Intel Core i5-6440EQ @ 2.70GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-6440EQ can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
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Is the Intel Core i5-6440EQ @ 2.70GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i5-6440EQ @ 2.70GHz

Description:

Class: Laptop

Socket: FCBGA1440

Clockspeed: 2.7 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.4 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 45 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 6 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 64 GB (DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6440EQ CPU @ 2.70GHz, Intel Core i5-6440EQ CPU @ 2.70GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2016

CPUmark/$Price: NA

Overall Rank:
2241st fastest in multithreading out of 5482 CPUs
1998th fastest in single threading out of 5482 CPUs
522nd fastest in out of 1516 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

5329

Single Thread Rating

1899

Samples: 14*
*Margin for error: Medium

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 7,071
Thread: 1,820

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-6440EQ @ 2.70GHz

Integer Math	13,699 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	11,737 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	27 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	8,545 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,621 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	71,719 KBytes/Sec
Physics	451 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	6,047 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,899 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of December 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-6440EQ @ 2.70GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 4th of December 2025

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From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 4th of December 2025.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 10th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-12700H		25,345
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,148
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,681
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		19,828
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,080
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,522
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,653
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,144
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,611
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,410
Intel Core i5-6440EQ @ 2.70GHz		5,329

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 10th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-12700H		55.46
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		50.20
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		30.45
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.05
Intel Core i5-6440EQ @ 2.70GHz		NA
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 10th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,890
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,833
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,678
Intel Core i7-12700H		3,512
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,029
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,010
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,891
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,620
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,590
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,394
Intel Core i5-6440EQ @ 2.70GHz		1,899

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-6440EQ @ 2.70GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3046140 - Nov 12 2025		5051
BL3046028 - Nov 12 2025		5047
BL2824732 - Aug 09 2025		5523
BL5083802 - Jan 10 2025		5714
BL2252552 - Nov 22 2024		4841

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-6440EQ @ 2.70GHz
As of 10th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-6440EQ @ 2.70GHz		5,329
Intel Core i5-7300HQ @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-6440EQ		5,080 (-4.7%)
Intel Core i5-7440HQ @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-6440EQ		5,491 (+3.1%)
Intel Core i5-6300HQ @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-6440EQ		4,666 (-12.4%)
Intel Core i7-7567U @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-6440EQ		4,095 (-23.2%)
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U vs Intel Core i5-6440EQ		5,639 (+5.8%)
AMD Ryzen 3 2300U vs Intel Core i5-6440EQ		5,484 (+2.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U vs Intel Core i5-6440EQ		6,499 (+22.0%)
Intel Core i3-1115G4 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-6440EQ		5,860 (+10.0%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3300U vs Intel Core i5-6440EQ		5,698 (+6.9%)
Intel N95 vs Intel Core i5-6440EQ		5,305 (-0.4%)
Intel Core i5-6440HQ @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-6440EQ		5,014 (-5.9%)
Intel Core i3-1005G1 @ 1.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-6440EQ		4,823 (-9.5%)

Is the Intel Core i5-6440EQ @ 2.70GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 10th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,670
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX		9,644
Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX		9,113
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		9,040
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX		7,990
Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX		7,874
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H		7,780
AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX		7,301
Intel Core i9-14900HX		6,956
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390		6,780
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390		6,719
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,707
Intel Core i5-6440EQ @ 2.70GHz		640

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