Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100) vs Intel Core i5 13420H

Compared 2 processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100), vs Intel Core i5 13420H. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100) and Intel Core i5 13420H
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100)
975
Intel Core i5 13420H
1660
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100)
6897
Intel Core i5 13420H
11553
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100)
96
Intel Core i5 13420H
96
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100)
646
Intel Core i5 13420H
476
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100)
n/a
Intel Core i5 13420H
3409
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100)
n/a
Intel Core i5 13420H
17677
Integer Mathn/a58.5 GOps/s
Floating-Point Mathn/a43.1 GOps/s
Prime Number Searchn/a52 M primes/s
Random String Sortn/a22.3 M strings/s
Data Encryptionn/a11.7 GB/s
Data Compressionn/a212.8 MB/s
Physicsn/a1022 frames/s
Extended Instructionsn/a131 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100)
2123
Intel Core i5 13420H
2186
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100)
10521
Intel Core i5 13420H
9145
File Compressionn/a810.8 MB/s
Clang Compilationn/a61 KLines/s
HTML5 Browsern/a213.2 pages/s
PDF Renderingn/a242 MP/sec
Text Processingn/a222.9 pages/s
Background Blurn/a45.1 frames/s
Photo Processingn/a87.9 frames/s
Ray Tracingn/a14.8 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100)
n/a
Intel Core i5 13420H
119.99

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 350.7 PPW 203.2 PPW
PassMark CPU / W n/a 392.8 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 21.5 PPW 10.6 PPW
Blender / W n/a 2.67 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Qualcomm Intel
Announced January, 7, 2025 January, 3, 2023
Type Laptop use Laptop use
Architecture ARMv9 x86-64
Codename Snapdragon X Raptor Lake
Model number X1-26-100 i5-13420H
Integrated GPU Qualcomm Adreno X1-45 UHD Graphics (48EU)

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 8 4
Threads 8 8
Frequency 2.98 GHz 2.1 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) n/a 4.6 GHz
Efficiency cores
Coresn/a4
Threadsn/a4
Frequencyn/a1.5 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo)n/a3.4 GHz
General
Cores count88
Threads count812
Bus frequencyn/a100 MHz
Multiplier29x21x
L1 cachen/a80 KB/core
L2 cache1536 KB/core2000 KB/core
L3 Cache6 MB total12 MB total
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Process tech. 4 nm 10 nm
Power (TDP) 15-30 W 35-45 W
Max TDP (Boost) n/a 95 W
Socket Custom BGA-1744
Critical temp. n/a 100 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type LPDDR5X-8448 - DDR5-5200
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-5200
- LPDDR5x-5200
- LPDDR4x-4267
Max Size 64 GB 96 GB
Channels 8 2
ECC support No No
Max memory bandwidth 135 GB n/a

Other

PCIe Version 4.0 5.0
Max PCIe Lanes n/a 28

Results

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Survey

Which CPU would you pick?
4 (66.67%)
2 (33.33%)
Total Votes: 6

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