Intel Core i5-14600 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 425

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i5-14600 CPU1 vs CPU2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 425
Intel Core i5-14600 Qualcomm Snapdragon 425

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Core i5-14600 and the Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Core i5-14600 14 core processor released in Q1/2024 with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2016.
Intel Core i5 (331) Family Qualcomm Snapdragon (104)
Intel Core i 14000 (23) CPU group Qualcomm Snapdragon 425/427 (2)
14 Generation 3
Raptor Lake S Refresh Architecture Cortex-A53
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
Intel Core i5-13600 Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-14600 is a 14 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.70 GHz (5.20 GHz). The processor can compute 20 threads at the same time. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 clocks with 1.40 GHz, has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

Intel Core i5-14600 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 425
14 Cores 4
20 Threads 4
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.70 GHz (5.20 GHz)
6x Raptor Cove
A-Core 1.40 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
2.00 GHz (3.90 GHz)
8x Gracemont
B-Core --

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 i5-14600 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 425
-- AI hardware Qualcomm AI engine
-- AI specifications Hexagon 536
-- 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 770 GPU Qualcomm Adreno 308
0.30 GHz GPU frequency 0.50 GHz
1.50 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.50 GHz
11 GPU Generation 3
10 nm Technology 28 nm
3 Max. displays 0
32 Compute units --
256 Shader 24
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version 11

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 308
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
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 i5-14600, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 supports a maximum of 4 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 10.7 GB/s enabled.

Intel Core i5-14600 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 425
DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200 Memory LPDDR3-1333
192 GB Max. Memory 4 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
89.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 10.7 GB/s
Yes ECC No
20.00 MB L2 Cache --
24.00 MB L3 Cache --
5.0 PCIe version --
20 PCIe lanes --
78.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Intel Core i5-14600 has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 is --. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Core i5-14600 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 425
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
154 W TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-14600 has 44.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 10 nm. The cache of Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 is at 0.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 28 nm.

Intel Core i5-14600 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 425
10 nm Technology 28 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
Q1/2024 Release date Q3/2016
255 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-14600 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 (6%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-14600 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 (2%)

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 i5-14600 Intel Core i5-14600
14C 20T @ 5.20 GHz
1925 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 Qualcomm Snapdragon 425
4C 4T @ 1.40 GHz
126 (7%)

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 i5-14600 Intel Core i5-14600
14C 20T @ 5.00 GHz
15872 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 Qualcomm Snapdragon 425
4C 4T @ 1.40 GHz
394 (2%)

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 i5-14600 Intel Core i5-14600
14C 20T @ 5.20 GHz
2785 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 Qualcomm Snapdragon 425
4C 4T @ 1.40 GHz
144 (5%)

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 i5-14600 Intel Core i5-14600
14C 20T @ 5.00 GHz
16110 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 Qualcomm Snapdragon 425
4C 4T @ 1.40 GHz
396 (2%)

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 i5-14600 Intel Core i5-14600
Intel UHD Graphics 770 @ 1.50 GHz
768 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 Qualcomm Snapdragon 425
Qualcomm Adreno 308 @ 0.50 GHz
24 (3%)

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 i5-14600 Intel Core i5-14600
14C 20T @ 5.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 Qualcomm Snapdragon 425
4C 4T @ 1.40 GHz
507 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i5-14600 Qualcomm Snapdragon 425
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