Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus vs Intel Core i9 14900F

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Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus
Intel Core i9 14900F
Single-Core Performance
88
88
Multi-Core Performance
88
68
Power Efficiency
79
61
Integrated Graphics
51
0
QucikComparison Final Score
84
78
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Key differences

Key distinctions and advantages between Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus and Intel Core i9 14900F

Reasons to consider the Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus

  • + 8 P-cores + 16 E-cores hybrid design
  • + DDR5 memory support
  • + FCBGA-2114 socket
  • + Arrow Lake architecture

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9 14900F

  • + 8 P-cores + 16 E-cores hybrid design
  • + DDR5 memory support
  • + LGA-1700 socket
  • + Raptor Lake Refresh architecture

Pros & Cons

Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus
  • Excellent single-core performance
  • Strong multi-threaded throughput
  • Great power efficiency
  • High core count (24 cores)
  • Capable integrated graphics
  • No significant drawbacks for its tier

"A high-end Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus processor with balanced performance (single-core 88/100, multi-core 88/100), excellent power efficiency. Suited for demanding workloads."

Intel Core i9 14900F
  • Excellent single-core performance
  • Capable multi-core performance
  • High core count (24 cores)
  • Modern DDR5 memory support
  • No integrated graphics — discrete GPU required

"A high-end Intel Core i9 14900F processor with strong single-core performance (88/100). Suited for demanding workloads."

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Benchmarks

Blender
Blender CPU
Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus
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Intel Core i9 14900F
359.47
Cinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus
126
Intel Core i9 14900F +5%
132
Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus Intel Core i9 14900F
Cinebench 2024 (Multi) 2219 1506

Specifications

GeekBench v6
Specification Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus ↗ Intel Core i9 14900F ↗
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) 3198 3281
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) 21581 19856
File compression 1660 MB/sec 1670 MB/sec
Clang compilation 217.2 Klines/sec 220.2 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 495.3 pages/sec 436 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 584.4 Mpixels/sec 545.8 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 342.8 pages/sec 307.6 pages/sec
Background blur 84 images/sec 61.7 images/sec
Photo processing 160.2 images/sec 134.9 images/sec
Ray tracing 46.4 Mpixels/sec 46.5 Mpixels/sec
PassMark
Specification Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus ↗ Intel Core i9 14900F ↗
Passmark CPU (Single-Core) 5010 4507
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core) 66082 46675
Integer math 171.7 GOps/sec 177.9 GOps/sec
Floating point math 220.9 GOps/sec 119.9 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 585M Primes/sec 210M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 93.2M Strings/sec 63.9M Strings/sec
Data encryption 56.3 GBytes/sec 34.7 GBytes/sec
Data compression 766.8 MBytes/sec 566.3 MBytes/sec
Physics 3545 Frames/sec 2905 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 60.6B Matrices/sec 31.2B Matrices/sec
Performance Per Watt
Specification Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus ↗ Intel Core i9 14900F ↗
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 40.3 PPW 23.2 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 392.4 PPW 305.5 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 1201.5 PPW 718.1 PPW
Blender / Watt 5.53 PPW
General
Specification Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus ↗ Intel Core i9 14900F ↗
Vendor Intel Intel
Released 17-Jan-26 9-Jan-24
Type Laptop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Arrow Lake Raptor Lake Refresh
Model number 290HX i9-14900F
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics (4-Cores) No
Qualcomm Equivalent
CPU
Specification Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus ↗ Intel Core i9 14900F ↗
P-Cores 8 8
P-Threads 8 16
Base Frequency (P) 2.7 GHz 2.0 GHz
E-Cores 16 16
E-Threads 16 16
Base Frequency (E) 1.8 GHz 1.5 GHz
Total Cores 24 24
Total Threads 24 32
Multiplier 27x 20x
L1 Cache 192K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 3MB (per core) 2MB (per core)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes No
Package
Specification Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus ↗ Intel Core i9 14900F ↗
Transistors
Fabrication Process 3 nm 10 nm
TDP (PL1) 45-55 W (configurable) 65 W
Socket FCBGA-2114 LGA-1700
Peak Temperature 105°C 100°C
iGPU
Specification Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus ↗ Intel Core i9 14900F ↗
Integrated Graphics Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
GPU Boost Clock 2000 MHz
Shading Units 512
TMUs 32
ROPs 16
Execution Units 64
iGPU FLOPS 2 TFLOPS
Memory Support
Specification Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus ↗ Intel Core i9 14900F ↗
Memory Types -6400 -8800
Max. Memory Size 256 GB 192 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 89.6 GB/s
ECC Support No Yes

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