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Rate My PC: Intel Core i5-13500E + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080

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87 / 100
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Power Build

Top 13% of systems. Excellent for 1440p Ultra or 4K High gaming.

1440p Ultra4K High

System Balance Analysis

CPU vs GPU performance ratio
Well Balanced
CPU
77%
VS
GPU
97%
PROCESSOR

Intel Core i5-13500E

6,586 Benchmark Score
Top 23% 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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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

# CPU Analysis

The Intel Core i5-13500E is a 14-core, 20-thread desktop processor built on the Raptor Lake architecture and manufactured on Intel's 10 nm process node. It belongs to the Core 13th Gen family, uses the Intel Socket 1700 platform, and features a base clock of 2.40 GHz with a boost clock of 4.60 GHz. The chip has a 65 W TDP, which positions it as a mainstream-power part rather than a high-end enthusiast CPU, yet its core configuration is substantial for the segment.

The cache hierarchy is notable for a mid-range processor: 80 KB of L1 per core, 1.25 MB of L2 per core, and 24 MB of shared L3 cache. This large L3 allocation helps with workloads that exhibit data locality, such as database queries, compilation tasks, and certain game engines. The CPU supports both DDR4 and DDR5 memory in dual-channel mode, giving builders flexibility in platform cost versus bandwidth. ECC memory support is present, which is a feature typically found in workstation-oriented chips and adds credibility for small business or scientific computing use. The integrated UHD Graphics 770 provides a fallback display output and basic acceleration, though it is not intended for gaming or rendering workloads.

Benchmark results place the i5-13500E at the 62nd percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 6586. In Cinebench R23, the multicore score reaches 22772, while single-core performance hits 3214. These numbers indicate strong multi-threaded throughput for productivity tasks like video encoding, 3D rendering, and software compilation, while the single-core score supports responsive everyday use and gaming. The Cinebench R20 results (9564 multicore, 1349 single-core) and R15 results (2295 multicore, 323 single-core) follow a consistent scaling pattern, showing that the processor maintains efficiency across different rendering workloads.

The nearest rivals provide context for this processor's positioning. The Intel Atom x7405C scores 6568, just 0.3% lower than the i5-13500E, which is surprising given the Atom's lower power envelope — but the data indicates comparable average scores in the benchmark suite. The Intel Core i9-10940X and Intel Pentium Gold G6405 both score 6605, a 0.3% margin ahead, while the Intel Core i9-12900E scores 6611, 0.4% ahead. This tight clustering around the 6600 average score suggests that the i5-13500E sits in a performance band where small architectural differences among competitors yield negligible real-world deltas, but the 13th-gen chip does so with a much lower TDP than the i9-10940X.

For real workloads, the multicore Cinebench R23 score of 22772 indicates that the CPU can handle heavy parallel tasks like video rendering or batch photo processing without bottlenecking. The single-core score of 3214 in the same test ensures that lightly-threaded applications, such as office suites or web browsers, feel snappy. The 14-core / 20-thread configuration is a hybrid arrangement typical of Raptor Lake, with performance cores handling latency-sensitive tasks and efficiency cores contributing to background throughput.

# GPU Analysis

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 is built on the Ada Lovelace architecture using TSMC's 5 nm process, with the AD103 chip housing 45,900 million transistors on a 379 mm² die. The GPU has a base clock of 2205 MHz and a boost clock of 2505 MHz, with memory running at 1400 MHz (22.4 Gbps effective). The 16 GB of GDDR6X memory sits on a 256-bit bus, delivering 716.8 GB/s of bandwidth — a figure that supports high-resolution textures and complex scenes in modern titles.

The compute configuration is substantial: 9728 shading units, 304 texture mapping units, and 112 raster output units. The RT cores number 76, while the tensor cores total 304. These hardware units drive the GPU's ray tracing and AI-accelerated features, respectively. The pixel rate reaches 280.6 GPixel/s, and the texture rate is 761.5 GTexel/s. FP32 performance is 48.74 TFLOPS, with FP16 matching at 48.74 TFLOPS (1:1) — the latter being relevant for workloads that leverage mixed-precision computation, such as certain machine learning inference tasks.

The RTX 4080 is a triple-slot card, 310 mm long, 140 mm tall, and 61 mm wide, requiring a single 16-pin power connector. The suggested PSU is 700 W, and the GPU TDP is 320 W. Display outputs include one HDMI 2.1 and three DisplayPort 1.4a connections, supporting multi-monitor setups. The GPU supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4, covering the full range of modern graphics APIs.

Benchmark performance places the RTX 4080 at the 86th percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 54247. In 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, it scores 6567, which is a strong result for a high-end card. Geekbench scores show 214739 in OpenCL and 263779 in Vulkan, indicating robust compute and graphics throughput. Passmark results vary by API: DirectX 9 scores 370, DirectX 10 scores 204, DirectX 11 scores 314, and DirectX 12 scores 132 — these lower DX10/DX12 scores may reflect specific test conditions rather than general capability. The G3D score of 34457 and GPU compute score of 20671 are more representative of overall performance.

The nearest rivals show a tight competitive landscape. The RTX 4080 SUPER scores 54209, a 0.1% delta, meaning the two cards perform nearly identically in the aggregate. The AMD Radeon Pro W5700X is 1.1% behind, while the AMD Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB and AMD Radeon 8060S are 2.6% and 2.7% behind, respectively. This clustering indicates that the RTX 4080 sits at the top of a performance tier where minor percentage differences translate to a few frames per second in real gaming.

For rendering workloads, the 76 RT cores enable hardware-accelerated ray tracing with dedicated BVH traversal, while the 304 tensor cores accelerate DLSS and other AI-based upscaling techniques. The 16 GB VRAM capacity is sufficient for 4K texture packs and complex 3D scenes in DCC applications. The 716.8 GB/s bandwidth ensures that memory-intensive operations, such as real-time ray traced lighting calculations, do not stall on data transfer.

# Benchmark Performance

The combined percentile for this CPU+GPU pairing is 74, placing it in the upper quartile of all desktop configurations. The CPU contributes a 62nd percentile rank, while the GPU achieves an 86th percentile rank — a notable imbalance that will be explored in the balance section.

The CPU's average benchmark score is 6586, with the nearest rival (Intel Atom x7405C) at 6568 (0.3% lower) and the Intel Core i9-12900E at 6611 (0.4% higher). The CPU's Cinebench R23 multicore score of 22772 is the headline figure, showing strong multi-threaded performance for a 65 W part. The single-core score of 3214 ensures that latency-sensitive tasks are not compromised.

The GPU's average benchmark score is 54247, with the RTX 4080 SUPER virtually tied at 54209 (0.1% delta). The AMD Radeon Pro W5700X trails by 1.1%, and the RX 6750 GRE 12 GB is 2.6% behind. The 3DMark Steel Nomad score of 6567 is a strong indicator of DX12 gaming performance, while the Geekbench Vulkan score of 263779 suggests excellent compute throughput.

The combined picture shows a system where the GPU is significantly stronger relative to its peer group than the CPU. The CPU sits near the 62nd percentile, meaning roughly 38% of CPUs outperform it, while the GPU at the 86th percentile outperforms the vast majority of GPUs. This asymmetry has implications for workload distribution: CPU-bound tasks will see performance capped by the i5-13500E, while GPU-bound tasks will run at near-flagship levels.

# Gaming Performance

No measured FPS rows exist for this exact CPU+GPU combination — the data pack contains no measuredFps entries. Therefore, all frame rate figures below are estimates derived from the benchmark scores and should be treated as approximations rather than direct measurements.

Based on the GPU's 86th percentile rank and the CPU's 62nd percentile rank, the system is expected to deliver high frame rates at 1440p and 4K resolutions, where the GPU is the primary driver. At 1080p, the CPU may become a limiting factor in CPU-bound titles, potentially capping frame rates below what the RTX 4080 could achieve with a stronger processor.

The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 6567 suggests that modern DX12 titles will run smoothly at high settings. The Geekbench Vulkan score of 263779 indicates strong Vulkan API performance, which benefits titles using that API. The Passmark G3D score of 34457 reinforces the overall gaming capability.

For esports titles at 1080p with competitive settings, frame rates are likely to exceed 200 FPS in most cases, given the GPU's raw throughput. At 1440p with ultra settings, expect 100–150 FPS in AAA games, with ray tracing enabled potentially reducing that to 60–100 FPS depending on the title. At 4K ultra, frame rates will typically range from 60–100 FPS, with DLSS providing a significant boost in supported titles.

These estimates are based on the benchmark scores' relative positioning — the RTX 4080 outperforms 86% of GPUs, so it should handle any modern title at high settings, but the exact frame rates depend on the specific game's optimization and the CPU's ability to feed the GPU.

# Balance and Bottleneck

The data reveals a clear imbalance: the GPU sits at the 86th percentile while the CPU sits at the 62nd percentile. This 24-percentage-point gap indicates that the RTX 4080 is capable of far more throughput than the i5-13500E can consistently feed in CPU-bound scenarios.

In gaming workloads, the bottleneck shifts with resolution. At 1080p, the CPU's 62nd percentile rank becomes the limiting factor, as the GPU has ample headroom to render frames faster than the CPU can issue draw calls and process game logic. At 1440p, the balance improves, with the GPU taking on more of the rendering load. At 4K, the GPU is almost certainly the primary bottleneck, as pixel throughput demands exceed what even a high-end CPU would need to supply.

The CPU's Cinebench R23 multicore score of 22772 indicates that it can handle multi-threaded gaming workloads, such as streaming while playing, but the single-core score of 3214 may constrain frame rates in titles that rely heavily on a single thread. The GPU's 3DMark Steel Nomad score of 6567 shows that it has substantial DX12 headroom, which will only be fully utilized at higher resolutions or with ray tracing enabled.

For non-gaming workloads, the balance is more favorable. Video editing and 3D rendering use both components: the CPU handles scene setup and physics, while the GPU accelerates rendering and effects. In such workloads, the i5-13500E's multicore performance is adequate, and the RTX 4080's compute capabilities (48.74 TFLOPS FP32) provide significant acceleration.

The practical takeaway is that this pairing is GPU-forward. Users who prioritize 4K gaming or GPU-accelerated rendering will see near-optimal performance, while those targeting 1080p high-refresh gaming might experience CPU limitations in specific titles. The 65 W TDP of the CPU versus the 320 W TDP of the GPU underscores this imbalance — the GPU is the dominant power consumer and performance driver.

# Usage Scenarios

High-refresh gaming: At 1440p, the RTX 4080's 86th percentile rank should deliver frame rates well above 144 Hz in most titles, though the CPU's 62nd percentile may cap performance in CPU-bound games. At 4K, the GPU is the clear driver, with frame rates typically ranging from 60–100 FPS depending on settings.

Streaming: The CPU's 14 cores and 20 threads, combined with a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 22772, provide enough headroom for simultaneous gaming and encoding at 1080p60. The GPU's NVENC (via the 304 tensor cores) can offload encoding entirely, freeing the CPU for game logic.

Video editing: The CPU's multicore score supports timeline scrubbing and export encoding, while the GPU's 16 GB VRAM and 716.8 GB/s bandwidth accelerate effects and color grading. The combined 74th percentile rank indicates a capable editing workstation.

3D rendering: The CPU's Cinebench R23 score of 22772 handles CPU-based renderers, while the GPU's 48.74 TFLOPS FP32 and 76 RT cores accelerate GPU-based renderers like Blender Cycles or Octane. The 16 GB VRAM accommodates large scenes.

Software development: The CPU's 20 threads support parallel compilation, and the single-core score of 3214 ensures fast IDE responsiveness. The GPU is largely idle in this workload, making this scenario CPU-bound.

Student and office work: The i5-13500E's 62nd percentile rank is more than sufficient for document editing, spreadsheet analysis, and web browsing. The integrated UHD Graphics 770 provides a fallback if the discrete GPU is not needed, though the RTX 4080's presence makes this an overkill configuration for basic tasks.

# Who Should Build It

This CPU+GPU pairing targets gamers who prioritize high-resolution gaming, specifically at 1440p and 4K, where the RTX 4080's 86th percentile rank shines. The GPU's 16 GB VRAM supports the latest titles at ultra settings with ray tracing enabled, and the 3DMark Steel Nomad score of 6567 confirms DX12 capability. Gamers at 1080p with 240 Hz monitors might find the CPU limiting, but those at 1440p 144 Hz or 4K 60–120 Hz will see excellent results.

Content creators are another target audience. Video editors and 3D artists benefit from the CPU's 20 threads (Cinebench R23 multicore 22772) and the GPU's compute power (48.74 TFLOPS FP32). The 16 GB VRAM handles 4K video timelines and complex 3D scenes without memory pressure.

Developers working on large codebases will appreciate the CPU's parallel compilation capabilities, though the GPU is underutilized in this scenario — such users might opt for a lower-tier GPU and a stronger CPU.

Students and office workers do not need this level of performance, but those in engineering or data science programs might leverage the GPU for CUDA-accelerated workloads. Small business workstations that need occasional GPU acceleration for rendering or simulation could use this configuration, though the 65 W CPU TDP and 320 W GPU TDP suggest a dedicated workstation setup rather than a compact office PC.

# FAQ

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

A: The Intel Core i5-13500E has 14 cores and 20 threads, with a base clock of 2.40 GHz and a boost clock of 4.60 GHz.

Q: How does the RTX 4080 compare to its nearest rival?

A: The RTX 4080 scores 54247 on average, which is 0.1% higher than the RTX 4080 SUPER (54209) and 1.1% higher than the AMD Radeon Pro W5700X (54828 is actually 1.1% higher than the 4080, meaning the 4080 is 1.1% lower).

Q: What is the GPU's memory configuration?

A: The RTX 4080 has 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus, providing 716.8 GB/s of bandwidth.

Q: Does the CPU support ECC memory?

A: Yes, the Intel Core i5-13500E supports ECC memory, which is a feature beneficial for workstation reliability.

Q: What is the combined performance percentile of this build?

A: The combined percentile is 74, placing it in the upper quartile of all desktop configurations.

Q: What is the suggested PSU wattage for this build?

A: The suggested PSU is 700 W, based on the GPU's 320 W TDP and the CPU's 65 W TDP.

Q: What is the GPU's production status?

A: The RTX 4080 is marked as end-of-life, with the GeForce 50 series listed as its successor.

# Build Overview

This configuration pairs the Intel Core i5-13500E, a 14-core Raptor Lake desktop processor, with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080, an Ada Lovelace GPU with 16 GB of GDDR6X memory. The build class is desktop, and the combined percentile of 74 indicates a system that outperforms roughly three-quarters of all desktop configurations.

The CPU is a mainstream-power part (65 W TDP) with strong multi-threaded performance for its class, evidenced by a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 22772. The GPU is a high-end part (320 W TDP) with top-tier gaming and compute performance, as shown by its 86th percentile rank and 3DMark Steel Nomad score of 6567.

The overall tier is upper-mid-range to high-end, with the GPU being the standout component. The system is well-suited for 1440p and 4K gaming, GPU-accelerated rendering, and content creation workloads where the GPU's 48.74 TFLOPS FP32 and 16 GB VRAM are fully utilized.

# Upgrade Path and Platform

The Intel Core i5-13500E uses the Intel Socket 1700 platform, which supports both DDR4 and DDR5 memory in dual-channel mode. The CPU provides PCIe Gen 5 with 16 lanes (CPU only), while the GPU uses PCIe 4.0 x16 — this means the GPU operates at its full interface bandwidth without bottlenecking from the CPU's PCIe generation.

Memory-wise, the platform supports both DDR4 and DDR5, giving builders the choice between lower-cost DDR4 or higher-bandwidth DDR5. The ECC memory support is a plus for workstation reliability, though it requires compatible motherboards and memory modules.

The suggested PSU is 700 W, which provides headroom for the 65 W CPU and 320 W GPU. This leaves room for additional drives, fans, and peripherals, but not for a significantly more powerful GPU without a PSU upgrade.

The most sensible next upgrade path would be a stronger CPU on the same socket, such as a higher-tier Raptor Lake processor, to better balance the GPU's capability. The RTX 4080 is already near the top of its generation (86th percentile), so GPU upgrades would only be worthwhile when moving to a next-generation card. Given that the RTX 4080 is end-of-life and the GeForce 50 series is its successor, future GPU upgrades would likely require a new PSU if the TDP exceeds 320 W, but the 700 W suggested PSU provides a reasonable foundation for a single-GPU upgrade within the same power class.