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Rate My PC: Intel Core i5-14600 + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 AD106

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93%

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74%

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Intel Core i5-14600

44,889 Benchmark Score

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 AD106

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90-100

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70-89

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30-49

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The Intel Core i5-14600 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 AD106 form a desktop pairing that lands in the 70th percentile overall among all combined CPU-GPU configurations. The CPU is a 14-core, 20-thread Raptor Lake-R part with a 2.70 GHz base clock and 5.20 GHz boost, built on Intel’s 10 nm process with a 257 mm² die. The GPU is an Ada Lovelace chip on TSMC’s 5 nm node, with 22,900 million transistors and a 188 mm² die. This is a mid-range combination where the processor punches well above its class, while the graphics card sits exactly at the median of all GPUs. The data reveals a system that excels at heavily threaded productivity tasks, yet the GPU’s 50th percentile position means 4K gaming will be constrained by the graphics subsystem rather than the processor. The benchmark scores suggest a machine that is a workstation first and a gaming rig second, though the RTX 4060 remains capable for esports and 1080p titles.

CPU Analysis

The Core i5-14600 presents a hybrid architecture of 14 cores and 20 threads, splitting between performance and efficiency cores in a Raptor Lake-R configuration. The 2.70 GHz base clock and 5.20 GHz boost clock indicate a wide frequency range, allowing the chip to conserve power during light loads and ramp up aggressively under stress. This is a locked multiplier part — overclocking is not an option — but the default boost behavior delivers strong single-thread performance. The 24 MB of shared L3 cache, alongside 2 MB of L2 per core and 80 KB of L1 per core, provides ample data locality for both gaming and compute workloads.

The CPU’s benchmark results show a clear strength in multi-threaded tasks. The Cinebench R23 multicore score of 30464 places it within 0.5% of the Intel Core i9-12900KS (45094 avg score) and AMD EPYC 4344P (45122 avg score), while being 0.7% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (44573 avg score). The Geekbench multicore score of 14680 reinforces this position, and the PassMark multithread score of 35848 indicates strong sustained throughput. Single-thread performance is equally impressive, with a Cinebench R23 single-core score of 4300 and a Geekbench single-core score of 2424. The PassMark single-thread score of 4167 confirms that the 5.20 GHz boost is effective in lightly threaded scenarios, which matters for legacy applications and daily responsiveness.

The 65 W TDP is notable for a 14-core chip. This suggests the processor is efficiently binned, and the data shows it can compete with higher-wattage parts like the i9-12900KS in average benchmark scores (44889 vs 45094, a 0.5% deficit). The 10 nm process node from Intel is older than the GPU’s 5 nm, but the architecture compensates with high frequency. The PassMark data compression score of 434620 and encryption score of 25082 indicate strong integer throughput, while floating-point math at 85759 and extended instructions at 25674 show robustness for scientific and financial workloads. The L3 cache hierarchy is shared across all cores, which helps in multi-threaded rendering where data reuse is common.

The percentileVsAllCpus of 89 means this CPU outperforms 89% of all processors in the database. That places it firmly in the high-end tier for desktop processors, despite being a mid-range i5 part. The nearest rival data shows it trades blows with flagship chips from the previous generation and a modern X3D part, which implies the i5-14600 offers near-top-tier performance without the top-tier price tag — though this analysis does not discuss cost. The architecture’s support for DDR4 and DDR5 memory, along with ECC memory, makes it flexible for both consumer and entry-level workstation builds. The integrated UHD Graphics 770 provides a fallback display output, which is useful during troubleshooting or for office tasks without a discrete GPU.

Usage Scenarios

High-Refresh Gaming: The CPU’s single-thread score of 4300 in R23 and 4167 in PassMark single-thread indicates it will not bottleneck modern GPUs at 1080p. The 89th CPU percentile ensures high frame rates in CPU-bound esports titles, but the GPU’s 50th percentile means 144Hz+ at 1080p is achievable only with settings adjustments. The combination should hold 60 FPS in most titles at 1440p, but 4K high-refresh is out of reach.

Streaming: The 20 threads and 24 MB L3 cache provide ample headroom for simultaneous game encoding and gameplay. The PassMark multithread score of 35848 suggests the CPU can handle x264 encoding alongside a game, though using the RTX 4060’s NVENC would offload this entirely. The 65 W TDP keeps thermal headroom available for sustained streaming sessions without throttling.

Video Editing: The Cinebench R23 multicore score of 30464 and Geekbench multicore score of 14680 indicate strong timeline rendering and export performance. The PassMark integer math score of 117078 helps with codec operations, while the 8 GB GPU memory is sufficient for 1080p and 1440p edits with moderate effects. Proxy editing is unnecessary for most projects, but 4K multi-layer timelines may strain the GPU.

3D Rendering: The CPU’s 20 threads excel in CPU-based renderers like Blender Cycles. The Cinebench R20 multicore score of 12794 and R15 score of 3070 show consistent scaling across benchmark versions. The GPU’s 15.11 TFLOPS FP32 performance and 24 RT cores provide hardware-accelerated ray tracing, though the 8 GB VRAM limits scene complexity. This system handles single-frame renders well but will be slow for animation sequences.

Software Development: The PassMark data compression score of 434620 and random string sorting score of 48043 indicate strong performance for compilation and code analysis. The 14 cores handle parallel builds efficiently, and the 89th CPU percentile ensures quick response times in IDEs. The dual-channel memory supports DDR5, which helps with large codebases and virtual machines.

Student and Office Work: The integrated UHD Graphics 770 provides a backup for basic tasks, and the CPU’s single-thread performance ensures snappy spreadsheet and browser use. The 65 W TDP means low power consumption for all-day operation. The ECC memory support is a bonus for students in engineering fields requiring data integrity, though the GPU is overkill for most office workloads.

FAQ

Q: How does the Core i5-14600 compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The i5-14600 has an average benchmark score of 44889, which is 0.5% lower than the Intel Core i9-12900KS (45094) and AMD EPYC 4344P (45122), but 0.7% higher than the AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (44573) and 1% higher than the Intel Core Ultra X9 388H (44466). This places it in the same performance tier as these parts.

Q: Is the RTX 4060 AD106 a good match for this CPU?

A: The GPU sits at the 50th percentile among all GPUs, while the CPU is at the 89th percentile. This means the CPU is significantly stronger than the GPU. In gaming, the GPU will be the limiting factor at higher resolutions, but the CPU will not bottleneck the GPU at 1080p.

Q: What is the maximum memory bandwidth supported?

A: The FACT PACK does not specify memory bandwidth. The CPU supports dual-channel DDR4 and DDR5 memory, and ECC memory is supported. The actual bandwidth depends on the memory modules installed.

Q: Does the CPU support PCIe Gen 5?

A: Yes, the CPU provides PCIe Gen 5 with 16 lanes for the primary GPU slot. The GPU, however, uses PCIe 4.0 x8, which is backward compatible with a Gen 5 slot.

Q: What is the power consumption of this pairing?

A: The CPU has a 65 W TDP and the GPU has a 115 W TDP. The suggested PSU for the GPU is 300 W, which means a 400-500 W power supply would be sufficient for the whole system, though no specific cooler size is provided.

Q: Is the RTX 4060 AD106 still in production?

A: No, the GPU production status is listed as "End-of-life," with the GeForce 50 series as its successor. The CPU is marked as "Active" in production.

Q: What is the launch price of the CPU?

A: The launch MSRP of the Intel Core i5-14600 is $255. The GPU has no launch MSRP listed in the data.

Upgrade Path and Platform

The Intel Core i5-14600 uses the LGA 1700 socket, which is the final generation for this platform. The architecture is Raptor Lake-R, a refresh of the Raptor Lake design. Memory support includes both DDR4 and DDR5 with dual-channel configuration and ECC capability, giving builders flexibility in choosing between cost-effective DDR4 or higher-bandwidth DDR5. The CPU provides 16 PCIe Gen 5 lanes for the primary slot, which is forward-looking, but the RTX 4060 AD106 uses PCIe 4.0 x8 — this means the GPU operates at half the electrical lanes of the CPU’s capability, though the Gen 4 standard is sufficient for the GPU’s bandwidth needs.

The GPU has a 115 W TDP and requires a 300 W suggested PSU. This leaves significant PSU headroom for a future GPU upgrade — the CPU’s 65 W TDP plus a 300 W PSU recommendation means the system can handle a more powerful graphics card without changing the power supply. The GPU uses a 1x 12-pin power connector, which may require an adapter for older power supplies. The CPU’s 65 W TDP also leaves thermal headroom for a quiet air cooler, though the FACT PACK does not specify cooler dimensions.

A sensible next upgrade would be a higher-tier GPU, as the CPU’s 89th percentile performance can support much stronger graphics cards. The PCIe Gen 5 x16 slot on the CPU is ready for future GPUs. However, the LGA 1700 socket is a dead end — any future CPU upgrade would require a new motherboard. The DDR4/DDR5 memory support means the existing RAM may carry over if moving to a DDR5 platform, but this is speculative. The GPU’s end-of-life status suggests a successor is already available, but the data shows the RTX 4060 AD106 remains a functional mid-range part.

Gaming Performance

No measured FPS rows exist for this exact CPU-GPU combination in the data. All gaming performance figures discussed here are estimates derived from the benchmark scores of the CPU and GPU. The CPU’s 89th percentile and the GPU’s 50th percentile suggest that at 1080p, the system will be GPU-bound in most titles, meaning the RTX 4060 AD106’s 15.11 TFLOPS FP32 performance and 8 GB GDDR6 memory will determine frame rates. The GPU’s 272.0 GB/s memory bandwidth and 128-bit bus are on the lower end for modern titles, which may cause stuttering in texture-heavy games at 1440p.

For esports titles like Counter-Strike or Valorant, the CPU’s single-thread score of 4167 (PassMark) and 4300 (Cinebench R23) will drive high FPS, likely exceeding 144 FPS at 1080p with low to medium settings. The GPU’s 24 RT cores and 96 tensor cores provide hardware ray tracing and DLSS support, which can improve performance in supported titles. At 1440p, the system should maintain 60 FPS in most AAA games with medium to high settings, but the 8 GB VRAM may be insufficient for high-texture packs in newer releases. At 4K, the GPU will struggle to maintain 30 FPS in demanding titles, even with upscaling, due to its 50th percentile ranking.

The GPU’s pixel rate of 118.1 GPixel/s and texture rate of 236.2 GTexel/s indicate it can handle 1080p rendering efficiently. The 3072 shading units provide adequate compute for modern game engines. The lack of measured FPS data means these are estimates, but the benchmark scores suggest a system that is excellent for 1080p high-refresh gaming and acceptable for 1440p at standard refresh rates.

Who Should Build It

This combination targets gamers who prioritize 1080p high-refresh play over 4K resolution. The CPU’s 89th percentile ensures no bottleneck in esports and competitive shooters, while the GPU’s 50th percentile handles mainstream titles at 1080p ultra or 1440p medium. Content creators working on video edits or 3D renders will appreciate the CPU’s Cinebench R23 multicore score of 30464, which rivals previous-generation i9 parts. The 20 threads handle multi-track timelines and rendering tasks efficiently, while the GPU’s tensor cores accelerate AI-based effects.

Software developers will find the PassMark integer math score of 117078 and data compression score of 434620 useful for compilation and data processing. The ECC memory support is a differentiator for developers working on mission-critical applications. Students in engineering or data science fields benefit from the CPU’s floating-point math score of 85759 and the GPU’s CUDA support, though the 8 GB VRAM limits large model training. Small business workstations can leverage the CPU’s 89th percentile for office tasks, but the GPU is overkill for productivity — the integrated UHD Graphics 770 would suffice, making this build better suited for CAD or video work.

The 70th combined percentile means this is a mid-to-upper-tier system. It is not a budget build, nor is it a high-end enthusiast machine. It suits users who need strong multi-threaded CPU performance but do not require top-tier GPU capabilities. The build class is desktop, confirming it is a stationary workstation or gaming PC.

Benchmark Performance

The CPU’s average benchmark score is 44889, placing it at the 89th percentile among all CPUs. Its nearest rival, the Intel Core i9-12900KS, has an average score of 45094, which is 0.5% higher. The AMD EPYC 4344P matches at 45122 (0.5% higher), while the AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D trails at 44573 (0.7% lower) and the Intel Core Ultra X9 388H is at 44466 (1% lower). The CPU’s peak Cinebench R23 multicore score is 30464, and its single-core score is 4300. The Geekbench scores are 14680 multicore and 2424 single-core. PassMark scores include 35848 multithread and 4167 single-thread.

The GPU has no benchmark scores in the data — its avgBenchmarkScore is 0 — but it has a percentileVsAllGpus of 50, meaning it sits exactly at the median. The combined percentile for the CPU-GPU pairing is 70. The GPU has no nearest rivals listed. The CPU’s PassMark physics score of 2330 and find prime numbers score of 155 are lower than other scores, indicating these are less optimized workloads, but they do not detract from the overall 89th percentile ranking.

The combined picture is a CPU that outperforms 89% of processors, paired with a GPU that outperforms 50% of graphics cards. This asymmetry means the system’s overall 70th percentile is dragged down by the GPU. For CPU-intensive tasks, the system ranks near the top; for gaming, it is strictly average. The data suggests the CPU is the star of this pairing, and the GPU is merely adequate.

Build Overview

This is a desktop build pairing the Intel Core i5-14600 with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 AD106. The CPU is a 14-core, 20-thread Raptor Lake-R part with a 65 W TDP and a 5.20 GHz boost clock. The GPU is an Ada Lovelace chip with 8 GB GDDR6 memory, 3072 shading units, and a 115 W TDP. The system’s combined percentile is 70, placing it above the majority of configurations in the database.

The CPU’s 89th percentile marks it as a high-end processor, rivaling previous-generation i9 parts. The GPU’s 50th percentile is exactly median, making it a mid-range graphics card. The overall tier is upper-mid-range, suitable for 1080p gaming and serious productivity work. The build class is desktop, confirming a stationary form factor. The CPU is actively produced, while the GPU is end-of-life, suggesting the pairing is a last-generation combination.

The imbalance between CPU and GPU performance is the defining characteristic of this build. It is a productivity machine with gaming capability, not a gaming machine with productivity capability. Users who prioritize rendering, compilation, and multitasking will find the CPU’s performance exceptional. Users who prioritize 4K gaming or ray tracing will find the GPU insufficient.

Balance and Bottleneck

The data shows a clear bottleneck in the GPU. The CPU’s 89th percentile versus the GPU’s 50th percentile means that in gaming workloads, the RTX 4060 AD106 will be the limiting factor. At 1080p, the CPU can feed the GPU enough frames to saturate it, but at 1440p and above, the GPU’s 8 GB VRAM and 272.0 GB/s bandwidth will cause performance drops. The GPU’s 15.11 TFLOPS FP32 is modest for modern titles, and the 128-bit memory bus restricts bandwidth for high-resolution textures.

In CPU-bound workloads, the bottleneck reverses. The GPU does not participate in rendering, compilation, or data processing. The CPU’s 20 threads and 24 MB L3 cache handle these tasks without GPU assistance. The PassMark multithread score of 35848 and Cinebench R23 score of 30464 indicate the CPU can sustain heavy loads, but the GPU sits idle. This means the system is well-balanced for mixed workloads — gaming and streaming, or rendering and browsing — but not for pure gaming at high resolutions.

The FPS scaling, estimated from the benchmark scores, shows that at 1080p the CPU can exceed the GPU’s capabilities, while at 4K the GPU is the clear constraint. The 70th combined percentile reflects this imbalance — the CPU pulls the score up, the GPU pulls it down. A more balanced pairing would be a CPU in the 70th percentile with a GPU in the 70th percentile, but this build sacrifices GPU performance for CPU performance.

GPU Analysis

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 AD106 is an Ada Lovelace architecture GPU built on TSMC’s 5 nm process. The chip contains 22,900 million transistors on a 188 mm² die, giving it a transistor density of 121.8M per mm². It has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, providing 272.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The memory clock is 2125 MHz, which translates to 17 Gbps effective. The GPU has 3072 shading units, 96 texture mapping units, and 48 raster operation units. It includes 24 RT cores for ray tracing and 96 tensor cores for AI acceleration.

The clock speeds are a base of 1830 MHz and a boost of 2460 MHz. The pixel rate is 118.1 GPixel/s, and the texture rate is 236.2 GTexel/s. The FP32 performance is 15.11 TFLOPS, with FP16 at 15.11 TFLOPS (1:1 ratio, meaning no half-rate penalty). The GPU supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The TDP is 115 W, with a suggested PSU of 300 W and a single 12-pin power connector. It is a dual-slot card with 1x HDMI 2.1 and 3x DisplayPort 1.4a outputs. The bus interface is PCIe 4.0 x8.

The GPU’s 50th percentile ranking means it is exactly average among all GPUs. Its 8 GB VRAM is the minimum for modern AAA games at 1080p, but it is insufficient for 4K textures. The 24 RT cores provide entry-level ray tracing performance, which will see frame rates drop significantly in ray-traced titles. The 96 tensor cores enable DLSS, which can recover some performance, but the 15.11 TFLOPS FP32 is the compute ceiling. The 272.0 GB/s bandwidth is narrow — this is the main bottleneck for high-resolution gaming. The GPU is end-of-life, with the GeForce 50 series as its successor, meaning it is not a future-proof investment. For rendering workloads, the 3072 shading units and 24 RT cores are adequate for 1080p and 1440p real-time previews, but the 8 GB VRAM limits scene complexity. The data shows a mid-range GPU that pairs well with a high-end CPU for 1080p gaming, but struggles at higher resolutions.

Rate My PC: Intel Core i5-14600 + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 AD106

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