Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus vs Apple M1 Ultra
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jan 2026
Mar 2022
Manufacturer
Intel
Apple
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
ARMv8
Core Architecture
Arrow Lake
Apple M1
Processor Number
290HX
APL1106/APL1W06
Integrated Graphics
Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
Apple M1 Ultra GPU (64-core)
Generation
Ultra 9 (Arrow Lake-HX)
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Package
Transistor Count
17.8 billions
114 billions
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
5 nm
Socket
FCBGA-2114
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
45-55 W
60 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
160 W
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Peak Operating Temperature
105 °C
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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
16
Performance Core Threads
8
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.7 GHz
3.2 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.5 GHz
3.2 GHz
Efficiency Cores
16
4
Efficiency Core Threads
16
4
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1.8 GHz
2.1 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
4.7 GHz
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Total Core Count
24
20
Total Thread Count
24
20
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
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Multiplier
27
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L1 Cache
192 K per core
192 K per core
L2 Cache
3 MB per core
48 MB shared
L3 Cache
36 MB shared
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Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
SMP
1
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Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-6400
LPDDR5-6400
Max Memory Size
256 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
16
Max Memory Bandwidth
102.4 GB/s
800 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
450 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2000 MHz
1296 MHz
Shader Units
512
8192
Texture Units
32
512
Raster Operation Units
16
256
Execution Units
64
1024
Power Consumption
14
120 W
Max Resolution
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6016x3384 - 60 Hz
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5.0
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PCIe Lanes
24
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Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,237
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Cinebench R23
38,581
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Geekbench 6
3,196
2,420
Geekbench 6
21,569
18,680
Cinebench 2024
126
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Cinebench 2024
2,218
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Passmark CPU
5,006
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Passmark CPU
66,051
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.