Intel Core i3-8300 @ 3.70GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i3-8300 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.

Is the Intel Core i3-8300 @ 3.70GHz Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. But this CPU contains 4 Cores and 4 Threads. Paired with a good videocard, is this CPU Good for Gaming? This CPU should be able to play most games, but may be a bottleneck on newer releases. [More ...]

Intel Core i3-8300 @ 3.70GHz

Description: Intel UHD Graphics 630

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA1151-2

Clockspeed: 3.7 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 62 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 8 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 64 GB (DDR4-2400, ECC Supported)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-8300 CPU @ 3.70GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2018

CPUmark/$Price: 58.51

Overall Rank:
1652nd fastest in multithreading out of 4898 CPUs
1133rd fastest in single threading out of 4898 CPUs
488th fastest in out of 1400 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $107.75 USD (2024-11-27)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

6305

Single Thread Rating

2260

Samples: 86*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 8,694
Thread: 2,166

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i3-8300 @ 3.70GHz

Integer Math	16,483 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	14,168 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	35 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	10,140 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,885 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	84,371 KBytes/Sec
Physics	498 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	7,545 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,260 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 27th of November 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i3-8300 @ 3.70GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 27th of November 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 27th of November 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
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	$107.75 USD	Buy Now!
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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 28th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,996
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,470
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,112
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,596
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,083
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,887
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,258
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,746
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,570
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,153
Intel Core i3-8300 @ 3.70GHz		6,305

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 28th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		223.17
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		208.45
Intel Core i9-13900K		155.22
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		151.02
Intel Core i9-12900K		148.11
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.59
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.86
Intel Core i3-8300 @ 3.70GHz		58.51
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 28th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,620
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,160
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,028
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,686
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,928
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567
Intel Core i3-8300 @ 3.70GHz		2,260

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i3-8300 @ 3.70GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2212052 - Oct 05 2024		6674
BL2170209 - Aug 15 2024		6251
BL2116800 - Jun 05 2024		6119
BL2116793 - Jun 05 2024		5816
BL2112668 - May 30 2024		6462

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i3-8300 @ 3.70GHz
As of 28th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i3-8300 @ 3.70GHz		6,305
AMD Ryzen 3 3200G vs Intel Core i3-8300		7,130 (+13.1%)
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 vs Intel Core i3-8300		6,281 (-0.4%)
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G vs Intel Core i3-8300		6,755 (+7.1%)
Intel Core i3-8100T @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i3-8300		5,271 (-16.4%)
Intel Core i5-7400 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i3-8300		5,471 (-13.2%)
Intel Core i5-4690 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i3-8300		5,570 (-11.7%)
Intel Core i3-9100T @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i3-8300		5,472 (-13.2%)
Intel Core i5-3570K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i3-8300		4,955 (-21.4%)
Intel Core i5-4440 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i3-8300		4,787 (-24.1%)
AMD Athlon 200GE vs Intel Core i3-8300		4,115 (-34.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1400 vs Intel Core i3-8300		7,755 (+23.0%)
Intel Core i3-9350KF @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i3-8300		7,549 (+19.7%)

Is the Intel Core i3-8300 @ 3.70GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 28th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,264
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		11,223
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,891
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,711
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,329
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		10,235
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,872
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,556
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,470
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,267
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,245
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		8,939
Intel Core i3-8300 @ 3.70GHz		927

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