i7-10875H vs Microsoft SQ1

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Aggregate performance score

Microsoft SQ1
2019
8 cores / 8 threads
3.45
Core i7-10875H
2020, $450
8 cores / 16 threads, 45 Watt
8.26
+139%

Core i7-10875H outperforms Microsoft SQ1 by a whopping 139% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking17521070
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data7.14
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesQualcomm SnapdragonIntel Comet Lake
Power efficiencyno data7.75
DesignerMicrosoftIntel
Manufacturerno dataIntel
Architecture codenameCortex-A76 / A55 (Kryo 495) (2019)Comet Lake-H (2020)
Release date2 October 2019 (6 years ago)2 April 2020 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$450

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Microsoft SQ1 and Core i7-10875H 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads816
Base clock speedno data2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz4.9 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cacheno data256K (per core)
L3 cache2 MB12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Microsoft SQ1 and Core i7-10875H 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 configurationno data1
Socketno dataFCBGA1440
Power consumption (TDP)W45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Microsoft SQ1 and Core i7-10875H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
SIPP-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+

Security technologies

Microsoft SQ1 and Core i7-10875H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Microsoft SQ1 and Core i7-10875H are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Microsoft SQ1 and Core i7-10875H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data45.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardQualcomm Adreno 685Intel UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel Processors
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.2 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Microsoft SQ1 and Core i7-10875H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Microsoft SQ1 and Core i7-10875H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304@30Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096 x 2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Microsoft SQ1 and Core i7-10875H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Microsoft SQ1 and Core i7-10875H.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Synthetic benchmarks

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating.

Microsoft SQ1 3.45
i7-10875H 8.26
+139%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.

Microsoft SQ1 6039
Samples: 79
i7-10875H 14463
+139%
Samples: 2204

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Microsoft SQ1 537
i7-10875H 7803
+1353%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Microsoft SQ1 4276
i7-10875H 44805
+948%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Microsoft SQ1 2875
i7-10875H 7799
+171%

WebXPRT 3

Microsoft SQ1 116
i7-10875H 239
+106%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.45 8.26
Recency 2 October 2019 2 April 2020
Threads 8 16
Chip lithography 7 nm 14 nm

Microsoft SQ1 has a 100% more advanced lithography process.

i7-10875H, on the other hand, has a 139.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 months, and 100% more threads.

The Intel Core i7-10875H is our recommended choice as it beats the Microsoft SQ1 in performance tests.

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