Intel Core i7-8665UE vs Intel Core i5-6442EQ

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-8665UE and Intel Core i5-6442EQ 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.

Intel Core i7-8665UE

Intel Core i5-6442EQ

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-8665UE

4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 63% higher clock speed: 4.40 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
Around 67% lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 25 Watt
Around 15% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5170 vs 4487

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.40 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 25 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	5170 vs 4487

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-6442EQ

Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1649 vs 1621

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1649 vs 1621

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-8665UE
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-6442EQ

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1621

1649

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5170

4487

Name	Intel Core i7-8665UE	Intel Core i5-6442EQ
PassMark - Single thread mark	1621	1649
PassMark - CPU mark	5170	4487

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i7-8665UE	Intel Core i5-6442EQ
Essentials
Architecture codename	Whiskey Lake	Skylake
Launch date	Q2'19	Q4'15
Launch price (MSRP)	$409
Place in performance rating	1425	1420
Processor Number	i7-8665UE	i5-6442EQ
Series	8th Generation Intel Core i7 Processors	6th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Embedded
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.70 GHz	1.90 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB
L2 cache	1 MB
L3 cache	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.40 GHz	2.70 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	8	4
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	37.5 GB/s	34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133	DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Graphics
Execution Units	24
Graphics base frequency	300 MHz	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.15 GHz	1.00 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 620	Intel® HD Graphics 530
Device ID		0x191B
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Max video memory		64 GB
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3	3
DVI
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2160@30/24Hz	4096x2304@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.5	4.5
Compatibility
Configurable TDP-down	12.5 Watt
Configurable TDP-down Frequency	1.30 GHz
Configurable TDP-up	25 Watt
Configurable TDP-up Frequency	2.00 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	46 x 24	42mm x 28mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1528	FCBGA1440
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	25 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)