Huawei’s Mate 90 Pro Max has appeared in Geekbench testing, providing new details about the Kirin 9050 Pro chipset used in the phone. The handset recorded an average score of 1,317 points in single-core testing and 5,381 points in multi-core testing on Geekbench 7.

Those results put the Kirin 9050 Pro’s CPU performance between Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, based on the comparisons available in the report. Geekbench listings also reveal the processor’s core configuration and clock speeds, information Huawei did not detail extensively when it launched the Mate 90 series in China.

Mate 90 Pro Max benchmark results

The tested phone carries the model number CMM-AL10. Its average Geekbench scores are below the highest results currently listed for the device, which reach 1,528 points in single-core performance and 6,169 points in multi-core performance.

Benchmark results can vary depending on software, temperature and test conditions, so the highest listing may not represent typical everyday performance. Still, the results provide an early indication of where Huawei’s latest high-end mobile platform sits against older flagship chipsets.

Kirin 9050 Pro CPU and GPU specifications

Geekbench identifies the Kirin 9050 Pro as a nine-core processor. Its layout includes one Prime “ultra” core running at up to 3.1GHz, six performance cores operating at 2.7GHz and 2.2GHz, and two efficiency cores clocked at 1.75GHz.

The chipset is also listed with Huawei’s Maleoon 955 graphics processor. The GPU has six cores running at 1.05GHz, although the Geekbench information does not provide a complete picture of graphics performance or power efficiency.

  • One ultra performance core at 3.1GHz
  • Six performance cores at 2.7GHz and 2.2GHz
  • Two efficiency cores at 1.75GHz
  • Six-core Maleoon 955 GPU at 1.05GHz

Possible 7nm-class manufacturing process

A report from Bernstein Research, carried by the South China Morning Post, says the Kirin 9050 Pro is manufactured using a 7nm-class process. The report attributes the chip’s production to SMIC’s N+2 or N+3 process technology.

Huawei has not confirmed those manufacturing details, so they should be treated as unverified. If accurate, the information would offer additional context for the chipset’s performance and its position within Huawei’s efforts to narrow the gap with competing mobile platforms.

The Kirin 9050 Pro is used in the more advanced Mate 90 Pro Max and RS models. More testing will be needed to establish how the phones perform in sustained workloads, graphics tasks and battery efficiency outside of synthetic benchmarks.