i5-6442EQ vs A6-5200

Primary details

Comparing A6-5200 and Core i5-6442EQ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2396	1649
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	0.35
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	AMD A-Series	Intel Core i5
Architecture codename	Kabini (2013−2014)	Skylake (2015−2016)
Release date	23 May 2013 (11 years ago)	12 October 2015 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$250

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

A6-5200 and Core i5-6442EQ 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	4 (Quad-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	4
Boost clock speed	2 GHz	1.9 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	no data	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	19
L1 cache	256 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB	1 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	6 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Die size	246 mm2	122 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	90 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,178 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on A6-5200 and Core i5-6442EQ 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	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FT3	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-5200 and Core i5-6442EQ. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	FMA4	-
AVX	+	+
PowerNow	+	-
PowerGating	+	-
VirusProtect	+	-
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
TSX	-	+

Security technologies

A6-5200 and Core i5-6442EQ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-5200 and Core i5-6442EQ are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-5200 and Core i5-6442EQ. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1600	no data
Maximum memory size	no data	64 GB
Max memory channels	1	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	34.134 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	AMD Radeon HD 8400	Intel HD Graphics 530
Number of pipelines	128	no data
Enduro	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A6-5200 and Core i5-6442EQ integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A6-5200 and Core i5-6442EQ integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 11	no data
Vulkan	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-5200 and Core i5-6442EQ.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.09	2.94
Integrated graphics card	0.69	2.60
Recency	23 May 2013	12 October 2015
Chip lithography	28 nm	14 nm

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