Intel Core i3-10300 Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2024-04-16

The Intel Core i3-10300 is a 4 core processor. It can handle 8 threads simultaneously and was introduced in Q2/2020. The Intel Core i3-10300 is based on the 10. generation of the Intel Core i3 series and requires a mainboard with the socket LGA 1200. The Intel Core i3-10300 scores 1,160 points with one CPU core in the Geekbench 5 benchmark. When using all CPU cores, the result is 4,665 points.

CPU lineage
Here you can see which group the Intel Core i3-10300 belongs to and which processor is the predecessor of the Intel Core i3-10300.
Name:	Intel Core i3-10300
Family:	Intel Core i3 (205)
CPU group:	Intel Core i 10000 (43)
Architecture:	Comet Lake S
Segment:	Desktop / Server
Generation:	10
Predecessor:	Intel Core i3-9300
Successor:	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The 4 CPU cores of the Intel Core i3-10300 clock with 3.70 GHz (4.40 GHz). The number of CPU cores and the clock frequency of the processor are largely responsible for the overall performance.

CPU Cores / Threads:	4 / 8
Core architecture:	normal
Cores:	4x

Hyperthreading / SMT:	Yes
Overclocking:	No
Frequency:	3.70 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	4.40 GHz
Turbo Frequency (4 Cores):	4.20 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AI hardware:	--
AI specifications:	--

Internal Graphics

With the Intel UHD Graphics 630, the Intel Core i3-10300 has an build in graphic solution. It has 24 SM processors, which have a total of 192 texture shaders. The iGPU not only enables games, but also significantly accelerates video playback.

GPU name:	Intel UHD Graphics 630
GPU frequency:	0.35 GHz
GPU (Turbo):	1.20 GHz
Compute units:	24
Shader:	192
Hardware Raytracing:	No
Release date:	Q4/2017

Max. displays:	3
Generation:	9.5
Direct X:	12
Technology:	14 nm
Max. GPU Memory:	64 GB
Frame Generation:	No

Hardware codec support

Processors that have an integrated graphics can play videos faster and more efficiently. This can have a positive effect on the battery life of notebooks, for example.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit):	Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit):	Decode / Encode
h264:	Decode / Encode
VP8:	Decode / Encode
VP9:	Decode / Encode

AV1:	No
AVC:	Decode / Encode
VC-1:	Decode
JPEG:	Decode / Encode

Memory type:	Memory bandwidth:
Memory & PCIe The Intel Core i3-10300 supports up to 128 GB memory in up to 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. This results in a maximum memory bandwidth of 46.9 GB/s.

DDR4-2933	46.9 GB/s
Max. Memory:	128 GB
Memory channels:	2 (Dual Channel)
ECC:	No
PCIe:	3.0 x 16
PCIe Bandwidth:	15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management With the TDP, the processor manufacturer specifies the cooling solution required for the processor. The Intel Core i3-10300 has a TDP of 65 W.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):	65 W
TDP (PL2):	--
TDP up:	--
TDP down:	--
Tjunction max.:	100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i3-10300 has a 8.00 MB large cache. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm. Modern production increases the efficiency of the processor.

Technology:	14 nm
Chip design:	Monolithic
Socket:	LGA 1200
L2-Cache:	--
L3-Cache:	8.00 MB
AES-NI:	Yes
Operating systems:	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux

Virtualization:	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA):	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions:	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
Release date:	Q2/2020
Release price:	157 $
Part Number:	--
Documents:	Technical data sheet

Intel Core i3-10300
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz (4.40 GHz)

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the Intel Core i3-10300 have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Xeon E3-1535M v6 4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	1163
	Intel Xeon Platinum 8276L 28C 56T @ 4.00 GHz	1163
	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4200G 4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz	1162
	Intel Core i3-10300 4C 8T @ 4.40 GHz	1160
	Intel Core i3-10105F 4C 8T @ 4.40 GHz	1160
	Intel Core i3-10105 4C 8T @ 4.40 GHz	1160
	Intel Core i3-1125G4 4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	1159

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i5-8500B 6C 6T @ 3.70 GHz	4689
	Intel Core i3-11100B 4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	4688
	Intel Core i7-9700TE 8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz	4670
	Intel Core i3-10300 4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	4665
	Intel Xeon E3-1245 v6 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	4662
	AMD Ryzen 5 4600U 6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz	4655
	MediaTek Dimensity 9000+ 8C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	4645

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	AMD Ryzen 7 4700G 8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz	1480
	AMD Ryzen 3 3100 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	1477
	Intel Xeon Gold 5320 26C 52T @ 3.40 GHz	1476
	Intel Core i3-10300 4C 8T @ 4.40 GHz	1470
	Intel Core i3-10105F 4C 8T @ 4.40 GHz	1470
	Intel Core i3-10105 4C 8T @ 4.40 GHz	1470
	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U 8C 16T @ 4.10 GHz	1470

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	AMD Ryzen 5 5625C 6C 12T @ 2.30 GHz	5084
	AMD Ryzen 5 4600U 6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz	5050
	Intel Core i5-1130G7 4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz	5040
	Intel Core i3-10300 4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	5037
	Intel Xeon E3-1240 v6 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	5023
	Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2 12C 24T @ 2.90 GHz	5012
	Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 10C 20T @ 3.30 GHz	4996

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i7-8565U 4C 8T @ 4.60 GHz	459
	Intel Core i7-9850H 6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz	459
	Intel Core i9-9980XE 18C 36T @ 4.50 GHz	459
	Intel Core i3-10300 4C 8T @ 4.40 GHz	457
	Intel Core i9-9940X 14C 28T @ 4.50 GHz	457
	Intel Core i9-9960X 16C 32T @ 4.50 GHz	457
	Intel Xeon E-2226GE 6C 6T @ 4.60 GHz	456

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i7-10710U 6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz	2364
	AMD Ryzen 3 3100 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	2351
	Intel Core i3-10105 4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	2337
	Intel Core i3-10300 4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	2330
	Intel Core i3-10105F 4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	2310
	Intel Core i7-5820K 6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz	2301
	Intel Core i5-8400 6C 6T @ 3.80 GHz	2291

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.


	AMD A8-3800 AMD Radeon HD 6550D @ 0.60 GHz	480
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Qualcomm Adreno 530 @ 0.62 GHz	476
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 Qualcomm Adreno 530 @ 0.62 GHz	476
	Intel Core i3-10300 Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.20 GHz	461
	Intel Core i9-10880H Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.20 GHz	461
	AMD Ryzen Embedded R2312 AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) @ 1.20 GHz	461
	AMD Ryzen 3 5125C AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) @ 1.20 GHz	461

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	Intel Core i7-6700K 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	8955
	Intel Xeon E3-1270 v6 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	8947
	Intel Pentium Gold 8505 5C 6T @ 1.60 GHz	8935
	Intel Core i3-10300 4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	8906
	Intel Xeon Gold 5122 4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	8884
	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3350GE 4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	8872
	AMD FX-8300 8C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	8844

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i7-7700K 4C 8T @ 4.50 GHz	200
	Intel Core i7-7740X 4C 8T @ 4.50 GHz	200
	Intel Core i9-10900X 10C 20T @ 4.70 GHz	198
	Intel Core i3-10300 4C 8T @ 4.40 GHz	197
	AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS 8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz	197
	AMD Ryzen 7 4800H 8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz	197
	AMD Ryzen 7 4800U 8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz	197

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i5-9600 6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz	1042
	Intel Core i5-8600K 6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz	1040
	Intel Xeon E-2246G 6C 12T @ 4.10 GHz	1039
	Intel Core i3-10300 4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	1027
	Intel Core i7-8850H 6C 12T @ 3.30 GHz	1023
	Intel Xeon E5-2630L v3 8C 16T @ 2.40 GHz	1020
	AMD Ryzen 3 3100 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	1019

Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,488 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,461 entries

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,754 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,702 entries

Cinebench R20 (SC)
656 entries

Cinebench R20 (MC)
604 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,026 entries

3DMark Timespy (iGPU)
512 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,391 entries

Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,106 entries

Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,101 entries

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