i3 4160 vs haswell pentium g3240

[Peter Anfindsen]

thinking about trading up to i3 4160 from haswell pentium..will i notice a difference..the i3 4160 is 100 bucks at microcenter....thanks

 

[mangodrinker]

It will vary depending on the task. The i3 will give a slight boost in everyday tasks, but things such as gaming and editing should receive a significant improvement.

 

[rockie_]

i would go for i3 4160 . Faster at stock clocks . Furthermore 4 threads vs 2 threads .
http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Pentium-G3240-vs-Intel-4160

 

[geofelt]

You will likely notice the difference.

If your motherboard is capable of overclocking a G3258($60 at mc), that would be a stronger upgrade for much less.
Check your motherboard cpu support specs, you may need a bios update.

Read this article:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/8232/overclockable-pentium-anniversary-edition-review-the-intel-pentium-g3258-ae