Huawei Kirin XE90 vs Intel Core Ultra X7 358H
—Single-core70
—Multi-core58.6
—Efficiencyspec-based81.4
—iGPU88.9
—Platformspec-based56.4
0 spec wins — Huawei Kirin XE901 spec wins — Intel Core Ultra X7 358H
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 X7 358H
- 300% higher Max TDP: 80 W vs 20 W
General
| Spec | Huawei Kirin XE90 | Intel Core Ultra X7 358H |
|---|---|---|
| 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 X7 358H |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | — | 16 |
| Performance cores | — | 4 |
| Efficiency cores | — | 12 |
| Threads | — | 16 |
| Base clock | — | 1.9 GHz |
| Boost clock | — | 4.8 GHz |
| L3 cache | — | 18 MB |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin XE90 | Intel Core Ultra X7 358H |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | — | Intel Arc B390 |
| iGPU clock | — | 2,500 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | Huawei Kirin XE90 | Intel Core Ultra X7 358H |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | — | LPDDR5X-9600 |
| Max memory | — | 96 GB |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Huawei Kirin XE90 | Intel Core Ultra X7 358H |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | — | 2,865Top 23% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | — | 16,398Top 17% |
| Cinebench R23 (single) | — | 2,061Top 15% |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | — | 18,086Top 23% |
| PassMark | — | 33,516Top 19% |
| 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU) | — | 6,664Top 2% |
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