Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 vs Intel Core i5-13420H

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i5-13420H
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 Intel Core i5-13420H

CPU comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 or Intel Core i5-13420H - 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 6 Gen 1 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.20 GHz. Up to 12 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 was released in Q1/2023.

The Intel Core i5-13420H has 8 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 96 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-13420H was released in Q1/2023.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (104) Family Intel Core i5 (331)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 (1) CPU group Intel Core i 13000H (26)
1 Generation 13
Kryo Gold / Kryo Silver Architecture Raptor Lake H
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor Intel Core i5-12450H
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 is 2.20 GHz while the Intel Core i5-13420H has 8 CPU cores and 12 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-13420H is at 2.10 GHz (4.60 GHz).

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 Characteristic Intel Core i5-13420H
8 Cores 8
8 Threads 12
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.20 GHz
4x Cortex-A78
A-Core 2.10 GHz (4.60 GHz)
4x Raptor Cove
1.80 GHz
4x Cortex-A55
B-Core 1.50 GHz (3.40 GHz)
4x 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 6 Gen 1 Characteristic Intel Core i5-13420H
Qualcomm AI engine AI hardware --
Hexagon AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 or Intel Core i5-13420H 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.

Qualcomm Adreno 610 GPU Intel UHD Graphics 13th Gen (48 EU)
GPU frequency 0.20 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.20 GHz
6 GPU Generation 13
11 nm Technology 10 nm
0 Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 48
128 Shader 384
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
4 GB Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
12.1 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.

Qualcomm Adreno 610 GPU Intel UHD Graphics 13th Gen (48 EU)
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
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 6 Gen 1 can use up to 12 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 22.0 GB/s. The Intel Core i5-13420H supports up to 96 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 83.2 GB/s.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 Characteristic Intel Core i5-13420H
LPDDR5-5500 Memory LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-5200, DDR4-3200
12 GB Max. Memory 96 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
22.0 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 83.2 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 12.00 MB
-- PCIe version 5.0
-- PCIe lanes 28
-- PCIe Bandwidth 110.3 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 is --, while the Intel Core i5-13420H has a TDP of 45 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 Characteristic Intel Core i5-13420H
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 45 W
-- TDP (PL2) 115 W
-- TDP up 95 W
-- TDP down 35 W
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 is manufactured in 4 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i5-13420H is manufactured in 10 nm and has a 12.00 MB cache.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 Characteristic Intel Core i5-13420H
4 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 BGA 1744
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android, Windows 10 (ARM) Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q1/2023 Release date Q1/2023
-- Release price 342 $
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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 6 Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-13420H Intel Core i5-13420H
8C 12T @ 4.60 GHz
1677 (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 6 Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-13420H Intel Core i5-13420H
8C 12T @ 4.00 GHz
8523 (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 6 Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-13420H Intel Core i5-13420H
8C 12T @ 4.60 GHz
2320 (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 6 Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-13420H Intel Core i5-13420H
8C 12T @ 4.00 GHz
9755 (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 6 Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
Qualcomm Adreno 610 @ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-13420H Intel Core i5-13420H
Intel UHD Graphics 13th Gen (48 EU) @ 1.20 GHz
921 (100%)

AnTuTu 10 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 10 benchmark is one of the best-known benchmarks for mobile processors, which is now available in version 10. There is a version for Android-based smartphones and tablets, as well as a version for Apple mobile devices, i.e. iPhones and iPads.

The Antutu 10 benchmark has 3 phases. In the first phase, the device's RAM is tested, in phase 2 the graphics are tested and in the final phase the entire device is pushed to its performance limits by rendering 3D graphics.

Antutu 10 is therefore ideal for comparing the performance of different devices.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
506247 (100%)
Intel Core i5-13420H Intel Core i5-13420H
8C 12T @ 2.10 GHz
0 (0%)

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 6 Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-13420H Intel Core i5-13420H
8C 12T @ 4.00 GHz
18490 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 Intel Core i5-13420H
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