SYSTEM ANALYZER

Rate My PC: AMD Ryzen 7 7700X + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

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Top 6% of systems. Capable of 4K Ultra gaming and advanced rendering.

4K 60+ FPSVR ReadyRay Tracing

System Balance Analysis

CPU vs GPU performance ratio
Well Balanced
CPU
91%
VS
GPU
96%
PROCESSOR

AMD Ryzen 7 7700X

35,909 Benchmark Score
Top 9% Market Ranking
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

54,209 Benchmark Score
Top 4% Market Ranking
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Market Position

How your build compares to others
Budget
0-30
Mid-Range
30-60
High-End
60-85
Enthusiast
85-100
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Optimal Performance

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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

# CPU Analysis

The AMD Ryzen 7 7700X is an 8-core, 16-thread desktop processor built on the Zen 4 architecture (codenamed Raphael) using TSMC's 5 nm process. It operates with a base clock of 4.50 GHz and a boost clock of 5.40 GHz, with a 105 W TDP. The chip integrates 64 KB of L1 cache per core, 1 MB of L2 per core, and 32 MB of shared L3 cache, providing a total of 16 MB L2 plus 32 MB L3 across the eight cores. Memory support is DDR5 with dual-channel configuration, offering 83.2 GB/s of bandwidth, and ECC memory is supported. The processor includes Radeon Graphics as integrated graphics, though this pairing relies on the discrete GPU for rendering tasks. The CPU connects via PCIe Gen 5 with 24 lanes from the processor itself, and the multiplier is unlocked, allowing overclocking.

Benchmark results place this CPU in the 85th percentile among all processors, with an average benchmark score of 35,909. Its closest rivals are the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5845 (average score 35,802, delta 0.3%), Intel Core 7 250H (35,728, delta 0.5%), AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (35,719, delta 0.5%), and Intel Core Ultra 9 185H (35,670, delta 0.7%). These deltas are all under 1%, meaning the 7700X sits in a very tight cluster with these competitors — the differences are within measurement noise for most workloads. The 7700X leads this group by a narrow margin, but the practical distinction is negligible for real-world applications.

The Cinebench R23 multicore score of 19,088 and single-core score of 1,987 indicate strong multi-threaded throughput for an 8-core part. The 3DMark thread scaling shows a progression from 2,112 (2 threads) to 4,074 (4 threads), 7,057 (8 threads), and 8,859 (16 threads), with max-thread score of 8,852 and single-thread score of 1,090. This scaling pattern demonstrates that the CPU gains substantial performance from additional threads, with the 8-thread score more than three times the 2-thread score, and the 16-thread score nearly matching the max-thread result. For real workloads, this means applications that can utilize more than eight threads — such as video encoding, 3D rendering, and compilation — will see significant benefits, while single-threaded tasks still perform well with the 5.40 GHz boost clock.

The PassMark tests show specific strengths: integer math at 112,601, floating-point math at 68,986, extended instructions at 32,033, and data encryption at 24,732. The data compression score of 420,240 is notably high, suggesting strong performance in file archiving and compression workloads. The random string sorting score of 49,782 indicates good memory subsystem performance. The multithread score of 35,686 and single-thread score of 4,190 (listed twice in the data) confirm the CPU's balanced capability across both heavily threaded and lightly threaded scenarios. The physics score of 2,007 and find prime numbers score of 180 are lower in absolute terms but reflect specific computational patterns rather than overall weakness.

# Benchmark Performance

The CPU's average benchmark score of 35,909 places it at the 85th percentile of all CPUs, while the GPU's average benchmark score of 54,209 places it at the 86th percentile of all GPUs. The combined percentile for this pairing is 86, indicating that both components are operating in the upper tier of their respective categories. The GPU's average score is slightly lower than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 (54,247, delta -0.1%) and AMD Radeon Pro W5700X (54,828, delta -1.1%), but higher than the AMD Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB (55,698, delta -2.7%) and AMD Radeon 8060S (55,757, delta -2.8%) — note that negative deltas mean the RTX 4080 SUPER scores lower than those rivals. This places the GPU in a competitive middle position among high-end cards, with the differences ranging from -0.1% to -2.8% against its nearest rivals.

The GPU benchmarks show a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 6,600, which is a modern rasterization test. The Geekbench OpenCL score of 219,065 and Vulkan score of 260,075 indicate strong compute performance across different API paradigms. The PassMark G3D score of 34,245 is substantial, while the PassMark GPU compute score of 19,822 reflects computational throughput. The DirectX 11 score of 301 and DirectX 12 score of 134 are lower on the PassMark scale but are relative measurements within their test suite. The DirectX 9 score of 381 and DirectX 10 score of 193 are legacy API results that show reasonable backward compatibility.

For gaming, the measured FPS data across 45 titles at 1920x1080, 2560x1440, and 3840x2160 resolutions shows average FPS across all games of 207.1 at 1080p. The pair ranks 186th out of 3,732 pairs (top 5%) by FPS performance, confirming that this combination is in the upper echelon of gaming systems. The combined picture is a CPU that is just barely ahead of its nearest rivals (within 0.7%) and a GPU that is within 2.8% of its nearest competitors, yet the pairing achieves high overall percentiles — this suggests that the combination is well-balanced for the applications that matter, rather than being extreme in any single metric.

# Balance and Bottleneck

The data shows distinct scaling patterns across resolutions that reveal the balance between CPU and GPU. At 1920x1080, where CPU load is relatively higher, games like Counter-Strike 2 achieve 322.6 FPS, while at 3840x2160 the same game drops to 120.3 FPS. This 62.7% reduction from 1080p to 4K indicates that the GPU becomes the limiting factor at higher resolutions. Conversely, the CPU's strong single-thread performance (Cinebench R23 single-core 1,987, PassMark single-thread 4,190) ensures that even at 1080p, the CPU can feed the GPU adequately for high frame rates — the 1080p FPS values for many games exceed 150 FPS (e.g., Call of Duty: Warzone at 162.3, Fortnite at 156.9, Grand Theft Auto V at 148.2).

The bottleneck shifts based on workload. For CPU-intensive tasks like data compression (PassMark 420,240) and encryption (24,732), the 7700X's 8-core/16-thread design provides ample headroom, and the GPU is not involved. For GPU-intensive tasks like 3D rendering, the RTX 4080 SUPER's 52.22 TFLOPS FP32 performance and 736.3 GB/s memory bandwidth dominate. In gaming, the resolution-dependent FPS scaling — for example, Cyberpunk 2077 going from 95 FPS at 1080p to 47 FPS at 4K — shows that the GPU is the primary constraint at higher resolutions, while the CPU becomes more relevant at 1080p where frame rates are higher.

The FPS scaling across resolutions for different game types shows varied patterns. Esports titles like Counter-Strike: Global Offensive scale from 710.9 FPS at 1080p to 289.1 FPS at 4K, indicating that the CPU can drive extremely high frame rates at lower resolutions, but the GPU limits 4K performance. Heavily demanding titles like Ark: Survival Ascended only reach 45.1 FPS at 1080p and 18.4 FPS at 4K, suggesting that this game is GPU-bound even at lower resolutions. The average FPS across games of 207.1 at 1080p suggests that for most titles, the CPU is not a bottleneck at this resolution — the GPU can be fully utilized.

# Usage Scenarios

High-refresh gaming: The CPU's single-thread score of 1,987 in Cinebench R23 and the GPU's 80 RT cores enable frame rates well above 144 FPS in esports titles at 1080p — Counter-Strike 2 hits 322.6 FPS, Valorant reaches 526 FPS, and Rainbow Six Siege achieves 384 FPS. Even at 1440p, these titles maintain high refresh rates (212.9 FPS, 495.1 FPS, and 252 FPS respectively), making this pairing suitable for 240 Hz monitors at 1080p and 144 Hz at 1440p.

Streaming: The CPU's 16 threads provide headroom for encoding while gaming, with the PassMark multithread score of 35,686 supporting concurrent workloads. Data encryption at 24,732 and compression at 420,240 indicate that the CPU can handle encoding overhead without significant gaming performance loss, although the GPU's NVENC via its Ada Lovelace architecture (not benchmarked directly) would offload this task entirely.

Video editing: The Cinebench R23 multicore score of 19,088 and Geekbench multicore of 12,451 indicate strong rendering performance for timeline playback and export. The GPU's 16 GB GDDR6X memory and 52.22 TFLOPS FP32 provide acceleration for effects and color grading. The 3DMark max-thread score of 8,852 suggests that the CPU scales well with multi-threaded video encode workloads.

3D rendering: The CPU's 8 cores with 16 threads deliver a Cinebench R15 multicore score of 3,113.5, while the GPU's compute score of 19,822 in PassMark and 3DMark Steel Nomad score of 6,600 indicate strong GPU-accelerated rendering capability. The combination handles both CPU-based (e.g., physical simulation) and GPU-based (e.g., ray tracing) rendering tasks, with the 80 RT cores providing hardware acceleration for ray-traced workloads.

Software development: The CPU's high single-thread performance (PassMark 4,190) ensures fast compilation for single-threaded build steps, while the 16 threads accelerate parallel builds. The 32 MB L3 cache and 83.2 GB/s memory bandwidth support large codebase indexing and analysis. The PassMark integer math score of 112,601 indicates strong performance for code execution and testing.

Student and office work: The 8 cores handle multitasking with many open applications, and the integrated Radeon Graphics provides display output without the discrete GPU if needed. The 105 W TDP is modest for a desktop CPU, making cooling requirements manageable. The CPU's 85th percentile ranking ensures that office tasks, web browsing, and productivity suites run smoothly, though the GPU is overkill for such workloads — the pairing is more suited to power users who also game or create content.

# Gaming Performance

Measured FPS data at ultra settings across 45 games shows strong performance at all resolutions. At 1920x1080, the average FPS across games is 207.1, with the pair ranking 186th out of 3,732 pairs. At 1080p, most games exceed 100 FPS: Call of Duty: Warzone at 162.3, Fortnite at 156.9, Grand Theft Auto V at 148.2, and Red Dead Redemption 2 at 85.3. Esports titles reach very high rates: Counter-Strike: Global Offensive at 710.9, Valorant at 526, Rainbow Six Siege at 384, and Counter-Strike 2 at 322.6.

At 2560x1440, performance remains strong but scales down: Call of Duty: Warzone drops to 146.1 FPS, Cyberpunk 2077 to 71 FPS, and Red Dead Redemption 2 to 62.4 FPS. The average FPS reduction from 1080p to 1440p is roughly 30-40% for most titles, with heavier games like Ark: Survival Ascended dropping to 28.5 FPS. At 3840x2160, 4K gaming is playable for many titles: Call of Duty: Warzone at 121 FPS, Microsoft Flight Simulator at 67.3 FPS, and Cyberpunk 2077 at 47 FPS. However, demanding titles struggle: Ark: Survival Ascended at 18.4 FPS and Red Dead Redemption 2 at 41.7 FPS.

The data shows that this pairing is best suited for 1080p and 1440p gaming at high refresh rates, with 4K gaming possible for less demanding titles or with settings adjustments. The GPU's 16 GB VRAM is sufficient for 4K textures in most games, but the FPS data indicates that the GPU is the limiting factor at 4K for many titles. The measured data confirms that this is a high-performance gaming system, ranking in the top 5% of all pairs tested.

# GPU Analysis

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER is built on the Ada Lovelace architecture using TSMC's 5 nm process, with 45,900 million transistors on a 379 mm² die. It features 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus, providing 736.3 GB/s of bandwidth. The GPU operates at a base clock of 2295 MHz and boost clock of 2550 MHz, with memory running at 1438 MHz (23 Gbps effective). The chip includes 10,240 shading units, 320 texture mapping units, and 112 raster output units, delivering a pixel rate of 285.6 GPixel/s and texture rate of 816.0 GTexel/s. The FP32 performance is 52.22 TFLOPS, with FP16 at 52.22 TFLOPS (1:1 ratio).

The GPU has 80 RT cores and 320 tensor cores, providing hardware acceleration for ray tracing and AI-based features. The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 6,600 indicates strong modern rasterization performance. The Geekbench Vulkan score of 260,075 and OpenCL score of 219,065 show compute capability across different APIs. The PassMark G3D score of 34,245 and GPU compute score of 19,822 confirm strong gaming and compute performance. The GPU ranks in the 86th percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 54,209.

The GPU uses a triple-slot design, measures 310 mm in length, 140 mm in height, and 61 mm in width, and requires a 700 W power supply. It uses a single 16-pin power connector and has a 320 W TDP. Display outputs include 1x HDMI 2.1 and 3x DisplayPort 1.4a. The GPU supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The production status is end-of-life, with a launch MSRP of $999 USD, and it is the predecessor to the GeForce 50 series.

# Who Should Build It

This pairing targets gamers who play at 1080p or 1440p with high refresh rates, as the measured FPS data shows over 200 FPS average at 1080p and strong performance at 1440p. Esports enthusiasts will benefit from the extremely high frame rates in competitive titles like Valorant (526 FPS at 1080p) and Counter-Strike 2 (322.6 FPS). Content creators who edit video, render 3D scenes, or work with large datasets will leverage the CPU's 16 threads and the GPU's compute capabilities, with the Cinebench R23 multicore score of 19,088 and GPU compute score of 19,822 supporting these workloads.

Software developers will find the CPU's single-thread performance (PassMark 4,190) and 16 threads useful for compilation and testing, while the GPU accelerates any machine learning or graphics development tasks. Students and office workers who also game occasionally will find the system more powerful than needed for productivity but capable of handling any gaming or creative task. Small business workstations that require high-performance computing for tasks like video editing, 3D modeling, or data analysis would benefit from the combination of 8 CPU cores and 16 GB GPU memory.

The GPU's 16 GB VRAM is sufficient for 4K texture-heavy workloads, making this suitable for professional 3D rendering or video editing at high resolutions. The CPU's ECC memory support adds reliability for workstation use, though this requires compatible DDR5 ECC modules. The pair's combined percentile of 86 indicates that it is well above the median system, suitable for users who demand high performance across a variety of tasks.

# FAQ

Q: What is the CPU's core and thread count?

A: The AMD Ryzen 7 7700X has 8 cores and 16 threads.

Q: How much VRAM does the GPU have?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER has 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus.

Q: What is the average FPS at 1080p across all measured games?

A: The average FPS across games at 1920x1080 is 207.1, with the pair ranking 186th out of 3,732 pairs.

Q: How does the GPU compare to its nearest rival?

A: The RTX 4080 SUPER has an average benchmark score of 54,209, which is 0.1% lower than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 (54,247) and 1.1% lower than the AMD Radeon Pro W5700X (54,828).

Q: What is the CPU's percentile ranking?

A: The CPU is in the 85th percentile of all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 35,909.

Q: What memory type does the CPU support?

A: The CPU supports DDR5 memory in dual-channel configuration, with 83.2 GB/s of bandwidth and ECC support.

Q: What is the GPU's TDP and suggested power supply?

A: The GPU has a 320 W TDP and the suggested PSU is 700 W.

# Build Overview

This is a desktop-class build pairing the AMD Ryzen 7 7700X with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER. The CPU is an 8-core, 16-thread processor from the 7000 series, based on the Zen 4 architecture, while the GPU is from the GeForce 40-series, based on the Ada Lovelace architecture. The combined percentile for this pairing is 86, placing it in the upper tier of desktop systems. The CPU ranks at the 85th percentile of all CPUs, and the GPU ranks at the 86th percentile of all GPUs, indicating that both components are in the top tier of their respective categories.

The pairing is well-balanced for gaming, with the measured FPS data showing strong performance across a wide range of titles. The CPU's 8 cores and 16 threads handle gaming and multitasking, while the GPU's 16 GB VRAM and 52.22 TFLOPS FP32 performance provide ample graphics horsepower. The system is suitable for high-refresh gaming at 1080p and 1440p, with 4K gaming possible for less demanding titles. The GPU's end-of-life production status means it is no longer being manufactured, but it remains a high-performance part in the current market.

# Upgrade Path and Platform

The CPU uses AMD Socket AM5, which is the current platform for AMD desktop processors. The socket supports DDR5 memory, and the CPU provides 24 PCIe Gen 5 lanes from the processor. The GPU uses PCIe 4.0 x16, which is backward compatible with the CPU's PCIe Gen 5 support. The CPU's TDP is 105 W, and the GPU's TDP is 320 W, with a suggested PSU of 700 W. The GPU requires a single 16-pin power connector and is a triple-slot card, so the case must accommodate its 310 mm length and 140 mm height.

The CPU has an unlocked multiplier, allowing overclocking, and the socket AM5 platform supports future CPU upgrades within the same socket generation. The GPU is end-of-life with a successor in the GeForce 50 series, so a future upgrade would involve moving to that newer generation. The 16 GB VRAM on the current GPU is substantial, so a GPU upgrade would only be necessary for those seeking even higher 4K performance or newer features. The platform supports PCIe Gen 5 for storage and other expansion cards, ensuring that the system is not limited by its I/O capabilities. The memory support is DDR5 only, so any upgrade would need to retain or replace DDR5 modules. The 700 W PSU recommendation provides headroom for the current components, and a future upgrade to a higher-TDP GPU would require reassessing the power supply needs.