Huawei Kirin XE90 vs Intel Core 3 304
—Single-core59.2
—Multi-core30.6
—Efficiencyspec-based93
—iGPU40.4
—Platformspec-based37.2
0 spec wins — Huawei Kirin XE901 spec wins — Intel Core 3 304
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 3 304
- 75% higher Max TDP: 35 W vs 20 W
General
| Spec | Huawei Kirin XE90 | Intel Core 3 304 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2026 | 2026 |
| Process | — | 2 nm |
| Base TDP | — | 15 W |
| Max TDP | 20 W | 35 W+75% |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | Huawei Kirin XE90 | Intel Core 3 304 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | — | 5 |
| Performance cores | — | 1 |
| Efficiency cores | — | 4 |
| Threads | — | 5 |
| Base clock | — | 1.5 GHz |
| Boost clock | — | 4.3 GHz |
| L3 cache | — | 6 MB |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin XE90 | Intel Core 3 304 |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | — | Intel Graphics (1 Xe3-core) |
| iGPU clock | — | 2,300 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | Huawei Kirin XE90 | Intel Core 3 304 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | — | LPDDR5X-7467 / DDR5-6400 |
| Max memory | — | 64 GB |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Huawei Kirin XE90 | Intel Core 3 304 |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | — | 2,407Bottom 40% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | — | 5,987Bottom 14% |
| Cinebench R23 (single) | — | 1,765Top 43% |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | — | 5,263Bottom 16% |
| PassMark | — | 12,194Bottom 22% |
| 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU) | — | 753Bottom 30% |
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