Intel Core i5-6350HQ socket: BGA 1440

What the Core i5-6350HQ is

The Core i5-6350HQ brings Skylake-H to BGA 1440 for performance notebooks with Iris Pro graphics. It launched in January 2016 with a 2.3 GHz base and up to 3.2 GHz boost at 45 W. Intel targets 15 inch portables that need four cores with fast graphics.

Six megabytes of Smart Cache carry office work and creation. The modest base clock trims heat in thin bodies. Four threads cover foreground tasks plus background services.

Iris Pro Graphics 580 drive notebook panels and external monitors. The process is 14 nm. The multiplier is locked. DDR4-2133 and DDR3L-1600 in two channels feed CPU and graphics.

Buyers choose the notebook at order time with memory size and display tier. The 45 W rating suits dual fan cooling with a 35 W down option. A 100 C junction limit guides thermal design.

Socket and motherboard compatibility

The Core i5-6350HQ is soldered to the board on BGA 1440 and cannot be replaced. Upgrading means replacing the board or the whole notebook, so choose memory and graphics at purchase. Boards pair the chip with SODIMM slots and eDP for panels.

BGA 1440 boards wire PCIe, SATA and USB per notebook design. LGA desktops cannot take this BGA chip. The LGA, PGA and BGA: CPU package types explained guide explains soldered packages.

Single socket notebooks are the deployment. Growth means another BGA 1440 notebook rather than a chip swap. Service follows the maker manual.

Memory, PCIe and cooling

DDR4-2133 and DDR3L in two channels suit performance notebooks with SSDs. Matched pairs help Iris Pro graphics. Start with 8 GB for office use.

PCIe 3.0 with 16 lanes from the CPU serves NVMe and board devices. Most builds rely on Iris Pro and skip discrete graphics. Chipset lanes add extra storage.

Cooling has no retail mount pattern because the chip is soldered. Vendors design heat pipes for 45 W classes. Keep vents clear where notebooks run daily.

Upgrade paths

On the same package, the Intel Core i7-6785R lifts to eight threads at 65 W for compact desktops with similar graphics. i7-6700HQ parts add threads at the same 45 W where listed. Both share BGA 1440 boards.

LGA i5-6500 gives socketed desktops similar cores with HD 530. It requires a different board.

Past BGA 1440 notebooks move to Kaby Lake-H or Coffee Lake-H. The i5-6350HQ covers 2016 portables where four cores with Iris Pro must run at 45 W.