Apple M5 (10C10G-FL) vs Qualcomm Microsoft SQ1 Full Specs

Summary

10 Cores(4P+6E) 10 Threads(4P+6E) 4.46GHz	8 Cores(4P+4E) 8 Threads(4P+4E) 3GHz
TDP 15W	TDP -
Bandwidth 153.6GB/s LPDDR5X	Bandwidth 68.3GB/s LPDDR4X
iGPU 10-Core M5-FL	iGPU Adreno 685
Peak·FP32·FP16 8.08 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 3.63 TFLOPSFP16

Highlights

Geekbench 6 Single

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

M5 (10C10G-FL)4,175

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Microsoft SQ1-

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Core Config

10 Cores 4P 6E	8 Cores 4P 4E
10 Threads 4P 6E	8 Threads 4P 4E

Clocks

Base Clock 4.46GHz	Base Clock 3GHz
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 1MB P - 16MB P shared 6MB E shared	L2 512KB P 128KB E - -
L3 -	L3 2MB
SLC Cache 8MB	SLC Cache 3MB

Memory

Type LPDDR5X	Type LPDDR4X
Max Memory 32GB	Max Memory 16GB
ECC No	ECC No
Channels 2	Channels 8
Bus Width 128-bit	Bus Width 128-bit
Speed 9600MT/s	Speed 4266MT/s
Bandwidth 153.6GB/s	Bandwidth 68.3GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate9600MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 153.6GB/s	Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate4266MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 68.3GB/s

Power & Thermals

TDP 15W	TDP -
Max Operating Temp 100°C Max	Max Operating Temp -

Expansion

PCIe PCIe 4.0 x5 9.8GB/sBandwidth

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iGPU

iGPU 10-Core M5-FL	iGPU Adreno 685
Shaders 1280	Shaders 1536
Boost Clock 1.58GHz	Boost Clock 590MHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 8.08 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 3.63 TFLOPSFP16

NPU

NPU Model H17 Theia	NPU Model Hexagon 690
NPU Cores 16	NPU Cores -
NPU Clock 2.45GHz	NPU Clock -
Performance 38 TOPSINT8	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 15ARMv9.2-A	Architecture Kryo 495ARMv8.2-A
Family M Series	Family SQ Series
Branding	Branding
Codename Hidra M5Variant AS15PP-Core AS15EE-Core	Codename - Microsoft SQ1Variant Cortex-A76P-Core Cortex-A55E-Core
Market Segment Tablet	Market Segment Tablet
Release Date Oct 15, 2025	Release Date Oct 2, 2019

Fabrication

Foundry TSMC	Foundry TSMC
Fabrication Node N3P	Fabrication Node N7

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Used In

Laptops MacBook Air 13(M5, Early 2026)MacBook Air 15(M5, Early 2026)	Laptops -
Tablets iPad Pro 11" Gen 6(M5, Late 2025)iPad Pro 13" Gen 8(M5, Late 2025)	Tablets Surface Pro X(SQ1, Late 2019)

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