Huawei Kirin XE90 vs Intel Core Ultra 9 288V
—Single-core66.6
—Multi-core43.6
—Efficiencyspec-based73.4
—iGPU76.9
—Platformspec-based40.3
1 spec wins — Huawei Kirin XE901 spec wins — Intel Core Ultra 9 288V
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 9 288V
- 85% higher Max TDP: 37 W vs 20 W
General
| Spec | Huawei Kirin XE90 | Intel Core Ultra 9 288V |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2026 | 2024 |
| Process | — | 3 nm |
| Base TDP | — | 30 W |
| Max TDP | 20 W | 37 W+85% |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | Huawei Kirin XE90 | Intel Core Ultra 9 288V |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | — | 8 |
| Performance cores | — | 4 |
| Efficiency cores | — | 4 |
| Threads | — | 8 |
| Base clock | — | 3.3 GHz |
| Boost clock | — | 5.1 GHz |
| L3 cache | — | 12 MB |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin XE90 | Intel Core Ultra 9 288V |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | — | Intel Arc 140V |
| iGPU clock | — | 2,050 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | Huawei Kirin XE90 | Intel Core Ultra 9 288V |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | — | LPDDR5X-8533 (on-package) |
| Max memory | — | 32 GB |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Huawei Kirin XE90 | Intel Core Ultra 9 288V |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | — | 2,870Top 26% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | — | 11,500Top 50% |
| Cinebench R23 (single) | — | 1,870Top 32% |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | — | 10,900Bottom 46% |
| PassMark | — | 19,780Bottom 50% |
| 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU) | — | 3,883Top 4% |
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