Intel Core i3-4160 vs AMD Turion 64 MK-36

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Intel Core i3-4160 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Turion 64 MK-36
Intel Core i3-4160 AMD Turion 64 MK-36

CPU comparison

Intel Core i3-4160 or AMD Turion 64 MK-36 - 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 Core i3-4160 has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-4160 was released in Q3/2014.

The AMD Turion 64 MK-36 has 1 cores with 1 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Turion 64 MK-36 was released in Q3/2006.
Intel Core i3 (205) Family AMD Turion (1)
Intel Core i 4000 (64) CPU group AMD Turion 64 MK (1)
4 Generation 2
Haswell S Architecture Richmond
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i3-4160 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i3-4160 is 3.60 GHz while the AMD Turion 64 MK-36 has 1 CPU cores and 1 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Turion 64 MK-36 is at 2.00 GHz.
Intel Core i3-4160 Characteristic AMD Turion 64 MK-36
2 Cores 1
4 Threads 1
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
3.60 GHz Frequency 2.00 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 Core i3-4160 Characteristic AMD Turion 64 MK-36
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i3-4160 or AMD Turion 64 MK-36 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
Intel HD Graphics 4400 GPU no iGPU
0.35 GHz GPU frequency --
1.15 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
7.5 GPU Generation --
22 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
20 Compute units --
160 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
11.1 DirectX Version --

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

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i3-4160 can use up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.6 GB/s. The AMD Turion 64 MK-36 supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 12.8 GB/s.
Intel Core i3-4160 Characteristic AMD Turion 64 MK-36
DDR3-1600 Memory DDR2-800
32 GB Max. Memory 8 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 12.8 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache 0.50 MB
3.00 MB L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version --
16 PCIe lanes --
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i3-4160 is 54 W, while the AMD Turion 64 MK-36 has a TDP of 31 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
Intel Core i3-4160 Characteristic AMD Turion 64 MK-36
54 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 31 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i3-4160 is manufactured in 22 nm and has 3.00 MB cache. The AMD Turion 64 MK-36 is manufactured in 90 nm and has a 0.50 MB cache.
Intel Core i3-4160 Characteristic AMD Turion 64 MK-36
22 nm Technology 90 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Extended 3DNow!
LGA 1150 Socket S1
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems
Q3/2014 Release date Q3/2006
117 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i3-4160 (100%)
AMD Turion 64 MK-36 (25%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i3-4160 (100%)
AMD Turion 64 MK-36 (10%)

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 Core i3-4160 Intel Core i3-4160
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
807 (100%)
AMD Turion 64 MK-36 AMD Turion 64 MK-36
1C 1T @ 2.00 GHz
191 (24%)

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 Core i3-4160 Intel Core i3-4160
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
1885 (100%)
AMD Turion 64 MK-36 AMD Turion 64 MK-36
1C 1T @ 2.00 GHz
191 (10%)

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 Core i3-4160 Intel Core i3-4160
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
145 (100%)
AMD Turion 64 MK-36 AMD Turion 64 MK-36
1C 1T @ 2.00 GHz
37 (26%)

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 Core i3-4160 Intel Core i3-4160
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
367 (100%)
AMD Turion 64 MK-36 AMD Turion 64 MK-36
1C 1T @ 2.00 GHz
37 (10%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 Core i3-4160 Intel Core i3-4160
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Turion 64 MK-36 AMD Turion 64 MK-36
1C 1T @ 2.00 GHz
162 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 Core i3-4160 Intel Core i3-4160
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Turion 64 MK-36 AMD Turion 64 MK-36
1C 1T @ 2.00 GHz
162 (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 Core i3-4160 Intel Core i3-4160
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
1108 (100%)
AMD Turion 64 MK-36 AMD Turion 64 MK-36
1C 1T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Core i3-4160 Intel Core i3-4160
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
2307 (100%)
AMD Turion 64 MK-36 AMD Turion 64 MK-36
1C 1T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 Core i3-4160 Intel Core i3-4160
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Turion 64 MK-36 AMD Turion 64 MK-36
1C 1T @ 2.00 GHz
75 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 Core i3-4160 Intel Core i3-4160
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Turion 64 MK-36 AMD Turion 64 MK-36
1C 1T @ 2.00 GHz
75 (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 Core i3-4160 Intel Core i3-4160
Intel HD Graphics 4400 @ 1.15 GHz
368 (100%)
AMD Turion 64 MK-36 AMD Turion 64 MK-36
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Core i3-4160 Intel Core i3-4160
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
3517 (100%)
AMD Turion 64 MK-36 AMD Turion 64 MK-36
1C 1T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Core i3-4160 Intel Core i3-4160
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
331 (100%)
AMD Turion 64 MK-36 AMD Turion 64 MK-36
1C 1T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Core i3-4160 Intel Core i3-4160
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
974 (100%)
AMD Turion 64 MK-36 AMD Turion 64 MK-36
1C 1T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor
Intel Core i3-4160 AMD Turion 64 MK-36
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