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.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

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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: 97.17

Overall Rank:
2813th fastest in multithreading out of 5775 CPUs
1993rd fastest in single threading out of 5775 CPUs
772nd fastest in out of 1554 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

3401

Single Thread Rating

1922

Samples: 2134*
*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	11,721 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	5,956 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	14 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	6,720 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	930.1 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	49,534 KBytes/Sec
Physics	266 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	3,193 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,922 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 6th of February 2026.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 3rd of February 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 3rd of February 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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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 7th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,467
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,304
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,944
Apple M4 10 Core		23,704
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,844
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,577
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,091
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,680
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,641
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,133
Intel Core i3-4150 @ 3.50GHz		3,401

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 7th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		170.64
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		159.59
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		126.77
Intel Core i9-14900K		124.66
Intel Core i5-12400F		122.37
Intel Core i9-13900K		107.97
Intel Core i3-4150 @ 3.50GHz		97.17
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.63
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 7th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,694
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,600
Apple M4 10 Core		4,516
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,886
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,676
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,489
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,365
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,914
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,560
Intel Core i3-4150 @ 3.50GHz		1,922

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i3-4150 @ 3.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3259560 - Feb 03 2026		3166
BL3259468 - Feb 03 2026		3428
BL3246729 - Jan 28 2026		1654
BL5112237 - Jan 25 2026		3719
BL3236190 - Jan 23 2026		3578

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 7th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i3-4150 @ 3.50GHz		3,401
AMD A10-7800 APU vs Intel Core i3-4150		3,217 (-5.4%)
AMD A10-6790K APU vs Intel Core i3-4150		3,111 (-8.5%)
Intel Core i3-4370 @ 3.80GHz vs Intel Core i3-4150		3,860 (+13.5%)
AMD A10-7850K APU vs Intel Core i3-4150		3,391 (-0.3%)
AMD A8-7650K vs Intel Core i3-4150		3,113 (-8.5%)
AMD A8-6500 APU vs Intel Core i3-4150		2,553 (-24.9%)
AMD Athlon X4 845 vs Intel Core i3-4150		3,765 (+10.7%)
Intel Core i5-2500 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i3-4150		4,097 (+20.5%)
AMD Athlon X4 950 vs Intel Core i3-4150		3,577 (+5.2%)
AMD Athlon X4 870K vs Intel Core i3-4150		3,452 (+1.5%)
AMD Athlon X4 860K vs Intel Core i3-4150		3,419 (+0.5%)
AMD A8-7600 APU vs Intel Core i3-4150		3,206 (-5.7%)

Is the Intel Core i3-4150 @ 3.50GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 7th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2		14,501
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,418
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,124
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,257
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,795
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus		10,695
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,512
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,392
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,259
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,206
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,777
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,756
Intel Core i3-4150 @ 3.50GHz		438

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