Intel Core i5-6442EQ Benchmark, Test and specs

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The Intel Core i5-6442EQ has 4 cores with 4 threads and is based on the 6. gen of the Intel Core i5 series. The processor uses a mainboard with the BGA 1440 socket and was released in Q4/2015. The Intel Core i5-6442EQ scores 724 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 2,207 points.
Intel Core i5-6442EQ

At a glance

Name: Intel Core i5-6442EQ
Family: Intel Core i5 (336)
CPU group: Intel Core i 6000H (15)
Architecture: Skylake H
Technology: 14 nm
Segment: Notebook
Generation: 6
Predecessor: --
Successor: Intel Core i5-7442EQ

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-6442EQ has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-6442EQ is 1.90 GHz (2.70 GHz). The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

CPU Cores / Threads: 4 / 4
Core architecture: normal
Cores: 4x
Hyperthreading / SMT: No
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 1.90 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): 2.70 GHz
Turbo Frequency (4 Cores): 2.40 GHz

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Core i5-6442EQ has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Core i5-6442EQ uses the Intel HD Graphics 530, which has 192 texture shaders and 24 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

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

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.

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 & PCIe

The processor can use up to 64 GB memory in 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 34.1 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

Memory type: Memory bandwidth:
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

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 25 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU.

TDP (PL1 / PBP): 25 W
TDP (PL2): --
TDP up: --
TDP down: --
Tjunction max.: --

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-6442EQ is made in 14 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 6.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.

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

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Benchmark results

Verified Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the Intel Core i5-6442EQ 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.
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4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
727
AMD Ryzen 5 3580U AMD Ryzen 5 3580U
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
727
Intel Core i3-6100E Intel Core i3-6100E
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
725
Intel Core i5-6442EQ Intel Core i5-6442EQ
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
724
Intel Core i7-4760HQ Intel Core i7-4760HQ
4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz
724
Intel Core i7-3615QE Intel Core i7-3615QE
4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz
724
Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ1 Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ1
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
724

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 i7-7567U Intel Core i7-7567U
2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
2267
Intel Core i7-2630QM Intel Core i7-2630QM
4C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
2251
Intel Core i3-1115GRE Intel Core i3-1115GRE
2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
2233
Intel Core i5-6442EQ Intel Core i5-6442EQ
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
2207
Intel Celeron N5095A Intel Celeron N5095A
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
2197
AMD Athlon Gold 7220U AMD Athlon Gold 7220U
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
2154
Intel Celeron N5095 Intel Celeron N5095
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
2145

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.
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Intel UHD Graphics 10th Gen (32 EU) @ 0.75 GHz
400
Intel Core i7-13650HX Intel Core i7-13650HX
Intel UHD Graphics 13th Gen (16 EU) @ 1.55 GHz
397
Nintendo Switch Nintendo Switch
NVIDIA Tegra X1 (Maxwell) @ 0.77 GHz
393
Intel Core i5-6442EQ Intel Core i5-6442EQ
Intel HD Graphics 530 @ 1.00 GHz
384
Intel Core i3-8100H Intel Core i3-8100H
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.00 GHz
384
Intel Core i3-8145U Intel Core i3-8145U
Intel UHD Graphics 620 @ 1.00 GHz
384
Intel Core i3-8145UE Intel Core i3-8145UE
Intel UHD Graphics 620 @ 1.00 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.
AMD A8-7670K AMD A8-7670K
4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
4682
Intel Core i7-3632QM Intel Core i7-3632QM
4C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
4645
Intel Core i7-3612QM Intel Core i7-3612QM
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
4631
Intel Core i5-6442EQ Intel Core i5-6442EQ
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
4612
Intel Core i7-2920XM Intel Core i7-2920XM
4C 8T @ 2.50 GHz
4611
Intel Core i7-2860QM Intel Core i7-2860QM
4C 8T @ 2.50 GHz
4592
AMD A10-7850K AMD A10-7850K
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz
4568

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.
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2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
113
Intel Core i3-6100H Intel Core i3-6100H
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
112
Intel Core i3-7130U Intel Core i3-7130U
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
112
Intel Core i5-6442EQ Intel Core i5-6442EQ
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
111
Intel Core i5-4310U Intel Core i5-4310U
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
111
Intel Core i5-5200U Intel Core i5-5200U
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
110
Intel Core i5-5250U Intel Core i5-5250U
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
110

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 Processor N100 Intel Processor N100
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
477
Intel Core i5-6300HQ Intel Core i5-6300HQ
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
475
Intel Core i7-7567U Intel Core i7-7567U
2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
423
Intel Core i5-6442EQ Intel Core i5-6442EQ
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
422
Intel Core i3-1115G4 Intel Core i3-1115G4
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
417
Intel Core i7-7600U Intel Core i7-7600U
2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
417
Intel Core i3-1005G1 Intel Core i3-1005G1
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
409

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