A10 PRO-7800B vs i5-6442EQ

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-6442EQ and A10 PRO-7800B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1668	1883
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.33	no data
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Core i5	no data
Power efficiency	10.68	3.03
Architecture codename	Skylake (2015−2016)	Kaveri (2014−2015)
Release date	12 October 2015 (9 years ago)	31 July 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$250	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core i5-6442EQ and A10 PRO-7800B 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
Base clock speed	no data	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.9 GHz	3.9 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	19	no data
L1 cache	256 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	4096 KB
L3 cache	6 MB	no data
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Die size	122 mm2	245 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	71 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	74 °C
Number of transistors	no data	2,411 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-6442EQ and A10 PRO-7800B 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
Socket	no data	FM2+
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-6442EQ and A10 PRO-7800B. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	+	+
PowerTune	-	+
TrueAudio	-	+
PowerNow	-	+
PowerGating	-	+
Out-of-band client management	-	+
VirusProtect	-	+
RAID	-	+
HSA	-	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
TSX	+	-

Security technologies

Core i5-6442EQ and A10 PRO-7800B technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

+

no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-6442EQ and A10 PRO-7800B 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 Core i5-6442EQ and A10 PRO-7800B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR3-2133
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.134 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics 530	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
iGPU core count	no data	8
Number of pipelines	no data	512
UVD	-	+
VCE	-	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-6442EQ and A10 PRO-7800B integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-6442EQ and A10 PRO-7800B integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX

no data

DirectX® 12

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-6442EQ and A10 PRO-7800B.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.82	2.08
Recency	12 October 2015	31 July 2014
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	65 Watt

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