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?

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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: 45.45

Overall Rank:
1982nd fastest in multithreading out of 5441 CPUs
1386th fastest in single threading out of 5441 CPUs
556th fastest in out of 1475 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $139.99 USD (2025-07-13)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

6362

Single Thread Rating

2268

Samples: 108*
*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	16,575 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	14,275 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	35 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	10,215 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,908 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	85,038 KBytes/Sec
Physics	505 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	7,587 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,268 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 9th of November 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 4th of November 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 4th of November 2025.
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 10th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,561
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,422
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,961
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,152
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,848
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,513
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,117
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,687
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,651
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,145
Intel Core i3-8300 @ 3.70GHz		6,362

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 10th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		263.98
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		183.61
Intel Core i5-12400F		145.35
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		138.15
Intel Core i9-14900K		127.59
Intel Core i9-13900K		103.40
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		47.80
Intel Core i3-8300 @ 3.70GHz		45.45
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 10th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,697
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,602
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,892
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,834
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,678
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,485
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,468
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,916
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,561
Intel Core i3-8300 @ 3.70GHz		2,268

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i3-8300 @ 3.70GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2941909 - Sep 30 2025		6560
BL2898208 - Sep 10 2025		6521
BL2898202 - Sep 10 2025		6521
BL2894305 - Sep 08 2025		6789
BL2890004 - Sep 06 2025		6496

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 10th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i3-8300 @ 3.70GHz		6,362
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G vs Intel Core i3-8300		6,737 (+5.9%)
Intel Core i3-9100F @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i3-8300		6,703 (+5.4%)
Intel Core i5-7600K @ 3.80GHz vs Intel Core i3-8300		6,810 (+7.0%)
Intel Core i5-7400 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i3-8300		5,475 (-13.9%)
Intel Core i3-8300T @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i3-8300		5,407 (-15.0%)
Intel Core i5-7500T @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i3-8300		5,215 (-18.0%)
Intel Core i5-8400T @ 1.70GHz vs Intel Core i3-8300		7,434 (+16.8%)
Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i3-8300		6,300 (-1.0%)
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 vs Intel Core i3-8300		6,260 (-1.6%)
Intel Core i5-4690K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i3-8300		5,695 (-10.5%)
Intel Core i3-9100T @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i3-8300		5,603 (-11.9%)
Intel Core i5-3570K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i3-8300		4,972 (-21.9%)

Is the Intel Core i3-8300 @ 3.70GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 10th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,424
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,136
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,256
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,802
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,504
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,496
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,271
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,779
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,613
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,501
Intel Core Ultra 9 285		9,482
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,427
Intel Core i3-8300 @ 3.70GHz		853

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

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