UNISOC T616 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ1

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


UNISOC T616 CPU1 vs CPU2 Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ1
UNISOC T616 Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ1

CPU comparison

UNISOC T616 or Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ1 - 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 UNISOC T616 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 0 memory channels. The UNISOC T616 was released in Q3/2021.

The Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ1 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ1 was released in Q3/2019.
UNISOC 4G (10) Family Qualcomm Snapdragon (104)
UNISOC 4G 12nm (8) CPU group Qualcomm Snapdragon SQ1/SQ2 (2)
0 Generation 1
-- Architecture Kryo 495
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The UNISOC T616 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the UNISOC T616 is 2.00 GHz while the Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ1 has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ1 is at 3.00 GHz.

UNISOC T616 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ1
8 Cores 8
8 Threads 8
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.00 GHz
2x Cortex-A75
A-Core 3.00 GHz
4x Kryo 495 Gold
1.80 GHz
6x Cortex-A55
B-Core 1.80 GHz
4x Kryo 495 Silver

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

UNISOC T616 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ1
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The UNISOC T616 or Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ1 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.

ARM Mali-G57 MP1 GPU Qualcomm Adreno 685
0.75 GHz GPU frequency 0.25 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.65 GHz
Vallhall 1 GPU Generation 5
7 nm Technology 7 nm
2 Max. displays 2
2 Compute units 8
32 Shader 1536
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
4 GB Max. GPU Memory 4 GB
12 DirectX Version 12.0

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.

ARM Mali-G57 MP1 GPU Qualcomm Adreno 685
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 / Encode Codec VP9 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode
Decode / Encode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The UNISOC T616 can use up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ1 supports up to 16 GB of memory in 8 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 34.1 GB/s.

UNISOC T616 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ1
LPDDR4X-1866 Memory LPDDR4X-4266
Max. Memory 16 GB
0 Memory channels 8 (Octa Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 34.1 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 2.00 MB
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the UNISOC T616 is --, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ1 has a TDP of 7 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

UNISOC T616 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ1
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 7 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The UNISOC T616 is manufactured in 12 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ1 is manufactured in 7 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache.

UNISOC T616 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ1
12 nm Technology 7 nm
Unknown Chip design Chiplet
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions --
-- Socket --
None Virtualization None
No AES-NI No
Android Operating systems Android, Windows 10 (ARM)
Q3/2021 Release date Q3/2019
-- Release price --
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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.
UNISOC T616 UNISOC T616
ARM Mali-G57 MP1 @ 0.75 GHz
96 (5%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ1 Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ1
Qualcomm Adreno 685 @ 0.65 GHz
2030 (100%)

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.
UNISOC T616 UNISOC T616
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ1 Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ1
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
45 (100%)

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.
UNISOC T616 UNISOC T616
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ1 Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ1
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
200 (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.
UNISOC T616 UNISOC T616
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ1 Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ1
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
724 (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.
UNISOC T616 UNISOC T616
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ1 Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ1
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
2808 (100%)

Devices using this processor

UNISOC T616 Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ1
Unknown Microsoft Surface X

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