Intel Core i3 4170 's Advantages
Lower TDP (54W vs 62W)
Intel Core i3 8300 's Advantages
Released 3 years and 1 months late
Higher specification of memory (2400 vs 1600)
Larger memory bandwidth (37.5GB/s vs 25.6GB/s)
Larger L3 cache size (8MB vs 3MB)
More modern manufacturing process (14nm vs 22nm)