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

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▲ 52160 ▼
  

2 Cores, 4 Threads @2.3 GHz, Sandy Bridge.
Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

Effective Speed 
+17%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 73,402 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: 679th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 55%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 63%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Jet ski
24,896 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 56% Base clock 2.3 GHz
Worst Bench: 30% Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 2.3 GHz (avg)
Poor: 30% Great: 56%
SPEED RANK: 878th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 47%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 52%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		55.1 % Faster effective speed.
+17% 		47 %
Average Score 
+60%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		73 Pts 73.2 Pts +0%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		86.4 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+72% 		50.2 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		152 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+76% 		86.4 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		215 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+75% 		123 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		224 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+79% 		125 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+56%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		92 Pts +4% 88.4 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		101 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+68% 		60.1 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		179 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+60% 		112 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		265 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+74% 		152 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		264 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+74% 		152 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+∞%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.07 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞% 		0 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		54 % +4% 52 %
Nice To Haves 
+53%
Age
Newest 		116 Months Slightly more recent.
+6% 		124+ Months
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		266 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+74% 		153 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		224 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+78% 		126 Pts
Specifications 
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q3'14 Q4'11
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions 		SSE4.1/4.2, AVX 2.0 AVX
Lithography
Lithography 		22 nm 32 nm
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price 		$117.00 N/A
Bus Speed
Bus Speed 		5 GT/s DMI2 5 GT/s DMI
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type) 		32 GB 16 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types 		DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V DDR3 1066/1333
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth 		25.6 GB/s 21.3 GB/s
ECC Memory Supported
ECC Memory Supported ‡ 		Yes No
Processor Graphics
Processor Graphics ‡ 		Intel® HD Graphics 4400 Intel® HD Graphics 3000
Graphics Base Frequency
Graphics Base Frequency 		350 MHz 650 MHz
Graphics Output
Graphics Output 		eDP/DP/HDMI/DVI/VGA eDP/DP/HDMI/SDVO/CRT
# of Displays Supported
# of Displays Supported ‡ 		3 2
Package Size
Package Size 		37.5mm x 37.5mm 37.5mm x 37.5mm (rPGA988B); 31mm x 24mm (BGA1023)
Graphics and IMC Lithography
Graphics and IMC Lithography 		22 nm 32 nm
AES New Instructions
Intel® AES New Instructions 		Yes No
PCI Express Revision
PCI Express Revision 		Up to 3.0 2.0
PCI Express Configurations
PCI Express Configurations ‡ 		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 55.1%
Average Bench 47%
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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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