AMD RX-418GD vs Intel Core i5-6440EQ

Comparative analysis of AMD RX-418GD and Intel Core i5-6440EQ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics image quality, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD RX-418GD

Intel Core i5-6440EQ

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD RX-418GD

Around 94018% higher clock speed: 3200 MHz vs 3.40 GHz
Around 29% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 45 Watt

Maximum frequency	3200 MHz vs 3.40 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 45 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-6440EQ

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm

Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD RX-418GD
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-6440EQ

Name	AMD RX-418GD	Intel Core i5-6440EQ
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1050
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1050
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1543
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1543
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	4536
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	4536
PassMark - Single thread mark		1966
PassMark - CPU mark		5324
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3775
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		10119
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		17.4
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		165.696
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.277
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		6.896
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		27.044

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD RX-418GD	Intel Core i5-6440EQ
Essentials
Architecture codename	Merlin Falcon	Skylake
Family	AMD R-Series
Launch date	21 October 2015	Q4'15
Place in performance rating	1220	1050
Price now	RX-418GD
Vertical segment	Embedded	Embedded
Processor Number		i5-6440EQ
Series		6th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1800 MHz	2.70 GHz
Die size	1073 mm2
L1 cache	320 KB
L2 cache	2 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3200 MHz	3.40 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	4
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Maximum core temperature		100°C
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.4 GB/s	34.1 GB/s
Supported memory types	DDR3-2133, DDR4-2400	DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Maximum memory size		64 GB
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	800 MHz	350 MHz
Number of pipelines	384
Processor graphics	Radeon R6 series	Intel® HD Graphics 530
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Device ID		0x191B
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.00 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		64 GB
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3	3
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.4	4.5
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	12-35 Watt
Package Size	micro-BGA	42mm x 28mm
Sockets supported	BGA (FP4)	FCBGA1440
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	45 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
UART
USB revision	3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@24Hz
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot