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Rate My PC: Intel Core i5-14400F + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060

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90%

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93%

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Intel Core i5-14400F

32,279 Benchmark Score

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060

26,331 Benchmark Score

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The Intel Core i5-14400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 form a desktop pairing that targets a specific performance envelope. The CPU, a 10-core Raptor Lake Refresh part with 16 threads, posts a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 21645, placing it in the 83rd percentile of all CPUs. The GPU, built on the Blackwell 2.0 architecture, delivers a PassMark G3D score of 20891 and sits in the 72nd percentile of all GPUs. Together, this combination achieves a combined percentile of 78, indicating a system positioned for solid 1080p and capable 1440p gaming, though with clear limitations at 4K and in heavily threaded professional workloads. The measured performance data, gathered from 53 games, shows an average FPS of 130.6 across all titles at ultra settings, which contextualizes the pairing's strengths and weaknesses.

CPU Analysis

The Core i5-14400F is a desktop processor built on Intel's Raptor Lake architecture, specifically the Raptor Lake-R refresh, manufactured on Intel's 10 nm process node. It features 10 cores and 16 threads, a configuration that combines performance and efficiency cores to handle both lightly-threaded and heavily-threaded tasks. The base clock is 2.50 GHz, with a boost clock of 4.70 GHz, providing a significant frequency headroom for single-threaded workloads. The cache hierarchy includes 80 KB of L1 per core, 1.25 MB of L2 per core, and a shared 20 MB L3 cache, which is substantial for a mid-range part and aids in reducing memory latency for frequently accessed data.

Benchmark results show a processor that is strong in multi-threaded scenarios relative to its class. The Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 21645 is a key indicator of sustained all-core performance, relevant for video encoding, 3D rendering, and compilation tasks. The single-core R23 score of 3055 demonstrates capable per-thread performance, which is critical for gaming and responsiveness. In Geekbench, the CPU scores 11268 multi-core and 2058 single-core, reinforcing a balanced profile. The PassMark suite provides additional granularity: integer math scores 81524, floating-point math 61319, and extended instructions 19937, showing robust computational throughput. Data compression and encryption scores of 315521 and 16949 respectively indicate strong performance in file archiving and security-related tasks.

The average benchmark score of 32279 places the i5-14400F in the 83rd percentile of all CPUs. Its nearest rivals in aggregate score are the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U (32233, 0.1% behind), the Intel Core i9-11900 (32226, 0.2% behind), the AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS (32354, 0.2% ahead), and the Intel Core i7-12800H (32121, 0.5% behind). These deltas are minimal, indicating that the i5-14400F performs nearly identically to these mobile and older desktop parts in overall benchmark average. However, the i5-14400F’s advantage lies in its desktop platform with a 65 W TDP, which allows for sustained performance without the thermal constraints of the rival mobile chips. The multi-core scores, particularly the Cinebench R23 result of 21645, suggest it can handle productivity workloads that would stress lower-core-count parts, making it a versatile choice for a mixed-use build.

FAQ

Q: What is the core and thread configuration of the Intel Core i5-14400F?

A: The CPU has 10 cores and 16 threads, using a hybrid architecture on the Raptor Lake design. It operates with a base clock of 2.50 GHz and a boost clock of 4.70 GHz.

Q: How does the i5-14400F compare to its nearest rivals in overall benchmark score?

A: The i5-14400F has an average benchmark score of 32279. Its closest competitor, the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U, scores 32233, which is 0.1% lower. The Intel Core i9-11900 is 0.2% lower at 32226, while the AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS is 0.2% higher at 32354.

Q: What is the memory support for this CPU?

A: The i5-14400F supports both DDR4 and DDR5 memory types, utilizing a dual-channel memory bus. It also supports ECC memory, which is a feature for workstation stability.

Q: What is the GPU's memory bandwidth and capacity?

A: The RTX 5060 has 8 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 128-bit bus, resulting in a bandwidth of 448.0 GB/s. The memory clock is 1750 MHz, which translates to 28 Gbps effective.

Q: Does the system bottleneck at 4K resolution in games?

A: The measured data shows significant FPS drops at 3840x2160. For example, Cyberpunk 2077 runs at 30.3 FPS at 4K, while Red Dead Redemption 2 runs at 27.9 FPS. This indicates the GPU becomes the limiting factor at this resolution.

Q: What is the PCIe interface for the GPU?

A: The RTX 5060 uses a PCIe 5.0 x8 bus interface. The CPU provides 16 PCIe Gen 5 lanes, which is more than sufficient for the GPU's x8 connection.

Q: What power supply is suggested for this GPU?

A: The suggested PSU for the RTX 5060 is 300 W. The GPU's TDP is 145 W, and it requires a single 8-pin power connector.

Benchmark Performance

The CPU's performance is anchored by its Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 21645, which places it in the 83rd percentile of all CPUs. This score is a strong indicator of its capability in rendering and other parallel workloads. The single-core R23 score of 3055 ensures that tasks like web browsing and office applications remain responsive. In Geekbench, the multi-core score of 11268 and single-core score of 2058 align with the Cinebench results, confirming a consistent performance profile across different benchmarking suites. The PassMark multi-thread score of 25470 and single-thread score of 3701 further validate this.

For the GPU, the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 3628 is a modern gaming benchmark that shows the RTX 5060's DirectX 12 ultimate performance. The Geekbench OpenCL and Vulkan scores are 112787 and 113321 respectively, indicating strong compute and graphics API performance. The PassMark G3D score of 20891 puts the GPU in the 72nd percentile of all GPUs. Its average benchmark score is 26331, with the nearest rivals being the AMD Radeon 860M (26401, 0.3% higher), the NVIDIA GeForce MX550 (26421, 0.3% higher), the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary (26553, 0.8% higher), and the AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT (26011, 1.2% lower). These small deltas show that the RTX 5060 performs very similarly to these rivals in aggregate, but the newer architecture offers features like dedicated RT and tensor cores that these older parts lack.

The combined picture from the CPU and GPU benchmarks shows a system that is well-balanced for gaming at 1080p and 1440p. The CPU's 83rd percentile ranking ensures it will not bottleneck the GPU in most gaming scenarios, while the GPU's 72nd percentile ranking provides the graphical horsepower needed for high settings. The pair ranks 1627 out of 3732 pairs in the database by FPS, which places it in the upper half of all tested combinationschers. The average FPS across games at ultra settings is 130.6, which is a strong aggregate number, but the variance between titles is significant, as shown in the detailed gaming data.

Balance and Bottleneck

The data indicates that the balance between CPU and GPU shifts depending on the resolution and the specific game. At 1920x1080, the CPU's performance is often sufficient to keep up with the GPU. For instance, in Counter-Strike 2, the system achieves 197.2 FPS at 1080p, which is likely CPU-bound given the high frame rate. Conversely, at 3840x2160, the GPU becomes the clear bottleneck. In Cyberpunk 2077, the frame rate drops to 30.3 FPS at 4K, while the CPU's load would be lower, showing that the GPU cannot handle the pixel throughput required at this resolution.

The percentile positions support this analysis. The CPU's 83rd percentile is higher than the GPU's 72nd percentile, meaning the CPU is relatively stronger compared to other CPUs than the GPU is compared to other GPUs. This suggests that in a system pairing, the GPU is more likely to be the limiting factor in graphically intensive tasks. This is evident in the FPS scaling across resolutions. For example, in Ark: Survival Ascended, the frame rate drops from 29 FPS at 1080p to 18 FPS at 1440p and 9 FPS at 4K. This steep decline indicates the GPU's rendering capabilities are being overwhelmed, not the CPU's processing power.

In lighter esports titles, the CPU's strength is more apparent. Valorant runs at 445.9 FPS at 1080paine, and even at 4K it manages 303.4 FPS, showing that the CPU can push very high frame rates in less demanding games. The bottleneck in this pairing is context-dependent: for high-refresh 1080p gaming, the CPU is adequate, but for 4K gaming, the GPU will consistently limit performance. The data shows that the RTX 5060 is more suited for 1080p and 1440p, where it can maintain playable frame rates in most titles, while 4K is only viable for less demanding games or with significant settings reductions.

Gaming Performance

The measured FPS data from the FACT PACK shows this system is a strong performer at 1080p, with the average FPS across all games at 130.6. In esports and competitive titles, the frame rates are exceptionally high. Valorant leads the pack with 445.9 FPS at 1080p, followed by Counter-Strike: Global Offensive at 434 FPSring. Counter-Strike 2 achieves 197.2 FPS, and Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege hits 234 FPS. These numbers demonstrate that the pairing is more than capable of driving high-refresh-rate monitors at 1080p. Minecraft also runs very well, with 193 FPS at 1080p.

At 2560x1440, the system still provides good performance in most games. Valorant drops to 379.4 FPS, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive to 299 FPS, and Counter-Strike 2 to 126.9 FPS. More demanding titles like Call of Duty: Warzone run at 128.9 FPS, and Assetto Corsa at 79.6 FPS. The data shows that 1440p is a viable resolution for high-refresh gaming, with most games staying above 60 FPS. For example, Control runs at 59.3 FPS, and Microsoft Flight Simulator at 57.5 FPS, which are just below the 60 FPS threshold but still playable.

At 3840x2160, the system struggles with modern, demanding titles. Cyberpunk 2077 runs at 30.3 FPS, Red Dead Redemption 2 at 27.9 FPS, and Ark: Survival Ascended at 9 FPS. These are not playable at acceptable frame rates for most users. However, some less demanding games remain playable at 4K, such as Valorant at 303.4 FPS, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive at 176 FPS, and Roblox at 97.1 FPS. The data indicates that 4K gaming is only practical for esports titles or older games, and the system is best suited for 1080p and 1440p gaming.

Upgrade Path and Platform

The platform is built on the Intel Socket 1700, which supports the Core 14th Gen series. The CPU supports both DDR4 and DDR5 memory, allowing users to choose between the two based on their motherboard and budget. The memory bus is dual-channel, and the CPU supports ECC memory, which is a feature typically found in workstation-oriented builds. The PCIe interface from the CPU is Gen 5 with 16 lanes, providing high bandwidth for the GPU and NVMe drives. The RTX 5060 uses a PCIe 5.0 x8 interface, which is fully compatible with the CPU's lanes.

The GPU's TDP is 145 W, and the suggested PSU is 300 W, which is a modest requirement for a modern graphics card. This leaves headroom for a system with a 65 W TDP CPU, meaning a 300 W PSU is adequate for the base configuration. However, for a future upgrade to a more power-hungry GPU, a larger PSU would be necessary. The CPU is not multiplier unlocked, so overclocking is limited to adjusting base clock or using Intel's Turbo Boost technology, which is already reflected in the boost clock of 4.70 GHz.

The upgrade path is straightforward within the same platform. Users could upgrade to a higher-tier Core i5 or Core i7 14th Gen processor on the same socket, provided the motherboard's BIOS supports it. The RTX 5060 is a current-generation GPU, so a future upgrade would involve moving to the successor, the GeForce 60 series, which would require a different GPU slot but the same PCIe interface. The memory support for both DDR4 and DDR5 means that users can upgrade their RAM without changing the motherboard if they choose the right type. The platform is active and current, so there is a clear path for incremental upgrades.

Who Should Build It

This build is suitable for gamers who primarily play at 1920x1080 and 2560x1440 resolutions. The measured FPS data shows that at 1080p, the system delivers over 100 FPS in most titles, including demanding ones like Call of Duty: Warzone (143.2 FPS) and Assetto Corsa (115.2 FPS). At 1440p, frame rates are still high, with titles like Valorant at 379.4 FPS and Counter-Strike 2 at 126.9 FPS. Gamers with high-refresh-rate monitors (144Hz or higher) will benefit from the CPU's strong single-threaded performance while the GPU handles the graphics load.

Content creators who work with video editing and 3D rendering will find the CPU's multi-core performance adequate for moderate workloads. The Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 21645 and PassMark multi-thread score of 25470 indicate it can handle tasks like rendering a video timeline or exporting a 3D scene, though not at the speed of higher-core-count processors. The GPU's compute performance, evidenced by the Geekbench OpenCL score of 112787, also accelerates rendering in applications that use GPU acceleration. Software developers who compile large codebases will appreciate the 16 threads and the data compression score of 315521, which helps in build times.

Students and small business workstations will find this build to be a capable all-around system. It handles office productivity, web browsing, and light multitasking with ease, given the CPU's high single-core score of 3701 in PassMark. The GPU can accelerate tasks like photo editing and CAD, and the system's overall 78th percentile ranking means it outperforms the majority of desktop systems. For users who want a single system for both gaming and work, this pairing is a sensible choice, as it provides strong performance in both areas without the need for a separate workstation and gaming rig.

Build Overview

This build pairs the Intel Core i5-14400F with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 in a desktop configuration. The CPU is a 10-core, 16-thread processor from the Core 14th Gen series, built on the Raptor Lake architecture with a 65 W TDP. The GPU is from the GeForce 50-series, using the Blackwell 2.0 architecture with 8 GB of GDDR7 memory and a 145 W TDP. The combined percentile of this pairing is 78, indicating it is in the top 22% of all tested CPU+GPU combinations in the database.

The CPU's 83rd percentile ranking places it well above the median, while the GPU's 72nd percentile is also above average. This indicates a system that is above-average in both processing and graphical capabilities, but not at the extreme high-end. The pair rank 1627 out of 3732 pairs by FPS, which is in the top 44% of all pairs, showing that its gaming performance is solid but not exceptional. The average FPS across games is 130.6, which is a strong aggregate number, but the variation between games is high.

This is a mid-range to upper-mid-range desktop build, designed for users who want to play games at high settings at 1080p and 1440p, and who also need a capable processor for productivity tasks. It is not a high-end enthusiast build, as the GPU's 8 GB VRAM and 128-bit memory bus are limiting factors at higher resolutions and with future workloads. However, for the target audience of 1080p and 1440p gamers, it represents a well-matched pairing where the CPU and GPU complement each other effectively.

Usage Scenarios

For high-refresh gaming at 1080p, this system excels. The CPU's strong single-threaded performance, evidenced by a Geekbench single-core score of 2058, ensures high frame rates in esports titles. The measured data shows Valorant at 445.9 FPS, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive at 434 FPSring, and Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege at 234 FPS. These frame rates are sufficient for 240Hz or 360Hz monitors, and the GPU does not bottleneck the CPU in these lighter titles.

Streaming and content creation are viable, but with some caveats. The CPU's multi-core performance, with a Cinebench R23 score of 21645, can handle encoding and running a game simultaneously. The PassMark data compression score of 315521 helps with streaming software overhead. However, the GPU's 8 GB VRAM might be limiting for heavy multitasking or using high-resolution textures while streaming. Video editing is supported by the CPU's 16 threads and the GPU's compute performance, with a Geekbench OpenCL score of 112787, which accelerates effects and rendering.

3D rendering and software development are workloads where the CPU shines. The Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 21645 and PassMark integer math score of 81524 indicate strong processing power for compilation and rendering tasks. The CPU's 83rd percentile ranking shows it outperforms most CPUs in the database, making it a capable budget workstation part. For students and office work, the system is more than sufficient, with high single-thread performance (PassMark single-thread score of 3701) ensuring snappy application responsivenessched.

GPU Analysis

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 is built on the Blackwell 2.0 architecture, using the GB206 chip manufactured on a 5 nm process by TSMC. It has 3840 shading units, 120 texture mapping units, and 48 raster operation pipelines. The GPU features 30 RT cores and 120 tensor cores, which provide hardware acceleration for ray tracing and AI-based tasks like DLSS. The base clock is 2280 MHz, with a boost clock of 2497 MHz, and the memory clock is 1750 MHz, which translates to 28 Gbps effective.

The memory configuration consists of 8 GB of GDDR7 on a 128-bit bus, providing a bandwidth of 448.0 GB/s. This is a moderate amount of VRAM and bandwidth for a modern GPU, which can be a limiting factor in high-resolution textures and 4K gaming. The pixel rate is 119.9 GPixel/s, and the texture rate is 299.6 GTexel/s, which are solid numbers for this class of GPU. The FP32 performance is 19.18 TFLOPS, and FP16 is also 19.18 TFLOPS (1:1), showing balanced compute capability.

In benchmark tests, the GPU scores 3628 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, which is a measure of its DirectX 12 ultimate gaming performance. The Geekbench OpenCL and Vulkan scores of 112787 and 113321 respectively indicate strong compute and graphics API performance. The PassMark G3D score of 20891 places it in the 72nd percentile of all GPUs, with its average benchmark score being 26331. Its nearest rivals show it performs comparably to the AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT (26011, 1.2% behind) and the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary (26553, 0.8% ahead), but the RTX 5060's advantage is in its ray tracing and tensor core capabilities, which are not present in those older AMD parts. The GPU's 72nd percentile ranking means it is better than 72% of all GPUs, making it a solid mid-range performer.

Rate My PC: Intel Core i5-14400F + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060

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