Qualcomm Microsoft SQ1 vs Apple M5 (10C8G-FL) Full Specs

Summary

8 Cores(4P+4E) 8 Threads(4P+4E) 3GHz	10 Cores(4P+6E) 10 Threads(4P+6E) 4.46GHz
TDP -	TDP 15W
Bandwidth 68.3GB/s LPDDR4X	Bandwidth 153.6GB/s LPDDR5X
iGPU Adreno 685	iGPU 8-Core M5-FL
Peak·FP32·FP16 3.63 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 6.46 TFLOPSFP16

Highlights

Geekbench 6 Single

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

Microsoft SQ1-

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M5 (10C8G-FL)4,175

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Core Config

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

Clocks

Base Clock 3GHz	Base Clock 4.46GHz
Overclocking Locked	Overclocking Locked

Cache

L1i 64KB P 32KB E	L1i 192KB P 128KB E
L1d 64KB P 32KB E	L1d 128KB P 64KB E
L2 512KB P 128KB E - -	L2 1MB P - 16MB P shared 6MB E shared
L3 2MB	L3 -
SLC Cache 3MB	SLC Cache 8MB

Memory

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

Power & Thermals

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

Expansion

-	PCIe PCIe 4.0 x5 9.8GB/sBandwidth

iGPU

iGPU Adreno 685	iGPU 8-Core M5-FL
Shaders 1536	Shaders 1024
Boost Clock 590MHz	Boost Clock 1.58GHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 3.63 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 6.46 TFLOPSFP16

NPU

NPU Model Hexagon 690	NPU Model H17 Theia
NPU Cores -	NPU Cores 16
NPU Clock -	NPU Clock 2.45GHz
Performance 7 TOPS	Performance 38 TOPSINT8

Cellular

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

Chip

Manufacturer Qualcomm	Manufacturer Apple
ISA AArch64	ISA AArch64
Architecture Kryo 495ARMv8.2-A	Architecture Apple Silicon 15ARMv9.2-A
Family SQ Series	Family M Series
Branding	Branding
Codename - Microsoft SQ1Variant Cortex-A76P-Core Cortex-A55E-Core	Codename Hidra M5Variant AS15PP-Core AS15EE-Core
Market Segment Tablet	Market Segment Tablet
Release Date Oct 2, 2019	Release Date Mar 3, 2026

Fabrication

Foundry TSMC	Foundry TSMC
Fabrication Node N7	Fabrication Node N3P

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Used In

Laptops -	Laptops MacBook Air 13(M5, Early 2026)
Tablets Surface Pro X(SQ1, Late 2019)	Tablets -

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