Intel Core i3-10300 vs Intel Core i7-8700

Intel Core i3-10300
Intel Socket 1200DESKTOP
3700 MHz / Cores: 4 / Apr 2020
Intel Core i3-10300
Intel Core i7-8700
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
3200 MHz / Cores: 6 / Jan 2018
Intel Core i7-8700

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i3-10300
    123%
  • Intel Core i7-8700
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i3-10300
    123%
  • Intel Core i7-8700
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i3-10300

Much higher single threaded performance (around 23% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
Around 23% higher average synthetic performance.

Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-8700

None

Intel Core i3-10300

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i3-10300

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

Intel Core i7-8700

Productivity

HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-8700

Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.


Specifications

Features

Intel Core i3-10300Intel Core i7-8700
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
AVX2
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
VT-d
AES-NI
TSX
TXT
CLMUL
FMA3
F16C
BMI1
BMI2
ABM
ADX
RdRand
TBT 2.0
HTT
Boost 2.0

Architecture

Intel Core i3-10300Intel Core i7-8700
ArchitectureIntel_CometlakevsIntel_Coffelake
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4-2666 MHz Dual-channelvsDDR4
CodenameComet LakevsCoffee Lake
Release DateApr 2020vsJan 2018

Cores

Intel Core i3-10300Intel Core i7-8700
Cores4vs6
Threads8vs12
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 630vsIntel UHD 630

Cache

Intel Core i3-10300Intel Core i7-8700
L1 Cache64K (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256K (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache8MB (shared)vs12288 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i3-10300Intel Core i7-8700
SocketIntel Socket 1200vsIntel Socket 1151
Max Case Temp72°Cvs72°C
PackageFC-LGA1200vsFC-LGA1151
Die Sizeunknownvs151mm²
Process14 nmvs14 nm

Performance

Intel Core i3-10300Intel Core i7-8700
Cpu Frequency3700 MHzvs3200 MHz
Turbo Clock4400 MHzvs4600 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
VoltageN/Avsunknown
TDP62 Wvs65 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i3-10300
    5280 points
  • Intel Core i7-8700
    5520 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i3-10300
    21312 points
  • Intel Core i7-8700
    27648 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i3-10300 (simulated)
    244.75
  • Intel Core i7-8700 (simulated)
    197.7

points - higher is better