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Apple M3 Max (16-core) vs Huawei Kirin X90 Plus

Apple M3 Max (16-core)
72.9Inno Score
VS
Huawei Kirin X90 Plus
—Inno Score
71.2Single-core—
71Multi-core—
93.3Efficiencyspec-based67
60Platformspec-based—
0 spec wins — Apple M3 Max (16-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

General comparison: Apple M3 Max (16-core) versus Huawei Kirin X90 Plus
SpecApple M3 Max (16-core)Huawei Kirin X90 Plus
Announced20232026
Process3 nm—
Base TDP—28 W

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: Apple M3 Max (16-core) versus Huawei Kirin X90 Plus
SpecApple M3 Max (16-core)Huawei Kirin X90 Plus
Cores16—
Performance cores12—
Efficiency cores4—
Threads16—
Boost clock4.1 GHz—

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: Apple M3 Max (16-core) versus Huawei Kirin X90 Plus
SpecApple M3 Max (16-core)Huawei Kirin X90 Plus
iGPUApple 40-core GPU—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple M3 Max (16-core) versus Huawei Kirin X90 Plus
SpecApple M3 Max (16-core)Huawei Kirin X90 Plus
Memory supportLPDDR5-6400—
Max memory128 GB—

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple M3 Max (16-core) versus Huawei Kirin X90 Plus
SpecApple M3 Max (16-core)Huawei Kirin X90 Plus
Geekbench 6 (single)3,130Top 13%—
Geekbench 6 (multi)21,200Top 9%—
Cinebench R23 (single)1,950Top 25%—
Cinebench R23 (multi)24,200Top 13%—
PassMark41,192Top 13%—

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