i3-4160 vs Athlon PRO 300GE

Aggregate performance score

Athlon PRO 300GE
2019
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
2.71
+22.1%
Core i3-4160
2014
2 cores / 4 threads, 54 Watt
2.22

Athlon PRO 300GE outperforms Core i3-4160 by a significant 22% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon PRO 300GE and Core i3-4160 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking17101843
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.46
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Athlonno data
Power efficiency7.323.89
Architecture codenameZen+ (2018−2019)Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date30 September 2019 (5 years ago)21 July 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$133

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon PRO 300GE and Core i3-4160 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speedno data3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz3.6 GHz
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
Multiplier34no data
L1 cache192 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB256 KB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography12 nm22 nm
Die size209.78 mm2177 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors4950 Million1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Athlon PRO 300GE and Core i3-4160 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketSocket AM4FCLGA1150
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt54 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon PRO 300GE and Core i3-4160. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Athlon PRO 300GE and Core i3-4160 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon PRO 300GE and Core i3-4160 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data-
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon PRO 300GE and Core i3-4160. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR3
Maximum memory size64 GB32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/s25.6 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
AMD Radeon Vega 3Intel HD Graphics 4400
Max video memoryno data2 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.15 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon PRO 300GE and Core i3-4160 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+
VGAno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Athlon PRO 300GE and Core i3-4160 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAno data1920x1200@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Athlon PRO 300GE and Core i3-4160 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data11.1/12
OpenGLno data4.3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon PRO 300GE and Core i3-4160.

PCIe versionno dataUp to 3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Athlon PRO 300GE 2.71
+22.1%
i3-4160 2.22

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Athlon PRO 300GE 4308
+22.4%
i3-4160 3521

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Athlon PRO 300GE 937
i3-4160 1079
+15.2%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Athlon PRO 300GE 1911
i3-4160 2088
+9.3%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.71 2.22
Integrated graphics card 2.98 1.35
Recency 30 September 2019 21 July 2014
Chip lithography 12 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 54 Watt

Athlon PRO 300GE has a 22.1% higher aggregate performance score, 120.7% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 5 years, a 83.3% more advanced lithography process, and 54.3% lower power consumption.

The Athlon PRO 300GE is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i3-4160 in performance tests.


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