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Rate My PC: Intel Core i7-12700TE + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D V2

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82 / 100
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Top 18% of systems. Excellent for 1440p Ultra or 4K High gaming.

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System Balance Analysis

CPU vs GPU performance ratio
Well Balanced
CPU
75%
VS
GPU
90%
PROCESSOR

Intel Core i7-12700TE

4,513 Benchmark Score
Top 25% Market Ranking
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D V2

16,504 Benchmark Score
Top 10% 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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Strong Performance

Excellent for 1440p gaming. Most games will run at high/ultra settings smoothly.

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Performance Tiers Explained

90-100

Ultimate

4K Ultra gaming, VR ready, ray tracing enabled, professional workloads

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70-89

High-End

1440p Ultra or 4K High settings, excellent for modern AAA titles

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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

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The Intel Core i7-12700TE pairs a 12-core, 20-thread Alder Lake-S architecture with a 35 W TDP, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D V2 brings a 24 GB GDDR7 frame buffer and Blackwell 2.0 architecture to the same desktop build. The data shows a system with a stark asymmetry: a low-power, efficiency-focused processor is matched with a flagship-tier graphics card that has a 575 W TDP and a 950 W suggested PSU. This pairing creates a unique profile where the GPU vastly outpaces the CPU in raw benchmark scores, yet the platform remains viable for specific high-resolution and GPU-bound workloads. The following analysis interprets the available benchmark data to clarify what this combination means for real-world performance, upgrade paths, and target users.

CPU Analysis

The Intel Core i7-12700TE is built on the Alder Lake architecture and manufactured on Intel's 10 nm process. It provides 12 cores and 20 threads, with a base clock of 1400.00 MHz and a boost clock of 4.60 GHz. The cache hierarchy includes 80 KB of L1 per core, 1.25 MB of L2 per core, and a shared 25 MB L3 pool. The CPU supports both DDR4 and DDR5 memory via a dual-channel memory bus, and its integrated UHD Graphics 770 provides a basic display output. The 35 W TDP is a defining characteristic of this chip, positioning it as a low-power desktop part rather than a high-frequency enthusiast processor.

Benchmark results place the i7-12700TE in the 58th percentile of all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 4513. The data shows a multi-core Cinebench R23 score of 15745 points, while the single-core score is 2222 points. In Cinebench R20, the multi-core result is 6612 and single-core is 933. Geekbench testing yields a multi-core score of 7217 and a single-core score of 1567. The nearest rivals reveal a tight grouping: the Intel Core i5-1250P scores 4515 (0% delta), the AMD Ryzen Embedded V2748 scores 4532 (-0.4%), the Intel Core i5-1340P scores 4545 (-0.7%), and the Intel Core i7-10700KF scores 4547 (-0.7%). These deltas indicate that the i7-12700TE is essentially equal to these competitors in average benchmark score, despite different core counts and configurations.

The architectural implication is that the 12-core, 20-thread design delivers multi-threaded performance that is on par with a dozen other mid-range parts, but the 4.60 GHz boost clock ensures that single-threaded tasks are also handled competently. The low 35 W TDP means sustained workloads may be limited by power dissipation, but the benchmark scores suggest that for short bursts or lightly threaded applications, the processor is capable of performing at a level consistent with the 58th percentile. The Cinebench R15 multi-core score of 1586 further supports this, showing a scalable performance curve across various rendering loads.

Upgrade Path and Platform

The i7-12700TE uses the Intel Socket 1700 interface, which is the foundation for the platform. Memory support includes both DDR4 and DDR5, giving builders flexibility in choosing modules based on availability and cost, but the CPU’s dual-channel bus is the same for both types. The CPU provides PCIe Gen 5 with 20 lanes, supporting the latest graphics cards and NVMe drives, while the integrated UHD Graphics 770 serves as a fallback for basic display tasks if a discrete GPU is not installed. The platform also includes a 25 MB L3 cache shared across all cores.

The suggested PSU for the whole build is 950 W, which accounts for the CPU’s modest 35 W TDP and the GPU’s 575 W TDP. The data shows a significant headroom for the CPU but a tight fit for the GPU, meaning that the power supply must be chosen carefully to match the GPU’s requirements, and the 1x 16-pin power connector on the GPU must be supported. A sensible next upgrade would be to keep the socket 1700 motherboard and replace the i7-12700TE with a higher-core-count 12th Gen Alder Lake chip, which would maintain the same memory and storage setup while increasing multi-threaded throughput. However, the platform is limited by its 35 W TDP budget for the CPU, so an upgrade would ideally target a chip with a similar power envelope but more cores, such as a higher-tier Alder Lake-S part, to avoid overloading the power delivery system.

Benchmark Performance

The GPU benchmark results show a single 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 16504, which places the RTX 5090 D V2 in the 59th percentile of all GPUs. The nearest rivals are the NVIDIA T400 with a score of 16508 (0% delta), the AMD Radeon PRO W7500 with 16415 (0.5% faster), the NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell with 16408 (0.6% faster), and the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT with 16361 (0.9% faster). These deltas are minimal, indicating that the RTX 5090 D V2 performs nearly identically to a professional workstation GPU like the T400 and an older gaming GPU like the RX 5700 XT in this particular test.

The CPU’s average benchmark score of 4513 is far lower than the GPU’s score, but the combined percentile of the build is 59, which reflects the GPU’s dominant contribution. The CPU’s Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 15745 and Geekbench multi-core of 7217 are respectable for a 35 W part, but they do not scale to the same magnitude as the GPU’s 3DMark result. The combined picture is one of a GPU that is over two orders of magnitude faster than the CPU in its primary compute benchmark, suggesting that any application that is not GPU-accelerated will be limited by the processor. The data shows a score of 16504 for the GPU, which is a strong result for rendering, but the CPU’s 4513 average score means that CPU-bound tasks will not benefit from the GPU’s power.

Usage Scenarios

High-refresh gaming: At 1080p or 1440p, the GPU’s 3DMark Steel Nomad score of 16504 indicates an extremely high frame rate capability, but the CPU’s single-core score of 2222 in Cinebench R23 could be a limiting factor in games that depend on per-frame CPU processing. The data suggests that frame rates will be high, but the CPU may set a ceiling in CPU-bound scenes.

Streaming: The GPU supports encoding via its Blackwell architecture, but the CPU’s 20 threads can handle encoding and decoding tasks. The CPU’s multi-core score of 15745 is moderate for a 12-core part, and the GPU’s presence means that the system can offload encoding to the GPU, so streaming quality would be high, but the CPU’s single-core performance might limit the game’s frame rate if streaming is done on the CPU.

Video editing: The GPU’s 24 GB VRAM and high FP32 throughput of 104.8 TFLOPS accelerate rendering and effects, but the CPU’s low 35 W TDP and 12 cores will dictate timeline preview and export speeds. The CPU’s Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 15745 is good for a low-power part, but it is lower than a comparable high-TDP desktop CPU, so video editing will be faster when using GPU-accelerated effects than when using CPU-based encoding.

3D rendering: The GPU’s 3DMark score of 16504 and 104.8 TFLOPS FP32 performance make it a strong renderer for GPU-accelerated engines, but the CPU’s 15745 Cinebench R23 multi-core score is the limit for CPU-based rendering. The data shows that the GPU will dominate any render task that supports CUDA or OptiX, while the CPU will be a secondary factor.

Software development: The CPU’s 12 cores and 20 threads handle compilation tasks, with a Geekbench multi-core score of 7217. The GPU is not heavily used in standard development, but the CPU’s single-core score of 1567 is sufficient for interactive coding. The system is adequate for building code, but the GPU’s power is largely unused in this scenario.

Student and office work: The CPU’s low TDP is efficient for standard tasks, and the integrated UHD Graphics 770 can drive a display, but the presence of the GPU is excessive. The CPU’s Geekbench single-core score of 1567 is enough for word processing and web browsing, but the system is overpowered for these tasks, and the GPU’s 575 W TDP is a waste of energy for such workloads.

Balance and Bottleneck

The data clearly indicates a bottleneck in this system: the CPU. The GPU’s 3DMark performance is in the 59th percentile, while the CPU is in the 58th percentile, but the absolute scores show a massive difference in raw compute power. The GPU’s FP32 performance of 104.8 TFLOPS is orders of magnitude higher than the CPU’s throughput, so in any workload that is not GPU-parallelizable, the CPU will be the limiting factor. The benchmark results show that the CPU’s average score of 4513 is less than a third of the GPU’s score, so for a game like “Cyberpunk 2077” that is GPU-heavy, the GPU will be the limiting factor at high resolutions, but at lower resolutions or with a low frame rate target, the CPU might cap the FPS.

The FPS scaling evidence is not measured, but the data implies that the GPU will scale well with resolution and settings, while the CPU will limit the maximum frame rate at low resolutions. The CPU’s single-core score of 2222 in Cinebench R20 and 1567 in Geekbench suggests that games that rely on a single thread will see a lower frame cap than the GPU can deliver. The 58th percentile CPU position means that most modern gaming CPUs will outperform it, so the system’s overall frame rate will be lower than the GPU is capable of in CPU-bound scenarios.

Gaming Performance

No measured FPS data exists for this exact CPU and GPU combination, so all frame rates are estimates based on the benchmark scores. The GPU’s 3DMark Steel Nomad score of 16504 is a strong indicator of high frame rates at 4K and 1440p, but the CPU’s performance will cap these estimates. For example, in a game like “Shadow of the Tomb Raider,” the GPU could deliver high frame rates at 4K, but the CPU’s 1567 Geekbench single-core score might limit the frame rate to around 60 FPS in CPU-heavy areas. In contrast, a game like “Fortnite” that is GPU-bound at high settings would scale well with the GPU’s 24 GB memory and high bandwidth.

The data shows that the RTX 5090 D V2 has a 1.34 TB/s memory bandwidth and 170 RT cores, which are ideal for ray tracing and high-resolution textures. However, the CPU’s 35 W TDP is designed for low-power operation, so the frame rates will be dictated by the CPU’s boost clock of 4.60 GHz and its 20 threads, which are sufficient for most games. Estimated FPS in a game like “Call of Duty: Warzone” would be around 150-180 at 1440p, but the CPU might limit to 120 FPS in a CPU-bound scene. Since no measured FPS rows exist, these are estimates from the benchmark scores, and the data should be interpreted as a 59th percentile GPU performance, which is high, and a 58th percentile CPU performance, which is moderate.

Who Should Build It

This build is for a user who prioritizes GPU performance over CPU efficiency and is willing to accept a slower processor for a large graphics advantage. Gamers at 4K resolution will benefit from the GPU’s 24 GB memory and high texture rate, while the CPU’s 20 threads will handle the game logic. Content creators who rely on GPU-accelerated rendering in Adobe Premiere or Blender will see, as the GPU’s FP32 performance of 104.8 TFLOPS is a strong contributor, but the CPU’s 15745 R23 multi-core score will slow down CPU-only conversions.

Software developers who use parallel builds will benefit from the 12 cores and 20 threads, but the GPU is unused in these tasks, so the build is not a good match for a pure developer workstation. Students and small business workstations can use the processor’s low power and the GPU’s display outputs, but the system is overpowered and inefficient for these tasks. The target user is someone who wants to play the latest games at 4K with high settings and is not concerned about the CPU bottleneck in CPU-bound tasks, or a professional who needs the maximum GPU compute for rendering and can tolerate the CPU’s slower performance in other areas.

FAQ

Q: What is the TDP of the CPU and GPU?

A: The CPU has a TDP of 350 W, and the GPU has a TDP of 575 W.

Q: How does the CPU’s multi-core score compare to its rivals?

A: The CPU’s average benchmark score is 4513, which is 0% different from the Intel Core i5-1250P’s 4515, and -0.4% from the AMD Ryzen Embedded V2748’s 4532.

Q: What is the GPU’s memory size and bandwidth?

A: The GPU has 24 GB of GDDR7 memory and a bandwidth of 1.34 TB/s.

Q: Is the system balanced for gaming?

A: No, the GPU is more powerful than the CPU, and the CPU’s 58th percentile is lower than the GPU’s 59th percentile, so the CPU will be a bottleneck in CPU-bound games.

Q: What is the suggested power supply for the system?

A: The suggested PSU is 950 W, which must support the GPU’s 1x 16-pin power connector.

Q: What are the CPU’s memory and PCIe support?

A: The CPU supports DDR4 and DDR5 memory, and it has a PCIe Gen 5 interface with 20 lanes.

Q: What is the GPU’s process node and architecture?

A: The GPU is on a 5 nm process from TSMC and uses the Blackwell 2.0 architecture.

GPU Analysis

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D V2 is based on the GB202 chip and Blackwell 2.0 architecture, manufactured on a 5 nm process at TSMC with 92,200 million transistors. The GPU has a base clock of 2017 MHz and a boost clock of 2407 MHz, with a memory clock of 1750 MHz running at 28 Gbps effective. The memory subsystem is 24 GB of GDDR7 on a 384-bit bus, providing a bandwidth of 1.34 TB/s. The GPU has 21760 shading units, 680 TMUs, and 176 ROPs, along with 170 RT cores and 680 tensor cores. The pixel rate is 423.6 GPixel/s, and the texture rate is 1,636.8 GTexel/s. The FP32 performance is 104.8 TFLOPS, which is the same as the FP16 performance at a 1:1 ratio.

The GPU’s 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score is 16504, which places the card in the 59th percentile of all GPUs. The nearest rivals include the NVIDIA T400 at 16508 (0% delta), the AMD Radeon PRO W7500 at 16415 (0.5% delta), the NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell at 16408 (0.6% delta), and the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT at 16361 (0.9% delta). These rivals are all within 1% of the RTX 5090 D V2’s score, showing that the 3DMark result is not competitive with the highest-end GPUs but is more in line with a mid-range workstation card. The GPU’s TDP is 575 W, and it is dual-slot with a 1x16-pin power connector, requiring a 950 W suggested PSU. The display outputs include 1x HDMI 2.1b and 3x DisplayPort 2.1b, supporting the latest display technology.

For rendering, the 104.8 TFLOPS FP32 performance is a strong indicator for compute workloads, but the GDDR7 memory bandwidth of 1.34 TB/s ensures that large textures and scenes are handled efficiently. The RT cores and tensor cores are present for ray tracing and AI-accelerated tasks, but the 3DMark score shows that the GPU’s overall performance is not a top-tier enthusiast card, instead sitting at the 59th percentile. The data shows a GPU that is balanced between compute and memory, but the score is just above the RTX 5700 XT, meaning that the GPU is not a flagship-level performer.