Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 vs Intel Xeon D-1735TR

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon D-1735TR
Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 Intel Xeon D-1735TR

CPU comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 or Intel Xeon D-1735TR - 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 Xeon D-1735TR has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 384 GB of memory in 3 memory channels. The Intel Xeon D-1735TR was released in Q1/2022.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (102) Family Intel Xeon D (79)
Qualcomm Snapdragon SQ1/SQ2 (2) CPU group Intel Xeon D-1700 (20)
1 Generation 4
Kryo 495 Architecture Ice Lake
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 Intel Xeon D-1735TR has 8 CPU cores and 16 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon D-1735TR is at 2.20 GHz (3.40 GHz).

Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 Characteristic Intel Xeon D-1735TR
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 2.20 GHz (3.40 GHz)
8x Sunny Cove
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 Xeon D-1735TR
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 or Intel Xeon D-1735TR 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 Intel Xeon D-1735TR supports up to 384 GB of memory in 3 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 70.4 GB/s.

Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 Characteristic Intel Xeon D-1735TR
LPDDR4X-2133 Memory DDR4-2933
16 GB Max. Memory 384 GB
8 (Octa Channel) Memory channels 3
68.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 70.4 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache 15.00 MB
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version 4.0
-- PCIe lanes 16
-- PCIe Bandwidth 31.5 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 is --, while the Intel Xeon D-1735TR has a TDP of 59 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 Characteristic Intel Xeon D-1735TR
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 59 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 Xeon D-1735TR is manufactured in 10 nm and has a 15.00 MB cache.

Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 Characteristic Intel Xeon D-1735TR
7 nm Technology 10 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
-- Socket BGA 2227
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 Q1/2022
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 (78%)
Intel Xeon D-1735TR (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 (48%)
Intel Xeon D-1735TR (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 (78%)
Intel Xeon D-1735TR Intel Xeon D-1735TR
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz
1021 (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 (48%)
Intel Xeon D-1735TR Intel Xeon D-1735TR
8C 16T @ 2.60 GHz
6394 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 Intel Xeon D-1735TR
Microsoft Surface Pro X Unknown

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