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IntelBX80646I34130
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2 Cores, 4 Threads @3.6GHz, Haswell.
Release date: Q3 2014.

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2 Cores, 4 Threads @3.4GHz, Haswell.
Release date: Q3 2013.

Effective Speed 
+5%
Real World Speed
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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
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Best Bench: 63% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 32% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Poor: 32% Great: 63%
SPEED RANK: 730th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 38%
Jet ski
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		55.1 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+5% 		52.3 %
Average Score 
+8%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		73 Pts +3% 70.8 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		86.4 Pts Slightly faster single-core speed.
+9% 		79.2 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		152 Pts Slightly faster dual-core speed.
+9% 		140 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		215 Pts Slightly faster quad-core speed.
+10% 		196 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		224 Pts Slightly faster octa-core speed.
+8% 		207 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+7%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		92 Pts +1% 91.2 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		101 Pts Slightly faster OC single-core speed.
+7% 		94.3 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		179 Pts Slightly faster OC dual-core speed.
+7% 		167 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		265 Pts Slightly faster OC quad-core speed.
+10% 		241 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		264 Pts Slightly faster OC octa-core speed.
+9% 		243 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+12%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.09 % Higher market share.
+13% 		0.08 %
Value
Value For Money 		77.8 % 88.2 % Better value.
+13%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		54 % 54 %
Price
Price (score) 		$79 $42 Much cheaper.
+48%
Nice To Haves 
+4%
Age
Newest 		115 Months Slightly more recent.
+9% 		127 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		54 Watts 54 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores 		2 cores 2 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads 		4 threads 4 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process 		22 nm 22 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		3.6 GHz Slightly faster base frequency.
+6% 		3.4 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		3.6 GHz Slightly faster turbo frequency.
+6% 		3.4 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		266 Pts Slightly faster OC 64-core speed.
+9% 		244 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		224 Pts Slightly faster 64-core speed.
+7% 		209 Pts
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Haswell Haswell
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		FCLGA1150 FCLGA1150
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		HD 4400 HD 4400
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q3'14 Q3'13
Processor Graphics
Processor Graphics ‡ 		Intel® HD Graphics 4400 Intel® HD graphics 4400

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 55.1%
Average Bench 52.3%
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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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From the point of view of a consumer that typically uses a PC for surfing the web, checking email, listening to music and watching videos, I consider that the Haswell i3 processors currently represent the best value for money. The i3-4130 has a performance profile that is just 7% below the top nine group leader average yet it only costs half as much. Power users that play intensive 3d games or run video editing, graphics design or CAD packages will benefit from more than two cores and will do well to look elsewhere but for regular users overall responsiveness will remain largely unchanged regardless of how much more is spent on the CPU. (My new value pick is the G3420 which supersedes my recommendation of the i3-4130.) [Sep '13 CPUPro]

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