Core i5-6442EQ vs Athlon 240GE

General info

Comparing Athlon 240GE and Core i5-6442EQ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1548	1554
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	4.57	0.03
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	AMD Athlon	Intel Core i5
Architecture codename	Zen (2017−2020)	Skylake (2015−2016)
Release date	21 December 2018 (5 years ago)	12 October 2015 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$75	$250
Current price	$221 (2.9x MSRP)	$3337 (13.3x MSRP)

Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Athlon 240GE has 15133% better value for money than i5-6442EQ.

Technical specs

Athlon 240GE 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	4	4
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.5 GHz	1.9 GHz
Bus support	no data	4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache	96K (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	1 MB
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	6 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	209.78 mm2	122 mm2
Number of transistors	4,800 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 240GE 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 (Uniprocessor)	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	AM4	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 240GE and Core i5-6442EQ. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	no data
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
TSX	no data	+

Security technologies

Athlon 240GE and Core i5-6442EQ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

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Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 240GE and Core i5-6442EQ are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 240GE and Core i5-6442EQ. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Dual-channel	no data
Maximum memory size	64 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	34.134 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare

AMD Radeon RX Vega 3

Intel HD Graphics 530

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 240GE and Core i5-6442EQ.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	12	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.

Athlon 240GE outperforms Core i5-6442EQ by 1% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Advantages and disadvantages

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Performance score	2.91	2.88
Integrated graphics card	2.97	2.59
Recency	21 December 2018	12 October 2015
Physical cores	2	4
Cost	$75	$250
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	25 Watt

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