Intel Core i3-9300 vs Intel Core i7-7700K

Core i3-9300 vs Core i7-7700K benchmarks

According to the hardwareDB Benchmark tool, the Core i7-7700K is faster than the Core i3-9300. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i3-9300 in all gaming tests too.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores but the Core i7-7700K has more threads. With our hardware info, we find that the Core i7-7700K has a slightly higher clock speed than the Core i3-9300. Also, the Core i7-7700K has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i3-9300 CPU outputs less heat than a Core i7-7700K CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. In terms of cache, both these CPUs have the same amount of L2 cache and L3 cache.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. For instance, the Core i3-9300 has the same number of threads as cores. This means the the CPU does not support hyperthreading.