Intel® Core™ i3-8300

The Intel Core i3-8300 is a desktop processor with 4 cores and 4 threads, built on the Coffee Lake architecture (14 nm process). It launched in Apr 2018. A 8-MB L3 cache backs the cores (2.3 MB per core). It addresses DDR4 memory up to 64 GB across 2 channels. The chip drops into the FCLGA1151 socket and exposes PCIe 3.0 (16 lanes). Rated TDP is 62 W. Notable platform capabilities: Extended Page Tables (EPT).

The Intel Core i3-8300 scores 2,256 in single-core performance and 6,370 in multi-core performance (PassMark CPU Mark ratings). From those two ratings Feex computes 3,791 for overall performance, 7,299 for productivity performance, 7,564 for creator performance, 6,131 for engineering performance and 8,361 for gaming performance. Its multi-core throughput works out to 1,593 per core, 1,593 per thread and 103 per watt. Its computed efficiency index is 481. Its performance index is 47, so its overall performance is 53% below the Intel Core i5-12400 (index 100). Each bar shows the score as a share of a reference ceiling, which is the larger of the 99th-percentile score across the Feex CPU database and a fixed baseline.

Scores for individual PassMark CPU Mark test categories. Higher is better. These are measured test scores, not computed from the single-core and multi-core ratings.

In the individual workload tests the Intel Core i3-8300 scores 16,599 in integer math, 14,285 in floating-point math, 84,833 in compression, 1,914 in cryptography, 504 in physics simulation, 7,608 in vector SIMD, 35 in the prime sieve and 10,214 in sorting. Higher is better. Compared with the Intel Core i5-12400, it is 72% below in integer math, 69% below in floating-point math, 63% below in compression, 83% below in cryptography, 54% below in physics simulation, 51% below in vector SIMD, 48% below in the prime sieve and 55% below in sorting. Each bar shows the score as a share of that workload's reference ceiling, the larger of the 99th-percentile score across CPUs with a recorded value and a fixed baseline.

The Intel Core i3-8300 has 4 physical cores and runs 4 logical threads. It does not support simultaneous multithreading, so its thread count equals its core count. It runs at a base clock of 3.70 GHz.

The Intel Core i3-8300 is a desktop processor, belongs to the Intel Core i3 family, uses the Coffee Lake architecture, carries the codename Coffee Lake and is manufactured on a 14 nm process. It launched in Apr 2018.

The Intel Core i3-8300 has 256 KB of L1 cache, 1 MB of L2 cache and 8 MB of L3 cache. That adds up to about 9.3 MB of cache, or 2.31 MB per core. Each core has 256 KB of private L2 cache.

The Intel Core i3-8300 has a 3-level cache hierarchy: L1 at 256 KB, L2 at 1 MB and L3 at 8 MB. L3 is the largest level and makes up about 86% of the cache listed here.

The Intel Core i3-8300 supports DDR4 memory, addresses up to 64 GB of memory and uses 2 memory channels. It does not support DDR5 and LPDDR memory.

The Intel Core i3-8300 includes integrated graphics (Intel UHD Graphics 630) and clocks the graphics up to 1.15 GHz.

The Intel Core i3-8300 uses the FCLGA1151 socket, supports PCI Express 3.0 and provides up to 16 PCIe lanes.

The Intel Core i3-8300 has a rated TDP of 62 W.

Instruction sets, security, virtualization, AI acceleration and OS readiness. Features are listed as supported, explicitly not supported, or not recorded; a feature that is not recorded is not the same as unsupported.

The Intel Core i3-8300 is manufactured by Intel. It launched at a price of $138.

The Intel Core i3-8300 is also identified by the model number i3-8300.

Feex has recorded 60% of the specifications it tracks for the Intel Core i3-8300. Values Feex does not hold are shown as "Not recorded" rather than estimated.

Not recorded: Core Configuration: Performance Cores, Efficiency Cores, Hybrid Architecture, All-Core Boost and Unlocked Multiplier. Architecture & Generation: ISA Family and Market Status. Cache: L4 Cache. Memory Support: Memory Bandwidth, ECC Memory and Max Memory Speed. Graphics: Execution Units, Display Outputs and Max Video Memory. Platform & Compatibility: Package and Package Size. Power & Thermals: Base Power, Maximum Turbo Power, Configurable TDP (Min), Configurable TDP (Max), Max Junction Temperature and Tcase. Physical & Manufacturing: Transistor Count, Die Size, Die Count and Foundry. Naming & Aliases: Normalized Name, SKU, Processor Number and Part Number.

Processors that use the same FCLGA1151 socket as the Intel Core i3-8300 and have the closest multi-core scores in the Feex database include Intel Xeon E3-1268L v5, Intel Core i3-9300T, Intel Core i5-6600K, Intel Core i3-9100E and Intel Core i7-6700TE.