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Intel Core i7-8850H vs Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q1/2018
Intel Core i7-8850H
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2020
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Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2
Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2

What's the best choice Intel Core i7-8850H or Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Core i7-8850H has a base frequency of 2.60 GHz. 6 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 45 W. Released in Q1/2018.

Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 has a base frequency of 1.80 GHz. 8 / 8 CPU Cores / Threads. Released in 2020.

Differences

  • Higher clock speed

    Around 44% better clock speed

    2.60 GHz left arrow 1.80 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 37% higher specified turbo frequency

    4.30 GHz left arrow 3.15 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-8850H CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    276 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    221 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    180 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    295 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    390 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    392 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    667 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    26 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    165 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    17 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    142 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    25 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    254 place
  • More number of cores

    2 more cores

    8 left arrow 6

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1132 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i7-8850H Intel Core i7-8850H
Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 8000H left arrow Qualcomm Snapdragon SQ1/SQ2
  • Family
    Intel Core i7 left arrow Qualcomm Snapdragon
  • Generation
    8 left arrow 1
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • A-Core
    - left arrow 4x Kryo 495 Gold
  • B-Core
    - left arrow 4x Kryo 495 Silver
  • Base Frequency
    2.6 GHz left arrow 1.8 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow hybrid (big.LITTLE)
  • CPU Cores
    6 left arrow 8
  • CPU Threads
    12 left arrow 8
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    4.3 GHz left arrow 3.15 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (6 Cores)
    3.3 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (8 Cores)
    - left arrow 3.15 GHz
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow 12.0
  • Execution units
    24 left arrow 0
  • Generation
    9.5 left arrow 6
  • GPU Frequency
    350 MHz left arrow -
  • GPU name
    Intel UHD Graphics 630 left arrow Qualcomm Adreno 690
  • GPU Turbo
    1150 MHz left arrow No turbo
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 0
  • Max. GPU Memory
    64 GB left arrow -
  • Release date
    Q4/2017 left arrow Q4/2020
  • Shader
    192 left arrow 0
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 7 nm
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Conflicting source values: Decode | Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 and Intel Core i7-8850H. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Max. Memory
    - left arrow 16 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 8
  • Memory type
    DDR4-2400 SO-DIMM left arrow LPDDR4X-2133
  • PCIe lanes
    16 left arrow -
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow -
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow No
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i7-8850H and Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    45 W left arrow -
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i7-8850H and Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Coffee Lake H left arrow Kryo 495
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow -
  • L3-Cache
    9 MB left arrow -
  • Release date
    Q1/2018 left arrow 2020
  • Socket
    BGA 1440 left arrow -
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow None

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i7-8850H and Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

4644.000000
Intel Core i7-8850H
793.000000
Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2

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