Huawei Kirin X90 Plus vs Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
—Single-core59.9
—Multi-core52.9
67Efficiencyspec-based47.1
—iGPU72.7
—Platformspec-based63.1
2 spec wins — Huawei Kirin X90 Plus0 spec wins — Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
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
- 38% lower Base TDP: 28 W vs 45 W
Reasons to pick the Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.
General
| Spec | Huawei Kirin X90 Plus | Intel Core Ultra 9 185H |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2026 | 2024 |
| Process | — | 7 nm |
| Base TDP | 28 W+38% | 45 W |
| Max TDP | — | 115 W |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | Huawei Kirin X90 Plus | Intel Core Ultra 9 185H |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | — | 16 |
| Performance cores | — | 6 |
| Efficiency cores | — | 10 |
| Threads | — | 22 |
| Base clock | — | 2.3 GHz |
| Boost clock | — | 5.1 GHz |
| L3 cache | — | 24 MB |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin X90 Plus | Intel Core Ultra 9 185H |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | — | Intel Arc Graphics (8 Xe) |
| iGPU clock | — | 2,350 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | Huawei Kirin X90 Plus | Intel Core Ultra 9 185H |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | — | LPDDR5X-7467 / DDR5-5600 |
| Max memory | — | 96 GB |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Huawei Kirin X90 Plus | Intel Core Ultra 9 185H |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | — | 2,430Bottom 47% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | — | 13,400Top 35% |
| Cinebench R23 (single) | — | 1,790Top 39% |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | — | 17,300Top 26% |
| PassMark | — | 28,947Top 24% |
| 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU) | — | 3,225Top 14% |
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