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CPU

Intel

Intel Core i3-8300

Processor

CPU cores: 4
CPU threads: 4
Thermal design power: 62 W

Benchmark results

PassMark · version unreported · cpuMark6,136^*Platform unreported Compare results
PassMark · version unreported · threadMark2,262^*Platform unreported Compare results
PassMark CPU Mark · version unreported · CPU Mark6,341^* pointsPlatform unreported Compare results
Reported score · version unreported · mark8,695^*Platform unreported Compare results

Processing & platform

CPU cores: 4
Graphics: Intel® UHD Graphics 630^*
CPU threads: 4
Base clock: 3.7 GHz
Integrated GPU base frequency: 350 MHz^*
Integrated GPU maximum dynamic frequency: 1,150 MHz^*
Maximum supported memory bandwidth: 37.50 GB/s^*
Reported CPU clock: 3.7 GHz^*
Architecture: Coffee Lake^*
Socket / package: FCLGA1151
Process node: 14 nm
Chip/package TDP: 62 W^*

Cache hierarchy

Smart Cache / shared
Level
Smart Cache
Scope
shared
Size
8 MB
Reported cache^*
Size
8 MB^*
Level
Reported cache (level unstated)^*
Scope
Intel® Smart Cache^*

Memory & storage

Memory channels: 2
Video memory type: DDR4-2400^*

Supported memory

DDR4-2400^*

CPU memory support

DDR4-2400
Variant / details
Manufacturer CPU memory-controller support; system and module configuration may limit operation.
Technology
DDR4
Transfer rate
2,400 MT/s

Power specifications

Thermal design power: 62 W

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 12 fields

Name: Intel Core i3-8300^*
Cores: 4^*
Threads: 4^*
TDP: 62^* W
Socket: 1,151^*
Integrated GPU: No^*
Product Page: https://www.amazon.ca/Intel-BX80684I38300-i3-8300-Processor-LGA-1151/dp/B0793DCQLG?psc=1&SubscriptionId=AKIAI7B523DQIKTQ3BRQ&tag=pckombo04b-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B0793DCQLG^*
Price: $164.01 USD^*
Producer: Intel^*
Base Clock: 3.7^* GHz
Turbo Clock: GHz^*
Unlocked Multiplier: No^*

Specifications 2 · 69 fields

AESTech

Yes^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 435^*

BornOnDate

Q2'18^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 435^*

Bus

8 GT/s^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 435^*

Cache

8 MB Intel® Smart Cache^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 435^*

ClearVideoTechnology

Yes^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 435^*

ClockSpeed

3.70 GHz^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 435^*

CodeNameText

Products formerly Coffee Lake^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 435^*

CoreCount

4^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 435^*

CpuId

129942^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 435^*

CpuName

Intel® Core™ i3-8300 Processor^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 435^*

CVTHD

Yes^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 435^*

DeviceProtectionTechBootGuardVersion

Yes^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 435^*

ECCMemory

Yes^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 435^*

EM64

Yes^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 435^*

Embedded

No^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 435^*

ExecuteDisable

Yes^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 435^*

ExtendedPageTables

Yes^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 435^*

Graphics4KSupportLevel

Yes. at 60Hz^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 435^*

GraphicsDeviceId

0x3E91^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 435^*

GraphicsDirectXSupport

12^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 435^*

GraphicsFreq

350 MHz^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 435^*

GraphicsMaxFreq

1.15 GHz^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 435^*

GraphicsMaxMem

64 GB^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 435^*

GraphicsMaxResolutionDP

4096x2304@60Hz^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 435^*

GraphicsMaxResolutionHDMI

4096x2304@24Hz^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 435^*

GraphicsMaxResolutionIFP

4096x2304@60Hz^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 435^*

GraphicsOpenGLSupport

4.5^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 435^*

HaltState

Yes^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 435^*

HyperThreading

No^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 435^*

IdentityProtectionTechVersion

Yes^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 435^*

InstructionSet

64-bit^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 435^*

InstructionSetExtensions

Intel® SSE4.1. Intel® SSE4.2. Intel® AVX2^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 435^*

InTru3D

Yes^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 435^*

Lithography

14 nm^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 435^*

MarketSegment

Desktop^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 435^*

MaxCPUs

1^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 435^*

MaxMem

64 GB^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 435^*

MaxMemoryBandwidth

37.5 GB/s^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 435^*

MaxTDP

62 W^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 435^*

MemoryProtectionExtensionsVersion

Yes^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 435^*

MemoryTypes

DDR4-2400^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 435^*

NumDisplaysSupported

3^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 435^*

NumMemoryChannels

2^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 435^*

NumPCIExpressPorts

16^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 435^*

OptaneMemorySupport

Yes^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 435^*

OSGuardTechVersion

Yes^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 435^*

PackageSize

37.5mm x 37.5mm^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 435^*

PCIExpressConfigs

Up to 1x16. 2x8. 1x8+2x4^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 435^*

PCIExpressRevision

3.0^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 435^*

ProcessorGraphicsModelId

Intel® UHD Graphics 630^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 435^*

ProcessorNumber

i3-8300^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 435^*

ProductGroup

8th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 435^*

QuickSyncVideo

Yes^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 435^*

ScalableSockets

1S Only^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 435^*

SecureKeyTechVersion

Yes^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 435^*

SocketsSupported

FCLGA1151^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 435^*

SoftwareGuardExtensions

Yes with Intel® ME^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 435^*

SpeedstepTechnology

Yes^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 435^*

StableImagePlatformProgramVersion

No^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 435^*

StatusCodeText

Discontinued^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 435^*

TBTVersion

No^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 435^*

ThermalJunctionRateCode

100°C^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 435^*

ThermalMonitoring2Indicator

Yes^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 435^*

ThermalSolutionSpecification

PCG 2015C (65W)^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 435^*

ThreadCount

4^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 435^*

TransactionalSynchronizationExtensionVersion

No^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 435^*

TXT

No^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 435^*

VTD

Yes^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 435^*

VTX

Yes^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 435^*

Specifications 3 · 6 fields

Processor: Intel Core i3-8300 Processor^*
Status: Launched^*
Release Date: Q2'18^*
Cores: 4^*
Base Speed: 3.7^* GHz
Cache Size: 8^* MB

Specifications 4 · 12 fields

name: Intel Core i3-8300 @ 3.70GHz^*
cores: 4^*
logicals: 1^*
samples: 61^*
price: 169.97^*
tdp: 62^*
date: 2018-06-01^*
socket: FCLGA1151-2^*
category: Desktop^*
speed: 3,700^*
turbo: 0^*
cpuCount: 1^*

Specifications 5 · 2 fields

brand: Intel^*
name: Intel Core i3-8300 @ 3.70GHz^*

Specifications 6 · 8 fields

Foundry: Intel^*
Vendor: Intel^*
Product: Intel Core i3-8300^*
Type: CPU^*
Release Date: 2018-02-14^*
Process Size (nm): 14^* nm
TDP (W): 62^* W
Freq (MHz): 3,700^* MHz

Specifications 7 · 40 fields

processor name: Intel Core i3-8300^*
cache size: 8,192^*
cache size: 8,192^*
tdp: 62^*
tdp: 62^*
price: 138^*
product line: 8th Generation Intel Core i3 Processors^*
socket: FCLGA1151^*
socket: FCLGA1151^*
memory type: DDR4-2400^*
memory type: DDR4-2400^*
cores: 4^*
cores: 4^*
manufacturer Processor benchmark result: intel^*
vertical segment: Desktop^*
vertical segment: Desktop^*
max memory size: 67,108,864^*
max memory size: 67,108,864^*
status: Discontinued^*
status: Discontinued^*
max temp: 100^*
max temp: 100^*
package size: 37.5mm x 37.5mm^*
package size: 37.5mm x 37.5mm^*
fullname: Intel Core i3-8300 Processor (8M Cache, 3.70 GHz)^*
threads: 4^*
threads: 4^*
name: Intel Core i3-8300^*
name: Intel Core i3-8300^*
rating Processor benchmark result: 6,341^*
processor number: i3-8300^*
processor number: i3-8300^*
launch date: 2018-05-01^*
launch date: 2018-05-01^*
lithography: 14^*
lithography: 14^*
bus speed: 8^*
bus speed: 8^*
base frequency: 3,700^*
base frequency: 3,700^*

Specifications 8 · 10 fields

ClockSpeed: 3.7^* GHz
Cache: 8 MB Intel® Smart Cache^*
Bus: 8 GT/s^*
MaxTDP: 62^* W
BornOnDate: Q2'18^*
Model: Intel® Core™ i3-8300 Processor^*
MarketSegment: Desktop^*
Lithography: 14^* nm
CoreCount: 4^*
ThreadCount: 4^*

Specifications 9 · 66 fields

Intel® Identity Protection Technology ‡

Yes^*

Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported ‡

Yes^*

Intel® AES New Instructions

Yes^*

Secure Key

Yes^*

Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)

Yes with Intel® ME^*

Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)

Yes^*

Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡

No^*

Execute Disable Bit ‡

Yes^*

Intel® OS Guard

Yes^*

Intel® Boot Guard

Yes^*

Intel® Stable IT Platform Program (SIPP)

No^*

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) ‡

Yes^*

Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ‡

Yes^*

Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) ‡

Yes^*

Total Cores

4^*

Total Threads

4^*

Processor Base Frequency

3.7^* GHz

Cache

8.0^* MB

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

Cache description: Intel® Smart Cache^*
Original declaration: 8 MB Intel® Smart Cache^*

Bus Speed

8^* GT/s

TDP

62^* W

Marketing Status

Discontinued^*

Launch Date

Q2'18^*

Embedded Options Available

No^*

Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)

64^* GB

Memory Types

DDR4-2400^*

Max # of Memory Channels

2^*

Max Memory Bandwidth

37.5^* GB/s

ECC Memory Supported ‡

Yes^*

Product Collection

8th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors^*

GPU Name‡

Intel® UHD Graphics 630^*

Graphics Base Frequency

350^* MHz

Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency

1.15^* GHz

Graphics Video Max Memory

64^* GB

4K Support

Yes | at 60Hz^*

Max Resolution (HDMI)‡

4096x2304@24Hz^*

Max Resolution (DP)‡

4096x2304@60Hz^*

Max Resolution (eDP - Integrated Flat Panel)‡

4096x2304@60Hz^*

Vertical Segment

Desktop^*

DirectX* Support

12^*

OpenGL* Support

4.5^*

Intel® Quick Sync Video

Yes^*

Intel® InTru™ 3D Technology

Yes^*

Intel® Clear Video HD Technology

Yes^*

Intel® Clear Video Technology

Yes^*

# of Displays Supported ‡

3^*

Device ID

0x3E91^*

Processor Number

i3-8300^*

PCI Express Revision

3.0^*

PCI Express Configurations ‡

Up to 1x16 | 2x8 | 1x8+2x4^*

Max # of PCI Express Lanes

16^*

Scalability

1S Only^*

Lithography

14^* nm

Sockets Supported

FCLGA1151^*

Max CPU Configuration

1^*

TJUNCTION

100^* °C

Package Size

37.5mm x 37.5mm^*

Thermal Solution Specification

PCG 2015C (65W)^*

Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡

No^*

Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡

No^*

Intel® Transactional Synchronization Extensions

No^*

Intel® 64 ‡

Yes^*

Instruction Set

64-bit^*

Instruction Set Extensions

Intel® SSE4.1 | Intel® SSE4.2 | Intel® AVX2^*

Idle States

Yes^*

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology

Yes^*

Thermal Monitoring Technologies

Yes^*

Specifications 10 · 11 fields

name: Intel Core i3-8300 @ 3.70GHz^*
socket: LGA 1151^*
category: Desktop^*
price: $186.27*^*
mark: 8,695^*
value: 46.68^*
single thread: 2,168^*
single thread value: 11.64^*
tdp: 62^*
powerperf: 140^*
testdate: Jun 2018^*

Specifications 11 · 12 fields

microarchitecture

Coffee Lake^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Core i3-8300^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Core i3-8300^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

microarchitecture

Coffee Lake^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Core i3-8300^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Core i3-8300^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

Reported core clock

3.7^* GHz

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Core i3-8300^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Core i3-8300^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Source calls this core clock; it is not relabelled as base, sustained or gaming clock.^*

Reported core clock

3.7^* GHz

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Core i3-8300^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Core i3-8300^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Source calls this core clock; it is not relabelled as base, sustained or gaming clock.^*

core count

4^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Core i3-8300^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Core i3-8300^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

core count

4^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Core i3-8300^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Core i3-8300^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

graphics

Intel UHD Graphics 630^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Core i3-8300^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Core i3-8300^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

graphics

Intel UHD Graphics 630^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Core i3-8300^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Core i3-8300^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

name

Intel Core i3-8300^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Core i3-8300^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Core i3-8300^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

name

Intel Core i3-8300^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Core i3-8300^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Core i3-8300^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

tdp

62^* W

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Core i3-8300^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Core i3-8300^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

tdp

62^* W

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Core i3-8300^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Core i3-8300^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

Specifications 12 · 12 fields

cpuName

Intel Core i3-8300 @ 3.70GHz^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

testDate

2,018^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

socket

FCLGA1151-2^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*