Intel Core i3-4160 vs Intel Core i5-4590

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i3-4160 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i5-4590
Intel Core i3-4160 Intel Core i5-4590

CPU comparison

Intel Core i3-4160 or Intel Core i5-4590 - 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 Intel Core i5-4590 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-4590 was released in Q3/2014.
Intel Core i3 (202) Family Intel Core i5 (328)
Intel Core i 4000 (64) CPU group Intel Core i 4000 (64)
4 Generation 4
Haswell S Architecture Haswell S
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- 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 Intel Core i5-4590 has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-4590 is at 3.30 GHz (3.70 GHz).

Intel Core i3-4160 Characteristic Intel Core i5-4590
2 Cores 4
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
3.60 GHz Frequency 3.30 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.70 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.50 GHz

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 Intel Core i5-4590
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i3-4160 or Intel Core i5-4590 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 Intel HD Graphics 4600
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
1.15 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.10 GHz
7.5 GPU Generation 7.5
22 nm Technology 22 nm
3 Max. displays 3
20 Compute units 20
160 Shader 160
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
11.1 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.

Intel HD Graphics 4400 GPU Intel HD Graphics 4600
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode Codec JPEG Decode

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 Intel Core i5-4590 supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 25.6 GB/s.

Intel Core i3-4160 Characteristic Intel Core i5-4590
DDR3-1600 Memory DDR3-1600
32 GB Max. Memory 32 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
3.00 MB L3 Cache 6.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
16 PCIe lanes 16
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i3-4160 is 54 W, while the Intel Core i5-4590 has a TDP of 84 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i3-4160 Characteristic Intel Core i5-4590
54 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 84 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 Intel Core i5-4590 is manufactured in 22 nm and has a 6.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i3-4160 Characteristic Intel Core i5-4590
22 nm Technology 22 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
LGA 1150 Socket LGA 1150
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2014 Release date Q3/2014
117 $ Release price 202 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 5 CPU benchmarks

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 (92%)
Intel Core i5-4590 Intel Core i5-4590
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
877 (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 Core i3-4160 Intel Core i3-4160
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
1885 (67%)
Intel Core i5-4590 Intel Core i5-4590
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
2819 (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 (97%)
Intel Core i5-4590 Intel Core i5-4590
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
1137 (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 Core i3-4160 Intel Core i3-4160
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
2307 (70%)
Intel Core i5-4590 Intel Core i5-4590
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
3276 (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%)
Intel Core i5-4590 Intel Core i5-4590
Intel HD Graphics 4600 @ 1.10 GHz
352 (96%)

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 (66%)
Intel Core i5-4590 Intel Core i5-4590
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
5353 (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 Core i3-4160 Intel Core i3-4160
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
331 (86%)
Intel Core i5-4590 Intel Core i5-4590
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
386 (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 Core i3-4160 Intel Core i3-4160
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
974 (65%)
Intel Core i5-4590 Intel Core i5-4590
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
1496 (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 Core i3-4160 Intel Core i3-4160
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
145 (100%)
Intel Core i5-4590 Intel Core i5-4590
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
144 (99%)

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 (73%)
Intel Core i5-4590 Intel Core i5-4590
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
505 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Core i3-4160 Intel Core i3-4160
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-4590 Intel Core i5-4590
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
52 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Core i3-4160 Intel Core i3-4160
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-4590 Intel Core i5-4590
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
198 (100%)

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%)
Intel Core i5-4590 Intel Core i5-4590
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
811 (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%)
Intel Core i5-4590 Intel Core i5-4590
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
3167 (100%)

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%)
Intel Core i5-4590 Intel Core i5-4590
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
319 (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%)
Intel Core i5-4590 Intel Core i5-4590
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
1227 (100%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.
Intel Core i3-4160 Intel Core i3-4160
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-4590 Intel Core i5-4590
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
677.5 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i3-4160 Intel Core i5-4590
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