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Key Differences
In short — Core i3-8300 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-950 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-950 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i3-8300 is 3179 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-950.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-8300
- Performs up to 12% better in Far Cry 5 than Core i7-950 - 206 vs 184 FPS
- Consumes up to 52% less energy than Intel Core i7-950 - 62 vs 130 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-950 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-950
- Up to 33% cheaper than Core i3-8300 - $100.0 vs $149.69
- Up to 26% better value when playing Far Cry 5 than Core i3-8300 - $0.54 vs $0.73 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-8300 - 8 vs 4 threads
Far Cry 5
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i3-8300 3.7GHz 8MB Coffee Lake Boxed Desktop Processor
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Intel Core i7-950 3.06 GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1366 Processor
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-8300
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Core i7-950
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2009
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-8300 | vs | Intel Core i7-950 |
|---|---|---|
Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Jun 2nd, 2009 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Bloomfield |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1366 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
62 W | TDP | 130 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 45 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 23.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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