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Intel BX8070110300

Core i3-10300

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4 Cores, 8 Threads @3.7GHz, Comet Lake.
Release date: Q2 2020.

Average Bench: 87.4% (156th of 1442)

Based on 391 user benchmarks.  Devices: BFEBFBFF000A0650, BFEBFBFF000A0653 Model: Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-10300 CPU @ 3.70GHz
Poor: 79%Average: 87.4% Great: 95%
Gaming
Gaming 87%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship

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Very good average bench

The Intel Core i3-10300 averaged just 12.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intel Core i3-10300 near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Memory Latency 90.6Pts
Avg. Single Core Speed 131Pts

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Core i3-10300 is just 15.8%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Core i3-10300 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 704Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 699Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 391 samples)
Rank 15687.4%
Min Avg Max
81.5 Memory 90.6 95.9
114 1-Core 131 139
215 2-Core 251 274
88.3% 158 Pts
Min Avg Max
386 4-Core 454 528
599 8-Core 699 747
71.2% 576 Pts
Min Avg Max
609 64-Core 704 746
43.6% 704 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
84% Excellent
Memory 77.3
1-Core 126
2-Core 251
83% 151 Pts
4-Core 494
8-Core 666
74% 580 Pts
64-Core 668
41% 668 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
82.8% Excellent
Memory 80.9
1-Core 126
2-Core 243
83% 150 Pts
4-Core 456
8-Core 676
70% 566 Pts
64-Core 689
43% 689 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
81.1% Excellent
Memory 86.5
1-Core 128
2-Core 236
85% 150 Pts
4-Core 407
8-Core 681
66% 544 Pts
64-Core 685
42% 685 Pts
LGA1200, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
80.1% Excellent
Memory 81.4
1-Core 127
2-Core 240
83% 149 Pts
4-Core 424
8-Core 646
66% 535 Pts
64-Core 667
41% 667 Pts
LGA1200, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
58.4% Above average
Memory 48.7
1-Core 113
2-Core 208
65% 123 Pts
4-Core 373
8-Core 487
55% 430 Pts
64-Core 578
36% 578 Pts
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 67,713,620 CPUs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 82%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 71%
Battleship

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B460M D3H

CPU
Core i3-10300Intel  $143Bench 87%, 391 samples1x
GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia  $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples46x
RTX 3060Nvidia  $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples43x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia  $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples43x
SSD
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples34x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBWD  $68Bench 204%, 97,624 samples16x
A400 480GBKingston  $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples15x
RAM
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX  $75Bench 82%, 134,977 samples34x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $38Bench 82%, 163,634 samples18x
3000 C16 Series 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 16,105 samples16x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 79% - Very good Total price: $542

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 Specifications

Essentials

DescriptionIntel® Core™ i3-10300 Processor
Launch DateQ2'20
Processor Numberi3-10300
# of Cores4
# of Threads8
Cache8 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Instruction Set64-bit
Instruction Set ExtensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Embedded Options AvailableNo
Lithography14 nm
Clock Speed3.70 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency4.40 GHz
Bus Speed8 GT/s
Scalability1S Only
Max TDP65 W
Thermal Solution SpecificationPCG 2015C

Graphics

Processor GraphicsIntel® UHD Graphics 630
Graphics Base Frequency350 MHz
# of Displays Supported3
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency1.15 GHz
Quick Sync VideoYes
InTru 3D TechYes
Clear Video HD TechYes
Clear Video Tech for MIDYes
Graphics Video Max Memory64 GB

Memory

Max Memory Size128 GB
Memory TypesDDR4-2666
Memory Channels2
Memory Bandwidth41.6 GB/s
ECC Memory SupportedNo

Expansion Options

PCI Express Revision3
PCI Express ConfigurationsUp to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Max # of PCI Express Lanes16

Data Protection

AES New InstructionsYes
Secure KeyYes

Advanced Technologies

Turbo Boost 3.0 TechNo
Virtualization Tech (VT-x)Yes
Intel 64Yes
Idle StatesYes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® TechYes
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesYes
Turbo Boost Tech2
Hyper-Threading TechYes
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d)Yes
VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Yes
Identity Protection TechYes
Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)No

Package

Package Size37.5mm x 37.5mm
Max CPU Configuration1
Sockets SupportedFCLGA1200

Platform Protection

Execute Disable BitYes
OS GuardYes
Trusted Execution TechNo

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10th generation Comet Lake processor...

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Good

6 months ago.

11400F+3060Ti: Game over AMD, at least until Zen4 and RDNA 3 …

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Poor

2 years ago.

Too expensive AMD's Ryzen 3 has a much more reasonable price

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Terrible

3 years ago.

Just get Ryzen 3 3300X. Much better and faster. End of story.

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