Intel Core i7-13705H vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100)

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i7-13705H CPU1 vs CPU2 Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100)
Intel Core i7-13705H Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100)

CPU comparison

Intel Core i7-13705H or Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100) - 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 i7-13705H has 14 cores with 20 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.00 GHz. Up to 96 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-13705H was released in Q1/2023.

The Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100) has 12 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100) was released in Q2/2024.
Intel Core i7 (298) Family Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (4)
Intel Core i 13000H (26) CPU group Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (4)
13 Generation 1
Raptor Lake H Architecture Oryon
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-13705H is a 14 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.40 GHz (5.00 GHz). The Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100) has 12 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.00 GHz (3.40 GHz).

Intel Core i7-13705H Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100)
14 Cores 12
20 Threads 12
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.40 GHz (5.00 GHz)
6x Raptor Cove
A-Core 1.00 GHz (3.40 GHz)
12x Oryon
1.80 GHz (3.70 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 i7-13705H Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100)
-- AI hardware Qualcomm AI engine
-- AI specifications Qualcomm Hexagon NPU @ 45 TOPS
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake) GPU Qualcomm Adreno X Elite/Plus
0.40 GHz GPU frequency 1.00 GHz
1.50 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
13 GPU Generation --
10 nm Technology 4 nm
4 Max. displays 4
96 Compute units --
768 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12.1 DirectX Version 12.2

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 Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake) GPU Qualcomm Adreno X Elite/Plus
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 Codec VP8 Decode
Decode Codec AV1 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i7-13705H supports a maximum of 96 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100) can connect up to 64 GB of memory in 8 memory channels.

Intel Core i7-13705H Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100)
LPDDR5-6400, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-5200, DDR4-3200 Memory LPDDR5X-8448
96 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 8 (Octa Channel)
102.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 133.9 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache 42.00 MB
24.00 MB L3 Cache --
5.0 PCIe version 4.0
28 PCIe lanes --
110.3 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i7-13705H has a TDP of 45 W, that of the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100) is 23 W.

Intel Core i7-13705H Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100)
45 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 23 W
115 W TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 80 W
35 W TDP down 12 W
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-13705H has a 24.00 MB cache, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100) cache has a total of 42.00 MB.

Intel Core i7-13705H Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100)
10 nm Technology 4 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-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 Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10/11 (ARM), Linux
Q1/2023 Release date Q2/2024
502 $ 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 i7-13705H Intel Core i7-13705H
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake) @ 1.50 GHz
2230 (59%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100) Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100)
Qualcomm Adreno X Elite/Plus @ 1.00 GHz
3800 (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 i7-13705H Intel Core i7-13705H
14C 20T @ 5.00 GHz
1893 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100) Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100)
12C 12T @ 3.40 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 i7-13705H Intel Core i7-13705H
14C 20T @ 4.40 GHz
11848 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100) Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100)
12C 12T @ 3.40 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 i7-13705H Intel Core i7-13705H
14C 20T @ 5.00 GHz
2531 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100) Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100)
12C 12T @ 3.40 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 i7-13705H Intel Core i7-13705H
14C 20T @ 4.40 GHz
13360 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100) Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100)
12C 12T @ 3.40 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 i7-13705H Intel Core i7-13705H
14C 20T @ 4.40 GHz
28845 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100) Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100)
12C 12T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i7-13705H Intel Core i7-13705H
14C 20T @ 5.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100) Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100)
12C 12T @ 3.40 GHz
686 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i7-13705H Intel Core i7-13705H
14C 20T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100) Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100)
12C 12T @ 1.00 GHz
7924 (100%)

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 i7-13705H Intel Core i7-13705H
14C 20T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100) Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100)
12C 12T @ 1.00 GHz
45 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i7-13705H Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100)
Unknown Microsoft Surface Laptop 7

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