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

The segment in which we have classified the Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2. Here you can see if it is a desktop processor or a mobile processor or which processor may be the successor of the Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2.

Name: Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2
Family: Qualcomm Snapdragon
CPU group: Qualcomm Snapdragon SQ1/SQ2
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 0 texture shaders and 0 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
Execution units: 0
Shader: 0
Max. GPU Memory: --
Max. displays: 0
Generation: 6
Direct X: 12.0
Technology: 7 nm
Release date: Q2/2020

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

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: --
Architecture: Kryo 495
Operating systems: Android, Windows 10 (ARM)
Virtualization: None
Instruction set (ISA): ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions:
Release date: Q3/2020
Release price: --
Part Number: --
Documents: --

Benchmark results

Verified Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.


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 i7-4710MQ Intel Core i7-4710MQ
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
795
Intel Core i5-4460 Intel Core i5-4460
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
794
Intel Core i7-6650U Intel Core i7-6650U
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
794
Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2
8C 8T @ 3.15 GHz
793
Intel Xeon D-2183IT Intel Xeon D-2183IT
16C 32T @ 3.00 GHz
793
Intel Xeon D-2187NT Intel Xeon D-2187NT
16C 32T @ 3.00 GHz
793
Intel Xeon D-2166NT Intel Xeon D-2166NT
12C 24T @ 3.00 GHz
793
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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.

Intel Core i5-5575R Intel Core i5-5575R
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
3075
AMD Ryzen 5 1400 AMD Ryzen 5 1400
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
3068
Intel Core i7-4770T Intel Core i7-4770T
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
3055
Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2
8C 8T @ 3.15 GHz
3053
MediaTek Dimensity 1000+ MediaTek Dimensity 1000+
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
3042
AMD FX-9370 AMD FX-9370
8C 8T @ 4.70 GHz
3040
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6 Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
3039
Show all Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core) results



Benchmarks


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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