Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 vs Intel Core i5-7360U

Last updated: 2023-11-07

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2		Intel Core i5-7360U
CPU comparison Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 or Intel Core i5-7360U - 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 Intel Core i5-7360U has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-7360U was released in Q4/2016.

Qualcomm Snapdragon (102)	Family	Intel Core i5 (331)
Qualcomm Snapdragon SQ1/SQ2 (2)	CPU group	Intel Core i 7000U (18)
1	Generation	7
Kryo 495	Architecture	Kaby Lake U
Mobile	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	Intel Core i5-6360U
--	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 Intel Core i5-7360U has 2 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-7360U is at 2.30 GHz (3.60 GHz).
Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-7360U
8	Cores	2
8	Threads	4
hybrid (big.LITTLE)	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
3.15 GHz 4x Kryo 495 Gold	A-Core	2.30 GHz (3.60 GHz)
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	Intel Core i5-7360U
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 or Intel Core i5-7360U 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	Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640
	GPU frequency	0.30 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	1.00 GHz
6	GPU Generation	9.5
7 nm	Technology	14 nm
0	Max. displays	3
--	Compute units	48
--	Shader	384
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
--	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	Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640
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 / Encode
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 Intel Core i5-7360U supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 34.1 GB/s.
Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-7360U
LPDDR4X-2133	Memory	DDR4-2133
16 GB	Max. Memory	32 GB
8 (Octa Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
68.3 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	34.1 GB/s
No	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	--
--	L3 Cache	3.00 MB
--	PCIe version	3.0
--	PCIe lanes	12
--	PCIe Bandwidth	11.8 GB/s
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 is --, while the Intel Core i5-7360U has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-7360U
--	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	15 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 Intel Core i5-7360U is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 3.00 MB cache.
Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-7360U
7 nm	Technology	14 nm
Chiplet	Chip design	Monolithic
Armv8-A (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
--	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
--	Socket	BGA 1356
None	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No	AES-NI	Yes
Android, Windows 10 (ARM)	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2020	Release date	Q4/2016
--	Release price	--

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 (88%)

Intel Core i5-7360U (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 (100%)

Intel Core i5-7360U (67%)

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 (88%)
	Intel Core i5-7360U 2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	903 (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 (100%)
	Intel Core i5-7360U 2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	2055 (67%)

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%)
	Intel Core i5-7360U 2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	829 (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%)
	Intel Core i5-7360U 2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	1866 (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%)
	Intel Core i5-7360U 2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	1112 (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%)
	Intel Core i5-7360U 2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	2493 (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%)
	Intel Core i5-7360U Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640 @ 1.00 GHz	768 (100%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.


	Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 8C 8T @ 3.15 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-7360U 2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	31 (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 8C 8T @ 3.15 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-7360U 2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	3983 (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 Microsoft SQ2 8C 8T @ 3.15 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-7360U 2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	153 (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 Microsoft SQ2 8C 8T @ 3.15 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-7360U 2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	383 (100%)

Devices using this processor
Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2	Intel Core i5-7360U
Microsoft Surface Pro X	Apple MacBook Pro 13 (2017)

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