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Intel Core i3-7300 Benchmark, Test and specs

Name: Intel Core i3-7300
Brand: Intel
Rating: 3 (1 reviews)

Last updated: 2023-04-13

The Intel Core i3-7300 has 2 cores with 4 threads and is based on the 7. gen of the Intel Core i3 series. The processor uses a mainboard with the LGA 1151 socket and was released in Q1/2017. The Intel Core i3-7300 scores 1,030 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 2,325 points.

At a glance
Name:	Intel Core i3-7300
Family:	Intel Core i3 (205)
CPU group:	Intel Core i 7000 (17)
Architecture:	Kaby Lake S
Technology:	14 nm
Segment:	Desktop
Generation:	7
Predecessor:	Intel Core i3-6300
Successor:	Intel Core i3-8300

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i3-7300 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i3-7300 is 4.00 GHz. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

CPU Cores / Threads:	2 / 4
Core architecture:	normal
Cores:	2x

Hyperthreading / SMT:	Yes
Overclocking:	No
Frequency:	4.00 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	--
Turbo Frequency (2 Cores):	--

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Core i3-7300 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Core i3-7300 uses the Intel HD Graphics 630, which has 192 texture shaders and 24 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

GPU name:	Intel HD Graphics 630
GPU frequency:	0.35 GHz
GPU (Turbo):	1.15 GHz
Compute units:	24
Shader:	192
Hardware Raytracing:	No
Release date:	Q2/2016

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

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

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 processor can use up to 64 GB memory in 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 38.4 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

DDR4-2400 DDR3-1600	38.4 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
Max. Memory:	64 GB
Memory channels:	2 (Dual Channel)
ECC:	No
PCIe:	3.0 x 16
PCIe Bandwidth:	15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 51 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):	51 W
TDP (PL2):	--
TDP up:	--
TDP down:	--
Tjunction max.:	100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i3-7300 is made in 14 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 4.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.

Technology:	14 nm
Chip design:	Monolithic
Socket:	LGA 1151
L2-Cache:	--
L3-Cache:	4.00 MB
AES-NI:	Yes
Operating systems:	Windows 10, 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:	Q1/2017
Release price:	--
Part Number:	--
Documents:	Technical data sheet

Intel Core i3-7300
2C 4T @ 4.00 GHz

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the Intel Core i3-7300 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 6 Single-Core

Geekbench 6 is a partial load benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. In the single-core test, only the fastest CPU core is measured. The test run simulates the performance in practice.


	Intel Xeon Gold 6134 8C 16T @ 3.70 GHz	1245
	Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz	1244
	Intel Core i5-7600T 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	1243
	Intel Core i3-7300 2C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	1242
	Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz	1241
	Intel Xeon Gold 6126T 12C 24T @ 3.70 GHz	1238
	Intel Xeon Platinum 8170 26C 52T @ 3.70 GHz	1238

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

The practical Geekbench 6 multi-core benchmark tests the system's performance under partial load. The processor's maximum power consumption is far from being used up.


	Intel Core i7-3820 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	2596
	Intel Core i3-6300 2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	2568
	Intel Core i7-3770K 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	2527
	Intel Core i3-7300 2C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	2493
	Intel Core i7-2600K 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	2457
	Intel Core i3-4370 2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	2450
	Intel Core i5-4460T 4C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	2446

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.


	AMD Athlon 300GE 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	1032
	Intel Pentium Gold G6400 2C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	1032
	Intel Xeon Gold 6150 18C 36T @ 3.70 GHz	1031
	Intel Core i3-7300 2C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	1030
	Intel Xeon Gold 6138T 20C 40T @ 3.70 GHz	1030
	Intel Xeon Gold 6248 20C 40T @ 3.90 GHz	1028
	Intel Xeon Gold 6226 12C 24T @ 3.70 GHz	1028

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.


	AMD Athlon 300GE 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	2338
	Intel Core i3-6320 2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	2331
	Intel Core i7-880 4C 8T @ 3.06 GHz	2328
	Intel Core i3-7300 2C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	2325
	Intel Core i7-950 4C 8T @ 3.06 GHz	2313
	AMD FX-8300 8C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	2311
	Intel Core i5-2320 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	2304

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 i9-9820X 10C 20T @ 4.20 GHz	422
	AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz	421
	Intel Core i7-6700K 4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	421
	Intel Core i3-7300 2C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	419
	Intel Pentium Gold G6400 2C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	415
	Intel Core i5-10600T 6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz	415
	Intel Core i7-7700 4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	414

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.


	AMD Phenom II X6 1100T 6C 6T @ 3.70 GHz	1093
	Intel Core i5-4570 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	1089
	AMD FX-8300 8C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	1088
	Intel Core i3-7300 2C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	1084
	AMD FX-8320 8C 8T @ 3.75 GHz	1082
	Intel Core i5-6400 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	1061
	Intel Xeon X3470 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	1048

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.


	Intel Core i7-7700 Intel HD Graphics 630 @ 1.15 GHz	442
	Intel Core i7-7700K Intel HD Graphics 630 @ 1.15 GHz	442
	Intel Core i7-7700T Intel HD Graphics 630 @ 1.15 GHz	442
	Intel Core i3-7300 Intel HD Graphics 630 @ 1.15 GHz	442
	AMD A8-6500 AMD Radeon HD 8570D @ 0.84 GHz	432
	AMD A8-6600K AMD Radeon HD 8570D @ 0.84 GHz	432
	AMD FX-7500 AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Kaveri) @ 0.55 GHz	425

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 i7-2600S 4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz	4582
	Intel Xeon Bronze 3104 6C 6T @ 1.70 GHz	4579
	Intel Core i7-4770TE 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	4562
	Intel Core i3-7300 2C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	4561
	Intel Core i5-4460S 4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	4543
	Intel Core i5-3550S 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	4512
	Intel Core i5-4570R 4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	4510

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.


	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X 12C 24T @ 4.00 GHz	173
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 24C 48T @ 4.20 GHz	173
	Intel Xeon E3-1230 v6 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	173
	Intel Core i3-7300 2C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	172
	Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	172
	Intel Xeon E3-1275 v5 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	172
	Intel Xeon E3-1270 v5 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	172

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 i3-7320 2C 4T @ 4.10 GHz	447
	AMD Phenom II X6 1055T 6C 6T @ 3.30 GHz	446
	Intel Pentium Gold G6600 2C 4T @ 4.20 GHz	437
	Intel Core i3-7300 2C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	436
	Intel Core i5-4690T 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	433
	AMD Phenom II X6 1045T 6C 6T @ 3.20 GHz	433
	Intel Xeon Bronze 3104 6C 6T @ 1.70 GHz	432

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,888 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,822 entries

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,510 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,477 entries

Cinebench R20 (SC)
665 entries

Cinebench R20 (MC)
613 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,155 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,459 entries

Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,110 entries

Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,106 entries

Geekbench 3 (SC)
942 entries

Geekbench 3 (MC)
938 entries

Cinebench R11.5 (SC)
825 entries

Cinebench R11.5 (MC)
836 entries

Cinebench R11.5 iGPU
383 entries

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