Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus vs Core Ultra 9 275HX
Short answer: which is best?
Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus is 2.3 % stronger than Core Ultra 9 275HX. Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus ranks #3 of 72 measured processors at WhatFPS (15,437 CPU score over 20 verified runs). Core Ultra 9 275HX ranks #4 of 72 measured processors at WhatFPS (15,096 CPU score over 1 verified runs). The numbers are measured in 21 verified WhatFPS runs — not estimated, not self-reported.
Measured comparison
| Metric | Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus | Core Ultra 9 275HX |
|---|---|---|
| CPU score (the processor's own performance) | 15,437 | 15,096 |
| Best rig (GAMING — whole PC) | 10,383 | 10,167 |
| Integer (MT) | 13.6 Gop/s | 13.9 Gop/s |
| Single-thread (1T) | 0.94 Gop/s | 0.9 Gop/s |
| Draw calls/s (DX11) | 12,178,907 | 12,109,559 |
| Cores / threads | 24 / 24 | 24 / 24 |
| L3 cache | 36 MB | 36 MB |
What the numbers mean
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 Ultra 9 275HX