Intel Core i3-9100 vs Intel Core i3-4160

Intel Core i3-9100
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
3700 MHz / Cores: 4 / Sep 2018
Intel Core i3-9100
Intel Core i3-4160
Intel Socket 1150DESKTOP
3600 MHz / Cores: 2 / Jul 2014
Intel Core i3-4160

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i3-9100
    164%
  • Intel Core i3-4160
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i3-9100
    109%
  • Intel Core i3-4160
    100%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i3-9100
    219%
  • Intel Core i3-4160
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i3-9100

9% higher single threaded performance.
Much higher multi threaded performance (around 119% 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 64% higher average synthetic performance.

Reasons to consider Intel Core i3-4160

None

Intel Core i3-9100

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i3-9100

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

Intel Core i3-9100

Productivity

HWBench recommends Intel Core i3-9100

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


Specifications

Features

Intel Core i3-9100Intel Core i3-4160
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
AVX2
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
VT-d
AES-NI
TSX
TXT
CLMUL
FMA3
F16C
BMI1
BMI2
Boost 2.0
Hyper-Threading

Architecture

Intel Core i3-9100Intel Core i3-4160
ArchitectureIntel_CoffelakevsIntel_Haswell
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4vsDDR3
CodenameCoffee LakevsHaswell
Release DateSep 2018vsJul 2014

Cores

Intel Core i3-9100Intel Core i3-4160
Cores4vs2
Threads4vs4
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 630vsIntel HD 4400

Cache

Intel Core i3-9100Intel Core i3-4160
L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache6144 KB (shared)vs3072 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i3-9100Intel Core i3-4160
SocketIntel Socket 1151vsIntel Socket 1150
Max Case Temp72°Cvs72°C
PackageFC-LGA1151vsFC-LGA12C
Die Sizeunknownvs177mm²
Process14 nmvs22 nm

Performance

Intel Core i3-9100Intel Core i3-4160
Cpu Frequency3700 MHzvs3600 MHz
Turbo Clocknonevsnone
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltagevariablevsunknown
TDP65 Wvs54 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i3-9100
    4440 points
  • Intel Core i3-4160
    4032 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i3-9100
    17760 points
  • Intel Core i3-4160
    9676 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i3-9100 (simulated)
    159.31
  • Intel Core i3-4160 (simulated)
    145.85

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Core i3-9100 (simulated)
    790.21
  • Intel Core i3-4160 (simulated)
    360

points - higher is better