Core i5-6442EQ vs A6 Pro-7050B

Primary details

Comparing A6 Pro-7050B and Core i5-6442EQ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2653	1585
Place by popularity	49	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	0.03
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	AMD Kaveri	Intel Core i5
Architecture codename	Kaveri (2014−2015)	Skylake (2015−2016)
Release date	4 June 2014 (10 years ago)	12 October 2015 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$250
Current price	no data	$3337 (13.3x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

A6 Pro-7050B 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	2 (Dual-core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	1.9 GHz
Bus support	no data	4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache	no data	256 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	1 MB
L3 cache	no data	6 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Die size	245 mm2	122 mm2
Number of transistors	2410 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on A6 Pro-7050B 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	no data	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FP3	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	17 Watt	25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6 Pro-7050B 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, FMA, DDR3-1600 Controller	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	no data
AVX	+	+
FRTC	1	no data
PowerTune	-	no data
TrueAudio	+	no data
PowerNow	+	no data
PowerGating	+	no data
Out-of-band client management	+	no data
VirusProtect	+	no data
RAID	+	no data
HSA	1	no data
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
TSX	no data	+

Security technologies

A6 Pro-7050B 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 Pro-7050B and Core i5-6442EQ are enumerated here.

AMD-V	1	no data
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6 Pro-7050B 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	2	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 R4 Graphics	Intel HD Graphics 530
iGPU core count	3	no data
Number of pipelines	192	no data
Enduro	+	no data
Switchable graphics	1	no data
UVD	+	no data
VCE	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A6 Pro-7050B and Core i5-6442EQ integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A6 Pro-7050B and Core i5-6442EQ integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	1	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6 Pro-7050B and Core i5-6442EQ.

PCIe version	3.0	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.

Core i5-6442EQ outperforms A6 Pro-7050B by 346% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.65	2.90
Recency	4 June 2014	12 October 2015
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	17 Watt	25 Watt

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