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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900F outperforms Core i3-4160 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900F is 2724 days newer than Core i3-4160.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-4160
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-12900F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900F
- Performs up to 23% better in Need For Speed Unbound than Core i3-4160 - 166 vs 135 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-4160 - 24 vs 4 threads
Need For Speed Unbound
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
166
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.92/FPS
100%
Price, £
£319.52
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-12900F Desktop Processor 30M Cache, up to 5.10 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-4160
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-4160
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Single-Core
1064
41.90626230799527%
Multi-Core
2072
14.917206623470122%
Intel Core i3-4160 | vs | Intel Core i9-12900F |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 21st, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Haswell | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 16 |
| 4 | Threads | 24 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 54 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
Intel HD 4400 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i3-4160 or Core i9-12900F
Need For Speed Unbound, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
130 FPS
£11.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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