Huawei Kirin XE90 vs Intel Core i9-12900HK
—Single-core60.5
—Multi-core51
—Efficiencyspec-based40.5
—iGPU55.7
—Platformspec-based59
1 spec wins — Huawei Kirin XE901 spec wins — Intel Core i9-12900HK
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 i9-12900HK
- 475% higher Max TDP: 115 W vs 20 W
General
| Spec | Huawei Kirin XE90 | Intel Core i9-12900HK |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2026 | 2022 |
| Process | — | 10 nm |
| Base TDP | — | 45 W |
| Max TDP | 20 W | 115 W+475% |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | Huawei Kirin XE90 | Intel Core i9-12900HK |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | — | 14 |
| Performance cores | — | 6 |
| Efficiency cores | — | 8 |
| Threads | — | 20 |
| Base clock | — | 2.5 GHz |
| Boost clock | — | 5 GHz |
| L3 cache | — | 24 MB |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin XE90 | Intel Core i9-12900HK |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | — | Intel Iris Xe (96 EU) |
| iGPU clock | — | 1,450 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | Huawei Kirin XE90 | Intel Core i9-12900HK |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | — | DDR5-4800 / LPDDR5-5200 / DDR4-3200 |
| Max memory | — | 64 GB |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Huawei Kirin XE90 | Intel Core i9-12900HK |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | — | 2,450Bottom 48% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | — | 12,700Top 40% |
| Cinebench R23 (single) | — | 1,810Top 35% |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | — | 17,600Top 24% |
| PassMark | — | 24,954Top 34% |
| 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU) | — | 1,496Top 42% |
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