Intel Core i3-8300 vs Intel Core i7-2700K

Intel Core i3-8300
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
2800 MHz / Cores: 4 / Jan 2018
Intel Core i3-8300
Intel Core i7-2700K
Intel Socket 1155DESKTOP
3500 MHz / Cores: 4 / Oct 2011
Intel Core i7-2700K

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i3-8300
    109%
  • Intel Core i7-2700K
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i3-8300
    123%
  • Intel Core i7-2700K
    100%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i3-8300
    100%
  • Intel Core i7-2700K
    105%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i3-8300

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).

Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-2700K

5% higher multi threaded performance.

No winner

Gaming

No clear winner declared


No winner

Productivity

No clear winner declared



Specifications

Features

Intel Core i3-8300Intel Core i7-2700K
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
Boost 2.0
Hyper-Threading

Architecture

Intel Core i3-8300Intel Core i7-2700K
ArchitectureIntel_CoffelakevsIntel_SandyBridge
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4vsDDR3
CodenameCoffee LakevsSandy Bridge
Release DateJan 2018vsOct 2011

Cores

Intel Core i3-8300Intel Core i7-2700K
Cores4vs4
Threads4vs8
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsIntel UHD 630vsIntel HD 3000

Cache

Intel Core i3-8300Intel Core i7-2700K
L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache6144 KB (shared)vs8192 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i3-8300Intel Core i7-2700K
SocketIntel Socket 1151vsIntel Socket 1155
Max Case Temp72°Cvsunknown
PackageFC-LGA1151vsFC-LGA10
Die Size151mm²vs216mm²
Process14 nmvs32 nm

Performance

Intel Core i3-8300Intel Core i7-2700K
Cpu Frequency2800 MHzvs3500 MHz
Turbo Clock3800 MHzvs3900 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltageunknownvsunknown
TDP65 Wvs95 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i3-8300
    4560 points
  • Intel Core i7-2700K
    3900 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i3-8300
    13440 points
  • Intel Core i7-2700K
    16800 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i3-8300 (simulated)
    163.61
  • Intel Core i7-2700K (simulated)
    132.39

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Core i3-8300 (simulated)
    598
  • Intel Core i7-2700K (simulated)
    632.06

points - higher is better