Intel Core i5-6440EQ: specs and benchmarks

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Core i5-6440EQ
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 45 Watt
3.35

Core i5-6440EQ provides poor benchmark performance at 3.35% of a leader's which is a 96-core EPYC 9655P.

Summary

Intel started Core i5-6440EQ sales 12 October 2015 at a recommended price of $250. This is a Skylake architecture notebook processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 4 cores and 4 threads, and is based on 14 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 2700 MHz - 3400 MHz (1 core) 3300 MHz (2 cores) 3200 MHz (3 cores) 3100 MHz (4 cores) and a locked multiplier.

Compatibility-wise, this is a processor with a TDP of 45 Watt. It supports LPDDR3-1866 memory.

Primary details

Core i5-6440EQ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.

Place in the ranking1580
Place by popularitynot in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.56
Market segmentLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i5
Power efficiency7.05of 100.00 (Ryzen Z1 Extreme)
Architecture codenameSkylake (2015−2016)
Release date12 October 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$250of 17,906 (Xeon Platinum 8280L)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)
Threads4
Boost clock speed2.7 GHzof 6.2 GHz (Core i9-14900KS)
Bus typeDMI 3.0
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier27of 42 (Core i7-7700K)
L1 cache256 KBof 80 KB (EPYC 9965)
L2 cache1 MBof 2 MB (Xeon 6980P)
L3 cache6 MBof 1152 MB (EPYC 9684X)
Chip lithography14 nmof 3 nm (Apple M3 Max 16-Core)
Die size122 mm2
64 bit support+
Windows 11 compatibility-

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-6440EQ compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)of 8 (Opteron 842)
Power consumption (TDP)45 Wattof 500 Watt (Xeon 6960P)

Technologies and extensions

Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Core i5-6440EQ. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI+
AVX+
vPro+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+
TSX+

Security technologies

Processor technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+

Virtualization technologies

Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.

VT-d+
VT-x+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Core i5-6440EQ's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.

Supported memory typesLPDDR3-1866
Maximum memory size64 GBof 6 TiB (EPYC 9124)
Max memory channels2of 12 (Xeon Platinum 9221)
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/sof 460.8 GB/s (EPYC 9124)

Graphics specifications

General parameters of a GPU integrated into Core i5-6440EQ.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 530

Peripherals

Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.

PCIe version3.0of 5.0 (Core i9-12900K)
PCI Express lanes16of 128 (EPYC 7551P)

Benchmark performance

Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Core i5-6440EQ. Overall benchmark performance 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.

i5-6440EQ 3.35

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.

i5-6440EQ 5324

Gaming performance

Closest competitors

Core i5-6440EQ's performance relative to its closest rivals among desktop CPUs.


Core i5-4590 100.9
Core i7-2600 100.6
FX-8300 100.3
Core i5-6440EQ 100
FX-8370E 99.7
FX-8150 98.81

AMD equivalent

According to our data, the closest AMD alternative to Core i5-6440EQ is Ryzen Embedded V1404I, which is faster by 13% and higher by 99 positions in our ranking.

Here are some closest AMD rivals to Core i5-6440EQ:

FX-8320 102.39
FX-8300 100.3
Core i5-6440EQ 100
FX-8370E 99.7
FX-8150 98.81

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Recommended GPUs

People consider these graphics cards to be good for Core i5-6440EQ, according to our PC configuration statistics.

These are the fastest graphics cards for Core i5-6440EQ in our user configuration statistics. There is a total of 18 configurations using Core i5-6440EQ in our database.

RX 6600 Radeon RX 6600
5.6% (1/18)
R9 290 Radeon R9 290
5.6% (1/18)
M3000M Quadro M3000M
5.6% (1/18)
Quadro M600M Quadro M600M
5.6% (1/18)
R7 M370 Radeon R7 M370
11.1% (2/18)
HD Graphics 530 HD Graphics 530
22.2% (4/18)
R7 240 Radeon R7 240
5.6% (1/18)
GT 740M GeForce GT 740M
5.6% (1/18)
R7 M360 Radeon R7 M360
5.6% (1/18)

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