Intel Core i9-13900H vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 860

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i9-13900H CPU1 vs CPU2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
Intel Core i9-13900H Qualcomm Snapdragon 860

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Core i9-13900H and the Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 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 860 which has 8 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2021.
Intel Core i9 (78) Family Qualcomm Snapdragon (102)
Intel Core i 13000H (26) CPU group Qualcomm Snapdragon 855/860 (3)
13 Generation 6
Raptor Lake H Architecture Kryo 485
Mobile Segment Mobile
Intel Core i9-12900H Predecessor Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus
-- 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 860 clocks with 2.96 GHz, has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.

Intel Core i9-13900H Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
14 Cores 8
20 Threads 8
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.60 GHz (5.40 GHz)
6x Raptor Cove
A-Core 2.96 GHz
1x Kryo 485 Prime
1.90 GHz (4.10 GHz)
8x Gracemont
B-Core 2.42 GHz
3x Kryo 485 Gold
-- C-Core 1.80 GHz
4x Kryo 485 Silver

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 860
-- AI hardware Qualcomm AI engine
-- AI specifications Hexagon 690 @ 7 TOPS

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 640
0.40 GHz GPU frequency 0.25 GHz
1.50 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.68 GHz
13 GPU Generation 5
10 nm Technology 7 nm
4 Max. displays 1
96 Compute units 4
768 Shader 384
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory 4 GB
12.1 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 Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake) GPU Qualcomm Adreno 640
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 / Encode
Decode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

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 860 supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 34.1 GB/s enabled.

Intel Core i9-13900H Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
LPDDR5-6400, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-5200, DDR4-3200 Memory LPDDR4X-4266
96 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
102.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 34.1 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 2.00 MB
24.00 MB L3 Cache 3.00 MB
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 860 is --. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Core i9-13900H Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
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 860 is at 5.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 7 nm.

Intel Core i9-13900H Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
10 nm Technology 7 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 Q1/2021
700 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i9-13900H (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 (38%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i9-13900H (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 (19%)

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 860 Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
8C 8T @ 2.96 GHz
733 (38%)

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 860 Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
8C 8T @ 2.96 GHz
2698 (18%)

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 860 Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
8C 8T @ 2.96 GHz
972 (37%)

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 860 Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
8C 8T @ 2.96 GHz
2634 (19%)

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 860 Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
Qualcomm Adreno 640 @ 0.68 GHz
1037 (47%)

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 860 Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
8C 8T @ 2.96 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 860 Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
8C 8T @ 2.96 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 860 Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
8C 8T @ 2.96 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 860 Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
8C 8T @ 2.96 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 i9-13900H Intel Core i9-13900H
14C 20T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
8C 8T @ 2.96 GHz
542771 (100%)

AnTuTu 8 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 8 Benchmark measures the performance of a SoC. AnTuTu benchmarks the CPU, GPU, Memory as well as the UX (User Experience) by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu can benchmark any ARM CPU that runs under Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly compareable if the benchmark has been performed under different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 8 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The evaluation consists of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the RAM and the performance of the internal graphics.
Intel Core i9-13900H Intel Core i9-13900H
14C 20T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
8C 8T @ 2.96 GHz
560128 (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 i9-13900H Intel Core i9-13900H
14C 20T @ 5.00 GHz
31788 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
8C 8T @ 2.96 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 860 Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
2.96 GHz
0 (0%)

Performance for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)

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 i9-13900H Intel Core i9-13900H
14C 20T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
8C 8T @ 2.96 GHz
7 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i9-13900H Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
Unknown Unknown

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