Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 vs Apple A12X Bionic
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CPU comparison with benchmarks
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CPU comparisonQualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 or Apple A12X Bionic - 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 Apple A12X Bionic has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.49 GHz. The CPU supports up to 6 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Apple A12X Bionic was released in Q3/2018. |
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon (104) | Family | Apple A series (22) |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon SQ1/SQ2 (2) | CPU group | Apple A12/A12X/A12Z (3) |
| 1 | Generation | 12 |
| Kryo 495 | Architecture | A12 |
| Mobile | Segment | Mobile |
| -- | Predecessor | Apple A10X Fusion |
| -- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe 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 Apple A12X Bionic has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Apple A12X Bionic is at 2.49 GHz. |
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 | Characteristic | Apple A12X Bionic |
| 8 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 8 |
| hybrid (big.LITTLE) | Core architecture | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| No | Hyperthreading | No |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 3.15 GHz 4x Kryo 495 Gold |
A-Core | 2.49 GHz 4x Vortex |
| 2.42 GHz 4x Kryo 495 Silver |
B-Core | 1.59 GHz 4x Tempest |
NPU AI performanceThe 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. |
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 | Characteristic | Apple A12X Bionic |
| -- | AI hardware | Apple Neural Engine |
| -- | AI specifications | 8 Neural cores @ 5 TOPS |
| -- | NPU + CPU + iGPU | -- |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)The Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 or Apple A12X Bionic 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. |
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| Qualcomm Adreno 690 | GPU | Apple A12X |
| GPU frequency | 1.13 GHz | |
| -- | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
| 6 | GPU Generation | 9 |
| 7 nm | Technology | 7 nm |
| 0 | Max. displays | 1 |
| -- | Compute units | 28 |
| -- | Shader | 448 |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| -- | Max. GPU Memory | 6 GB |
| 12.0 | DirectX Version | -- |
Hardware codec supportA 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. |
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| Qualcomm Adreno 690 | GPU | Apple A12X |
| 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 | No |
| Decode | Codec AVC | Decode |
| Decode | Codec VC-1 | Decode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec JPEG | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeThe 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 Apple A12X Bionic supports up to 6 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 68.2 GB/s. |
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 | Characteristic | Apple A12X Bionic |
| LPDDR4X-2133 | Memory | LPDDR4X-4266 |
| 16 GB | Max. Memory | 6 GB |
| 8 (Octa Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| 68.3 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 68.2 GB/s |
| No | ECC | No |
| -- | L2 Cache | 8.00 MB |
| -- | L3 Cache | -- |
| -- | PCIe version | -- |
| -- | PCIe lanes | -- |
| -- | PCIe Bandwidth | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 is --, while the Apple A12X Bionic has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 | Characteristic | Apple A12X Bionic |
| -- | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 15 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| -- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 is manufactured in 7 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The Apple A12X Bionic is manufactured in 7 nm and has a 8.00 MB cache. |
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 | Characteristic | Apple A12X Bionic |
| 7 nm | Technology | 7 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 | iOS |
| Q3/2020 | Release date | Q3/2018 |
| -- | Release price | -- |
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Average performance in benchmarks
⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
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.
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Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2
8C 8T @ 3.15 GHz |
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Apple A12X Bionic
8C 8T @ 2.49 GHz |
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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.
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Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2
8C 8T @ 3.15 GHz |
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Apple A12X Bionic
8C 8T @ 2.49 GHz |
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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.
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Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2
8C 8T @ 3.15 GHz |
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Apple A12X Bionic
8C 8T @ 2.49 GHz |
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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.
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Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2
8C 8T @ 3.15 GHz |
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Apple A12X Bionic
8C 8T @ 2.49 GHz |
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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.
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Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2
8C 8T @ 3.15 GHz |
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Apple A12X Bionic
8C 8T @ 2.49 GHz |
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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.
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Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2
8C 8T @ 3.15 GHz |
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Apple A12X Bionic
8C 8T @ 2.49 GHz |
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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.
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Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2
Qualcomm Adreno 690 @ 0.00 GHz |
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Apple A12X Bionic
Apple A12X @ 1.13 GHz |
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AnTuTu 8 Benchmark
The AnTuTu 8 Benchmark measures the performance of a SoC. AnTuTu benchmarks the CPU, GPU, Memory as well as the UX (User Experience) by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu can benchmark any ARM CPU that runs under Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly compareable if the benchmark has been performed under different operating systems.
In the AnTuTu 8 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The evaluation consists of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the RAM and the performance of the internal graphics.
In the AnTuTu 8 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The evaluation consists of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the RAM and the performance of the internal graphics.
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Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2
8C 8T @ 3.15 GHz |
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Apple A12X Bionic
8C 8T @ 2.49 GHz |
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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.
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Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2
8C 8T @ 3.15 GHz |
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Apple A12X Bionic
8C 8T @ 2.49 GHz |
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AI performance (NPU)
The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is given here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher.
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).
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).
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Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2
8C 8T @ 3.15 GHz |
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Apple A12X Bionic
8C 8T @ 2.49 GHz |
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Devices using this processor |
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 | Apple A12X Bionic |
| Microsoft Surface Pro X | Apple iPad Pro 2018 |
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