Qualcomm Microsoft SQ2 vs A9 (Samsung)

Qualcomm Microsoft SQ2
A9 (Samsung)
8 Cores
8 Threads
3.15GHz Clock
2 Cores
2 Threads
1.85GHz Clock
Socket
Unknown
Socket
Unknown
iGPU
Adreno 690
2.09 TFLOPS FP32
iGPU
PowerVR GT7600 A9
250 GFLOPS FP32
GB6S N/A
0%
GB6S 645
16%
GB6M N/A
0%
GB6M 965
4%
CB23S N/A
0%
CB23S N/A
0%
CB23M N/A
0%
CB23M N/A
0%
Manufacturer
Qualcomm
Manufacturer
Apple
Architecture
Kryo 495
Architecture
Apple Silicon 4
Family
SQ Series
Family
A Series
Instruction Set (ISA)
AArch64
Instruction Set (ISA)
AArch64
Codename
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Microsoft SQ2
P-Core
Cortex-A76
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E-Core
Cortex-A55
Codename
Maui
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A9 Samsung
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Twister
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Market Segment
Tablet
Market Segment
Mobile
Release Date
10/1/2020
Release Date
9/25/2015
Foundry
TSMC
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Foundry
Samsung
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Node
N7
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Node
14LPP
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Die Size
Unknown
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Die Size
96 mm²
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Transistor Count
Unknown
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Transistor Count
2.5 Billion
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Unknown
Unknown
8 Cores
4 P-Cores
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4 E-Cores
2 Cores
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8 Threads
4 P-Threads
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4 E-Threads
2 Threads
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P-Core
3.15GHz
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1.85GHz
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E-Core
2.42GHz
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Overclocking
Locked
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Overclocking
Locked
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Integrated Chipset
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Integrated Chipset
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L0 Instruction
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L0 Instruction
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L0 Data
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L0 Data
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L1 Instruction
64KB/P-Core
4-way set associative
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32KB/E-Core
4-way set associative
L1 Instruction
64KB/Core
4-way set associative
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L1 Data
64KB/P-Core
4-way set associative
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32KB/E-Core
4-way set associative
L1 Data
64KB/Core
4-way set associative
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L2
512KB/P-Core
8-way set associative
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128KB/E-Core
4-way set associative
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L2
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3MB Shared
12-way set associative
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L3
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2MB Shared
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16-way set associative
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L3
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4MB Shared
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16-way set associative
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3MB SLC Cache
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Channels
8
Channels
1
Max Memory
16GB
Max Memory
2GB
ECC
Not Supported
ECC
Not Supported
Bus Width/Channel
16Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
64Bit
Clock
2133MHz
Transfer Rate
4266MT/s
Clock
1600MHz
Transfer Rate
3200MT/s
Bandwidth/Channel
8.5GB/s
Bandwidth
68.3GB/s
Bandwidth/Channel
25.6GB/s
Bandwidth
25.6GB/s
TDP
Unknown
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TDP
5W
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Included Cooler
Not Included
Included Cooler
Not Included
No PCIe
No PCIe
Adreno 690
1536 Shaders
680MHz
2.09 TFLOPS FP32
PowerVR GT7600 A9
192 Shaders
650MHz
250 GFLOPS FP32
Hexagon 690
No NPU
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7 TOPS
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ISP
Spectra 390 (192 MP single camera / 22 MP at 30fps dual camera with MFNR/ZSL)
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Modem
Qualcomm
X24
4G
No Cellular
Speed
Up to 2000Mbps Download
Up to 316Mbps Upload
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