Huawei Kirin X90 Plus vs Intel Core i7-8550U
—Single-core37.7
—Multi-core23.8
67Efficiencyspec-based66.4
—iGPU25.8
—Platformspec-based37.2
1 spec wins — Huawei Kirin X90 Plus1 spec wins — Intel Core i7-8550U
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 i7-8550U
- 46% lower Base TDP: 15 W vs 28 W
General
| Spec | Huawei Kirin X90 Plus | Intel Core i7-8550U |
|---|---|---|
| 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 i7-8550U |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | — | 4 |
| Threads | — | 8 |
| Base clock | — | 1.8 GHz |
| Boost clock | — | 4 GHz |
| L3 cache | — | 8 MB |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin X90 Plus | Intel Core i7-8550U |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | — | Intel UHD Graphics 620 |
| iGPU clock | — | 1,150 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | Huawei Kirin X90 Plus | Intel Core i7-8550U |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | — | DDR4-2400 / LPDDR3-2133 |
| Max memory | — | 32 GB |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Huawei Kirin X90 Plus | Intel Core i7-8550U |
|---|---|---|
| Cinebench R23 (single) | — | 1,021Bottom 10% |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | — | 2,914Bottom 6% |
| PassMark | — | 5,794Bottom 8% |
| 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU) | — | 389Bottom 8% |
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