Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 vs Intel Core i9-14900HX
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 | Intel Core i9-14900HX | |
CPU comparisonQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 or Intel Core i9-14900HX - 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 8s Gen 3 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. Up to 24 GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 was released in Q1/2024. The Intel Core i9-14900HX has 24 cores with 32 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.80 GHz. The CPU supports up to 192 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-14900HX was released in Q1/2024. |
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon (104) | Family | Intel Core i9 (78) |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (2) | CPU group | Intel Core i 14000H (5) |
| 3 | Generation | 14 |
| -- | Architecture | Raptor Lake H Refresh |
| Mobile | Segment | Mobile |
| -- | Predecessor | Intel Core i9-13900HX |
| -- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 is 3.00 GHz while the Intel Core i9-14900HX has 24 CPU cores and 32 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i9-14900HX is at 2.20 GHz (5.80 GHz). |
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 | Characteristic | Intel Core i9-14900HX |
| 8 | Cores | 24 |
| 8 | Threads | 32 |
| hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) | Core architecture | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| No | Hyperthreading | Yes |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 3.00 GHz 1x Cortex-X4 |
A-Core | 2.20 GHz (5.80 GHz) 8x Raptor Cove |
| 2.80 GHz 4x Cortex-A720 |
B-Core | 1.60 GHz (4.10 GHz) 16x Gracemont |
| 2.00 GHz 3x Cortex-A520 |
C-Core | -- |
NPU AI performanceThe 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. |
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 | Characteristic | Intel Core i9-14900HX |
| Qualcomm AI engine | AI hardware | Intel® AI Boost |
| Hexagon NPU @ 10 TOPS ? | AI specifications | Intel Deep Learning Boost (Intel DL Boost) |
| -- | NPU + CPU + iGPU | -- |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 or Intel Core i9-14900HX 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. |
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| Qualcomm Adreno 740 | GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 13th Gen (32 EU) |
| 0.72 GHz | GPU frequency | 0.40 GHz |
| -- | GPU (Turbo) | 1.65 GHz |
| 8 | GPU Generation | 13 |
| 4 nm | Technology | 10 nm |
| 2 | Max. displays | 3 |
| -- | Compute units | 32 |
| -- | Shader | 256 |
| Yes | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| 6 GB | Max. GPU Memory | 64 GB |
| 12.1 | DirectX Version | 12.1 |
Hardware codec supportA 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. |
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| Qualcomm Adreno 740 | GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 13th Gen (32 EU) |
| 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 | Decode |
| Decode | Codec AVC | Decode / Encode |
| Decode | Codec VC-1 | Decode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec JPEG | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeThe Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 can use up to 24 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 67.0 GB/s. The Intel Core i9-14900HX supports up to 192 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 89.6 GB/s. |
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 | Characteristic | Intel Core i9-14900HX |
| LPDDR5X-8400 | Memory | DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200 |
| 24 GB | Max. Memory | 192 GB |
| 4 (Quad Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| 67.0 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 89.6 GB/s |
| No | ECC | No |
| -- | L2 Cache | 32.00 MB |
| 12.00 MB | L3 Cache | 36.00 MB |
| -- | PCIe version | 5.0 |
| -- | PCIe lanes | 20 |
| -- | PCIe Bandwidth | 78.8 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 is 10 W, while the Intel Core i9-14900HX has a TDP of 55 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 | Characteristic | Intel Core i9-14900HX |
| 10 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 55 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | 157 W |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | 45 W |
| -- | Tjunction max. | 100 °C |
Technical detailsThe Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 is manufactured in 4 nm and has 12.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i9-14900HX is manufactured in 10 nm and has a 68.00 MB cache. |
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 | Characteristic | Intel Core i9-14900HX |
| 4 nm | Technology | 10 nm |
| Chiplet | Chip design | Monolithic |
| Armv9-A (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| -- | ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ |
| -- | Socket | BGA 1964 |
| None | Virtualization | VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d |
| No | AES-NI | Yes |
| Android, Windows 10/11 (ARM) | Operating systems | Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux |
| Q1/2024 | Release date | Q1/2024 |
| -- | 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.
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Qualcomm Adreno 740 @ 0.72 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-14900HX
Intel UHD Graphics 13th Gen (32 EU) @ 1.65 GHz |
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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.
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-14900HX
24C 32T @ 5.80 GHz |
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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.
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-14900HX
24C 32T @ 2.20 GHz |
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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.
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-14900HX
24C 32T @ 5.80 GHz |
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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.
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-14900HX
24C 32T @ 2.20 GHz |
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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.
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-14900HX
24C 32T @ 2.20 GHz |
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AI performance (NPU)
The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is given here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher.
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. The performance is given in the number (trillions) of arithmetic operations per second (TOPS).
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. The performance is given in the number (trillions) of arithmetic operations per second (TOPS).
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-14900HX
24C 32T @ 2.20 GHz |
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