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Rate My PC: Intel Core i7-13700K + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

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Top 5% 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

94%

GPU

96%

PROCESSOR

Intel Core i7-13700K

46,881 Benchmark Score

Top 6% Market Ranking

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

54,209 Benchmark Score

Top 4% Market Ranking

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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

Intel Core i7-13700K pairs with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER in a desktop-class build that ranks in the 88th combined percentile. The CPU holds the 89th percentile against all processors, while the GPU sits at the 86th percentile, making this a high-end pairing with balanced strengths across gaming and productivity workloads. The benchmark data measured across 55 games shows an average FPS of 205.8 at 1080p, with the pair ranking 201st out of 3,861 tested combinations.

Upgrade Path and Platform

The Intel Core i7-13700K uses the Intel Socket 1700 platform, built on the Raptor Lake architecture with a 10 nm process node from Intel. The CPU supports both DDR4 and DDR5 memory through a dual-channel memory bus, giving builders flexibility in choosing memory based on availability and platform cost. ECC memory support is included, which matters for workstation use where data integrity is prioritized over raw speed.

The CPU provides Gen 5 PCIe with 20 lanes from the CPU itself, while the GPU connects via PCIe 4.0 x16. This means storage devices can run at Gen 5 speeds directly from the processor, but the graphics card operates on the previous generation interface. The 125 W TDP for the CPU and 320 W TDP for the GPU indicate a system that requires serious power delivery; the suggested PSU rating of 700 W sets the floor for a stable configuration.

With an unlocked multiplier, the 13700K allows overclocking headroom for users who want to extract more performance. The launch MSRP for the CPU is $409, which positions it as a mid-to-high tier processor. A sensible next upgrade within this platform would involve adding more DDR5 capacity or Gen 5 NVMe storage to take advantage of the PCIe lanes, rather than moving to a new socket, since the LGA 1700 platform is mature with existing BIOS support.

Gaming Performance

Measured FPS data at ultra settings reveals a pattern of strong 1080p performance that scales down predictably at higher resolutions. At 1920x1080, the pair achieves 326.1 FPS in Counter-Strike 2 and 542.1 FPS in Valorant, demonstrating capability for high-refresh competitive gaming. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege X runs at 385.9 FPS at 1080p, further confirming esports readiness.

At 2560x1440, the performance remains largely above 100 FPS for most titles. Call of Duty: Warzone runs at 150 FPS, Cyberpunk 2077 maintains 71 FPS, and Red Dead Redemption 2 reaches 65.7 FPS. The scaling from 1080p to 1440p shows roughly 30-40% reductions, typical for a GPU with 16 GB of GDDR6X memory and 256-bit bus width.

At 3840x2160, the picture shifts. Cyberpunk 2077 drops to 47 FPS, Ark: Survival Ascended falls to 18.3 FPS, and Red Dead Redemption 2 manages 42 FPS. These figures indicate the RTX 4080 SUPER handles 4K for many titles but struggles with the most demanding releases at ultra settings. Microsoft Flight Simulator holds 66.9 FPS at 4K, while lighter titles like Valorant still hit 474.8 FPS. The data shows this pairing is optimal for 1440p high-refresh gaming, with acceptable 4K performance in less demanding games.

Benchmark Performance

The CPU achieves a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 30,745 and a single-core score of 2,116, while Geekbench multi-core reaches 19,429 and single-core 2,529. The 16-core, 24-thread configuration with a 5.40 GHz boost clock drives these results. In 3DMark, the CPU scores 12,412 at max threads and 1,136 single-thread, showing strong scaling from 2 threads (2,262) through 8 threads (8,193).

The GPU posts a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 6,600 and Geekbench OpenCL score of 219,065. PassMark G3D reaches 34,245, while GPU compute hits 19,822. The 52.22 TFLOPS FP32 performance translates to serious compute throughput.

The CPU's average benchmark score of 46,881 places it in the 89th percentile, with nearest rivals including the AMD Ryzen 9 5900 at 46,971 (0.2% higher) and AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX at 46,654 (0.5% lower). The GPU's average score of 54,209 sits at the 86th percentile, with the RTX 4080 (non-SUPER) at 54,247 (0.1% higher) as the closest rival. The combined percentile of 88 reflects a system where both components exceed 85% of alternatives, though neither reaches the top tier.

Balance and Bottleneck

The data indicates a well-balanced pairing where neither component consistently dominates the other. CPU-intensive workloads like physics processing (PassMark physics score of 2,716) and data compression (595,292) show the 13700K's strength, while GPU compute tasks leverage the 45,900 million transistor chip.

At 1080p, the high FPS figures in esports titles (714 FPS in CS:GO, 542.1 FPS in Valorant) suggest the CPU can feed the GPU effectively, as these frame rates exceed what most displays support. At 4K, the GPU becomes the limiting factor in demanding titles like Ark: Survival Ascended (18.3 FPS) and Cyberpunk 2077 (47 FPS), where the 736.3 GB/s bandwidth and 80 RT cores determine performance.

The 3DMark thread scaling shows the CPU gains 8,155 points going from 2 to 8 threads, then only 4,219 more from 8 to max threads, indicating diminishing returns beyond 8 threads for gaming workloads. This suggests the CPU has headroom for multitasking during gaming, such as streaming or background tasks, without bottlenecking the GPU.

FAQ

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

A: The CPU uses Intel Socket 1700, which supports DDR4 and DDR5 memory through a dual-channel memory bus.

Q: How much VRAM does the RTX 4080 SUPER have and what is its bandwidth?

A: The GPU has 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus, delivering 736.3 GB/s bandwidth.

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

A: The build ranks in the 88th combined percentile, with the CPU at the 89th percentile and GPU at the 86th percentile.

Q: Can this system handle 4K gaming?

A: At 3840x2160, the pair achieves 127 FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone and 47 FPS in Cyberpunk 2077, but drops to 18.3 FPS in Ark: Survival Ascended, indicating selective 4K capability.

Q: What power supply is recommended for this build?

A: The suggested PSU rating is 700 W, based on the CPU's 125 W TDP and GPU's 320 W TDP.

Q: Does the CPU support overclocking?

A: Yes, the 13700K has an unlocked multiplier, allowing manual overclocking within the LGA 1700 platform.

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

A: The RTX 4080 SUPER uses the Ada Lovelace architecture on a 5 nm process from TSMC, with 80 RT cores and 320 tensor cores.

Who Should Build It

Gamers targeting 1440p high-refresh monitors will find this pairing ideal, with 150 FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone and 214.4 FPS in Counter-Strike 2 at that resolution. Competitive esports players benefit from 542.1 FPS in Valorant at 1080p, ensuring frame rates far beyond display refresh capabilities.

Content creators working with video editing software will leverage the CPU's 30,745 Cinebench R23 multi-core score and the GPU's 219,065 OpenCL score for accelerated rendering. The 16 cores and 24 threads handle multi-track timelines, while the 16 GB VRAM allows for large texture caches in 3D applications.

Software developers compiling large codebases will see strong performance from the 12412 3DMark max-thread score and 154,446 PassMark integer math score. The ECC memory support adds reliability for long-running build processes.

Students in engineering or data science programs benefit from the PassMark floating point score of 114,867 for numerical simulations, while the integrated UHD Graphics 770 provides a fallback display output. Small business workstations handling spreadsheets and database work will find the 595,292 data compression score useful for file operations.

GPU Analysis

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER packs 10,240 shading units, 320 TMUs, and 112 ROPs, with 80 RT cores and 320 tensor cores on the Ada Lovelace architecture. The 5 nm process from TSMC houses 45,900 million transistors on a 379 mm² die, achieving a transistor density of 121.1M per mm².

Memory performance comes from 16 GB of GDDR6X on a 256-bit bus, producing 736.3 GB/s bandwidth. The base clock runs at 2295 MHz with a boost of 2550 MHz, while memory operates at 1438 MHz (23 Gbps effective). These specifications yield a pixel rate of 285.6 GPixel/s and texture rate of 816.0 GTexel/s.

The FP32 compute of 52.22 TFLOPS matches FP16 at a 1:1 ratio, simplifying mixed-precision workloads. The passmark G3D score of 34,245 and 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 6,600 place it at the 86th percentile, with the standard RTX 4080 only 0.1% higher. The GPU's 86th percentile ranking means it outperforms 86% of all GPUs, but the nearest rivals show it sits in a competitive cluster where the RTX 4080 and Radeon Pro W5700X are within 1.1% difference.

The DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2) and Vulkan 1.4 support ensure compatibility with modern rendering APIs. Display outputs include 1x HDMI 2.1 and 3x DisplayPort 1.4a, supporting multi-monitor setups.

Build Overview

This is a desktop-class pairing of Intel's Core i7-13700K with NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER, achieving an 88th combined percentile. The CPU ranks 89th among all processors, while the GPU ranks 86th among all GPUs, creating a system where both components sit comfortably in the upper tier without reaching the top 10%.

The average FPS across 55 games at 1080p is 205.8, ranking 201st out of 3,861 pairs. This places the build in the top 5% of tested combinations by raw FPS, though the ranking reflects average performance across a wide game library rather than peak esports performance.

The pairing works well because both components fall in similar percentile ranges, avoiding the imbalance seen when a top-tier GPU is paired with a mid-range CPU. The measured FPS data confirms this balance, with no single game showing a dramatic CPU or GPU bottleneck that would indicate a mismatch.

CPU Analysis

The Intel Core i7-13700K uses the Raptor Lake-S architecture on a 10 nm process, featuring 16 cores and 24 threads. The base clock of 3.40 GHz boosts to 5.40 GHz, with a 125 W TDP. The chip measures 257 mm² and includes 80 KB L1 cache per core, 2 MB L2 per core, and 30 MB shared L3 cache.

Benchmark results show strong multi-threaded performance: Cinebench R23 multi-core reaches 30,745, while Geekbench multi-core hits 19,429. Single-thread scores of 2,116 in Cinebench R23 and 2,529 in Geekbench demonstrate excellent per-core performance for the 5.40 GHz boost clock.

The PassMark suite reveals workload-specific strengths: integer math scores 154,446, floating point 114,867, and extended instructions 36,625. Data encryption hits 33,249, while data compression reaches 595,292, showing the CPU handles both compute and IO tasks efficiently. The single-thread PassMark of 4,333 and multi-thread of 45,887 place it at the 89th percentile, with the nearest rival AMD Ryzen 9 5900 just 0.2% higher in average score.

The 16 cores with 24 threads provide substantial parallelism for rendering, compilation, and scientific computing. The DDR4 and DDR5 support allows builders to choose memory based on budget, while ECC support adds an enterprise feature not commonly found in consumer CPUs.

Usage Scenarios

High-refresh gaming at 1080p and 1440p is this build's strongest scenario. At 1080p, Counter-Strike 2 runs at 326.1 FPS and Valorant at 542.1 FPS, while 1440p still delivers 214.4 FPS and 513.8 FPS respectively. The 714 FPS in CS:GO at 1080p shows the CPU's single-thread strength.

Streaming while gaming benefits from the 24 threads, which handle encoding and game logic simultaneously. The CPU's 3DMark 16-thread score of 10,717 indicates headroom for background tasks during gameplay, while the GPU's 320 tensor cores could handle AI-based encoding.

Video editing in applications like Premiere Pro will leverage the 30,745 Cinebench R23 multi-core score for timeline processing and the GPU's 219,065 OpenCL score for effects rendering. The 16 GB VRAM allows for multiple 4K streams in the timeline.

3D rendering in Blender or similar tools uses the CPU's 24 threads for physics simulation (PassMark physics 2,716) and the GPU's 52.22 TFLOPS for final frame rendering. The combination of 80 RT cores and 320 tensor cores accelerates ray tracing and denoising.

Software development benefits from the 595,292 data compression score for build artifacts and the 154,446 integer math score for algorithm execution. Large codebases compile faster with 16 cores, while the single-thread performance handles serial compilation stages.

Student and office workloads are over-served by this hardware, but the ECC memory support and 16-core count provide future-proofing for data analysis courses. Spreadsheet operations and document processing use a fraction of the CPU's capability, leaving power available for virtualization or large datasets.

Rate My PC: Intel Core i7-13700K + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

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System Balance Analysis

Intel Core i7-13700K

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

Market Position

Game Performance Benchmarks

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

Valorant

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

Minecraft

Minecraft: Java Edition

Performance Insights

Optimal Performance

4K Gaming Ready

Performance Tiers Explained

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High-End

Mid-Range

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Legacy

Upgrade Path and Platform

Gaming Performance

Benchmark Performance

Balance and Bottleneck

FAQ

Who Should Build It

GPU Analysis

Build Overview

CPU Analysis

Usage Scenarios

4K Gaming Performance

Cyberpunk 2077

Red Dead Redemption 2

Microsoft Flight Simulator

Control

Call of Duty: Warzone

Fortnite

1440p Gaming Performance

Cyberpunk 2077

Red Dead Redemption 2

Microsoft Flight Simulator

Control

Call of Duty: Warzone

Fortnite

1080p Gaming Performance

Cyberpunk 2077

Red Dead Redemption 2

Microsoft Flight Simulator

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Call of Duty: Warzone

Fortnite

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