Intel Core i3-4150 @ 3.50GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i3-4150 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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Intel Core i3-4150 @ 3.50GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA1150

Clockspeed: 3.5 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 54 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 3 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 32 GB (DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V, ECC Supported)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-4150 CPU @ 3.50GHz, Intel Core i3-4150 CPU @ 3.50GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2014

CPUmark/$Price: 96.85

Overall Rank:
3055th fastest in multithreading out of 6046 CPUs
2199th fastest in single threading out of 6046 CPUs
815th fastest in out of 1595 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $35.00 USD (2025-06-13)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

3390

Single Thread Rating

1916

Samples: 2253*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 4,978
Thread: 1,996

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i3-4150 @ 3.50GHz

Integer Math	11,694 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	5,932 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	14 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	6,670 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	929.0 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	49,367 KBytes/Sec
Physics	264 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	3,182 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,916 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of October 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i3-4150 @ 3.50GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 6th of October 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 6th of October 2026.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 10th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,188
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,051
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		34,287
Apple M4 10 Core		23,568
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,820
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,536
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,023
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,648
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,648
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,119
Intel Core i3-4150 @ 3.50GHz		3,390

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 10th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		174.80
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		145.48
Intel Core i9-14900K		126.77
Intel Core i5-12400F		122.18
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		107.15
Intel Core i3-4150 @ 3.50GHz		96.85
Intel Core i9-13900K		95.77
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		81.92
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 10th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,690
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,595
Apple M4 10 Core		4,491
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,881
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		3,761
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,672
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,485
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,366
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,908
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,557
Intel Core i3-4150 @ 3.50GHz		1,916

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i3-4150 @ 3.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3736875 - Sep 24 2026		2906
BL3732538 - Sep 22 2026		3160
BL3729086 - Sep 21 2026		3329
BL3725605 - Sep 19 2026		3102
BL3725602 - Sep 19 2026		3551

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i3-4150 @ 3.50GHz
As of 10th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i3-4150 @ 3.50GHz		3,390
AMD A10-6790K APU vs Intel Core i3-4150		3,112 (-8.2%)
AMD Athlon X4 845 vs Intel Core i3-4150		3,751 (+10.6%)
Intel Core i5-2500 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i3-4150		4,092 (+20.7%)
AMD Athlon X4 950 vs Intel Core i3-4150		3,537 (+4.3%)
Intel Core i3-4160 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i3-4150		3,474 (+2.5%)
AMD Athlon X4 870K vs Intel Core i3-4150		3,467 (+2.3%)
AMD Athlon X4 860K vs Intel Core i3-4150		3,413 (+0.7%)
AMD A10-7850K APU vs Intel Core i3-4150		3,389 (0.0%)
AMD A8-7600 APU vs Intel Core i3-4150		3,201 (-5.6%)
AMD A10-6800K APU vs Intel Core i3-4150		3,152 (-7.0%)
AMD A8-6600K APU vs Intel Core i3-4150		3,013 (-11.1%)
AMD Phenom II X4 970 vs Intel Core i3-4150		2,789 (-17.7%)

Is the Intel Core i3-4150 @ 3.50GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 10th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2		15,467
AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D		12,519
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,384
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,102
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 9755X3D		12,028
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,258
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus		10,686
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,512
Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus		10,486
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,378
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,354
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,058
Intel Core i3-4150 @ 3.50GHz		435

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