Intel Core i9-13900TE vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 400

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


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

CPU comparison

Intel Core i9-13900TE or Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 - 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 i9-13900TE has 24 cores with 32 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.00 GHz. Up to 192 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-13900TE was released in Q1/2023.

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 was released in Q4/2012.
Intel Core i9 (78) Family Qualcomm Snapdragon (104)
Intel Core i 13000 (17) CPU group Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 (1)
13 Generation 2
Raptor Lake S Architecture Cortex-A7
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
Intel Core i9-12900TE Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i9-13900TE has 24 CPU cores and can calculate 32 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i9-13900TE is 1.00 GHz (5.00 GHz) while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 is at 1.60 GHz.

Intel Core i9-13900TE Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
24 Cores 4
32 Threads 4
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.00 GHz (5.00 GHz)
8x Raptor Cove
A-Core 1.60 GHz
4x Cortex-7
0.80 GHz (3.90 GHz)
16x 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 i9-13900TE Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
-- AI hardware Qualcomm AI engine
-- AI specifications Hexagon QDSP6
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Core i9-13900TE or Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 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 770 GPU Qualcomm Adreno 306
0.30 GHz GPU frequency 0.40 GHz
1.65 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.40 GHz
11 GPU Generation 3
10 nm Technology 28 nm
3 Max. displays 0
32 Compute units --
256 Shader 24
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 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 UHD Graphics 770 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 / Encode 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

The Intel Core i9-13900TE can use up to 192 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 89.6 GB/s. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 supports up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to --.

Intel Core i9-13900TE Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200 Memory LPDDR3, LPDDR2
192 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
89.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
Yes ECC No
32.00 MB L2 Cache --
36.00 MB L3 Cache --
5.0 PCIe version --
20 PCIe lanes --
78.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i9-13900TE is 35 W, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

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

Technical details

The Intel Core i9-13900TE is manufactured in 10 nm and has 68.00 MB cache. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i9-13900TE 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 --
LGA 1700 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
-- 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 i9-13900TE Intel Core i9-13900TE
Intel UHD Graphics 770 @ 1.65 GHz
846 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
Qualcomm Adreno 306 @ 0.40 GHz
19 (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 i9-13900TE Intel Core i9-13900TE
24C 32T @ 5.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
4C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
73 (100%)

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 i9-13900TE Intel Core i9-13900TE
24C 32T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
4C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
273 (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 i9-13900TE Intel Core i9-13900TE
24C 32T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
4C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
323 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i9-13900TE Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
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