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Core i3 10300

Intel desktop processor · Core i 10th gen · launched April 2020

Launch price
$143
≈ $183 in 2026 dollars
Cores / threads
4 / 8
8 MB L3 cache
Rated power
65 W

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Launch price in today's dollars

The Core i3 10300 launched at $143 in 2020. Adjusted with the U.S. Consumer Price Index, that is about $183 in 2026 dollars (7-month average), a 28% rise over 6 years.

Method: launch price × (CPI 2026 average ÷ CPI 2020 average), calendar-year averages of BLS series CPIAUCSL. 2026 covers 7 months so far.

Specifications

VendorIntel
SeriesCore i 10th gen
LaunchedApril 2020
Launch price$143 (1,000-unit price)
SocketLGA 1200
Cores / threads4 / 8
Base clock3.7 GHz
Boost clock4.4 GHz
L3 cache8 MB
Rated power65 W (TDP)
Integrated graphicsUHD 630
Tier3-series

The Intel 3-series over time

Intel desktop processors in the same tier around this one, oldest first, re-releases left out. Prices in launch dollars and in 2026 dollars; scores are Blender 4.x medians where they exist.

PartYearLaunch priceIn 2026 $Blender
Core i3 9100F2019$122$15856
Core i3 9100T2019$122$158—
Core i3 93002019$143$185—
Core i3 9300T2019$143$185—
Core i3 93202019$154$199—
Core i3 9350K2019$173$224—
Core i3 101002020$122$15670
Core i3 10100T2020$122$156—
Core i3 103002020$143$183—
Core i3 10300T2020$143$183—
Core i3 103202020$154$197—
Core i3 10100F2020$97$12472
Core i3 101052021$122$14972
Core i3 10105F2021$97$11872
Core i3 10105T2021$122$149—
Core i3 103052021$143$175—

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