Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 vs AMD Ryzen 7 8840U

Last updated: 2023-12-08

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2		AMD Ryzen 7 8840U
CPU comparison Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 or AMD Ryzen 7 8840U - 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 Ryzen 7 8840U has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.10 GHz. The CPU supports up to 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 7 8840U was released in Q1/2024.

Qualcomm Snapdragon (102)	Family	AMD Ryzen 7 (68)
Qualcomm Snapdragon SQ1/SQ2 (2)	CPU group	AMD Ryzen 8040 (20)
1	Generation	7
Kryo 495	Architecture	Hawk Point (Zen 4)
Mobile	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	AMD Ryzen 7 7840U
--	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 Ryzen 7 8840U has 8 CPU cores and 16 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 7 8840U is at 3.30 GHz (5.10 GHz).
Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 7 8840U
8	Cores	8
8	Threads	16
hybrid (big.LITTLE)	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
3.15 GHz 4x Kryo 495 Gold	A-Core	3.30 GHz (5.10 GHz) 8x Zen 4
2.42 GHz 4x Kryo 495 Silver	B-Core	--
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 SQ2	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 7 8840U
--	AI hardware	AMD Ryzen AI
--	AI specifications	AMD Ryzen™ AI

Internal Graphics The Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 or AMD Ryzen 7 8840U 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	AMD Radeon 780M
	GPU frequency	0.80 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	2.70 GHz
6	GPU Generation	3
7 nm	Technology	4 nm
0	Max. displays	4
--	Compute units	12
--	Shader	768
No	Hardware Raytracing	Yes
No	Frame Generation	AMD FSR
--	Max. GPU Memory	32 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 690	GPU	AMD Radeon 780M
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
Decode / Encode	Codec VP8	Decode
No	Codec AV1	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec AVC	Decode
Decode	Codec VC-1	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

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 Ryzen 7 8840U supports up to 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 120.0 GB/s.
Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 7 8840U
LPDDR4X-2133	Memory	DDR5-4800, DDR5-5600, LPDDR5-6400, LPDDR5X-7500
16 GB	Max. Memory	256 GB
8 (Octa Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
68.3 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	120.0 GB/s
No	ECC	Yes
--	L2 Cache	8.00 MB
--	L3 Cache	16.00 MB
--	PCIe version	4.0
--	PCIe lanes	20
--	PCIe Bandwidth	39.4 GB/s
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 is --, while the AMD Ryzen 7 8840U has a TDP of 28 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 7 8840U
--	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	28 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	30 W
--	TDP down	15 W
--	Tjunction max.	100 °C
Technical details The Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 is manufactured in 7 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The AMD Ryzen 7 8840U is manufactured in 4 nm and has a 24.00 MB cache.
Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 7 8840U
7 nm	Technology	4 nm
Chiplet	Chip design	Monolithic
Armv8-A (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
--	ISA extensions	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512
--	Socket	FP8
None	Virtualization	AMD-V, SVM
No	AES-NI	Yes
Android, Windows 10 (ARM)	Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q3/2020	Release date	Q1/2024
--	Release price	--

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 (41%)

AMD Ryzen 7 8840U (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 (32%)

AMD Ryzen 7 8840U (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 8C 8T @ 3.15 GHz	793 (41%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 8840U 8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz	1917 (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 8C 8T @ 3.15 GHz	3053 (32%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 8840U 8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz	9612 (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 8C 8T @ 3.15 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 8840U 8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz	1807 (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 8C 8T @ 3.15 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 8840U 8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz	13450 (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 8C 8T @ 3.15 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 8840U 8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz	2446 (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 8C 8T @ 3.15 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 8840U 8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz	10726 (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 SQ2 Qualcomm Adreno 690 @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 8840U AMD Radeon 780M @ 2.70 GHz	4201 (100%)

CPU performance per watt (efficiency)

Efficiency of the processor under full load in the Cinebench R23 (multi-core) benchmark. The benchmark result is divided by the average energy required (CPU package power in watts). The higher the value, the more efficient the CPU is under full load.


	Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 3.15 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 8840U 13,450 CB R23 MC @ 30 W	448 (100%)

Performance for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)

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. The performance is given in the number (trillions) of arithmetic operations per second (TOPS).


	Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 8C 8T @ 3.15 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 8840U 8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz	16 (100%)

Devices using this processor
Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2	AMD Ryzen 7 8840U
Microsoft Surface Pro X	Unknown

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