Intel Core i5-8300H @ 2.30GHz

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Is the Intel Core i5-8300H @ 2.30GHz Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. But this CPU contains 4 Cores and 8 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 ...]

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Intel Core i5-8300H @ 2.30GHz

Description: Intel UHD Graphics 630

Class: Laptop

Socket: FCLGA1151-2

Clockspeed: 2.3 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.0 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 8

Typical TDP: 45 W

TDP Down: 35 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 (DDR4-2666, LPDDR3-2133)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-8300H CPU @ 2.30GHz, Intel Core i5-8300H CPU @ 2.30GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2018

CPUmark/$Price: 29.63

Overall Rank:
1570th fastest in multithreading out of 5064 CPUs
1213th fastest in single threading out of 5064 CPUs
371st fastest in out of 1464 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: $250.00 USD (2018-04-01)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

7408

Single Thread Rating

2262

Samples: 4128*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 9,518
Thread: 2,299

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-8300H @ 2.30GHz

Integer Math	24,497 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	15,436 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	23 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	13,460 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,544 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	102,348 KBytes/Sec
Physics	498 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	6,461 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,262 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of April 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-8300H @ 2.30GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 14th of April 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of April 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

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	MSI GF63 15.6" Full HD Gaming Notebook Computer, Intel Core i5-8300H 2.30GHz, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 4GB, Windows 10 Home	$689.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell G3 15 15.6" Gaming Laptop Intel Core i5 8GB RAM 1TB HHD Black - 8th Gen i5-8300H Quad-core - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 4GB - 2.30 GHz Processor Speed - in-Plane Switching Technology - Windows	$799.00 (www.amazon.com)
	HP Pavilion 15.6" Gaming Laptop Intel Core i5+8300H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 4GB GPU, 8GB RAM, 16 GB Intel Optane + 1TB HDD Storage, Windows 10	$729.00 (www.amazon.com)
	2019 Acer Nitro 5 15.6" FHD Gaming Laptop - Quad-core Intel i5-8300H, 16GB DDR4, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti with 4GB GDDR5, 256GB PCIe SSD, 1TB HDD, Backlit KBD, Shale Black	$849.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell G3 15.6" FHD High Performance Gaming Laptop \| Intel Quad-Core i5-8300H Upto 4.0GHz \| 16GB RAM \| 1TB HDD \| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB \| Backlit Keyboard \| Windows 10	$990.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 18th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,133
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,897
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,139
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,318
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,800
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,644
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,143
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		11,703
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,724
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,613
Intel Core i5-8300H @ 2.30GHz		7,408

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 18th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		50.99
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		31.11
Intel Core i5-8300H @ 2.30GHz		29.63
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.17
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 18th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,680
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,053
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,033
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,924
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,657
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,639
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,602
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,411
Intel Core i5-8300H @ 2.30GHz		2,262

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-8300H @ 2.30GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2561700 - Apr 17 2025		8747
BL2559320 - Apr 16 2025		7830
BL2559284 - Apr 16 2025		7811
BL2557328 - Apr 16 2025		8886
BL2555200 - Apr 15 2025		6719

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-8300H @ 2.30GHz
As of 18th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-8300H @ 2.30GHz		7,408
Intel Core i5-8350U @ 1.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-8300H		6,142 (-17.1%)
Intel Core i5-8400H @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-8300H		7,610 (+2.7%)
Intel Core i5-9300H @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-8300H		7,506 (+1.3%)
Intel Core i5-10300H @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-8300H		8,290 (+11.9%)
Intel Core i5-1035G1 @ 1.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-8300H		7,247 (-2.2%)
Intel Core i5-10310U @ 1.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-8300H		6,068 (-18.1%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U vs Intel Core i5-8300H		6,514 (-12.1%)
Intel Core i7-4710MQ @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-8300H		5,782 (-22.0%)
Intel Core i7-4800MQ @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-8300H		5,769 (-22.1%)
Intel Core i7-3740QM @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-8300H		5,708 (-22.9%)
Intel Core i5-8500B @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-8300H		8,901 (+20.2%)
Intel Core i5-9400H @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-8300H		7,992 (+7.9%)

Is the Intel Core i5-8300H @ 2.30GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 18th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		8,702
Intel Core Ultra 7 265		8,104
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390		7,221
Intel Core i9-14900HX		7,070
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390		7,040
Intel Core 7 250H		6,905
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,801
Intel Core i9-13950HX		6,799
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,787
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D		6,559
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HX		6,207
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX		6,181
Intel Core i5-8300H @ 2.30GHz		916

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