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Rate My PC: Intel Core i7-13700 + NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation

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System Balance Analysis

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CPU
91%
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GPU
99%
PROCESSOR

Intel Core i7-13700

37,135 Benchmark Score
Top 9% Market Ranking
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NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation

184,664 Benchmark Score
Top 1% Market Ranking
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0-30
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30-60
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60-85
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85-100
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90-100

Ultimate

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

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70-89

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

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50-69

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1080p Ultra or 1440p Medium, great value for most gamers

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30-49

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1080p Medium settings, suitable for eSports and older titles

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0-29

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The Intel Core i7-13700 and NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation form a desktop pairing that sits at the 92nd percentile among all benchmarked combinations, powered by a CPU that ranks in the 85th percentile and a GPU that ranks in the 98th percentile. The processor is a 16-core, 24-thread Raptor Lake-S part with a 65 W TDP, while the graphics card is a 32 GB Ada Lovelace workstation accelerator with a 250 W TDP and a suggested 600 W power supply. This analysis relies exclusively on the benchmark scores and specifications in the FACT PACK; no measured frame-rate data exists for this exact combination, so all gaming performance figures are estimates derived from the component scores rather than direct observations.

Usage Scenarios

High-refresh gaming: The GPU’s 98th percentile standing among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 184664, places it in the top tier for rendering performance, while the CPU’s single-thread score of 1092 in 3dMark and 4101 in Passmark indicates strong per-core throughput. This combination should sustain high frame rates at demanding resolutions, though the absence of measured FPS data means the exact refresh-rate ceiling cannot be quantified; the GPU’s 65.28 TFLOPS FP32 throughput and 1,020.0 GTexel/s texture rate suggest it is well-suited for 1440p and 4K gaming with high detail settings, where the CPU’s 5.20 GHz boost clock is less likely to bottleneck.

Streaming: The CPU’s 16 cores and 24 threads provide substantial headroom for simultaneous game encoding and capture workloads, with a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 25369 and a Passmark multi-thread score of 36387 indicating strong parallel processing capability. The GPU’s 400 tensor cores and 100 RT cores add hardware-accelerated encoding and AI features that offload streaming tasks from the CPU, though the workstation-class drivers and 32 GB VRAM suggest this pairing targets professional content creation as much as live broadcasting.

Video editing: The RTX 5000 Ada’s 32 GB of GDDR6 memory with 576.0 GB/s bandwidth is among the largest capacities available, allowing timelines with multiple 4K or 8K streams to reside in VRAM without spilling to system memory. The CPU’s Passmark data compression score of 443900 and floating-point math score of 97723 indicate fast codec processing and effect rendering, while the GPU’s Geekbench OpenCL score of 175286 and Vulkan score of 194041 reflect strong compute acceleration for previews and exports.

3D rendering: The GPU’s 12,800 shading units, 400 texture mapping units, and 176 raster output pipelines deliver a pixel rate of 448.8 GPixel/s, making it a formidable renderer for viewport navigation and final-frame production. The CPU complements this with a Cinebench R20 multi-core score of 12806 and a 3dMark max-threads score of 11737, which handle scene preparation, physics simulation, and asset loading; the 30 MB shared L3 cache reduces memory latency during complex scene traversal.

Software development: The CPU’s high single-thread performance, evidenced by a Geekbench single-core score of 2329 and a 3dMark single-thread score of 1092, accelerates compilation of sequential code sections, while the 16 cores/24 threads parallelize build processes across translation units. The Passmark extended instructions score of 26578 and integer math score of 138974 indicate strong SIMD and integer arithmetic throughput, useful for code analysis, testing, and containerized workloads, and the GPU’s compute capability supports local machine learning model training and inference.

Student and office work: This pairing is overwhelmingly overpowered for typical productivity tasks like document editing, spreadsheet analysis, and web browsing, where the CPU’s integrated UHD Graphics 770 would suffice alone. The Passmark single-thread score of 4101 ensures snappy interface responsiveness, and the CPU’s DDR4/DDR5 memory support with ECC capability adds stability for long-running academic simulations, but the GPU’s workstation price point and 250 W TDP make this a niche choice for students in computational fields rather than general office use.

FAQ

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

A: The combined percentile is 92, meaning this pairing outperforms 92% of all benchmarked CPU-GPU combinations in the database, with the CPU at the 85th percentile and the GPU at the 98th percentile.

Q: How does the RTX 5000 Ada compare to its nearest rival, the NVIDIA A100 SXM4 80 GB?

A: The RTX 5000 Ada has an average benchmark score of 184664, which is 0.5% higher than the A100 SXM4 80 GB’s score of 183725, making it slightly faster in the aggregate benchmarks while using a different memory configuration.

Q: Does this CPU support overclocking?

A: No, the Intel Core i7-13700 has a locked multiplier (multiplierUnlocked: false), so its boost clock of 5.20 GHz is fixed at factory settings, though the 65 W TDP leaves some thermal headroom for sustained operation.

Q: What memory types are compatible with this processor?

A: The CPU supports both DDR4 and DDR5 memory in a dual-channel configuration, and it also supports ECC memory, which is unusual for a desktop part and beneficial for workstation reliability.

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

A: The RTX 5000 Ada has 32 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, providing 576.0 GB/s of bandwidth, with a memory clock of 2250 MHz (18 Gbps effective).

Q: How does the CPU compare to the AMD Ryzen 7 160 in average benchmark score?

A: The i7-13700 has an average benchmark score of 37135, while the AMD Ryzen 7 160 scores 37117, a delta of 0%, meaning the two processors are statistically tied in aggregate performance.

Q: Does the GPU support modern graphics APIs?

A: Yes, it supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4, covering the full range of current graphics and compute interfaces.

Benchmark Performance

The CPU’s average benchmark score of 37135 places it at the 85th percentile among all CPUs, with a near-exact tie against its nearest rival, the AMD Ryzen 7 160, which scores 37117 (0% delta). The Intel Core i9-12900T scores 37112 (0.1% slower), and the AMD Ryzen 7 7735H scores 37161 (0.1% faster), indicating that the i7-13700 sits in a densely packed performance band where rival chips differ by less than a tenth of a percent in aggregate. In multi-threaded workloads, the CPU achieves a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 25369, a Geekbench multi-core score of 17025, and a Passmark multi-thread score of 36387, with a 3dMark max-threads score of 11737 that shows scaling from the 16-thread score of 10075 to the 24-thread maximum.

The GPU’s average benchmark score of 184664 places it at the 98th percentile among all GPUs, outperforming the NVIDIA A100 SXM4 80 GB by 0.5% (183725) and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 D by 3.7% (178050), while trailing the A100 SXM4 40 GB by 1.3% (187147). The RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell scores 182109, which is 1.4% lower, confirming that the RTX 5000 Ada sits at the apex of the workstation GPU hierarchy. In specific tests, the GPU scores 175286 in Geekbench OpenCL and 194041 in Geekbench Vulkan, showing that its compute performance is slightly higher under the Vulkan API than OpenCL.

Together, the CPU’s 85th percentile and GPU’s 98th percentile produce a combined 92nd percentile, indicating that the GPU is the dominant contributor to overall performance. The CPU’s single-thread scores — 1092 in 3dmark, 2008.5 in Cinebench R23, 2329 in Geekbench, and 4101 in Passmark — are competitive but not class-leading, while the GPU’s 98th percentile makes it one of the highest-performing accelerators in the database.

Balance and Bottleneck

The data indicates an asymmetric pairing where the GPU far outclasses the CPU in relative standing: the GPU’s 98th percentile versus the CPU’s 85th percentile means that in GPU-bound workloads like high-resolution rendering or ray tracing, the CPU will rarely be the limiting factor. For example, the GPU’s 65.28 TFLOPS FP32 throughput and 1,020.0 GTexel/s texture rate can generate frames faster than the CPU’s 3dmark 8-thread score of 7649 can feed draw calls, particularly at lower resolutions where CPU overhead becomes more significant. In CPU-bound scenarios like physics simulation or data compression, the CPU’s Passmark physics score of 2053 and data compression score of 443900 define the ceiling, and the GPU will sit idle waiting for input.

The FPS scaling picture, while not measured, can be inferred from the percentile gap: at 1080p, the CPU’s single-thread performance (3dmark single-thread score of 1092) may constrain frame rates in esports titles, but at 4K the GPU’s 448.8 GPixel/s pixel rate becomes the bottleneck. The CPU’s 24 threads provide ample parallel throughput for streaming and background tasks, so the pairing is best balanced for 1440p and 4K gaming or professional workloads where the GPU does the heavy lifting. The 65 W CPU TDP and 250 W GPU TDP, with a suggested 600 W PSU, indicate that power delivery is not a constraint, and the CPU’s 16 cores prevent it from bottlenecking the GPU in multi-threaded content creation.

GPU Analysis

The NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation is built on the AD102 chip using a 5 nm process at TSMC, with 76,300 million transistors on a 609 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 125.3M per mm². It features 32 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, providing 576.0 GB/s of bandwidth with a memory clock of 2250 MHz (18 Gbps effective); the base clock is 1155 MHz with a boost clock of 2550 MHz. The GPU contains 12,800 shading units, 400 TMUs, and 176 ROPs, delivering a pixel rate of 448.8 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 1,020.0 GTexel/s, with FP32 and FP16 performance both rated at 65.28 TFLOPS (1:1 ratio).

For ray tracing and AI workloads, the GPU includes 100 RT cores and 400 tensor cores, which support the 12 Ultimate (12_2) DirectX feature level, OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4 APIs. The Geekbench OpenCL score of 175286 and Vulkan score of 194041 place it at the 98th percentile, with the closest rival being the NVIDIA A100 SXM4 80 GB at a 0.5% lower score. For rendering, the 32 GB VRAM capacity is the standout feature, allowing entire scenes or large texture atlases to load into GPU memory, and the 576.0 GB/s bandwidth ensures that data transfer is not a bottleneck for high-resolution textures or complex geometry. The 400 tensor cores accelerate denoising and DLSS-style upscaling, while the 100 RT cores handle hardware-accelerated ray tracing, making this GPU suitable for both real-time rendering and offline production.

Who Should Build It

This pairing is targeted at professionals and enthusiasts who need the GPU’s top-tier compute and memory capacity without sacrificing CPU responsiveness. Gamers at 1440p or 4K resolutions with high-refresh monitors will benefit from the GPU’s 98th percentile performance, though the CPU’s 85th percentile may limit frame rates at 1080p in CPU-bound titles; the 32 GB VRAM future-proofs against texture-heavy game mods or VR environments. Content creators working with 8K video, complex After Effects compositions, or large Blender scenes will use the 32 GB VRAM and 400 tensor cores for GPU-accelerated effects, while the CPU’s 24 threads handle timeline scrubbing and export encoding.

Software developers building machine learning models will leverage the CUDA compute capability (evidenced by the OpenCL and Vulkan scores) for training and inference, with the CPU’s 16 cores compiling code and the ECC memory support ensuring data integrity during long training runs. Students in computational fields — such as data science, architecture, or engineering — will find the combination overkill for coursework but adequate for research projects involving simulation or rendering, though the GPU’s workstation-class price point makes this a niche choice. Small business workstations handling CAD, medical imaging, or financial modeling will benefit from the GPU’s 576.0 GB/s bandwidth and the CPU’s 30 MB L3 cache for large dataset manipulation, and the 4x DisplayPort 1.4a outputs support multi-monitor setups for trading floors or design studios.

Upgrade Path and Platform

The Intel Core i7-13700 uses the Intel Socket 1700 platform, which supports both DDR4 and DDR5 memory in dual-channel mode, with ECC memory as an option for error-correcting workloads. The CPU provides PCIe Gen 5 with 16 lanes from the CPU, while the GPU uses PCIe 4.0 x16, so the GPU will run at PCIe 4.0 speeds without issue, and the socket supports other 13th-generation and 12th-generation processors if a CPU upgrade is desired. The CPU’s 65 W TDP is modest, leaving thermal and power headroom in most systems, and the GPU’s 250 W TDP with a suggested 600 W PSU means that a 650 W or 750 W power supply provides comfortable margin.

A sensible next upgrade path would be to increase system memory to fill the dual-channel DDR5 slots, as the CPU’s memory bandwidth is not specified but the 30 MB L3 cache benefits from faster memory. For the GPU, the successor is the Blackwell PRO W, which would offer newer architecture but not necessarily higher performance, given that the RTX 5000 Ada already outperforms the RTX 4090 D by 3.7%. The CPU’s socket 1700 has been superseded by newer platforms, so a future CPU upgrade would require a motherboard change, but the current pairing’s combined 92nd percentile suggests no immediate need. The 1x 16-pin power connector on the GPU and dual-slot design are standard for modern cases, and the 267 mm length fits most mid-tower chassis.

Build Overview

This is a desktop build (buildClass: desktop) combining the Intel Core i7-13700, a 16-core/24-thread Raptor Lake-S processor, with the NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation, a workstation-class GPU based on the AD102 chip. The CPU ranks at the 85th percentile among all CPUs with an average score of 37135, and the GPU ranks at the 98th percentile with an average score of 184664, producing a combined percentile of 92. The processor has a base clock of 2.10 GHz and a boost of 5.20 GHz, with a 65 W TDP, while the GPU has a base clock of 1155 MHz and a boost of 2550 MHz, with a 250 W TDP.

The pairing is best described as a high-end workstation with gaming capability, given the GPU’s workstation lineage (predecessor: Workstation Ampere, successor: Blackwell PRO W) and 32 GB VRAM. The overall tier is top-tier for GPU-bound workloads, with the CPU providing solid but not exceptional multi-threaded performance. The CPU’s nearest rivals are all within 0.1% in average score, indicating that the i7-13700 is a mature, well-balanced processor, while the GPU’s rivals include the A100 SXM4 variants and RTX 4090 D, confirming its position at the top of the consumer/prosumer GPU stack. This build is intended for users who prioritize GPU compute and memory capacity over CPU absolute performance, and it delivers that focus clearly.

CPU Analysis

The Intel Core i7-13700 is a 16-core, 24-thread desktop processor from the Core 13th Gen series, built on the Raptor Lake architecture with a 10 nm process node from Intel. It has a base clock of 2.10 GHz and a boost clock of 5.20 GHz, with a 65 W TDP, and it supports DDR4 and DDR5 memory in dual-channel mode, including ECC memory. The cache hierarchy consists of 80 KB L1 per core, 2 MB L2 per core, and a 30 MB shared L3 cache, with a die size of 257 mm². The processor uses Intel Socket 1700, provides PCIe Gen 5 with 16 lanes from the CPU, and includes integrated UHD Graphics 770.

In benchmark scores, the CPU achieves a 3dmark single-thread score of 1092 and a max-threads score of 11737, with scaling from 2176 at 2 threads to 7649 at 8 threads, demonstrating good multi-threading efficiency. Cinebench scores include R15 multi-core of 3692 and single-core of 285, R20 multi-core of 12806 and single-core of 1807, and R23 multi-core of 25369 and single-core of 2008.5. Geekbench scores are 17025 multi-core and 2329 single-core, while Passmark tests show a multi-thread score of 36387, single-thread of 4101, integer math of 138974, floating-point math of 97723, and extended instructions of 26578.

The average benchmark score of 37135 places it at the 85th percentile, with the AMD Ryzen 7 160 as the closest rival at a 0% delta, meaning the two are statistically identical in aggregate performance. For real workloads, the single-thread performance of 1092 in 3dmark and 4101 in Passmark ensures responsive everyday use, while the 24 threads handle rendering, compilation, and compression tasks with headroom. The 30 MB L3 cache reduces memory latency for data-intensive applications, and the ECC support makes it suitable for long-running scientific computations where data corruption is unacceptable.

Gaming Performance

No measured FPS rows exist for this exact combination — the FACT PACK contains no measuredFps data — so all frame rates discussed here are estimates derived from the benchmark scores and component specifications. The GPU’s 98th percentile and 65.28 TFLOPS FP32 throughput indicate that at 4K resolution with ultra settings, the pairing should deliver high frame rates in most titles, with the 32 GB VRAM ensuring no texture pop-in or stutter from memory overflow. At 1440p, the GPU’s 1,020.0 GTexel/s texture rate and 448.8 GPixel/s pixel rate can sustain well above 100 FPS in competitive shooters and action games, while the CPU’s 5.20 GHz boost clock and 3dmark single-thread score of 1092 prevent CPU-side frame pacing issues.

At 1080p, the CPU becomes more of a factor, and the 85th percentile CPU performance may limit frame rates in esports titles that rely on single-thread speed, though the 16 cores ensure consistent frame times in modern games that use multiple threads. The GPU’s 100 RT cores and 400 tensor cores enable hardware-accelerated ray tracing and DLSS, which can boost frame rates at higher resolutions by rendering at lower internal resolutions. For ultra-wide or multi-monitor setups, the 4x DisplayPort 1.4a outputs and 32 GB VRAM handle high pixel counts, but the lack of measured FPS data means these are qualitative expectations based on the GPU’s top-tier benchmark standing rather than verified results.