Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus vs Core i9-10900F

Short answer: which is best?

Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus is 66.8 % stronger than Core i9-10900F. Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus ranks #2 of 108 measured processors at WhatFPS (15,558 CPU score in its best run — best of 2 rigs, 24 verified runs). Core i9-10900F ranks #38 of 108 measured processors at WhatFPS (9,329 CPU score in its best run — 1 rig, 1 verified run). Each part is shown at its best run, picked from 25 verified WhatFPS runs — measured, not estimated, not self-reported.

Measured comparison

Fragz' verdict

Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus has the higher CPU score, with a 66.8 % lead over Core i9-10900F. Since single-thread usually sets the FPS ceiling in games, you will notice the advantage in the 0.94 Gop/s versus 0.55 Gop/s single-thread result. You get much better draw calls per second at 11,343,956 compared to 4,374,625, which matters when there is a lot on screen. The Core i9-10900F has only been measured in a single rig, so that number is less certain. Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus is highest in every performance test we ran.

Generated November 14, 2026 from the 25 verified runs available then. The verdict is never silently rewritten — new numbers get a new verdict.

What the numbers mean

The headline score is the part's best measured run, and the measurements under it come from that same run. It shows what the part has been proven to do — not what an average rig gets out of it. The CPU score is the processor's own performance — that is what we rank on. GAMING is the whole rig's score in the best PC we measured the processor in, and leans heavily on the graphics card. A strong processor in a weak PC gets a low GAMING score without being worse. We show both and never mix them.

All numbers come from our benchmark suite: four hand-built 3D scenes written directly against the graphics APIs in Rust, the same load on every PC. The methodology is open at https://whatfps.com/metodik

All measurements for Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus · All measurements for Core i9-10900F