AMD Ryzen 9 8945H vs Huawei Kirin XE90
63.6Single-core—
52.5Multi-core—
53.8Efficiencyspec-based—
61.8Platformspec-based—
1 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 9 8945H1 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 9 8945H
- 170% higher Max TDP: 54 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 9 8945H | Huawei Kirin XE90 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2024 | 2026 |
| Process | 4 nm | — |
| Base TDP | 45 W | — |
| Max TDP | 54 W+170% | 20 W |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 9 8945H | Huawei Kirin XE90 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 8 | — |
| Performance cores | 8 | — |
| Efficiency cores | 0 | — |
| Threads | 16 | — |
| Base clock | 4 GHz | — |
| Boost clock | 5.2 GHz | — |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | — |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 9 8945H | Huawei Kirin XE90 |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | AMD Radeon 780M | — |
| iGPU clock | 2,800 MHz | — |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 9 8945H | Huawei Kirin XE90 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | LPDDR5X-7500 / DDR5-5600 | — |
| Max memory | 256 GB | — |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 9 8945H | Huawei Kirin XE90 |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 2,702Top 38% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 12,650Top 39% | — |
| Cinebench R23 (single) | 1,813Top 35% | — |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | 17,604Top 22% | — |
| PassMark | 30,083Top 21% | — |
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