Intel Core i5-8300H hits the 5th place in our Top Laptop CPU ranking

The Intel Core i5-8300H is an entry-level option suitable for multimedia, gaming and workstation notebooks. The processor managed to take the 5th place in our Top Laptop CPU ranking.

Let’s go through the most essential specs briefly. Based on the 8th gen Coffee Lake-H architecture, the chip is manufactured through a 14nm process. In addition, it features a total of 4 cores and can execute up to 8 threads simultaneously thanks to the Hyper-Threading technology. What’s more, Intel Core i5-8300H runs at a base frequency of 2.30 GHz and reaches up to 4.00 GHz in Turbo mode. It even manages to outperform the overclocked Intel Core i7-7820HK (@ 3.8GHz) when it comes to benchmarks.

Other specs include 8MB of L3 Cache, support for up to 2666 MHz dual-channel DDR4 memory controller with a maximum capacity of 64GB, as well as TDP rated at 45 W. The processor is also paired with the integrated Intel UHD Graphics 630 which has 300MHz base clock and turbo boost frequency of 1.15GHz.

The prices of the notebooks that pack Intel Core i5-8300H start at just $699.

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