Apple M2 Pro 10-Core vs Microsoft SQ1
Aggregate performance score
Apple M2 Pro 10-Core outperforms Microsoft SQ1 by a whopping 213% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Microsoft SQ1 and Apple M2 Pro 10-Core processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 1419 | 629 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Qualcomm Snapdragon | Apple M-Series |
| Architecture codename | Cortex-A76 / A55 (Kryo 495) (2019) | no data |
| Release date | 2 October 2019 (4 years ago) | 17 January 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Current price | $1873 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Microsoft SQ1 and Apple M2 Pro 10-Core 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 10 (Deca-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 10 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.424 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 7.3 MB |
| L2 cache | no data | 36 MB |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | 24 MB |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 5 nm |
| Number of transistors | no data | 40000 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Qualcomm Adreno 685 | Apple M2 Pro 16-Core GPU |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 3.69 | 11.56 |
| Recency | 2 October 2019 | 17 January 2023 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 10 |
| Threads | 8 | 10 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 5 nm |
The Apple M2 Pro 10-Core is our recommended choice as it beats the Microsoft SQ1 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Microsoft SQ1 and Apple M2 Pro 10-Core, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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