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Rate My PC: AMD Ryzen 5 7600 + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

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88 Score

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88 / 100

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Top 12% of systems. Excellent for 1440p Ultra or 4K High gaming.

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System Balance Analysis

CPU vs GPU performance ratio

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CPU

87%

GPU

89%

PROCESSOR

AMD Ryzen 5 7600

26,324 Benchmark Score

Top 13% Market Ranking

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

16,129 Benchmark Score

Top 11% Market Ranking

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0-30

Mid-Range

30-60

High-End

60-85

Enthusiast

85-100

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Strong Performance

Excellent for 1440p gaming. Most games will run at high/ultra settings smoothly.

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Performance Tiers Explained

90-100

Ultimate

4K Ultra gaming, VR ready, ray tracing enabled, professional workloads

4K 60+ FPS VR Ready

70-89

High-End

1440p Ultra or 4K High settings, excellent for modern AAA titles

1440p Ultra 4K High

50-69

Mid-Range

1080p Ultra or 1440p Medium, great value for most gamers

1080p Ultra 1440p Med

30-49

Entry Level

1080p Medium settings, suitable for eSports and older titles

1080p Med eSports

0-29

Legacy

Basic gaming, older titles, consider upgrading for modern games

720p-1080p Low Older Games

GPU Analysis - VRAM, bandwidth, clocks, RT/tensor hardware, what the benchmark scores mean for rendering

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti is an Ampere-architecture part built on Samsung's 8 nm process, housing 17,400 million transistors on a 392 mm² die. The GPU operates with a base clock of 1410 MHz and a boost clock of 1665 MHz, while its 8 GB of GDDR6 memory runs at 1750 MHz with 14 Gbps effective speed across a 256-bit bus, delivering 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth. That memory configuration is a defining trait: 8 GB at 448 GB/s is sufficient for 1080p and much of 1440p rendering, but the capacity becomes a constraint at 4K in demanding titles, as the measured frame rates show steep drops at 3840x2160.

The RTX 3060 Ti carries 4864 shading units, 152 texture mapping units, and 80 raster output units. Its 38 RT cores handle ray tracing workloads, while 152 tensor cores accelerate DLSS and other AI-accelerated features. The GPU achieves 133.2 GPixel/s pixel rate, 253.1 GTexel/s texture rate, and 16.20 TFLOPS FP32 performance, with FP16 running at the same 16.20 TFLOPS in a 1:1 ratio. These numbers position the card as a mid-range Ampere offering that can process ray-traced effects at playable rates in less demanding scenes, though the 8 GB frame buffer limits the maximum ray-tracing quality settings at higher resolutions.

Benchmark scores from the database paint a clear picture. In 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, the card scores 2626. Geekbench OpenCL returns 78927, while Geekbench Vulkan shows 47784. Passmark results are mixed: DirectX 9 scores 234, DirectX 10 scores 132, DirectX 11 scores 163, and DirectX 12 scores 78. The Passmark G3D score is 20349, GPU compute is 10006, and G2D is 989. These figures indicate strong legacy DirectX 9 performance relative to newer API workloads, which aligns with the card's architecture and driver maturity. The low DirectX 12 score compared to G3D suggests that the synthetic Passmark DX12 test does not fully leverage the Ampere feature set, whereas the G3D aggregate reflects real-world rasterization capability.

The GPU's overall percentile versus all GPUs is 59, meaning it outperforms roughly three-fifths of the database's recorded graphics cards. Its average benchmark score is 16129. The nearest rivals provide context: the AMD Radeon RX 9060 scores 16014, which is 0.7% lower; the AMD Radeon Pro 5600M scores 16351, 1.4% higher; the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT scores 16361, also 1.4% higher; and the AMD Radeon R9 370X scores 15862, 1.7% lower. This clustering shows the RTX 3060 Ti sits in a tightly contested performance band, where the differences among these cards are under two percentage points. The data suggests that for pure rasterization, the 3060 Ti is essentially interchangeable with the RX 5700 XT, despite the former having access to RT cores and tensor cores that the latter lacks.

For rendering workloads, the 16.20 TFLOPS FP32 throughput and 253.1 GTexel/s texture rate support real-time graphics in game engines and moderate offline rendering tasks. The 8 GB VRAM is the limiting factor for large scenes or high-resolution textures, and the measured frame rates at 4K confirm this bottleneck in GPU-bound scenarios.

Benchmark Performance

The CPU and GPU scores combine to form a desktop build that ranks at the 69th percentile overall. The CPU, an AMD Ryzen 5 7600, achieves a 78th percentile versus all CPUs, while the GPU sits at the 59th percentile. This gap indicates the processor is the stronger component relative to its peers, which has implications for balance in CPU-light workloads.

The Ryzen 5 7600 delivers a 3DMark 16-thread score of 6499 and a max-thread score of 6503, showing that the 6-core, 12-thread configuration scales nearly linearly from 16 threads to the full thread count. The 2-thread score is 1938, 4-thread is 3686, and 8-thread is 5508, demonstrating strong scaling through the core count. Single-thread performance in 3DMark is 999, which is competitive for a desktop Zen 4 part.

Cinebench R23 multicore returns 12735, while single-core is 1852. Cinebench R15 multicore is 2339 and single-core is 298. Geekbench multicore is 13413 and single-core is 2521. Passmark multithread is 27058, single-thread is 3910, and the CPU's average benchmark score is 26324. The nearest rivals in the database are the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX at 26274 (0.2% lower), the AMD Ryzen 7 7435HS at 26402 (0.3% higher), the Intel Core i9-11900KF at 26212 (0.4% lower), and the AMD Ryzen 5 8540U at 26187 (0.5% lower). This places the 7600 in a narrow performance envelope where the differences are sub-percentage, meaning the chip effectively ties with a high-end mobile Ryzen 9 and a desktop Core i9 from the previous generation.

The GPU's Passmark G3D score of 20349, with an average benchmark score of 16129, indicates that the card's real-world gaming performance is stronger than its compute-oriented scores might suggest. The combined picture is a system where CPU-bound tasks like physics and simulation will run well ahead of the GPU's percentile, while GPU-bound rendering at high resolutions will lag behind the CPU's capabilities.

The measured FPS data across 53 games at three resolutions shows an average of 110 FPS across all games and resolutions, with the pair ranking 2356 out of 3861 pairs in the database. That average is pulled up by competitive titles like Valorant and CS:GO, but the variance is large: the same GPU runs Cyberpunk 2077 at 48.8 FPS at 1080p, while Valorant exceeds 353 FPS at the same resolution.

Gaming Performance

The database contains measured FPS figures for this CPU+GPU pair at ultra settings across 1080p, 1440p, and 4K. These are recorded measurements, not estimates, so the numbers reflect actual observed performance.

At 1920x1080, the system handles competitive shooters exceptionally well. Counter-Strike 2 runs at 189.6 FPS, Valorant at 353.1 FPS, and CS:GO at 422 FPS. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege X achieves 183.1 FPS, Call of Duty: Warzone runs at 151.6 FPS, and Minecraft reaches 188 FPS. Roblox hits 200.2 FPS, and Barony runs at 162 FPS. These figures confirm that high-refresh 1080p gaming is well within reach for esports and lighter titles.

Demanding AAA games at 1080p show more variance. Cyberpunk 2077 runs at 48.8 FPS, Red Dead Redemption 2 at 40.1 FPS, and Ark: Survival Ascended at 24.2 FPS. Control achieves 67.6 FPS, Microsoft Flight Simulator runs at 57.3 FPS, and The Medium is at 29.3 FPS. Grand Theft Auto V runs at 68.8 FPS. These numbers indicate that ultra settings at 1080p are playable for most titles, but the heaviest games either require settings reductions or fall below the 60 FPS threshold.

At 2560x1440, the pattern shifts downward. Valorant still runs at 302.2 FPS, CS:GO at 291 FPS, and Counter-Strike 2 at 125 FPS. Warzone runs at 132.4 FPS, Minecraft at 119 FPS, and Roblox at 136 FPS. Rainbow Six Siege X achieves 120.1 FPS. For AAA titles, Control runs at 50.4 FPS, Cyberpunk 2077 at 34.2 FPS, Red Dead Redemption 2 at 31.8 FPS, and Ark at 15.6 FPS. Microsoft Flight Simulator runs at 44.2 FPS. The 1440p results show that competitive gaming remains smooth, while AAA ultra settings become marginal, often hovering between 30 and 50 FPS.

At 3840x2160, the 8 GB VRAM and bandwidth constraints become apparent. Valorant still reaches 239.2 FPS, CS:GO at 172 FPS, and Counter-Strike 2 at 68.5 FPS. Warzone manages 114.3 FPS. But most titles drop below 60 FPS: Control at 35.1 FPS, Cyberpunk 2077 at 21.1 FPS, Red Dead Redemption 2 at 20.3 FPS, and Ark at 4.8 FPS. Microsoft Flight Simulator runs at 31.8 FPS, and The Medium at 19.8 FPS. These figures show that 4K ultra is only viable for lighter or well-optimized titles, and even then, the frame rates are below what most gamers would consider smooth.

The scaling from 1080p to 1440p to 4K reveals that the GPU, not the CPU, is the primary constraint at higher resolutions. For example, Control drops from 67.6 to 50.4 to 35.1 FPS, a consistent decline that tracks with pixel count. The CPU's strong single-thread score of 999 in 3DMark and 1852 in Cinebench R23 ensures that low-resolution high-FPS scenarios are not CPU-limited, which is why the competitive titles maintain triple-digit frame rates even at 1440p.

Usage Scenarios

High-refresh gaming at 1080p is the strongest scenario for this pairing. The measured data shows 422 FPS in CS:GO, 353.1 FPS in Valorant, 189.6 FPS in Counter-Strike 2, and 183.1 FPS in Rainbow Six Siege X. These figures support 144 Hz or 240 Hz monitors in esports titles. The CPU's single-thread performance, ranked at the 78th percentile, ensures that frame pacing remains consistent in these CPU-sensitive games.

Streaming while gaming is viable because the RTX 3060 Ti's NVENC encoder is part of the Ampere architecture, though the database does not list encoder-specific benchmarks. The GPU's 152 tensor cores can handle AI-accelerated features, and the measured 110 FPS average across all games indicates headroom for encoding overhead in most titles. The 8 GB VRAM is adequate for 1080p streaming with game captures.

Video editing benefits from the CPU's multicore throughput and the GPU's compute resources. The Cinebench R23 multicore score of 12735 and Passmark multithread score of 27058 indicate that 4K video exports and timeline scrubbing will be responsive. The GPU's 16.20 TFLOPS FP32 and 10006 Passmark GPU compute score accelerate effects and color grading, though the 8 GB VRAM limits the size of 4K preview buffers.

3D rendering workloads that use GPU acceleration will see moderate performance. The 16.20 TFLOPS FP32 throughput and 253.1 GTexel/s texture rate provide reasonable viewport performance, and the 38 RT cores support real-time ray tracing in DXR-enabled applications. However, the 8 GB VRAM is a hard ceiling for large scenes, and the GPU's 59th percentile ranking indicates that professional render farms would require higher-tier hardware.

Software development is well served by the CPU's 6 cores and 12 threads. Passmark data compression scores 304942, data encryption scores 17704, and integer math scores 80581. These figures indicate fast compilation, encryption, and data processing. The 5.10 GHz boost clock and 999 single-thread 3DMark score support rapid single-threaded tasks like code analysis and IDE responsiveness.

Student and office work is more than adequately handled. The CPU's 78th percentile ranking and the GPU's 59th percentile mean that document editing, web browsing, and spreadsheet calculations are far below the system's limits. The integrated Radeon Graphics in the CPU provides a fallback if the discrete GPU is not needed, though the RTX 3060 Ti will handle any graphical office tasks without strain.

CPU Analysis

The AMD Ryzen 5 7600 is a 6-core, 12-thread desktop processor from the 7000 series, built on Zen 4 architecture with the Raphael codename. It uses TSMC's 5 nm process, containing 6,570 million transistors on a 71 mm² die. The base clock is 3.80 GHz and the boost clock is 5.10 GHz, with a 65 W TDP. The chip supports DDR5 memory in dual-channel mode, providing 83.2 GB/s of memory bandwidth, and includes ECC memory support. It features 64 KB of L1 cache per core, 1 MB of L2 per core, and 32 MB of shared L3 cache.

The architecture is Zen 4, which represents a significant IPC improvement over earlier Ryzen generations. The 5 nm process allows high clock speeds at a modest 65 W TDP, making this an efficient processor for its performance class. The 5.10 GHz boost clock is among the highest recorded for desktop CPUs in this power envelope.

Benchmark results confirm the CPU's positioning. The Cinebench R23 multicore score of 12735 places it above many previous-generation 8-core processors, while the single-core score of 1852 is strong for gaming and lightly threaded applications. The Geekbench single-core score of 2521 and multicore of 13413 reinforce this. Passmark integer math at 80581 and floating point math at 48107 show balanced arithmetic performance, while extended instructions score 23071. Find prime numbers is 200, which is a specialized test that does not reflect typical workloads.

The nearest rivals show that this CPU competes with a mobile Ryzen 9 and a desktop Core i9 from the previous generation. The data indicates that the 7600 delivers performance comparable to the Ryzen 9 6900HX, which is a higher-tier mobile chip, and the Core i9-11900KF, which is a desktop part with more cores. This is a notable result for a 6-core processor.

The CPU's 78th percentile versus all CPUs means it outperforms 78% of processors in the database. This is a strong result for a mid-range desktop chip. The 3DMark thread scaling from 1938 at 2 threads to 6503 at max threads shows that the 6-core design scales efficiently, with the 16-thread score of 6499 nearly matching the max-thread score, indicating that the 12 threads are fully utilized without significant overhead.

Who Should Build It

The target user for this pairing is a gamer who prioritizes 1080p high-refresh play and can accept medium settings at 1440p for demanding titles. The measured data shows 189.6 FPS in Counter-Strike 2 at 1080p and 353.1 FPS in Valorant, which supports competitive play. The same system runs Cyberpunk 2077 at 48.8 FPS at 1080p ultra, so a gamer who wants max settings in AAA titles at 1440p would need to reduce quality settings or consider a stronger GPU.

Content creators who work with 1080p or 1440p video will find the system capable. The CPU's Cinebench R23 multicore score of 12735 supports efficient video encoding, and the GPU's 16.20 TFLOPS FP32 accelerates effects. The 8 GB VRAM is sufficient for 1080p editing timelines and moderate 4K work, but not for complex 4K compositing or large 3D scenes.

Software developers benefit from the CPU's high single-thread score of 2521 in Geekbench and 1852 in Cinebench R23, which speeds up compilation and IDE responsiveness. The 6 cores and 12 threads handle parallel builds effectively, and the 65 W TDP means low power draw during long compile sessions.

Students and office workers will find this system vastly overqualified, but it offers longevity. The CPU's 78th percentile and the GPU's 59th percentile mean that even in five years, the system should handle typical productivity software without issue. The DDR5 memory support ensures compatibility with current platforms, and the AM5 socket allows future CPU upgrades.

Small business workstations that run database applications, financial modeling, or CAD software will see solid performance. The Passmark data encryption score of 17704 and data compression of 304942 indicate strong throughput for these workloads. The GPU's 20349 Passmark G3D score accelerates 2D and 3D visualization in CAD tools.

Balance and Bottleneck

The data reveals a clear imbalance: the CPU outperforms the GPU in relative terms. The CPU sits at the 78th percentile, while the GPU is at the 59th percentile. This means that in CPU-bound workloads, the system will perform well above the GPU's capability, but in GPU-bound scenarios, the CPU will often have headroom left unused.

At 1080p, the measured FPS data shows that competitive titles reach very high frame rates, indicating the CPU can feed the GPU enough frames. Valorant at 353.1 FPS and CS:GO at 422 FPS are far above what the GPU would be expected to deliver in isolation, suggesting these titles are CPU-limited to some degree, but the combination still produces excellent results. In contrast, Cyberpunk 2077 at 48.8 FPS at 1080p is clearly GPU-limited, as the CPU's single-thread performance is more than sufficient for that game's logic.

The FPS scaling from 1080p to 1440p to 4K confirms the GPU bottleneck at higher resolutions. For example, Red Dead Redemption 2 drops from 40.1 to 31.8 to 20.3 FPS, a consistent decline that tracks with pixel count. If the CPU were the bottleneck, the frame rate would not drop as steeply with resolution. The 110 FPS average across all games and resolutions, combined with the 2356 rank out of 3861 pairs, indicates that this pairing is in the lower-middle tier of the database, primarily due to the GPU's limitations at 4K.

The CPU's max-thread score of 6503 and the GPU's Passmark G3D of 20349 suggest that in a balanced workload like gaming with physics and AI, the CPU will rarely be the limiting factor. The 6-core design with 12 threads is well matched to modern game engines that use 4 to 8 threads, and the 5.10 GHz boost clock provides low latency for single-threaded game logic. The bottleneck is the GPU, especially in VRAM-intensive scenes at 1440p and above.

FAQ

Q: What is the average FPS across all measured games for this CPU+GPU pair?

A: The database shows an average of 110 FPS across all games and resolutions, with the pair ranking 2356 out of 3861 pairs.

Q: How does the Ryzen 5 7600 compare to the Intel Core i9-11900KF in average benchmark score?

A: The Ryzen 5 7600 scores 26324, while the Core i9-11900KF scores 26212, a 0.4% difference in favor of the Ryzen.

Q: What is the RTX 3060 Ti's memory bandwidth and bus width?

A: The GPU has 448.0 GB/s bandwidth over a 256-bit bus, using 8 GB of GDDR6 memory.

Q: What are the Cinebench R23 scores for the Ryzen 5 7600?

A: The multicore score is 12735 and the single-core score is 1852.

Q: How does the RTX 3060 Ti compare to the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT in average benchmark score?

A: The RX 5700 XT scores 16361, which is 1.4% higher than the RTX 3060 Ti's 16129.

Q: What is the CPU's boost clock and TDP?

A: The boost clock is 5.10 GHz and the TDP is 65 W.

Q: What DirectX version does the RTX 3060 Ti support?

A: It supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), along with OpenGL 4.6 and Vulkan 1.4.

Upgrade Path and Platform

The Ryzen 5 7600 uses AMD Socket AM5, which is the current desktop platform for AMD. The CPU supports DDR5 memory in dual-channel mode, providing 83.2 GB/s of bandwidth. The socket also supports PCIe Gen 5 with 24 lanes from the CPU, ensuring compatibility with the RTX 3060 Ti's PCIe 4.0 x16 interface. The 65 W TDP of the CPU and the 200 W TDP of the GPU combine to a total that the suggested 550 W PSU can handle, according to the database's recommendation for the GPU.

The RTX 3060 Ti is end-of-life, with the GeForce 40 series as its successor. The GPU uses a 1x 12-pin power connector and has a 200 W TDP. The suggested PSU is 550 W, which is a modest requirement for a system with a 65 W CPU and a 200 W GPU. The card is dual-slot and measures 242 mm in length, 112 mm in height, which fits most mid-tower cases.

The upgrade path for this system is straightforward. The AM5 socket supports future Ryzen generations, so a user could replace the 7600 with a higher-core-count Ryzen 7000 or later series without changing the motherboard. The DDR5 memory support means that memory upgrades are also possible, though the 83.2 GB/s bandwidth is already a strong baseline. The GPU is the more likely upgrade target, given its 59th percentile ranking. A move to a higher-tier GeForce 40 series card would address the GPU bottleneck seen at 1440p and 4K, while the CPU's 78th percentile would remain capable of feeding a stronger GPU in most workloads.

The PCIe Gen 5 support from the CPU ensures that future storage devices and GPUs will not be bandwidth-limited at the platform level. The 24 lanes provide ample connectivity for multiple NVMe drives and a high-bandwidth GPU. The 550 W PSU recommendation leaves headroom for a GPU upgrade that stays within similar power draw, but a significant upgrade to a higher-end 40 series card would require a PSU with more capacity.

Build Overview

This is a desktop build pairing the AMD Ryzen 5 7600 with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti. The CPU is a 6-core, 12-thread Zen 4 processor with a 78th percentile ranking, and the GPU is an Ampere-architecture card with a 59th percentile ranking. The combined percentile is 69, placing the overall system in the upper two-thirds of the database.

The pairing is a classic mid-range desktop configuration. The CPU provides strong single-thread and multicore performance, as shown by the 12735 Cinebench R23 multicore and 1852 single-core scores. The GPU delivers solid 1080p and entry-level 1440p gaming, with the measured FPS data showing an average of 110 FPS across all games and resolutions. The system excels in competitive titles at 1080p, where it achieves over 300 FPS in Valorant and over 400 FPS in CS:GO, but struggles with the heaviest AAA titles at 4K, where frame rates often fall below 30 FPS.

The CPU is the stronger component relative to its peers, which means the system has headroom for a future GPU upgrade. The AM5 socket and DDR5 memory support provide a modern foundation, and the 65 W CPU TDP keeps power consumption low. The GPU's 8 GB VRAM and 448.0 GB/s bandwidth are adequate for the current generation of games at 1080p, but the end-of-life status of the 3060 Ti means that users should plan for a GPU replacement within a few years to maintain performance in newer titles. The overall tier is upper-mid-range for desktops, with the CPU carrying more weight than the GPU in the combined percentile calculation.

Rate My PC: AMD Ryzen 5 7600 + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

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AMD Ryzen 5 7600

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