No |
| Max memory bandwidth | n/a | 115.2 GB |
Other
| PCIe Version | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Max PCIe Lanes | 24 | 20 |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
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