Athlon Gold 3150U vs i5-6442EQ

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-6442EQ
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 25 Watt
2.82
+12.4%
Athlon Gold 3150U
2020
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.51

Core i5-6442EQ outperforms Athlon Gold 3150U by a moderate 12% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-6442EQ and Athlon Gold 3150U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking16801755
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.40no data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i5AMD Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU)
Power efficiency10.6815.84
Architecture codenameSkylake (2015−2016)Dali (Zen) (2020)
Release date12 October 2015 (9 years ago)6 January 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$250no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i5-6442EQ and Athlon Gold 3150U 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speedno data2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed1.9 GHz3.3 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier1924
L1 cache256 KB192 KB
L2 cache1 MB1 MB
L3 cache6 MB4 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size122 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data95 °C
Number of transistorsno data4500 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-6442EQ and Athlon Gold 3150U 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
Socketno dataFP5
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-6442EQ and Athlon Gold 3150U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
TSX+-
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Core i5-6442EQ and Athlon Gold 3150U 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 Athlon Gold 3150U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-6442EQ and Athlon Gold 3150U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4
Maximum memory size64 GB32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/s38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics 530AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 ( - 1000 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-6442EQ and Athlon Gold 3150U.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1612

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


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.

i5-6442EQ 2.82
+12.4%
Athlon Gold 3150U 2.51

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

i5-6442EQ 4483
+12.4%
Athlon Gold 3150U 3989

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.82 2.51
Integrated graphics card 2.60 2.98
Recency 12 October 2015 6 January 2020
Physical cores 4 2
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 15 Watt

i5-6442EQ has a 12.4% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores.

Athlon Gold 3150U, on the other hand, has 14.6% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 4 years, and 66.7% lower power consumption.

The Core i5-6442EQ is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon Gold 3150U in performance tests.


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