AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX vs Huawei Kirin XE90
74.2Single-core—
82Multi-core—
42.2Efficiencyspec-based—
32.6iGPU—
84.3Platformspec-based—
1 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX1 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 9955HX
- 275% higher Max TDP: 75 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 9955HX | Huawei Kirin XE90 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2025 | 2026 |
| Process | 4 nm | — |
| Base TDP | 55 W | — |
| Max TDP | 75 W+275% | 20 W |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX | Huawei Kirin XE90 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 16 | — |
| Performance cores | 16 | — |
| Threads | 32 | — |
| Base clock | 2.5 GHz | — |
| Boost clock | 5.4 GHz | — |
| L3 cache | 64 MB | — |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX | Huawei Kirin XE90 |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | AMD Radeon 610M | — |
| iGPU clock | 2,200 MHz | — |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX | Huawei Kirin XE90 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | DDR5-5600 | — |
| Max memory | 256 GB | — |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX | Huawei Kirin XE90 |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 3,080Top 17% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 19,500Top 12% | — |
| Cinebench R23 (single) | 2,150Top 12% | — |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | 37,500Top 3% | — |
| PassMark | 56,261Top 5% | — |
| 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU) | 528Bottom 20% | — |
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