SYSTEM ANALYZER

Rate My PC: Intel Core i5-13400F + AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT

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89 / 100
HIGH-END

Power Build

Top 11% of systems. Excellent for 1440p Ultra or 4K High gaming.

1440p Ultra4K High

System Balance Analysis

CPU vs GPU performance ratio
Well Balanced
CPU
87%
VS
GPU
92%
PROCESSOR

Intel Core i5-13400F

25,292 Benchmark Score
Top 13% Market Ranking
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GRAPHICS CARD

AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT

22,549 Benchmark Score
Top 8% 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
Your Build

Game Performance Benchmarks

Real-world 4K FPS in popular titles
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Performance Insights

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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

This pairing combines a 10-core Intel Raptor Lake desktop processor with a 12 GB RDNA 3 graphics card, landing at the 72nd percentile overall among benchmarked desktop combinations. The data shows a system aimed squarely at 1080p and 1440p gaming with solid compute headroom for productivity tasks, though its 4K performance is inconsistent.

FAQ

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

A: The build sits at the 72nd percentile overall, with the CPU at the 77th percentile among all CPUs and the GPU at the 67th percentile among all GPUs.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rivals in average benchmark score?

A: The Intel Core i5-13400F scores 25,292 average, which is effectively tied with the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS (25,284, 0% delta) and the AMD Ryzen 7 6800H (25,201, 0.4% ahead). It trails the Intel Core 5 120 (25,362) and AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D (25,365) by 0.3% each.

Q: What is the GPU’s average benchmark score and how does it compare to the RTX 2080?

A: The Radeon RX 7700 XT averages 22,549 points. It is 1.5% behind the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 (22,895), 0.8% behind the RTX 4060 Mobile (22,729), and 0.5% ahead of the RTX 5060 Mobile (22,435).

Q: How much VRAM does the RX 7700 XT have and what is its memory bandwidth?

A: It has 12 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus, delivering 432.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The memory clock is 2250 MHz (18 Gbps effective).

Q: What is the CPU’s boost clock and core configuration?

A: The Core i5-13400F has 10 cores and 16 threads, with a base clock of 2.50 GHz and a boost clock of 4.60 GHz. It uses Intel’s Raptor Lake architecture on a 10 nm process.

Q: What power supply is recommended for this GPU?

A: The suggested PSU for the RX 7700 XT is 550 W. The GPU itself has a TDP of 245 W, while the CPU has a 65 W TDP.

Q: Does the measured FPS data include 4K results?

A: Yes, the measured FPS at ultra settings includes 3840x2160 results for every game listed. For example, Counter-Strike 2 runs at 79 FPS at 4K, while Cyberpunk 2077 runs at 46 FPS at 4K.

GPU Analysis

The AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT uses the Navi 32 chip built on TSMC’s 5 nm process, with 28,100 million transistors on a 346 mm² die. It contains 3,456 shading units, 216 TMUs, and 96 ROPs, alongside 54 ray tracing cores. The GPU operates at a base clock of 1435 MHz, a game clock of 2171 MHz, and a boost clock of 2544 MHz. These specifications produce 35.17 TFLOPS of FP32 compute and 35.17 TFLOPS of FP16 (1:1 ratio), with a texture rate of 549.5 GTexel/s and a pixel rate of 244.2 GPixel/s.

The 12 GB GDDR6 memory pool with 432.0 GB/s bandwidth is the defining feature for rendering workloads. At 4K ultra settings, the data shows this bandwidth becomes a limiting factor in several titles. For instance, Red Dead Redemption 2 drops to 28 FPS at 3840x2160, and Ark: Survival Ascended falls to 10.6 FPS. At 1440p, the same games run at 43 and 17.8 FPS respectively, indicating that the GPU’s compute and memory capacity are better suited to lower resolutions.

Ray tracing hardware is present with 54 dedicated RT cores, but benchmark results suggest modest RT performance. The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 3,316 and the PassMark DirectX 12 score of 79 (relative to other tests) point to solid rasterization strength rather than leading-edge ray tracing capability. The GPU’s PassMark G3D score of 22,547 places it at the 67th percentile, with its nearest rivals being the RTX 2080 (22,895, 1.5% ahead) and the RTX 4060 Mobile (22,729, 0.8% ahead). For rendering, the 35.17 TFLOPS FP32 throughput indicates strong compute for GPU-accelerated tasks, while the dual-slot cooler with 2x 8-pin power connectors suggests adequate thermal headroom for sustained loads.

Upgrade Path and Platform

The Intel Core i5-13400F uses Socket 1700, which is the platform for 12th and 13th generation Core processors. The CPU supports both DDR4 and DDR5 memory in dual-channel configuration, giving builders flexibility in memory choice based on platform cost. PCIe Gen 5 support with 16 CPU lanes provides headroom for future storage and graphics upgrades, though the RX 7700 XT itself uses PCIe 4.0 x16.

The 65 W TDP of the CPU is modest for a desktop processor, meaning most capable air coolers will suffice. The GPU’s TDP of 245 W, combined with the CPU’s 65 W, results in a total system draw that is comfortably within the 550 W suggested PSU rating. This leaves headroom for overclocking the GPU (though the CPU multiplier is locked) or adding additional storage drives. The RX 7700 XT requires two 8-pin power connectors, which is standard for this performance class.

A sensible next upgrade would be a higher-tier LGA 1700 CPU, such as a Core i7 or i9 from the same generation, since the socket and memory support would remain compatible. Alternatively, the GPU could be upgraded to a higher-end RDNA 3 or competing card that uses the same PCIe 4.0 interface, provided the PSU has sufficient wattage. The 550 W suggested PSU may need revisiting for a more power-hungry GPU, but for the current configuration it provides adequate headroom. The dual-channel memory controller and DDR5 support mean that memory bandwidth can scale with a platform upgrade, though the current 432.0 GB/s GPU bandwidth is already well-matched to the CPU’s capabilities.

Balance and Bottleneck

The pairRankByFps data shows this combination ranks 1,628 out of 3,732 pairs, with an average FPS across games of 130.5. This indicates a well-balanced pairing where neither component dramatically outclasses the other. The CPU’s 77th percentile and GPU’s 67th percentile are close enough that the bottleneck shifts depending on resolution and workload.

At 1080p, the CPU becomes the more significant factor in high-FPS titles. Counter-Strike 2 runs at 214 FPS at 1920x1080, while Valorant reaches 456 FPS. These frame rates exceed most displays’ refresh rates, suggesting the CPU can feed the GPU adequately. The single-thread score of 960 in 3DMark and 3,191 in Cinebench R23 indicates strong per-core performance for these titles. However, the GPU still manages to deliver 79 FPS at 4K in Counter-Strike 2, showing that even at higher resolutions the pairing remains functional.

At 1440p and 4K, the GPU becomes the limiting factor. The RX 7700 XT’s 67th percentile ranking means it trails the CPU’s 77th percentile, and the FPS data confirms this shift. Red Dead Redemption 2 drops from 57 FPS at 1080p to 43 FPS at 1440p and 28 FPS at 4K. Cyberpunk 2077 shows a similar pattern: 77 FPS at 1080p, 62 FPS at 1440p, and 46 FPS at 4K. The GPU’s 12 GB VRAM and 432.0 GB/s bandwidth become constraints in these titles as resolution scales.

For productivity, the CPU’s multicore strength (25,032 PassMark multithread, 22,604 Cinebench R23 multicore) generally outpaces the GPU’s compute (12,912 PassMark GPU compute). This means CPU-bound tasks like compilation or data processing will bottleneck on the CPU, while GPU-accelerated rendering will leverage the 35.17 TFLOPS. The balance is therefore workload-dependent: gaming at 1080p leans CPU-heavy, gaming at 4K leans GPU-heavy, and mixed productivity tasks favor the CPU.

CPU Analysis

The Intel Core i5-13400F is a Raptor Lake desktop processor with 10 cores and 16 threads. This configuration combines performance and efficiency cores, though the fact pack does not specify the exact P-core/E-core split. The base clock of 2.50 GHz boosts to 4.60 GHz, with a 65 W TDP that keeps power draw modest. The 10 nm process node and 215 mm² die size are typical for this generation.

The cache hierarchy includes 80 KB L1 per core, 1.25 MB L2 per core, and 20 MB shared L3. This cache layout supports the 3DMark scores: 7,314 for 16 threads, 5,591 for 8 threads, and 960 for single-thread. The scaling from 4 threads (3,459) to 8 threads (5,591) and then to 16 threads (7,314) shows strong multi-threading efficiency, though the gains diminish beyond 8 threads. The Cinebench R23 multicore score of 22,604 versus single-core of 3,191 reinforces this pattern.

For real workloads, the PassMark scores are informative. Integer math scores 79,942 while floating point math scores 60,539, indicating stronger integer performance for general computing tasks. Data compression scores 311,364, and encryption scores 16,608, suggesting the CPU handles archiving and security tasks competently. The extended instructions score of 19,847 points to good SIMD performance for vectorized workloads. The single-thread score of 3,634 places it competitively with the nearest rivals, all of which are within 0.4% of the 25,292 average.

The CPU’s 77th percentile ranking means it outperforms roughly three-quarters of all CPUs in the database. Its nearest rival, the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS, matches it at 25,284 average score, while the Intel Core 5 120 and Ryzen 5 5600X3D are marginally ahead at 25,362 and 25,365 respectively. The Ryzen 7 6800H trails slightly at 25,201. This positions the i5-13400F as a mid-to-upper-tier desktop processor that competes with mobile flagship and desktop mid-range parts.

Who Should Build It

This build targets gamers at 1080p and 1440p resolutions, where the measured FPS exceeds 60 in most titles. At 1920x1080, the RX 7700 XT delivers 77 FPS in Cyberpunk 2077, 100 FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone, and 214 FPS in Counter-Strike 2. At 2560x1440, these figures become 62, 66, and 141 FPS respectively, still comfortably playable. The 130.5 average FPS across games at the 72nd combined percentile supports this positioning.

Content creators working with video editing or 3D rendering will find the CPU’s multicore strength useful. The Cinebench R23 multicore score of 22,604 and PassMark multithread score of 25,032 indicate solid rendering performance for CPU-based tasks. GPU-accelerated workloads benefit from the 35.17 TFLOPS FP32 compute and 12 GB VRAM, though 4K rendering may be limited by the 432.0 GB/s bandwidth.

Software developers will appreciate the CPU’s 10 cores and 16 threads for compilation, with data compression and encryption scores suggesting good build tool performance. Students and small business users building a workstation will find the dual-channel DDR4/DDR5 support flexible for cost optimization, and the 65 W CPU TDP means low cooling requirements. The 550 W suggested PSU keeps system cost reasonable for office environments.

Benchmark Performance

The CPU achieves an average benchmark score of 25,292, placing it at the 77th percentile among all CPUs. Its best scores include 22,604 in Cinebench R23 multicore, 3,191 in Cinebench R23 single-core, and 25,032 in PassMark multithread. The 3DMark 16-thread score of 7,314 and max-thread score of 7,307 show near-identical performance when all threads are utilized, indicating the efficiency cores contribute effectively.

The GPU averages 22,549 points, at the 67th percentile among all GPUs. Its PassMark G3D score of 22,547 and 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 3,316 are its strongest results. The Geekbench OpenCL score of 138,383 and Vulkan score of 46,443 show the GPU’s compute capabilities, while the PassMark GPU compute score of 12,912 is more modest.

Together, this build ranks at the 72nd combined percentile, with an average FPS of 130.5 across all tested games. The CPU’s 77th percentile and GPU’s 67th percentile create a slight CPU-favored balance, but the gap is small enough that neither component consistently bottlenecks the other. The nearest CPU rival, the Ryzen 9 6900HS, matches the i5-13400F’s average score within 0.4%, while the nearest GPU rival, the RTX 2080, is 1.5% ahead. This puts the build in a competitive position against last-generation high-end parts.

Build Overview

This is a desktop build combining the Intel Core i5-13400F with the AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT. The CPU is a 10-core, 16-thread Raptor Lake part on Socket 1700, while the GPU is a Navi 32-based RDNA 3.0 card with 12 GB GDDR6. Both components are currently active in production, with the CPU released in January 2023 and the GPU in September 2023.

The build’s overall tier is defined by its 72nd combined percentile, placing it above the median but below the top quartile. The CPU’s 77th percentile is notably higher than the GPU’s 67th percentile, suggesting the processor has more headroom for future GPU upgrades. The 130.5 average FPS across games indicates this is a capable gaming machine, though the 4K results in titles like Ark: Survival Ascended (10.6 FPS) and Red Dead Redemption 2 (28 FPS) show its limits.

The pairing works well for 1080p and 1440p gaming, where the GPU’s 12 GB VRAM and 432.0 GB/s bandwidth are sufficient. The CPU’s 20 MB L3 cache and 4.60 GHz boost clock support high refresh rates in esports titles. This is a balanced mid-range desktop build that outperforms its component-level percentiles would suggest individually, thanks to the strong CPU-GPU synergy.

Usage Scenarios

High-refresh gaming: At 1080p, the build delivers 456 FPS in Valorant, 465.9 FPS in CS:GO, and 254 FPS in Rainbow Six Siege. These frame rates exceed 240 Hz displays, making this an excellent choice for competitive shooters. At 1440p, Counter-Strike 2 still hits 141 FPS, so high-refresh 1440p monitors are also viable.

Streaming: The CPU’s 16 threads handle encoding workloads while the GPU renders frames. The PassMark multithread score of 25,032 and 3DMark 16-thread score of 7,314 provide enough headroom for simultaneous game capture and encoding, though the 65 W TDP means sustained streaming loads will run within power limits.

Video editing: The Cinebench R23 multicore score of 22,604 supports timeline playback and export rendering. The GPU’s 12 GB VRAM and 35.17 TFLOPS FP32 accelerate effects and color grading. Editing 1080p and 1440p footage will be smooth, while 4K multicam projects may require proxies due to the 432.0 GB/s bandwidth constraint.

3D rendering: CPU rendering leverages 10 cores and 16 threads for tasks like ray tracing in Blender, where the 22,604 Cinebench R23 multicore score is a reliable indicator. GPU rendering with the RX 7700 XT benefits from 54 RT cores and 12 GB VRAM, though scenes exceeding 12 GB will spill to system memory.

Software development: Compilation tasks scale well with 16 threads, and the PassMark integer math score of 79,942 indicates strong performance for code building. The 311,364 data compression score accelerates packaging and archiving. The 65 W CPU TDP keeps development workstations cool and quiet under sustained load.

Student and office work: The single-thread score of 3,634 handles spreadsheet and word processing tasks with ease. The 10 cores provide ample multitasking for research, writing, and communication apps. The 550 W suggested PSU and dual-slot GPU fit in standard office cases, and the build’s 72nd percentile means it will remain responsive for years.

Gaming Performance

The measured FPS data at ultra settings covers 48 games across three resolutions. At 1920x1080, the build averages well above 60 FPS in most titles, with esports games reaching extreme frame rates: CS:GO at 465.9 FPS, Valorant at 456 FPS, and Rainbow Six Siege at 254 FPS. Heavier titles still perform well, with Cyberpunk 2077 at 77 FPS, Microsoft Flight Simulator at 77 FPS, and Call of Duty: Warzone at 100 FPS. The weakest 1080p result is Ark: Survival Ascended at 29.7 FPS, indicating this game is particularly demanding.

At 2560x1440, performance remains playable in most titles. Counter-Strike 2 drops to 141 FPS, Fortnite to 65 FPS, and Grand Theft Auto V to 63.2 FPS. Cyberpunk 2077 holds at 62 FPS, while Control runs at 67 FPS. Some titles fall below 60 FPS: Red Dead Redemption 2 at 43 FPS, Ark: Survival Ascended at 17.8 FPS, and The Medium at 39.9 FPS. These results suggest 1440p is viable for most games, but the most demanding titles may require reduced settings.

At 3840x2160, the build struggles in many titles. Counter-Strike 2 achieves 79 FPS, Valorant 334 FPS, and Minecraft 69 FPS, but these are lighter games. Cyberpunk 2077 drops to 46 FPS, Red Dead Redemption 2 to 28 FPS, and Ark: Survival Ascended to 10.6 FPS. The Medium runs at 30 FPS, and Hitman 2 at 26.6 FPS. The 12 GB VRAM and 432.0 GB/s bandwidth are insufficient for consistent 4K ultra gaming, making this a 1080p/1440p card first and foremost.