i5-6442EQ vs Pentium G4620

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2054	1940
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.15	0.39
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Core i5
Power efficiency	4.48	10.89
Designer	Intel	Intel
Manufacturer	Intel	no data
Architecture codename	Kaby Lake (2016−2019)	Skylake (2015−2016)
Release date	3 January 2017 (8 years ago)	12 October 2015 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$100	$250

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Pentium G4620 has 195% better value for money than i5-6442EQ.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Pentium G4620 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	3.7 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	1.9 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	8 GT/s	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	19
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1 MB
L3 cache	3 MB (shared)	6 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	no data	122 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	65 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G4620 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	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA1151	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	51 Watt	25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G4620 and Core i5-6442EQ. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-

Security technologies

Pentium G4620 and Core i5-6442EQ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	no data
MPX	+	-
Identity Protection	+	-
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G4620 and Core i5-6442EQ are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G4620 and Core i5-6442EQ. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600	no data
Maximum memory size	64 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	34.134 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare HD Graphics 630 and HD Graphics 530	Intel HD Graphics 630	Intel HD Graphics 530
Max video memory	64 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz	no data
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G4620 and Core i5-6442EQ integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

3

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Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium G4620 and Core i5-6442EQ integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz	no data
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium G4620 and Core i5-6442EQ integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	no data
OpenGL	4.4	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G4620 and Core i5-6442EQ.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	16

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.13	2.54
Integrated graphics card	2.85	2.38
Recency	3 January 2017	12 October 2015
Physical cores	2	4
Power consumption (TDP)	51 Watt	25 Watt

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