Microsoft SQ1 vs Xeon D-1559
Aggregate performance score
Xeon D-1559 outperforms Microsoft SQ1 by a substantial 36% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon D-1559 and Microsoft SQ1 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1224 | 1491 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Xeon D | Qualcomm Snapdragon |
| Power efficiency | 10.56 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Broadwell (2015−2019) | Cortex-A76 / A55 (Kryo 495) (2019) |
| Release date | no data | 2 October 2019 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $727 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Xeon D-1559 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 | 12 (Dodeca-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 24 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 1.5 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 2.0 | no data |
| Multiplier | 15 | no data |
| L1 cache | 768 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 3 MB | no data |
| L3 cache | 18 MB | 2 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 7 nm |
| Die size | 306.18 mm2 | no data |
| Number of transistors | 4700 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon D-1559 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.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 (Uniprocessor) | no data |
| Socket | FCBGA1667 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | no data |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-1559 and Microsoft SQ1. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® AVX2 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| GPIO | + | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon D-1559 and Microsoft SQ1 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
| Secure Key | + | no data |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-1559 and Microsoft SQ1 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon D-1559 and Microsoft SQ1. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4, DDR3 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 34.124 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Qualcomm Adreno 685 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-1559 and Microsoft SQ1.
| PCIe version | 2.0/3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 32 | no data |
| USB revision | 2.0/3.0 | no data |
| Total number of SATA ports | 6 | no data |
| Number of USB ports | 8 | no data |
| Integrated LAN | + | no data |
| UART | + | no data |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 5.05 | 3.72 |
| Physical cores | 12 | 8 |
| Threads | 24 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 7 nm |
Xeon D-1559 has a 35.8% higher aggregate performance score, and 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads.
Microsoft SQ1, on the other hand, has a 100% more advanced lithography process.
The Xeon D-1559 is our recommended choice as it beats the Microsoft SQ1 in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon D-1559 is a server/workstation processor while Microsoft SQ1 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon D-1559 and Microsoft SQ1, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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