Intel Core i3-4160T vs AMD Phenom II X6 1065T

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-4160T and AMD Phenom II X6 1065T 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, 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 i3-4160T

AMD Phenom II X6 1065T

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-4160T

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 6 month(s) later
Around 7% higher clock speed: 3.1 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
3.6x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 125 Watt
Around 29% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1760 vs 1361

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	July 2014 vs December 2010
Maximum frequency	3.1 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 125 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1760 vs 1361

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X6 1065T

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
6x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3384 vs 3125

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	6144 KB (shared) vs 3072 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	3384 vs 3125

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-4160T
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X6 1065T

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1760

1361

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3125

3384

Name	Intel Core i3-4160T	AMD Phenom II X6 1065T
PassMark - Single thread mark	1760	1361
PassMark - CPU mark	3125	3384
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	682
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1481
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	13.989
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	126.028
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.862
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	8.064
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	8.871
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	838
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1580
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2829
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	838
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1580
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2829

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i3-4160T	AMD Phenom II X6 1065T
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Thuban
Launch date	July 2014	December 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$142
Place in performance rating	1705	1718
Price now	$148.99
Processor Number	i3-4160T
Series	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	8.73
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.10 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2
Die size	177 mm	346 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared)	6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	45 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C
Maximum core temperature	66.4°C
Maximum frequency	3.1 GHz	2.9 GHz
Number of cores	2	6
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	1400 million	904 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V	DDR3
Graphics
Device ID	0x41E
Graphics base frequency	200 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.15 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	2 GB
Processor graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 4400
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort	3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over VGA	1920x1200@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	11.1/12
OpenGL	4.3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1150	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	125 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2013A
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	Up to 3.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability	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 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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)