Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 vs AMD EPYC 7702P

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Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD EPYC 7702P
Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 AMD EPYC 7702P

CPU comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 or AMD EPYC 7702P - 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 SQ2 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.15 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 8 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 was released in Q3/2020.

The AMD EPYC 7702P has 64 cores with 128 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.35 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 7702P was released in Q3/2019.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (103) Family AMD EPYC (129)
Qualcomm Snapdragon SQ1/SQ2 (2) CPU group AMD EPYC 7002 (24)
1 Generation 2
Kryo 495 Architecture Rome (Zen 2)
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 is 3.15 GHz while the AMD EPYC 7702P has 64 CPU cores and 128 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD EPYC 7702P is at 2.00 GHz (3.35 GHz).

Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 Characteristic AMD EPYC 7702P
8 Cores 64
8 Threads 128
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.15 GHz
4x Kryo 495 Gold
A-Core 2.00 GHz (3.35 GHz)
2.42 GHz
4x Kryo 495 Silver
B-Core --

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 Microsoft SQ2 Characteristic AMD EPYC 7702P
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 or AMD EPYC 7702P has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

Qualcomm Adreno 690 GPU no iGPU
GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
6 GPU Generation --
7 nm Technology
0 Max. displays
-- Compute units --
-- Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
12.0 DirectX Version --

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

Memory & PCIe

The Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 can use up to 16 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 68.3 GB/s. The AMD EPYC 7702P supports up to GB of memory in 8 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 51.2 GB/s.

Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 Characteristic AMD EPYC 7702P
LPDDR4X-2133 Memory DDR4-3200
16 GB Max. Memory
8 (Octa Channel) Memory channels 8 (Octa Channel)
68.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 51.2 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 256.00 MB
-- PCIe version 4.0
-- PCIe lanes 128
-- PCIe Bandwidth 252.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 is --, while the AMD EPYC 7702P has a TDP of 200 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 Characteristic AMD EPYC 7702P
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 200 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 is manufactured in 7 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The AMD EPYC 7702P is manufactured in 7 nm and has a 256.00 MB cache.

Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 Characteristic AMD EPYC 7702P
7 nm Technology 7 nm
Chiplet Chip design Chiplet
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
-- Socket SP3
None Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
No AES-NI Yes
Android, Windows 10 (ARM) Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2020 Release date Q3/2019
-- Release price 7500 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 (79%)
AMD EPYC 7702P (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 (8%)
AMD EPYC 7702P (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 SQ2 Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2
8C 8T @ 3.15 GHz
793 (79%)
AMD EPYC 7702P AMD EPYC 7702P
64C 128T @ 3.35 GHz
1008 (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 SQ2 Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2
8C 8T @ 3.15 GHz
3053 (8%)
AMD EPYC 7702P AMD EPYC 7702P
64C 128T @ 2.50 GHz
38494 (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 Microsoft SQ2 Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2
8C 8T @ 3.15 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD EPYC 7702P AMD EPYC 7702P
64C 128T @ 3.35 GHz
996 (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 Microsoft SQ2 Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2
8C 8T @ 3.15 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD EPYC 7702P AMD EPYC 7702P
64C 128T @ 2.50 GHz
49035 (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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2
8C 8T @ 3.15 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD EPYC 7702P AMD EPYC 7702P
64C 128T @ 3.35 GHz
1263 (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 SQ2 Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2
8C 8T @ 3.15 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD EPYC 7702P AMD EPYC 7702P
64C 128T @ 2.50 GHz
13611 (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 Microsoft SQ2 Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2
8C 8T @ 3.15 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD EPYC 7702P AMD EPYC 7702P
64C 128T @ 3.35 GHz
391 (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 Microsoft SQ2 Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2
8C 8T @ 3.15 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD EPYC 7702P AMD EPYC 7702P
64C 128T @ 2.50 GHz
18857 (100%)

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 Microsoft SQ2 Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2
8C 8T @ 3.15 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD EPYC 7702P AMD EPYC 7702P
64C 128T @ 2.50 GHz
62009 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 AMD EPYC 7702P
Microsoft Surface Pro X Unknown

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