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: 68.25

Overall Rank:
1660th fastest in multithreading out of 4910 CPUs
1137th fastest in single threading out of 4910 CPUs
489th fastest in out of 1400 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $92.54 USD (2024-12-22)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

6315

Single Thread Rating

2260

Samples: 87*
*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	16,504 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	14,188 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	35 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	10,146 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,888 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	84,418 KBytes/Sec
Physics	501 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	7,555 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,260 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 22nd of December 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 18th of December 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of December 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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Pricing History

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Dell Optiplex 5060 Mini Desktop Computer PC with 24" FHD Computer Monitor, RGB Speakers, 16GB Ram, 512GB SSD, Core i3-8th 3.7GHz, Backlit Keyboard, Mouse, DP, Windows 11 Pro(Renewed)

$239.00

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,920
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,435
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,099
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,598
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,098
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,888
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,251
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,742
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,582
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,152
Intel Core i3-8300 @ 3.70GHz		6,315

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		286.20
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		186.30
Intel Core i9-12900K		150.67
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		145.75
Intel Core i9-13900K		111.18
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.59
Intel Core i3-8300 @ 3.70GHz		68.25
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.43
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 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,616
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,157
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,027
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,685
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,362
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,927
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,566
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
BL2266183 - Dec 05 2024		6754
BL2212052 - Oct 05 2024		6674
BL2170209 - Aug 15 2024		6251
BL2116800 - Jun 05 2024		6119
BL2116793 - Jun 05 2024		5816

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 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i3-8300 @ 3.70GHz		6,315
AMD Ryzen 3 3200G vs Intel Core i3-8300		7,124 (+12.8%)
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 vs Intel Core i3-8300		6,283 (-0.5%)
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G vs Intel Core i3-8300		6,754 (+6.9%)
Intel Core i3-8100T @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i3-8300		5,266 (-16.6%)
Intel Core i5-7400 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i3-8300		5,475 (-13.3%)
Intel Core i5-8400T @ 1.70GHz vs Intel Core i3-8300		7,456 (+18.1%)
Intel Core i3-9100 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i3-8300		6,620 (+4.8%)
Intel Core i5-4690 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i3-8300		5,570 (-11.8%)
Intel Core i5-6400 @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i3-8300		5,164 (-18.2%)
Intel Core i5-3570K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i3-8300		4,956 (-21.5%)
Intel Core i5-4440 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i3-8300		4,788 (-24.2%)
Intel Core i3-9350KF @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i3-8300		7,549 (+19.5%)

Is the Intel Core i3-8300 @ 3.70GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,250
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,924
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,882
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,563
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,322
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,869
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,577
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,424
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,305
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,258
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,198
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		8,916
Intel Core i3-8300 @ 3.70GHz		930

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