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IntelBX80646I34160
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2 Cores, 2 Threads @3.2GHz, Haswell.
Release date: Q3 2013.

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▲ 534,155 ▼

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

Effective Speed 
+3%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 53,263 user samples
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4,757 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 62% Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 41% Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Poor: 41% Great: 62%
SPEED RANK: 717th / 1456
Gaming
Gaming 54%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 37%
Jet ski
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: 693rd / 1456
Gaming
Gaming 55%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 63%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Jet ski
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		53.5 % 55.1 % +3%
Average Score 
+12%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		79.6 Pts Slightly lower memory latency.
+9% 		73 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		84.4 Pts 86.4 Pts +2%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		159 Pts +5% 152 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		161 Pts 215 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+34%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		164 Pts 224 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+37%
Overclocked Score 
+18%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		93 Pts +1% 92 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		94.2 Pts 101 Pts Slightly faster OC single-core speed.
+7%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		186 Pts +4% 179 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		185 Pts 265 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+43%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		185 Pts 264 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+43%
Value & Sentiment 
+∞%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0 % 0.08 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞%
Value
Value For Money 		84.3 % Slightly better value.
+8% 		77.8 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		50 % 53 % Slightly more popular.
+6%
Price
Price (score) 		$53 Much cheaper.
+33% 		$79
Nice To Haves 
+24%
Age
Newest 		129 Months 117 Months Slightly more recent.
+9%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		53 Watts +2% 54 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores 		2 cores 2 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads 		2 threads 4 threads Hugely higher thread count.
+100%
Lithography
Manufacturing process 		22 nm 22 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		3.2 GHz 3.6 GHz Faster base frequency.
+12%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		3.2 GHz 3.6 GHz Faster turbo frequency.
+12%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		186 Pts 266 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+43%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		164 Pts 224 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+37%
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Haswell Haswell
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		FCLGA1150 FCLGA1150
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		HD HD 4400
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q3'13 Q3'14
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions 		SSE4.1/4.2 SSE4.1/4.2, AVX 2.0
Embedded Options Available
Embedded Options Available 		Yes No
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price 		$75.00 - $82.00 $117.00
Processor Graphics
Processor Graphics ‡ 		Intel® HD Graphics Intel® HD Graphics 4400
Clear Video HD Tech
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology 		No Yes
Graphics Video Max Memory
Graphics Video Max Memory 		1.7 GB 2 GB
Hyper-Threading Tech
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡ 		No Yes
AES New Instructions
Intel® AES New Instructions 		No Yes

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 53.5%
Average Bench 55.1%
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The G3420 is a 2013 Haswell based CPU and is part of Intel's value range of Pentium processors which were first released in 2011. The Pentium-G range have very strong single and dual core performance but lag far behind the group leaders in terms of multi-core processing (MCP). MCP is important for tasks such as audio/video encoding, or software development. For regular PC use such as surfing the web, listening to music, watching movies and playing the vast majority of games, MCP is not required. The G3420 currently retails for less than one fifth of the price of a top of the range 4770K but has an effective speed of 81.2 which is just 4% lower than the average of the current group leaders. The vast majority of users will notice no difference even by paying five times more for a top end multi-core processor. The G3420 is my top value CPU pick for 2014.  [Mar '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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