Apple A16 (iPad) vs Qualcomm Microsoft SQ2 Full Specs

Summary

5 Cores(2P+3E) 5 Threads(2P+3E) 3.44GHz	8 Cores(4P+4E) 8 Threads(4P+4E) 3.15GHz
TDP 5W	TDP -
Bandwidth 51.2GB/s LPDDR5	Bandwidth 68.3GB/s LPDDR4X
iGPU 4-Core A16	iGPU Adreno 690
Peak·FP32·FP16 1.37 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 4.18 TFLOPSFP16

Highlights

Geekbench 6 Single

Geekbench 6 Single Geekbench 6 Multi Max Bandwidth iGPU Peak iGPU FP32 iGPU FP16 NPU TOPS TDP

A16 (iPad)2,586

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Microsoft SQ2-

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Core Config

5 Cores 2P 3E	8 Cores 4P 4E
5 Threads 2P 3E	8 Threads 4P 4E

Clocks

Base Clock 3.44GHz	Base Clock 3.15GHz
Overclocking Locked	Overclocking Locked

Cache

L1i 192KB P 128KB E	L1i 64KB P 32KB E
L1d 128KB P 64KB E	L1d 64KB P 32KB E
L2 16MB P shared 4MB E shared	L2 512KB P 128KB E - -
L3 -	L3 2MB
SLC Cache 24MB	SLC Cache 3MB

Memory

Type LPDDR5	Type LPDDR4X
Max Memory 8GB	Max Memory 16GB
ECC No	ECC No
Channels 1	Channels 8
Bus Width 64-bit	Bus Width 128-bit
Speed 6400MT/s	Speed 4266MT/s
Bandwidth 51.2GB/s	Bandwidth 68.3GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate6400MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 51.2GB/s	Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate4266MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 68.3GB/s

Power & Thermals

TDP 5W

TDP -

Expansion

PCIe PCIe 4.0 x4 7.9GB/sBandwidth

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iGPU

iGPU 4-Core A16	iGPU Adreno 690
Shaders 512	Shaders 1536
Boost Clock 1.34GHz	Boost Clock 680MHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 1.37 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 4.18 TFLOPSFP16

NPU

NPU Model H15 Themis	NPU Model Hexagon 690
NPU Cores 16	NPU Cores -
NPU Clock 2.06GHz	NPU Clock -
Performance 17 TOPSFP16	Performance 7 TOPS

Cellular

Modem Model -	Modem Model X24
Peak Down -	Peak Down Up to 2.0Gbps
Peak Up -	Peak Up Up to 316Mbps

Chip

Manufacturer Apple	Manufacturer Qualcomm
ISA AArch64	ISA AArch64
Architecture Apple Silicon 12ARMv8.6-A	Architecture Kryo 495ARMv8.2-A
Family A Series	Family SQ Series
Branding	Branding
Codename Crete A16Variant EverestP-Core Sawtooth E-Core	Codename - Microsoft SQ2Variant Cortex-A76P-Core Cortex-A55E-Core
Market Segment Smartphone	Market Segment Tablet
Release Date Mar 4, 2025	Release Date Oct 1, 2020

Fabrication

Foundry TSMC	Foundry TSMC
Fabrication Node N4P	Fabrication Node N7
Die Size 115mm²	Die Size -
Transistor Count 16 Billion	Transistor Count -
Transistor Density 139 MTr/mm²	Transistor Density -

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Used In

Tablets iPad 11(A16, Early 2025)

Tablets Surface Pro X+(SQ2, Late 2020)

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