Intel Core i3-8300 Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated:
The Intel Core i3-8300 has 4 cores with 4 threads and is based on the 8. gen of the Intel Core i3 series. The processor uses a mainboard with the LGA 1151-2 socket and was released in Q4/2017.
Intel Core i3-8300

CPU lineage

The segment in which we have classified the Intel Core i3-8300. Here you can see if it is a desktop processor or a mobile processor or which processor may be the successor of the Intel Core i3-8300.

Name: Intel Core i3-8300
Family: Intel Core i3
CPU group: Intel Core i 8000
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 8
Predecessor: Intel Core i3-7300
Successor: Intel Core i3-9300

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In addition to the number of CPU cores and threads, you can see here whether the Intel Core i3-8300 can be overclocked. You will also find the clock frequencies of the processor (single-core and multi-core) here. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor.

CPU Cores / Threads: 4 / 4
Core architecture: normal
Cores: 4x
Hyperthreading / SMT: No
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 3.70 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): --
Turbo Frequency (4 Cores): --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i3-8300 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die. A processor with integrated graphics is also called APU (Accelerated Processing Unit).

GPU name: Intel UHD Graphics 630
GPU frequency: 0.35 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 1.10 GHz
Execution units: 24
Shader: 192
Max. GPU Memory: 64 GB
Max. displays: 3
Generation: 9.5
Direct X: 12
Technology: 14 nm
Release date: Q4/2017

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 & PCIe

The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the processor. The memory bandwidth depends on several factors and is given in gigabytes per second.

Memory type: DDR4-2400
Max. Memory:
Memory channels: 2 (Dual Channel)
Bandwidth: --
ECC: Yes
PCIe: 3.0 x 16
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The Thermal Design Power (TDP for short) specifies the necessary cooling solution to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually only gives a rough idea of the real consumption of a CPU.

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

Technical details

Here you will find information on the size of the level 2 and level 3 cache of the Intel Core i3-8300 as well as a list of the processors ISA extensions. We have documented the architecture and the manufacturing technology for you as well as the release date.

Technology: 14 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: LGA 1151-2
L2-Cache: --
L3-Cache: 6.00 MB
Architecture: Coffee Lake S
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: Q4/2017
Release price: 125 $
Part Number: --
Documents: --

Benchmark results

Verified Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the Intel Core i3-8300 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 D-1735TR Intel Xeon D-1735TR
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz
1021
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
24C 48T @ 4.20 GHz
1020
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
32C 64T @ 4.20 GHz
1020
Intel Core i3-8300 Intel Core i3-8300
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
1015
Microsoft XBox Series S Microsoft XBox Series S
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
1015
AMD Ryzen 3 2300X AMD Ryzen 3 2300X
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz
1012
Samsung Exynos 2100 Samsung Exynos 2100
8C 8T @ 2.90 GHz
1011
Show all Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core) results



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 i5-5675R Intel Core i5-5675R
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
3339
Intel Core i7-980 Intel Core i7-980
6C 12T @ 3.33 GHz
3332
Intel Core i7-980X Intel Core i7-980X
6C 12T @ 3.33 GHz
3332
Intel Core i3-8300 Intel Core i3-8300
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
3329
Intel Core i3-8100B Intel Core i3-8100B
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
3329
Intel Core i7-4850HQ Intel Core i7-4850HQ
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
3327
Intel Core i7-7700HQ Intel Core i7-7700HQ
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
3324
Show all Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core) results



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 i5-7500 Intel Core i5-7500
Intel HD Graphics 630 @ 1.10 GHz
422
Intel Core i5-7600T Intel Core i5-7600T
Intel HD Graphics 630 @ 1.10 GHz
422
Intel Core i7-6700T Intel Core i7-6700T
Intel HD Graphics 530 @ 1.10 GHz
422
Intel Core i3-8300 Intel Core i3-8300
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.10 GHz
422
AMD Athlon Silver Pro 3125GE AMD Athlon Silver Pro 3125GE
AMD Radeon Vega 3 Graphics @ 1.10 GHz
422
AMD Athlon Gold Pro 3150G AMD Athlon Gold Pro 3150G
AMD Radeon Vega 3 Graphics @ 1.10 GHz
422
AMD Athlon Gold 3150GE AMD Athlon Gold 3150GE
AMD Radeon Vega 3 Graphics @ 1.10 GHz
422
Show all iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS) results



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.

AMD Ryzen 5 1400 AMD Ryzen 5 1400
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
8443
AMD Ryzen 5 2600H AMD Ryzen 5 2600H
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
8423
AMD FX-8370E AMD FX-8370E
8C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
8402
Intel Core i3-8300 Intel Core i3-8300
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
8340
AMD FX-8320 AMD FX-8320
8C 8T @ 3.75 GHz
8291
Intel Core i7-6700T Intel Core i7-6700T
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
8289
Intel Core i7-5850EQ Intel Core i7-5850EQ
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
8271
Show all Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark results



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 i5-9600T Intel Core i5-9600T
6C 6T @ 3.90 GHz
159
Intel Core i7-3960X Intel Core i7-3960X
6C 12T @ 3.90 GHz
159
Intel Pentium G4620 Intel Pentium G4620
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
159
Intel Core i3-8300 Intel Core i3-8300
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
158
Intel Celeron G5930 Intel Celeron G5930
2C 2T @ 3.70 GHz
158
Intel Pentium Gold G6400E Intel Pentium Gold G6400E
2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
158
Intel Core i5-8200Y Intel Core i5-8200Y
2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
158
Show all Cinebench R15 (Single-Core) results



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 i7-4800MQ Intel Core i7-4800MQ
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
637
Intel Core i7-1060G7 Intel Core i7-1060G7
4C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
634
Intel Core i7-4770HQ Intel Core i7-4770HQ
4C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
634
Intel Core i3-8300 Intel Core i3-8300
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
633
Intel Core i7-4720HQ Intel Core i7-4720HQ
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
630
Intel Pentium G3220 Intel Pentium G3220
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
625
Intel Core i5-1035G1 Intel Core i5-1035G1
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
624
Show all Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core) results



Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 3 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 E5-1650 v3 Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
3948
Intel Core i3-4360 Intel Core i3-4360
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
3945
Intel Xeon E3-1225 v5 Intel Xeon E3-1225 v5
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
3944
Intel Core i3-8300 Intel Core i3-8300
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
3941
Intel Core i5-7600T Intel Core i5-7600T
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
3935
Intel Core i5-8250U Intel Core i5-8250U
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
3927
Intel Core i7-5950HQ Intel Core i7-5950HQ
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
3925
Show all Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core) results



Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 3 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 i7-4870HQ Intel Core i7-4870HQ
4C 8T @ 2.50 GHz
12586
Intel Core i7-4712HQ Intel Core i7-4712HQ
4C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
12568
Intel Core i5-6685R Intel Core i5-6685R
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
12544
Intel Core i3-8300 Intel Core i3-8300
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
12532
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
12528
AMD Ryzen 7 2700U AMD Ryzen 7 2700U
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
12528
Intel Xeon Silver 4112 Intel Xeon Silver 4112
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
12498
Show all Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core) results



Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Cinebench 11.5 is based on the Cinema 4D Suite, a software that is popular to generate forms and other stuff in 3D. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.

Intel Core i7-4790K Intel Core i7-4790K
4C 8T @ 4.40 GHz
1.97
Intel Core i7-8565U Intel Core i7-8565U
4C 8T @ 4.60 GHz
1.97
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 AMD Ryzen 5 2600
6C 12T @ 3.90 GHz
1.96
Intel Core i3-8300 Intel Core i3-8300
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
1.96
Intel Xeon Platinum 8180 Intel Xeon Platinum 8180
28C 56T @ 3.80 GHz
1.95
Intel Xeon Platinum 8180M Intel Xeon Platinum 8180M
28C 56T @ 3.80 GHz
1.95
Intel Core i5-8265U Intel Core i5-8265U
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
1.94
Show all Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core) results



Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Cinebench 11.5 is based on the Cinema 4D Suite, a software that is popular to generate forms and other stuff in 3D. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.

AMD FX-8350 AMD FX-8350
8C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
6.94
Intel Core i7-2600K Intel Core i7-2600K
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
6.83
AMD FX-8300 AMD FX-8300
8C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
6.77
Intel Core i3-8300 Intel Core i3-8300
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
6.73
Intel Core i7-8650U Intel Core i7-8650U
4C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
6.73
Intel Core i7-4940MX Intel Core i7-4940MX
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
6.72
Intel Core i7-4930MX Intel Core i7-4930MX
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
6.71
Show all Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core) results



Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)

Cinebench 11.5 is based on the Cinema 4D Suite, a software that is popular to generate forms and other stuff in 3D. The iGPU test uses the CPU internal graphic unit to execute OpenGL commands.

Intel Core i3-8100 Intel Core i3-8100
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.10 GHz
37.4
Intel Core i5-8305G Intel Core i5-8305G
AMD Radeon RX Vega M GL Graphics @ 1.01 GHz
37.4
Intel Core i7-8705G Intel Core i7-8705G
AMD Radeon RX Vega M GL Graphics @ 1.01 GHz
37.4
Intel Core i3-8300 Intel Core i3-8300
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.10 GHz
37.4
Intel Core i3-7167U Intel Core i3-7167U
Intel Iris Plus Graphics 650 @ 1.00 GHz
37.2
Intel Core i3-7100U Intel Core i3-7100U
Intel HD Graphics 620 @ 1.00 GHz
37.2
AMD A8-3870K AMD A8-3870K
AMD Radeon HD 6550D @ 0.60 GHz
37
Show all Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL) results



Benchmarks


Leaderboards

In our leaderboards, we have clearly compiled the best processors for specific categories for you. The leaderboards are always up to date and are regularly updated by us. The best processors are selected according to popularity and speed in benchmarks as well as the price-performance ratio.


Popular comparisons

1. Intel Core i3-8300 Intel Core i3-8100 Intel Core i3-8300 vs Intel Core i3-8100
2. Intel Core i5-8400 Intel Core i3-8300 Intel Core i5-8400 vs Intel Core i3-8300
3. Intel Celeron J4105 Intel Core i3-8300 Intel Celeron J4105 vs Intel Core i3-8300
4. AMD Ryzen 5 2400G Intel Core i3-8300 AMD Ryzen 5 2400G vs Intel Core i3-8300
5. Intel Core i3-8300 Intel Core i3-8300T Intel Core i3-8300 vs Intel Core i3-8300T
6. Intel Core i7-3770 Intel Core i3-8300 Intel Core i7-3770 vs Intel Core i3-8300
7. Intel Core i3-8300 Intel Core i5-8600 Intel Core i3-8300 vs Intel Core i5-8600
8. Intel Core i5-7400 Intel Core i3-8300 Intel Core i5-7400 vs Intel Core i3-8300
9. Intel Pentium Gold G5600 Intel Core i3-8300 Intel Pentium Gold G5600 vs Intel Core i3-8300
10. Intel Pentium Gold G5500 Intel Core i3-8300 Intel Pentium Gold G5500 vs Intel Core i3-8300
11. Intel Core i5-7500 Intel Core i3-8300 Intel Core i5-7500 vs Intel Core i3-8300
12. Intel Core i7-2600K Intel Core i3-8300 Intel Core i7-2600K vs Intel Core i3-8300
13. AMD FX-8300 Intel Core i3-8300 AMD FX-8300 vs Intel Core i3-8300
14. Intel Core i3-8300 AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Intel Core i3-8300 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600
15. Intel Core i7-7700HQ Intel Core i3-8300 Intel Core i7-7700HQ vs Intel Core i3-8300


back to index