Intel Core i5-6440EQ Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2024-04-16

The Intel Core i5-6440EQ is a 4 core processor. It can handle 4 threads simultaneously and was introduced in Q4/2015. The Intel Core i5-6440EQ is based on the 6. generation of the Intel Core i5 series and requires a mainboard with the socket BGA 1440. The Intel Core i5-6440EQ scores 846 points with one CPU core in the Geekbench 5 benchmark. When using all CPU cores, the result is 2,956 points.

CPU lineage
Here you can see which group the Intel Core i5-6440EQ belongs to and which processor is the predecessor of the Intel Core i5-6440EQ.
Name:	Intel Core i5-6440EQ
Family:	Intel Core i5 (331)
CPU group:	Intel Core i 6000H (15)
Architecture:	Skylake H
Segment:	Mobile
Generation:	6
Predecessor:	--
Successor:	Intel Core i5-7440EQ

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The 4 CPU cores of the Intel Core i5-6440EQ clock with 2.70 GHz (3.40 GHz). The number of CPU cores and the clock frequency of the processor are largely responsible for the overall performance.

CPU Cores / Threads:	4 / 4
Core architecture:	normal
Cores:	4x

Hyperthreading / SMT:	No
Overclocking:	No
Frequency:	2.70 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	3.40 GHz
Turbo Frequency (4 Cores):	3.00 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.

AI hardware:	--
AI specifications:	--

Internal Graphics

With the Intel HD Graphics 530, the Intel Core i5-6440EQ has an build in graphic solution. It has 24 SM processors, which have a total of 192 texture shaders. The iGPU not only enables games, but also significantly accelerates video playback.

GPU name:	Intel HD Graphics 530
GPU frequency:	0.35 GHz
GPU (Turbo):	1.00 GHz
Compute units:	24
Shader:	192
Hardware Raytracing:	No
Release date:	Q3/2015

Max. displays:	3
Generation:	9
Direct X:	12
Technology:	14 nm
Max. GPU Memory:	32 GB
Frame Generation:	No

Hardware codec support

Processors that have an integrated graphics can play videos faster and more efficiently. This can have a positive effect on the battery life of notebooks, for example.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit):	Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit):	Decode
h264:	Decode / Encode
VP8:	Decode / Encode
VP9:	Decode

AV1:	No
AVC:	Decode / Encode
VC-1:	Decode
JPEG:	Decode / Encode

Memory type:	Memory bandwidth:
Memory & PCIe The Intel Core i5-6440EQ supports up to 64 GB memory in up to 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. This results in a maximum memory bandwidth of 34.1 GB/s.

LPDDR3-1866 DDR4-2133	29.9 GB/s 34.1 GB/s
Max. Memory:	64 GB
Memory channels:	2 (Dual Channel)
ECC:	No
PCIe:	3.0 x 16
PCIe Bandwidth:	15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management With the TDP, the processor manufacturer specifies the cooling solution required for the processor. The Intel Core i5-6440EQ has a TDP of 45 W.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):	45 W
TDP (PL2):	--
TDP up:	--
TDP down:	--
Tjunction max.:	--

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-6440EQ has a 6.00 MB large cache. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm. Modern production increases the efficiency of the processor.

Technology:	14 nm
Chip design:	Monolithic
Socket:	BGA 1440
L2-Cache:	--
L3-Cache:	6.00 MB
AES-NI:	Yes
Operating systems:	Windows 10, Linux

Virtualization:	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA):	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions:	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
Release date:	Q4/2015
Release price:	--
Part Number:	--
Documents:	Technical data sheet

Intel Core i5-6440EQ
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz (3.40 GHz)

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the Intel Core i5-6440EQ have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.

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.


	Intel Xeon D-2142IT 8C 16T @ 3.00 GHz	850
	Valve Steam Deck (AMD Custom APU 0405) 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	849
	Intel Pentium G4400 2C 2T @ 3.30 GHz	847
	Intel Core i5-6440EQ 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	846
	Intel Core i7-6870HQ 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	846
	Intel Core i5-7500T 4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	846
	Intel Xeon E5-2630 v4 10C 20T @ 3.10 GHz	846

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.


	Intel Core i5-1030NG7 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	2963
	Intel Xeon D-1527 4C 8T @ 2.20 GHz	2963
	Intel Core i7-4750HQ 4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz	2960
	Intel Core i5-6440EQ 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	2956
	Intel Core i5-8250U 4C 8T @ 2.30 GHz	2956
	Intel Core i5-6500 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	2956
	Intel Xeon D-1520 4C 8T @ 2.20 GHz	2948

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	Intel Core i3-6100T 2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	1086
	Intel Core i7-5820K 6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz	1086
	Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4 20C 40T @ 3.60 GHz	1086
	Intel Core i5-6440EQ 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	1084
	Intel Core i7-4960HQ 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	1084
	AMD Ryzen 3 3200G 4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	1084
	Intel Core i7-6560U 2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	1084

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	Intel Core i5-4460 4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	3161
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 8C 8T @ 2.84 GHz	3151
	AMD Ryzen 3 4300U 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	3140
	Intel Core i5-6440EQ 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	3136
	MediaTek Dimensity 1300 8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	3134
	Intel Processor N100 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	3129
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ 8C 8T @ 3.10 GHz	3129

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 A8-5500 AMD Radeon HD 7560D @ 0.76 GHz	389
	AMD A8-5500B AMD Radeon HD 7560D @ 0.76 GHz	389
	AMD A8-5600K AMD Radeon HD 7560D @ 0.76 GHz	389
	Intel Core i5-6440EQ Intel HD Graphics 530 @ 1.00 GHz	384
	Intel Core i5-14450HX Intel UHD Graphics 13th Gen (16 EU) @ 1.50 GHz	384
	Intel Atom x7425E Intel UHD Graphics 24 EUs (Alder Lake) @ 1.00 GHz	384
	Intel Processor N200 Intel UHD Graphics 32 EUs (Alder Lake) @ 0.75 GHz	384

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.


	Intel Core i7-4785T 4C 8T @ 2.70 GHz	5486
	Intel Xeon E5-2609 v4 8C 8T @ 1.70 GHz	5448
	Intel Core i5-5675R 4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	5440
	Intel Core i5-6440EQ 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	5418
	Intel Core i5-4690S 4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	5418
	AMD FX-6100 6C 6T @ 3.90 GHz	5418
	Intel Processor N100 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	5417

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.


	Intel Core i7-4770 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	141
	Intel Core i7-4770K 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	141
	Intel Core i7-4820K 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	141
	Intel Core i5-6440EQ 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	140
	Intel Xeon Gold 5118 12C 24T @ 3.20 GHz	140
	Intel Core i5-6267U 2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	140
	Intel Pentium G4400 2C 2T @ 3.30 GHz	140

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.


	Intel Core i5-4690 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	534
	Intel Xeon E3-1240L v5 4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz	533
	Intel Core i3-8100T 4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	530
	Intel Core i5-6440EQ 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	528
	Intel Core i5-7500T 4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	528
	AMD Ryzen 5 3450U 4C 8T @ 3.10 GHz	527
	Intel Xeon E3-1505L v5 4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz	520

Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,488 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,461 entries

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,754 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,702 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,026 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,391 entries

Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,106 entries

Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,101 entries

Geekbench 3 (SC)
942 entries

Geekbench 3 (MC)
938 entries

Cinebench R11.5 (SC)
825 entries

Cinebench R11.5 (MC)
836 entries

Cinebench R11.5 iGPU
383 entries

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