Intel Core i9-13900H vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 400

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i9-13900H CPU1 vs CPU2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
Intel Core i9-13900H Qualcomm Snapdragon 400

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Core i9-13900H and the Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Core i9-13900H 14 core processor released in Q1/2023 with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q4/2012.
Intel Core i9 (78) Family Qualcomm Snapdragon (102)
Intel Core i 13000H (26) CPU group Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 (1)
13 Generation 2
Raptor Lake H Architecture Cortex-A7
Mobile Segment Mobile
Intel Core i9-12900H Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i9-13900H is a 14 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.60 GHz (5.40 GHz). The processor can compute 20 threads at the same time. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 clocks with 1.60 GHz, has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

Intel Core i9-13900H Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
14 Cores 4
20 Threads 4
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.60 GHz (5.40 GHz)
6x Raptor Cove
A-Core 1.60 GHz
4x Cortex-7
1.90 GHz (4.10 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 i9-13900H Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
-- AI hardware Qualcomm AI engine
-- AI specifications Hexagon QDSP6

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 306
0.40 GHz GPU frequency 0.40 GHz
1.50 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.40 GHz
13 GPU Generation 3
10 nm Technology 28 nm
4 Max. displays 0
96 Compute units --
768 Shader 24
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 306
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 i9-13900H, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 supports a maximum of GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of -- enabled.

Intel Core i9-13900H Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
LPDDR5-6400, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-5200, DDR4-3200 Memory LPDDR3, LPDDR2
96 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
102.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
-- 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 i9-13900H has a TDP of 45 W. The TDP of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 is --. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Core i9-13900H Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
45 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
115 W TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
35 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i9-13900H has 24.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 10 nm. The cache of Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 is at 0.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 28 nm.

Intel Core i9-13900H Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
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 --
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 Q4/2012
700 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i9-13900H (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 (4%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i9-13900H (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 (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 i9-13900H Intel Core i9-13900H
14C 20T @ 5.40 GHz
1919 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
4C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
73 (4%)

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 i9-13900H Intel Core i9-13900H
14C 20T @ 5.00 GHz
14632 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
4C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
273 (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 i9-13900H Intel Core i9-13900H
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake) @ 1.50 GHz
2230 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
Qualcomm Adreno 306 @ 0.40 GHz
19 (1%)

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 i9-13900H Intel Core i9-13900H
14C 20T @ 5.00 GHz
31788 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
4C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
323 (1%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Core i9-13900H Intel Core i9-13900H
14C 20T @ 5.40 GHz
115 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
4C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Core i9-13900H Intel Core i9-13900H
14C 20T @ 5.40 GHz
951 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
4C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i9-13900H Intel Core i9-13900H
14C 20T @ 5.40 GHz
2016 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
4C 4T @ 1.60 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 i9-13900H Intel Core i9-13900H
14C 20T @ 5.00 GHz
18760 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
4C 4T @ 1.60 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 i9-13900H Intel Core i9-13900H
14C 20T @ 5.40 GHz
2617 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
4C 4T @ 1.60 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 i9-13900H Intel Core i9-13900H
14C 20T @ 5.00 GHz
13629 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
4C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU performance per watt (efficiency)

Efficiency of the processor under full load in the Cinebench R23 (multi-core) benchmark. The benchmark result is divided by the average energy required (CPU package power in watts). The higher the value, the more efficient the CPU is under full load.
Intel Core i9-13900H Intel Core i9-13900H
18,760 CB R23 MC @ 87 W
216 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
1.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i9-13900H Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
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