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Rate My PC: Intel Core i5-13490F + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D

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Intel Core i5-13490F

28,185 Benchmark Score

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D

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# Intel Core i5-13490F + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D — Desktop Build Analysis

This build pairs Intel's 10-core Raptor Lake CPU with NVIDIA's flagship Blackwell 2.0 GPU, creating a desktop configuration that sits at the 86th percentile overall among all tracked builds. The CPU alone reaches the 80th percentile against all processors, while the GPU lands at the 92nd percentile against all graphics cards. No measured FPS data exists for this exact combination, so all frame-rate discussions below are estimates derived from synthetic benchmark scores rather than direct game testing.

Usage Scenarios

High-refresh gaming: The RTX 5090 D's 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 14326 puts it in elite territory, and its 92nd percentile ranking among all GPUs suggests it can push very high frame rates at demanding settings. The CPU's single-thread score of 1002 in 3DMark and 3211 in Cinebench R23 single-core provides sufficient per-core throughput for high-refresh gaming, though the 2.50 GHz base clock means boost behavior matters more in frame-time consistency.

Streaming: The GPU's 680 tensor cores and 170 RT cores provide dedicated hardware for encoding and AI-based enhancement features, while the CPU's 16 threads handle concurrent game and stream encoding workloads. The 3DMark 16-thread score of 7556 and max-thread score of 7550 indicate balanced multi-threaded performance that can absorb streaming overhead without collapsing frame rates.

Video editing: The 32 GB GDDR7 memory with 1.79 TB/s bandwidth gives the GPU enormous headroom for 4K and 8K timelines, while the CPU's Cinebench R23 multicore score of 22747 handles export and rendering tasks competently. PassMark data compression score of 328397 suggests strong performance in codec-heavy workloads, which is critical for preview rendering and export pipelines.

3D rendering: The GPU's FP32 throughput of 104.8 TFLOPS and FP16 performance of 104.8 TFLOPS (1:1) make this a serious rendering workstation, particularly for GPU-accelerated engines. The CPU's Cinebench R20 multicore score of 9553 provides adequate scene preparation and simulation performance, though it will lag behind higher-core-count processors in CPU-bound rendering.

Software development: The 10 cores and 16 threads handle compilation and test execution with reasonable speed, as evidenced by the PassMark multithread score of 26569 and integer math score of 83723. The 24 MB shared L3 cache reduces memory latency in iterative build-test cycles, and the dual-channel DDR4/DDR5 support allows flexibility in memory configuration.

Student and office work: This configuration is substantially over-provisioned for typical productivity tasks, with the CPU's PassMark single-thread score of 3828 handling document processing and spreadsheets effortlessly. The GPU's 1487 PassMark G2D score indicates strong 2D performance for display rendering, though the 575 W GPU TDP makes this an impractical choice for dorm-room or small-office environments where power draw and heat are concerns.

GPU Analysis

The RTX 5090 D is built on the GB202 chip using TSMC's 5 nm process, packing 92,200 million transistors across a 750 mm² die. The 32 GB GDDR7 memory operates on a 512-bit bus, yielding 1.79 TB/s of bandwidth — a figure that dwarfs almost every other graphics card on the market. The 21760 shading units, 680 TMUs, and 176 ROPs provide raw rasterization muscle, while the 170 RT cores and 680 tensor cores handle ray tracing and AI workloads respectively.

Clock behavior shows a base of 2017 MHz and boost of 2407 MHz, with memory running at 1750 MHz (28 Gbps effective). The pixel rate of 423.6 GPixel/s and texture rate of 1,636.8 GTexel/s indicate that fill-rate limits will rarely be reached at standard resolutions. The 104.8 TFLOPS FP32 and FP16 performance places this GPU in a class where compute workloads that previously required dedicated accelerators become feasible on a consumer card.

Benchmark results confirm this positioning: the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 14326 is the headline graphics metric, while Geekbench Vulkan at 376915 and OpenCL at 310674 show strong API versatility. PassMark G3D score of 44065 and GPU compute score of 28396 round out the picture. The GPU sits at the 92nd percentile against all GPUs, with nearest rivals including the AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT (78940, -1.6% delta) and Tesla P100 variants (79396 and 79605, -2.1% and -2.4% delta respectively). The 1.1% delta over the RX 6650M XT (76904) is notable given the architectural differences.

Gaming Performance

The FACT PACK contains no measured FPS data for this exact combination, so all frame-rate figures below are estimates based on the benchmark scores. The GPU's 3DMark Steel Nomad score of 14326 and PassMark G3D score of 44065 indicate that at 1080p and 1440p, the RTX 5090 D will exceed the refresh rates of most high-end monitors in esports titles, with the primary limitation being CPU frame pacing at extreme frame rates.

At 4K, the GPU's 32 GB VRAM and 1.79 TB/s bandwidth provide ample headroom for ultra-quality textures and heavy post-processing. The 176 ROPs and 423.6 GPixel/s pixel rate suggest that 4K rasterization will be GPU-bound in most scenarios, with the CPU's 16 threads handling game logic and physics without becoming the primary constraint. Ray tracing workloads will leverage the 170 RT cores, though the exact performance scaling depends on engine implementation.

The CPU's 3DMark single-thread score of 1002 and 2-thread score of 1959 indicate that lightly-threaded game engines will see adequate performance, but the 4.80 GHz boost clock must be sustained for optimal frame times. For 1080p high-refresh gaming, the CPU may become the limiting factor in esports titles where frame rates exceed 300 FPS, as the 10-core/16-thread configuration is not optimized for ultra-high single-thread throughput.

Balance and Bottleneck

The combined percentile of 86 reflects a configuration where the GPU (92nd percentile) significantly outpaces the CPU (80th percentile). In GPU-bound scenarios — 4K gaming, ray tracing, compute workloads — the RTX 5090 D will operate near its full potential, and the CPU's 16 threads will provide adequate feeding. The 3DMark 8-thread score of 5731 and 16-thread score of 7556 suggest that the CPU can sustain high instruction throughput for game logic, but the gap between the 4-thread score of 3552 and 8-thread score of 5731 indicates diminishing returns beyond 8 threads in most gaming workloads.

In CPU-bound scenarios — 1080p esports, simulation games, heavily-modded titles — the 13490F will be the constraint. The PassMark single-thread score of 3828 and Cinebench R23 single-core score of 3211 are respectable but not class-leading, and the 65 W TDP limits sustained boost clocks under heavy multi-threaded loads. The FPS scaling from GPU to CPU bound scenarios will show a pronounced plateau: the GPU can deliver far more frames than the CPU can process in lightly-threaded workloads.

The memory bandwidth of 1.79 TB/s on the GPU versus the CPU's dual-channel DDR4/DDR5 support creates a potential transfer bottleneck in mixed workloads where data must shuttle between system memory and VRAM. The PCIe Gen 5 x16 interface (CPU-only, 16 lanes) provides adequate bandwidth for most scenarios, though the GPU's PCIe 5.0 x16 interface matches the CPU's capability.

Benchmark Performance

The CPU delivers a 3DMark single-thread score of 1002, 2-thread score of 1959, 4-thread score of 3552, 8-thread score of 5731, 16-thread score of 7556, and max-thread score of 7550. Cinebench results show R15 multicore at 2292 and single-core at 323, R20 multicore at 9553 and single-core at 1348, and R23 multicore at 22747 and single-core at 3211. The PassMark suite shows multithread at 26569, single-thread at 3828, integer math at 83723, floating-point math at 60273, and data compression at 328397.

The GPU's 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 14326 leads the pack, followed by Geekbench Vulkan at 376915 and OpenCL at 310674. PassMark G3D shows 44065, GPU compute at 28396, and G2D at 1487. The CPU's average benchmark score of 28185 places it 0.2% above the AMD Ryzen AI 5 435 (28128), 0.4% above the Intel Core i5-14500T (28065), 0.5% above the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8500GE (28054), and 0.5% below the Intel Core i9-11950H (28332).

The GPU's average benchmark score of 77712 places it 1.1% above the AMD Radeon RX 6650M XT (76904), 1.6% below the AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT (78940), 2.1% below the Tesla P100 PCIe 12 GB (79396), and 2.4% below the Tesla P100 PCIe 16 GB (79605). The combined picture shows a GPU that is near the top of consumer hardware while the CPU sits in the upper-midrange, creating an asymmetric build where GPU headroom exceeds CPU capability.

Who Should Build It

4K gamers will benefit most from the RTX 5090 D's 32 GB VRAM and 1.79 TB/s bandwidth, which handle ultra-quality settings and future texture-heavy titles without VRAM pressure. The CPU's 16 threads provide sufficient support for 4K gaming where the GPU is the primary bottleneck, making this a viable high-end gaming rig.

Content creators working with 8K video or complex 3D scenes will find the GPU's 104.8 TFLOPS FP32 performance and 32 GB VRAM valuable for GPU-accelerated rendering. The CPU's Cinebench R23 multicore score of 22747 handles video encoding and scene assembly, though creators with heavily CPU-bound workflows may want more cores.

Software developers running large codebases will see reasonable compile times from the 10-core/16-thread CPU, while the GPU's compute capability accelerates CUDA-based workloads like machine learning inference. The PassMark data encryption score of 17902 and extended instructions score of 20837 indicate strong performance in security and cryptography workloads.

Students and small business users should avoid this build unless they have specific GPU-compute requirements. The 575 W GPU TDP and 950 W suggested PSU make this a power-hungry system that is overkill for document processing, spreadsheets, or web development. The CPU's 65 W TDP is modest, but the GPU's power draw dominates the system's electrical and thermal profile.

Upgrade Path and Platform

The CPU uses Intel Socket 1700 with Raptor Lake architecture, and the memory support covers both DDR4 and DDR5 with dual-channel configuration. The PCIe Gen 5 interface provides 16 lanes from the CPU, matching the GPU's PCIe 5.0 x16 interface. The 65 W TDP is modest, leaving significant headroom on most motherboards for potential CPU upgrades within the same socket generation, though the 13490F is multiplier-unlocked (false) and not overclockable.

The GPU requires a 950 W suggested PSU with a 1x 16-pin power connector, and its 575 W TDP dominates the system's power budget. The dual-slot design with dimensions of 304 mm length, 137 mm height, and 48 mm width requires a case with adequate clearance. Display outputs include 1x HDMI 2.1b and 3x DisplayPort 2.1b, supporting multi-monitor setups.

A sensible next upgrade would focus on the CPU, as the GPU's 92nd percentile ranking leaves little room for improvement on the graphics side. Moving to a higher-core-count Socket 1700 processor would address the CPU bottleneck in CPU-bound workloads while retaining the existing motherboard and potentially the memory. The 10 nm process node and 24 MB shared L3 cache represent the current generation's architecture, with no vCache3d option available.

FAQ

Q: Does this build have measured gaming FPS data?

A: No. The FACT PACK contains no measuredFps data for this exact CPU+GPU combination, so all FPS discussions are estimates derived from synthetic benchmark scores rather than direct game testing.

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

A: The Intel Core i5-13490F has 10 cores and 16 threads, with a base clock of 2.50 GHz and boost clock of 4.80 GHz, using the Raptor Lake architecture on a 10 nm process node.

Q: How much VRAM does the GPU have and what is its bandwidth?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D has 32 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 512-bit bus, providing 1.79 TB/s of bandwidth with memory clocked at 1750 MHz (28 Gbps effective).

Q: What are the CPU's nearest rivals and how do they compare?

A: The CPU's average benchmark score of 28185 is 0.2% above the AMD Ryzen AI 5 435 (28128), 0.4% above the Intel Core i5-14500T (28065), 0.5% above the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8500GE (28054), and 0.5% below the Intel Core i9-11950H (28332).

Q: What is the GPU's percentile ranking and nearest rivals?

A: The GPU is at the 92nd percentile against all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 77712. It is 1.1% above the AMD Radeon RX 6650M XT (76904), 1.6% below the RX 6850M XT (78940), 2.1% below the Tesla P100 12 GB (79396), and 2.4% below the Tesla P100 16 GB (79605).

Q: What power supply is recommended for this build?

A: The GPU has a 575 W TDP and requires a 950 W suggested PSU with a 1x 16-pin power connector. The CPU has a 65 W TDP, so the GPU dominates the system's power requirements.

Q: What memory types does the CPU support?

A: The Intel Core i5-13490F supports both DDR4 and DDR5 memory in a dual-channel configuration, allowing flexibility in memory selection based on motherboard and budget constraints.

CPU Analysis

The Intel Core i5-13490F is a 10-core, 16-thread processor built on Raptor Lake architecture with a 10 nm process node from Intel, featuring a die size of 215 mm². The base clock of 2.50 GHz and boost clock of 4.80 GHz define the operating envelope, while the 65 W TDP keeps power draw modest for a desktop processor. The cache hierarchy includes 80 KB L1 per core, 1.25 MB L2 per core, and 24 MB shared L3, providing 24 MB total L3 cache for frequently accessed data.

Benchmark results show strong scaling from single-thread to multi-thread workloads: the 3DMark single-thread score of 1002 rises to 7556 at 16 threads, and the max-thread score of 7550 indicates consistent performance across all cores. Cinebench R23 multicore at 22747 and single-core at 3211 demonstrate the CPU's capability in both lightly-threaded and fully-loaded scenarios. The PassMark suite reveals specialized strengths: integer math at 83723, floating-point math at 60273, and data compression at 328397.

The CPU's 80th percentile ranking against all processors places it in the upper-midrange tier, with an average benchmark score of 28185. The nearest rivals — the AMD Ryzen AI 5 435 at 28128, Intel Core i5-14500T at 28065, AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8500GE at 28054, and Intel Core i9-11950H at 28332 — all cluster within 0.5% of the 13490F's score, indicating that this CPU is competitively positioned within a narrow performance band. The memory support for both DDR4 and DDR5, combined with PCIe Gen 5 (16 lanes from CPU), makes this a flexible platform choice despite the locked multiplier.

Build Overview

This is a desktop-class build combining Intel's Core i5-13490F with NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 5090 D, representing a pairing of a mid-range CPU with a flagship GPU. The combined percentile of 86 places this configuration in the upper tier of tracked builds, though the asymmetry between the CPU's 80th percentile and GPU's 92nd percentile is the defining characteristic. The CPU was released on 2023-02-09 with a launch MSRP of $235, while the GPU launched on 2025-01-29 with a launch MSRP of 2,299 USD.

The build class is desktop, confirming this is a stationary system rather than a laptop configuration. The overall tier, based on percentiles, is high-end with a strong GPU emphasis: the RTX 5090 D's 32 GB VRAM, 104.8 TFLOPS FP32 performance, and 1.79 TB/s bandwidth make it one of the most capable consumer graphics cards available, while the 13490F's 10 cores and 16 threads provide competent but not exceptional CPU performance. This is a build where the GPU is the star, and the CPU serves as a capable supporting component. The 86th combined percentile reflects this asymmetry: the GPU pulls the overall ranking upward, but the CPU prevents the configuration from reaching the very top tier of balanced builds.

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