Ryzen 5 4680U vs Microsoft SQ1

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Aggregate performance score

Microsoft SQ1
2019
8 cores / 8 threads
3.73
Ryzen 5 4680U
2021
6 cores / 12 threads, 15 Watt
8.16
+119%

Ryzen 5 4680U outperforms Microsoft SQ1 by a whopping 119% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Microsoft SQ1 and Ryzen 5 4680U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1489932
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesQualcomm SnapdragonAMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)
Power efficiencyno data51.48
Architecture codenameCortex-A76 / A55 (Kryo 495) (2019)Renoir-U (Zen 2) (2020−2021)
Release date2 October 2019 (5 years ago)13 April 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Microsoft SQ1 and Ryzen 5 4680U 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads812
Base clock speedno data2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz4 GHz
Multiplierno data21
L1 cacheno data384 KB
L2 cacheno data3 MB
L3 cache2 MB8 MB
Chip lithography7 nm7 nm
Die sizeno data156 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistorsno data9800 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Microsoft SQ1 and Ryzen 5 4680U 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.

Socketno dataFP6
Power consumption (TDP)no data15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Microsoft SQ1 and Ryzen 5 4680U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Microsoft SQ1 and Ryzen 5 4680U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Microsoft SQ1 and Ryzen 5 4680U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Maximum memory bandwidthno data68.27 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardQualcomm Adreno 685AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 ( - 1500 MHz)

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. 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.

Microsoft SQ1 3.73
Ryzen 5 4680U 8.16
+119%

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.

Microsoft SQ1 5918
Ryzen 5 4680U 12959
+119%

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
Ryzen 5 4680U 5301
+887%

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
Ryzen 5 4680U 31826
+644%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Microsoft SQ1 14.2
Ryzen 5 4680U 8.2
+73.2%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Microsoft SQ1 2875
Ryzen 5 4680U 5785
+101%

WebXPRT 3

Microsoft SQ1 116
Ryzen 5 4680U 198
+70.7%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.73 8.16
Recency 2 October 2019 13 April 2021
Physical cores 8 6
Threads 8 12

Microsoft SQ1 has 33.3% more physical cores.

Ryzen 5 4680U, on the other hand, has a 118.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 50% more threads.

The Ryzen 5 4680U is our recommended choice as it beats the Microsoft SQ1 in performance tests.


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