Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 Benchmark, Test and specs

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The Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 has 8 cores with 8 threads and is based on the 1. gen of the Qualcomm Snapdragon series. The processor was released in Q3/2020. The Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 scores 793 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 3,053 points.
Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2

CPU lineage

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Name: Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2
Family: Qualcomm Snapdragon (102)
CPU group: Qualcomm Snapdragon SQ1/SQ2 (2)
Architecture: Kryo 495
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 1
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. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

CPU Cores / Threads: 8 / 8
Core architecture: hybrid (big.LITTLE)
A-Core: 4x Kryo 495 Gold
B-Core: 4x Kryo 495 Silver
Hyperthreading / SMT: No
Overclocking: No
A-Core Frequency: 3.15 GHz
B-Core Frequency: 2.42 GHz

Internal Graphics

The Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 uses the Qualcomm Adreno 690, which has -- texture shaders and -- execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

GPU name: Qualcomm Adreno 690
GPU frequency:
GPU (Turbo): No turbo
Compute units: --
Shader: --
Hardware Raytracing: No
Release date: Q2/2020
Max. displays: 0
Generation: 6
Direct X: 12.0
Technology: 7 nm
Max. GPU Memory: --
Frame Generation: No

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.

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

Memory & PCIe

The processor can use up to 16 GB memory in 8 (Octa Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 68.3 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

Memory type: Memory bandwidth:
LPDDR4X-2133
68.3 GB/s
Max. Memory: 16 GB
Memory channels: 8 (Octa Channel)
ECC: No
PCIe:
PCIe Bandwidth: --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is . The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):
TDP (PL2): --
TDP up: --
TDP down: --
Tjunction max.: --

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 is made in 7 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 0.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.

Technology: 7 nm
Chip design: Chiplet
Socket: --
L2-Cache: --
L3-Cache: --
AES-NI: No
Operating systems: Android, Windows 10 (ARM)
Virtualization: None
Instruction set (ISA): Armv8-A (64 bit)
ISA extensions: --
Release date: Q3/2020
Release price: --
Part Number: --
Documents: --

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Benchmark results

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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.
Intel Core i3-4150 Intel Core i3-4150
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
795
Intel Core i5-4460 Intel Core i5-4460
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
794
Intel Pentium Gold G5400T Intel Pentium Gold G5400T
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
794
Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2
8C 8T @ 3.15 GHz
793
MediaTek Dimensity 7030 MediaTek Dimensity 7030
8C 8T @ 2.50 GHz
793
Intel Xeon D-2183IT Intel Xeon D-2183IT
16C 32T @ 3.00 GHz
793
Intel Core i7-3840QM Intel Core i7-3840QM
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
793

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.
AMD Ryzen 5 1400 AMD Ryzen 5 1400
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
3068
Intel Atom C3808 Intel Atom C3808
12C 12T @ 2.00 GHz
3067
Intel Xeon X3470 Intel Xeon X3470
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
3057
Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2
8C 8T @ 3.15 GHz
3053
Intel Core i7-4770HQ Intel Core i7-4770HQ
4C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
3050
Intel Core i7-3720QM Intel Core i7-3720QM
4C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
3044
Intel Xeon Bronze 3204 Intel Xeon Bronze 3204
6C 6T @ 1.90 GHz
3042

Benchmarks


Description of the processor

The Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 is a processor developed by Qualcomm specifically for Microsoft. Microsoft uses this in the extremely popular Microsoft Surface Pro X. The Microsoft Surface Pro X is a 13 inch 2 in 1 device that combines tablet and laptop. The Microsoft Surface Pro X is equipped with up to 16 gigabytes of RAM and up to 512 gigabytes of SSD storage.

The Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 is based on a big.LITTLE architecture and consists of 4 prime and 4 efficiency cores. The 4 prime cores (codename Kryo 495 Gold) clock at 3.15 gigahertz and the 4 efficiency cores (codename Kryo 495 Silver) at 2.42 gigahertz. The processor does not support Hyperthreading and cannot be overclocked either.

The Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 was launched in the third quarter of 2020 and is manufactured using the 7-nanometer process. It is based on the chiplet chip design and the instruction set (ISA) ARMv8-A64.

In the cross-system benchmark Geekbench 5, the Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 achieves an average of 793 points in the single-core benchmark and 3053 points in the multi-core benchmark. We often compare the Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 with the Apple M1 processor, but here it becomes clear that the Apple M1 is in a different league. In Geekbench 5, the Apple M1 achieves a result that is up to 2.5 times higher than the Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2.

The in-house Qualcomm Adreno 690 is used as the internal graphics unit in the Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2. Unfortunately, little is known about the graphics unit, so we only know that it is probably manufactured using the 7-nanometer process and supports DirectX 12.

The Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 can be operated with up to 16 gigabytes of LPDDR4X-2133 RAM. The Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 has a total of 8 memory channels and thus achieves a bandwidth of up to 68.3 GB/s.



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