Intel Core i7-13800HE vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 626

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i7-13800HE CPU1 vs CPU2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 626
Intel Core i7-13800HE Qualcomm Snapdragon 626

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Core i7-13800HE and the Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Core i7-13800HE 14 core processor released in Q1/2023 with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 which has 8 CPU cores and was introduced in Q4/2016.
Intel Core i7 (298) Family Qualcomm Snapdragon (102)
Intel Core i 13000H (26) CPU group Qualcomm Snapdragon 625/626 (2)
13 Generation 3
Raptor Lake H Architecture Cortex-A53
Mobile Segment Mobile
Intel Core i7-12800HE Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-13800HE is a 14 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.50 GHz (5.00 GHz). The processor can compute 20 threads at the same time. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 clocks with 2.20 GHz, has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.

Intel Core i7-13800HE Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 626
14 Cores 8
20 Threads 8
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.50 GHz (5.00 GHz)
6x Raptor Cove
A-Core 2.20 GHz
8x Cortex-A53
1.80 GHz (4.00 GHz)
8x Gracemont
B-Core --

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 i7-13800HE Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 626
-- AI hardware Qualcomm AI engine
-- AI specifications Hexagon 546

Internal Graphics

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 Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake) GPU Qualcomm Adreno 506
0.40 GHz GPU frequency 0.65 GHz
1.40 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.65 GHz
13 GPU Generation 5
10 nm Technology 14 nm
4 Max. displays 0
96 Compute units --
768 Shader 96
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12.1 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 Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake) GPU Qualcomm Adreno 506
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 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 96 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Core i7-13800HE, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 supports a maximum of 4 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 7.5 GB/s enabled.

Intel Core i7-13800HE Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 626
LPDDR5-6400, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-5200, DDR4-3200 Memory LPDDR3-1866
96 GB Max. Memory 4 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
102.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 7.5 GB/s
No ECC No
24.00 MB L2 Cache --
30.00 MB L3 Cache --
5.0 PCIe version --
28 PCIe lanes --
110.3 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Intel Core i7-13800HE has a TDP of 45 W. The TDP of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 is --. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Core i7-13800HE Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 626
45 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
115 W TDP (PL2) --
65 W TDP up --
35 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-13800HE has 54.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 10 nm. The cache of Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 is at 0.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

Intel Core i7-13800HE Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 626
10 nm Technology 14 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 No
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Android
Q1/2023 Release date Q4/2016
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i7-13800HE (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 (11%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i7-13800HE (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 (9%)

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 i7-13800HE Intel Core i7-13800HE
14C 20T @ 5.00 GHz
1893 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 Qualcomm Snapdragon 626
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
273 (14%)

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 i7-13800HE Intel Core i7-13800HE
14C 20T @ 4.00 GHz
11875 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 Qualcomm Snapdragon 626
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
1181 (10%)

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 i7-13800HE Intel Core i7-13800HE
14C 20T @ 5.00 GHz
2527 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 Qualcomm Snapdragon 626
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
208 (8%)

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 i7-13800HE Intel Core i7-13800HE
14C 20T @ 4.00 GHz
13390 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 Qualcomm Snapdragon 626
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
910 (7%)

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 i7-13800HE Intel Core i7-13800HE
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake) @ 1.40 GHz
2146 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 Qualcomm Snapdragon 626
Qualcomm Adreno 506 @ 0.65 GHz
125 (6%)

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 i7-13800HE Intel Core i7-13800HE
14C 20T @ 4.00 GHz
31426 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 Qualcomm Snapdragon 626
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i7-13800HE Qualcomm Snapdragon 626
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