Apple M2 (8-core) vs Huawei Kirin X90 Plus
58.1Single-core—
38.7Multi-core—
80Efficiencyspec-based67
35Platformspec-based—
0 spec wins — Apple M2 (8-core)1 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?
General
| Spec | Apple M2 (8-core) | Huawei Kirin X90 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2022 | 2026 |
| Process | 5 nm | — |
| Base TDP | — | 28 W |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | Apple M2 (8-core) | Huawei Kirin X90 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 8 | — |
| Performance cores | 4 | — |
| Efficiency cores | 4 | — |
| Threads | 8 | — |
| Boost clock | 3.5 GHz | — |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | Apple M2 (8-core) | Huawei Kirin X90 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | Apple 10-core GPU | — |
Memory
| Spec | Apple M2 (8-core) | Huawei Kirin X90 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | LPDDR5-6400 | — |
| Max memory | 24 GB | — |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Apple M2 (8-core) | Huawei Kirin X90 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 2,600Top 44% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 9,750Bottom 38% | — |
| Cinebench R23 (single) | 1,580Bottom 39% | — |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | 8,700Bottom 30% | — |
| PassMark | 15,648Bottom 32% | — |
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