Huawei Kirin XE90 vs Intel Core Ultra 9 386H
—Single-core70.3
—Multi-core60
—Efficiencyspec-based81.4
—iGPU70
—Platformspec-based58.2
0 spec wins — Huawei Kirin XE901 spec wins — Intel Core Ultra 9 386H
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 386H
- 300% higher Max TDP: 80 W vs 20 W
General
| Spec | Huawei Kirin XE90 | Intel Core Ultra 9 386H |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2026 | 2026 |
| Process | — | 2 nm |
| Base TDP | — | 25 W |
| Max TDP | 20 W | 80 W+300% |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | Huawei Kirin XE90 | Intel Core Ultra 9 386H |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | — | 16 |
| Performance cores | — | 4 |
| Efficiency cores | — | 12 |
| Threads | — | 16 |
| Base clock | — | 2.1 GHz |
| Boost clock | — | 4.9 GHz |
| L3 cache | — | 18 MB |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin XE90 | Intel Core Ultra 9 386H |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | — | Intel Graphics (4 Xe3-cores) |
| iGPU clock | — | 2,500 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | Huawei Kirin XE90 | Intel Core Ultra 9 386H |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | — | LPDDR5X, DDR5 |
| Max memory | — | 128 GB |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Huawei Kirin XE90 | Intel Core Ultra 9 386H |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | — | 2,876Top 25% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | — | 16,298Top 20% |
| Cinebench R23 (single) | — | 2,069Top 16% |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | — | 19,307Top 18% |
| PassMark | — | 36,060Top 18% |
| 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU) | — | 2,846Top 19% |
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