Intel Core i3-4160 vs Intel Pentium G3460

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-4160 and Intel Pentium G3460 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 G3460

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-4160

2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
Around 57% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3512 vs 2231
Around 6% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 801 vs 757
Around 20% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1714 vs 1423

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	3512 vs 2231
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	801 vs 757
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1714 vs 1423

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G3460

Around 2% lower typical power consumption: 53 Watt vs 54 Watt

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	53 Watt vs 54 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1986 vs 1984

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-4160
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G3460

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1984

1986

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3512

2231

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

801

757

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1714

1423

Name	Intel Core i3-4160	Intel Pentium G3460
PassMark - Single thread mark	1984	1986
PassMark - CPU mark	3512	2231
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	801	757
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1714	1423
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0	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 G3460
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Haswell
Launch date	July 2014	July 2014
Launch price (MSRP)	$133	$89
Place in performance rating	2130	2131
Price now	$139.99	$288.20
Processor Number	i3-4160	G3460
Series	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors	Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	10.64	3.67
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.60 GHz	3.50 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	72°C
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz	3.5 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	350 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	53 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2013C	PCG 2013C
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)