Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ1 vs MediaTek Kompanio 1300T

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Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ1 CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek Kompanio 1300T
Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ1 MediaTek Kompanio 1300T

CPU comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ1 or MediaTek Kompanio 1300T - 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 Microsoft SQ1 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 8 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ1 was released in Q3/2019.

The MediaTek Kompanio 1300T has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The MediaTek Kompanio 1300T was released in Q3/2021.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (102) Family Mediatek Kompanio (9)
Qualcomm Snapdragon SQ1/SQ2 (2) CPU group MediaTek Kompanio 900/1200/1300 (4)
1 Generation 3
Kryo 495 Architecture Cortex-A78 / Cortex-A55
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ1 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.00 GHz. The MediaTek Kompanio 1300T has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.60 GHz.

Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ1 Characteristic MediaTek Kompanio 1300T
8 Cores 8
8 Threads 8
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
3.00 GHz
4x Kryo 495 Gold
A-Core 2.60 GHz
2x Cortex-A78
1.80 GHz
4x Kryo 495 Silver
B-Core 2.00 GHz
6x Cortex-A55

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

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. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ1 Characteristic MediaTek Kompanio 1300T
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

Qualcomm Adreno 685 GPU ARM Mali-G77 MP9
0.25 GHz GPU frequency 0.85 GHz
0.65 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
5 GPU Generation Vallhall 1
7 nm Technology 7 nm
2 Max. displays 1
8 Compute units 9
1536 Shader 144
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
4 GB Max. GPU Memory 4 GB
12.0 DirectX Version 12

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 685 GPU ARM Mali-G77 MP9
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 Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 Decode
Decode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ1 supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The MediaTek Kompanio 1300T can connect up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels.

Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ1 Characteristic MediaTek Kompanio 1300T
LPDDR4X-4266 Memory LPDDR4X
16 GB Max. Memory
8 (Octa Channel) Memory channels 0
34.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
2.00 MB L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ1 has a TDP of 7 W, that of the MediaTek Kompanio 1300T is --.

Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ1 Characteristic MediaTek Kompanio 1300T
7 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ1 has a 2.00 MB cache, while the MediaTek Kompanio 1300T cache has a total of 0.00 MB.

Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ1 Characteristic MediaTek Kompanio 1300T
7 nm Technology 6 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, Windows 10 (ARM) Operating systems Android
Q3/2019 Release date Q3/2021
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ1 (90%)
MediaTek Kompanio 1300T (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ1 (91%)
MediaTek Kompanio 1300T (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 Microsoft SQ1 Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ1
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
724 (90%)
MediaTek Kompanio 1300T MediaTek Kompanio 1300T
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
802 (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 Microsoft SQ1 Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ1
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
2808 (91%)
MediaTek Kompanio 1300T MediaTek Kompanio 1300T
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
3088 (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 Microsoft SQ1 Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ1
Qualcomm Adreno 685 @ 0.65 GHz
2030 (100%)
MediaTek Kompanio 1300T MediaTek Kompanio 1300T
ARM Mali-G77 MP9 @ 0.85 GHz
979 (48%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ1 Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ1
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
45 (100%)
MediaTek Kompanio 1300T MediaTek Kompanio 1300T
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ1 Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ1
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
200 (100%)
MediaTek Kompanio 1300T MediaTek Kompanio 1300T
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ1 Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ1
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek Kompanio 1300T MediaTek Kompanio 1300T
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
1053 (100%)

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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ1 Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ1
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek Kompanio 1300T MediaTek Kompanio 1300T
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
3389 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ1 MediaTek Kompanio 1300T
Microsoft Surface X Unknown

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