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£188.88
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-14900K 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 i9-14900K is 2071 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-8300.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-8300
- Up to 64% cheaper than Core i9-14900K - £188.88 vs £523.99
- Up to 48% better value when playing Rust than Core i9-14900K - £0.99 vs £1.9 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-14900K
- Performs up to 45% better in Rust than Core i3-8300 - 276 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
68%
Value, £/FPS
£0.99/FPS
100%
Price, £
£188.88
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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Updated 122 minutes ago
Core i9-14900K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
FPS
276
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.9/FPS
52%
Price, £
£523.99
36%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-14900K Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) up to 6.0 GHz
Buy for £523.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 122 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i3-8300
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Core i9-14900K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-8300 | vs | Intel Core i9-14900K |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 17th, 2023 |
| 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 | 3.2 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 6.0 GHz |
| 62 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i3-8300 or Core i9-14900K
Rust, 1920 x 1080, High
276 FPS
£14.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900K
64 GB, N/A Storage
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£4,102.3
In Stock
263 FPS
£21.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090 D
Core i9-14900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£5,600
In Stock
276 FPS
£22.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£6,300
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