Intel Core i7-3770K vs Intel Core i5-10300H

Processor comparisons 17-03-2021

   If there are difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the comprehensive tests Intel Core i7-3770K vs Intel Core i5-10300H and decide which is better for games or simple use for rendering, streaming, video editing, programming, machine learning. Here is useful information from various benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in software tests like Gears 5, Dolphin Emulator, Prime95, MATLAB, Furmark, 3DMark, WPrime, VeraCrypt, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Handbrake, PCMark 10, RealBench, AIDA64, SuperPi, Blender, Blender, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), PassMark, 7zip, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, UserBenchmark.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-10300H or Intel Core i7-3770K.

Summary benchmark results

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

Core i7-3770K

51%

Core i5-10300H

52%

This value shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Core i5-10300H is 1% better than Core i7-3770K. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i7-3770K

52%

Core i5-10300H

52%

For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a little game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of less popular games in which processors were compared: Forza Horizon 4, Half-Life: Alyx, Metro Exodus, NBA 2K20, Control, Hitman 3, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Ghostrunner, League of Legends (LOL), The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Monster Hunter World, DOTA 2A, Battlefield V, Horizon Zero Dawn, Microsoft Flight Simulator.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	92.1	92.8
Valorant	104.7	105.5
Cyberpunk 2077	58.6	59.1
Apex Legends	98.4	99.2
Call of Duty Warzone	78.5	79.1
Overwatch	84.8	85.4
Red Dead Redemption 2	72.2	72.8
DOOM Eternal	52.4	52.7
Warzone	81.7	82.3
Assassin's Creed	88.0	88.6
Valheim	86.9	87.5

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 computers participating in the comparing not only were the equipped with different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, 4K or FullHD. 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 get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Core i7-3770K

42%

Core i5-10300H

62%

To make a finishing 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 i5-10300H is more energy efficient than the Core i7-3770K since it has less power consumption: 77W vs. 45W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was 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, streaming, video rendering or video editing, programming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor turns on all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum efficiency. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the program you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that use only one core to run, and all the advantages 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 i7-3770K	Intel Core i5-10300H
Cinbench 15 Single-core	137	189
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	672	841
Cinbench 20 Single-core	286	456
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1391	2125
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1016	934
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	3503	4620

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

	Intel Core i7-3770K	Intel Core i5-10300H
Single-Core	2049	2626
Multi-Core	6445	8835

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

	Intel Core i7-3770K	Intel Core i5-10300H
Single-Core	979	839
Multi-Core	4061	4729

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS even in new games. The savings are obvious! It turns out that you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Core i7-3770K	Intel Core i5-10300H
Announcement date	April 01, 2012	January 01, 2020
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Socket	LGA1155	FCBGA1440
Core name	Ivy Bridge	Comet Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	3	10
Turbo Frequency	3.9 MHz	4.5 MHz
Frequency	3.5 MHz	2.5 MHz
Cores	4	4
Threads	8	8
Bus rate	5 GT/s	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	2460 millions	4800 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	77 W	45 W
Memory type	DDR3 1333/1600	DDR4-2933
Max. Memory	32 Gb	128 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	45.8 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	8 MB	8 MB
Overclocking	Yes	Yes
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 i7-3770K is 28% better than Core i5-10300H in terms of CPU frequency. 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 i7-3770K is better: 3
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-10300H is better: 28
Although it should be understood that all the data in the article above do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple comparison of these figures. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of of people who bought Intel Core i7-3770K and Intel Core i5-10300H before making a decision which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

• Intel Core i7-3770K specs and review.

• Intel Core i5-10300H specs and review.