Intel Core i3-9300 @ 3.70GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i3-9300 @ 3.70GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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Intel Core i3-9300 @ 3.70GHz

Description: Intel UHD Graphics 630

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA1151-2

Clockspeed: 3.7 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.3 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) i3-9300 CPU @ 3.70GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2019

CPUmark/$Price: 28.06

Overall Rank: 1347

Last Price Change: $254.35 USD (2023-06-01)

Average CPU Mark

7137

Single Thread Rating: 2561
Samples: 5*
*Margin for error: High

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 10,018
Thread: 2,530

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i3-9300 @ 3.70GHz

Integer Math	18,935 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	15,908 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	43 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	11,465 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,051 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	94,917 KBytes/Sec
Physics	572 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	8,555 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,561 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of April 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i3-9300 @ 3.70GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 17th of April 2024

Not Enough Data from Current Version of PerformanceTest to Create Distribution Graph.

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of April 2024.

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	$254.35 USD	Buy Now!
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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 18th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,348
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,363
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,652
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,578
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,016
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,911
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,324
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,768
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,428
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,183
Intel Core i3-9300 @ 3.70GHz		7,137

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 18th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		212.82
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		153.62
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.09
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.18
Intel Core i9-13900K		104.13
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.72
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		32.43
Intel Core i3-9300 @ 3.70GHz		28.06
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 18th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,636
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,173
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,037
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,928
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,839
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,704
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,932
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,661
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568
Intel Core i3-9300 @ 3.70GHz		2,561

Last 3 Baselines for Intel Core i3-9300 @ 3.70GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1994604 - Jan 12 2024		7035
BL1941698 - Nov 08 2023		6954
BL1405282 - May 14 2021		7291

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i3-9300 @ 3.70GHz
As of 18th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i3-9300 @ 3.70GHz		7,137
Intel Core i5-10300H @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i3-9300		8,429 (+18.1%)
Intel Core i5-9500T @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i3-9300		8,200 (+14.9%)
AMD Ryzen 3 2300X vs Intel Core i3-9300		7,530 (+5.5%)
Intel Core i3-9320 @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i3-9300		7,358 (+3.1%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3200G vs Intel Core i3-9300		7,136 (0.0%)
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G vs Intel Core i3-9300		6,767 (-5.2%)
Intel Core i3-9350K @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i3-9300		7,700 (+7.9%)
AMD FX-9590 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i3-9300		6,771 (-5.1%)
Intel Core i3-9100F @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i3-9300		6,742 (-5.5%)
AMD FX-8370 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i3-9300		6,204 (-13.1%)
Intel Core i5-8500T @ 2.10GHz vs Intel Core i3-9300		7,727 (+8.3%)
Intel Core i5-8400T @ 1.70GHz vs Intel Core i3-9300		7,442 (+4.3%)

Is the Intel Core i3-9300 @ 3.70GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 18th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,626
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,257
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,071
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,569
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,404
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,173
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,992
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,883
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,795
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7945WX		7,573
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,533
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,532
Intel Core i3-9300 @ 3.70GHz		1,533

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