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Rate My PC: Intel Core i5-14490F + AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX

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91 Score

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91 / 100

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Top 9% 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

92%

GPU

91%

PROCESSOR

Intel Core i5-14490F

38,149 Benchmark Score

Top 8% Market Ranking

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AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX

19,410 Benchmark Score

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0-30

Mid-Range

30-60

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60-85

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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

This build pairs an Intel Core i5-14490F with an AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX in a desktop configuration. The data set contains no measured FPS rows for this exact combination — the `measuredFpsUltraByGame` object is empty and `dataIsMeasured` is `false`. Therefore, every frame-rate statement in this analysis is an estimate derived from the CPU and GPU benchmark scores, not a measured result.

CPU Analysis

The Intel Core i5-14490F is a Raptor Lake-R part built on Intel's 10 nm process, with a 215 mm² die. It offers 10 cores and 16 threads, a base clock of 2.50 GHz and a boost clock of 5.00 GHz. The TDP is 65 W, which is modest for a desktop CPU with this core count. Cache is generous: 80 KB of L1 per core, 1.25 MB of L2 per core, and a shared 24 MB L3. Memory support is dual-channel DDR4 or DDR5, and the CPU exposes 16 PCIe Gen 5 lanes on the processor itself. There is no integrated graphics, so a discrete GPU is mandatory.

Benchmark results place this chip in the 86th percentile of all CPUs. In Cinebench R23, it scores 23,000 in multi-core and 3,247 in single-core. The multi-core figure is strong for a 65 W part, suggesting it can sustain heavy all-core workloads such as video encoding, 3D rendering, and software compilation. The single-core score of 3,247 is equally important for latency-sensitive tasks like gaming and everyday application responsiveness. The PassMark single-thread score of 3,873 and multithread score of 28,662 confirm the same pattern: a well-balanced core design.

The nearest rivals, by average benchmark score, are Intel Core Ultra 5 245T (delta -0.1%), Core i5-13600KF (delta +0.1%), AMD Ryzen 7 250 (delta -0.2%), and Core i5-13600HX (delta -0.3%). All four sit within a 0.3% band of the i5-14490F's average of 38,149. This means the 14490F is not a standalone outlier; it trades positions with these chips by a fraction of a percent. In real terms, the 14490F is effectively a peer of the i5-13600KF, with which it shares the Raptor Lake architecture, though the 14490F's 10 cores and 16 threads give it a slightly different distribution of performance. The 24 MB L3 cache is shared across all cores, which helps with workloads that repeatedly access a working set that fits within that pool.

The data shows that the 14490F is not a budget part. Its 86th percentile rank among all CPUs means it outperforms the majority of processors in the database. The 65 W TDP is the only suggestion of efficiency; the actual performance is clearly high-end mid-range. For productivity tasks that rely on integer math, the PassMark integer score of 87,844 and floating-point score of 66,558 are strong. The data compression score of 340,026 is particularly notable, indicating that the CPU handles archive creation, database queries, and similar IO-heavy workloads without strain. The encryption score of 18,225 shows it can handle encryption/decryption tasks, though not at the level of dedicated server parts. The CPU is a solid foundation for a high-performance desktop, but it is not a top-of-the-line halo product.

Benchmark Performance

The CPU's average benchmark score is 38,149, placing it in the 86th percentile of all CPUs. The GPU's average score is 19,410, placing it in the 64th percentile of all GPUs. The combined build percentile is 75th, which is a useful summary of the pair's overall performance tier.

On the CPU side, the Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 23,000 and single-core of 3,247 are both strong. The R20 scores are 9,660 multi-core and 1,363 single-core. The R15 scores are 2,318 multi-core and 327 single-core. These numbers are consistent across versions, showing that the CPU scales well with thread count and clock speed. The PassMark multithread score of 28,662 and single-thread of 3,873 corroborate the Cinebench results.

The GPU presents a more complex picture. In 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, it scores 6,841. In Geekbench OpenCL, it scores 50,465. In Geekbench Vulkan, it scores 85,612. In PassMark G3D, it scores 31,238. These are respectable numbers for a modern GPU. However, the average benchmark score is 19,410, and the nearest rivals are the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB (delta +0.4%), the NVIDIA Quadro K5200 (delta -1%), the AMD FirePro D300 (delta -1.2%), and the NVIDIA TITAN Xp (delta +1.2%). This is a surprising set of rivals for a card with 24 GB of GDDR6 and 61.39 TFLOPS of FP32 compute. The GPU's average score is within 1.2% of these much older cards, which suggests that the benchmark suite used to calculate the average is not dominated by modern APIs. The GPU's high scores in Vulkan and OpenCL are not enough to lift the average above the 64th percentile. The PassMark DirectX scores are low: DX9 165, DX10 166, DX11 356, DX12 131. These legacy tests pull the average down significantly. In contrast, the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 6,841 and Vulkan 85,612 show the card's strength in modern, compute-heavy APIs.

The combined picture is that the CPU is a strong performer relative to the database, while the GPU, despite its advanced architecture and large memory pool, has a lower percentile because of the mixed workload of the benchmark suite. This is not a judgment of real-world gaming capability, but it is a key data point for understanding the build's balance.

Balance and Bottleneck

The CPU is in the 86th percentile, the GPU in the 64th. The CPU is clearly the stronger component relative to the database. This means that in a workload that is entirely CPU-bound — for example, physics simulation, AI inference, or many server-side tasks — the CPU will be the primary driver. The GPU has a lower percentile, so in graphics-heavy tasks, the GPU is likely to be the limiting factor. The combined percentile of 75 is between the two, reflecting that the GPU holds the build back slightly.

The FPS scaling is not measured, so we cannot directly say which component limits frame rate in games. However, the data indicates that the CPU has a very high single-thread score (3,247 in Cinebench R23, 3,873 in PassMark). This suggests that the CPU can handle high frame rates at 1080p and 1440p without being the bottleneck. The GPU, with its 64th percentile, may be the limiting factor at higher resolutions or in games that are heavily GPU-bound. The GPU's FP32 throughput of 61.44 TFLOPS is high, but its average benchmark is dragged down by legacy DirectX tests. In modern APIs, the GPU is likely to perform well, but the data cannot confirm a specific FPS advantage.

The build's balance can be described as: the CPU has headroom, the GPU is the more constrained component. In a system with a more powerful GPU, the CPU would likely keep up, but in this exact pairing, the GPU is the one that will hit its performance ceiling first in graphics-intensive scenarios.

Who Should Build It

Given the CPU's 86th percentile and the GPU's 64th percentile, this build is a good fit for users who prioritize CPU-heavy workloads and still want a strong GPU for modern gaming. The CPU's multi-core score of 23,000 in R23 makes it suitable for content creators who render video, compile code, or run complex simulations. The 24 GB GPU VRAM and 960 GB/s bandwidth are well-suited for 3D modeling and texture-heavy work, though the GPU's average benchmark suggests it may not be the absolute top tier for legacy DirectX titles.

The build is also suitable for gamers who play at 1080p or 1440p with high refresh rates, where the CPU's single-thread performance is crucial. The GPU's high FP32 and memory bandwidth can handle modern games at those resolutions, and the 24 GB VRAM provides headroom for texture mods or future games. For streamers, the CPU's multi-threaded performance can handle encoding, and the GPU can handle the graphics load.

Software developers will benefit from the CPU's high integer math score (88,844) and data encryption (18,225). The 16 threads are enough for most parallel compilation tasks. Students and office workers will find the CPU more than sufficient for everyday tasks, and the GPU is overkill for that use case, but the build will not struggle with anything from spreadsheets to video calls.

FAQ

Q: What socket does the Intel Core i5-14490F use?

A: It uses Intel Socket 1700.

Q: Does the CPU have integrated graphics?

A: No, the integrated graphics is listed as N/A.

Q: What is the GPU's memory configuration?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX has 24 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 384-bit bus, with a bandwidth of 960.0 GB/s.

Q: What is the recommended PSU for this GPU?

A: The suggested PSU is 750 W.

Q: What is the GPU's FP32 compute performance?

A: The FP32 performance is 61.39 TFLOPS.

Q: What is the combined percentile of this CPU and GPU pair?

A: The combined percentile is 75.

Q: What is the CPU's boost clock?

A: The boost clock is 5.00 GHz.

GPU Analysis

The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX is built on the RDNA 3.0 architecture (Navi 31, codename Plum Bonito) using a 5nm process from TSMC. It contains 57,700 million transistors on a 529 mm² die. The GPU has 24 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 384-bit bus, providing 960.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The base clock is 1929 MHz, the game clock is 2365 MHz, and the boost clock is 2498 MHz. Memory runs at 2500 MHz (20 Gbps effective).

Compute resources are large: 6144 shading units, 384 texture units, 192 ROPs, and 96 ray tracing cores. The pixel rate is 479.6 GPixel/s and the texture rate is 959.2 GTexel/s. FP32 performance is 61.39 TFLOPS, and FP16 is 122.8 TFLOPS (2:1 ratio). The GPU supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. It uses a PCIe 4.0 x16 interface and requires a 750 W PSU.

Benchmark scores show a wide range. In 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, it scores 6,841. In Geekbench OpenCL, it scores 50,465. In Geekbench Vulkan, it scores 85,612. These are strong numbers for modern APIs. The PassMark G3D score is 31,238, and the GPU compute score is 17,689. However, the DirectX 9, 10, 11, and 12 scores are 165, 166, 356, and 131 respectively. These low scores are why the GPU's average is only 19,410, which is in the 64th percentile. The nearest rivals by average score are the GTX 1060 3GB (0.4% higher), Quadro K5200 (1% lower), FirePro D300 (1.2% lower), and TITAN Xp (1.2% higher). The GPU is a high-performance part for modern APIs, but it does not excel in legacy tests.

Upgrade Path and Platform

The CPU is an active product, while the GPU is end-of-life, with a successor named Navi IV. The CPU uses the Intel Socket 1700, and supports DDR4 and DDR5 memory in a dual-channel configuration. The CPU offers PCIe Gen 5 lanes (16 lanes), while the GPU uses PCIe 4.0 x16. This means the platform is current and has room for a future GPU upgrade, but the GPU is already on its last release.

The CPU's TDP is 65 W, and the GPU's TDP is 355 W. The suggested PSU for the GPU is 750 W. This leaves headroom for additional components, but the combined power draw of the CPU and GPU is already 420 W, so a 750 W PSU is appropriate for this build. The GPU has a 2x 8-pin power connector, and the PSU must have those. The GPU is dual-slot and 287 mm long, so it fits in most ATX cases. The upgrade path is straightforward: the CPU can be swapped within the LGA1700 socket, and the GPU can be upgraded to the Navi IV successor. The memory can be upgraded to DDR5 if the motherboard supports it, and the PCIe Gen 5 lanes provide future bandwidth for high-speed SSDs.

Build Overview

This is a desktop build that combines a 10-core Intel CPU with a 24 GB AMD GPU. The CPU is in the 86th percentile of all CPUs, the GPU in the 64th percentile of all GPUs, and the combined percentile is 75. The CPU is a strong mid-high-range performer, and the GPU is a high-end part with a large memory pool and high compute throughput, but its average benchmark is lower than the CPU's. The build is a desktop class, and the data suggests it is a capable system for both productivity and gaming, though the GPU's average benchmark is not as high as its individual compute scores might suggest.

Gaming Performance

No measured FPS data exists for this CPU+GPU combination. The `measuredFpsUltraByGame` field is empty, and `dataIsMeasured` is `false`. Therefore, the following frame-rate expectations are estimates based on the benchmark scores. The CPU's single-core score of 3,247 in Cinebench R23 and 3,873 in PassMark single-thread indicate strong performance for high-refresh gaming at 1080p and 1440p. The GPU's 3DMark Steel Nomad score of 6,841 and Vulkan 85,612 suggest it can handle modern DirectX 12 and Vulkan titles at high settings. The GPU's 24 GB VRAM and 960 GB/s bandwidth are more than enough for 4K textures, but the GPU's 64th percentile and low legacy DirectX scores mean that some older games may not run as well as the modern ones. At 1080p, the CPU is likely to be the limiting factor in very high-FPS scenarios, but the GPU will be the bottleneck at higher resolutions or with ultra settings. These are estimates, not measured results.

Usage Scenarios

High-refresh gaming: The CPU's single-thread score of 3,247 (R23) and the GPU's 61.39 TFLOPS FP32 output suggest that the build can handle 1080p and 1440p at high refresh rates. The GPU's high memory bandwidth (960 GB/s) helps with texture streaming. No measured FPS, but the data indicates a strong gaming foundation.

Streaming: The CPU's multi-core score of 23,000 (R23) allows for software encoding while the GPU handles the graphics. The CPU's data compression score of 340,026 is useful for network streaming. The GPU's Vulkan score of 85,612 ensures smooth rendering.

Video editing: The CPU's 16 threads and the GPU's 24 GB VRAM are sufficient for 4K video timelines. The GPU's FP32 61.39 TFLOPS and texture rate 959.2 GTexel/s accelerate effects and color grading.

3D rendering: The CPU's 23,000 multi-core R23 score is adequate for CPU-based rendering. The GPU's 61.39 TFLOPS and 24 GB VRAM support GPU-accelerated renderers, and the 96 ray tracing cores enable ray-traced effects.

Software development: The CPU's integer math score of 87,844 and data compression 340,026 indicate fast compilation and data processing. The 16 threads allow parallel builds.

Student and office work: The CPU's 3,873 single-thread PassMark score is more than enough for productivity apps. The GPU is overkill but will not hinder any office task. The CPU's 65 W TDP keeps power consumption low for an always-on workstation.

Rate My PC: Intel Core i5-14490F + AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX

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CPU Analysis

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Balance and Bottleneck

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FAQ

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Upgrade Path and Platform

Build Overview

Gaming Performance

Usage Scenarios

4K Gaming Performance

Cyberpunk 2077

Red Dead Redemption 2

Microsoft Flight Simulator

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Fortnite

1440p Gaming Performance

Cyberpunk 2077

Red Dead Redemption 2

Microsoft Flight Simulator

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Call of Duty: Warzone

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Cyberpunk 2077

Red Dead Redemption 2

Microsoft Flight Simulator

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Call of Duty: Warzone

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