Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 vs Intel Core i9-13900KS

Last updated: 2024-03-15

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1		Intel Core i9-13900KS
CPU comparison Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 or Intel Core i9-13900KS - 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 Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. Up to 8 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 was released in Q3/2022. The Intel Core i9-13900KS has 24 cores with 32 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 6.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 192 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-13900KS was released in Q1/2023.

Qualcomm Snapdragon (103)	Family	Intel Core i9 (78)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 (1)	CPU group	Intel Core i 13000 (17)
1	Generation	13
Kryo Gold / Kryo Silver	Architecture	Raptor Lake S
Mobile	Segment	Desktop / Server
--	Predecessor	Intel Core i9-12900KS
--	Successor	Intel Core i9-14900KS

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz. The Intel Core i9-13900KS has 24 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.20 GHz (6.00 GHz).
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1	Characteristic	Intel Core i9-13900KS
8	Cores	24
8	Threads	32
hybrid (big.LITTLE)	Core architecture	hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	Yes
2.00 GHz 2x Cortex-A78	A-Core	3.20 GHz (6.00 GHz) 8x Raptor Cove
1.80 GHz 6x Cortex-A55	B-Core	2.40 GHz (4.30 GHz) 16x Gracemont

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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1	Characteristic	Intel Core i9-13900KS
Qualcomm AI engine	AI hardware	--
Hexagon	AI specifications	--
--	NPU + CPU + iGPU	--

Integrated graphics (iGPU) The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.
Qualcomm Adreno 619	GPU	Intel UHD Graphics 770
0.01 GHz	GPU frequency	0.30 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	1.65 GHz
6	GPU Generation	11
8 nm	Technology	10 nm
2	Max. displays	3
--	Compute units	32
128	Shader	256
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
4 GB	Max. GPU Memory	64 GB
12.1	DirectX Version	12

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.
Qualcomm Adreno 619	GPU	Intel UHD Graphics 770
Decode	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec VP9	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec VP8	Decode / Encode
No	Codec AV1	Decode
Decode	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec VC-1	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 supports a maximum of 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-13900KS can connect up to 192 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1	Characteristic	Intel Core i9-13900KS
LPDDR4X-4266	Memory	DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200
8 GB	Max. Memory	192 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
17.1 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	89.6 GB/s
No	ECC	Yes
--	L2 Cache	32.00 MB
--	L3 Cache	36.00 MB
--	PCIe version	5.0
--	PCIe lanes	20
--	PCIe Bandwidth	78.8 GB/s
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 has a TDP of --, that of the Intel Core i9-13900KS is 150 W.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1	Characteristic	Intel Core i9-13900KS
--	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	150 W
--	TDP (PL2)	253 W
--	TDP up	320 W
--	TDP down	--
--	Tjunction max.	100 °C
Technical details The Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 has a 0.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i9-13900KS cache has a total of 68.00 MB.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1	Characteristic	Intel Core i9-13900KS
6 nm	Technology	10 nm
Chiplet	Chip design	Monolithic
Armv8-A (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
--	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
--	Socket	LGA 1700
None	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No	AES-NI	Yes
Android, Windows 10 (ARM)	Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q3/2022	Release date	Q1/2023
--	Release price	699 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 (42%)

Intel Core i9-13900KS (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 (12%)

Intel Core i9-13900KS (100%)

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.


	Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz	926 (42%)
	Intel Core i9-13900KS 24C 32T @ 6.00 GHz	2221 (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.


	Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz	2979 (12%)
	Intel Core i9-13900KS 24C 32T @ 5.60 GHz	24854 (100%)

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.


	Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-13900KS 24C 32T @ 6.00 GHz	137 (100%)

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.


	Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-13900KS 24C 32T @ 6.00 GHz	2158 (100%)

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.


	Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-13900KS 24C 32T @ 6.00 GHz	2317 (100%)

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.


	Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-13900KS 24C 32T @ 5.60 GHz	40837 (100%)

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.


	Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-13900KS 24C 32T @ 6.00 GHz	2997 (100%)

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.


	Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-13900KS 24C 32T @ 5.60 GHz	20947 (100%)

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.


	Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-13900KS 24C 32T @ 6.00 GHz	902 (100%)

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.


	Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-13900KS 24C 32T @ 5.60 GHz	15432 (100%)

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.


	Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 Qualcomm Adreno 619 @ 0.01 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-13900KS Intel UHD Graphics 770 @ 1.65 GHz	846 (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.


	Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-13900KS 24C 32T @ 5.60 GHz	62340 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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.


	Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-13900KS 24C 32T @ 6.00 GHz	338 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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.


	Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-13900KS 24C 32T @ 5.60 GHz	6220 (100%)

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.


	Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 2.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-13900KS 40,837 CB R23 MC @ 257 W	159 (100%)

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