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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $423
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900 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 i9-9900 is 1737 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-4160.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-4160
- Up to 62% cheaper than Core i9-9900 - $254.12 vs $667.41
- Up to 55% better value when playing Starfield than Core i9-9900 - $4.79 vs $10.76 per FPS
- Consumes up to 17% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900 - 54 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900
- Performs up to 17% better in Starfield than Core i3-4160 - 62 vs 53 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-4160 - 16 vs 4 threads
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-4160
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
FPS
53
85.48387096774194%
Value, $/FPS
$4.79/FPS
100%
Price, $
$254.12
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core I3-4160 Processor 3.60 GHz, 2-Core LGA1150 Socket, Hyper-Threading (BX80646I34160)
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In Stock
Updated 3721 minutes ago
Core i9-9900
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
FPS
62
100%
Value, $/FPS
$10.76/FPS
44.51672862453532%
Price, $
$667.41
38%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-9900 Coffee Lake Processor 3.1GHz 8.0GT/s 16MB LGA 1151 CPU, Retail
Buy for $667.41 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 3725 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-4160
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Core i9-9900
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-4160
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Single-Core
1064
66.04593420235878%
Multi-Core
2072
28.76179900055525%
Intel Core i3-4160 | vs | Intel Core i9-9900 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 21st, 2014 | Release Date | Apr 23rd, 2019 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Haswell | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
54 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| Intel HD 4400 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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