Huawei Kirin X90 Plus vs Intel Core i5-8250U
—Single-core31.5
—Multi-core24
67Efficiencyspec-based66.4
—iGPU25.8
—Platformspec-based35
1 spec wins — Huawei Kirin X90 Plus1 spec wins — Intel Core i5-8250U
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?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin X90 Plus
No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.
Reasons to pick the Intel Core i5-8250U
- 46% lower Base TDP: 15 W vs 28 W
General
| Spec | Huawei Kirin X90 Plus | Intel Core i5-8250U |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2026 | 2017 |
| Process | — | 14 nm |
| Base TDP | 28 W | 15 W+46% |
| Max TDP | — | 25 W |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | Huawei Kirin X90 Plus | Intel Core i5-8250U |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | — | 4 |
| Performance cores | — | 4 |
| Efficiency cores | — | 0 |
| Threads | — | 8 |
| Base clock | — | 1.6 GHz |
| Boost clock | — | 3.4 GHz |
| L3 cache | — | 6 MB |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin X90 Plus | Intel Core i5-8250U |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | — | Intel UHD Graphics 620 |
| iGPU clock | — | 1,100 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | Huawei Kirin X90 Plus | Intel Core i5-8250U |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | — | DDR4-2400 / LPDDR3-2133 |
| Max memory | — | 32 GB |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Huawei Kirin X90 Plus | Intel Core i5-8250U |
|---|---|---|
| Cinebench R23 (single) | — | 874Bottom 6% |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | — | 3,108Bottom 7% |
| PassMark | — | 5,777Bottom 7% |
| 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU) | — | 389Bottom 8% |
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