Huawei Kirin XE90 vs Intel Core Ultra 5 225H
—Single-core66.7
—Multi-core49.4
—Efficiencyspec-based75.7
—iGPU66
—Platformspec-based56.8
1 spec wins — Huawei Kirin XE901 spec wins — Intel Core Ultra 5 225H
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 Ultra 5 225H
- 475% higher Max TDP: 115 W vs 20 W
General
| Spec | Huawei Kirin XE90 | Intel Core Ultra 5 225H |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2026 | 2025 |
| Process | — | 3 nm |
| Base TDP | — | 28 W |
| Max TDP | 20 W | 115 W+475% |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | Huawei Kirin XE90 | Intel Core Ultra 5 225H |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | — | 14 |
| Performance cores | — | 4 |
| Efficiency cores | — | 10 |
| Threads | — | 14 |
| Base clock | — | 1.7 GHz |
| Boost clock | — | 4.9 GHz |
| L3 cache | — | 18 MB |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin XE90 | Intel Core Ultra 5 225H |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | — | Intel Arc 130T |
| iGPU clock | — | 2,200 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | Huawei Kirin XE90 | Intel Core Ultra 5 225H |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | — | LPDDR5X-8400 / DDR5-6400 |
| Max memory | — | 128 GB |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Huawei Kirin XE90 | Intel Core Ultra 5 225H |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | — | 2,727Top 37% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | — | 12,222Top 45% |
| Cinebench R23 (single) | — | 1,969Top 22% |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | — | 14,630Top 36% |
| PassMark | — | 28,049Top 26% |
| 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU) | — | 2,378Top 30% |
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