Intel Core i5-13450HX vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i5-13450HX CPU1 vs CPU2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Intel Core i5-13450HX Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Core i5-13450HX and the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Core i5-13450HX 10 core processor released in Q4/2022 with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 which has 8 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2024.
Intel Core i5 (331) Family Qualcomm Snapdragon (104)
Intel Core i 13000H (26) CPU group Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (2)
13 Generation 3
Raptor Lake H Architecture --
Mobile Segment Mobile
Intel Core i5-12450HX Predecessor --
Intel Core i5-14450HX Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-13450HX is a 10 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.40 GHz (4.60 GHz). The processor can compute 16 threads at the same time. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 clocks with 3.00 GHz, has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.

Intel Core i5-13450HX Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
10 Cores 8
16 Threads 8
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.40 GHz (4.60 GHz)
6x Raptor Cove
A-Core 3.00 GHz
1x Cortex-X4
1.80 GHz (3.40 GHz)
4x Gracemont
B-Core 2.80 GHz
4x Cortex-A720
-- C-Core 2.00 GHz
3x Cortex-A520

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Core i5-13450HX Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
-- AI hardware Qualcomm AI engine
-- AI specifications Hexagon NPU @ 10 TOPS ?
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

Intel UHD Graphics 13th Gen (16 EU) GPU Qualcomm Adreno 740
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.72 GHz
1.45 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
13 GPU Generation 8
10 nm Technology 4 nm
3 Max. displays 2
16 Compute units --
128 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing Yes
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory 6 GB
12.1 DirectX Version 12.1

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Intel UHD Graphics 13th Gen (16 EU) GPU Qualcomm Adreno 740
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec AV1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 192 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Core i5-13450HX, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 supports a maximum of 24 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 67.0 GB/s enabled.

Intel Core i5-13450HX Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 Memory LPDDR5X-8400
192 GB Max. Memory 24 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
76.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 67.0 GB/s
Yes ECC No
16.00 MB L2 Cache --
20.00 MB L3 Cache 12.00 MB
5.0 PCIe version --
20 PCIe lanes --
78.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Intel Core i5-13450HX has a TDP of 55 W. The TDP of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 is 10 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Core i5-13450HX Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
55 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 10 W
157 W TDP (PL2) --
86 W TDP up --
45 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-13450HX has 36.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 10 nm. The cache of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 is at 12.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 4 nm.

Intel Core i5-13450HX Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
10 nm Technology 4 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv9-A (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ ISA extensions --
BGA 1744 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Android, Windows 10/11 (ARM)
Q4/2022 Release date Q1/2024
326 $ Release price --
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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Core i5-13450HX Intel Core i5-13450HX
Intel UHD Graphics 13th Gen (16 EU) @ 1.45 GHz
371 (20%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Qualcomm Adreno 740 @ 0.72 GHz
1840 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i5-13450HX Intel Core i5-13450HX
10C 16T @ 4.60 GHz
1686 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i5-13450HX Intel Core i5-13450HX
10C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
11353 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Core i5-13450HX Intel Core i5-13450HX
10C 16T @ 4.60 GHz
2337 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Core i5-13450HX Intel Core i5-13450HX
10C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
11891 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Core i5-13450HX Intel Core i5-13450HX
10C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
26380 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)

AI performance (NPU)

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is given here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher.

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. The performance is given in the number (trillions) of arithmetic operations per second (TOPS).
Intel Core i5-13450HX Intel Core i5-13450HX
10C 16T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
10 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i5-13450HX Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
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