Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ3 vs Intel Core i7-4850EQ

Last updated: 2023-11-07

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ3		Intel Core i7-4850EQ
CPU comparison Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ3 or Intel Core i7-4850EQ - 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 SQ3 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 8 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ3 was released in Q3/2022. The Intel Core i7-4850EQ has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-4850EQ was released in Q3/2013.

Qualcomm Snapdragon (102)	Family	Intel Core i7 (298)
Qualcomm Snapdragon SQ3 (1)	CPU group	Intel Core i 4000 (64)
2	Generation	4
Kryo 680	Architecture	Haswell S
Mobile	Segment	Desktop / Server
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	Intel Core i7-5850EQ

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ3 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.00 GHz. The Intel Core i7-4850EQ has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.60 GHz (3.20 GHz).
Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ3	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-4850EQ
8	Cores	4
8	Threads	8
hybrid (big.LITTLE)	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
3.00 GHz 4x Kryo 680 Gold	A-Core	1.60 GHz (3.20 GHz)
2.40 GHz 4x Kryo 680 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 SQ3	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-4850EQ
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.
Qualcomm Adreno 690	GPU	Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200
	GPU frequency	0.65 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	1.00 GHz
6	GPU Generation	7.5
7 nm	Technology	22 nm
0	Max. displays	3
--	Compute units	40
--	Shader	320
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
--	Max. GPU Memory	2 GB
12.0	DirectX Version	11.1

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 Pro Graphics 5200
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec VP9	No
Decode / Encode	Codec VP8	No
No	Codec AV1	No
Decode	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec VC-1	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	Decode

Memory & PCIe The Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ3 supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-4850EQ can connect up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ3	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-4850EQ
LPDDR4X-2133	Memory	DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600
16 GB	Max. Memory	32 GB
8 (Octa Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
68.3 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
No	ECC	Yes
--	L2 Cache	--
--	L3 Cache	6.00 MB
--	PCIe version	3.0
--	PCIe lanes	16
--	PCIe Bandwidth	15.8 GB/s
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ3 has a TDP of --, that of the Intel Core i7-4850EQ is 47 W.
Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ3	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-4850EQ
--	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	47 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
--	Tjunction max.	100 °C
Technical details The Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ3 has a 0.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i7-4850EQ cache has a total of 6.00 MB.
Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ3	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-4850EQ
5 nm	Technology	22 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 1364
None	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No	AES-NI	Yes
Android, Windows 10 (ARM)	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2022	Release date	Q3/2013
--	Release price	--

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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.


	Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ3 8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	605 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-4850EQ 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	0 (0%)

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 SQ3 8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	3571 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-4850EQ 4C 8T @ 1.60 GHz	0 (0%)

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 SQ3 8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	1688 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-4850EQ 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	0 (0%)

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 SQ3 8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	7538 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-4850EQ 4C 8T @ 1.60 GHz	0 (0%)

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 SQ3 8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	198 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-4850EQ 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	0 (0%)

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 SQ3 8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	1261 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-4850EQ 4C 8T @ 1.60 GHz	0 (0%)

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 SQ3 Qualcomm Adreno 690 @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-4850EQ Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200 @ 1.00 GHz	640 (100%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.


	Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ3 8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	1057 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-4850EQ 4C 8T @ 1.60 GHz	0 (0%)

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 SQ3 8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	117 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-4850EQ 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	0 (0%)

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 SQ3 8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	771 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-4850EQ 4C 8T @ 1.60 GHz	0 (0%)

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