AMD Phenom II X4 840T vs Intel Core i5-6442EQ

Last updated: 2024-04-16

CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD Phenom II X4 840T		Intel Core i5-6442EQ
CPU comparison AMD Phenom II X4 840T or Intel Core i5-6442EQ - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results. The AMD Phenom II X4 840T has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Phenom II X4 840T was released in Q3/2010. The Intel Core i5-6442EQ has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-6442EQ was released in Q4/2015.

AMD Phenom II (52)	Family	Intel Core i5 (331)
AMD Phenom II - 800/900 (23)	CPU group	Intel Core i 6000H (15)
4	Generation	6
Deneb (K10)	Architecture	Skylake H
Desktop / Server	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	Intel Core i5-7442EQ

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The AMD Phenom II X4 840T is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.90 GHz (3.20 GHz). The Intel Core i5-6442EQ has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.90 GHz (2.70 GHz).
AMD Phenom II X4 840T	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-6442EQ
4	Cores	4
4	Threads	4
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	No
Yes	Overclocking ?	No
2.90 GHz	Frequency	1.90 GHz
3.20 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	2.70 GHz
3.20 GHz	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	2.40 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
AMD Phenom II X4 840T	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-6442EQ
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.
no iGPU	GPU	Intel HD Graphics 530
	GPU frequency	0.35 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	1.00 GHz
--	GPU Generation	9
	Technology	14 nm
	Max. displays	3
--	Compute units	24
--	Shader	192
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
--	Max. GPU Memory	32 GB
--	DirectX Version	12

Hardware codec support A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
no iGPU	GPU	Intel HD Graphics 530
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	Decode / Encode
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	Decode
No	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VP9	Decode
No	Codec VP8	Decode / Encode
No	Codec AV1	No
No	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VC-1	Decode
No	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The AMD Phenom II X4 840T supports a maximum of GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-6442EQ can connect up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
AMD Phenom II X4 840T	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-6442EQ
DDR3-1333, DDR2-1066	Memory	LPDDR3-1866, DDR4-2133
	Max. Memory	64 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
21.3 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	34.1 GB/s
No	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	--
6.00 MB	L3 Cache	6.00 MB
--	PCIe version	3.0
--	PCIe lanes	16
--	PCIe Bandwidth	15.8 GB/s
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD Phenom II X4 840T has a TDP of 95 W, that of the Intel Core i5-6442EQ is 25 W.
AMD Phenom II X4 840T	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-6442EQ
95 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	25 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
--	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The AMD Phenom II X4 840T has a 6.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i5-6442EQ cache has a total of 6.00 MB.
AMD Phenom II X4 840T	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-6442EQ
45 nm	Technology	14 nm
Unknown	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE3, SSE4a	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
AM3	Socket	BGA 1440
AMD-V	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2010	Release date	Q4/2015
--	Release price	--

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

AMD Phenom II X4 840T (71%)

Intel Core i5-6442EQ (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

AMD Phenom II X4 840T (66%)

Intel Core i5-6442EQ (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Phenom II X4 840T 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	469 (65%)
	Intel Core i5-6442EQ 4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	724 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Phenom II X4 840T 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	1578 (71%)
	Intel Core i5-6442EQ 4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	2207 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	AMD Phenom II X4 840T 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	2246 (49%)
	Intel Core i5-6442EQ 4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	4612 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Phenom II X4 840T 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	84 (76%)
	Intel Core i5-6442EQ 4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	111 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Phenom II X4 840T 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	324 (77%)
	Intel Core i5-6442EQ 4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	422 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.


	AMD Phenom II X4 840T @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-6442EQ Intel HD Graphics 530 @ 1.00 GHz	384 (100%)

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