Apple M1 (8-core) vs Huawei Kirin XE90
53.6Single-core—
35.8Multi-core—
80Efficiencyspec-based—
31.1Platformspec-based—
0 spec wins — Apple M1 (8-core)1 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.
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General
| Spec | Apple M1 (8-core) | Huawei Kirin XE90 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2020 | 2026 |
| Process | 5 nm | — |
| Max TDP | — | 20 W |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | Apple M1 (8-core) | Huawei Kirin XE90 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 8 | — |
| Performance cores | 4 | — |
| Efficiency cores | 4 | — |
| Threads | 8 | — |
| Boost clock | 3.2 GHz | — |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | Apple M1 (8-core) | Huawei Kirin XE90 |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | Apple 8-core GPU | — |
Memory
| Spec | Apple M1 (8-core) | Huawei Kirin XE90 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | LPDDR4X-4266 | — |
| Max memory | 16 GB | — |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Apple M1 (8-core) | Huawei Kirin XE90 |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 2,340Bottom 38% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 8,350Bottom 28% | — |
| Cinebench R23 (single) | 1,500Bottom 32% | — |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | 7,760Bottom 25% | — |
| PassMark | 14,122Bottom 29% | — |
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