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Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 vs Intel Core i9-13900KF. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q2/2021
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
Released
Q4/2022
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Intel Core i9-13900KF
Intel Core i9-13900KF

What's the best choice Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 or Intel Core i9-13900KF? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 has a base frequency of 1.80 GHz. 8 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 10 W. Released in Q2/2021.

Intel Core i9-13900KF has a base frequency of 3.00 GHz (5.80 GHz). 24 / 32 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 125 W. Released in Q4/2022.

Differences

  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    10 W left arrow 125 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    397 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    503 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    203 place
  • AnTuTu 8 benchmark
    7 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    6 left arrow place
  • More number of cores

    16 more cores

    24 left arrow 8

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i9-13900KF CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    3 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    9 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    8 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    9 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    1 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    4 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    9 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    15 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    8 place
  • CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)
    1 place
  • CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)
    1 place
  • Blender 3.1 Benchmark
    1 place

Specifications

Technical data
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
Intel Core i9-13900KF Intel Core i9-13900KF
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    Qualcomm Snapdragon 865/870 left arrow Intel Core i 13000
  • Family
    Qualcomm Snapdragon left arrow Intel Core i9
  • Generation
    7 left arrow 13
  • Predecessor
    - left arrow Intel Core i9-12900KF
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Desktop / Server
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • A-Core
    1x Kryo 585 Prime left arrow 8x Raptor Cove
  • B-Core
    3x Kryo 585 Gold left arrow 16x Gracemont
  • Base Frequency
    1.8 GHz left arrow -
  • C-Core
    4x Kryo 585 Silver left arrow -
  • Core architecture
    hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) left arrow hybrid (big.LITTLE)
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 24
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 32
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    No left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    3.2 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (8 Cores)
    2.42 GHz left arrow -
  • A-Core Frequency
    - left arrow 3.00 GHz (5.80 GHz)
  • B-Core Frequency
    - left arrow 2.20 GHz (4.30 GHz)
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • DirectX Version
    12.0 left arrow -
  • Execution units
    2 left arrow -
  • Generation
    6 left arrow -
  • GPU Frequency
    250 MHz left arrow -
  • GPU name
    Qualcomm Adreno 650 left arrow None
  • GPU Turbo
    670 MHz left arrow -
  • Max. displays
    1 left arrow -
  • Release date
    Q4/2019 left arrow -
  • Shader
    512 left arrow -
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow -
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    Conflicting source values: Decode | Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow No
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i9-13900KF and Qualcomm Snapdragon 870. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    16 GB left arrow 128 GB
  • Memory channels
    4 left arrow 2 (Dual Channel)
  • Memory type
    LPDDR4X-4266LPDDR5-5500 left arrow DDR4-3200DDR5-5600
  • Memory Bandwidth
    - left arrow 89.6 GB/s
  • PCIe
    - left arrow 5.0 x 20
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    No left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 and Intel Core i9-13900KF Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    - left arrow 100 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    10 W left arrow 125 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    - left arrow 253 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 and Intel Core i9-13900KF, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Kryo 585 left arrow Raptor Lake S
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    - left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
  • L2-Cache
    2 MB left arrow 32 MB
  • L3-Cache
    3 MB left arrow 36 MB
  • Part Number
    SM8250-AC left arrow -
  • Release date
    Q2/2021 left arrow Q4/2022
  • Socket
    - left arrow LGA 1700
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow 10 nm
  • Virtualization
    None left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • Chip design
    - left arrow Monolithic
  • Documents
    - left arrow Technical data sheet
  • Operating systems
    - left arrow Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
  • Release price
    - left arrow 564 $

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs
Individual model tests

These results have no shared test of both models with the same version and settings. They are shown separately without a percentage difference.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 870

Intel Core i9-13900KF

More results: 2

Individual system tests

Results were obtained on the reported systems. Test versions and settings remain separate; incomplete conditions do not support calculated model performance differences.

RandomX / XMRig 6.24.0 / 1M / 32 threads / windows

Model ResultReported conditions
Intel Core i9-13900KF 12476.450699 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.24.0 / 1M / 32 threads / windows
System RAM: 64 GB
OS: Windows NT 10.0
Motherboard: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. / PRIME Z790-P
Duration: 80.151 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 and Intel Core i9-13900KF.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

1029.000000
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
2147.000000
Intel Core i9-13900KF
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

3488.000000
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
23982.000000
Intel Core i9-13900KF

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