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Intel logo Core i3-8300
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Intel logo Core i5-6600

Intel Core i3-8300 logo Intel Core i5-6600 logo
General information Core i3-8300 Core i5-6600
Launched Q2 2018 Q3 2015
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA1151-2 LGA1151
Series Name Intel Core i3 Intel Core i5
Core Family Name Coffee Lake Skylake-S
Clock 3.7 GHz 0 % 3.3 GHz 10.8 %
Cores 4 0 % 4 0 %
Threads 4 0 % 4 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 62 W 4.6 % 65 W 0 %
Maximum supported RAM 64 GB 0 % 64 GB 0 %
Lithography 14 nm 0 % 14 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 4 × 256 kB
4 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 8 MB
1 × 6 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported No No
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630 Intel HD Graphics 530
Performance Core i3-8300 Core i5-6600
Overall Score 45052 0 % 44564 1.1 %
Future Proof 65 % 0 % 49 % 24.6 %
Benchmark Score 4120 0 % 3944 4.3 %
Single Thread Score 2263.3 0 % 2244.7 0.8 %
Encrypting Data 1883.4 MB/s 0 % 1804 MB/s 4.2 %
Compressing Data 81.9 MB/s 0 % 81 MB/s 1.1 %
String objects sorting 10123.3 thousand/s 0 % 10035.1 thousand/s 0.9 %
Prime numbers generation 36.1 millions/s 0 % 29.3 millions/s 19 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 16609.1 millions/s 0 % 15764.8 millions/s 5.1 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 14224.8 millions/s 0 % 13322.1 millions/s 6.3 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i3-8300, Core i5-6600.

Average frames per second Core i3-8300 Core i5-6600
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 88.1 FPS 86.7 FPS
High settings 141.0 FPS 138.7 FPS
Medium settings 176.2 FPS 173.4 FPS
Low settings 220.2 FPS 216.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 1.6 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto V Core i3-8300 Core i5-6600
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 129.7 FPS 128.8 FPS
High settings 207.5 FPS 206.1 FPS
Medium settings 259.3 FPS 257.6 FPS
Low settings 324.2 FPS 322.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 0.7 %
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