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Rate My PC: Intel Core i5-14490F + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

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Intel Core i5-14490F

38,149 Benchmark Score

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The Intel Core i5-14490F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti is a desktop combination that leans CPU-heavy: the processor sits in the 86th percentile of all CPUs benchmarked, while the GPU lands in the 59th percentile, producing a combined percentile of 73. No measured FPS rows exist for this exact pairing in the database — all frame-rate discussion below is therefore estimated from benchmark scores rather than direct game testing. The data shows a build with a strong ten-core Raptor Lake Refresh CPU doing the heavy lifting for an Ampere-class GPU that remains a competent mid-range rendering and gaming part, even though its production status is now listed as end-of-life.

GPU Analysis

The RTX 3060 Ti is built on the GA104 die, fabricated by Samsung on an 8 nm process, with 17,400 million transistors packed into a 392 mm² die at a density of 44.4M transistors per mm². It is a full Ampere design: 4864 shading units, 152 texture mapping units, 80 render output units, 38 RT cores, and 152 Tensor cores. The raw throughput numbers — 16.20 TFLOPS FP32, 16.20 TFLOPS FP16 at a 1:1 ratio, a pixel rate of 133.2 GPixel/s, and a texture rate of 253.1 GTexel/s — describe a card that comfortably handles modern rendering APIs, as confirmed by its DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2) feature level, Vulkan 1.4, and OpenGL 4.6 support.

Memory is the card's defining strength. The 8 GB of GDDR6 runs on a 256-bit bus with 1750 MHz memory clocks (14 Gbps effective), producing 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth. That is a wide, fast memory subsystem for the card's tier, and it explains why the 3060 Ti holds up in GPU-compute workloads: the Geekbench OpenCL score of 78927 and Vulkan score of 47784 both depend heavily on bandwidth, and both results sit well above what narrow-bus cards in this class typically manage. The PassMark GPU compute score of 10006 tells the same story. For rendering specifically — whether that is GPU-accelerated viewport work in a 3D application or CUDA/Tensor-accelerated tasks — the 152 Tensor cores give the card access to acceleration features that rival AMD parts in its bracket lack, and the nearestRivals list is entirely AMD: the Radeon RX 9060 sits 0.7% behind on average score, the Radeon Pro 5600M and RX 5700 XT are roughly 1.4% ahead, and the R9 370X trails by 1.7%. In other words, the 3060 Ti trades blows within a very tight cluster of mid-tier cards.

The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 2626 is the card's headline gaming figure, and the PassMark G3D score of 20349 places it in the 59th percentile of all GPUs. Interpretation: this is a card that renders modern DX12 titles well at mainstream resolutions, and its DX feature support means it won't be excluded by next-generation rendering pipelines. The 8 GB frame buffer is the one spec to watch — it is adequate today and the 448 GB/s of bandwidth extracts maximum value from it, but texture-heavy scenes at very high resolutions are where it will saturate first.

Balance and Bottleneck

This pairing is CPU-strong and GPU-middling, and the percentiles make that explicit: 86th percentile for the CPU versus 59th percentile for the GPU, with a combined percentile of 73. In practice, that means the RTX 3060 Ti is the limiting component in almost every graphically demanding workload. The i5-14490F has multi-core throughput (Cinebench R23 multi-core at 23000, PassMark multithread at 28662) far in excess of what the GPU can feed at high settings, so the GPU will be saturated long before the CPU breaks a sweat.

That imbalance is not a flaw — it is the safer direction to be unbalanced. A CPU bottleneck would cap every game regardless of settings; a GPU bottleneck can be managed by adjusting resolution and quality presets, and it means the platform has headroom for a stronger GPU later without touching the processor. Because there are no measured FPS rows for this exact combination, all frame-rate scaling discussion is estimated from the benchmark scores: expect the CPU's strong single-thread results (Cinebench R23 single-core 3247, PassMark single-thread 3873) to keep frame pacing smooth even when average frame rates are capped by the GPU. In CPU-bound scenarios — low-resolution competitive titles, simulation-heavy games, large compilation jobs — the processor's PassMark physics score of 2093 indicates the CPU side of the equation is more than adequate to keep the GPU fed at mainstream settings.

The one caveat: in heavily multi-threaded productivity workloads, the GPU contributes little, and the balance flips. The CPU carries those tasks alone, and its 86th percentile standing means it does so competently.

CPU Analysis

The Core i5-14490F is a 10-core, 16-thread Raptor Lake Refresh processor on Intel's 10 nm process, with a 215 mm² die. Its hybrid-style core count gives it a usable split of throughput and responsiveness: a base clock of 2.50 GHz with boost up to 5.00 GHz, which is a high ceiling for this segment. Cache is generous — 80 KB of L1 and 1.25 MB of L2 per core, plus 24 MB of shared L3 — and that L3 pool in particular benefits gaming and latency-sensitive productivity work.

The benchmark data frames the CPU precisely. Cinebench R15 multi-core at 2318 and single-core at 327; Cinebench R20 at 9660 multi and 1363 single; Cinebench R23 at 23000 multi and 3247 single. The single-core figures are the standout: a 5.00 GHz boost clock translates into snappy per-thread performance, which matters for application launch times, most game engines, and single-threaded development tools. The PassMark suite fills out the productivity picture: integer math at 87844, floating point math at 66558, extended instructions at 21731, data compression at 340026, encryption at 18225, string sorting at 35608, and prime finding at 122. The multithread score of 28662 with a single-thread score of 3873 shows a chip that scales well across its 16 threads without sacrificing per-thread speed.

Against its nearest rivals, the i5-14490F is essentially dead-center of a tightly packed group. Its average benchmark score of 38149 sits 0.1% behind the Intel Core Ultra 5 245T (38194), 0.1% ahead of the Core i5-13600KF (38103), 0.2% behind the AMD Ryzen 7 250 (38221), and 0.3% behind the Core i5-13600HX (38261). All four rivals are within a third of a percent. Read that as: interchangeable real-world performance with those chips, and the decision between them comes down to platform features rather than speed. Note that the 14490F has no integrated graphics (listed as N/A) and a locked multiplier, so it requires a discrete GPU — which this build has — and offers no meaningful overclocking lever.

Upgrade Path and Platform

The platform story is straightforward and upgrade-friendly. The CPU uses Intel Socket 1700, which gives the build access to the broader LGA1700 ecosystem, and memory support covers both DDR4 and DDR5 on a dual-channel bus — useful flexibility depending on the motherboard chosen. PCIe is Gen 5 with 16 lanes from the CPU, which matters here: the GPU itself uses a PCIe 4.0 x16 bus interface, so it runs natively, and the Gen 5 host capability is spare capacity for a future GPU or a fast NVMe storage upgrade. The GPU is a dual-slot card measuring 242 mm long (9.5 inches) and 112 mm tall (4.4 inches), so it fits most mid-tower cases without clearance drama. Display connectivity is one HDMI 2.1 and three DisplayPort 1.4a outputs, enough for a multi-monitor arrangement.

Power is the key planning number. The CPU's TDP is 65 W and the GPU's TDP is 200 W, and NVIDIA's suggested PSU for the 3060 Ti is 550 W. That 550 W figure already provides headroom for this pairing given the modest CPU TDP, so a quality 550 W unit is a sensible baseline and anything above it adds further margin. The GPU draws power through a single 12-pin connector, so case cabling should account for that (most cards ship with an adapter). The logical upgrade path is clear from the percentile data: the CPU at the 86th percentile can drive a substantially faster GPU, so the next sensible upgrade is a graphics card swap — the PCIe Gen 5 slot and 550 W-plus PSU foundation both support that move. Swapping the CPU first would be poor sequencing; the data shows the GPU is the weaker half.

Benchmark Performance

Summarizing the exact numbers. CPU: Cinebench R15 multi 2318 / single 327; R20 multi 9660 / single 1363; R23 multi 23000 / single 3247; PassMark multithread 28662, single-thread 3873, physics 2093, integer math 87844, floating point 66558, extended instructions 21731, data compression 340026, encryption 18225, string sorting 35608, prime numbers 122. Average benchmark score: 38149, 86th percentile versus all CPUs.

GPU: 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 2626; Geekbench OpenCL 78927; Geekbench Vulkan 47784; PassMark G3D 20349; PassMark GPU compute 10006; PassMark G2D 989; and PassMark DirectX tests of 234 (DX9), 163 (DX11), 132 (DX10), and 78 (DX12). Average benchmark score: 16129, 59th percentile versus all GPUs. Launch MSRP was 399 USD — stated once here for the record.

The combined picture: a combined percentile of 73 for a desktop build class. The GPU's rival cluster — RX 9060 at 0.7% behind, Pro 5600M and RX 5700 XT at 1.4% ahead, R9 370X at 1.7% behind — confirms the 3060 Ti sits at the upper edge of the mid-pack, while the CPU sits clearly in the upper tier. Again, no measured FPS data exists for this exact pairing in the database; any specific frame-rate claims would be estimates extrapolated from these scores, not measurements.

Usage Scenarios

High-refresh gaming. The single-core strength (Cinebench R23 single 3247) means the CPU can push high frame rates, but the GPU's 59th percentile standing and Steel Nomad score of 2626 indicate the realistic ceiling is mainstream resolution gaming with high (not maximal) settings. At 1080p the GPU is estimated to be the limiter in demanding titles; in lighter competitive games the CPU has ample headroom to drive high refresh displays.

Streaming. The 10-core/16-thread configuration with a PassMark multithread score of 28662 absorbs encoding and compositing overhead alongside gameplay, and the 152 Tensor cores on the GPU open the door to hardware-accelerated encoding paths. This is a credible streaming build at mainstream settings — just don't expect the GPU to max settings while also encoding.

Video editing. The 24 MB of shared L3, DDR5-capable dual-channel memory, and strong multi-core results (R23 multi 23000) handle timeline scrubbing and export threading well. The GPU contributes through its compute scores (OpenCL 78927) and 448 GB/s bandwidth, though the 8 GB frame buffer is a constraint on very high-resolution projects with heavy effects stacks.

3D rendering. Cinebench is literally a rendering benchmark, and 23000 multi / 3247 single says the CPU renders efficiently for its class. GPU rendering is viable via the Tensor cores and Vulkan/OpenCL results, but 8 GB of VRAM bounds scene size — fine for product design and small scenes, limiting for large architectural or cinematic assets.

Software development. The PassMark data compression score of 340026 and strong string sorting (35608) map directly to build systems and tooling, and the single-thread score of 3873 keeps IDEs and debuggers responsive. This is a genuinely good compilation machine for its tier, and the 86th percentile CPU ranking backs that up.

Student and office work. Overkill for documents and browsing, in the best way: instant application response from the 5.00 GHz boost, and the headroom to run heavier coursework — light CAD, data analysis, code — without the machine feeling strained. The lack of integrated graphics means the discrete GPU is mandatory even for display output.

FAQ

Q: Does this build have measured FPS data in the database? A: No. There are no measured FPS rows for this exact CPU+GPU pairing, so all frame-rate discussion is estimated from benchmark scores such as the 3DMark Steel Nomad result of 2626.

Q: Which component is the bottleneck? A: The GPU. The CPU sits in the 86th percentile of all CPUs while the GPU is in the 59th percentile, meaning the graphics card saturates first in almost every graphically demanding workload.

Q: How does the i5-14490F compare to its rivals? A: It is statistically tied with a tight cluster: within 0.3% of the Core Ultra 5 245T, i5-13600KF, Ryzen 7 250, and i5-13600HX on average benchmark score, with its own average of 38149.

Q: How much PSU does this build need? A: NVIDIA suggests a 550 W unit for the RTX 3060 Ti. With the CPU's TDP at 65 W, that recommendation already includes headroom for this pairing.

Q: Can the CPU be overclocked? A: No. The multiplier is locked, and the chip has no integrated graphics, so a discrete GPU is required for any display output.

Q: Is the RTX 3060 Ti still current? A: It is listed as end-of-life, succeeded by the GeForce 40 series, but its DirectX 12 Ultimate support, Vulkan 1.4 compatibility, and Tensor/RT core hardware keep it fully capable of running modern rendering pipelines.

Q: What memory does the platform support? A: The CPU supports both DDR4 and DDR5 on a dual-channel bus, and the platform provides PCIe Gen 5 with 16 CPU lanes.

Build Overview

This is a desktop-class pairing — buildClass is desktop — combining an upper-tier CPU with a mid-tier GPU for a combined percentile of 73. The i5-14490F brings 10 cores, 16 threads, a 5.00 GHz boost ceiling, and Raptor Lake Refresh architecture on Socket 1700; the RTX 3060 Ti brings 4864 shading units, 38 RT cores, 152 Tensor cores, and 8 GB of GDDR6 on a wide 256-bit bus. The overall tier reading: an upper-mid-range machine whose compute foundation outclasses its graphics muscle. Its nearest GPU rivals being four AMD cards clustered within under two percent confirms the GPU operates in tightly contested mid-range territory, while the CPU operates a full bracket higher against its own rivals.

Who Should Build It

The ideal builder here is someone whose workload mixes strong CPU demand with moderate GPU demand. Software developers get the most direct benefit: the 86th percentile CPU, 3873 single-thread score, and 28662 multithread score make this an excellent compilation and tooling machine, with the GPU as a sufficient but unspectacular sidekick. Gamers targeting mainstream resolutions at high settings are well served — the Steel Nomad score of 2626 and G3D result of 20349 support that use case — provided they accept the 8 GB frame buffer as the practical ceiling for texture-heavy scenarios at higher resolutions. Content creators doing regular video editing and moderate 3D rendering will find the combination workable, with the 24 MB L3 cache and 16 threads carrying the load and the Tensor cores accelerating where supported; heavy GPU rendering farms should look further up the GPU stack. Students, small-business workstation users, and anyone running mixed office-plus-compute workloads get a machine with generous headroom and a clear upgrade lane: keep the CPU, replace the GPU when the 59th percentile begins to feel limiting. That single-move upgrade path — enabled by the Gen 5 slot and 550 W PSU baseline — is this build's strongest long-term argument.

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