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Core i3-4160 vs Ryzen 9 7900X

Core i3-4160 vs Ryzen 9 7900X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms Core i3-4160 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 2990 days newer than Core i3-4160.

Advantages of Core i3-4160

  • Consumes up to 68% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 54 vs 170 Watts

Advantages of Ryzen 9 7900X

  • Performs up to 9% better in Metro Exodus than Core i3-4160 - 155 vs 142 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-4160 - 24 vs 4 threads
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Metro Exodus

Metro Exodus

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

Intel Core i3-4160 Logo
Core i3-4160

Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014


FPS

142

92%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


FPS

155

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$3.54/FPS

100%

Price, CA$

CA$549

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor, Cooler not Included

Buy for CA$549 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 35 minutes ago

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

Intel Core i3-4160 Logo
Core i3-4160

Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i3-4160 Logo
Core i3-4160

Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014


Single-Core

1064

36%

Multi-Core

2072

12%

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


Single-Core

2923

100%

Multi-Core

17849

100%

Intel Core i3-4160 Logo

Core i3-4160

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo

Ryzen 9 7900X

Jul 21st, 2014Release Date
Sep 27th, 2022
Core i3CollectionRyzen 9
HaswellCodenameRaphael
Intel Socket 1150SocketAMD Socket AM5
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
12
4Threads
24
3.6 GHzBase Clock Speed
4.7 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed5.6 GHz
54 W
TDP170 W
22 nmProcess Size
5 nm
36.0xMultiplier
47.0x
Intel HD 4400Integrated GraphicsRadeon Graphics
NoOverclockable
Yes

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