Following the desktop version a few days ago Core Ultra 200S Plus After the series,Intel The mobile version of the Core Ultra 200HX Plus series was also launched earlierprocessor, both Arrow Lake Refresh Generation means that compared to the previous generation, the architecture has not changed, but better performance is achieved through clock improvements and software optimization. However, it is a laptop platform after all. Due to power consumption and heat dissipation, the range is definitely not as large as that of the desktop version. The average game performance of the mobile version is about 8%, and specific games can reach +24%.
Intel Core Ultra 200HX Plus laptop processor officially released! Specs, performance and key features at once
This time the Core Ultra 200HX Plus series launches a total of two processors:
- Ultimate Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus
- Mid-range and high-end version Core Ultra 7 270HX Plus
Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus maintains 24 cores and 24 threads, that is, 8 P-cores and 16 E-cores, with a maximum clock speed of 5.5GHz, 36MB L3, 40MB L2 cache, 4-core internal display, and a maximum turbine power consumption of 160W. Compared with the previous generation 285HX, the number of cores, maximum clock speed, cache and power consumption are almost unchanged. The main difference is that the D2D clock speed is increased from 2.1GHz to 3.0GHz, and the E-core clock speed is also slightly increased by 100MHz, but the P-core clock speed is reduced by 100MHz.
Core Ultra 7 270HX Plus also continues the 20-core 20-thread design (8P + 12E) of the previous generation 265HX, with a maximum clock speed of 5.3GHz, 30MB L3, 36MB L2 cache, 4-core internal display and 160W maximum turbine power consumption. The main difference is also that the D2D clock is raised from 2.1GHz to 3.0GHz, and a small clock adjustment is made. The E-core increases by 100MHz and the P-core decreases by 200MHz.
There are two main improvements to Core Ultra 200HX Plus this time.
The first is that the D2D clock mentioned earlier is increased by 900 MHz to 3.0 GHz. “D2D” is the speed of communication between different blocks within the processor. Arrow Lake’s CPU is an architecture that uses multiple chips packaged together, so the transmission speed between internal chips is very important. This time the clock speed is increased by nearly 1 GHz. The direct benefit is to speed up the connection between the CPU and the memory controller and reduce system latency. This will be particularly obvious for applications that are sensitive to delays such as games.
The second is the new “Intel Binary Optimization Tool” software optimization tool, which improves the processor’s IPC (instructions per clock cycle) through software-level adjustments. Intel says that even if the game or software was originally optimized for other x86 processors, or even game consoles, this tool can be re-optimized to run better on Arrow Lake:
According to official data provided by Intel, the average performance of 32 games under the 1080p high-definition setting of Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus is about 8% faster than the previous generation Core Ultra 9 285HX. In “Borderland 3”, the improvement is as high as 24%:
Compared with the Core i9-12900HX, the improvement is of course even greater, with an average increase of 62%. If your gaming laptop is this generation, switching to the Ultra 9 290HX Plus will be very satisfying:
In terms of single-thread performance, it increased by about 7% in Cinebench 2026, and productivity and content creation tests also improved by about 6%:
Compared with the Core i9-12900HX, it is also significantly improved, with a single core of up to 30%, and a maximum increase of 87% in productivity and content creation tests:
However, it should be noted that these data are currently officially provided by Intel, and the actual performance will be more accurate until independent testing is done.
The Core Ultra 200HX Plus series notebooks have been shipped since March 17. The first wave of cooperative OEM brands include ASUS, Dell (Alienware), HP, Lenovo, MSI, Razer, etc., and more models will be launched in 2026.
Source: KOCPC Chinese