Intel Core i7-4790K vs Intel Core i3-4160
Summary
Intel Core i7-4790K
179%
Intel Core i3-4160
100%
Relative performance
Intel Core i7-4790K
125%
Intel Core i3-4160
100%
Relative performance
Intel Core i7-4790K
234%
Intel Core i3-4160
100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-4790K |
| Much higher single threaded performance (around 25% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications. |
| Much higher multi threaded performance (around 134% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking. |
| Around 79% higher average synthetic performance. |
Reasons to consider Intel Core i3-4160 |
| None |
Gaming
HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-4790K
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-4790K
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Features
| Intel Core i7-4790K | | Intel Core i3-4160 | |
|---|
| MMX | | | |
| SSE | | | |
| SSE2 | | | |
| SSE3 | | | |
| SSSE3 | | | |
| SSE4.2 | | | |
| AVX | | | |
| AVX2 | | | |
| EIST | | | |
| Intel 64 | | | |
| XD bit | | | |
| VT-x | | | |
| VT-d | | | |
| HTT | | | |
| AES-NI | | | |
| TSX | | | |
| TXT | | | |
| CLMUL | | | |
| FMA3 | | | |
| F16C | | | |
| BMI1 | | | |
| BMI2 | | | |
| Boost 2.0 | | | |
| Hyper-Threading | | | |
Architecture
| Intel Core i7-4790K | | Intel Core i3-4160 | |
|---|
| Architecture | Intel_Haswell | vs | Intel_Haswell |
| Market | Desktop | vs | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR3 | vs | DDR3 |
| Codename | Haswell | vs | Haswell |
| Release Date | May 2014 | vs | Jul 2014 |
Cores
| Intel Core i7-4790K | | Intel Core i3-4160 | |
|---|
| Cores | 4 | vs | 2 |
| Threads | 8 | vs | 4 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 | vs | Intel HD 4400 |
Cache
| Intel Core i7-4790K | | Intel Core i3-4160 | |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 64 KB (per core) | vs | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB (per core) | vs | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 8192 KB (shared) | vs | 3072 KB (shared) |
Physical
| Intel Core i7-4790K | | Intel Core i3-4160 | |
|---|
| Socket | Intel Socket 1150 | vs | Intel Socket 1150 |
| Max Case Temp | 72°C | vs | 72°C |
| Package | | vs | FC-LGA12C |
| Die Size | 177mm² | vs | 177mm² |
| Process | 22 nm | vs | 22 nm |
Performance
| Intel Core i7-4790K | | Intel Core i3-4160 | |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 4000 MHz | vs | 3600 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 4400 MHz | vs | none |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | unknown | vs | unknown |
| TDP | 88 W | vs | 54 W |
Intel Core i7-4790K
4928 points
Intel Core i3-4160
4032 points
Points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-4790K
21504 points
Intel Core i3-4160
9676 points
Points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-4790K
15488
Intel Core i3-4160
6647
points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-4790K
4442
Intel Core i3-4160
3417
points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-4790K
17114
Intel Core i3-4160
7278
points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-4790K
4016
Intel Core i3-4160
3151
points - higher is better
points - higher is better
points - higher is better