Huawei Kirin XE90 vs Intel Core i7-14700HX
—Single-core70.5
—Multi-core66.1
—Efficiencyspec-based28.9
—iGPU40.2
—Platformspec-based74.4
1 spec wins — Huawei Kirin XE901 spec wins — Intel Core i7-14700HX
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 i7-14700HX
- 685% higher Max TDP: 157 W vs 20 W
General
| Spec | Huawei Kirin XE90 | Intel Core i7-14700HX |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2026 | 2024 |
| Process | — | 10 nm |
| Base TDP | — | 55 W |
| Max TDP | 20 W | 157 W+685% |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | Huawei Kirin XE90 | Intel Core i7-14700HX |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | — | 20 |
| Performance cores | — | 8 |
| Efficiency cores | — | 12 |
| Threads | — | 28 |
| Base clock | — | 2.1 GHz |
| Boost clock | — | 5.5 GHz |
| L3 cache | — | 33 MB |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin XE90 | Intel Core i7-14700HX |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | — | Intel UHD Graphics |
| iGPU clock | — | 1,550 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | Huawei Kirin XE90 | Intel Core i7-14700HX |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | — | DDR5-5600 / DDR4-3200 |
| Max memory | — | 192 GB |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Huawei Kirin XE90 | Intel Core i7-14700HX |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | — | 2,850Top 30% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | — | 16,800Top 18% |
| Cinebench R23 (single) | — | 2,100Top 14% |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | — | 27,500Top 11% |
| PassMark | — | 36,414Top 15% |
| 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU) | — | 744Bottom 27% |
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