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Intel BX80684I38300

Core i3-8300

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4 Cores, 4 Threads @3.70 GHz, Coffee Lake.
Release date ≈ Q2 2018.

Average Bench: 79.9% (249th of 1459)

Based on 2,273 user benchmarks.  Device: BFEBFBFF000906EB Model: Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-8300 CPU @ 3.70GHz
Poor: 64%Average: 79.9% Great: 87%
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer

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Good average bench

The Intel Core i3-8300 averaged 20.0% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intel Core i3-8300 near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Memory Latency 87Pts
Avg. Single Core Speed 114Pts

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Core i3-8300 is 23.4%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Core i3-8300 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 430Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 428Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 2,273 samples)
Rank 24979.9%
Min Avg Max
73.2 Memory 87 94.2
93.9 1-Core 114 120
189 2-Core 226 240
80.5% 142 Pts
Min Avg Max
284 4-Core 420 477
317 8-Core 428 477
56.5% 424 Pts
Min Avg Max
326 64-Core 430 476
26.6% 430 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
81.5% Excellent
Memory 92.3
1-Core 114
2-Core 209
80% 138 Pts
4-Core 408
8-Core 421
55% 414 Pts
64-Core 426
26% 426 Pts
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
81% Excellent
Memory 88.4
1-Core 114
2-Core 226
81% 143 Pts
4-Core 427
8-Core 418
57% 422 Pts
64-Core 422
26% 422 Pts
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
79.5% Very good
Memory 89.6
1-Core 112
2-Core 223
80% 141 Pts
4-Core 403
8-Core 394
54% 399 Pts
64-Core 407
25% 407 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
78.5% Very good
Memory 91.4
1-Core 113
2-Core 224
82% 143 Pts
4-Core 376
8-Core 403
51% 389 Pts
64-Core 379
24% 379 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
75.6% Very good
Memory 78
1-Core 113
2-Core 226
77% 139 Pts
4-Core 422
8-Core 430
57% 426 Pts
64-Core 419
26% 419 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
75% Very good
Memory 83.5
1-Core 110
2-Core 220
78% 138 Pts
4-Core 379
8-Core 415
52% 397 Pts
64-Core 423
26% 423 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
69.4% Good
Memory 90
1-Core 112
2-Core 204
78% 135 Pts
4-Core 286
8-Core 277
38% 282 Pts
64-Core 286
18% 286 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
67.9% Good
Memory 73.7
1-Core 106
2-Core 209
72% 130 Pts
4-Core 361
8-Core 350
48% 356 Pts
64-Core 372
23% 372 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
29.5% Poor
Memory 5.02
1-Core 103
2-Core 189
46% 99 Pts
4-Core 306
8-Core 326
42% 316 Pts
64-Core 124
8% 124 Pts
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

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Gaming
Gaming 30%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 25%
Raft

Motherboard: MSI H310M PRO-VD (MS-7B33)

CPU
Core i3-8300Intel  $79Bench 80%, 2,273 samples1x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples199x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples129x
RTX 2060Nvidia  $234Bench 90%, 645,160 samples65x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples73x
A400 120GBKingston  $33Bench 61%, 166,392 samples54x
A400 480GBKingston  $34Bench 74%, 237,487 samples37x
RAM
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX  $68Bench 82%, 134,977 samples43x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples24x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples21x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $234

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 Specifications

Essentials

DescriptionIntel® Core™ i3-8300 Processor (8M Cache, 3.70 GHz)
Code NameCoffee Lake
Launch DateQ2'18
Processor Numberi3-8300
# of Cores4
# of Threads4
Cache8 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set64-bit
Instruction Set ExtensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Embedded Options AvailableNo
Lithography14 nm
Recommended Price$138.00 - $147.00
Clock Speed3.70 GHz
Bus Speed8 GT/s DMI3
Scalability1S Only
Max TDP62 W
Thermal Solution SpecificationPCG 2015C (65W)

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 Size64 GB
Memory TypesDDR4-2400
Memory Channels2
Memory Bandwidth37.5 GB/s
ECC Memory SupportedYes

Expansion Options

PCI Express Revision3.0
PCI Express ConfigurationsUp to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Max # of PCI Express Lanes16

Data Protection

AES New InstructionsYes
Secure KeyYes

Advanced Technologies

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

Package

Package Size37.5mm x 37.5mm
Max CPU Configuration1
Sockets SupportedFCLGA1151

Platform Protection

Execute Disable BitYes
OS GuardYes
Trusted Execution TechNo

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Good

17 months ago.

It performed very well for a budget option

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Terrible

6 years ago.

20 dollars for nothing go buy i3 8100

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