AMD Ryzen 5 5500U vs Huawei Kirin X90 Plus
37.7Single-core—
31.8Multi-core—
81.9Efficiencyspec-based67
46.3iGPU—
36.9Platformspec-based—
1 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 5 5500U1 spec wins — Huawei Kirin X90 Plus
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: Huawei Kirin X90 Plus lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
- 46% lower Base TDP: 15 W vs 28 W
Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin X90 Plus
No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.
General
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 5500U | Huawei Kirin X90 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2021 | 2026 |
| Process | 7 nm | — |
| Base TDP | 15 W+46% | 28 W |
| Max TDP | 25 W | — |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 5500U | Huawei Kirin X90 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 6 | — |
| Performance cores | 6 | — |
| Threads | 12 | — |
| Base clock | 2.1 GHz | — |
| Boost clock | 4 GHz | — |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | — |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 5500U | Huawei Kirin X90 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | AMD Radeon Vega 7 | — |
| iGPU clock | 1,800 MHz | — |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 5500U | Huawei Kirin X90 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | DDR4-3200 / LPDDR4-4266 | — |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 5500U | Huawei Kirin X90 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 1,517Bottom 9% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 5,872Bottom 12% | — |
| Cinebench R23 (single) | 1,172Bottom 14% | — |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | 7,209Bottom 24% | — |
| PassMark | 12,592Bottom 24% | — |
| 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU) | 980Bottom 35% | — |
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