Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus vs Intel Core Ultra X9 388H

[ VERDICT ] Winner: Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus (98/100)

Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus leads overall with a score of 98/100 compared to Intel Core Ultra X9 388H (75/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.

Benchmark Performance Comparison

Normalized Lab Scores
Benchmark measurements and scores across compared devices
Benchmark Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus Intel Core Ultra X9 388H
Efficiency 76.0 Good 82.0 Very Good WINNER
Performance 99.0 Excellent WINNER 84.0 Very Good

Detailed Technical Specifications

CPU

CPU specifications comparison
Specification Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus Intel Core Ultra X9 388H
Base Frequency (E) 3.2 GHz 1.6 GHz
Base Frequency (P) 3.7 GHz 2.1 GHz
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
E-Cores 16 12
E-Threads 16 12
L1 Cache 192K (per core) 192K (per core)
L2 Cache 3MB (per core) 3MB (per core)
L3 Cache 36MB (shared) 18MB (shared)
Multiplier 37x 21x
P-Cores 8 4
P-Threads 8 4
Total Cores 24 16
Total Threads 24 16
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 4.7 GHz 4 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.4 GHz 5.1 GHz
Unlocked Multiplier Yes No

Cinebench

Cinebench specifications comparison
Specification Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus Intel Core Ultra X9 388H
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 9722 5375
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 595 539

GeekBench v6

GeekBench v6 specifications comparison
Specification Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus Intel Core Ultra X9 388H
Background blur 116 images/sec 61.5 images/sec
Clang compilation 297.3 Klines/sec 141.1 Klines/sec
File compression 2000 MB/sec 1490 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 635.2 pages/sec 477.4 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 716 Mpixels/sec 539.5 Mpixels/sec
Photo processing 210.5 images/sec 177.3 images/sec
Ray tracing 59 Mpixels/sec 28.4 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 447.5 pages/sec 323.1 pages/sec

General

General specifications comparison
Specification Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus Intel Core Ultra X9 388H
AMD Equivalent -AMD Ryzen 9 9950X -AMD Ryzen AI Max 390
Codename Arrow Lake Panther Lake
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Integrated GPU Arc iGPU (4-Cores) Arc B390
Model number 270K+ 388H
Released March 12, 2026 January 5, 2026
Type Desktop Laptop
Vendor Intel Intel

Memory Support

Memory Support specifications comparison
Specification Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus Intel Core Ultra X9 388H
ECC Support Yes No
Max. Memory Bandwidth 115.2 GB/s 153.6 GB/s
Max. Memory Size 256 GB 96 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Memory Types - DDR5-7200 - LPDDR5X-9600

Misc

Misc specifications comparison
Specification Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus Intel Core Ultra X9 388H
Official Site Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus official page Intel Core Ultra X9 388H official page
PCI Express Lanes 24 12
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0

Package

Package specifications comparison
Specification Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus Intel Core Ultra X9 388H
Fabrication Process 3 nm 2 nm
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 250 W 80 W
Peak Temperature 105°C 100°C
Socket FCLGA-1851 FCBGA2540
TDP (PL1) 125 W 15-25 W (configurable)
Transistors 17.8 billions

PassMark

PassMark specifications comparison
Specification Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus Intel Core Ultra X9 388H
Data compression 803 MBytes/sec 360.2 MBytes/sec
Data encryption 59 GBytes/sec 28.4 GBytes/sec
Extended instructions 63.4B Matrices/sec 29.7B Matrices/sec
Find prime numbers 612M Primes/sec 357M Primes/sec
Floating point math 229.2 GOps/sec 112.9 GOps/sec
Integer math 175.8 GOps/sec 91.2 GOps/sec
Physics 4038 Frames/sec 3207 Frames/sec
Random string sorting 96.8M Strings/sec 43.7M Strings/sec

Performance Per Watt

Performance Per Watt specifications comparison
Specification Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus Intel Core Ultra X9 388H
Blender / Watt 4.92 PPW 11.89 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 19.9 PPW 53.7 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 219.2 PPW 701.8 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 547.7 PPW 1468.8 PPW

Recent User Tests

Recent User Tests specifications comparison
Specification Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus Intel Core Ultra X9 388H
Date Benchmark
📘 2026-04-07(IdiotStick) Cinebench 2026
📘 2026-04-11(Daniel Comeau) Cinebench 2026
📘 2026-06-13(sparehobos) Cinebench 2024
📘 2026-06-25(Adnan) Cinebench 2024
📘 2026-08-12(coolguy) Cinebench 2026

iGPU

iGPU specifications comparison
Specification Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus Intel Core Ultra X9 388H
Execution Units 64 12
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 2000 MHz 2500 MHz
Integrated Graphics Intel Arc iGPU (4-Cores) Intel Arc B390
ROPs 16 24
Shading Units 512 1536
TGP 14 W 30 W
TMUs 32 48

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