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Rate My PC: Intel Core i5-12600T + NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada Generation

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92 / 100
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Top 8% of systems. Capable of 4K Ultra gaming and advanced rendering.

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System Balance Analysis

CPU vs GPU performance ratio
Well Balanced
CPU
85%
VS
GPU
99%
PROCESSOR

Intel Core i5-12600T

20,917 Benchmark Score
Top 15% Market Ranking
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NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada Generation

135,218 Benchmark Score
Top 1% 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

Your system is in the top tier. You can run any modern game at maximum settings.

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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

The Intel Core i5-12600T pairs with the NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada Generation in a desktop build that targets a specific niche: high-efficiency computing with professional-grade graphics. The combination of a 35W TDP processor and a 130W workstation GPU creates a system that prioritizes sustained performance per watt over raw peak output. This analysis relies exclusively on synthetic benchmark data, as no measured FPS rows exist for this exact combination; all gaming performance figures are estimates derived from the CPU and GPU's respective benchmark scores and percentile positions.

Gaming Performance

The FACT PACK contains no measured FPS data for this CPU+GPU pairing. Consequently, all frame rate expectations presented here are estimates based on the benchmark scores and percentile rankings of the individual components, not direct gameplay measurements. The data indicates this system is a capable 1440p and 4K gaming platform, though not a high-refresh-rate esports monster at lower resolutions.

The GPU’s 95th percentile ranking among all GPUs suggests it sits in the upper echelon of graphics hardware. With 20 GB of GDDR6 memory and a 360.0 GB/s bandwidth, the RTX 4000 Ada Generation has the memory capacity and throughput to handle ultra-texture packs and high-resolution assets without stuttering. For modern AAA titles at 4K ultra settings, the estimated performance would likely hover in the 60–80 FPS range, given the GPU’s FP32 throughput of 26.73 TFLOPS and 48 RT cores. At 1440p ultra, these same titles would likely push closer to 100–120 FPS, as the resolution scaling reduces the pixel fill rate demand (139.2 GPixel/s) and texture rate pressure (417.6 GTexel/s).

The CPU’s benchmark scores support this estimate. The Cinebench R23 single-core score of 2092 and Geekbench single-core score of 2048 indicate strong per-thread performance, sufficient to feed the GPU at these resolutions without creating a significant CPU-bound scenario. In less demanding esports titles like CS:GO or Valorant, the 4.60 GHz boost clock and 12 threads could theoretically push frame rates above 200 FPS at 1080p, but the data does not provide direct evidence for this claim. The PassMark single-thread score of 3516 reinforces that the i5-12600T can handle the game logic and draw call processing required for high-FPS scenarios, though the 35W TDP may limit sustained all-core boosts during extended gaming sessions. Overall, the data suggests a balanced 1440p ultra gaming experience, with 4K being viable but requiring occasional settings adjustments for titles with heavy ray tracing.

Benchmark Performance

The CPU’s average benchmark score is 20,917, placing it in the 74th percentile of all CPUs. This is a mid-to-upper tier result, indicating solid mainstream performance. Its nearest rivals are tightly clustered: the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4655GE scores 20,900 (0.1% ahead), the Intel Core Ultra 7 268V scores 20,897 (0.1% ahead), the AMD EPYC 7J13 scores 20,845 (0.3% ahead), and the Intel Core Ultra 5 125U scores 20,826 (0.4% ahead). The i5-12600T effectively trades blows with these chips, with deltas under half a percent. This means that in multi-threaded workloads, the i5-12600T performs nearly identically to a modern ultra-low-power laptop chip and a server-grade EPYC part, which is remarkable given its 35W TDP.

The GPU’s average benchmark score is 135,218, placing it in the 95th percentile of all GPUs. This is a top-tier result, far above the CPU’s 74th percentile. The nearest rivals show a similar clustering: the NVIDIA A10M scores 135,230 (0% delta), the AMD Radeon PRO W6800 scores 135,396 (-0.1%), the AMD Radeon Pro W6800X Duo scores 135,774 (-0.4%), and the AMD Radeon PRO V620 scores 136,472 (-0.9%). The RTX 4000 Ada Generation is essentially tied with the A10M and PRO W6800, indicating that its compute performance is well-established in the professional graphics segment.

The combined percentile for this pairing is 85, which is higher than the CPU’s individual percentile but lower than the GPU’s. This indicates that the GPU is the dominant performance driver, while the CPU provides adequate support without becoming a severe bottleneck. The data shows a clear imbalance: the GPU is a top-5% part, while the CPU is a top-26% part. For workloads that heavily utilize the GPU (rendering, AI inference, compute), this pairing will perform exceptionally well. For CPU-bound tasks, the system will perform at the level of its 74th-percentile CPU, which is respectable but not exceptional.

CPU Analysis

The Intel Core i5-12600T is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Alder Lake architecture, built on Intel’s 10 nm process. It has a base clock of 2.10 GHz and a boost clock of 4.60 GHz, with a 35W TDP. The cache hierarchy includes 80 KB of L1 per core, 1.25 MB of L2 per core, and 18 MB of shared L3 cache. This is a locked multiplier part (not unlocked), meaning overclocking is not supported, but the low TDP suggests it is designed for power-constrained or small-form-factor systems.

The benchmark scores reveal a processor that excels in single-threaded tasks relative to its power envelope. The Cinebench R23 single-core score of 2092 is strong, and the Geekbench single-core score of 2048 confirms this. In contrast, the multi-core scores are more moderate: Cinebench R23 multi-core is 14,822, and Geekbench multi-core is 7,374. This suggests that the 35W power limit throttles all-core performance, but single-core boost clocks remain high. For real-world workloads, this means the i5-12600T will feel snappy for everyday tasks, web browsing, and office applications, but prolonged all-core rendering or compilation tasks will not scale as well as a higher-TDP 6-core part.

The PassMark results provide further granularity. The integer math score of 54,646 and floating-point math score of 42,295 indicate competent general-purpose arithmetic performance. The data encryption score of 10,205 and data compression score of 195,924 are notably strong, suggesting the CPU handles encryption and compression workloads efficiently. The extended instructions score of 13,140 indicates decent SIMD capability. However, the find prime numbers score of 76 is low, which is typical for a CPU without specialized prime-number acceleration. The multithread score of 17,446 and physics score of 1,212 are consistent with its 6-core/12-thread configuration under power limits. The random string sorting score of 20,299 is respectable, showing the CPU can manage memory-bound sorting tasks.

Who Should Build It

This pairing targets users who need professional-grade GPU compute without sacrificing CPU efficiency. The GPU’s 95th percentile ranking and 20 GB VRAM make it ideal for 3D rendering, video editing, and AI inference workloads where large models and textures exceed consumer GPU memory capacities. Content creators working with 4K or 8K video timelines, or 3D artists using Blender or Cinema 4D, would benefit from the RTX 4000 Ada Generation’s 26.73 TFLOPS FP32 performance and 48 RT cores for ray-traced previews.

Developers and researchers working in machine learning would find the 192 tensor cores and 20 GB VRAM sufficient for training and inferring on medium-sized models. The GPU’s Geekbench OpenCL score of 146,593 and Vulkan score of 123,842 indicate strong compute throughput across different APIs. The CPU’s 12 threads and 18 MB L3 cache provide adequate support for data preprocessing and pipeline orchestration, though the 35W TDP means it is not a high-core-count monster for parallel CPU workloads.

Students and small business workstations would also benefit, as the system offers a balance of efficiency and performance. The CPU’s 74th percentile ranking means it handles typical office productivity, database management, and light programming tasks without issue. The integrated UHD Graphics 770 provides a fallback for troubleshooting or non-GPU tasks. The low 35W CPU TDP, combined with the GPU’s 130W TDP and a suggested PSU of 300W, makes this a relatively low-power system that does not require excessive cooling or a massive power supply, making it suitable for compact desktop workstations.

Balance and Bottleneck

The data reveals a clear performance hierarchy: the GPU is in the 95th percentile, while the CPU is in the 74th percentile. The combined percentile of 85 sits between these two, indicating that the CPU does not fully constrain the GPU in most workloads, but it also cannot fully unlock the GPU’s potential in CPU-bound scenarios.

In gaming at 4K, the GPU is almost certainly the primary bottleneck, as the pixel fill rate and texture rate demands are high. The CPU’s single-core performance (Cinebench R23 single-core 2092) should be sufficient to keep frame times stable at 60 FPS, but at 1080p high-refresh-rate gaming, the CPU may become the limiting factor, as its multi-core throughput is capped by the 35W TDP. The PassMark multithread score of 17,446 suggests that while the CPU can handle six threads well, it may struggle to maintain high frame rates in titles that scale beyond 6 cores.

In compute workloads, the GPU is the clear dominant component. The RTX 4000 Ada Generation’s 95th percentile ranking means it will finish rendering or inference tasks far faster than the CPU could process the same data. However, for tasks that require significant CPU-side data preparation (e.g., decompressing assets, physics calculations), the CPU’s PassMark data compression score of 195,924 and physics score of 1,212 indicate it will not be a severe bottleneck, but it will not accelerate these tasks either. The bottleneck analysis suggests that to improve overall system performance, the next upgrade should focus on the CPU, as the GPU already operates at a near-top-tier level.

GPU Analysis

The NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada Generation is a workstation-class GPU based on the Ada Lovelace architecture, built on TSMC’s 5 nm process. It features 35,800 million transistors on a 294 mm² die, with a transistor density of 121.8M / mm². The GPU has a base clock of 1500 MHz and a boost clock of 2175 MHz. Memory is 20 GB of GDDR6 on a 160-bit bus, with a bandwidth of 360.0 GB/s and an effective memory clock of 18 Gbps.

The compute configuration includes 6,144 shading units, 192 texture mapping units (TMUs), and 64 render output units (ROPs). For ray tracing, it has 48 RT cores, and for AI acceleration, it has 192 tensor cores. The pixel rate is 139.2 GPixel/s, and the texture rate is 417.6 GTexel/s. FP32 and FP16 performance are both rated at 26.73 TFLOPS, indicating a 1:1 ratio, which is typical for workstation GPUs that prioritize compute consistency over gaming-specific optimizations.

The Geekbench OpenCL score of 146,593 and Vulkan score of 123,842 position this GPU in the 95th percentile of all GPUs. The nearest rivals include the NVIDIA A10M (135,230, 0% delta) and AMD Radeon PRO W6800 (135,396, -0.1%), showing that the RTX 4000 Ada Generation is competitively matched with other professional cards. For rendering workloads, the 20 GB VRAM is a significant advantage over consumer 8-12 GB cards, allowing for larger scenes and higher-resolution textures without out-of-memory errors. The 48 RT cores provide hardware acceleration for ray-traced workflows, and the 192 tensor cores accelerate AI denoising and deep learning super sampling tasks. The single-slot design (245 mm length, 112 mm height) and 130W TDP make it suitable for multi-GPU or dense workstation builds, though it requires a 1x 16-pin power connector and a 300W suggested PSU.

FAQ

Q: What is the combined percentile of this CPU+GPU pairing?

A: The combined percentile is 85, indicating that this build outperforms 85% of all possible CPU+GPU combinations in the database.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rival, the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4655GE?

A: The Intel Core i5-12600T has an average benchmark score of 20,917, while the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4655GE scores 20,900, a delta of 0.1%. The i5-12600T is effectively tied with this rival.

Q: What is the GPU’s percentile ranking among all GPUs?

A: The NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada Generation ranks in the 95th percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 135,218.

Q: How much VRAM does the GPU have, and what type is it?

A: The GPU has 20 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 160-bit bus, with a bandwidth of 360.0 GB/s.

Q: What is the CPU’s TDP and socket type?

A: The CPU has a TDP of 35W and uses the Intel Socket 1700.

Q: What are the CPU’s Cinebench R23 multi-core and single-core scores?

A: The multi-core score is 14,822, and the single-core score is 2,092.

Q: Does the GPU support hardware ray tracing?

A: Yes, the GPU includes 48 RT cores dedicated to ray tracing, along with 192 tensor cores for AI acceleration.

Upgrade Path and Platform

The CPU uses the Intel Socket 1700 platform, which supports both DDR4 and DDR5 memory via a dual-channel memory bus. The integrated UHD Graphics 770 provides a display output option if the discrete GPU is removed. The CPU supports PCIe Gen 5 with 20 lanes, offering high-bandwidth connectivity for future storage or expansion cards. The GPU uses a PCIe 4.0 x16 interface, which is fully compatible with the CPU’s PCIe Gen 5 slots, though the GPU will run at PCIe 4.0 speeds, which is sufficient for its 360.0 GB/s memory bandwidth.

The system’s power requirements are modest: the CPU has a 35W TDP, and the GPU has a 130W TDP, with a suggested PSU rating of 300W. This leaves significant headroom for additional components like multiple NVMe drives or additional fans. The GPU requires a single 16-pin power connector, which is a modern standard, but older PSUs may need an adapter.

A sensible next upgrade for this platform would be a higher-core-count Intel Socket 1700 CPU, such as a Core i7 or i9 model from the 12th or 13th generation, which would better match the GPU’s 95th percentile performance. However, the current CPU’s 74th percentile ranking means that the system is not severely unbalanced, and upgrading the CPU would primarily benefit CPU-bound tasks like video encoding or software compilation. The GPU is already near the top of its class, so a GPU upgrade would only be warranted if future workloads require even more VRAM or compute throughput, which is unlikely given the 20 GB capacity. The platform’s support for DDR5 memory means that a memory upgrade from DDR4 (if currently using it) could provide a modest boost in memory-intensive tasks.

Build Overview

This is a desktop-class build pairing the Intel Core i5-12600T with the NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada Generation. The CPU is a 6-core, 12-thread Alder Lake part with a 35W TDP and a boost clock of 4.60 GHz, ranking in the 74th percentile of all CPUs. The GPU is a workstation-grade Ada Lovelace part with 20 GB of GDDR6 memory, ranking in the 95th percentile of all GPUs. The combined percentile is 85, placing this build in the upper tier of desktop systems.

The overall tier is strong but imbalanced: the GPU is a top-5% component, while the CPU is a solid mid-to-upper-tier part. This makes the build ideal for GPU-accelerated workloads such as 3D rendering, AI inference, and high-resolution video editing, where the GPU’s compute power and VRAM capacity shine. For general-purpose CPU tasks, the system performs at a respectable level, but it is not a high-end multi-core workstation. The efficiency of both components (35W CPU, 130W GPU) makes this a practical choice for a compact or power-conscious workstation build, offering professional-grade graphics performance without requiring a massive power supply or cooling solution.