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Intel Core i3-4160 vs Intel Core i5-4590

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Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
Rank 2 - 92 %
Intel Core i3-4160
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Core i5-4590
Multi-core performance
Rank 2 - 67 %
Intel Core i3-4160
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Core i5-4590
Geekbench 6 Single-Core

Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i3-4160
2C / 4T · 3.60 GHz
1,108
Intel Core i5-4590
4C / 4T · 3.70 GHz
1,137
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i3-4160
2C / 4T · 3.60 GHz
2,307
Intel Core i5-4590
4C / 4T · 3.50 GHz
3,276
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i3-4160
2C / 4T · 3.60 GHz
807
Intel Core i5-4590
4C / 4T · 3.70 GHz
877
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i3-4160
2C / 4T · 3.60 GHz
1,885
Intel Core i5-4590
4C / 4T · 3.50 GHz
2,819
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Intel Core i3-4160
Intel HD Graphics 4400
368
Intel Core i5-4590
Intel HD Graphics 4600
368
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Single-Core

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i3-4160
2C / 4T · 3.60 GHz
331
Intel Core i5-4590
4C / 4T · 3.70 GHz
386
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Multi-Core

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i3-4160
2C / 4T · 3.60 GHz
974
Intel Core i5-4590
4C / 4T · 3.30 GHz
1,496
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
Single-core performance

Intel Core i3-4160
2C / 4T · 3.60 GHz
145 cb
Intel Core i5-4590
4C / 4T · 3.70 GHz
144 cb
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i3-4160
2C / 4T · 3.60 GHz
367 cb
Intel Core i5-4590
4C / 4T · 3.50 GHz
505 cb

More benchmarks

At a glance

Wischen
Intel Core i3-4160Intel Core i5-4590
FamilyIntel Core i3 (205)Intel Core i5 (336)
CPU groupIntel Core i 4000 (64)Intel Core i 4000 (64)
ArchitectureHaswell SHaswell S
Technology22 nm22 nm
SegmentDesktopDesktop
SocketLGA 1150LGA 1150
Predecessor
Successor

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

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Intel Core i3-4160Intel Core i5-4590
CPU Cores / Threads2 / 44 / 4
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturenormalnormal
Cores: 2x 4x
Frequency: 3.60 GHz 3.30 GHz
Turbo (1 Core): 3.70 GHz
Turbo (All Cores): 3.50 GHz
L2-Cache
L3-Cache3.00 MB6.00 MB
Overclocking

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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Intel Core i3-4160Intel Core i5-4590
GPU nameIntel HD Graphics 4400Intel HD Graphics 4600
GPU frequency0.35 - 1.15 GHz0.35 - 1.15 GHz
CUs / Shader20 / 16020 / 160
Raytracing
Max. displays33
Max. GPU Memory2 GB2 GB
Technology22 nm22 nm
Release dateQ2/2013Q2/2013

NPU AI performance

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Intel Core i3-4160Intel Core i5-4590
AI hardware
AI specifications
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

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Intel Core i3-4160Intel Core i5-4590
MemoryDDR3-1600 (25.6 GB/s)
DDR3-1600 (25.6 GB/s)
Max. Memory32 GB32 GB
Memory channels22
ECCYesNo
PCIe3.0 x 163.0 x 16
PCIe Bandwidth15.8 GB/s15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

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Intel Core i3-4160Intel Core i5-4590
TDP54 W84 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.

Technical details

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Intel Core i3-4160Intel Core i5-4590
Chip designMonolithicMonolithic
AES-NI
Operating systemsWindows 10, LinuxWindows 10, Linux
Instruction setx86-64 (64 bit)x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensionsSSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
Release dateQ3/2014Q3/2014
Release price117 $202 $
DocumentsTechnical data sheetTechnical data sheet

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Intel Core i3-4160
Intel Core i3-4160
2C / 4T · 3.60 GHz
Intel Core i5-4590
Intel Core i5-4590
4C / 4T · 3.30 - 3.70 GHz

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