Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 vs Intel Core i9-13900T

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i9-13900T
Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 Intel Core i9-13900T

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 and the Intel Core i9-13900T and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 8 core processor released in Q4/2016 with the Intel Core i9-13900T which has 24 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2023.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (102) Family Intel Core i9 (78)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625/626 (2) CPU group Intel Core i 13000 (17)
3 Generation 13
Cortex-A53 Architecture Raptor Lake S
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor Intel Core i9-12900T
-- Successor Intel Core i9-14900T

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.20 GHz. The processor can compute 8 threads at the same time. The Intel Core i9-13900T clocks with 1.10 GHz (5.30 GHz), has 24 CPU cores and can calculate 32 threads in parallel.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 Characteristic Intel Core i9-13900T
8 Cores 24
8 Threads 32
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.20 GHz
8x Cortex-A53
A-Core 1.10 GHz (5.30 GHz)
8x Raptor Cove
-- B-Core 1.10 GHz (3.90 GHz)
16x Gracemont

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.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 Characteristic Intel Core i9-13900T
Qualcomm AI engine AI hardware --
Hexagon 546 AI specifications --

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.

Qualcomm Adreno 506 GPU Intel UHD Graphics 770
0.65 GHz GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
0.65 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.65 GHz
5 GPU Generation 11
14 nm Technology 10 nm
0 Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 32
96 Shader 256
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 64 GB
11 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 506 GPU Intel UHD Graphics 770
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 Decode
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 4 GB of memory in a maximum of 1 memory channels is supported by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 626, while the Intel Core i9-13900T supports a maximum of 192 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 89.6 GB/s enabled.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 Characteristic Intel Core i9-13900T
LPDDR3-1866 Memory DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200
4 GB Max. Memory 192 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
7.5 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 Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the Intel Core i9-13900T is 35 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 Characteristic Intel Core i9-13900T
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 35 W
-- TDP (PL2) 106 W
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 has 0.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of Intel Core i9-13900T is at 68.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 10 nm.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 Characteristic Intel Core i9-13900T
14 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 Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q4/2016 Release date Q1/2023
-- Release price 549 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 (11%)
Intel Core i9-13900T (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 (7%)
Intel Core i9-13900T (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 626 Qualcomm Snapdragon 626
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
273 (13%)
Intel Core i9-13900T Intel Core i9-13900T
24C 32T @ 5.30 GHz
2046 (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 626 Qualcomm Snapdragon 626
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
1181 (7%)
Intel Core i9-13900T Intel Core i9-13900T
24C 32T @ 3.90 GHz
17407 (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 626 Qualcomm Snapdragon 626
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
208 (8%)
Intel Core i9-13900T Intel Core i9-13900T
24C 32T @ 5.30 GHz
2618 (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 626 Qualcomm Snapdragon 626
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
910 (6%)
Intel Core i9-13900T Intel Core i9-13900T
24C 32T @ 3.90 GHz
14621 (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 626 Qualcomm Snapdragon 626
Qualcomm Adreno 506 @ 0.65 GHz
125 (15%)
Intel Core i9-13900T Intel Core i9-13900T
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 626 Qualcomm Snapdragon 626
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-13900T Intel Core i9-13900T
24C 32T @ 3.90 GHz
44230 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 Intel Core i9-13900T
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