Apple M3 Pro (12-core) vs Huawei Kirin XE90
70.5Single-core—
52.2Multi-core—
93.3Efficiencyspec-based—
43.4Platformspec-based—
0 spec wins — Apple M3 Pro (12-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.
Which would you pick?
General
| Spec | Apple M3 Pro (12-core) | Huawei Kirin XE90 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2023 | 2026 |
| Process | 3 nm | — |
| Max TDP | — | 20 W |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | Apple M3 Pro (12-core) | Huawei Kirin XE90 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 12 | — |
| Performance cores | 6 | — |
| Efficiency cores | 6 | — |
| Threads | 12 | — |
| Boost clock | 4.1 GHz | — |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | Apple M3 Pro (12-core) | Huawei Kirin XE90 |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | Apple 18-core GPU | — |
Memory
| Spec | Apple M3 Pro (12-core) | Huawei Kirin XE90 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | LPDDR5-6400 | — |
| Max memory | 36 GB | — |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Apple M3 Pro (12-core) | Huawei Kirin XE90 |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 3,100Top 14% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 15,300Top 23% | — |
| Cinebench R23 (single) | 1,930Top 27% | — |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | 14,800Top 34% | — |
| PassMark | 24,069Top 38% | — |
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