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Rate My PC: Intel Core i7-13700E + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060

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84 / 100
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Power Build

Top 16% of systems. Excellent for 1440p Ultra or 4K High gaming.

1440p Ultra4K High

System Balance Analysis

CPU vs GPU performance ratio
Well Balanced
CPU
78%
VS
GPU
90%
PROCESSOR

Intel Core i7-13700E

7,957 Benchmark Score
Top 22% Market Ranking
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060

17,639 Benchmark Score
Top 10% 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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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

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

# FAQ

Q: What is the Intel Core i7-13700E and where does it sit in the CPU market?

A: The i7-13700E is a 16-core, 24-thread desktop processor from Intel's Core 13th Gen (Raptor Lake) family. It uses the Intel Socket 1700 platform, has a base clock of 1900 MHz and a boost clock of 5.10 GHz, with a TDP of 65 W. Its average benchmark score is 7957, placing it in the 64th percentile among all CPUs.

Q: What is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060's memory configuration and bandwidth?

A: The RTX 4060 has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, with a memory clock of 2125 MHz (17 Gbps effective) and a bandwidth of 272.0 GB/s. It achieves a pixel rate of 118.1 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 236.2 GTexel/s.

Q: How does the CPU's multi-core performance compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The i7-13700E's average benchmark score of 7957 is essentially tied with the AMD EPYC 7551P (7952, +0.1%) and the Intel Core i9-10980XE (7910, +0.6%). It slightly trails the Intel Xeon Gold 6326 (8071, -1.4%) and the Intel Xeon Platinum 8180M (8110, -1.9%).

Q: What is the GPU's ray tracing and tensor core configuration?

A: The RTX 4060 features 24 RT cores and 96 tensor cores, built on the Ada Lovelace architecture with a 5 nm process node from TSMC. It has 3072 shading units, 96 TMUs, and 48 ROPs, with FP32 performance of 15.11 TFLOPS.

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

A: The combined percentile for this desktop build is 63, indicating it outperforms roughly 63% of all CPU and GPU pairings in the benchmark database. This places it firmly in the mid-to-upper mainstream tier.

Q: Are there any measured FPS results for this exact combination?

A: No. The data set contains no measured FPS rows for the i7-13700E + RTX 4060 combination. All gaming performance discussion must be framed as estimates derived from the benchmark scores, not from direct gameplay measurements.

Q: What are the power supply and physical requirements for the GPU?

A: The RTX 4060 has a TDP of 115 W and a suggested PSU of 300 W. It is a dual-slot card measuring 240 mm (9.4 inches) in length, 111 mm (4.4 inches) in height, and 40 mm (1.6 inches) in width, requiring a single 12-pin power connector.

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GPU Analysis

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 is built on the Ada Lovelace architecture, fabricated on TSMC's 5 nm process with 18,900 million transistors on a 159 mm² die. This transistor density of 118.9 million per mm² is exceptionally high, enabling significant compute capability in a compact package. The GPU operates with a base clock of 1830 MHz and a boost clock of 2460 MHz, with memory running at 2125 MHz (17 Gbps effective).

The memory subsystem comprises 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus, yielding 272.0 GB/s of bandwidth. This is a modest bandwidth figure for a modern GPU, and it may constrain performance in high-resolution textures or compute-heavy workloads that demand large data transfers. However, the GPU compensates with strong compute throughput: FP32 performance reaches 15.11 TFLOPS, with FP16 at the same 15.11 TFLOPS (1:1 ratio), suggesting balanced compute for both single and half precision tasks.

For rendering workloads, the RTX 4060's 24 RT cores and 96 tensor cores provide hardware acceleration for ray tracing and AI-driven features like DLSS. The pixel rate of 118.1 GPixel/s and texture rate of 236.2 GTexel/s indicate solid fill-rate capabilities for 1080p and 1440p rendering. In benchmark terms, the GPU scores 19545 in Passmark G3D (placing it in the 61st percentile), 2302 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, and 95057 in Geekbench OpenCL, with a Vulkan score of 48643.

The GPU's nearest rivals in average benchmark score are the AMD Radeon HD 7790 (17666, -0.2%), AMD Radeon 780M (17588, +0.3%), AMD Radeon Pro 560 (17551, +0.5%), and AMD Radeon Pro 460 (17509, +0.7%). This clustering around the 17600 mark indicates that the RTX 4060 sits in a competitive performance band, though the modern feature set (RT cores, tensor cores, DirectX 12 Ultimate) differentiates it from these older or integrated alternatives. The GPU's average benchmark score is 17639, with a Passmark GPU Compute score of 9213, showing moderate compute capability relative to its graphics performance.

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Balance and Bottleneck

The i7-13700E and RTX 4060 present an interesting balance question, as their percentiles are close but not identical. The CPU sits at the 64th percentile (avg benchmark 7957), while the GPU sits at the 61st percentile (avg benchmark 17639). This near-alignment suggests that neither component is a drastic bottleneck for the other in most workloads, though the data allows for nuanced interpretation.

The CPU's Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 27941 is a strong result for a 65 W TDP part, indicating that the 16-core/24-thread configuration can handle heavily threaded tasks without thermal throttling concerns. The single-core score of 3944 in the same test is also respectable, suggesting that lightly threaded applications will not starve the GPU. The Geekbench multi-core score of 12728 and single-core of 2437 reinforce this balance.

However, the GPU's 8 GB VRAM and 272.0 GB/s bandwidth could become a limiting factor in GPU-bound scenarios, particularly at higher resolutions or with texture-heavy content. The CPU's memory support for both DDR4 and DDR5, with dual-channel memory bus, means that memory bandwidth is configurable but will not exceed what the platform provides. The GPU's PCIe 4.0 x8 interface (rather than x16) could also theoretically limit data transfer rates, though this is unlikely to be a practical bottleneck for most gaming or productivity tasks given the GPU's performance tier.

In gaming workloads, the benchmark data suggests that at 1080p, the CPU is capable of feeding the GPU adequately—the single-core performance is strong enough to avoid CPU-bound scenarios in most titles. At 1440p or 4K, the GPU becomes the primary constraint, as its memory bandwidth and VRAM capacity may limit texture quality and frame rates. For compute workloads like 3D rendering or video encoding, the CPU's multi-core strength (evidenced by R20 multi-core of 11735) pairs well with the GPU's tensor and RT cores, enabling hybrid workloads where both components contribute.

The combined percentile of 63 is slightly lower than the individual CPU percentile but higher than the GPU percentile, suggesting that the pairing is well-matched with no single component dragging the system down disproportionately. The deltaPct values for the CPU's rivals (ranging from -1.9% to +0.6%) and GPU's rivals (ranging from -0.2% to +0.7%) show that both components are in tightly contested performance bands, where minor architectural advantages can tip the scales.

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Who Should Build It

This desktop pairing targets users who need solid multi-threaded CPU performance and capable 1080p or entry-level 1440p gaming, without requiring top-tier GPU compute or extreme memory bandwidth. The i7-13700E's 16 cores and 24 threads, combined with a 64th percentile CPU rank, suit content creators who run video editing or 3D rendering applications that scale across cores. The Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 27941 indicates that workloads like Blender rendering or Premiere Pro exports will complete in reasonable time, though not at the speed of higher-percentile parts.

Gamers at 1080p with high refresh rate monitors will find the RTX 4060's performance adequate, given its 61st percentile GPU rank and 15.11 TFLOPS FP32 throughput. The GPU's 8 GB VRAM is sufficient for current AAA titles at 1080p ultra settings, though future titles may require texture quality reductions. For developers, the CPU's 24 threads and the GPU's 96 tensor cores provide a platform for AI/ML experimentation, though the 8 GB VRAM limits model sizes.

Students and small business workstations benefit from the 65 W TDP CPU, which allows for compact cooling solutions and lower power draw, while still delivering strong multi-core performance for compilation, spreadsheet analysis, or database work. The ECC memory support (true for the CPU) is a notable feature for reliability-sensitive workloads, though it requires compatible DDR4 or DDR5 ECC modules. The GPU's end-of-life production status means that new buyers should consider availability, but for those building a balanced system, this pairing offers a coherent set of capabilities without extreme cost or power requirements.

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Upgrade Path and Platform

The platform is built around Intel Socket 1700, which supports the i7-13700E's Raptor Lake architecture. The CPU supports both DDR4 and DDR5 memory in dual-channel configuration, giving builders flexibility in memory choice based on budget or performance priorities. The lack of a measured memory bandwidth figure means that actual throughput depends on the selected memory type and speed.

PCIe support includes Gen 5 with 16 lanes (CPU only), which provides ample bandwidth for future GPU upgrades. The RTX 4060 itself uses PCIe 4.0 x8, which is backward compatible but will not fully utilize the Gen 5 lanes. For a sensible next upgrade, swapping the GPU to a higher-tier Ada Lovelace or future GeForce 50-series card would leverage the PCIe Gen 5 capability, though the 300 W suggested PSU for the current GPU indicates that a more powerful GPU would likely require a PSU upgrade.

The CPU's TDP of 65 W is modest, leaving significant thermal headroom for the platform. The integrated UHD Graphics 770 provides a fallback display output if the discrete GPU is removed or fails. The multiplier-unlocked nature of the CPU allows for overclocking, though the 1900 MHz base clock and 5.10 GHz boost clock suggest that the factory settings already extract substantial performance. Memory support for both DDR4 and DDR5 means that an upgrade could involve moving to faster DDR5 modules to improve memory-bound workloads, though the dual-channel bus limits the benefit compared to quad-channel platforms.

The GPU's end-of-life status and the CPU's active production status suggest that the CPU has a longer upgrade runway. A future upgrade path would likely involve replacing the RTX 4060 with a more powerful graphics card, as the CPU's 64th percentile rank provides headroom for higher-end GPUs without becoming a severe bottleneck. The 300 W PSU suggestion for the GPU is a baseline; a more powerful GPU would require reassessing the power supply.

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Gaming Performance

The data set contains no measured FPS results for this exact CPU+GPU combination. All gaming performance figures discussed here are estimates derived from the benchmark scores and should be treated as projections, not verified measurements.

Based on the GPU's Passmark G3D score of 19545 and its 61st percentile rank, the RTX 4060 is expected to deliver smooth 1080p gaming at high or ultra settings in most titles. The 8 GB VRAM and 272.0 GB/s bandwidth suggest that 1080p ultra textures will fit comfortably, but 1440p ultra may require reducing some settings to avoid VRAM overflow. The GPU's 15.11 TFLOPS FP32 performance indicates solid rasterization capability, while the 24 RT cores enable ray tracing at playable frame rates, though likely with DLSS enabled for demanding titles.

The CPU's single-core performance (Cinebench R23 single-core score of 3944) is sufficient to avoid CPU bottlenecks at 1080p in most games, where frame rates are often GPU-limited. At lower resolutions or with competitive settings (e.g., 1080p low), the CPU's 24 threads could become a limiting factor, particularly in CPU-intensive titles like simulation games or large multiplayer battles. The Geekbench single-core score of 2437 provides additional evidence of strong per-core performance.

For high-refresh-rate gaming at 1080p, the GPU may fall short of 144 Hz in the most demanding titles without DLSS or frame generation, but should exceed 60 FPS in most games. At 1440p, the expectation is 60 FPS in many titles at high settings, with some games requiring medium settings. The lack of measured FPS data means these are educated estimates based on the GPU's compute capabilities and memory bandwidth, not definitive results.

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CPU Analysis

The Intel Core i7-13700E is a 16-core, 24-thread processor from the Raptor Lake architecture, fabricated on Intel's 10 nm process with a die size of 257 mm². The core configuration includes performance and efficiency cores, though the fact pack does not specify the exact split. The base clock of 1900 MHz is conservative, allowing the 65 W TDP to remain within reasonable limits, while the boost clock of 5.10 GHz provides high single-thread performance when needed.

The cache hierarchy includes 80 KB L1 per core, 2 MB L2 per core, and 30 MB shared L3 cache. This substantial L3 cache is well-suited for workloads with large working sets, such as database queries or scientific simulations. The memory support for both DDR4 and DDR5, with dual-channel memory bus, means that the CPU can adapt to existing memory infrastructure or be paired with newer, faster memory. ECC memory support is a distinguishing feature for this consumer-grade CPU, making it suitable for entry-level workstations where data integrity is critical.

Benchmark results show strong multi-core performance: Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 27941, R20 multi-core of 11735, and R15 multi-core of 2816. These scores place the CPU in the 64th percentile, indicating it outperforms most CPUs in the database. The single-core scores (Cinebench R23 single-core of 3944, Geekbench single-core of 2437) are also respectable, ensuring responsiveness in single-threaded applications. The average benchmark score of 7957 aligns closely with the AMD EPYC 7551P (7952) and Intel Core i9-10980XE (7910), showing that this mid-range desktop CPU rival enterprise-class parts from previous generations.

The integrated UHD Graphics 770 provides basic display output and hardware acceleration for video playback, though it is not designed for gaming or compute tasks. The PCIe Gen 5 support with 16 lanes (CPU only) ensures that the CPU will not bottleneck future high-bandwidth devices, such as NVMe SSDs or next-generation GPUs.

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Build Overview

This build pairs the Intel Core i7-13700E, a 16-core/24-thread desktop CPU from the Raptor Lake generation, with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060, an Ada Lovelace architecture GPU from the GeForce 40-series. The build class is desktop, indicating a stationary PC configuration with the CPU and GPU mounted on a motherboard with Intel Socket 1700.

The combined percentile of 63 places this system above the majority of CPU+GPU pairings in the database, indicating a mid-to-upper mainstream tier. The CPU's 64th percentile and GPU's 61st percentile are closely aligned, suggesting that this build is balanced for general-purpose use, including gaming, productivity, and content creation. The GPU is end-of-life (released May 2023), while the CPU remains active (released January 2023), meaning that the CPU has a longer expected availability.

The GPU's launch MSRP is 299 USD. The system's overall tier is defined by the combined 63rd percentile, which means it outperforms roughly 63% of all recorded builds. This is not an enthusiast or high-end tier, but it is a capable mainstream configuration that can handle a wide range of tasks without major compromises. The 65 W TDP of the CPU and 115 W TDP of the GPU suggest that the system has modest power requirements, making it suitable for standard ATX or even some compact cases, provided the GPU's 240 mm length is accommodated.

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Benchmark Performance

The CPU's benchmark suite shows a consistent pattern of strong multi-core and decent single-core performance. The Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 27941 is the highest Cinebench result in the pack, followed by R20 multi-core at 11735 and R15 multi-core at 2816. Geekbench multi-core scores 12728. Single-core results include Cinebench R23 at 3944, R20 at 1656, R15 at 397, and Geekbench at 2437. The CPU's average benchmark score is 7957, with a percentile of 64.

The GPU's benchmark suite includes 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 at 2302, Geekbench OpenCL at 95057, Vulkan at 48643, and Passmark G3D at 19545. The Passmark DirectX tests show scores of 103 (DX10), 175 (DX11), 76 (DX12), and 236 (DX9), along with G2D at 1037 and GPU Compute at 9213. The GPU's average benchmark score is 17639, with a percentile of 61.

The combined picture reveals a system where the CPU slightly outperforms the GPU in relative percentile terms (64 vs. 61). The CPU's nearest rivals are all server or workstation-class parts (AMD EPYC 7551P, Intel Xeon Gold 6326, Intel Xeon Platinum 8180M), indicating that the i7-13700E punches above its desktop-class weight. The GPU's rivals are a mix of older discrete GPUs and integrated graphics (AMD Radeon HD 7790, Radeon 780M, Radeon Pro 560/460), showing that the RTX 4060 competes at a level where modern features (RT, tensor cores) provide advantages beyond raw rasterization.

The deltaPct values for the CPU range from -1.9% to +0.6%, showing that the i7-13700E is within 2% of its closest competitors. The GPU's deltaPct values range from -0.2% to +0.7%, showing even tighter competition. This suggests that both components are in performance bands where minor clock or driver differences can shift rankings, making the system's overall 63rd percentile a stable but not dominant position.

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Usage Scenarios

High-refresh gaming: The RTX 4060's 15.11 TFLOPS FP32 and 19545 Passmark G3D score support 1080p gaming at high frame rates in most titles, with the CPU's single-core performance (Cinebench R23 single-core 3944) preventing bottlenecks. However, the 8 GB VRAM may limit texture quality in future titles, and 1440p high-refresh gaming is likely beyond the GPU's capability without DLSS. The GPU's 24 RT cores enable ray tracing, but frame rates will be lower unless DLSS is used.

Streaming: The CPU's 16 cores and 24 threads provide ample headroom for software encoding while gaming, as the multi-core Cinebench R23 score of 27941 indicates strong parallel processing. The GPU's tensor cores may also facilitate hardware-accelerated encoding, though the fact pack does not specify NVENC capabilities. The 65 W TDP CPU and 115 W GPU keep thermal and power demands manageable for extended streaming sessions.

Video editing: The CPU's multi-core strength (R20 multi-core 11735) accelerates export and rendering tasks in video editors, while the GPU's 8 GB VRAM and 272.0 GB/s bandwidth handle effects and timeline previews. The combined 63rd percentile suggests that 1080p and light 4K editing are feasible, though 4K multi-stream projects may strain the GPU's memory capacity.

3D rendering: The CPU's R23 multi-core score of 27941 provides solid CPU-based rendering performance, while the GPU's 96 tensor cores and 15.11 TFLOPS FP32 enable GPU-accelerated rendering in supported applications. The 8 GB VRAM is a limitation for large scenes, potentially requiring texture streaming or out-of-core rendering.

Software development: The 24 threads and 30 MB L3 cache support fast compilations and build times, with the Geekbench multi-core score of 12728 indicating strong parallel workloads. The ECC memory support adds reliability for long-running test suites or server-like tasks, and the PCIe Gen 5 lanes allow for fast storage that reduces I/O bottlenecks.

Student and office work: The CPU's 64th percentile and GPU's 61st percentile provide ample performance for productivity suites, web browsing, and multitasking. The 65 W TDP enables quiet cooling and low power bills, while the integrated UHD Graphics 770 serves as a fallback if the GPU encounters issues. The system's balanced performance means that even demanding office tasks like large spreadsheets or data visualization run smoothly, though the GPU is overkill for pure office use.