AMD Ryzen 7 8840U vs Huawei Kirin XE90
62.9Single-core—
44.2Multi-core—
73.5Efficiencyspec-based—
68.5iGPU—
55.5Platformspec-based—
1 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 7 8840U1 spec wins — Huawei Kirin XE90
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: Huawei Kirin XE90 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 7 8840U
- 50% higher Max TDP: 30 W vs 20 W
Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin XE90
No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.
General
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 7 8840U | Huawei Kirin XE90 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2023 | 2026 |
| Process | 4 nm | — |
| Base TDP | 28 W | — |
| Max TDP | 30 W+50% | 20 W |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 7 8840U | Huawei Kirin XE90 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 8 | — |
| Performance cores | 8 | — |
| Threads | 16 | — |
| Base clock | 3.3 GHz | — |
| Boost clock | 5.1 GHz | — |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | — |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 7 8840U | Huawei Kirin XE90 |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | AMD Radeon 780M | — |
| iGPU clock | 2,700 MHz | — |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 7 8840U | Huawei Kirin XE90 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | DDR5-5600 / LPDDR5X-7500 | — |
| Max memory | 96 GB | — |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 7 8840U | Huawei Kirin XE90 |
|---|---|---|
| Cinebench R23 (single) | 1,619Bottom 43% | — |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | 12,191Bottom 50% | — |
| PassMark | 23,390Top 40% | — |
| 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU) | 2,659Top 22% | — |
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