Huawei Kirin X90 Plus vs Intel Core Ultra 5 125U
—Single-core60.7
—Multi-core37.5
67Efficiencyspec-based81.9
—Platformspec-based51.8
1 spec wins — Huawei Kirin X90 Plus1 spec wins — Intel Core Ultra 5 125U
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 Ultra 5 125U
- 46% lower Base TDP: 15 W vs 28 W
General
| Spec | Huawei Kirin X90 Plus | Intel Core Ultra 5 125U |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2026 | 2023 |
| Process | — | 7 nm |
| Base TDP | 28 W | 15 W+46% |
| Max TDP | — | 57 W |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | Huawei Kirin X90 Plus | Intel Core Ultra 5 125U |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | — | 12 |
| Performance cores | — | 2 |
| Efficiency cores | — | 10 |
| Threads | — | 14 |
| Base clock | — | 1.3 GHz |
| Boost clock | — | 4.3 GHz |
| L3 cache | — | 12 MB |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin X90 Plus | Intel Core Ultra 5 125U |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | — | Intel Graphics (4 Xe) |
| iGPU clock | — | 1,850 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | Huawei Kirin X90 Plus | Intel Core Ultra 5 125U |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | — | LPDDR5X-7467 / DDR5-5600 |
| Max memory | — | 96 GB |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Huawei Kirin X90 Plus | Intel Core Ultra 5 125U |
|---|---|---|
| Cinebench R23 (single) | — | 1,566Bottom 38% |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | — | 9,593Bottom 34% |
| PassMark | — | 16,674Bottom 38% |
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