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Core i3-4160 vs Core i5-8600

Core i3-4160 vs Core i5-8600: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Intel Core i3-4160

3.6 GHz | 2-core

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Intel Core I3-4160 Processor 3.60 GHz, 2-Core LGA1150 Socket, Hyper-Threading (BX80646I34160)

Buy for $11.48 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 224 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-8600

3.1 GHz | 6-core

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Intel® Core™ i5-8600 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.3GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for $103.19 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 224 minutes ago

Intel Core i3-4160

3.6 GHz | 2-core

Intel Core i3-4160 Logo
Intel Core I3-4160 Processor 3.60 GHz, 2-Core LGA1150 Socket, Hyper-Threading (BX80646I34160)

Buy for $11.48 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 224 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-8600

3.1 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-8600 Logo
Intel® Core™ i5-8600 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.3GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for $103.19 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 224 minutes ago

Key Differences

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 i3-4160

  • Up to 89% cheaper than Core i5-8600 - $11.48 vs $103.19
  • 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

Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600

  • Performs up to 5% better in Resident Evil 4 than Core i3-4160 - 178 vs 169 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-4160 - 6 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of Resident Evil 4.
Resident Evil 4

Resident Evil 4

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1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

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Intel Core i3-4160 Logo
Core i3-4160

Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014


FPS

169

94.9438202247191%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

$11.48

100%

Intel Core I3-4160 Processor 3.60 GHz, 2-Core LGA1150 Socket, Hyper-Threading (BX80646I34160)

Buy for $11.48 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 224 minutes ago

Intel Core i5-8600 Logo
Core i5-8600

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018


FPS

178

100%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

$103.19

11%

FPS Winner

Intel® Core™ i5-8600 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.3GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for $103.19 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 224 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Core i3-4160 Logo
Core i3-4160

Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014

Intel Core i5-8600 Logo
Core i5-8600

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i3-4160 Logo
Core i3-4160

Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014


Single-Core

1064

73.07692307692307%

Multi-Core

2072

41.21742590013925%

Intel Core i5-8600 Logo
Core i5-8600

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018


Single-Core

1456

100%

Multi-Core

5027

100%

Intel Core i3-4160

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Intel Core i5-8600

Jul 21st, 2014Release Date
Feb 14th, 2018
Core i3CollectionCore i5
HaswellCodenameCoffee Lake
Intel Socket 1150SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
6
4Threads
6
3.6 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.1 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed4.3 GHz
54 W
TDP65 W
22 nmProcess Size
14 nm
36.0x
Multiplier31.0x
Intel HD 4400
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockableNo

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