Intel Core i9-11980HK vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G+

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i9-11980HK CPU1 vs CPU2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G+
Intel Core i9-11980HK Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G+

CPU comparison

Intel Core i9-11980HK or Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G+ - 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 i9-11980HK has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.00 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-11980HK was released in Q2/2021.

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G+ has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G+ was released in Q4/2021.
Intel Core i9 (78) Family Qualcomm Snapdragon (104)
Intel Core i 11000H (17) CPU group Qualcomm Snapdragon 778 (2)
11 Generation 4
Tiger Lake H Architecture Kryo 670
Mobile Segment Mobile
Intel Core i9-10980HK Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i9-11980HK has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i9-11980HK is 3.30 GHz (5.00 GHz) while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G+ has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G+ is at 2.50 GHz.

Intel Core i9-11980HK Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G+
8 Cores 8
16 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
3.30 GHz (5.00 GHz) A-Core 2.50 GHz
1x Kryo 670 Prime
-- B-Core 2.20 GHz
3x Kryo 670 Gold
-- C-Core 1.90 GHz
4x Kryo 670 Silver

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 i9-11980HK Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G+
-- AI hardware Qualcomm AI engine
-- AI specifications Hexagon 770 @ 12 TOPS
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Core i9-11980HK or Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G+ 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 11th Gen (32 EU) GPU Qualcomm Adreno 642L
0.35 GHz GPU frequency --
1.45 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
11 GPU Generation 5
10 nm Technology 6 nm
3 Max. displays 1
32 Compute units 4
256 Shader 384
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 11th Gen (32 EU) GPU Qualcomm Adreno 642L
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode
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 i9-11980HK can use up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 51.2 GB/s. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G+ supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 25.6 GB/s.

Intel Core i9-11980HK Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G+
DDR4-3200 Memory LPDDR5-6400
128 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
51.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
24.00 MB L3 Cache 2.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version --
20 PCIe lanes --
39.4 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i9-11980HK is 65 W, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G+ has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i9-11980HK Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G+
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
45 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i9-11980HK is manufactured in 10 nm and has 24.00 MB cache. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G+ is manufactured in 6 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i9-11980HK Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G+
10 nm Technology 6 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 ISA extensions --
BGA 1787 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Android
Q2/2021 Release date Q4/2021
583 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i9-11980HK (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G+ (49%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i9-11980HK (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G+ (31%)

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 i9-11980HK Intel Core i9-11980HK
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz
1645 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G+ Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G+
8C 8T @ 2.50 GHz
815 (50%)

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 i9-11980HK Intel Core i9-11980HK
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
8418 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G+ Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G+
8C 8T @ 2.50 GHz
2856 (34%)

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 i9-11980HK Intel Core i9-11980HK
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz
2129 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G+ Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G+
8C 8T @ 2.50 GHz
1025 (48%)

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 i9-11980HK Intel Core i9-11980HK
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
9766 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G+ Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G+
8C 8T @ 2.50 GHz
2727 (28%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i9-11980HK Intel Core i9-11980HK
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz
1574 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G+ Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G+
8C 8T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i9-11980HK Intel Core i9-11980HK
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
13977 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G+ Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G+
8C 8T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i9-11980HK Intel Core i9-11980HK
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz
610 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G+ Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G+
8C 8T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i9-11980HK Intel Core i9-11980HK
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
5875 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G+ Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G+
8C 8T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i9-11980HK Intel Core i9-11980HK
Intel UHD Graphics 11th Gen (32 EU) @ 1.45 GHz
742 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G+ Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G+
Qualcomm Adreno 642L @ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

AnTuTu 9 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 9 benchmark is very well suited to measuring the performance of a smartphone. AnTuTu 9 is quite heavy on 3D graphics and can now also use the "Metal" graphics interface. In AnTuTu, memory and UX (user experience) are also tested by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu version 9 can compare any ARM CPU running on Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly comparable when benchmarked on different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 9 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The rating is made up of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the working memory, and the performance of the internal graphics.
Intel Core i9-11980HK Intel Core i9-11980HK
8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G+ Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G+
8C 8T @ 2.50 GHz
569732 (100%)

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 i9-11980HK Intel Core i9-11980HK
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
23322 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G+ Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G+
8C 8T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i9-11980HK Intel Core i9-11980HK
8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz
5439 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G+ Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G+
8C 8T @ 2.50 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 i9-11980HK Intel Core i9-11980HK
8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G+ Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G+
8C 8T @ 2.50 GHz
12 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i9-11980HK Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G+
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