Core i3 4160
Intel desktop processor · Core i 4th gen · launched July 2014
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Launch price in today's dollars
The Core i3 4160 launched at $117 in 2014. Adjusted with the U.S. Consumer Price Index, that is about $164 in 2026 dollars (7-month average), a 40% rise over 12 years. At its launch price that is 23 Blender points per $100.
Method: launch price × (CPI 2026 average ÷ CPI 2014 average), calendar-year averages of BLS series CPIAUCSL. 2026 covers 7 months so far.
Blender rendering score
Median score 27 (middle half of runs 21–30) across 15 community runs on Blender 4.x with the CPU backend. That is #285 of 290 desktop processors in our dataset with a score, and #17 of 18 in the Core i 4th gen.
This is a rendering benchmark (samples per minute over the monster, junkshop and classroom scenes), not a gaming benchmark. It says how fast the part renders in Blender's Cycles engine and nothing about frame rates. Source: Blender Open Data, CC0, snapshot 2026-09-06.
Specifications
| Vendor | Intel |
|---|---|
| Series | Core i 4th gen |
| Launched | July 2014 |
| Launch price | $117 (1,000-unit price) |
| Socket | LGA 1150 |
| Cores / threads | 2 / 4 |
| Base clock | 3.6 GHz |
| L3 cache | 3 MB |
| Rated power | 54 W (TDP) |
| Integrated graphics | HD 4400 |
| Tier | 3-series |
The Intel 3-series over time
Intel desktop processors in the same tier around this one, oldest first, re-releases left out. Prices in launch dollars and in 2026 dollars; scores are Blender 4.x medians where they exist.
| Part | Year | Launch price | In 2026 $ | Blender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core i3 4330 | 2013 | $138 | $196 | — |
| Core i3 4330T | 2013 | $138 | $196 | — |
| Core i3 4340 | 2013 | $149 | $212 | — |
| Core i3 4150 | 2014 | $117 | $164 | — |
| Core i3 4150T | 2014 | $117 | $164 | — |
| Core i3 4350 | 2014 | $138 | $193 | — |
| Core i3 4350T | 2014 | $138 | $193 | — |
| Core i3 4360 | 2014 | $149 | $208 | — |
| Core i3 4160 | 2014 | $117 | $164 | 27 |
| Core i3 4160T | 2014 | $117 | $164 | — |
| Core i3 4360T | 2014 | $138 | $193 | — |
| Core i3 4370 | 2014 | $149 | $208 | — |
| Core i3 4170 | 2015 | $117 | $163 | 28 |
| Core i3 4170T | 2015 | $117 | $163 | — |
| Core i3 4370T | 2015 | $138 | $193 | — |
| Core i3 6100 | 2015 | $117 | $163 | 30 |
Compare with
- Core i3 4150 · 2014 · $117
- Core i3 4150T · 2014 · $117
- Core i3 4160T · 2014 · $117
- Core i3 4350 · 2014 · $138
- Core i3 4350T · 2014 · $138
- Core i3 4360 · 2014 · $149
- Core i3 4360T · 2014 · $138
- Core i3 4370 · 2014 · $149
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