Athlon Gold 7220U vs i5-6442EQ

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-6442EQ
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 25 Watt
2.82
Athlon Gold 7220U
2022
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.98
+5.7%

Athlon Gold 7220U outperforms Core i5-6442EQ by a small 6% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-6442EQ and Athlon Gold 7220U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking16701639
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.33no data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i5Mendocino (Zen 2, Ryzen 7020)
Power efficiency10.6818.80
Architecture codenameSkylake (2015−2016)Mendocino (Zen 2) (2022−2023)
Release date12 October 2015 (9 years ago)20 September 2022 (2 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 7220U 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 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier19no data
L1 cache256 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB512 KB (per core)
L3 cache6 MB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm6 nm
Die size122 mm2100 mm2
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-6442EQ and Athlon Gold 7220U 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)1
Socketno dataFP6
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-6442EQ and Athlon Gold 7220U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
TSX+-

Security technologies

Core i5-6442EQ and Athlon Gold 7220U 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 7220U 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 7220U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics 530AMD Radeon 610M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-6442EQ and Athlon Gold 7220U.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes164

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
Athlon Gold 7220U 2.98
+5.7%

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 4487
Athlon Gold 7220U 4740
+5.6%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.82 2.98
Integrated graphics card 2.60 2.85
Recency 12 October 2015 20 September 2022
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 14 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 15 Watt

i5-6442EQ has 100% more physical cores.

Athlon Gold 7220U, on the other hand, has a 5.7% higher aggregate performance score, 9.6% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 6 years, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 66.7% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Core i5-6442EQ and Athlon Gold 7220U.


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