Huawei Kirin XE90 vs Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus
—Single-core79
—Multi-core86.8
—Efficiencyspec-based44.4
—iGPU60.5
—Platformspec-based73.9
0 spec wins — Huawei Kirin XE901 spec wins — Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus
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?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin XE90
No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.
Reasons to pick the Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus
- 700% higher Max TDP: 160 W vs 20 W
General
| Spec | Huawei Kirin XE90 | Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2026 | 2026 |
| Process | — | 3 nm |
| Base TDP | — | 55 W |
| Max TDP | 20 W | 160 W+700% |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | Huawei Kirin XE90 | Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | — | 24 |
| Performance cores | — | 8 |
| Efficiency cores | — | 16 |
| Threads | — | 24 |
| Base clock | — | 2.7 GHz |
| Boost clock | — | 5.5 GHz |
| L3 cache | — | 36 MB |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin XE90 | Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | — | Intel Graphics (4 Xe-cores) |
| iGPU clock | — | 2,000 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | Huawei Kirin XE90 | Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | — | DDR5-6400 |
| Max memory | — | 256 GB |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Huawei Kirin XE90 | Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | — | 3,198Top 10% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | — | 21,581Top 5% |
| Cinebench R23 (single) | — | 2,340Top 2% |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | — | 39,617Top 1% |
| PassMark | — | 58,672Top 2% |
| PassMark (single thread) | — | 4,920Top 3% |
| 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU) | — | 1,855Top 44% |
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