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:
2043rd fastest in multithreading out of 5074 CPUs
1688th fastest in single threading out of 5074 CPUs
492nd fastest in out of 1468 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

5041

Single Thread Rating

1942

Samples: 380*
*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	13,265 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	11,357 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	25 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	8,547 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,525 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	66,627 KBytes/Sec
Physics	394 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	5,433 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,942 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 22nd of April 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 21st of April 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st 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 22nd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,131
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,889
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,131
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,306
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,789
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,646
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,144
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		11,698
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,723
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,607
Intel Core i5-6440HQ @ 2.60GHz		5,041

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 22nd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		50.96
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		31.09
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 22nd 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		3,680
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,052
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,032
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,923
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,656
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,638
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,602
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,411
Intel Core i5-6440HQ @ 2.60GHz		1,942

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-6440HQ @ 2.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2566646 - Apr 19 2025		5218
BL2563907 - Apr 18 2025		5199
BL2560297 - Apr 17 2025		5154
BL2553384 - Apr 14 2025		3970
BL2545184 - Apr 10 2025		5107

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 22nd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-6440HQ @ 2.60GHz		5,041
Intel Core i5-6300HQ @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-6440HQ		4,689 (-7.0%)
Intel Core i5-7300HQ @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-6440HQ		5,079 (+0.8%)
Intel Core i5-7360U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-6440HQ		3,832 (-24.0%)
Intel Core i3-1115G4 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-6440HQ		5,958 (+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		5,635 (+11.8%)
AMD Ryzen 3 2300U vs Intel Core i5-6440HQ		5,510 (+9.3%)
Intel Core i3-1005G1 @ 1.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-6440HQ		4,870 (-3.4%)
AMD Athlon Gold 3150U vs Intel Core i5-6440HQ		3,961 (-21.4%)
AMD Athlon 300U vs Intel Core i5-6440HQ		3,872 (-23.2%)
Intel Core i3-10110U @ 2.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-6440HQ		3,867 (-23.3%)
Intel Core i7-6600U @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-6440HQ		3,422 (-32.1%)

Is the Intel Core i5-6440HQ @ 2.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 22nd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		8,718
Intel Core Ultra 7 265		8,131
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		7,861
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390		7,221
Intel Core i9-14900HX		7,067
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390		7,040
Intel Core 7 250H		6,905
Intel Core i9-13950HX		6,801
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,797
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,786
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D		6,564
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HX		6,207
Intel Core i5-6440HQ @ 2.60GHz		598

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