Huawei Kirin XE90 vs Intel Processor N250
—Single-core26.8
—Multi-core22.3
—Efficiencyspec-based82.2
—iGPU34.1
—Platformspec-based27.6
1 spec wins — Huawei Kirin XE900 spec wins — Intel Processor N250
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?
General
| Spec | Huawei Kirin XE90 | Intel Processor N250 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2026 | 2025 |
| Process | — | 10 nm |
| Base TDP | — | 6 W |
| Max TDP | 20 W | — |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | Huawei Kirin XE90 | Intel Processor N250 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | — | 4 |
| Performance cores | — | 0 |
| Efficiency cores | — | 4 |
| Threads | — | 4 |
| Boost clock | — | 3.8 GHz |
| L3 cache | — | 6 MB |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin XE90 | Intel Processor N250 |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | — | Intel Graphics (32 EU) |
| iGPU clock | — | 1,250 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | Huawei Kirin XE90 | Intel Processor N250 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | — | DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800, LPDDR5-4800 |
| Max memory | — | 16 GB |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Huawei Kirin XE90 | Intel Processor N250 |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | — | 1,224Bottom 3% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | — | 2,786Bottom 1% |
| PassMark | — | 4,670Bottom 6% |
| 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU) | — | 567Bottom 23% |
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