Intel Core i3-8300T @ 3.20GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i3-8300T 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 i3-8300T @ 3.20GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i3-8300T @ 3.20GHz

Description: Intel UHD Graphics 630

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA1151-2

Clockspeed: 3.2 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 25 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) i3-8300T CPU @ 3.20GHz, Intel Core i3-8300T CPU @ 3.20GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2018

CPUmark/$Price: 34.02

Overall Rank:
2196th fastest in multithreading out of 5442 CPUs
1979th fastest in single threading out of 5442 CPUs
595th fastest in out of 1475 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $158.95 USD (2020-12-29)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

5407

Single Thread Rating

1891

Samples: 51*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 8,033
Thread: 1,888

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i3-8300T @ 3.20GHz

Integer Math	13,924 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	11,981 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	31 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	8,721 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,623 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	70,513 KBytes/Sec
Physics	442 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	6,284 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,891 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 8th of November 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i3-8300T @ 3.20GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 5th of November 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 5th of November 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 9th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,565
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,421
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,963
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,152
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,848
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,512
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,117
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,687
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,653
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,146
Intel Core i3-8300T @ 3.20GHz		5,407

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 9th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		256.33
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		183.61
Intel Core i5-12400F		145.34
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		138.16
Intel Core i9-14900K		130.43
Intel Core i9-13900K		103.40
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		47.80
Intel Core i3-8300T @ 3.20GHz		34.02
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 9th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,697
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,602
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,892
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,834
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,679
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,485
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,468
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,916
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,561
Intel Core i3-8300T @ 3.20GHz		1,891

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i3-8300T @ 3.20GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL5104075 - Oct 04 2025		5982
BL5104073 - Oct 04 2025		5820
BL5104072 - Oct 04 2025		1458
BL2898195 - Sep 10 2025		5653
BL2898149 - Sep 10 2025		5626

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i3-8300T @ 3.20GHz
As of 9th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i3-8300T @ 3.20GHz		5,407
AMD Athlon 200GE vs Intel Core i3-8300T		4,101 (-24.2%)
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G vs Intel Core i3-8300T		6,737 (+24.6%)
Intel Core i3-9100F @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i3-8300T		6,703 (+24.0%)
Intel Core i3-8300 @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i3-8300T		6,362 (+17.7%)
Intel Core i5-7400 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i3-8300T		5,475 (+1.3%)
Intel Core i5-7500T @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i3-8300T		5,215 (-3.5%)
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 vs Intel Core i3-8300T		6,259 (+15.8%)
Intel Core i5-4690K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i3-8300T		5,695 (+5.3%)
Intel Core i3-9100T @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i3-8300T		5,603 (+3.6%)
Intel Core i5-3570K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i3-8300T		4,972 (-8.1%)
Intel Core i5-3570 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i3-8300T		4,935 (-8.7%)
Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i3-8300T		4,665 (-13.7%)

Is the Intel Core i3-8300T @ 3.20GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 9th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,425
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,136
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,255
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,801
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,504
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,497
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,271
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,779
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,613
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,500
Intel Core Ultra 9 285		9,482
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,427
Intel Core i3-8300T @ 3.20GHz		733

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