Intel Core i5-6442EQ vs AMD Ryzen 5 2500U

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-6442EQ and AMD Ryzen 5 2500U 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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).

Intel Core i5-6442EQ

AMD Ryzen 5 2500U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-6442EQ

Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95°C

Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95°C

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 2500U

4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 33% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
Around 67% lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 25 Watt
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1822 vs 1649
Around 46% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6552 vs 4487

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 25 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1822 vs 1649
PassMark - CPU mark	6552 vs 4487

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-6442EQ
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 2500U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1649

1822

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4487

6552

Name	Intel Core i5-6442EQ	AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
PassMark - Single thread mark	1649	1822
PassMark - CPU mark	4487	6552
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		661
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2341
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		4.657
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		270.96
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.872
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		24.115
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		88.733
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		638
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		925
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		2240
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		638
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		925
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		2240

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-6442EQ	AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Zen
Launch date	Q4'15	26 October 2017
Place in performance rating	1418	1401
Processor Number	i5-6442EQ
Series	6th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors	AMD Ryzen 5 Mobile Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Laptop
Family		AMD Ryzen Processors
OPN Tray		YM2500C4T4MFB
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 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	95°C
Maximum frequency	2.70 GHz	3.6 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	8
Die size		246 mm
L1 cache		384 KB
L2 cache		2 MB
L3 cache		4 MB
Number of GPU cores		8
Transistor count		4500 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		2400 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	Radeon Vega 8 Graphics
Graphics max frequency		1100 MHz
iGPU core count		8
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
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	42mm x 28mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1440	FP5
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt	15 Watt
Configurable TDP		12-25 Watt
Thermal Solution		Not included
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
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 SenseMI
FreeSync
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
The "Zen" Core Architecture
Video Core Next (VCN)
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™)