Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2
Benchmarks & Specs

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.

• High energy efficiency and long battery life
• Enables often fanless and quiet device design
• Solid integrated graphics performance for everyday tasks