Ryzen 7 8845HS vs Microsoft SQ1

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Aggregate performance score

Microsoft SQ1
2019
8 cores / 8 threads
3.73
Ryzen 7 8845HS
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 45 Watt
18.14
+386%

Ryzen 7 8845HS outperforms Microsoft SQ1 by a whopping 386% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Microsoft SQ1 and Ryzen 7 8845HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1488337
Place by popularitynot in top-10089
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesQualcomm Snapdragonno data
Power efficiencyno data38.13
Architecture codenameCortex-A76 / A55 (Kryo 495) (2019)Hawk Point-HS (Zen 4) (2023−2024)
Release date2 October 2019 (5 years ago)6 December 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Microsoft SQ1 and Ryzen 7 8845HS 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 data3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz5.1 GHz
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data1 MB (per core)
L3 cache2 MB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm4 nm
Die sizeno data178 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistorsno data25,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Microsoft SQ1 and Ryzen 7 8845HS 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 dataFP8
Power consumption (TDP)no data45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Microsoft SQ1 and Ryzen 7 8845HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataRyzen AI, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Microsoft SQ1 and Ryzen 7 8845HS are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Microsoft SQ1 and Ryzen 7 8845HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardQualcomm Adreno 685AMD Radeon 780M ( - 2700 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Microsoft SQ1 and Ryzen 7 8845HS.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

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 7 8845HS 18.14
+386%

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 7 8845HS 28820
+387%

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 7 8845HS 7475
+1292%

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 7 8845HS 47416
+1009%

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 7 8845HS 4
+255%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Microsoft SQ1 2875
Ryzen 7 8845HS 11819
+311%

WebXPRT 3

Microsoft SQ1 116
Ryzen 7 8845HS 305
+163%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.73 18.14
Recency 2 October 2019 6 December 2023
Threads 8 16
Chip lithography 7 nm 4 nm

Ryzen 7 8845HS has a 386.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 100% more threads, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 7 8845HS is our recommended choice as it beats the Microsoft SQ1 in performance tests.


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