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£176.66
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $589
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-13900K outperforms the cheaper Core i3-8300 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-8300 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-13900K is 1686 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-8300.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-8300
- Up to 61% cheaper than Core i9-13900K - £176.66 vs £454.02
- Up to 45% better value when playing Rust than Core i9-13900K - £0.93 vs £1.69 per FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i9-13900K - 62 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-13900K
- Performs up to 42% better in Rust than Core i3-8300 - 269 vs 190 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-8300 - 32 vs 4 threads
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i3-8300
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
190
70%
Value, £/FPS
£0.93/FPS
100%
Price, £
£176.66
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i3-8300 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 3.7 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 91W, BX80684I38300
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Core i9-13900K
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
269
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.69/FPS
55%
Price, £
£454.02
38%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-13900K Desktop Processor 24 (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) with Integrated Graphics - Unlocked
Buy for £454.02 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 806 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i3-8300
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Core i9-13900K
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-8300 | vs | Intel Core i9-13900K |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 24 |
| 4 | Threads | 32 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.8 GHz |
62 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i3-8300 or Core i9-13900K
Rust, 1920 x 1080, High
269 FPS
£12.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-13900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,300
In Stock
224 FPS
£14.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-13900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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£3,284.53
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