Intel Core i5-13500T vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i5-13500T CPU1 vs CPU2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx
Intel Core i5-13500T Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx

CPU comparison

Intel Core i5-13500T or Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Core i5-13500T has 14 cores with 20 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.60 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-13500T was released in Q1/2023.

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.84 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx was released in Q4/2018.
Intel Core i5 (331) Family Qualcomm Snapdragon (102)
Intel Core i 13000 (AL) (16) CPU group Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx (2)
13 Generation 2
Alder Lake S Refresh Architecture Kryo 495
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
Intel Core i5-12500T Predecessor --
Intel Core i5-14500T Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-13500T has 14 CPU cores and can calculate 20 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-13500T is 1.60 GHz (4.60 GHz) while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx is at 2.84 GHz.

Intel Core i5-13500T Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx
14 Cores 8
20 Threads 8
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.60 GHz (4.60 GHz)
6x Raptor Cove
A-Core 2.84 GHz
4x Kryo 495 Gold
1.20 GHz (3.20 GHz)
8x Gracemont
B-Core 1.80 GHz
4x Kryo 495 Silver

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

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. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Core i5-13500T Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx
-- AI hardware Qualcomm AI engine
-- AI specifications Hexagon 685 @ 3 TOPS

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i5-13500T or Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

Intel UHD Graphics 770 GPU Qualcomm Adreno 680
0.30 GHz GPU frequency 0.25 GHz
1.55 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.59 GHz
11 GPU Generation 5
10 nm Technology 7 nm
3 Max. displays 2
32 Compute units 8
256 Shader 768
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory 4 GB
12 DirectX Version 12.0

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 770 GPU Qualcomm Adreno 680
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
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i5-13500T can use up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 76.8 GB/s. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx supports up to 16 GB of memory in 8 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 68.2 GB/s.

Intel Core i5-13500T Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 Memory LPDDR4X-4266
128 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 8 (Octa Channel)
76.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 68.2 GB/s
Yes ECC No
11.50 MB L2 Cache --
24.00 MB L3 Cache 2.00 MB
5.0 PCIe version --
20 PCIe lanes --
78.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i5-13500T is 35 W, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx has a TDP of 7 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i5-13500T Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx
35 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 7 W
92 W TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-13500T is manufactured in 10 nm and has 35.50 MB cache. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx is manufactured in 7 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i5-13500T Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx
10 nm Technology 7 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ ISA extensions --
LGA 1700 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Android, Windows 10 (ARM)
Q1/2023 Release date Q4/2018
232 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-13500T (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx (41%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-13500T (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx (20%)

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 i5-13500T Intel Core i5-13500T
14C 20T @ 4.60 GHz
1779 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx
8C 8T @ 2.84 GHz
724 (41%)

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 i5-13500T Intel Core i5-13500T
14C 20T @ 3.40 GHz
14238 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx
8C 8T @ 2.84 GHz
2808 (20%)

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 i5-13500T Intel Core i5-13500T
Intel UHD Graphics 770 @ 1.55 GHz
794 (43%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx
Qualcomm Adreno 680 @ 0.59 GHz
1843 (100%)

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 i5-13500T Intel Core i5-13500T
14C 20T @ 4.60 GHz
2375 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx
8C 8T @ 2.84 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 i5-13500T Intel Core i5-13500T
14C 20T @ 3.40 GHz
13167 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx
8C 8T @ 2.84 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 i5-13500T Intel Core i5-13500T
14C 20T @ 3.40 GHz
25750 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx
8C 8T @ 2.84 GHz
0 (0%)

Performance for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)

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 i5-13500T Intel Core i5-13500T
14C 20T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx
8C 8T @ 2.84 GHz
3 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i5-13500T Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx
Unknown Lenovo Flex 5G
Lenovo Yoga C 5G
Samsung Galaxy Book S

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