Intel Core i3-4160 vs Intel Pentium G3450T

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-4160 and Intel Pentium G3450T processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Core i3-4160

Intel Pentium G3450T

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-4160

2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 24% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
Around 8% higher maximum core temperature: 72°C vs 66.4°C
Around 76% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1998 vs 1135
Around 75% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3518 vs 2016

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
Maximum core temperature	72°C vs 66.4°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1998 vs 1135
PassMark - CPU mark	3518 vs 2016

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G3450T

Around 54% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 54 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 54 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-4160
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G3450T

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1998

1135

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3518

2016

Name	Intel Core i3-4160	Intel Pentium G3450T
PassMark - Single thread mark	1998	1135
PassMark - CPU mark	3518	2016
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	801
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1714
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.495
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	40.003
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.319
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	1.239
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.033
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	809
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1758
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2951
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	809
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1758
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2951

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i3-4160	Intel Pentium G3450T
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Haswell
Launch date	July 2014	July 2014
Launch price (MSRP)	$133
Place in performance rating	2116	2105
Price now	$139.99
Processor Number	i3-4160	G3450T
Series	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors	Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	10.64
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.60 GHz	2.90 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2	5 GT/s DMI2
Die size	177 mm	177 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared)	3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	72 °C
Maximum core temperature	72°C	66.4°C
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz	2.9 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	4	2
Transistor count	1400 million	1400 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V	DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
Graphics
Device ID	0x41E
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz	200 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.15 GHz	1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1.15 GHz	1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	2 GB	1.7 GB
Processor graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 4400	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3	3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort	3840x2160@60Hz	2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	3840x2160@60Hz	2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz	1920x1080@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA	1920x1200@60Hz	1920x1200@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	11.1/12	11.1/12
OpenGL	4.3	4.3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1150	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	54 Watt	35 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2013C	PCG 2013A
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	16
PCI Express revision	Up to 3.0	Up to 3.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability	1S Only	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)