Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ3

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 CPU1 vs CPU2 Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ3
Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ3

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 and the Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ3 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 8 core processor released in Q3/2014 with the Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ3 which has 8 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2022.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (102) Family Qualcomm Snapdragon (102)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 808/810 (3) CPU group Qualcomm Snapdragon SQ3 (1)
2 Generation 2
Cortex-A57 / Cortex-A53 Architecture Kryo 680
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz. The processor can compute 8 threads at the same time. The Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ3 clocks with 3.00 GHz, has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ3
8 Cores 8
8 Threads 8
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.00 GHz
4x Cortex-A57
A-Core 3.00 GHz
4x Kryo 680 Gold
1.55 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
B-Core 2.40 GHz
4x Kryo 680 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.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ3
Qualcomm AI engine AI hardware --
Hexagon QDSP V56 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.

Qualcomm Adreno 430 GPU Qualcomm Adreno 690
0.60 GHz GPU frequency --
0.60 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
4 GPU Generation 6
20 nm Technology 7 nm
0 Max. displays 0
-- Compute units --
256 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
11 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.

Qualcomm Adreno 430 GPU Qualcomm Adreno 690
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 8 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 810, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ3 supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 68.3 GB/s enabled.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ3
LPDDR4-3200 Memory LPDDR4X-2133
8 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 8 (Octa Channel)
25.5 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 68.3 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ3 is --. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ3
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 has 0.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 20 nm. The cache of Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ3 is at 0.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 5 nm.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ3
20 nm Technology 5 nm
Chiplet Chip design Chiplet
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions --
-- Socket --
None Virtualization None
No AES-NI No
Android Operating systems Android, Windows 10 (ARM)
Q3/2014 Release date Q3/2022
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 (16%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ3 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 (11%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ3 (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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 Qualcomm Snapdragon 810
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
269 (16%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ3 Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ3
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
1688 (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 810 Qualcomm Snapdragon 810
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
847 (11%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ3 Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ3
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
7538 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 Qualcomm Snapdragon 810
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ3 Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ3
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
605 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 Qualcomm Snapdragon 810
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ3 Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ3
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
3571 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 Qualcomm Snapdragon 810
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ3 Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ3
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
198 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 Qualcomm Snapdragon 810
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ3 Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ3
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
1261 (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 810 Qualcomm Snapdragon 810
Qualcomm Adreno 430 @ 0.60 GHz
389 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ3 Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ3
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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 Qualcomm Snapdragon 810
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
921 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ3 Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ3
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 Qualcomm Snapdragon 810
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ3 Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ3
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
1057 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 Qualcomm Snapdragon 810
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ3 Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ3
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
117 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 Qualcomm Snapdragon 810
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ3 Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ3
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
771 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ3
Unknown Microsoft Surface Pro 9

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