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In short — Core i5-8600 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-4160 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-8600 is 1304 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-4160.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600
- Performs up to 7% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i3-4160 - 108 vs 101 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-4160 - 6 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-4160
- Up to 75% cheaper than Core i5-8600 - CA$36.99 vs CA$145.38
- Consumes up to 17% less energy than Intel Core i5-8600 - 54 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel® Core™ i5-8600 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.3GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Intel Core I3-4160 3.60 2 LGA1150 BX80646I34160
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Core i3-4160
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-4160
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Single-Core
1064
73.07692307692307%
Multi-Core
2072
41.21742590013925%
Intel Core i5-8600 | vs | Intel Core i3-4160 |
|---|---|---|
Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Jul 21st, 2014 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
6 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 54 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4400 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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