Overview
- Huawei introduced the Qinyun HM650 and HM650g desktop series on Monday, offering models built around its Kirin X90 system-on-chip and running HarmonyOS for sale to government and enterprise channels.
- The Kirin X90 is a 10-core chip with a 4+4+2 Taishan Armv8 core layout that supports simultaneous multithreading for up to 20 threads and includes an integrated Maleoon GPU plus a dedicated neural processing unit.
- Independent analysis shows the X90 is manufactured on SMIC’s 7nm-class N+2 process rather than a 5nm node, and the design relies on Arm’s licensed architecture and foreign-made chipmaking equipment, which qualify Huawei’s claim of total independence.
- Huawei’s certificate and product listings say the desktops use China-made parts such as 16 GB of LPDDR5 memory and 256–512 GB SSDs likely from CXMT and YMTC, with China pricing and general online sales scheduled to begin December 1.
- The product fits a broader Chinese policy drive to replace foreign processors and OSes in state procurement, but HarmonyOS’s use of open-source components and lack of native Windows .exe support may slow enterprise migration and keep focus on supply‑chain workarounds.