Microsoft SQ1 vs EPYC 7402

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7402 and Microsoft SQ1 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	134	1418
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	28.58	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	AMD EPYC	Qualcomm Snapdragon
Architecture codename	Zen 2 (2019−2020)	Cortex-A76 / A55 (Kryo 495) (2019)
Release date	7 August 2019 (4 years ago)	2 October 2019 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,783	no data
Current price	$799 (0.4x MSRP)	$1873

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 7402 and Microsoft SQ1 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	24 (Tetracosa-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	48	8
Base clock speed	2.8 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.35 GHz	3 GHz
L1 cache	96K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	512K (per core)	no data
L3 cache	128 MB (shared)	2 MB
Chip lithography	7 nm, 14 nm	7 nm
Die size	192 mm2	no data
Number of transistors	4,800 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7402 and Microsoft SQ1 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	2 (Multiprocessor)	no data
Socket	TR4	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	180 Watt	no data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7402 and Microsoft SQ1. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	no data
AVX	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7402 and Microsoft SQ1 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7402 and Microsoft SQ1. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Eight-channel	no data
Maximum memory size	4 TiB	no data
Max memory channels	8	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	204.763 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Qualcomm Adreno 685

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

EPYC 7402 outperforms Microsoft SQ1 by 704% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	29.66	3.69
Recency	7 August 2019	2 October 2019
Physical cores	24	8
Threads	48	8

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