Intel Core i3-13300 vs Intel Core i3-12300

Processor comparisons   01-02-2023
   You may have difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the comprehensive tests Intel Core i3-13300 vs Intel Core i3-12300 and understand which is better for games or simple use for machine learning, video editing, rendering, programming, streaming. Here you can find useful information from different benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A thorough review of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to read, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in software tests such as Furmark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Prime95, WPrime, Dolphin Emulator, Gears 5, 7zip, UserBenchmark, Blender, Handbrake, MATLAB, SuperPi, AIDA64, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, PCMark 10, VeraCrypt, PassMark, RealBench, 3DMark, Blender, DaVinci Resolve Studio.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

Rainbow Six Siege
Halo Infinite
Valorant
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Red Dead Redemption 2
Valheim
Apex Legends
Grand Theft Auto V
Overwatch
Last Man Standing
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Cyberpunk 2077
Borderlands 3
Death Stranding
Fallout 76
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
Fortnite
DOOM: Eternal
Watch Dogs Legion

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i3-12300 or Intel Core i3-13300.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Core i3-13300

59%

Core i3-12300

56%

This parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Core i3-13300 is 5% better than Core i3-12300. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i3-13300

54%

Core i3-12300

54%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a low game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: League of Legends (LOL), Ghostrunner, Monster Hunter World, Forza Horizon 4, Hitman 3, Battlefield V, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Metro Exodus, Control, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Half-Life: Alyx, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), NBA 2K20, Microsoft Flight Simulator, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), DOTA 2A, Horizon Zero Dawn.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	96.3	96.2
Valorant	109.4	109.3
Cyberpunk 2077	61.3	61.2
Apex Legends	102.8	102.7
Call of Duty Warzone	82.0	82.0
Overwatch	88.6	88.5
Red Dead Redemption 2	75.5	75.4
DOOM Eternal	54.7	54.6
Warzone	85.3	85.2
Assassin's Creed	91.9	91.8
Valheim	90.8	90.7

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The tested computers not only did they have different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: FullHD, 2K or 4K. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Core i3-13300

95%

Core i3-12300

98%

To make a final resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i3-12300 is more energy efficient than the Core i3-13300 since it has less power consumption: 65W vs. 60W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, video editing or video rendering, streaming, programming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum efficiency, the processor uses all threads and cores that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the software that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that can use only one core to work, and all the benefit of multi-core mode are unused.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Core i3-13300	Intel Core i3-12300
Cinbench 15 Single-core	296	271
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	2849	1993
Cinbench 20 Single-core	477	653
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	6299	4525
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1615	1530
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	18070	14916

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i3-13300	Intel Core i3-12300
Single-Core	1479	3578
Multi-Core	30781	20882

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i3-13300	Intel Core i3-12300
Single-Core	1858	1770
Multi-Core	8100	7998

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most helpful. The newer the processor, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same can be said about overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in new games. Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	Intel Core i3-13300	Intel Core i3-12300
Announcement date	January 19, 2023	January 07, 2022
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	FCLGA1700	FCBGA1744
Core name	Raptor Lake	Alder Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	13	12
Turbo Frequency	4.6 MHz	4.4 MHz
Frequency	3 MHz	1 MHz
Cores	8	4
Threads	12	8
Bus rate	14 GT/s	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	12400 millions	9800 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	65 W	60 W
Memory type	Up to DDR5 5200 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s Up to LPDDR5/x 6400 MT/s Up to LPDDR4x 4267 MT/s	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
Max. Memory	64 Gb	128 Gb
Memory Frequency	4800
Memory bandwidth	68 GB/s	76.8 GB/s
L1 cache	1 MB
L2 cache	4 MB	5 MB
L3 cache	12 MB	12 MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i3-13300 is 66% better than Core i3-12300 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i3-13300 has 4 more core than Core i3-12300. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i3-13300 is better: 27
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i3-12300 is better: 7
However, it should be realized that all the figures that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should completely trust a simple comparison of these figures. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of of people who bought Intel Core i3-13300 and Intel Core i3-12300 before making a choice which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

Intel Core i3-13300 - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Core i3-13300 specs and review.

Intel Core i3-12300 - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Core i3-12300 specs and review.