CPUs

Qualcomm Microsoft SQ2 vs Apple M4 (8C9G-FL) Full Specs

8 Cores(4P+4E)
8 Threads(4P+4E)
3.15GHz
8 Cores(3P+5E)
8 Threads(3P+5E)
4.1GHz
TDP
-
TDP
15W
Bandwidth
68.3GB/s
LPDDR4X
Bandwidth
120GB/s
LPDDR5X
iGPU
iGPU
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4.18 TFLOPSFP16
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3.23 TFLOPSFP16

Microsoft SQ2Microsoft SQ2-
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M4 (8C9G-FL)M4 (8C9G-FL)3,714
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8 Cores
4P
4E
8 Cores
3P
5E
8 Threads
4P
4E
8 Threads
3P
5E

Base Clock
3.15GHz
Base Clock
4.1GHz
Overclocking
Locked
Overclocking
Locked

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
16MB P shared
4MB E shared
L3
2MB
L3
-
SLC Cache
3MB
SLC Cache
8MB

Type
LPDDR4X
Type
LPDDR5X
Max Memory
16GB
Max Memory
24GB
ECC
No
ECC
No
Channels
8
Channels
2
Bus Width
128-bit
Bus Width
128-bit
Speed
4266MT/s
Speed
7500MT/s
Bandwidth
68.3GB/s
Bandwidth
120GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator
Channels
Transfer Rate
Calculated Bandwidth
68.3GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator
Channels
Transfer Rate
Calculated Bandwidth
120GB/s

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

-
PCIe
PCIe 4.0 x5
9.8GB/sBandwidth

iGPU
iGPU
Shaders
1536
Shaders
1024
Boost Clock
680MHz
Boost Clock
1.58GHz
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4.18 TFLOPSFP16
··
3.23 TFLOPSFP16

NPU Model
Hexagon 690
NPU Model
H16 Leto
NPU Cores
-
NPU Cores
16
NPU Clock
-
NPU Clock
2.36GHz
Performance
7 TOPS
Performance
38 TOPSINT8

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

Manufacturer
Manufacturer
ISA
AArch64
ISA
AArch64
Architecture
Kryo 495ARMv8.2-A
Architecture
Family
Family
Branding
Microsoft SQ2  branding
Branding
M4 FL  branding
Codename
-
Microsoft SQ2Variant
Cortex-A76P-Core
Cortex-A55E-Core
Codename
Donan
M4Variant
AS14PP-Core
AS14EE-Core
Market Segment
Tablet
Market Segment
Tablet
Release Date
Oct 1, 2020
Release Date
Mar 2, 2026

Foundry
TSMC
Foundry
TSMC
Fabrication Node
N7
Fabrication Node
N3E
Die Size
-
Die Size
169mm²
Transistor Count
-
Transistor Count
28 Billion
Transistor Density
-
Transistor Density
165 MTr/mm²

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