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Intel Core i3-8300 vs Apple A8X
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Core i3-8300
100 %
4C / 4T · 3.70 GHz
Apple A8X
33 %
3C / 3T · 1.50 GHz
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core i3-8300
100 %
4C / 4T · 3.70 GHz
Apple A8X
25 %
3C / 3T · 1.50 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Core i3-8300
100 %
4C / 4T · 3.70 GHz
Apple A8X
37 %
3C / 3T · 1.50 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core i3-8300
100 %
4C / 4T · 3.70 GHz
Apple A8X
31 %
3C / 3T · 1.50 GHz
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
Intel Core i3-8300
100 %
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Apple A8X
52 %
Apple A8X
More benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,989 entries
1,989 entries
Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,927 entries
1,927 entries
Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,512 entries
2,512 entries
Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,483 entries
2,483 entries
FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,219 entries
2,219 entries
3DMark Timespy (iGPU)
534 entries
534 entries
PassMark CPU-Mark
2,504 entries
2,504 entries
Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,113 entries
1,113 entries
Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,110 entries
1,110 entries
Geekbench 3 (SC)
945 entries
945 entries
Geekbench 3 (MC)
941 entries
941 entries
Cinebench R11.5 (SC)
826 entries
826 entries
Cinebench R11.5 (MC)
837 entries
837 entries
Cinebench R11.5 iGPU
383 entries
383 entries
Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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Intel Core i3-8300 | Apple A8X |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Intel Core i3 (205) | Apple A series (27) |
| CPU group | Intel Core i 8000 (20) | Apple A8/A8X (2) |
| Architecture | Coffee Lake S | A8 |
| Technology | 14 nm | 20 nm |
| Segment | Desktop | Smartphone / Tablet |
| Socket | LGA 1151-2 | |
| Predecessor | Intel Core i3-7300 | Apple A6X |
| Successor | Intel Core i3-9300 | Apple A9X |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Wischen
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Intel Core i3-8300 | Apple A8X |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 4 / 4 | 3 / 3 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✗ | ✗ |
| Core architecture | normal | normal |
| Cores: | 4x | 3x Typhoon |
| Frequency: | 3.70 GHz | 1.50 GHz |
| Turbo (1 Core): | ||
| Turbo (All Cores): | ||
| L2-Cache | 2.00 MB | |
| L3-Cache | 6.00 MB | 4.00 MB |
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Wischen
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Intel Core i3-8300 | Apple A8X |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | Intel UHD Graphics 630 | Apple A8X |
| GPU frequency | 0.35 - 1.15 GHz | 0.45 GHz |
| CUs / Shader | 24 / 192 | 32 / 256 |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✗ |
| Max. displays | 3 | 1 |
| Max. GPU Memory | 64 GB | 2 GB |
| Technology | 14 nm | 20 nm |
| Release date | Q4/2017 | Q3/2014 |
NPU AI performance
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Wischen
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Intel Core i3-8300 | Apple A8X |
|---|---|---|
| AI hardware | ||
| AI specifications | ||
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Wischen
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Intel Core i3-8300 | Apple A8X |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | DDR4-2400 (38.4 GB/s) | LPDDR3-1600 (12.8 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 64 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory channels | 2 | 1 |
| ECC | Yes | No |
| PCIe | 3.0 x 16 | |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 15.8 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Wischen
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Intel Core i3-8300 | Apple A8X |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 62 W | 8 W |
| TDP (PL2) | ||
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | ||
| T. junction max. | 100 °C |
Technical details
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Wischen
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Intel Core i3-8300 | Apple A8X |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Monolithic | Chiplet |
| AES-NI | ✓ | ✗ |
| Operating systems | Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux | iOS |
| Instruction set | x86-64 (64 bit) | Armv8-A (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 | |
| Release date | Q4/2017 | Q3/2014 |
| Release price | 125 $ | |
| Documents | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
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