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: 46.96

Overall Rank:
1825th fastest in multithreading out of 5153 CPUs
1264th fastest in single threading out of 5153 CPUs
531st fastest in out of 1449 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $135.00 USD (2025-06-14)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

6340

Single Thread Rating

2267

Samples: 96*
*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	16,498 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	14,197 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	36 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	10,166 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,895 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	84,534 KBytes/Sec
Physics	508 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	7,553 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,267 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 19th of June 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 17th of June 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of June 2025.
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!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 20th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,658
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,296
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,017
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,151
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,861
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,486
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,166
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,705
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,650
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,146
Intel Core i3-8300 @ 3.70GHz		6,340

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 20th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		227.01
Intel Core i5-12400F		186.47
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		168.17
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		150.65
Intel Core i9-12900K		136.17
Intel Core i9-13900K		133.58
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		50.46
Intel Core i3-8300 @ 3.70GHz		46.96
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 20th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,610
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,138
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,900
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,680
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,477
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,921
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,563
Intel Core i3-8300 @ 3.70GHz		2,267

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i3-8300 @ 3.70GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2615148 - May 10 2025		6708
BL2518229 - Mar 30 2025		5634
BL2518223 - Mar 30 2025		5634
BL2498289 - Mar 21 2025		6615
BL2468372 - Mar 09 2025		6774

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 20th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i3-8300 @ 3.70GHz		6,340
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G vs Intel Core i3-8300		6,748 (+6.4%)
Intel Core i5-8500T @ 2.10GHz vs Intel Core i3-8300		7,726 (+21.9%)
Intel Core i5-7600K @ 3.80GHz vs Intel Core i3-8300		6,805 (+7.3%)
Intel Core i3-8300T @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i3-8300		5,576 (-12.0%)
Intel Core i5-8400T @ 1.70GHz vs Intel Core i3-8300		7,402 (+16.8%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3200G vs Intel Core i3-8300		7,046 (+11.1%)
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 vs Intel Core i3-8300		6,263 (-1.2%)
Intel Core i3-9100T @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i3-8300		5,607 (-11.6%)
Intel Core i5-3570K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i3-8300		4,965 (-21.7%)
Intel Core i5-3570 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i3-8300		4,939 (-22.1%)
AMD Athlon 200GE vs Intel Core i3-8300		4,091 (-35.5%)
Intel Core i3-9350KF @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i3-8300		7,559 (+19.2%)

Is the Intel Core i3-8300 @ 3.70GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 20th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,454
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,151
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,301
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,843
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,588
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,482
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,276
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,804
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,780
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,657
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,524
Intel Core Ultra 9 285		9,503
Intel Core i3-8300 @ 3.70GHz		857

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

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