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Top 6% of systems. Capable of 4K Ultra gaming and advanced rendering.

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System Balance Analysis

CPU vs GPU performance ratio
Well Balanced
CPU
92%
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GPU
97%
PROCESSOR

Intel Core i7-13700F

39,009 Benchmark Score
Top 8% Market Ranking
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AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE

57,367 Benchmark Score
Top 3% Market Ranking
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0-30
Mid-Range
30-60
High-End
60-85
Enthusiast
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

1440p Ultra 4K High
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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720p-1080p Low Older Games

# Intel Core i7-13700F + AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE

This pairing combines Intel's 13th-generation Raptor Lake desktop processor with AMD's RDNA 4.0 graphics architecture, delivering a high-performance desktop build that sits at the 87th percentile across all CPU and GPU combinations in the benchmark database. The data available for this configuration is entirely benchmark-derived; no measured FPS rows exist for this exact combination, so all gaming performance figures presented here are estimates based on the individual component scores rather than direct testing results.

Upgrade Path and Platform

The Intel Core i7-13700F uses the Intel Socket 1700 platform, which anchors this build to the LGA1700 ecosystem. This socket supports both DDR4 and DDR5 memory, giving builders flexibility in choosing between older, more widely available memory modules or newer DDR5 kits. The memory bus is dual-channel, and the CPU itself provides PCIe Gen 5 with 16 lanes from the processor, which means the RX 9070 GRE's PCIe 5.0 x16 bus interface can operate at full bandwidth without any bottleneck from the platform.

The CPU carries a 65-watt TDP, which is notably modest for a 16-core, 24-thread processor. This low thermal envelope means that a capable air cooler or a modest liquid cooler will suffice, and it also reduces the demands placed on the power supply. The GPU, however, has a 220-watt TDP and requires two 8-pin power connectors, with AMD suggesting a 550-watt power supply for the system. Combined, the CPU's 65 watts and GPU's 220 watts leave substantial headroom within that 550-watt recommendation, so users who stay within the suggested PSU rating have room for drives, fans, and other peripherals without approaching the power supply's limits.

The platform's production status is listed as Active for both components, and the CPU was released on January 3, 2023, while the GPU arrived on May 7, 2025. The CPU's launch MSRP is $359, and the GPU's launch MSRP is $549 USD. For a sensible next upgrade, the platform supports PCIe Gen 5 storage and graphics, so a future GPU upgrade to a higher-tier Radeon RX 9000-series card would slot directly into the existing PCIe 5.0 x16 slot. The dual-channel DDR5 memory support also means that increasing memory capacity or speed is a straightforward path, and the 16-core CPU itself is unlikely to become a limiting factor for several generations of GPU upgrades.

Balance and Bottleneck

The performance balance between the Core i7-13700F and the RX 9070 GRE is well-matched for most workloads. The CPU's average benchmark score is 39,009, placing it at the 86th percentile among all CPUs, while the GPU's average benchmark score is 57,367, placing it at the 87th percentile among all GPUs. The combined percentile for this pairing is 87, indicating that neither component dramatically outclasses the other in overall capability.

In CPU-bound workloads, the i7-13700F's 16 cores and 24 threads provide substantial headroom. The 3DMark results show a scaling pattern from 2,178 with 2 threads to 10,716 with maximum threads, demonstrating strong multi-threaded scaling that will keep pace with the GPU in most gaming scenarios. However, the single-thread score of 1,092 in 3DMark and 4,532 in Cinebench R23 single-core indicate that the CPU's per-core performance is solid but not exceptional, meaning that extremely high-refresh-rate gaming at low resolutions could see the CPU become the limiting factor in frame generation.

The GPU's 12 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus with 432.0 GB/s bandwidth provides ample data throughput for 1440p and even 4K gaming. The RDNA 4.0 architecture with 48 RT cores and 3,072 shading units means the GPU can handle both rasterized and ray-traced workloads. In GPU-bound scenarios, such as 4K gaming with ultra settings, the RX 9070 GRE will be the primary determinant of frame rates, and the CPU will have plenty of remaining capacity for background tasks, streaming encoding, or other concurrent workloads. The balance is such that neither component consistently holds back the other; instead, the limiting factor shifts depending on resolution and workload type.

Usage Scenarios

High-refresh gaming: The combination of the i7-13700F's strong single-thread performance (1,092 in 3DMark single-thread, 4,532 in Cinebench R23 single-core) and the RX 9070 GRE's 34.28 TFLOPS FP32 compute makes this build well-suited for high-refresh gaming at 1440p. The GPU's pixel rate of 267.8 GPixel/s and texture rate of 535.7 GTexel/s indicate it can feed high-resolution displays with detailed textures without stalling.

Streaming: With 24 threads available on the CPU, software encoding for streaming is feasible without significantly impacting gaming performance. The CPU's PassMark multithread score of 38,369 and Cinebench R23 multicore score of 32,101 show that there is substantial multi-threaded capacity to handle both game logic and encoding tasks simultaneously, while the GPU's 12 GB VRAM can handle the frame buffer without pressure.

Video editing: The CPU's 16 cores and 24 threads deliver a Geekbench multicore score of 15,058 and a 3DMark max-threads score of 10,716, which translate to strong performance in export and render tasks. The GPU's OpenCL score of 109,309 in Geekbench indicates that it can accelerate effects and preview rendering in compatible editing software, making this a capable configuration for 4K video timelines.

3D rendering: Cinebench R20 and R23 multicore scores of 13,482 and 32,101 respectively put this CPU in a strong position for CPU-based rendering. The GPU's 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 5,424 suggests that GPU-accelerated rendering is also viable, and the 12 GB VRAM can accommodate moderately complex scenes without running out of memory.

Software development: The CPU's PassMark data compression score of 471,838 and data encryption score of 26,956 indicate fast compilation and secure data handling. The 16 cores and 24 threads allow for parallel builds, and the 30 MB of shared L3 cache provides quick access to frequently used code and data.

Student and office work: The CPU's 65-watt TDP means the system runs cool and quiet under light loads, and the single-thread performance (4,121 in PassMark single-thread) handles everyday productivity tasks rapidly. The GPU's capabilities are overkill for office work, but the system will never feel underpowered for spreadsheets, document editing, or web browsing.

Gaming Performance

No measured FPS data exists for this exact CPU-GPU combination, so all gaming performance figures are estimates derived from the individual benchmark scores rather than direct testing. The data available shows the GPU achieving a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 5,424 and a Geekbench OpenCL score of 109,309, while the CPU delivers a 3DMark max-threads score of 10,716. These results indicate that the pairing will deliver strong 1440p gaming performance with high settings, with the CPU providing sufficient single-thread performance to avoid becoming a bottleneck in most titles.

At 1080p resolution, the CPU's single-thread score of 4,532 in Cinebench R23 suggests that frame rates will be high, but the CPU may become the limiting factor in titles that are highly dependent on per-core performance. At 1440p, the GPU's 34.28 TFLOPS FP32 compute and 432.0 GB/s memory bandwidth position this as a strong configuration for ultra settings in most modern games. At 4K, the GPU's 12 GB VRAM and 267.8 GPixel/s pixel rate will handle demanding scenes, though the 192-bit memory bus may limit performance in titles with extremely large texture sets. The 48 RT cores provide ray-tracing acceleration, but as with all AMD GPUs, ray-traced performance will be lower relative to rasterized performance. Overall, estimated gaming performance puts this combination in the upper tier for 1440p gaming, with 4K gaming viable at high but not necessarily maximum settings.

Who Should Build It

This configuration targets gamers who prioritize 1440p high-refresh-rate gaming as their primary use case. The RX 9070 GRE's 34.28 TFLOPS FP32 compute and 12 GB VRAM, combined with the i7-13700F's 16 cores and 24 threads, deliver the balanced performance needed for smooth frame rates at 1440p with ultra settings in most titles. Gamers who play at 4K will also find this build capable, though they may need to adjust settings in the most demanding games.

Content creators working with video editing or 3D rendering will benefit from the CPU's Cinebench R23 multicore score of 32,101, which indicates strong export and render performance. The GPU's 12 GB VRAM can handle 4K video timelines and moderately complex 3D scenes, making this a viable workstation for freelance creators or small studios.

Software developers will appreciate the CPU's PassMark data compression score of 471,838 and multithread score of 38,369, which translate to fast compilation times and smooth operation of virtual machines or containers. The 16 cores and 24 threads allow for multiple development tasks running concurrently without performance degradation.

Students and small business users who need a single system for both productivity and occasional gaming will find this build more than sufficient. The CPU's 65-watt TDP keeps power consumption reasonable for daily office use, while the GPU provides the capability to handle creative software or entertainment applications when needed. The platform's support for both DDR4 and DDR5 memory also allows for cost flexibility in system assembly.

GPU Analysis

The AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE is built on the Navi 48 chip using RDNA 4.0 architecture on a 4 nm process from TSMC. The chip contains 53,900 million transistors on a 357 mm² die, achieving a transistor density of 151.0 million transistors per square millimeter. The GPU operates at a base clock of 1420 MHz, a game clock of 2220 MHz, and a boost clock of 2790 MHz, with memory clocked at 2250 MHz for 18 Gbps effective.

The 12 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus delivers 432.0 GB/s of bandwidth. This memory configuration is sufficient for 1440p gaming with ultra settings and for 4K gaming in most titles, though the 192-bit bus is narrower than some competing high-end GPUs. The 3,072 shading units, 192 texture mapping units, and 96 raster operation units provide the compute backbone, delivering 34.28 TFLOPS FP32 performance and 34.28 TFLOPS FP16 performance at a 1:1 ratio.

The GPU includes 48 ray-tracing cores, which enable hardware-accelerated ray tracing in supported titles. The pixel rate of 267.8 GPixel/s and texture rate of 535.7 GTexel/s indicate strong fill rate capabilities for high-resolution rendering. The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 5,424 places this GPU at the 87th percentile among all GPUs, with nearest rivals including the Intel Arc A580 at 57,756 average score (-0.7% delta), the AMD Radeon RX 5600 OEM at 58,085 (-1.2% delta), the Intel Arc A570M at 58,239 (-1.5% delta), and the AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT at 58,392 (-1.8% delta). These deltas indicate that the RX 9070 GRE performs within 2% of these rivals, making it a competitive mid-range to upper-mid-range GPU.

The GPU supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4, and it features display outputs of 1x HDMI 2.1b and 3x DisplayPort 2.1a. The dual-slot design and 2x 8-pin power connectors require the suggested 550-watt power supply. The Geekbench OpenCL score of 109,309 indicates strong general-purpose compute performance, which benefits both gaming and content creation workloads.

Benchmark Performance

The CPU's average benchmark score is 39,009, placing it at the 86th percentile among all CPUs. Its nearest rivals include the AMD EPYC 4245P at 39,215 average score (-0.5% delta), the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8845HS at 39,325 (-0.8% delta), the Intel Core Ultra 5 235T at 38,561 (1.2% delta), and the AMD Ryzen AI 7 450 at 39,485 (-1.2% delta). These small deltas show that the i7-13700F performs essentially on par with these competitors, with the Intel Core Ultra 5 235T being the only rival that scores lower.

The GPU's average benchmark score is 57,367, placing it at the 87th percentile among all GPUs. Its nearest rivals are the Intel Arc A580 at 57,756 (-0.7% delta), the AMD Radeon RX 5600 OEM at 58,085 (-1.2% delta), the Intel Arc A570M at 58,239 (-1.5% delta), and the AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT at 58,392 (-1.8% delta). The GPU's score is slightly below all four listed rivals, with deltas ranging from -0.7% to -1.8%, indicating that it sits just below these comparable GPUs in overall benchmark performance.

The combined percentile for this CPU-GPU pairing is 87, reflecting the strong individual performance of both components. The CPU's Cinebench R23 multicore score of 32,101 and the GPU's 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 5,424 together paint a picture of a balanced system that excels in both CPU-intensive and GPU-intensive workloads. The CPU's PassMark multithread score of 38,369 and the GPU's Geekbench OpenCL score of 109,309 confirm that this pairing has substantial compute capability for non-gaming applications as well.

FAQ

Q: What socket does the Intel Core i7-13700F use?

A: The Intel Core i7-13700F uses the Intel Socket 1700 platform.

Q: How much VRAM does the AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE have?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE has 12 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus with 432.0 GB/s bandwidth.

Q: What is the power supply requirement for this GPU?

A: AMD suggests a 550-watt power supply for the Radeon RX 9070 GRE, which has a 220-watt TDP and requires two 8-pin power connectors.

Q: Does the i7-13700F support DDR4 or DDR5 memory?

A: The i7-13700F supports both DDR4 and DDR5 memory in a dual-channel configuration.

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

A: The combined percentile for the Intel Core i7-13700F and AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE is 87.

Q: How does the RX 9070 GRE compare to the Radeon RX 6950 XT in average benchmark score?

A: The RX 9070 GRE scores 57,367, which is 1.8% lower than the RX 6950 XT's average score of 58,392.

Q: What is the process node for the GPU?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE is built on a 4 nm process at TSMC.

CPU Analysis

The Intel Core i7-13700F is a 16-core, 24-thread processor based on the Raptor Lake architecture, specifically the Raptor Lake-S codename. It operates at a base clock of 2.10 GHz and a boost clock of 5.20 GHz, with a 65-watt TDP. The CPU is manufactured on Intel's 10 nm process with a die size of 257 mm². The cache hierarchy includes 80 KB of L1 cache per core, 2 MB of L2 cache per core, and 30 MB of shared L3 cache. It supports both DDR4 and DDR5 memory in a dual-channel configuration, and it provides PCIe Gen 5 with 16 lanes from the CPU.

The CPU's benchmark results show strong multi-threaded performance, with a 3DMark max-threads score of 10,716 and a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 32,101. The scaling from 2 threads (2,178 in 3DMark) to 24 threads (10,716) demonstrates excellent parallel scaling, making this processor well-suited for multi-threaded workloads such as video rendering, code compilation, and scientific computing. The Cinebench R20 multicore score of 13,482 and the Geekbench multicore score of 15,058 reinforce this assessment.

Single-thread performance is also solid, with a 3DMark single-thread score of 1,092, a Cinebench R23 single-core score of 4,532, and a Cinebench R20 single-core score of 1,903. The PassMark single-thread score of 4,121 indicates that the CPU handles everyday tasks and lightly threaded applications with ease. The PassMark integer math score of 141,370 and floating-point math score of 100,422 demonstrate strong arithmetic processing capability, while the data compression score of 471,838 and data encryption score of 26,956 indicate efficient handling of data-intensive operations.

The CPU's 86th percentile ranking among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 39,009, places it in the upper tier of desktop processors. Its nearest rivals, the AMD EPYC 4245P, AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8845HS, Intel Core Ultra 5 235T, and AMD Ryzen AI 7 450, all score within 1.2% of the i7-13700F, indicating that this processor is competitively positioned against both AMD and Intel alternatives. The 16-core, 24-thread configuration, combined with the 30 MB L3 cache, provides a strong foundation for gaming, content creation, and professional workloads. The CPU's 65-watt TDP makes it efficient for its performance class, and the unlocked multiplier is not available (multiplierUnlocked: false), meaning overclocking is not supported, but the robust boost clock of 5.20 GHz provides high performance out of the box.