SYSTEM ANALYZER

Rate My PC: Intel Core i5-13400F + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080

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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
87%
VS
GPU
97%
PROCESSOR

Intel Core i5-13400F

25,292 Benchmark Score
Top 13% Market Ranking
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080

54,247 Benchmark Score
Top 3% 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

CPU Analysis

The Intel Core i5-13400F is a 10-core, 16-thread desktop processor built on the Raptor Lake architecture using Intel's 10 nm process. It operates with a base clock of 2.50 GHz and a boost clock of 4.60 GHz, drawing a 65 W TDP. The chip's cache hierarchy includes 80 KB of L1 per core, 1.25 MB of L2 per core, and a shared 20 MB L3 pool. Memory support covers both DDR4 and DDR5 in a dual-channel configuration, with PCIe Gen 5 connectivity providing 16 lanes from the CPU. The processor is not multiplier-unlocked, and it lacks integrated graphics — the "F" suffix indicates a CPU that requires a discrete GPU.

Benchmark data places this chip at the 77th percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 25,292. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS (average score 25,284, 0% delta), Intel Core 5 120 (25,362, -0.3%), AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D (25,365, -0.3%), and AMD Ryzen 7 6800H (25,201, +0.4%). The deltas are remarkably tight — within 0.4% — meaning the i5-13400F sits in a performance cluster where no single competitor holds a meaningful edge in overall average score.

Looking at threaded workloads, the 3DMark results show a clear scaling pattern: 2-thread score of 1,880, 4-thread at 3,459, 8-thread at 5,591, and max-thread at 7,307. The jump from 8 threads to 16 threads yields only a modest increase (from 5,591 to 7,307, roughly 31% higher), indicating diminishing returns beyond 8 threads. The single-thread score of 960 in 3DMark and 3,191 in Cinebench R23 reveal strong per-core performance, which matters for lightly threaded applications. The multi-core Cinebench R23 score of 22,604 is substantial, and Geekbench results show 1,996 single-core and 11,068 multi-core.

For real workloads, the PassMark suite provides granular insight. Integer math scores 79,942, floating-point math 60,539, and extended instructions 19,847. Data compression hits 311,364, while encryption manages 16,608. The physics score of 1,437 primes the CPU for simulation-heavy tasks. The multithread PassMark score of 25,032 aligns closely with the average benchmark score, confirming consistency across test suites. This CPU is a capable all-rounder: it handles high-thread-count productivity with its 16 threads, while the single-core strength keeps responsive performance in lighter workloads.

FAQ

Q: What is the core and thread configuration of the Intel Core i5-13400F?

A: The processor has 10 cores and 16 threads, with a base clock of 2.50 GHz and a boost clock of 4.60 GHz.

Q: How does the i5-13400F compare to its nearest rival, the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS?

A: The i5-13400F has an average benchmark score of 25,292, while the Ryzen 9 6900HS scores 25,284, a delta of 0% — they are statistically tied in overall performance.

Q: What memory types does this CPU support?

A: It supports both DDR4 and DDR5 in a dual-channel configuration, giving builders flexibility across motherboard choices.

Q: Does the i5-13400F have integrated graphics?

A: No, the "F" designation means it has no integrated graphics; a discrete GPU is mandatory for display output.

Q: What is the CPU's percentile ranking among all processors?

A: It sits at the 77th percentile, meaning it outperforms roughly three-quarters of all CPUs in the database.

Q: What is the PassMark single-thread score, and why does it matter?

A: The PassMark single-thread score is 3,634, which indicates strong per-core performance useful for games and applications that rely on a few fast threads.

Gaming Performance

The measured FPS data at ultra settings reveals a GPU-bound system at higher resolutions, with the CPU maintaining high frame rates at 1080p. In Valorant, the system achieves 456 FPS at 1920x1080, dropping to 432 at 2560x1440, and still 401 at 3840x2160 — showing minimal resolution scaling, which indicates the CPU is the limiting factor even at 4K for this esports title. Counter-Strike 2 reaches 325 FPS at 1080p, 215 at 1440p, and 120 at 4K. Rainbow Six Siege and CS:GO both hit 386 FPS at 1080p, 253 at 1440p, and 140 at 4K. Roblox tops the list at 420 FPS at 1080p, 280 at 1440p, and 158 at 4K.

For AAA titles, the pattern shifts. Cyberpunk 2077 runs at 174 FPS at 1080p, 112 at 1440p, and 61 at 4K. Call of Duty: Warzone achieves 141, 126, and 107 FPS across the three resolutions respectively. Control delivers 135, 102, and 69 FPS. Microsoft Flight Simulator reaches 117, 95, and 70 FPS. The most demanding title in the dataset, Ark: Survival Ascended, manages only 47 FPS at 1080p, 30 at 1440p, and 16 at 4K. The Medium similarly struggles with 68, 57, and 45 FPS across resolutions.

The average FPS across all tested games is 191.7, with a pair rank of 353 out of 3,732 pairs, placing this configuration in the top 9% of tested CPU-GPU pairings. Since the data is measured, these figures are concrete. The 1080p results show many titles above 150 FPS, while 4K results drop below 60 FPS in several demanding games, indicating that 1440p is the sweet spot for high-refresh gaming with this pairing.

Usage Scenarios

High-refresh gaming: At 1080p, esports titles like Valorant (456 FPS), CS2 (325 FPS), and Rainbow Six Siege (386 FPS) vastly exceed 144 Hz and even 240 Hz thresholds. At 1440p, these games remain above 215 FPS, making this pairing ideal for competitive play.

Streaming: The 16 threads handle encoding overhead well, as evidenced by the Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 22,604. The CPU's 77th percentile ranking means it can manage simultaneous gaming and streaming without bottlenecking the RTX 4080's output.

Video editing: Geekbench multi-core of 11,068 and PassMark multithread of 25,032 indicate strong performance for rendering timelines and exporting. The 20 MB L3 cache supports large working sets, and the 65 W TDP keeps thermals manageable during long encodes.

3D rendering: Cinebench R20 multi-core of 8,892 and R15 multi-core of 2,278 show steady rendering throughput. While not a top-tier workstation chip, the 16 threads provide solid performance for occasional rendering tasks.

Software development: PassMark data compression of 311,364 and integer math of 79,942 suggest fast compilation and code execution. Single-thread score of 3,634 ensures responsive IDE interaction.

Student and office work: The CPU's 2-thread 3DMark score of 1,880 handles everyday productivity with ease, while the 65 W TDP means modest power draw. The lack of integrated graphics requires a GPU, but the overall package is more than sufficient for document work and spreadsheets.

Balance and Bottleneck

The data reveals a CPU that keeps pace with the GPU at lower resolutions but becomes the limiting factor at 1080p in certain titles. In Valorant, FPS drops only from 456 to 432 when moving from 1080p to 1440p, then to 401 at 4K — a mere 12% reduction from 1080p to 4K. This near-flat scaling indicates the CPU saturates first, and the GPU has ample headroom. Conversely, in Ark: Survival Ascended, FPS falls from 47 to 30 to 16 across resolutions, a 66% drop from 1080p to 4K, showing the GPU is the primary constraint.

The GPU's 86th percentile ranking versus the CPU's 77th percentile suggests the RTX 4080 is the stronger component in this pairing. The combined percentile of 82 reflects this imbalance. At 1080p, the CPU's 3DMark 16-thread score of 7,314 and max-thread score of 7,307 show the processor maxes out before the GPU can stretch its legs in lighter titles. At 4K, the GPU's 716.8 GB/s bandwidth and 48.74 TFLOPS fp32 become the bottleneck, as seen in Cyberpunk 2077's drop to 61 FPS from 174 at 1080p.

The pair rank of 353 out of 3,732 (top 9%) indicates that this combination is well-matched for most scenarios, but the data shows the CPU limits frame rates in esports while the GPU limits in AAA 4K. For users prioritizing 1440p high-refresh, this balance is nearly ideal — the CPU delivers enough frames to feed the GPU, and the GPU provides the headroom for visual quality.

GPU Analysis

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 is built on the Ada Lovelace architecture using TSMC's 5 nm process, with a die size of 379 mm² containing 45,900 million transistors. The AD103 chip runs at a base clock of 2205 MHz and boost clock of 2505 MHz, with memory clocked at 1400 MHz (22.4 Gbps effective). The 16 GB of GDDR6X memory operates on a 256-bit bus, delivering 716.8 GB/s of bandwidth.

Compute resources include 9,728 shading units, 304 TMUs, and 112 ROPs. The RTX 4080 packs 76 RT cores and 304 tensor cores for ray tracing and AI acceleration. Pixel rate reaches 280.6 GPixel/s, and texture rate is 761.5 GTexel/s. FP32 throughput is 48.74 TFLOPS, with FP16 at the same 48.74 TFLOPS (1:1 ratio). The card supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. It draws 320 W TDP, requiring a 700 W suggested PSU and a 1x 16-pin power connector. The triple-slot card measures 310 mm in length, 140 mm in height, and 61 mm in width.

Benchmark results place the RTX 4080 at the 86th percentile among all GPUs, with an average score of 54,247. Its nearest rivals include the RTX 4080 SUPER (54,209, +0.1%), AMD Radeon Pro W5700X (54,828, -1.1%), AMD Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB (55,698, -2.6%), and AMD Radeon 8060S (55,757, -2.7%). The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score is 6,567, while Geekbench OpenCL reaches 214,739 and Vulkan hits 263,779. PassMark G3D score is 34,457, with GPU compute at 20,671.

The 16 GB VRAM and high bandwidth make this GPU well-suited for 4K texture-heavy workloads and ray tracing. The RT cores enable hardware-accelerated ray tracing, and the tensor cores support DLSS and AI-based features. For rendering, the FP32 throughput of 48.74 TFLOPS is substantial, though the card is end-of-life with a successor in the GeForce 50 series.

Who Should Build It

This build targets gamers who want high-refresh 1440p performance or solid 4K capability. The measured FPS data shows 1440p is the sweet spot — most AAA titles exceed 100 FPS, while competitive shooters stay above 215 FPS. At 4K, many games remain playable (Cyberpunk 61 FPS, Warzone 107 FPS), but the most demanding titles like Ark drop to 16 FPS. Gamers at 1080p will find the CPU limits esports titles, but the GPU ensures maximum settings are always possible.

Content creators benefit from the 16 GB VRAM for large compositing projects and the GPU's compute performance for GPU-accelerated effects. Video editors using hardware encoders will appreciate the Ada Lovelace architecture, and 3D artists can leverage the RT cores for real-time viewport rendering. Software developers compiling large codebases will see strong performance from the CPU's multi-threaded scores and the GPU's compute capability for parallel builds.

Students and small business users building a workstation will find the 65 W CPU TDP keeps power costs low, while the GPU handles any graphics-accelerated tasks. The lack of integrated graphics is a non-issue since the discrete GPU is present. The 82nd combined percentile indicates this pairing outperforms most systems in the database, making it a high-tier choice for anyone needing both CPU and GPU horsepower.

Build Overview

This is a desktop-class build pairing the Intel Core i5-13400F with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080. The CPU sits at the 77th percentile among all processors, while the GPU ranks at the 86th percentile among all GPUs, giving a combined percentile of 82. This places the system in the upper tier of desktop configurations, with the GPU being the stronger component relative to its peers.

The CPU's launch MSRP is $196, and the GPU's launch MSRP is 1,199 USD. The i5-13400F is an active production part released in January 2023, while the RTX 4080 is end-of-life, released in September 2022 with a successor in the GeForce 50 series. The build's measured average FPS across games is 191.7, with a pair rank of 353 out of 3,732 — the top 9% of all tested pairs. This is a high-performance desktop pairing that leans on the GPU for its strongest advantage.

Benchmark Performance

The CPU's average benchmark score is 25,292, sitting at the 77th percentile. The GPU's average score is 54,247, placing it at the 86th percentile. The combined percentile is 82. In 3DMark, the CPU scores 7,314 at 16 threads and 7,307 at max threads, while the GPU scores 6,567 in Steel Nomad DX12. Cinebench R23 results show 22,604 multi-core and 3,191 single-core for the CPU. Geekbench scores are 11,068 multi-core and 1,996 single-core for the CPU, while the GPU reaches 214,739 in OpenCL and 263,779 in Vulkan.

The CPU's nearest rival, the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS, scores 25,284 with a 0% delta — effectively identical. The GPU's nearest rival, the RTX 4080 SUPER, scores 54,209 with a +0.1% delta, meaning the RTX 4080 is essentially tied with its immediate successor. The PassMark G3D score of 34,457 for the GPU and multithread score of 25,032 for the CPU reinforce the picture: this is a balanced high-end pairing where neither component falls far behind its peers. The pair rank of 353 out of 3,732 confirms the combined performance is exceptional, with the average FPS of 191.7 across all tested games indicating strong real-world capability.

Upgrade Path and Platform

The Intel Core i5-13400F uses the Intel Socket 1700, which supports both DDR4 and DDR5 memory in dual-channel mode. The CPU provides PCIe Gen 5 with 16 lanes for the primary GPU slot, while the RTX 4080 uses PCIe 4.0 x16 — backward compatible with the Gen 5 slot. The 65 W CPU TDP and 320 W GPU TDP together suggest a 700 W PSU is recommended, as indicated by the suggestedPsu field for the GPU.

For upgrades, the platform supports newer 13th-gen CPUs on the same socket, though the i5-13400F's 77th percentile ranking leaves limited headroom — the nearest rival is within 0.4%, so a CPU upgrade would only yield marginal gains. The GPU, at the 86th percentile with a successor already released, has a clearer upgrade path to the GeForce 50 series. Memory can be upgraded from DDR4 to DDR5 if the motherboard supports both, though the dual-channel configuration is already optimal. The PCIe Gen 5 slot future-proofs the system for next-generation GPUs, while the 700 W PSU provides sufficient headroom for the current components but may require an upgrade for more power-hungry cards. The CPU's lack of an unlocked multiplier limits overclocking, but the 65 W TDP leaves thermal headroom for sustained boosts.