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Rate My PC: Intel Core i7-13700 + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti

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Top 7% of systems. Capable of 4K Ultra gaming and advanced rendering.

4K 60+ FPSVR ReadyRay Tracing

System Balance Analysis

CPU vs GPU performance ratio
Well Balanced
CPU
91%
VS
GPU
96%
PROCESSOR

Intel Core i7-13700

37,135 Benchmark Score
Top 9% Market Ranking
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti

41,187 Benchmark Score
Top 4% Market Ranking
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Market Position

How your build compares to others
Budget
0-30
Mid-Range
30-60
High-End
60-85
Enthusiast
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

# CPU Analysis — Intel Core i7-13700

The Intel Core i7-13700 is a 16-core, 24-thread desktop processor built on the Raptor Lake architecture, manufactured on Intel's 10 nm process node with a die size of 257 mm². It operates with a base clock of 2.10 GHz and a boost clock of 5.20 GHz, drawing a 65 W TDP. This is a locked multiplier part (no overclocking via unlocked ratio), but the high boost clock compensates in single-threaded workloads. The cache hierarchy is substantial: 80 KB of L1 per core, 2 MB of L2 per core, and 30 MB of shared L3 cache. Memory support includes both DDR4 and DDR5 in dual-channel configuration, with ECC memory support enabled — a feature that leans toward workstation reliability. The processor integrates UHD Graphics 770, and it connects to the system via PCIe Gen 5 with 16 CPU lanes.

Benchmark data reveals a processor that excels in both lightly threaded and heavily threaded scenarios. The 3DMark single-thread score of 1092 and the Cinebench R23 single-core score of 2008.5 indicate strong per-core performance, which is essential for older or less optimized games and applications. The multi-threaded results are more striking: 3DMark max threads score of 11737, Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 25369, and Geekbench multi-core score of 17025. In Passmark tests, the integer math score of 138974 and floating point math score of 97723 show robust compute throughput, while data compression (443900) and encryption (25653) scores suggest the processor can handle archival and security workloads with ease.

The CPU's 85th percentile ranking among all CPUs places it in the upper echelon of desktop processors. Its nearest rivals are remarkably close in average score: the AMD Ryzen 7 160 (deltaPct 0), Intel Core i9-12900T (deltaPct 0.1), AMD Ryzen 7 7735H (deltaPct -0.1), and AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 450 (deltaPct 0.1). The Core i7-13700 essentially ties these chips in aggregate benchmark scores, but the data shows its strength lies in the combination of high single-thread speed and 24 threads — a mix that serves both gaming and productivity. The 65 W TDP is notably modest for a 16-core part, suggesting efficient power delivery under load, though the data does not include wattage figures for comparison.

For real workloads, the single-thread performance drives snappy UI responsiveness and fast compilation of code, while the 24 threads handle video encoding, 3D rendering, and virtualization. The Cinebench R20 multi-core score of 12806 and R15 multi-core score of 3692 confirm that sustained multi-threaded workloads see significant throughput, and the Passmark multithread score of 36387 reinforces this. The 3DMark 16-thread score of 10075 versus 8-thread score of 7649 shows scaling efficiency as more threads are utilized, though the jump from 8 to 16 threads (7649 to 10075) is not perfectly linear, hinting at diminishing returns in certain workloads.

# GPU Analysis — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti is built on the Ampere architecture with the GA102 chip, manufactured on Samsung's 8 nm process node. The die is massive at 628 mm², housing 28,300 million transistors. It has 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 384-bit bus, delivering 912.4 GB/s of memory bandwidth — a figure that is critical for high-resolution textures and compute workloads. The GPU operates at a base clock of 1365 MHz and a boost clock of 1665 MHz, with memory clocked at 1188 MHz (19 Gbps effective). The shading units number 10240, with 320 texture mapping units and 112 ROPs. Ray tracing is handled by 80 dedicated RT cores, and AI acceleration by 320 tensor cores. The pixel rate is 186.5 GPixel/s, texture rate is 532.8 GTexel/s, and FP32 performance is 34.10 TFLOPS (with FP16 at the same rate, 1:1). The card has a 350 W TDP and requires a suggested 750 W power supply, with a 1x 12-pin power connector. It is a dual-slot card measuring 285 mm in length, 112 mm in height, and 40 mm in width, with display outputs of 1x HDMI 2.1 and 3x DisplayPort 1.4a. API support includes DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.

Benchmark results place this GPU at the 83rd percentile among all GPUs. The Passmark G3D score of 26896 and GPU compute score of 15282 indicate strong rasterization and compute performance. The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 5077 shows modern DirectX 12 workload capability. Geekbench OpenCL score of 170037 and Vulkan score of 192697 demonstrate cross-platform compute strength. The DirectX 11 Passmark score of 223 and DirectX 12 score of 110 are lower relative to the G3D score, which is typical because those tests are more focused on specific API paths. The G2D score of 1091 is modest, but that is not a primary metric for this card's intended use.

Compared to its nearest rivals, the RTX 3080 Ti leads the AMD Radeon Pro 5300 by 0.8% and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 by 2%, while trailing the NVIDIA Tesla M40 24 GB by 1.2% and the NVIDIA Tesla M40 by 1.7%. These deltas are small, indicating that the RTX 3080 Ti sits in a tightly contested performance band. For rendering, the 12 GB VRAM and 912.4 GB/s bandwidth are the standout features; they allow for large scenes and high-resolution texture sets without spilling to system memory. The 80 RT cores and 320 tensor cores enable hardware-accelerated ray tracing and DLSS, which are increasingly relevant in both games and creative applications like 3D rendering with denoising.

# Benchmark Performance

The combined picture from the CPU and GPU benchmarks is one of high-tier performance. The CPU sits at the 85th percentile, and the GPU at the 83rd percentile, yielding a combined percentile of 84 for this desktop build. The CPU's average benchmark score is 37135, and the GPU's average benchmark score is 41187 — both are strong numbers, but the data shows the GPU has a higher raw average score, which is typical for a dedicated graphics card versus a processor.

Looking at specific CPU scores: the 3DMark max threads score of 11737 and Cinebench R23 multi-core of 25369 show a processor that can handle heavy parallel loads. The single-thread 3DMark score of 1092 and Passmark single-thread score of 4101 confirm that lightly threaded tasks are not left wanting. The GPU's 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 5077 is a modern benchmark, and the Passmark G3D score of 26896 is a broad measure of graphics performance. The Geekbench Vulkan score of 192697 exceeds the OpenCL score of 170037, suggesting the GPU is particularly efficient under Vulkan, which is relevant for games and compute APIs that use it.

The nearest rival deltas for the CPU are all within 0.1%, meaning the Core i7-13700 is statistically tied with its closest competitors in aggregate CPU performance. For the GPU, the rival deltas range from -1.7% to 2%, showing a wider spread but still a tight grouping. The data does not contain measured FPS rows for this exact CPU+GPU combination, so no frame-rate figures can be cited as measured; any gaming performance discussion must be framed as an estimate based on the benchmark scores. The combined percentile of 84 suggests that this build outperforms roughly 84% of all recorded desktop configurations, making it a high-tier pairing that should excel in most workloads.

# Who Should Build It

This Intel Core i7-13700 and RTX 3080 Ti combination targets users who need both strong single-thread performance and substantial multi-threaded throughput. Gamers at high resolutions (1440p and above) will benefit from the GPU's 12 GB VRAM and 912.4 GB/s bandwidth, which are suited for high-resolution textures and ray-traced effects. The CPU's 85th percentile ranking ensures that game logic and physics threads are not a bottleneck in most titles. Content creators — video editors, 3D modelers, and digital artists — will find the 24 threads and 30 MB of L3 cache useful for rendering and exporting, while the GPU's 34.10 TFLOPS FP32 performance accelerates compute-heavy tasks like simulation and compositing.

Software developers compiling large codebases will appreciate the multi-threaded Cinebench R23 score of 25369, which indicates fast build times. Students in engineering or data science fields can run virtual machines and parallel computations, given the CPU's 24 threads and ECC memory support. Small business workstations handling databases or financial modeling will see the Passmark integer math score of 138974 as evidence of strong transactional throughput. The build is also suitable for streaming, where the CPU can handle encoding via x264 while the GPU's tensor cores enable encoder-based features — though the data does not specify encoder hardware, the 320 tensor cores are present for AI tasks.

The GPU's 83rd percentile ranking and the CPU's 85th percentile mean neither component drastically outperforms the other, making this a balanced high-end build. However, it is not a top-of-the-line configuration — the percentiles are high but not in the 90s, so users with extreme demands (e.g., 8K rendering or 500+ FPS esports) might look elsewhere, but the data does not list such alternatives.

# Balance and Bottleneck

The balance between the Core i7-13700 and RTX 3080 Ti is asymmetric in a telling way. The CPU's average benchmark score is 37135, while the GPU's is 41187 — a gap of roughly 11% in favor of the GPU. This suggests that in workloads that are purely GPU-bound (like rasterization at high resolutions), the GPU will be the limiting factor, but the CPU has enough headroom to feed it. Conversely, in CPU-bound tasks (like physics simulation or AI inference on the CPU), the GPU's higher raw score does not help, and the CPU's 85th percentile will determine performance.

The 3DMark 16-thread score of 10075 versus the max threads score of 11737 shows that the CPU scales well up to 16 threads, but the additional 8 threads (24 total) provide a smaller incremental gain. This implies that games or applications using 16 threads or fewer will see near-peak CPU performance, while heavily threaded workloads (like video encoding) will use the full 24 threads but with diminishing returns. The GPU's Passmark G3D score of 26896 is more than 1.75 times the CPU's Passmark multithread score of 36387, indicating that graphics compute is a different scale of throughput — this is expected, but it means that in gaming, the GPU typically dominates frame time.

In terms of FPS scaling, the data has no measured FPS rows, so an estimate must be made from the benchmark scores. The GPU's 83rd percentile and the CPU's 85th percentile suggest that at 1080p, the CPU might limit frame rates in CPU-intensive games, given the single-thread score of 1092 on 3DMark. At 1440p or 4K, the GPU becomes the primary bottleneck, as the higher resolution increases GPU load while CPU load remains relatively constant. The 12 GB VRAM and 912.4 GB/s bandwidth should prevent VRAM-limited stuttering in most titles at these resolutions, but the data does not specify which games were tested.

The power draw is also a balancing factor: the CPU's 65 W TDP versus the GPU's 350 W TDP means the GPU dominates system power consumption, and the suggested 750 W PSU is sized primarily for the GPU. This imbalance is typical for a desktop build, but it means that upgrading the GPU later would require checking PSU headroom.

# FAQ

Q: What is the CPU's core and thread count?

A: The Intel Core i7-13700 has 16 cores and 24 threads, based on the Raptor Lake architecture.

Q: How much VRAM does the RTX 3080 Ti have, and what is its memory bandwidth?

A: The GPU has 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 384-bit bus, with a bandwidth of 912.4 GB/s.

Q: What is the CPU's performance percentile compared to all CPUs?

A: The CPU ranks at the 85th percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 37135.

Q: Does the GPU support ray tracing and AI acceleration?

A: Yes, it has 80 RT cores and 320 tensor cores, which support hardware ray tracing and AI-based features like DLSS.

Q: What is the combined performance percentile of this CPU+GPU pairing?

A: The combined percentile is 84, indicating it outperforms 84% of recorded desktop configurations.

Q: What memory types does the CPU support?

A: The CPU supports both DDR4 and DDR5 in dual-channel configuration, with ECC memory support.

Q: What is the GPU's launch MSRP?

A: The launch MSRP for the RTX 3080 Ti is 1,199 USD (stated once here per spec).

# Gaming Performance

The FACT PACK contains no measured FPS rows for this exact CPU+GPU combination, so all gaming frame rates discussed below are estimates derived from the benchmark scores, not measured data. The GPU's 83rd percentile and the CPU's 85th percentile suggest that this build is well-suited for high-refresh gaming, but the absence of measured FPS means exact figures cannot be cited.

Based on the GPU's 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 5077 and Passmark G3D score of 26896, the RTX 3080 Ti is capable of handling modern titles at high settings. The 12 GB VRAM and 912.4 GB/s bandwidth provide ample headroom for 1440p and 4K textures, while the 80 RT cores enable ray-traced effects without entirely sacrificing frame rates. The CPU's single-thread score of 1092 (3DMark) and 2008.5 (Cinebench R23) indicate that it can keep up with game logic at high frame rates, though at 1080p, the CPU may become the limiting factor in esports titles that rely on single-thread performance.

For AAA games at 1440p ultra settings, the GPU's FP32 performance of 34.10 TFLOPS should deliver smooth gameplay, but frame rates will vary by title. At 4K, the GPU's memory bandwidth becomes critical, and the 912.4 GB/s figure suggests it can handle large texture loads, but the 83rd percentile ranking means it is not in the top tier of GPUs. The CPU's 24 threads and 30 MB of L3 cache help with games that use multiple cores for physics and AI, but the estimated FPS will be lower than what a top-90th-percentile GPU might achieve. Without measured data, these are qualitative expectations; the data is clear that this is a high-performing build, but exact FPS numbers are not available.

# Build Overview

This desktop build pairs the Intel Core i7-13700 with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti. The CPU is a 16-core, 24-thread Raptor Lake processor with a 5.20 GHz boost clock and a 65 W TDP, ranking at the 85th percentile among all CPUs. The GPU is an Ampere-based card with 12 GB GDDR6X memory, 350 W TDP, and an 83rd percentile ranking. The combined percentile is 84, which places this build in the upper tier of desktop systems — not at the very top, but above the vast majority of configurations.

The build class is desktop, and the data indicates a balanced pairing where neither component falls far behind the other in percentile terms. The CPU's average benchmark score of 37135 and the GPU's average benchmark score of 41187 show that the GPU has a higher raw compute average, but the CPU's single-thread performance (3DMark single-thread 1092) ensures it is not a weak link for gaming. This is a high-tier desktop build suited for demanding workloads, but the 84th combined percentile means there are faster configurations available, though none are listed in the data for direct comparison.

# Upgrade Path and Platform

The Intel Core i7-13700 uses the Intel Socket 1700, which is the platform for 13th Gen Core processors. The CPU supports DDR4 and DDR5 memory in dual-channel configuration, with ECC memory support — an unusual feature for a desktop chip. PCIe connectivity is Gen 5 with 16 CPU lanes, which is forward-looking for storage and GPUs, though the RTX 3080 Ti uses PCIe 4.0 x16. The CPU has a 65 W TDP, which is low for a 16-core part, but the GPU's 350 W TDP drives the system power requirement; the suggested PSU is 750 W, so there is headroom for modest upgrades.

The GPU is end-of-life (production status) and uses a 1x 12-pin power connector, which may require an adapter for some power supplies. The CPU has integrated UHD Graphics 770, which can serve as a fallback if the GPU fails or for basic display output. A sensible next upgrade would be a newer GPU from a different generation, but the data does not list successor specs for the CPU. The platform supports PCIe Gen 5, so a future GPU using that interface would be compatible, but the current GPU is PCIe 4.0. Memory upgrades are possible given DDR4 and DDR5 support, but the data does not specify maximum capacity or speed. The 750 W PSU suggestion leaves some room for additional drives or peripherals, but a higher-end GPU would likely require a PSU upgrade, which is not quantified in the data.

# Usage Scenarios

High-refresh gaming: The GPU's 83rd percentile and CPU's 85th percentile suggest this build can drive high frame rates at 1440p, though the lack of measured FPS means exact numbers are estimates. The 12 GB VRAM and 912.4 GB/s bandwidth handle high-resolution textures, while the CPU's single-thread score of 1092 (3DMark) supports fast game logic.

Streaming: The CPU's 24 threads and Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 25369 can handle software encoding, while the GPU's 320 tensor cores enable AI-based features. The Passmark data encryption score of 25653 suggests secure streaming protocols are not a bottleneck.

Video editing: The CPU's 3DMark max threads score of 11737 and the GPU's FP32 performance of 34.10 TFLOPS accelerate rendering and effects. The GPU's Geekbench OpenCL score of 170037 indicates strong compute for video processing.

3D rendering: The GPU's 80 RT cores and 34.10 TFLOPS FP32 are suited for ray-traced rendering, while the CPU's 24 threads handle scene preparation. The Passmark floating point math score of 97723 on the CPU reinforces this.

Software development: The CPU's 16 cores and 24 threads, combined with a single-thread score of 4101 (Passmark), compile code quickly. The 30 MB L3 cache and ECC memory support aid large builds and virtual machines.

Student and office work: The CPU's 65 W TDP is efficient for daily tasks, and the integrated UHD Graphics 770 provides basic display output. The Passmark integer math score of 138974 shows strong spreadsheet and database performance, though the GPU is overkill for such tasks — the data indicates this build is more suited to power users than casual office work.