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.

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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: 45.44

Overall Rank:
2012th fastest in multithreading out of 5491 CPUs
1421st fastest in single threading out of 5491 CPUs
565th fastest in out of 1484 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

6362

Single Thread Rating

2265

Samples: 112*
*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	16,545 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	14,263 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	35 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	10,199 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,908 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	84,938 KBytes/Sec
Physics	508 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	7,579 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,265 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of December 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 9th of December 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 9th of December 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 14th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,553
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,350
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,952
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,147
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,844
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,547
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,108
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,684
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,651
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,144
Intel Core i3-8300 @ 3.70GHz		6,362

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 14th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		267.93
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		178.41
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		159.58
Intel Core i5-12400F		157.16
Intel Core i9-14900K		130.41
Intel Core i9-13900K		106.29
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		53.74
Intel Core i3-8300 @ 3.70GHz		45.44
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 14th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,697
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,601
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,889
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,833
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,678
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,487
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,915
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,561
Intel Core i3-8300 @ 3.70GHz		2,265

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i3-8300 @ 3.70GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3106132 - Dec 04 2025		6737
BL3106118 - Dec 04 2025		5445
BL3091655 - Nov 29 2025		6644
BL3044022 - Nov 11 2025		6591
BL2941909 - Sep 30 2025		6560

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 14th of December 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 i5-8500T @ 2.10GHz vs Intel Core i3-8300		7,736 (+21.6%)
Intel Core i3-8100 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i3-8300		6,071 (-4.6%)
Intel Core i5-7600K @ 3.80GHz vs Intel Core i3-8300		6,812 (+7.1%)
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		5,378 (-15.5%)
Intel Core i5-7500T @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i3-8300		5,221 (-17.9%)
Intel Core i5-8400T @ 1.70GHz vs Intel Core i3-8300		7,425 (+16.7%)
Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i3-8300		6,299 (-1.0%)
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 vs Intel Core i3-8300		6,261 (-1.6%)
Intel Core i5-4690K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i3-8300		5,690 (-10.6%)
Intel Core i3-9100T @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i3-8300		5,602 (-11.9%)

Is the Intel Core i3-8300 @ 3.70GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 14th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,443
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,126
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,254
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,795
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,513
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,447
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,285
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,270
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,777
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,678
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,472
Intel Core Ultra 9 285		9,415
Intel Core i3-8300 @ 3.70GHz		856

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

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