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

What is the difference between Intel Core i3-8300 and Intel Core i7-2700K. Find out which CPU has better performance.

Performance (Benchmarks)

953Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score796
3070Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score3016
6341PassMark CPU Mark Rating5629
2309PassMark Single Thread Rating1790
3DMark Time Spy Physics Score3598

Processor Specs

Intel Core i3-8300ProcessorIntel Core i7-2700K
3700 MHzFrequency3500 MHz
Maximum Frequency3900 MHz
4Cores4
4Threads8
62 WTDP95 W
Intel UHD Graphics 630GPUIntel HD Graphics 3000
Coffee LakeCodenameSandy Bridge
FCLGA1151PackageLGA1155

Geekbench 5 Benchmark

990Single-Core Score792
2948Multi-Core Score2941
Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit)BenchmarkGeekbench 5.4.0 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit)

System Information

Microsoft Windows 10 Pro (64-bit)Operating SystemMicrosoft Windows 10 (64-bit)
Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. MS-7B22ModelSystem manufacturer System Product Name
Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. B360-A PRO (MS-7B22)MotherboardASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. P8B75-M LE
High performancePower Plan

CPU Specifications

Intel Core i3-8300NameIntel Core i7-2700K
1 Processor, 4 CoresTopology1 Processor, 4 Cores, 8 Threads
GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 158 Stepping 11IdentifierGenuineIntel Family 6 Model 42 Stepping 7
3.69 GHzBase Frequency3.49 GHz
3689 MHzMaximum Frequency3.89 GHz
Socket 1151 LGAPackageSocket 1155 LGA
Coffee LakeCodenameSandy Bridge
32.0 KB x 2L1 Instruction Cache32.0 KB x 4
32.0 KB x 2L1 Data Cache32.0 KB x 4
256 KB x 2L2 Cache256 KB x 4
8.00 MB x 1L3 Cache8.00 MB x 1

Memory Information

8.00 GBSize12.00 GB
1196 MHzFrequency665 MHz
DDR4 SDRAMTypeDDR3 SDRAM
2Channels2

Geekbench 5 result (single)

990Single-Core Score792
1355Crypto Score834
918Integer Score761
1085Floating Point Score 851
1355
2.31 GB/sec
AES-XTS834
1.42 GB/sec
867
4.38 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)929
4.70 MB/sec
1100
52.0 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression853
40.3 Mpixels/sec
875
2.47 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)750
2.12 MTE/sec
848
996.0 KElements/sec
HTML5729
856.0 KElements/sec
863
270.5 Krows/sec
SQLite703
220.4 Krows/sec
977
53.0 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering768
41.7 Mpixels/sec
904
288.1 KB/sec
Text Rendering689
219.5 KB/sec
906
7.06 Klines/sec
Clang744
5.80 Klines/sec
945
11.0 images/sec
Camera718
8.33 images/sec
853
1.07 Mpairs/sec
N-Body Physics876
1.10 Mpairs/sec
963
5964.5 FPS
Rigid Body Physics805
4988.8 FPS
974
53.5 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur754
41.4 Mpixels/sec
927
7.14 images/sec
Face Detection783
6.03 images/sec
944
23.3 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection799
19.7 Mpixels/sec
1687
82.7 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting1323
64.9 Mpixels/sec
1921
26.2 Mpixels/sec
HDR1403
19.1 Mpixels/sec
1136
912.3 Kpixels/sec
Ray Tracing906
727.5 Kpixels/sec
903
8.09 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion559
5.01 Kpixels/sec
969
31.0 Words/sec
Speech Recognition915
29.2 Words/sec
1091
42.1 images/sec
Machine Learning594
22.9 images/sec

Geekbench 5 result (multi)

2948Multi-Core Score2941
4704Crypto Score2979
2718Integer Score2915
3152Floating Point Score 2992
4704
8.02 GB/sec
AES-XTS2979
5.08 GB/sec
2659
13.4 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)3965
20.1 MB/sec
3439
162.7 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression3717
175.8 Mpixels/sec
2127
6.00 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)1938
5.47 MTE/sec
2507
2.94 MElements/sec
HTML52861
3.36 MElements/sec
2680
839.7 Krows/sec
SQLite3115
975.9 Krows/sec
2905
157.7 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering3227
175.1 Mpixels/sec
2711
863.6 KB/sec
Text Rendering2254
718.0 KB/sec
2759
21.5 Klines/sec
Clang3149
24.5 Klines/sec
2850
33.0 images/sec
Camera2609
30.2 images/sec
2611
3.27 Mpairs/sec
N-Body Physics3503
4.38 Mpairs/sec
3098
19196.4 FPS
Rigid Body Physics3880
24040.4 FPS
2916
160.3 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur2610
143.5 Mpixels/sec
2841
21.9 images/sec
Face Detection3233
24.9 images/sec
2929
72.2 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection3177
78.3 Mpixels/sec
4632
227.2 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting4311
211.5 Mpixels/sec
6122
83.4 Mpixels/sec
HDR5495
74.9 Mpixels/sec
3979
3.19 Mpixels/sec
Ray Tracing4065
3.26 Mpixels/sec
2920
26.2 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion2324
20.8 Kpixels/sec
2162
69.1 Words/sec
Speech Recognition1839
58.8 Words/sec
2180
84.2 images/sec
Machine Learning1146
44.3 images/sec