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IntelBX80646I34160
▲ 584,442 ▼

6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.5GHz, Haswell-E.
Release date: Q3 2014.

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▲ 534,155 ▼

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

Effective Speed 
+45%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 82,545 user samples
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34,039 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 91% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 70% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 1.35 GHz (avg)
Poor: 70% Great: 91%
SPEED RANK: 249th / 1451
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 70%
Battleship
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: 689th / 1451
Gaming
Gaming 55%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 63%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Jet ski
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		79.8 % Much faster effective speed.
+45% 		55.1 %
Average Score 
+68%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		87.2 Pts Lower memory latency.
+19% 		73 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		103 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+19% 		86.4 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		205 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+35% 		152 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		391 Pts Hugely faster quad-core speed.
+82% 		215 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		642 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+187% 		224 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+69%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		94.8 Pts +3% 92 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		126 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+25% 		101 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		248 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+39% 		179 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		483 Pts Hugely faster OC quad-core speed.
+82% 		265 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		780 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+195% 		264 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+3%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.08 % 0.08 %
Value
Value For Money 		95.8 % Better value.
+23% 		77.8 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		58 % Slightly more popular.
+9% 		53 %
Price
Price (score) 		$143 $79 Much cheaper.
+45%
Nice To Haves 
+97%
Age
Newest 		118 Months 117 Months +1%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		140 Watts 54 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+61%
Cores
CPU Processing Cores 		6 cores Hugely higher core count.
+200% 		2 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads 		12 threads Hugely higher thread count.
+200% 		4 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process 		22 nm 22 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		3.5 GHz 3.6 GHz +3%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		3.7 GHz +3% 3.6 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		983 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+270% 		266 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		814 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+263% 		224 Pts
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Haswell-E Haswell
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		LGA2011-V3 FCLGA1150
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		None HD 4400
Cache
Cache 		15 MB SmartCache 3 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions 		SSE4.2, AVX 2.0, AES SSE4.1/4.2, AVX 2.0
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price 		$583.00 - $594.00 $117.00
Bus Speed
Bus Speed 		0 GT/s 5 GT/s DMI2
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type) 		64 GB 32 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types 		DDR4 1333/1600/2133 DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
Memory Channels
Max # of Memory Channels 		4 2
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth 		68 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Supported
ECC Memory Supported ‡ 		No Yes
Processor Graphics
Processor Graphics ‡ 		None Intel® HD Graphics 4400
Package Size
Package Size 		52.5mm x 45.0mm 37.5mm x 37.5mm
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
Max # of PCI Express Lanes
Max # of PCI Express Lanes 		40 16

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 79.8%
Average Bench 55.1%
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The Intel 5930K is Intel's new middle tier Haswell-E prosumer CPU. This model has base/turbo clocks of 3.5/3.7 GHz and sports 6 physical cores with 12 hyperthreads. The 5930K offers enormous processing throughput but like its Haswell-E siblings it lacks in single and dual-core speed. Comparing the 5930K and 4790K shows that the 4790K offers nearly 20% more single and dual core throughput and is priced nearly 40% lower than the 5930K. The 5930K does win hands down on multi-core workloads but these are not generally relevant to consumers. Finally since the Haswell-E architecture is coupled with the X99 chipset it requires far more expensive DDR4 RAM with offers little upside over DDR3. [Sep '14 CPUPro]

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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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