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Rate My PC: Intel Core i5-13600K + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

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94 Score

Top 6% Ranking

94 / 100

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Apex Performer

Top 6% of systems. Capable of 4K Ultra gaming and advanced rendering.

4K 60+ FPSVR ReadyRay Tracing

System Balance Analysis

CPU vs GPU performance ratio

Well Balanced

CPU

91%

GPU

96%

PROCESSOR

Intel Core i5-13600K

37,685 Benchmark Score

Top 9% Market Ranking

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GRAPHICS CARD

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

54,209 Benchmark Score

Top 4% Market Ranking

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Market Position

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Budget

0-30

Mid-Range

30-60

High-End

60-85

Enthusiast

85-100

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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 i5-13600K and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER form a high-end desktop pairing that delivers top-tier compute and rendering performance. The CPU, a 14-core Raptor Lake-S part, and the GPU, an Ada Lovelace flagship, together sit at the 86th percentile across all benchmarked combinations, indicating a system that excels in demanding workloads. This analysis relies strictly on the provided benchmark data, as no direct FPS measurements exist for this specific combination.

CPU Analysis

The Intel Core i5-13600K is a 14-core, 20-thread processor based on the Raptor Lake architecture, built on Intel's 10 nm process with a die size of 257 mm². It operates with a base clock of 3.50 GHz and a boost clock of 5.10 GHz, with a 125 W TDP. Its cache hierarchy includes 80 KB of L1 per core, 2 MB of L2 per core, and a shared 24 MB L3 cache. This configuration positions it as a versatile processor for both gaming and productivity, with a passmark multithread score of 37680 and a single-thread score of 4124.

Benchmark scores indicate a processor with robust multi-threaded capability. In Cinebench R23, the chip scores 24221 in multi-core and 2000.5 in single-core. The Geekbench results align with this, showing 15575 in multi-core and 2297 in single-core. The 3DMark tests reveal strong scaling with thread count: scores climb from 1085 on a single thread to 2168 on two threads, 4283 on four, 7074 on eight, and reach 9368 on sixteen threads, peaking at 10157 on maximum threads. This progression demonstrates that the hybrid architecture effectively utilizes all available cores for parallel tasks, though the performance gain from 8 to 16 threads is modest compared to earlier steps, suggesting diminishing returns in some synthetic workloads.

For real-world applications, the data suggests the i5-13600K is a capable performer for compilation, video encoding, and 3D rendering, where the 20 threads can be fully saturated. The passmark integer math score of 122481 and floating-point math score of 90538 indicate strong general computation. Data compression and encryption scores of 476394 and 27075, respectively, show efficiency in archival and security tasks. The CPU's 86th percentile ranking among all processors, with an average benchmark score of 37685, places it just 0.2% behind the AMD Ryzen AI 5 PRO 435 (37762) and 0.4% ahead of the Intel Core Ultra 5 235H (37522), indicating it is firmly in the upper echelon of desktop processors.

GPU Analysis

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER is a powerhouse built on the Ada Lovelace architecture, utilizing the AD103 chip fabricated on TSMC's 5 nm process with 45,900 million transistors. It features 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus, delivering a bandwidth of 736.3 GB/s. The GPU has 10240 shading units, 320 TMUs, and 112 ROPs, along with 80 RT cores and 320 tensor cores. Clock speeds are set at a base of 2295 MHz and a boost of 2550 MHz, with memory running at 1438 MHz (23 Gbps effective). This hardware translates to 52.22 TFLOPS of FP32 performance and a pixel rate of 285.6 GPixel/s, with a texture rate of 816.0 GTexel/s.

The benchmark results reflect this raw power. The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test yields a score of 6600. PassMark's G3D score is 34245, with a compute score of 19822. Geekbench results show 219065 in OpenCL and 260075 in Vulkan, indicating excellent compute and graphics API performance. The GPU's 86th percentile ranking among all GPUs, with an average score of 54209, places it effectively tied with the standard RTX 4080 (54247, a -0.1% delta), and ahead of the AMD Radeon Pro W5700X (54828, -1.1%) and AMD Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB (55698, -2.7%).

For rendering and gaming, the RTX 4080 SUPER is designed for high-fidelity visuals. The 80 RT cores and 320 tensor cores provide dedicated hardware for ray tracing and DLSS, enabling advanced lighting effects and AI-based upscaling. The high memory bandwidth is critical for 4K texture streaming and complex scenes. The data indicates that this GPU can handle the most demanding graphical workloads, with the Vulkan score of 260075 suggesting strong performance in modern game engines. The 16 GB VRAM capacity ensures headroom for high-resolution textures and professional 3D applications.

Upgrade Path and Platform

The platform is built around the Intel Socket 1700, supporting DDR4 and DDR5 memory in a dual-channel configuration, with ECC memory support available. The CPU provides PCIe Gen 5 with 16 lanes, offering high bandwidth for the latest storage devices and GPUs, though the RTX 4080 SUPER itself uses a PCIe 4.0 x16 interface. The CPU's 125 W TDP and the GPU's 320 W TDP suggest a system that requires a robust power supply; the suggested PSU for the GPU is 700 W. This points to a need for a quality power supply with sufficient headroom, though exact wattage figures beyond the TDPs are not specified.

The i5-13600K is a current, active production part with an unlocked multiplier, allowing for overclocking to extract additional performance. The RTX 4080 SUPER, however, is marked as end-of-life, with the GeForce 50 series as its successor. For a sensible next upgrade, one could consider a newer GPU from the successor series, but the current pairing remains strong. The platform itself is mature, and a user looking to upgrade the CPU would need to move to a different socket, as Socket 1700 is specific to 12th and 13th generation Intel processors. Given the CPU's high performance, a user might instead focus on upgrading the GPU in the future, provided the power supply has adequate capacity. The presence of integrated graphics (UHD Graphics 770) on the CPU provides a fallback for troubleshooting or basic tasks without the discrete GPU.

Balance and Bottleneck

In this pairing, the GPU is the dominant component for gaming and graphical tasks, while the CPU provides substantial support for physics and logic. The CPU's passmark physics score of 2258 and the GPU's compute score of 19822 illustrate the division of labor. For gaming, the CPU's strong single-thread performance (4124 in passmark single-thread) ensures it can keep up with the GPU's high frame output, minimizing the risk of a CPU bottleneck at standard resolutions. However, the data shows no measured FPS for this combination; all FPS discussion is estimated from the benchmark scores.

The CPU's performance scaling from 8 to 16 threads (from 7074 to 9368 in 3DMark) is less steep than from 4 to 8 threads, suggesting that most games, which typically use fewer threads, will not fully utilize the CPU. This means the RTX 4080 SUPER is likely to be the limiting factor in most gaming scenarios, especially at higher resolutions where the GPU's rendering load increases. In contrast, in CPU-intensive tasks like video encoding or 3D rendering, the i5-13600K's multi-threaded power (Cinebench R23 multi-core of 24221) becomes the primary driver.

The combined percentile of 86 suggests a well-balanced system, but the bottleneck shifts based on workload. For productivity tasks that are highly parallel, the CPU will be the workhorse, and the GPU's role is less critical. For gaming at 4K, the GPU is the clear bottleneck, as its rendering capabilities are the primary constraint on frame rates. The CPU and GPU scores are both at the 86th percentile, which indicates they are evenly matched in their respective fields, creating a balanced pairing that will not have one component severely limiting the other in mixed-use scenarios.

Usage Scenarios

High-Refresh Gaming: This system is exceptional for high-refresh gaming at 1440p and 4K. The RTX 4080 SUPER's raw power (PassMark G3D 34245) and high memory bandwidth (736.3 GB/s) enable high frame rates in demanding titles. The CPU's single-thread score of 4124 ensures that game logic and physics are processed quickly, preventing a CPU bottleneck that would cap the GPU's output. The 3DMark Steel Nomad score of 6600 indicates strong DX12 performance for modern games.

Streaming: The i5-13600K's 20 threads (PassMark multithread 37680) are more than sufficient for encoding a stream while gaming. The 3DMark 8-thread score of 7074 indicates that even with a game using several cores, there is ample headroom for x264 encoding. Alternatively, the RTX 4080 SUPER's NVENC encoder (part of the tensor cores) can offload this task entirely, leaving the CPU free for the game.

Video Editing: The combination of a powerful CPU and GPU accelerates the entire editing workflow. The CPU's Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 24221 handles timeline scrubbing and effects, while the GPU's CUDA cores (10240 shading units) accelerate rendering and export. The 16 GB of VRAM is beneficial for working with high-resolution footage and complex compositions, and the GPU's compute score of 19822 speeds up effects processing.

3D Rendering: This is a top-tier setup for 3D artists. The CPU's Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 24221 provides fast CPU-based rendering, while the GPU's 52.22 TFLOPS of FP32 performance excels at GPU-accelerated renderers. The 80 RT cores are leveraged by ray-traced renderers, and the 16 GB VRAM allows for large scenes and textures to be loaded entirely into memory.

Software Development: The 14-core CPU is ideal for compiling large codebases. The PassMark integer math score of 122481 and data compression score of 476394 indicate efficient handling of code compilation and packaging. The 20 threads allow for parallel builds, reducing wait times, and the 32 GB of addressable memory (via dual-channel support) is sufficient for running virtual machines and multiple development environments.

Student and Office Work: This configuration is overkill for basic office tasks, but it provides a future-proof platform. The CPU's single-thread performance ensures snappy responsiveness in web browsers and office suites. The integrated UHD Graphics 770 can handle display output if the discrete GPU is not needed, saving power. The high core count is beneficial for any data analysis or simulation tasks a student might encounter, and the system is capable of handling any software package.

Who Should Build It

This build targets enthusiasts and professionals who demand top-tier performance. It is ideal for gamers seeking maximum frame rates at 4K resolution, where the RTX 4080 SUPER's 16 GB VRAM and high bandwidth are critical. Content creators, including video editors and 3D artists, will benefit from the combined power of the 20-thread CPU and the 80 RT-core GPU, which significantly accelerates rendering times. Software developers working on large projects will appreciate the fast compilation times enabled by the CPU's multi-threading. Students in engineering, computer science, or design fields will find this system handles any academic software with ease, and small businesses running demanding workstations for CAD or data processing will see a significant productivity boost. The system is also suitable for data scientists and researchers who need substantial compute power for model training and simulation, given the GPU's compute score of 19822.

FAQ

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

A: The combined percentile for this CPU and GPU pairing is 86, indicating it outperforms 86% of all benchmarked combinations.

Q: How does the RTX 4080 SUPER compare to its closest rival, the standard RTX 4080?

A: The RTX 4080 SUPER has an average benchmark score of 54209, which is 0.1% lower than the RTX 4080's score of 54247. The performance difference is negligible.

Q: What is the memory bandwidth of the GPU?

A: The RTX 4080 SUPER has a memory bandwidth of 736.3 GB/s, provided by 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus.

Q: What is the CPU's single-core performance in Cinebench R23?

A: The Intel Core i5-13600K scores 2000.5 points in the Cinebench R23 single-core test.

Q: Does the CPU support ECC memory?

A: Yes, the Intel Core i5-13600K supports ECC memory.

Q: What is the suggested power supply wattage for the RTX 4080 SUPER?

A: The suggested power supply for the RTX 4080 SUPER is 700 W.

Q: Are there any measured FPS values for this exact CPU and GPU combination?

A: No, the data does not include measured FPS values for this specific pairing. All FPS-related performance is estimated from the CPU and GPU benchmark scores.

Build Overview

This is a desktop-class build (buildClass: desktop) consisting of the Intel Core i5-13600K CPU and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER GPU. This pairing represents a high-end configuration, as evidenced by both components achieving the 86th percentile in their respective categories. The CPU is a 14-core Raptor Lake processor, and the GPU is an Ada Lovelace-based card with 16 GB of VRAM. Together, they form a system that is positioned in the upper tier of performance, suitable for demanding applications and high-resolution gaming. The overall tier from the percentiles is top-tier, with a combined percentile of 86, indicating that this system is among the fastest 14% of all benchmarked builds.

Benchmark Performance

The CPU has an average benchmark score of 37685, with a percentile rank of 86 among all CPUs. Its strongest results include a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 24221 and a PassMark multithread score of 37680. The GPU has an average benchmark score of 54209, also ranking at the 86th percentile among all GPUs, with a notable 3DMark Steel Nomad score of 6600 and a PassMark G3D score of 34245. The combined picture shows a system where both the CPU and GPU are evenly matched in their performance tiers. This balance means that neither component is likely to be a severe bottleneck for the other in most workloads. The estimated FPS in gaming scenarios would be very high, given the GPU's raw compute power and the CPU's strong single-thread performance, but no direct measurements are available. The data indicates that this system is exceptionally well-suited for high-end gaming and professional content creation, with both components performing at the top of their respective classes.

Rate My PC: Intel Core i5-13600K + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

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System Balance Analysis

Intel Core i5-13600K

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

Market Position

Game Performance Benchmarks

Cyberpunk 2077

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Microsoft Flight Simulator

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Fortnite

Performance Insights

Optimal Performance

4K Gaming Ready

Performance Tiers Explained

Ultimate

High-End

Mid-Range

Entry Level

Legacy

CPU Analysis

GPU Analysis

Upgrade Path and Platform

Balance and Bottleneck

Usage Scenarios

Who Should Build It

FAQ

Build Overview

Benchmark Performance

4K Gaming Performance

Cyberpunk 2077

Red Dead Redemption 2

Microsoft Flight Simulator

Control

Call of Duty: Warzone

Fortnite

1440p Gaming Performance

Cyberpunk 2077

Red Dead Redemption 2

Microsoft Flight Simulator

Control

Call of Duty: Warzone

Fortnite

1080p Gaming Performance

Cyberpunk 2077

Red Dead Redemption 2

Microsoft Flight Simulator

Control

Call of Duty: Warzone

Fortnite

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