Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen. 2 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2

Let's find out which one of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen. 2 and Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen. 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2
• Family
  Qualcomm Snapdragon Qualcomm Snapdragon
• CPU group
  Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Qualcomm Snapdragon SQ1/SQ2
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile
• Generation
  2 1
• Successor
  Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 --

In this block we are going to compare Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen. 2 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• CPU Cores / Threads
  8 / 8 8 / 8
• Core architecture
  hybrid (big.LITTLE) hybrid (big.LITTLE)
• A-Core
  4x Kryo 495 Gold 4x Kryo 495 Gold
• B-Core
  4x Kryo 495 Silver 4x Kryo 495 Silver
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  No No
• Overclocking
  No No
• A-Core Frequency
  3.15 GHz 3.15 GHz
• B-Core Frequency
  1.80 GHz 2.42 GHz

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen. 2 and Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  Qualcomm Adreno 690 Qualcomm Adreno 690
• GPU frequency
  0.25 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  0.59 GHz No turbo
• Generation
  6 6
• Direct X
  12.0 12.0
• Technology
  7 nm 7 nm
• Release date
  Q2/2020 Q2/2020

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen. 2 and Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode Decode
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  Decode Decode
• VC-1
  Decode Decode
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode

To choose the best model between Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen. 2 and Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  LPDDR4X-2133 LPDDR4X-2133
• Max. Memory
  16 GB
• Memory channels
  8 (Octa Channel) 8 (Octa Channel)
• Bandwidth
  -- 68.3 GB/s
• ECC
  No No
• AES-NI
  No No

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen. 2 or Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1 / PBP)
  7 W

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen. 2 and Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ2 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Technology
  7 nm 7 nm
• Chip design
  Chiplet Chiplet
• Socket
  N/A N/A
• L3-Cache
  2.00 MB --
• Architecture
  Kryo 495 Kryo 495
• Operating systems
  Android, Windows 10 (ARM) Android, Windows 10 (ARM)
• Virtualization
  None None
• Instruction set (ISA)
  ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
• Release date
  Q4/2018 Q3/2020