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    Intel Core i3-7300T vs Intel Core i3-4160T

    Intel Core i3-7300T
    Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
    3500 MHz / Cores: 2 / Feb 2017
    Intel Core i3-7300T
    Intel Core i3-4160T
    Intel Socket 1150DESKTOP
    3100 MHz / Cores: 2 / Jul 2014
    Intel Core i3-4160T

    Summary

    Synthetic performance index

    • Intel Core i3-7300T
      121%
    • Intel Core i3-4160T
      100%

    Relative performance

    Single thread performance index

    • Intel Core i3-7300T
      118%
    • Intel Core i3-4160T
      100%

    Relative performance

    Multi thread performance index

    • Intel Core i3-7300T
      123%
    • Intel Core i3-4160T
      100%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider Intel Core i3-7300T

    18% higher single threaded performance.
    Much higher multi threaded performance (around 23% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
    This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
    Around 21% higher average synthetic performance.

    Reasons to consider Intel Core i3-4160T

    None
    Intel Core i3-7300T

    Gaming

    HWBench recommends Intel Core i3-7300T

    Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
    Intel Core i3-7300T

    Productivity

    HWBench recommends Intel Core i3-7300T

    Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.

    Specifications

    Features

    Intel Core i3-7300TIntel Core i3-4160T
    MMX
    SSE
    SSE2
    SSE3
    SSSE3
    SSE4.1
    SSE4.2
    AVX
    AVX2
    EIST
    Intel 64
    XD bit
    VT-x
    Hyper-Threading
    AES-NI
    TSX
    CLMUL
    FMA3

    Architecture

    Intel Core i3-7300TIntel Core i3-4160T
    ArchitectureIntel_KabylakevsIntel_Haswell
    MarketDesktopvsDesktop
    Memory SupportDDR4vsDDR3
    CodenameKaby LakevsHaswell
    Release DateFeb 2017vsJul 2014

    Cores

    Intel Core i3-7300TIntel Core i3-4160T
    Cores2vs2
    Threads4vs4
    SMPs1vs1
    Integrated GraphicsIntel HD 630vsIntel HD 4400

    Cache

    Intel Core i3-7300TIntel Core i3-4160T
    L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
    L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
    L3 Cache4096 KB (shared)vs3072 KB (shared)

    Physical

    Intel Core i3-7300TIntel Core i3-4160T
    SocketIntel Socket 1151vsIntel Socket 1150
    Max Case Temp65°Cvs72°C
    PackagevsFC-LGA12C
    Die Sizeunknownvs177mm²
    Process14 nmvs22 nm

    Performance

    Intel Core i3-7300TIntel Core i3-4160T
    Cpu Frequency3500 MHzvs3100 MHz
    Turbo Clocknonevsnone
    Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
    Voltageunknownvsunknown
    TDP35 Wvs35 W

    Raw performance index

    Raw single-thread performance estimation

    • Intel Core i3-7300T
      4200 points
    • Intel Core i3-4160T
      3472 points

    Points - higher is better

    Raw multi-thread performance estimation

    • Intel Core i3-7300T
      10080 points
    • Intel Core i3-4160T
      8332 points

    Points - higher is better

    Synthetic benchmarks

    Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

    • Intel Core i3-7300T (simulated)
      149.17
    • Intel Core i3-4160T (simulated)
      125.59

    points - higher is better

    Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

    • Intel Core i3-7300T (simulated)
      382.31
    • Intel Core i3-4160T (simulated)
      310

    points - higher is better

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