Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ3 vs Intel Core i7-9700F
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CPU comparison with benchmarks
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CPU comparisonQualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ3 or Intel Core i7-9700F - 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 i7-9700F has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-9700F was released in Q2/2019. |
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon (103) | Family | Intel Core i7 (298) |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon SQ3 (1) | CPU group | Intel Core i 9000 (34) |
| 2 | Generation | 9 |
| Kryo 680 | Architecture | Coffee Lake S Refresh |
| Mobile | Segment | Desktop / Server |
| -- | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | Successor | Intel Core i7-10700F |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ3 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.00 GHz. The Intel Core i7-9700F has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.00 GHz (4.70 GHz). |
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ3 | Characteristic | Intel Core i7-9700F |
| 8 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 8 |
| hybrid (big.LITTLE) | Core architecture | normal |
| No | Hyperthreading | No |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 3.00 GHz 4x Kryo 680 Gold |
A-Core | 3.00 GHz (4.70 GHz) |
| 2.40 GHz 4x Kryo 680 Silver |
B-Core | -- |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)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. |
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| 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 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 | 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 & PCIeThe Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ3 supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-9700F can connect up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. |
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ3 | Characteristic | Intel Core i7-9700F |
| LPDDR4X-2133 | Memory | DDR4-2666 |
| 16 GB | Max. Memory | 128 GB |
| 8 (Octa Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| 68.3 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 42.7 GB/s |
| No | ECC | No |
| -- | L2 Cache | -- |
| -- | L3 Cache | 12.00 MB |
| -- | PCIe version | 3.0 |
| -- | PCIe lanes | 16 |
| -- | PCIe Bandwidth | 15.8 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe 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 i7-9700F is 65 W. |
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ3 | Characteristic | Intel Core i7-9700F |
| -- | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 65 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| -- | Tjunction max. | 100 °C |
Technical detailsThe Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ3 has a 0.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i7-9700F cache has a total of 12.00 MB. |
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ3 | Characteristic | Intel Core i7-9700F |
| 5 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 | LGA 1151-2 |
| None | Virtualization | VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d |
| No | AES-NI | Yes |
| Android, Windows 10 (ARM) | Operating systems | Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux |
| Q3/2022 | Release date | Q2/2019 |
| -- | Release price | 520 $ |
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Average performance in benchmarks
⌀ Single core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks
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 SQ3
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-9700F
8C 8T @ 4.70 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 SQ3
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-9700F
8C 8T @ 3.80 GHz |
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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 SQ3
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-9700F
8C 8T @ 4.70 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 SQ3
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-9700F
8C 8T @ 3.80 GHz |
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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.
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Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ3
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-9700F
8C 8T @ 4.70 GHz |
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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.
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Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ3
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-9700F
8C 8T @ 3.80 GHz |
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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.
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Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ3
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-9700F
8C 8T @ 4.70 GHz |
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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.
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Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ3
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-9700F
8C 8T @ 3.80 GHz |
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Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
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Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ3
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-9700F
8C 8T @ 4.70 GHz |
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Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
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Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ3
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-9700F
8C 8T @ 4.70 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 SQ3
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-9700F
8C 8T @ 4.70 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 SQ3
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-9700F
8C 8T @ 3.80 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 SQ3
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-9700F
8C 8T @ 3.80 GHz |
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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.
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Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ3
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-9700F
8C 8T @ 3.80 GHz |
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CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)
The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
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Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ3
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-9700F
8C 8T @ 3.80 GHz |
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CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)
The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
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Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ3
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-9700F
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Devices using this processor |
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ3 | Intel Core i7-9700F |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 9 | HP Pavilion 595-p0510ng Desktop PC HP Pavilion TP01-0012ng Desktop PC GameMachines Trinity Gaming PC - Intel i7-9700F HP Pavilion Gaming 790-0532ng Desktop PC |
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