Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ3 vs Intel Core Ultra 7 165U

Last updated: 2024-01-09

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ3		Intel Core Ultra 7 165U
CPU comparison Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ3 or Intel Core Ultra 7 165U - 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 Ultra 7 165U has 12 cores with 14 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.90 GHz. The CPU supports up to 96 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core Ultra 7 165U was released in Q4/2023.

Qualcomm Snapdragon (102)	Family	Intel Core Ultra 7 (9)
Qualcomm Snapdragon SQ3 (1)	CPU group	Intel Core Ultra 100U (7)
2	Generation	1
Kryo 680	Architecture	Meteor Lake U
Mobile	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

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 Ultra 7 165U has 12 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.70 GHz (4.90 GHz).
Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ3	Characteristic	Intel Core Ultra 7 165U
8	Cores	12
8	Threads	14
hybrid (big.LITTLE)	Core architecture	hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
3.00 GHz 4x Kryo 680 Gold	A-Core	1.70 GHz (4.90 GHz) 2x Redwood Cove
2.40 GHz 4x Kryo 680 Silver	B-Core	1.20 GHz (3.80 GHz) 8x Crestmont
--	C-Core	0.70 GHz (2.10 GHz) 2x Crestmont
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 Ultra 7 165U
--	AI hardware	Intel AI engine
--	AI specifications	Intel AI Boost @ 1.4 GHz (OpenVINO, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT)

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 Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Meteor Lake)
	GPU frequency	0.60 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	2.00 GHz
6	GPU Generation	--
7 nm	Technology	5 nm
0	Max. displays	4
--	Compute units	64
--	Shader	512
No	Hardware Raytracing	Yes
No	Frame Generation	No
--	Max. GPU Memory	32 GB
12.0	DirectX Version	12.2

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 Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Meteor Lake)
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
Decode / Encode	Codec VP8	Decode
No	Codec AV1	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec VC-1	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ3 supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The Intel Core Ultra 7 165U can connect up to 96 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ3	Characteristic	Intel Core Ultra 7 165U
LPDDR4X-2133	Memory	LPDDR5X-7500, DDR5-5600
16 GB	Max. Memory	96 GB
8 (Octa Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
68.3 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	120.0 GB/s
No	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	12.00 MB
--	L3 Cache	--
--	PCIe version	4.0
--	PCIe lanes	20
--	PCIe Bandwidth	39.4 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 Ultra 7 165U is 15 W.
Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ3	Characteristic	Intel Core Ultra 7 165U
--	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	15 W
--	TDP (PL2)	57 W
--	TDP up	28 W
--	TDP down	12 W
--	Tjunction max.	110 °C
Technical details The Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ3 has a 0.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core Ultra 7 165U cache has a total of 12.00 MB.
Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ3	Characteristic	Intel Core Ultra 7 165U
5 nm	Technology	7 nm
Chiplet	Chip design	Chiplet
Armv8-A (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
--	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
--	Socket	BGA 2049
None	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No	AES-NI	Yes
Android, Windows 10 (ARM)	Operating systems	Windows 11, Linux
Q3/2022	Release date	Q4/2023
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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 Ultra 7 165U 12C 14T @ 4.90 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 Ultra 7 165U 12C 14T @ 1.70 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 Ultra 7 165U 12C 14T @ 4.90 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 Ultra 7 165U 12C 14T @ 1.70 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 Ultra 7 165U 12C 14T @ 4.90 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 Ultra 7 165U 12C 14T @ 1.70 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 Ultra 7 165U Intel Iris Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Meteor Lake) @ 2.00 GHz	1985 (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 Ultra 7 165U 12C 14T @ 1.70 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 Ultra 7 165U 12C 14T @ 4.90 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 Ultra 7 165U 12C 14T @ 1.70 GHz	0 (0%)

Devices using this processor
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Microsoft Surface Pro 9	Unknown

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