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Core i5-10400 vs Core i3-8300

Core i5-10400 vs Core i3-8300: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-10400

2.9 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-10400 Logo
Intel® Core™ i5-10400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.3 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W

Buy for £122.49 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74251 minutes ago

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Intel Core i3-8300

3.7 GHz | 4-core

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Intel Core i3-8300 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 3.7 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 91W, BX80684I38300

Buy for £86.88 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74250 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-10400

2.9 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-10400 Logo
Intel® Core™ i5-10400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.3 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W

Buy for £122.49 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74251 minutes ago

vs

Intel Core i3-8300

3.7 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i3-8300 Logo
Intel Core i3-8300 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 3.7 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 91W, BX80684I38300

Buy for £86.88 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74250 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-10400 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-8300 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-10400 is 806 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-8300.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400

  • Performs up to 3% better in Cyberpunk 2077 than Core i3-8300 - 77 vs 75 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-8300 - 12 vs 4 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i3-8300

  • Up to 29% cheaper than Core i5-10400 - £86.88 vs £122.49
  • Consumes up to 5% less energy than Intel Core i5-10400 - 62 vs 65 Watts
This is a free version of Cyberpunk 2077.
Cyberpunk 2077

Cyberpunk 2077

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

RT Overdrive

Intel Core i5-10400 Logo
Core i5-10400

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


FPS

77

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

£122.49

70%

FPS Winner

Intel® Core™ i5-10400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.3 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W

Buy for £122.49 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74251 minutes ago

Intel Core i3-8300 Logo
Core i3-8300

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018


FPS

75

97.40259740259741%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

£86.88

100%

Intel Core i3-8300 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 3.7 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 91W, BX80684I38300

Buy for £86.88 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74250 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

RT Overdrive

Intel Core i5-10400 Logo
Core i5-10400

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

Intel Core i3-8300 Logo
Core i3-8300

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-10400 Logo
Core i5-10400

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


Single-Core

1430

100%

Multi-Core

5489

100%

Intel Core i3-8300 Logo
Core i3-8300

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018


Single-Core

1301

90.97902097902097%

Multi-Core

3825

69.68482419384223%

Intel Core i5-10400 Logo

Intel Core i5-10400

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Intel Core i3-8300 Logo

Intel Core i3-8300

Apr 30th, 2020
Release DateFeb 14th, 2018
Core i5CollectionCore i3
Comet LakeCodenameCoffee Lake
Intel Socket 1200SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6
Cores4
12
Threads4
2.9 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
4.3 GHzTurbo Clock SpeedNon-Turbo
65 WTDP
62 W
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
29.0xMultiplier
37.0x
UHD Graphics 630Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 630
NoOverclockableNo

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