Intel Core i5-6442EQ vs AMD PRO A8-9600B

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-6442EQ and AMD PRO A8-9600B processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: 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).

Intel Core i5-6442EQ

AMD PRO A8-9600B

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-6442EQ

Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 90°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
Around 38% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1649 vs 1194
Around 96% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4487 vs 2292

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 90°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1649 vs 1194
PassMark - CPU mark	4487 vs 2292

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A8-9600B

Around 22% higher clock speed: 3.3 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
Around 67% lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 25 Watt

Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 25 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-6442EQ
CPU 2: AMD PRO A8-9600B

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1649

1194

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4487

2292

Name	Intel Core i5-6442EQ	AMD PRO A8-9600B
PassMark - Single thread mark	1649	1194
PassMark - CPU mark	4487	2292
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		427
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1128
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		12.973
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		231.224
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.117
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		19.579
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		57.356

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-6442EQ	AMD PRO A8-9600B
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Bristol Ridge
Launch date	Q4'15	10/24/2016
Place in performance rating	1516	1476
Processor Number	i5-6442EQ
Series	6th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors	AMD PRO A-Series A8 APU for Laptops
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Laptop
Family		AMD PRO A-Series Processors
OPN Tray		AM960BADY44AB
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.90 GHz	2.4 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	90°C
Maximum frequency	2.70 GHz	3.3 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	4
Die size		250 mm
L2 cache		2 MB
Number of GPU cores		6
Transistor count		3100 Million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		1866 MHz
Graphics
Device ID	0x191B
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz
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
Processor graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 530	R5
Enduro
Graphics max frequency		720 MHz
iGPU core count		6
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3
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
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.5
Vulkan
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	42mm x 28mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1440	FP4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt	15 Watt
Configurable TDP		12 Watt/15 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	8
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
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
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
AMD Secure technology
DualGraphics
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
PowerTune
RAID
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
VirusProtect
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0