Huawei Kirin XE90 vs Intel Core i5-1235U
—Single-core49.8
—Multi-core31.4
—Efficiencyspec-based75.3
—iGPU50.3
—Platformspec-based47.7
1 spec wins — Huawei Kirin XE901 spec wins — Intel Core i5-1235U
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 i5-1235U
- 175% higher Max TDP: 55 W vs 20 W
General
| Spec | Huawei Kirin XE90 | Intel Core i5-1235U |
|---|---|---|
| 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 i5-1235U |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | — | 10 |
| Performance cores | — | 2 |
| Efficiency cores | — | 8 |
| Threads | — | 12 |
| Base clock | — | 1.3 GHz |
| Boost clock | — | 4.4 GHz |
| L3 cache | — | 12 MB |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin XE90 | Intel Core i5-1235U |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | — | Intel Iris Xe (80 EU) |
| iGPU clock | — | 1,200 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | Huawei Kirin XE90 | Intel Core i5-1235U |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | — | LPDDR5-5200 / DDR5-4800 / LPDDR4X-4267 |
| Max memory | — | 64 GB |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Huawei Kirin XE90 | Intel Core i5-1235U |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | — | 2,000Bottom 21% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | — | 6,100Bottom 14% |
| Cinebench R23 (single) | — | 1,520Bottom 34% |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | — | 6,200Bottom 18% |
| PassMark | — | 12,415Bottom 23% |
| 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU) | — | 1,175Bottom 45% |
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