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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6700 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 i7-6700 is 345 days newer than Core i3-4160.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-4160
- Consumes up to 17% less energy than Intel Core i7-6700 - 54 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700
- Performs up to 2% better in Overwatch 2 than Core i3-4160 - 345 vs 337 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-4160 - 8 vs 4 threads
Overwatch 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
FPS
345
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.37/FPS
100%
Price, $
$129
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Boxed Core I7-6700 FC-LGA14C 3.40 GHz 8 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I76700
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i3-4160
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-4160 | vs | Intel Core i7-6700 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 21st, 2014 | Release Date | Jul 1st, 2015 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Haswell | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
54 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| Intel HD 4400 | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i3-4160 or Core i7-6700
Overwatch 2, 1920 x 1080, Epic
109 FPS
$7.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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81 FPS
$9.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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