Intel Core i3-10300 @ 3.70GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i3-10300 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i3-10300 @ 3.70GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i3-10300 @ 3.70GHz

Description: Intel UHD Graphics 630

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA1200

Clockspeed: 3.7 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.4 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 8

Typical TDP: 65 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 8 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 128 GB (DDR4-2666)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-10300 CPU @ 3.70GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2020

CPUmark/$Price: 124.11

Overall Rank:
1251st fastest in multithreading out of 4890 CPUs
676th fastest in single threading out of 4890 CPUs
399th fastest in out of 1398 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $75.00 USD (2024-10-02)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

9308

Single Thread Rating

2697

Samples: 56*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i3-10300 @ 3.70GHz

Integer Math	29,642 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	18,648 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	28 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	16,767 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	3,169 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	134,097 KBytes/Sec
Physics	599 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	8,974 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,697 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 20th of November 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i3-10300 @ 3.70GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 18th of November 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of November 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$75.00 USD	Buy Now!
	$151.90 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,006
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,473
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,113
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,594
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,887
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,865
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,259
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,747
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,568
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,157
Intel Core i3-10300 @ 3.70GHz		9,308

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		273.92
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		208.45
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		172.35
Intel Core i9-12900K		155.33
Intel Core i9-13900K		147.52
Intel Core i3-10300 @ 3.70GHz		124.11
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.58
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.46
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,620
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,161
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,028
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,801
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,687
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,928
Intel Core i3-10300 @ 3.70GHz		2,697
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i3-10300 @ 3.70GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2174162 - Aug 20 2024		8847
BL2130725 - Jun 24 2024		9507
BL2129357 - Jun 22 2024		9293
BL2129318 - Jun 22 2024		9597
BL2129308 - Jun 22 2024		9322

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i3-10300 @ 3.70GHz
As of 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i3-10300 @ 3.70GHz		9,308
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 vs Intel Core i3-10300		11,596 (+24.6%)
Intel Core i3-10100F @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i3-10300		8,755 (-5.9%)
Intel Core i3-10100 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i3-10300		8,656 (-7.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G vs Intel Core i3-10300		8,727 (-6.2%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3200G vs Intel Core i3-10300		7,129 (-23.4%)
AMD Ryzen 3 4100 vs Intel Core i3-10300		11,035 (+18.5%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X vs Intel Core i3-10300		12,632 (+35.7%)
Intel Core i5-9400F @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i3-10300		9,470 (+1.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G vs Intel Core i3-10300		9,250 (-0.6%)
Intel Core i3-10105F @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i3-10300		8,989 (-3.4%)
Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i3-10300		8,932 (-4.0%)
Intel Core i3-10105 @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i3-10300		8,562 (-8.0%)

Is the Intel Core i3-10300 @ 3.70GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,219
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		11,207
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,892
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,731
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,330
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		10,235
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,873
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,663
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,540
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,310
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,254
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		8,942
Intel Core i3-10300 @ 3.70GHz		1,195

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