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IntelBX80646I34160
▲ 521,077 ▼
  

2 Cores, 4 Threads @2.3 GHz, Skylake.
Release date ≈ Q4 2015.

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▲ 544,162 ▼

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

Effective Speed 
+33%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 183,968 user samples
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Best Bench: 55% Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.7 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 17% Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 0.4 GHz (avg)
Poor: 17% Great: 55%
SPEED RANK: 1053rd / 1467
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 47%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Raft
48,506 User Benchmarks
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: 705th / 1467
Gaming
Gaming 55%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 63%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Jet ski
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		41.3 % 55.1 % Much faster effective speed.
+33%
Average Score 
+40%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		56.7 Pts 73 Pts Lower memory latency.
+29%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		58.6 Pts 86.4 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+47%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		106 Pts 152 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+43%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		150 Pts 215 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+43%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		161 Pts 224 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+39%
Overclocked Score 
+32%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		80 Pts 92 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+15%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		74 Pts 101 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+36%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		133 Pts 179 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+35%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		191 Pts 265 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+39%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		197 Pts 264 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+34%
Value & Sentiment 
+98%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.21 % Hugely higher market share.
+200% 		0.07 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		52 % 54 % +4%
Nice To Haves 
+21%
Age
Newest 		108+ Months More recent.
+11% 		121 Months
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		199 Pts 266 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+34%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		161 Pts 224 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+39%
Specifications 
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q3'15 Q3'14
Lithography
Lithography 		14 nm 22 nm
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price 		$281.00 $117.00
Memory Types
Memory Types 		DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600 DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth 		34.1 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Supported
ECC Memory Supported ‡ 		No Yes
Processor Graphics
Processor Graphics ‡ 		Intel® HD Graphics 520 Intel® HD Graphics 4400
Graphics Base Frequency
Graphics Base Frequency 		300 MHz 350 MHz
Graphics Output
Graphics Output 		eDP/DP/HDMI/DVI eDP/DP/HDMI/DVI/VGA
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency 		1 GHz 1.15 GHz
Graphics Video Max Memory
Graphics Video Max Memory 		32 GB 2 GB
Package Size
Package Size 		42mm X 24mm 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Graphics and IMC Lithography
Graphics and IMC Lithography 		14 nm 22 nm
Turbo Boost Tech
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡ 		2.0 No
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ‡ 		Yes No
PCI Express Revision
PCI Express Revision 		3.0 Up to 3.0
PCI Express Configurations
PCI Express Configurations ‡ 		1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1 Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Max # of PCI Express Lanes
Max # of PCI Express Lanes 		12 16

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 41.3%
Average Bench 55.1%

NOT IMPRESS! Compare to a 2 generation older comparable i5 CPU the i5-4250 it's not mush faster (well you wont notice it) What have you done Intel in 22 month!  [Dec '19 Strauby]

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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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