Apple M5 (9C10G-FL) vs Qualcomm Microsoft SQ1 Full Specs
9 Cores(3P+6E) 9 Threads(3P+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 | iGPU |
·· 8.08 TFLOPSFP16 | ·· 3.63 TFLOPSFP16 |
M5 (9C10G-FL)4,133
Microsoft SQ1-9 Cores 3P 6E | 8 Cores 4P 4E |
9 Threads 3P 6E | 8 Threads 4P 4E |
Base Clock 4.46GHz | Base Clock 3GHz |
Overclocking Locked | Overclocking Locked |
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 |
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 Rate Calculated Bandwidth 153.6GB/s | Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate Calculated Bandwidth 68.3GB/s |
TDP 15W | TDP - |
Max Operating Temp 100°C Max | Max Operating Temp - |
PCIe PCIe 4.0 x59.8GB/sBandwidth | - |
iGPU | iGPU |
Shaders 1280 | Shaders 1536 |
Boost Clock 1.58GHz | Boost Clock 590MHz |
·· 8.08 TFLOPSFP16 | ·· 3.63 TFLOPSFP16 |
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 |
Modem Model - | Modem Model X24 |
Peak Down - | Peak Down Up to 2.0Gbps |
Peak Up - | Peak Up Up to 316Mbps |
Manufacturer | Manufacturer |
ISA AArch64 | ISA AArch64 |
Architecture Apple Silicon 15ARMv9.2-A | Architecture Kryo 495ARMv8.2-A |
Family | Family |
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 |
Foundry TSMC | Foundry TSMC |
Fabrication Node N3P | Fabrication Node N7 |
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