Intel Core i5-6440HQ @ 2.60GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-6440HQ 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.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i5-6440HQ @ 2.60GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i5-6440HQ @ 2.60GHz

Description:

Class: Laptop

Socket: LGA 1151

Clockspeed: 2.6 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.5 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) i5-6440HQ CPU @ 2.60GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2016

CPUmark/$Price: NA

Overall Rank:
2027th fastest in multithreading out of 5057 CPUs
1678th fastest in single threading out of 5057 CPUs
487th fastest in out of 1463 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

5043

Single Thread Rating

1941

Samples: 375*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 6,953
Thread: 1,873

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-6440HQ @ 2.60GHz

Integer Math	13,267 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	11,360 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	25 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	8,552 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,525 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	66,681 KBytes/Sec
Physics	395 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	5,431 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,941 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of April 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-6440HQ @ 2.60GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 6th of April 2025

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 6th of April 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 11th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,129
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,906
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,144
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,319
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,811
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,645
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,143
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		11,718
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,723
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,621
Intel Core i5-6440HQ @ 2.60GHz		5,043

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 11th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		51.00
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		31.13
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.17
Intel Core i5-6440HQ @ 2.60GHz		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 7 4800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 11th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,681
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,053
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,034
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,927
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,658
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,641
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,602
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,411
Intel Core i5-6440HQ @ 2.60GHz		1,941

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-6440HQ @ 2.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2545184 - Apr 10 2025		5107
BL2536058 - Apr 06 2025		4740
BL2535416 - Apr 06 2025		4958
BL2535224 - Apr 06 2025		3626
BL2520925 - Mar 31 2025		5042

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-6440HQ @ 2.60GHz
As of 11th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-6440HQ @ 2.60GHz		5,043
Intel Core i5-6300HQ @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-6440HQ		4,688 (-7.0%)
Intel Core i5-7300HQ @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-6440HQ		5,080 (+0.7%)
Intel Core i5-7360U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-6440HQ		3,835 (-24.0%)
Intel Core i3-1115G4 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-6440HQ		5,962 (+18.2%)
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U vs Intel Core i5-6440HQ		5,636 (+11.8%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3300U vs Intel Core i5-6440HQ		5,627 (+11.6%)
AMD Ryzen 3 2300U vs Intel Core i5-6440HQ		5,514 (+9.3%)
Intel Core i3-1005G1 @ 1.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-6440HQ		4,869 (-3.4%)
AMD Athlon Gold 3150U vs Intel Core i5-6440HQ		3,970 (-21.3%)
Intel Core i3-10110U @ 2.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-6440HQ		3,873 (-23.2%)
AMD Athlon 300U vs Intel Core i5-6440HQ		3,872 (-23.2%)
Intel Core i7-6600U @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-6440HQ		3,421 (-32.2%)

Is the Intel Core i5-6440HQ @ 2.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 11th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		8,719
Intel Core Ultra 7 265		8,110
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390		7,221
Intel Core i9-14900HX		7,073
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390		7,040
Intel Core 7 250H		6,905
Intel Core i9-13950HX		6,823
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,810
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,788
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D		6,552
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HX		6,302
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX		6,166
Intel Core i5-6440HQ @ 2.60GHz		599

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