V-Series V120 vs i5-6440HQ

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-6440HQ and V-Series V120 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1598not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i5AMD V-Series
Power efficiency6.75no data
Architecture codenameSkylake (2015−2016)Champlain (2010−2011)
Release date1 September 2015 (9 years ago)12 May 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$250no data

Detailed specifications

Core i5-6440HQ and V-Series V120 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads41
Base clock speed2.6 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz2.2 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s3200 MHz
Multiplier26no data
L1 cache256 KB128 KB
L2 cache1 MB512 KB
L3 cache6 MBno data
Chip lithography14 nm45 nm
Die size122 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-6440HQ and V-Series V120 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)no data
SocketFCBGA1440S1
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-6440HQ and V-Series V120. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2MMX, 3DNow, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
VirusProtect-+
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
SIPP+-
Smart Response+no data

Security technologies

Core i5-6440HQ and V-Series V120 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-6440HQ and V-Series V120 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-6440HQ and V-Series V120. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR3
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 530no data
Max video memory64 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency950 MHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-6440HQ and V-Series V120 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-6440HQ and V-Series V120 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-6440HQ and V-Series V120 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-6440HQ and V-Series V120.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

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



Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

i5-6440HQ 5157
+175%
V-Series V120 1874

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

i5-6440HQ 18239
+873%
V-Series V120 1874

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

i5-6440HQ 5998
+530%
V-Series V120 953

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

i5-6440HQ 11.08
+525%
V-Series V120 69.3

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

i5-6440HQ 6
+909%
V-Series V120 1

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 September 2015 12 May 2010
Physical cores 4 1
Threads 4 1
Chip lithography 14 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 25 Watt

i5-6440HQ has an age advantage of 5 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.

V-Series V120, on the other hand, has 80% lower power consumption.

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