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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-9700 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 i7-9700 is 433 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-8300.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-8300
- Up to 39% cheaper than Core i7-9700 - $149.69 vs $245.0
- Up to 37% better value when playing A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i7-9700 - $1.15 vs $1.83 per FPS
- Consumes up to 5% less energy than Intel Core i7-9700 - 62 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9700
- Performs up to 3% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i3-8300 - 134 vs 130 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-8300 - 8 vs 4 threads
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-8300
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
130
97%
Value, $/FPS
$1.15/FPS
100%
Price, $
$149.69
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i3-8300 3.7GHz 8MB Coffee Lake Boxed Desktop Processor
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Intel Core i7-9700 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.7 GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-8300
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Core i7-9700
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-8300 | vs | Intel Core i7-9700 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 23rd, 2019 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
62 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i3-8300 or Core i7-9700
A Plague Tale: Requiem, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
28 FPS
$35.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-9700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$999
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11 FPS
$131.09/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i7-9700
32 GB, 128 GB SSD
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$1,441.99
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