AMD RX-427BB vs Intel Core i5-6442EQ

Comparative analysis of AMD RX-427BB and Intel Core i5-6442EQ 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: 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), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD RX-427BB

Intel Core i5-6442EQ

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD RX-427BB

Around 133233% higher clock speed: 3600 MHz vs 2.70 GHz

Maximum frequency	3600 MHz vs 2.70 GHz

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-6442EQ

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 35 Watt

Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 35 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD RX-427BB
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-6442EQ

Name	AMD RX-427BB	Intel Core i5-6442EQ
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.913
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	12.202
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.185
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.562
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.551
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1702
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1809
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	5750
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1702
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1809
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	5750
PassMark - Single thread mark		1649
PassMark - CPU mark		4487

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD RX-427BB	Intel Core i5-6442EQ
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bald Eagle	Skylake
Family	AMD R-Series
Launch date	20 May 2014	Q4'15
Place in performance rating	1611	1516
Processor Number	RX-427BB	i5-6442EQ
Vertical segment	Embedded	Embedded
Series		6th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2700 MHz	1.90 GHz
Die size	928 mm2
L1 cache	256 KB
L2 cache	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3600 MHz	2.70 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	4
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Maximum core temperature		100°C
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s	34.1 GB/s
Supported memory types	DDR3-2133	DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Maximum memory size		64 GB
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	600 MHz	350 MHz
Graphics max frequency	686 MHz
Number of pipelines	512
Processor graphics	Radeon R7 Graphics	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
Number of displays supported	4	3
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX	11.1	12
OpenGL	4.2	4.5
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	30-35 Watt
Package Size	micro-BGA	42mm x 28mm
Sockets supported	BGA (FP3)	FCBGA1440
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	25 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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