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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-9600 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-4160 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-4160 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-9600 is 1551 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-4160.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-4160
- Up to 84% cheaper than Core i5-9600 - $19.99 vs $125.0
- Up to 90% better value when playing Battlefield IV than Core i5-9600 - $0.03 vs $0.3 per FPS
- Consumes up to 17% less energy than Intel Core i5-9600 - 54 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600
- Performs up to 5% better in Battlefield IV than Core i3-4160 - 417 vs 398 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-4160 - 6 vs 4 threads
Battlefield IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-4160
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
FPS
398
95.44364508393285%
Value, $/FPS
$0.03/FPS
100%
Price, $
$19.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core I3-4160 Processor 3.60 GHz, 2-Core LGA1150 Socket, Hyper-Threading (BX80646I34160)
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Intel Core i5-9600 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-4160
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Core i5-9600
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-4160
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Single-Core
1064
72.77701778385773%
Multi-Core
2072
41.90938511326861%
Intel Core i3-4160 | vs | Intel Core i5-9600 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 21st, 2014 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Haswell | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 6 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
54 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| Intel HD 4400 | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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