Huawei Kirin XE90 vs Intel Core i7-6500U
—Multi-core20.4
—Efficiencyspec-based66.4
—iGPU20
—Platformspec-based28.9
1 spec wins — Huawei Kirin XE901 spec wins — Intel Core i7-6500U
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: Huawei Kirin XE90 and Intel Core i7-6500U lack 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 i7-6500U
- 25% higher Max TDP: 25 W vs 20 W
General
| Spec | Huawei Kirin XE90 | Intel Core i7-6500U |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2026+1% | 2015 |
| Process | — | 14 nm |
| Base TDP | — | 15 W |
| Max TDP | 20 W | 25 W+25% |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | Huawei Kirin XE90 | Intel Core i7-6500U |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | — | 2 |
| Threads | — | 4 |
| Base clock | — | 2.5 GHz |
| Boost clock | — | 3.1 GHz |
| L3 cache | — | 4 MB |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin XE90 | Intel Core i7-6500U |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | — | Intel HD Graphics 520 |
| iGPU clock | — | 1,050 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | Huawei Kirin XE90 | Intel Core i7-6500U |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | — | DDR4-2133 / LPDDR3-1866 / DDR3L-1600 |
| Max memory | — | 32 GB |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Huawei Kirin XE90 | Intel Core i7-6500U |
|---|---|---|
| PassMark | — | 3,276Bottom 4% |
| 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU) | — | 263Bottom 4% |
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