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AMD Ryzen 5 7600 vs Intel Core i3-4160. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
2023-01-14
AMD Ryzen 5 7600
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Intel Core i3-4160
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What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 5 7600 or Intel Core i3-4160? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD Ryzen 5 7600 has a base frequency of 3.8 GHz. 6 / 12 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in 2023-01-14.

Intel Core i3-4160 has a base frequency of 3.60 GHz. 2 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 54 W. Released in Q3/2014.

Differences

AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 5 7600
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  • Higher clock speed

    Around 6% better clock speed

    3.8 GHz left arrow 3.60 GHz
  • More number of cores

    4 more cores

    6 left arrow 2

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 5 7600 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    536 place
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    54 W left arrow 65 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i3-4160 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    454 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    630 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    619 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    810 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    946 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    219 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    436 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    398 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    445 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    234 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    664 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 AMD Ryzen 5 7600
Intel Core i3-4160 Intel Core i3-4160
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 7000 left arrow Intel Core i 4000
  • Family
    Ryzen left arrow Intel Core i3
  • Form Factor
    Desktops / Boxed Processor left arrow -
  • Generation
    6 left arrow 4
  • Predecessor
    AMD Ryzen 5 5600 left arrow -
  • Segment
    Desktop left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Series
    Ryzen 7000 Series left arrow -
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    3.8 GHz left arrow 3.6 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • Core Configuration
    6x left arrow -
  • CPU Cores
    6 left arrow 2
  • CPU Threads
    12 left arrow 4
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Max. Boost Clock
    5.1 GHz left arrow -
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    5.1 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • Turbo Frequency (6 Cores)
    4.5 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (2 Cores)
    - left arrow No turbo
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow 11.1
  • Execution units
    2 left arrow 20
  • Generation
    9 left arrow 7.5
  • GPU Frequency
    2200 MHz left arrow 350 MHz
  • GPU name
    AMD Radeon Graphics left arrow Intel HD Graphics 4400
  • GPU Turbo
    2200 MHz left arrow 1150 MHz
  • Graphics Cores
    2 left arrow -
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 3
  • Max. GPU Memory
    8 GB left arrow 2 GB
  • Release date
    Q3/2022 left arrow Q2/2013
  • Shader
    128 left arrow 160
  • Technology
    5 nm left arrow 22 nm
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i3-4160 and AMD Ryzen 5 7600. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow -
  • Memory Bandwidth
    83.2 GB/s left arrow -
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR5 left arrow DDR3L-1600 SO-DIMM
  • PCIe
    PCIe 5.0 left arrow -
  • PCIe lanes
    - left arrow 16
  • PCIe version
    - left arrow 3.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 5 7600 and Intel Core i3-4160 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Default TDP
    65 W left arrow -
  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    95 °C left arrow -
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    65 W left arrow 54 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 5 7600 and Intel Core i3-4160, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Raphael (Zen 4) left arrow Haswell S
  • Chip design
    Chiplet left arrow -
  • Codename
    Raphael AM5 left arrow -
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • L2-Cache
    6 MB left arrow -
  • L3-Cache
    32 MB left arrow 3 MB
  • Operating systems
    Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux left arrow -
  • Release date
    2023-01-14 left arrow Q3/2014
  • Release price
    229 $ left arrow -
  • Socket
    AM5 left arrow LGA 1150
  • Technology
    TSMC 5nm FinFET left arrow 22 nm
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs
Individual model tests

These results have no shared test of both models with the same version and settings. They are shown separately without a percentage difference.

AMD Ryzen 5 7600

More results: 7

Intel Core i3-4160

Individual system tests

Results were obtained on the reported systems. Test versions and settings remain separate; incomplete conditions do not support calculated model performance differences.

RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 12 threads / windows

Model ResultReported conditions
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 6972.431008 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 12 threads / windows
System RAM: 16 GB
OS: Windows NT 10.0
Motherboard: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. / B840M DS3H
Duration: 143.422 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Ryzen 5 7600 and Intel Core i3-4160.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games

Higher values are better in this metric.

563.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 7600
368.000000
Intel Core i3-4160

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