Intel Celeron 7305 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Celeron 7305 CPU1 vs CPU2 Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2
Intel Celeron 7305 Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Celeron 7305 and the Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Celeron 7305 5 core processor released in Q1/2022 with the Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 which has 8 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2020.
Intel Celeron (165) Family Qualcomm Snapdragon (102)
Intel Celeron 7000 (3) CPU group Qualcomm Snapdragon SQ1/SQ2 (2)
12 Generation 1
Alder Lake U Architecture Kryo 495
Mobile Segment Mobile
Intel Celeron 6305 Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Celeron 7305 is a 5 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.10 GHz. The processor can compute 6 threads at the same time. The Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 clocks with 3.15 GHz, has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.

Intel Celeron 7305 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2
5 Cores 8
6 Threads 8
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.10 GHz
1x Golden Cove
A-Core 3.15 GHz
4x Kryo 495 Gold
0.90 GHz
4x Gracemont
B-Core 2.42 GHz
4x Kryo 495 Silver

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.

Intel Celeron 7305 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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.

Intel UHD Graphics 12th Gen (48 EU) GPU Qualcomm Adreno 690
0.20 GHz GPU frequency --
1.10 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
12 GPU Generation 6
10 nm Technology 7 nm
3 Max. displays 0
48 Compute units --
384 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version 12.0

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.

Intel UHD Graphics 12th Gen (48 EU) GPU Qualcomm Adreno 690
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
Decode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 64 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Celeron 7305, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 68.3 GB/s enabled.

Intel Celeron 7305 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2
LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 Memory LPDDR4X-2133
64 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 8 (Octa Channel)
83.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 68.3 GB/s
No ECC No
3.25 MB L2 Cache --
8.00 MB L3 Cache --
4.0 PCIe version --
20 PCIe lanes --
39.4 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Intel Celeron 7305 has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP of the Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 is --. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Celeron 7305 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
55 W TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
12 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Celeron 7305 has 11.25 MB cache and is manufactured in 10 nm. The cache of Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 is at 0.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 7 nm.

Intel Celeron 7305 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2
10 nm Technology 7 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions --
BGA 1744 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Operating systems Android, Windows 10 (ARM)
Q1/2022 Release date Q3/2020
128 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Celeron 7305 (53%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Celeron 7305 (41%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 (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.
Intel Celeron 7305 Intel Celeron 7305
5C 6T @ 1.10 GHz
422 (53%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2
8C 8T @ 3.15 GHz
793 (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.
Intel Celeron 7305 Intel Celeron 7305
5C 6T @ 1.10 GHz
1262 (41%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2
8C 8T @ 3.15 GHz
3053 (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.
Intel Celeron 7305 Intel Celeron 7305
5C 6T @ 1.10 GHz
530 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2
8C 8T @ 3.15 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Celeron 7305 Intel Celeron 7305
5C 6T @ 1.10 GHz
1335 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2
8C 8T @ 3.15 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Celeron 7305 Intel Celeron 7305
Intel UHD Graphics 12th Gen (48 EU) @ 1.10 GHz
844 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2
Qualcomm Adreno 690 @ 0.00 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.
Intel Celeron 7305 Intel Celeron 7305
5C 6T @ 1.10 GHz
2190 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2
8C 8T @ 3.15 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Celeron 7305 Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2
Unknown Microsoft Surface Pro X

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