Intel

Core i3-9300

Core i3-9300
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Effective Speed -23%Effective Speed -23%Average Score -52%Memory 6%, 1-Core -43%, 2-Core -41%, 4-Core -43%, 8-Core -139%Overclocked Score -52%1-Core -41%, 2-Core -42%, 4-Core -42%, 8-Core -140%, Memory 5%Value & Sentiment -4,775%User Rating -94%, Market Share -9,456%Nice To Haves -214%64-Core -280%, 64-Core -284%, Age -79%

Average Bench: 86.2% (166^th of 1441)

Based on 97 user benchmarks. Device: BFEBFBFF000906EB Model: Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-9300 CPU @ 3.70GHz

Poor: 73%Average: 86.2% Great: 92%

Gaming 86%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 91%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 67%

Battle cruiser

Popular builds with this CPU

Very good average bench

The Intel Core i3-9300 averaged just 13.7% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intel Core i3-9300 near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Quad Core Speed 487Pts

Avg. Memory Latency 87.9Pts

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Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Core i3-9300 is just 18.6%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Core i3-9300 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 492Pts

Avg. Octa Core Speed 494Pts

Average Bench

(Based on 97 samples)

Rank 16686.2%

Min	Avg	Max
79.8	Memory 87.9	96.5
105	1-Core 129	138
210	2-Core 256	272
87.4% 157 Pts

Min	Avg	Max
323	4-Core 487	532
396	8-Core 494	532
65.4% 490 Pts

Min	Avg	Max
395	64-Core 492	531
30.4% 492 Pts

User Benchmarks

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The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

NLD-User, 14 days ago.Core i3-9300,

U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads

Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)

88.3% Excellent

Memory 90.4

1-Core 122

2-Core 251

86% 155 Pts

4-Core 499

8-Core 492

66% 496 Pts

64-Core 501

31% 501 Pts

NLD-User, 12 days ago.Core i3-9300,

U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads

Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)

87.4% Excellent

Memory 90.8

1-Core 129

2-Core 255

88% 158 Pts

4-Core 487

8-Core 480

65% 484 Pts

64-Core 492

30% 492 Pts

NLD-User, 14 days ago.Core i3-9300,

U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads

Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)

84.8% Excellent

Memory 83.4

1-Core 129

2-Core 251

86% 154 Pts

4-Core 497

8-Core 497

66% 497 Pts

64-Core 501

31% 501 Pts

NLD-User, 15 days ago.Core i3-9300,

U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads

Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)

83.5% Excellent

Memory 83.1

1-Core 129

2-Core 252

86% 155 Pts

4-Core 484

8-Core 484

65% 484 Pts

64-Core 480

30% 480 Pts

NLD-User, 12 days ago.Core i3-9300,

U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads

Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)

82.5% Excellent

Memory 82.3

1-Core 128

2-Core 251

85% 154 Pts

4-Core 477

8-Core 480

64% 478 Pts

64-Core 342

21% 342 Pts

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Gaming 9%

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Desktop 79%

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Workstation 8%

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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 5270 AIO

CPU
Core i3-9300IntelBench 86%, 97 samples	1x

GPU
UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7)IntelBench 5%, 147,588 samples	84x
UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i3)IntelBench 5%, 32,403 samples	19x
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 65,338 samples	18x

SSD
NVMe Samsung 256GBPm991Bench 98%, 4,948 samples	13x
KINGSTON SNVS100 1TBNvmeBench 169%, 394 samples	6x
SN520 NVMe WDC 256GBPCBench 137%, 4,380 samples	5x

RAM
HMA81GS6JJR8N-VK 1x8GBUnknownBench 40%, 7,726 samples	12x
KHYXPX-MIE 1x8GBUnknownBench 40%, 2,515 samples	11x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	8x

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Specifications

Essentials

Description	Intel® Core™ i3-9300 Processor
Launch Date	Q2'19
Processor Number	i3-9300
# of Cores	4
# of Threads	4
Cache	8 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set	64-bit
Instruction Set Extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Embedded Options Available	No
Lithography	14 nm
Clock Speed	3.70 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency	4.30 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3
Scalability	1S Only
Max TDP	62 W
Thermal Solution Specification	PCG 2015C (65W)

Graphics

Processor Graphics	Intel® UHD Graphics 630
Graphics Base Frequency	350 MHz
# of Displays Supported	3
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency	1.15 GHz
Quick Sync Video	Yes
InTru 3D Tech	Yes
Clear Video HD Tech	Yes
Clear Video Tech for MID	Yes
Graphics Video Max Memory	64 GB

Memory

Max Memory Size	64 GB
Memory Types	DDR4-2400
Memory Channels	2
Memory Bandwidth	37.5 GB/s
ECC Memory Supported	Yes

Expansion Options

PCI Express Revision	3.0
PCI Express Configurations	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Max # of PCI Express Lanes	16

Data Protection

AES New Instructions	Yes
Secure Key	Yes

Advanced Technologies

Virtualization Tech (VT-x)	Yes
Intel 64	Yes
Idle States	Yes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Tech	Yes
Thermal Monitoring Technologies	Yes
Turbo Boost Tech	2.0
Hyper-Threading Tech	No
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d)	Yes
VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)	Yes
TSX-NI	No
Identity Protection Tech	Yes
Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)	No

Package

Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Max CPU Configuration	1
Sockets Supported	FCLGA1151

Platform Protection

Execute Disable Bit	Yes
OS Guard	Yes
Trusted Execution Tech	No

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
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Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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Core i3-9300

Average Bench: 86.2% (166^th of 1441)

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Core i3-9300

Average Bench: 86.2% (166th of 1441)

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