Huawei Kirin XE90 vs Intel Core i3-1215U
—Single-core50.7
—Multi-core28.9
—Efficiencyspec-based75.3
—iGPU48.2
—Platformspec-based43.3
1 spec wins — Huawei Kirin XE901 spec wins — Intel Core i3-1215U
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 i3-1215U
- 175% higher Max TDP: 55 W vs 20 W
General
| Spec | Huawei Kirin XE90 | Intel Core i3-1215U |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2026 | 2022 |
| Process | — | 10 nm |
| Base TDP | — | 15 W |
| Max TDP | 20 W | 55 W+175% |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | Huawei Kirin XE90 | Intel Core i3-1215U |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | — | 6 |
| Performance cores | — | 2 |
| Efficiency cores | — | 4 |
| Threads | — | 8 |
| Base clock | — | 1.2 GHz |
| Boost clock | — | 4.4 GHz |
| L3 cache | — | 10 MB |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin XE90 | Intel Core i3-1215U |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | — | Intel UHD Graphics (64 EU) |
| iGPU clock | — | 1,100 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | Huawei Kirin XE90 | Intel Core i3-1215U |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | — | LPDDR5-5200 / DDR5-4800 / DDR4-3200 / LPDDR4X-4267 |
| Max memory | — | 64 GB |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Huawei Kirin XE90 | Intel Core i3-1215U |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | — | 2,082Bottom 24% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | — | 5,213Bottom 9% |
| Cinebench R23 (single) | — | 1,512Bottom 33% |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | — | 5,182Bottom 16% |
| PassMark | — | 10,082Bottom 20% |
| 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU) | — | 1,067Bottom 39% |
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