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| Intel Core i5 3470 vs i3 4160 |
Released June, 2012
Intel Core i5 3470
- 3.2 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the Intel Core i5 3470
![]() | More cores 4 | ![]() | Supports trusted computing Yes |
![]() | Better overclocked clock speed (Water) 4.09 GHz |
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Released July, 2014
Intel Core i3 4160
- 3.6 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the i3 4160
![]() | Significantly higher clock speed 3.6 GHz | ![]() | Much better turbo clock speed 1,150 MHz |
![]() | Much lower typical power consumption 43.88W | ![]() | Significantly higher Maximum operating temperature 72 °C |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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More cores | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
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Supports trusted computing | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Allows for safer, more reliable computing | |||
Better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.09 GHz | vs | 3.81 GHz | More than 5% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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Significantly higher clock speed | 3.6 GHz | vs | 3.2 GHz | More than 10% higher clock speed | |||
Much better turbo clock speed | 1,150 MHz | vs | 1,100 MHz | Around 5% better turbo clock speed | |||
Much lower typical power consumption | 43.88W | vs | 86.05W | Around 50% lower typical power consumption | |||
Significantly higher Maximum operating temperature | 72 °C | vs | 67.4 °C | More than 5% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
Much lower annual home energy cost | 13.01 $/year | vs | 31.22 $/year | 2.4x lower annual home energy cost | |||
Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 47.3 $/year | vs | 84.62 $/year | Around 45% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
Newer | Jul, 2014 | vs | Jun, 2012 | Release date over 2 years later |
Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i5 3470 vs i3 4160
CompuBench 1.5 (Bitcoin mining) Data courtesy CompuBench
Core i5 3470
3.08 mHash/s
Core i3 4160
8.95 mHash/s
CompuBench 1.5 (T-Rex) Data courtesy CompuBench
Core i5 3470
0.67 fps
Core i3 4160
0.94 fps
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated Data courtesy FutureMark
Core i5 3470
2,580
Core i3 4160
2,464
Sky Diver Data courtesy FutureMark
Core i5 3470
1,055
Core i3 4160
2,194
Cloud Gate Data courtesy FutureMark
Core i5 3470
3,118
Core i3 4160
4,555
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i5 3470
9,436
Core i3 4160
6,684
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i5 3470
2,983
Core i3 4160
3,159
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i5 3470
2,470,000 MB/s
Core i3 4160
3,620,000 MB/s
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i5 3470 | vs | i3 4160 |
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Clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 3.6 GHz | |
Cores | Quad core | Dual core | |
Is unlocked | No | No | |
features | |||
Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
Supports trusted computing | Yes | No | |
Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
Instruction set extensions | |||
SSE2 | |||
MMX | |||
SSE4 | |||
AVX | |||
SSE3 | |||
SSE | |||
SSE4.1 | |||
SSE4.2 | |||
Supplemental SSE3 | |||
AES | |||
AVX 2.0 | |||
Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
TDP | 77W | 54W | |
Annual home energy cost | 31.22 $/year | 13.01 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 84.62 $/year | 47.3 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 4.41 pt/W | 12.89 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 86.05W | 43.88W | |
bus | |||
Architecture | DMI 2.0 | DMI 2.0 | |
Number of links | 1 | 0 | |
Transfer rate | 5,000 MT/s | 5,000 MT/s |
details | Core i5 3470 | vs | i3 4160 |
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Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
Threads | 4 | 4 | |
L3 cache | 6 MB | 3 MB | |
L3 cache per core | 1.5 MB/core | 1.5 MB/core | |
Manufacture process | 22 nm | 22 nm | |
Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
Operating temperature | Unknown - 67.4°C | Unknown - 72°C | |
overclocking | |||
Overclocked clock speed | 3.67 GHz | 3.67 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.09 GHz | 3.81 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.67 GHz | 3.67 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
GPU | GPU | GPU | |
Label | Intel® HD Graphics 2500 | Intel® HD Graphics 4400 | |
Number of displays supported | 3 | 3 | |
GPU clock speed | 650 MHz | 350 MHz | |
Turbo clock speed | 1,100 MHz | 1,150 MHz | |
memory controller | |||
Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
Memory type | |||
DDR3-1600 | |||
DDR3L-1600 | |||
DDR3-1333 | |||
DDR3 | |||
Channels | Dual Channel | Dual Channel | |
Supports ECC | No | Yes | |
Maximum bandwidth | 25,600 MB/s | 25,600 MB/s | |
Maximum memory size | 32,768 MB | 32,768 MB |
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