Intel Core i9-14900 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i9-14900 CPU1 vs CPU2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
Intel Core i9-14900 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Core i9-14900 and the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Core i9-14900 24 core processor released in Q1/2024 with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 which has 8 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2023.
Intel Core i9 (78) Family Qualcomm Snapdragon (102)
Intel Core i 14000 (23) CPU group Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 (1)
14 Generation 2
Raptor Lake S Refresh Architecture Kryo Gold / Kryo Silver
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
Intel Core i9-13900 Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i9-14900 is a 24 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz (5.80 GHz). The processor can compute 32 threads at the same time. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 clocks with 2.40 GHz, has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.

Intel Core i9-14900 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
24 Cores 8
32 Threads 8
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.00 GHz (5.80 GHz)
8x Raptor Cove
A-Core 2.40 GHz
4x Cortex-A78
1.50 GHz (4.30 GHz)
16x Gracemont
B-Core 1.95 GHz
4x Cortex-A55

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 i9-14900 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
-- AI hardware Qualcomm AI engine
-- AI specifications Hexagon

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 UHD Graphics 770 GPU Qualcomm Adreno 710
0.30 GHz GPU frequency 0.58 GHz
1.65 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
11 GPU Generation --
10 nm Technology 4 nm
3 Max. displays 0
32 Compute units --
256 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version 12.1

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 710
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 / Encode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 192 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Core i9-14900, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 supports a maximum of GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s enabled.

Intel Core i9-14900 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200 Memory LPDDR4X-4266, LPDDR5-6400
192 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 0
89.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 51.2 GB/s
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 Intel Core i9-14900 has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 is --. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Core i9-14900 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
219 W TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i9-14900 has 68.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 10 nm. The cache of Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 is at 0.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 4 nm.

Intel Core i9-14900 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
10 nm Technology 4 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv9-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, Windows 10/11 (ARM)
Q1/2024 Release date Q3/2023
549 $ Release price --
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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 i9-14900 Intel Core i9-14900
24C 32T @ 5.80 GHz
2242 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
8C 8T @ 2.40 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 i9-14900 Intel Core i9-14900
24C 32T @ 5.40 GHz
33820 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i9-14900 Intel Core i9-14900
24C 32T @ 5.80 GHz
2202 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i9-14900 Intel Core i9-14900
24C 32T @ 5.40 GHz
20150 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
8C 8T @ 2.40 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 i9-14900 Intel Core i9-14900
24C 32T @ 5.80 GHz
2947 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
8C 8T @ 2.40 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 i9-14900 Intel Core i9-14900
24C 32T @ 5.40 GHz
20495 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
8C 8T @ 2.40 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 i9-14900 Intel Core i9-14900
24C 32T @ 5.80 GHz
903 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
8C 8T @ 2.40 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 i9-14900 Intel Core i9-14900
24C 32T @ 5.40 GHz
12840 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
8C 8T @ 2.40 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 i9-14900 Intel Core i9-14900
Intel UHD Graphics 770 @ 1.65 GHz
846 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
Qualcomm Adreno 710 @ 0.58 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i9-14900 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
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