Intel Celeron 420 vs Intel Core i3-4160

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Intel Celeron 420 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i3-4160
Intel Celeron 420 Intel Core i3-4160

CPU comparison

Intel Celeron 420 or Intel Core i3-4160 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Celeron 420 has 1 cores with 1 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.60 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Celeron 420 was released in Q2/2007.

The Intel Core i3-4160 has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-4160 was released in Q3/2014.
Intel Celeron (165) Family Intel Core i3 (205)
Intel Celeron 400 (4) CPU group Intel Core i 4000 (64)
1 Generation 4
Conroe (Core) Architecture Haswell S
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Celeron 420 is a 1 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.60 GHz. The Intel Core i3-4160 has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.60 GHz.

Intel Celeron 420 Characteristic Intel Core i3-4160
1 Cores 2
1 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.60 GHz Frequency 3.60 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Celeron 420 Characteristic Intel Core i3-4160
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

no iGPU GPU Intel HD Graphics 4400
GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.15 GHz
-- GPU Generation 7.5
Technology 22 nm
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 20
-- Shader 160
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
-- DirectX Version 11.1

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

no iGPU GPU Intel HD Graphics 4400
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Celeron 420 supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-4160 can connect up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Celeron 420 Characteristic Intel Core i3-4160
DDR3-1066, DDR2-800 Memory DDR3-1600
16 GB Max. Memory 32 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
17.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
No ECC Yes
0.50 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 3.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 16
-- PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Celeron 420 has a TDP of 35 W, that of the Intel Core i3-4160 is 54 W.

Intel Celeron 420 Characteristic Intel Core i3-4160
35 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 54 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Celeron 420 has a 0.50 MB cache, while the Intel Core i3-4160 cache has a total of 3.00 MB.

Intel Celeron 420 Characteristic Intel Core i3-4160
65 nm Technology 22 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
LGA 775 Socket LGA 1150
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2007 Release date Q3/2014
-- Release price 117 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Celeron 420 (20%)
Intel Core i3-4160 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Celeron 420 (8%)
Intel Core i3-4160 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Celeron 420 Intel Celeron 420
1C 1T @ 1.60 GHz
160 (20%)
Intel Core i3-4160 Intel Core i3-4160
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
807 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Celeron 420 Intel Celeron 420
1C 1T @ 1.60 GHz
160 (8%)
Intel Core i3-4160 Intel Core i3-4160
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
1885 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Celeron 420 Intel Celeron 420
1C 1T @ 1.60 GHz
235 (7%)
Intel Core i3-4160 Intel Core i3-4160
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
3517 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Celeron 420 Intel Celeron 420
1C 1T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-4160 Intel Core i3-4160
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
1108 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Celeron 420 Intel Celeron 420
1C 1T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-4160 Intel Core i3-4160
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
2307 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Celeron 420 Intel Celeron 420
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-4160 Intel Core i3-4160
Intel HD Graphics 4400 @ 1.15 GHz
368 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Celeron 420 Intel Celeron 420
1C 1T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-4160 Intel Core i3-4160
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
331 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Celeron 420 Intel Celeron 420
1C 1T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-4160 Intel Core i3-4160
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
974 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Celeron 420 Intel Celeron 420
1C 1T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-4160 Intel Core i3-4160
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
145 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Celeron 420 Intel Celeron 420
1C 1T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-4160 Intel Core i3-4160
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
367 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Celeron 420 Intel Core i3-4160
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