Intel Core i3-7300 @ 4.00GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i3-7300 @ 4.00GHz can be found below. 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.
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Intel Core i3-7300 @ 4.00GHz

Description: Intel HD Graphics 630

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA1151

Clockspeed: 4.0 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 51 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 4 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 64 GB (DDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V, ECC Supported)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-7300 CPU @ 4.00GHz, Intel Core i3-7300 CPU @ 4.00GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2017

CPUmark/$Price: 77.21

Overall Rank: 1834

Last Price Change: $58.67 USD (2023-06-02)

Average CPU Mark

4530

Single Thread Rating: 2408
Samples: 119*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 6,357
Thread: 2,309

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i3-7300 @ 4.00GHz

Integer Math	13,797 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	8,629 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	15 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	7,804 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,501 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	61,434 KBytes/Sec
Physics	329 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	4,149 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,408 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 25th of April 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i3-7300 @ 4.00GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 25th of April 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 25th of April 2024.
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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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 26th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,330
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,362
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,645
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,575
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,020
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,912
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,323
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,767
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,442
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,185
Intel Core i3-7300 @ 4.00GHz		4,530

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 26th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		212.81
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		153.60
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.09
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.18
Intel Core i9-13900K		104.09
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.71
Intel Core i3-7300 @ 4.00GHz		77.21
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		32.43
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 26th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,635
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,173
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,036
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,929
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 i3-7300 @ 4.00GHz		2,408

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i3-7300 @ 4.00GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1972722 - Dec 18 2023		4555
BL1885171 - Aug 18 2023		4537
BL1884621 - Aug 17 2023		3713
BL5042641 - Jul 27 2023		5046
BL1863312 - Jul 18 2023		4319

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i3-7300 @ 4.00GHz
As of 26th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i3-7300 @ 4.00GHz		4,530
Intel Core i3-7100 @ 3.90GHz vs Intel Core i3-7300		4,336 (-4.3%)
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 vs Intel Core i3-7300		6,294 (+38.9%)
Intel Core i3-7350K @ 4.20GHz vs Intel Core i3-7300		4,958 (+9.4%)
Intel Pentium G4620 @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i3-7300		3,754 (-17.1%)
Intel Pentium G4600 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i3-7300		3,631 (-19.8%)
AMD A10-7850K APU vs Intel Core i3-7300		3,416 (-24.6%)
Intel Core i5-4690 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i3-7300		5,570 (+22.9%)
Intel Core i5-4670 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i3-7300		5,506 (+21.5%)
Intel Core i5-7400 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i3-7300		5,484 (+21.1%)
Intel Core i5-4590 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i3-7300		5,369 (+18.5%)
Intel Core i5-4570 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i3-7300		5,228 (+15.4%)
Intel Core i5-3570K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i3-7300		4,955 (+9.4%)

Is the Intel Core i3-7300 @ 4.00GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 26th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		10,026
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,259
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,070
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,559
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,403
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,177
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,993
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,883
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,792
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,536
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,532
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,515
Intel Core i3-7300 @ 4.00GHz		1,256

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