Microsoft SQ1 vs Apple M4 (10 cores)
Aggregate performance score
Apple M4 (10 cores) outperforms Microsoft SQ1 by a whopping 492% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing M4 (10 cores) and Microsoft SQ1 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 239 | 1489 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | Apple Apple M4 | Qualcomm Snapdragon |
| Power efficiency | 52.24 | no data |
| Architecture codename | no data | Cortex-A76 / A55 (Kryo 495) (2019) |
| Release date | 7 May 2024 (less than a year ago) | 2 October 2019 (5 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
M4 (10 cores) 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 | 10 (Deca-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 10 | 8 |
| Boost clock speed | 4.4 GHz | 3 GHz |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | no data |
| L3 cache | no data | 2 MB |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | 7 nm |
| Number of transistors | 28 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
Compatibility
Information on M4 (10 cores) 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.
| Power consumption (TDP) | 40 Watt | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Apple M4 10-core GPU | Qualcomm Adreno 685 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 22.08 | 3.73 |
| Recency | 7 May 2024 | 2 October 2019 |
| Physical cores | 10 | 8 |
| Threads | 10 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | 7 nm |
Apple M4 (10 cores) has a 492% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 25% more physical cores and 25% more threads, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.
The M4 (10 cores) is our recommended choice as it beats the Microsoft SQ1 in performance tests.
Note that Apple M4 (10 cores) is a desktop processor while Microsoft SQ1 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M4 (10 cores) and Microsoft SQ1, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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