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.
CPU lineage
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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
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.
AI hardware:
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AI specifications:
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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.
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:
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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):
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TDP up:
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TDP down:
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Tjunction max.:
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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:
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L2-Cache:
--
L3-Cache:
--
AES-NI:
No
Operating systems:
Android, Windows 10 (ARM)
Virtualization:
None
Instruction set (ISA):
Armv8-A (64 bit)
ISA extensions:
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Release date:
Q3/2020
Release price:
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Part Number:
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Documents:
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Benchmark results
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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.
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.
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.