Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus vs Intel Core i7-9750H
79Single-core—
86.8Multi-core30.2
44.4Efficiencyspec-based31.6
60.5iGPU26.9
73.9Platformspec-based52.2
11 spec wins — Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus1 spec wins — Intel Core i7-9750H
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: Intel Core i7-9750H lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus
- Stronger multi-core score: 87 vs 30
- Stronger iGPU score: 61 vs 27
- 457% higher PassMark: 58,672 vs 10,543
- 352% higher 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU): 1,855 vs 410
- 300% higher cores: 24 vs 6
Reasons to pick the Intel Core i7-9750H
- 18% lower Base TDP: 45 W vs 55 W
General
| Spec | Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus | Intel Core i7-9750H |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2026 | 2019 |
| Process | 3 nm+79% | 14 nm |
| Base TDP | 55 W | 45 W+18% |
| Max TDP | 160 W | — |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus | Intel Core i7-9750H |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 24+300% | 6 |
| Performance cores | 8+33% | 6 |
| Efficiency cores | 16 | — |
| Threads | 24+100% | 12 |
| Base clock | 2.7 GHz+4% | 2.6 GHz |
| Boost clock | 5.5 GHz+22% | 4.5 GHz |
| L3 cache | 36 MB+200% | 12 MB |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus | Intel Core i7-9750H |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | Intel Graphics (4 Xe-cores) | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
| iGPU clock | 2,000 MHz | 1,150 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus | Intel Core i7-9750H |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | DDR5-6400 | DDR4-2666 / LPDDR3-2133 |
| Max memory | 256 GB+100% | 128 GB |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus | Intel Core i7-9750H |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 3,198Top 11% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 21,581Top 9% | — |
| Cinebench R23 (single) | 2,340Top 3% | — |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | 39,617Top 2% | — |
| PassMark | 58,672+457%Top 1% | 10,543Bottom 21% |
| 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU) | 1,855+352%Top 36% | 410Bottom 17% |
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