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Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 vs Intel Core i7-1185G7. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
2020
Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2
Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2
Released
Q3/2020
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Intel Core i7-1185G7
Intel Core i7-1185G7

What's the best choice Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 or Intel Core i7-1185G7? Which processor is faster?

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

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

Intel Core i7-1185G7 has a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 15 W. Released in Q3/2020.

Differences

  • More number of cores

    4 times more cores

    8 left arrow 4

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
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    315 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 40% better clock speed

    3.00 GHz left arrow 1.80 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 34 % better overclocked clock speed

    4.80 GHz left arrow 3.15 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-1185G7 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    103 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    237 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    72 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    246 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    189 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    450 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    93 place

Specifications

Technical data
Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2
Intel Core i7-1185G7 Intel Core i7-1185G7
CPU family and group

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

  • Family
    Qualcomm Snapdragon left arrow Intel Core i7
  • CPU group
    Qualcomm Snapdragon SQ1/SQ2 left arrow Intel Core i 1100G/11000U
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
  • Generation
    1 left arrow 11
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.

  • Core architecture
    hybrid (big.LITTLE) left arrow normal
  • Frequency
    1.80 GHz left arrow 3.00 GHz
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    3.15 GHz left arrow 4.80 GHz
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow Yes
  • 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 690 left arrow Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Tiger Lake G7)
  • GPU frequency
    left arrow 0.40 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow 1.35 GHz
  • Execution units
    0 left arrow 96
  • Shader
    0 left arrow 768
  • Max. GPU Memory
    -- left arrow 16 GB
  • Max. displays
    0 left arrow 4
  • Generation
    6 left arrow 12
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow 10 nm
  • Release date
    Q4/2020 left arrow Q3/2020
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
  • VP9
    Decode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    No left arrow Decode
  • AVC
    Decode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i7-1185G7 and Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    LPDDR4X-2133 left arrow DDR4-3200
  • Max. Memory
    16 GB left arrow 64 GB
  • Memory channels
    8 left arrow 2
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 and Intel Core i7-1185G7 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    left arrow 15 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    -- left arrow 64 W / 28 s
  • TDP up
    -- left arrow 28 W
  • TDP down
    -- left arrow 12 W
  • Tjunction max.
    -- left arrow 100 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 and Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
  • L2-Cache
    -- left arrow 5.00 MB
  • L3-Cache
    -- left arrow 12.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Kryo 495 left arrow Tiger Lake U
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow 10 nm
  • Virtualization
    None left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • Socket
    N/A left arrow BGA 1526
  • Release date
    2020 left arrow Q3/2020

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 and Intel Core i7-1185G7.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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
793
Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2
1578
Intel Core i7-1185G7

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