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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-8300 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-3770K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-8300 is 2117 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-3770K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-3770K
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-8300 - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-8300
- Performs up to 80% better in League of Legends than Core i7-3770K - 151 vs 84 FPS
- Up to 16% cheaper than Core i7-3770K - £188.88 vs £224.99
- Up to 53% better value when playing League of Legends than Core i7-3770K - £1.25 vs £2.68 per FPS
- Consumes up to 19% less energy than Intel Core i7-3770K - 62 vs 77 Watts
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel 3rd Generation Core i7-3770K CPU (4 x 3.50GHz, Ivy Bridge, Socket 1155, 8Mb L3 Cache, Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2.0)
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Core i3-8300
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
151
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.25/FPS
100%
Price, £
£188.88
100%
FPS and 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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-3770K
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Core i3-8300
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-3770K | vs | Intel Core i3-8300 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 77 W | TDP | 62 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| Intel HD 4000 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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