Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx vs Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q4/2018
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx
Released
2020
Overall score
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Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2
Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2

What's the best choice Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx 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.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx has a maximum frequency of 1.80 GHz. 8 / 8 Cores. Power consumption of 7 W. Released in Q4/2018.

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

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1088 left arrow score

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    893 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    811 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    126 place
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 10 % better overclocked clock speed

    3.15 GHz left arrow 2.84 GHz

Positions in all rankings

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

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    782 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1385 place

Specifications

Technical data
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx
Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2
CPU family and group

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

  • Family
    Qualcomm Snapdragon left arrow Qualcomm Snapdragon
  • CPU group
    Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx left arrow Qualcomm Snapdragon SQ1/SQ2
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
  • Generation
    3 left arrow 1
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • CPU Cores / Threads
    8 / 8 left arrow 8 / 8
  • Core architecture
    hybrid (big.LITTLE) left arrow hybrid (big.LITTLE)
  • A-Core
    4x Kryo 495 Gold left arrow 4x Kryo 495 Gold
  • B-Core
    4x Kryo 495 Silver left arrow 4x Kryo 495 Silver
  • Frequency
    1.80 GHz left arrow 1.80 GHz
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    2.84 GHz left arrow 3.15 GHz
  • Turbo (8 Cores)
    2.84 GHz left arrow 3.15 GHz
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
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.

  • GPU name
    Qualcomm Adreno 680 left arrow Qualcomm Adreno 690
  • GPU frequency
    0.25 GHz left arrow
  • GPU (Turbo)
    0.59 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    8 left arrow 0
  • Shader
    768 left arrow 0
  • Max. GPU Memory
    4 GB left arrow --
  • Max. displays
    2 left arrow 0
  • Generation
    5 left arrow 6
  • Direct X
    12.0 left arrow 12.0
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Release date
    Q4/2018 left arrow Q4/2020
Hardware codec support

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

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    LPDDR4X-2133 left arrow LPDDR4X-2133
  • Max. Memory
    16 GB left arrow 16 GB
  • Memory channels
    8 left arrow 8
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • AES-NI
    No left arrow No
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx and Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    7 W left arrow
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) left arrow ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
  • L3-Cache
    2.00 MB left arrow --
  • Architecture
    Kryo 495 left arrow Kryo 495
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Virtualization
    None left arrow None
  • Socket
    N/A left arrow N/A
  • Release date
    Q4/2018 left arrow 2020

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx and Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
724
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx
793
Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2
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
2808
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx

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