Intel Core i3-10300 @ 3.70GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i3-10300 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 i3-10300 @ 3.70GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i3-10300 @ 3.70GHz

Description: Intel UHD Graphics 630

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA1200

Clockspeed: 3.7 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.4 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 8

Typical TDP: 65 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: 128 GB (DDR4-2666)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-10300 CPU @ 3.70GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2020

CPUmark/$Price: 68.95

Overall Rank:
1208th fastest in multithreading out of 4834 CPUs
642nd fastest in single threading out of 4834 CPUs
381st fastest in out of 1381 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $135.00 USD (2024-09-06)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

9308

Single Thread Rating

2697

Samples: 56*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i3-10300 @ 3.70GHz

Integer Math	29,642 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	18,648 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	28 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	16,767 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	3,169 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	134,097 KBytes/Sec
Physics	599 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	8,974 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,697 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of September 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i3-10300 @ 3.70GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 9th of September 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 9th of September 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$135.00 USD	Buy Now!
	$159.00 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 10th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,131
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,485
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,128
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,609
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,888
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,867
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,274
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,750
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,536
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,169
Intel Core i3-10300 @ 3.70GHz		9,308

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 10th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		219.16
Intel Core i9-12900K		189.43
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		182.42
Intel Core i9-13900K		174.43
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		157.54
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.62
Intel Core i3-10300 @ 3.70GHz		68.95
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		57.11
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 10th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,624
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,163
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,030
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,909
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,806
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,693
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,360
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,929
Intel Core i3-10300 @ 3.70GHz		2,697
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i3-10300 @ 3.70GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2174162 - Aug 20 2024		8847
BL2130725 - Jun 24 2024		9507
BL2129357 - Jun 22 2024		9293
BL2129318 - Jun 22 2024		9597
BL2129308 - Jun 22 2024		9322

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i3-10300 @ 3.70GHz
As of 10th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i3-10300 @ 3.70GHz		9,308
AMD Ryzen 3 4300G vs Intel Core i3-10300		10,922 (+17.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G vs Intel Core i3-10300		9,263 (-0.5%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 vs Intel Core i3-10300		11,603 (+24.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1400 vs Intel Core i3-10300		7,753 (-16.7%)
Intel Core i3-10320 @ 3.80GHz vs Intel Core i3-10300		10,011 (+7.6%)
Intel Core i5-9600KF @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i3-10300		10,681 (+14.7%)
Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz vs Intel Core i3-10300		9,652 (+3.7%)
Intel Core i5-9400 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i3-10300		9,378 (+0.8%)
Intel Core i3-10100F @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i3-10300		8,766 (-5.8%)
Intel Core i3-10100 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i3-10300		8,654 (-7.0%)
Intel Core i7-7700 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i3-10300		8,645 (-7.1%)
Intel Core i7-4771 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i3-10300		7,144 (-23.2%)

Is the Intel Core i3-10300 @ 3.70GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 10th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		9,318
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,269
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,241
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,035
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,498
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,393
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,090
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,966
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,842
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,781
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,746
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,533
Intel Core i3-10300 @ 3.70GHz		1,583

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