Intel Core i5-6442EQ vs AMD Athlon PRO 300U

Processor comparisons 20-01-2022

   Perhaps you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a decision after reading the comprehensive tests Intel Core i5-6442EQ vs AMD Athlon PRO 300U and decide which is better for games or simple use for programming, machine learning, rendering, streaming, video editing. Here you can find all information from various benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A careful review of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in synthetic type tests such as GeekBench 6, 5.2, AIDA64, VeraCrypt, SuperPi, WPrime, Gears 5, PCMark 10, Blender, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Furmark, Prime95, Handbrake, RealBench, PassMark, 3DMark, Dolphin Emulator, UserBenchmark, MATLAB, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Blender, 7zip.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

Borderlands 3
Death Stranding
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Rainbow Six Siege
Valorant
Grand Theft Auto V
Apex Legends
Overwatch
Fortnite
Last Man Standing
Red Dead Redemption 2
Halo Infinite
Cyberpunk 2077
Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare
Fallout 76
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Watch Dogs Legion
DOOM: Eternal
Valheim

After looking at the data of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which processor is better to buy for gaming AMD Athlon PRO 300U or Intel Core i5-6442EQ.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Core i5-6442EQ

51%

Athlon PRO 300U

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i5-6442EQ

51%

Athlon PRO 300U

51%

For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a little game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: League of Legends (LOL), Control, Metro Exodus, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, DOTA 2A, Half-Life: Alyx, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Horizon Zero Dawn, NBA 2K20, Forza Horizon 4, Ghostrunner, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Microsoft Flight Simulator, Monster Hunter World, Battlefield V, Hitman 3, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	89.9	90.0
Valorant	102.2	102.3
Cyberpunk 2077	57.2	57.3
Apex Legends	96.1	96.2
Call of Duty Warzone	76.7	76.7
Overwatch	82.8	82.9
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.5	70.6
DOOM Eternal	51.1	51.1
Warzone	79.7	79.8
Assassin's Creed	85.9	85.9
Valheim	84.8	84.9

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparisons not only were the equipped with different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, 4K or FullHD. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Core i5-6442EQ

73%

Athlon PRO 300U

165%

To make a final resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Athlon PRO 300U is more energy efficient than the Core i5-6442EQ since it has less power consumption: 25W vs. 15W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you need to know its TDP. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

For example you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, machine learning, streaming, video rendering or video editing, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum performance, the processor turns on all cores and threads that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the program you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that use only one core to work, and all the advantages of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Core i5-6442EQ	AMD Athlon PRO 300U
Cinbench 15 Single-core	111	140
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	422	392
Cinbench 20 Single-core	305	330
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	985	826
Cinbench 23 Single-core	665	523
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2538	2520

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i5-6442EQ	AMD Athlon PRO 300U
Single-Core	1704	1870
Multi-Core	4505	4441

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i5-6442EQ	AMD Athlon PRO 300U
Single-Core	550	746
Multi-Core	1907	1978

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most useful. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS even in the newest games. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	Intel Core i5-6442EQ	AMD Athlon PRO 300U
Announcement date	November 30, -0001	October 01, 2019
Type	Embedded	Laptop
Socket	FCBGA1440	FP5
Core name	Skylake	Raven Ridge
Architecture	x86	Zen
Generation	6	1
Turbo Frequency	2.7 MHz	3.3 MHz
Frequency	1.9 MHz	2.4 MHz
Cores	4	2
Threads	4	4
Bus rate	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	2000 millions	1600 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	25 W	15 W
Memory type	DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Max. Memory	64 Gb
Memory Frequency		2400
Memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s
L1 cache		384KB
L2 cache		1MB
L3 cache	6 MB	4MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	Expansion Options	YM300BC4T2OFG n/a

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Athlon PRO 300U is 20% better than Core i5-6442EQ in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i5-6442EQ has 2 more core than Athlon PRO 300U. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-6442EQ is better: 12
The number of parameters for which AMD Athlon PRO 300U is better: 20
Although it should be understood that all the figures in the table above do not mean that taking them into account you should entirely trust a simple comparison of these figures. Be sure to watch the testing video and read the opinion of of people who bought Intel Core i5-6442EQ and AMD Athlon PRO 300U before making a decision which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

Intel Core i5-6442EQ - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Core i5-6442EQ specs and review.

AMD Athlon PRO 300U - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• AMD Athlon PRO 300U specs and review.