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IntelBX80646I34160
IntelBX80662I76700K
▲ 544,152 ▼

2 Cores, 4 Threads @3.6GHz, Haswell.
Release date: Q3 2014.

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▲ 7847,150 ▼

4 Cores, 8 Threads @4.0GHz, Skylake.
Release date: Q3 2015.

Effective Speed 
+47%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 637,484 user samples
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Best Bench: 67% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 34% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 1.65 GHz (avg)
Poor: 34% Great: 67%
SPEED RANK: 678th / 1441
Gaming
Gaming 55%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 63%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Jet ski
588,978 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 90% Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 70% Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Poor: 70% Great: 90%
SPEED RANK: 224th / 1441
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		55.1 % 80.8 % Much faster effective speed.
+47%
Average Score 
+71%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		73 Pts 88.6 Pts Lower memory latency.
+21%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		86.4 Pts 119 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+38%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		152 Pts 224 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+47%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		215 Pts 395 Pts Hugely faster quad-core speed.
+84%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		224 Pts 597 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+167%
Overclocked Score 
+64%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		92 Pts 95.9 Pts +4%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		101 Pts 137 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+36%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		179 Pts 258 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+44%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		265 Pts 459 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+73%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		264 Pts 696 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+164%
Value & Sentiment 
+351%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.08 % 1.2 % Insanely higher market share.
+1,400%
Value
Value For Money 		77.8 % 91.1 % Better value.
+17%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		54 % 78 % Much more popular.
+44%
Price
Price (score) 		$79 Much cheaper.
+56% 		$180
Nice To Haves 
+64%
Age
Newest 		115 Months 104 Months Slightly more recent.
+10%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		54 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+41% 		91 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores 		2 cores 4 cores Hugely higher core count.
+100%
Threads
CPU Processing Threads 		4 threads 8 threads Hugely higher thread count.
+100%
Lithography
Manufacturing process 		22 nm 14 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+36%
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		3.6 GHz 4 GHz Faster base frequency.
+11%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		3.6 GHz 4.2 GHz Faster turbo frequency.
+17%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		266 Pts 716 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+169%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		224 Pts 612 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+173%
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Haswell Skylake
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		FCLGA1150 FCLGA1151
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		HD 4400 HD 530
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q3'14 Q3'15
Cache
Cache 		3 MB SmartCache 8 MB SmartCache
Lithography
Lithography 		22 nm 14 nm
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price 		$117.00 $339.00 - $350.00
Bus Speed
Bus Speed 		5 GT/s DMI2 8 GT/s DMI3
Thermal Solution Specification
Thermal Solution Specification 		PCG 2013C PCG 2015D (130W)
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type) 		32 GB 64 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types 		DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth 		25.6 GB/s 34.1 GB/s
ECC Memory Supported
ECC Memory Supported ‡ 		Yes No
Processor Graphics
Processor Graphics ‡ 		Intel® HD Graphics 4400 Intel® HD Graphics 530
Graphics Output
Graphics Output 		eDP/DP/HDMI/DVI/VGA eDP/DP/HDMI/DVI
Graphics Video Max Memory
Graphics Video Max Memory 		2 GB 64 GB
Graphics and IMC Lithography
Graphics and IMC Lithography 		22 nm 14 nm
Turbo Boost Tech
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡ 		No 2.0
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ‡ 		No Yes
TSX-NI
Intel® TSX-NI 		No Yes
PCI Express Revision
PCI Express Revision 		Up to 3.0 3.0

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 55.1%
Average Bench 80.8%
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The Intel Core i3-4160 is a dual-core four threaded 4th generation (Haswell) processor. It was released in Q3 2014 and scores a respectable 91 for effective speed. With its base frequency of 3.6 GHz, the 4160 is fast enough to run the vast majority of applications smoothly and it’s very reasonably priced for its performance which make it a sensible choice even when considering building a gaming PC. Although the integrated Intel HD Graphics 4400 are absolutely fine for general desktop use such as web browsing and word processing they may bottleneck a gaming machine. A 20% price premium would buy the slightly older i3-4350 which has a 33% larger (4MB) cache but its only about 1% faster (full comparison here). Overall the i3-4160 represents the best value for money I have seen outside Intel's Pentium and Celeron range of CPUs. [Nov '14 CPUPro]

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The Core i7-6700K is Intel's latest "Skylake" flagship processor. It replaces the hugely successful i7-4790K and takes the crown as the fastest mainstream consumer CPU available. Comparing performance and specs between the 4790K and 6700K shows that the configuration is largely unchanged (same base clocks, cores, threads) but the improved manufacturing process (14nm) brings a small reduction in TDP and a performance improvement of 8%; almost exactly the same jump as between the Ivy Bridge 3770K and Haswell 4770K. Owners of any unlocked-K Intel CPU from Sandy Bridge or onwards still have no real reason to upgrade as the performance improvements are largely academic but the i7-6700K will be the CPU of choice for the vast majority of top end PC builds in 2015. [Aug '15 CPUPro]

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