Rank #205 of 260D · Budget

Is the Core i5-9300H good for gaming?

The Core i5-9300H is a capable budget gaming processor — a Budget chip ranked #205 of 260 in our benchmark.

Benchmark score54

Relative gaming performance (Core i5-13400 = 100).

Best GPU pairings for the Core i5-9300H

Graphics cards that balance this CPU without bottlenecking, by target resolution.

1080p gaming

Radeon R9 Fury

1440p gaming

GeForce GTX 1080

4K gaming

GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop

Upper Mid-Range

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Pairings are deterministic estimates for comparison — the ideal match depends on your target resolution, frame rate and games.