5 320 vs 9 270H
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 485 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 20.48 | no data |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Power efficiency | 15.44 | no data |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | Intel | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Raptor Lake-H (2023−2024) | Wildcat Lake (2026) |
| Release date | 18 December 2024 (1 year ago) | 16 April 2026 (recently) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $697 | $340 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Core 9 270H and Core 5 320 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 14 (Tetradeca-Core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Performance-cores | 6 | no data |
| Efficient-cores | 8 | no data |
| Threads | 20 | 6 |
| Base clock speed | 2.7 GHz | 1.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5.8 GHz | 4.6 GHz |
| L1 cache | 80 KB (per core) | 192 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB (per core) | 2.5 MB |
| L3 cache | 24 MB (shared) | 6 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | Intel 7 nm | 3 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Core 9 270H and Core 5 320 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | FCBGA1744 | Intel BGA 1516 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 9 270H and Core 5 320. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | + | no data |
| Deep Learning Boost | + | - |
Security technologies
Core 9 270H and Core 5 320 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | + | no data |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 9 270H and Core 5 320 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 9 270H and Core 5 320. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4, DDR5 | DDR5, LPDDR5X |
| Maximum memory size | 96 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel® Graphics | Intel Xe3 Graphics (2 Xe) |
| Quick Sync Video | + | - |
| Graphics max frequency | 1.55 GHz | no data |
| Execution Units | 96 | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core 9 270H and Core 5 320 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 4 | no data |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Core 9 270H and Core 5 320 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over eDP | 4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz | no data |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Core 9 270H and Core 5 320 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | 12.1 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 9 270H and Core 5 320.
| PCIe version | 5.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 6 |
Synthetic benchmarks
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 18 December 2024 | 16 April 2026 |
| Physical cores | 14 | 6 |
| Threads | 20 | 6 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 15 Watt |
9 270H has 133% more physical cores and 233% more threads.
Core 5 320, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 200% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Intel Core 9 270H and Intel Core 5 320. We've got no test results to judge.
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