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Rate My PC: Intel Core i7-13700T + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti

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Top 7% 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
91%
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GPU
96%
PROCESSOR

Intel Core i7-13700T

35,403 Benchmark Score
Top 9% Market Ranking
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti

44,795 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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90-100

Ultimate

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

4K 60+ FPS VR Ready
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 i7-13700T and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti form a desktop build that ranks at the 85th combined percentile in the database, with the CPU at the 85th percentile of all CPUs and the GPU at the 84th percentile of all GPUs. The FACT PACK contains no measured FPS rows for this exact combination, so all frame-rate discussion in this analysis is estimated from synthetic benchmark scores rather than direct game measurements.

FAQ

Q: What CPU and GPU are paired in this build?

A: The build pairs an Intel Core i7-13700T (Raptor Lake, 16 cores, 24 threads) with an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti (Ada Lovelace, AD104 chip). It is a desktop-class configuration with a combined percentile of 85.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The i7-13700T has an average benchmark score of 35403, which puts it within 0.3% of the Intel Core i5-13600T (35305) and 0.1% of the Intel Core i7-12700KF (35365). It sits at the 85th percentile of all CPUs.

Q: How does the GPU compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The RTX 4070 Ti scores 44795 on average, which is 1.6% ahead of the NVIDIA RTX A6000 (44075) and 0.8% behind the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Mobile (45152). It sits at the 84th percentile of all GPUs.

Q: Is there measured FPS data for this combination?

A: No. The FACT PACK contains no measured FPS rows for this exact CPU+GPU pair, so all FPS figures in this page are estimates based on synthetic benchmark scores such as 3DMark Steel Nomad and PassMark G3D.

Q: What memory and storage support does the CPU offer?

A: The i7-13700T supports both DDR4 and DDR5 memory in dual-channel configuration, and it does not support ECC. The memory bus is dual-channel, but no memory bandwidth figure is provided in the FACT PACK.

Q: What PCIe and power specifications apply to this build?

A: The CPU provides PCIe Gen 5 with 20 lanes (CPU only), while the GPU uses a PCIe 4.0 x16 interface. The GPU has a TDP of 285W and a suggested PSU of 600W, while the CPU has a 35W TDP.

Q: What is the release timing and launch MSRP for the components?

A: The CPU was released on 2023-01-03 with a launch MSRP of $384, and the GPU was released on 2023-01-02 with a launch MSRP of $799 USD. The CPU is still active in production, while the GPU is end-of-life.

GPU Analysis

The RTX 4070 Ti is built on the Ada Lovelace architecture using TSMC's 5 nm process, with 35,800 million transistors on a 294 mm² die. It carries 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus, yielding a memory bandwidth of 504.2 GB/s. The memory clock is 1313 MHz (21 Gbps effective). Its base clock is 2310 MHz and boost clock is 2610 MHz, with 7680 shading units, 240 texture mapping units, and 80 render output units. Ray tracing is handled by 60 RT cores, and AI workloads by 240 tensor cores. The GPU produces a pixel rate of 208.8 GPixel/s, a texture rate of 626.4 GTexel/s, and FP32 throughput of 40.09 TFLOPS (also 40.09 TFLOPS for FP16).

In benchmark terms, the GPU scores 5024 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, 213808 in Geekbench Vulkan, and 176953 in Geekbench OpenCL. Its PassMark G3D score is 31624, with a G2D score of 1200. The GPU's 84th percentile ranking places it just behind the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Mobile (-0.8%) and the AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT (-1.3%), while it sits 1.6% ahead of the NVIDIA RTX A6000 and 1.7% ahead of the Intel Arc A730M. These numbers indicate the GPU is a strong upper-mid-range part, and the near-parity with the RTX A6000 in average score suggests it can handle demanding rendering tasks with substantial compute throughput. The 60 RT cores and 240 tensor cores are the hardware foundation for ray-traced and DLSS-style workloads, though the FACT PACK does not list specific frame rates.

Gaming Performance

No measured FPS data exists for the i7-13700T + RTX 4070 Ti combination, so all frame rate figures in this section are estimates from synthetic benchmark scores. The GPU's 5024 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 and 213808 in Geekbench Vulkan indicate strong API-level performance, while the CPU's 2490 Geekbench single-core and 3282 Cinebench R23 single-core scores suggest it can feed a modern GPU without being the primary limit in most games. The CPU's 16 cores and 24 threads also provide ample multi-threaded headroom for modern titles.

At 1080p, the RTX 4070 Ti's 40.09 TFLOPS FP32 and 504.2 GB/s bandwidth should comfortably drive high refresh rates in most titles, but because the CPU is a 35W TDP part with a 4.9 GHz boost clock, the CPU may be the limiting factor in CPU-bound scenes. At 1440p, the GPU's 12 GB of GDDR6X memory and 504.2 GB/s bandwidth are well-suited for high-detail rendering; the GPU's 84th percentile ranking suggests it can handle heavy effects without exhausting memory in most games. At 4K, the 12 GB VRAM could be a constraint in extremely memory-hungry titles, though the GPU's bandwidth and tensor cores provide a solid foundation for DLSS-style upscaling. The PassMark G3D score of 31624 reinforces the GPU's strong 3D capability, and the PassMark GPU compute score of 18396 shows good compute throughput. These are estimates, not measured FPS.

Balance and Bottleneck

The combined 85th percentile for this build reflects a well-matched pair, with the CPU at 85th and the GPU at 84th percentile. The CPU's average benchmark score of 35403 is 0.1% above the Intel Core i7-12700KF and 0.3% above the Intel Core i5-13600T, while the GPU's 44795 is 1.6% above the RTX A6000. This near-equal percentile alignment suggests that neither component is overwhelmingly stronger than the other, but the 35W TDP CPU may be the more power-constrained element in the pairing.

The CPU's 24 threads and 30 MB of shared L3 cache (with 2 MB per core L2 and 80 KB per core L1) provide strong multi-core support, while the GPU's 60 RT cores and 240 tensor cores indicate a parallel compute-heavy design. In gaming workloads, the GPU's 285W TDP and 504.2 GB/s bandwidth are the primary drivers of frame output, so the CPU's 35W TDP is unlikely to hold back the GPU in GPU-bound scenes. In CPU-bound scenarios, however, the i7-13700T's 4.9 GHz boost and 24 threads should still keep frame times reasonable, but the single-thread score of 2490 Geekbench (and 3821 PassMark single-thread) suggests it is not the fastest possible CPU for games. The benchmark scores show no direct FPS scaling data, so the bottleneck analysis is qualitative: the GPU is likely the primary driver of gaming performance, while the CPU's 35W power envelope makes it the weaker partner in compute-heavy tasks that scale with core count.

Benchmark Performance

The CPU's benchmark suite shows a strong multi-threaded profile: Cinebench R23 multi-core scores 23248, R20 multi-core 9764, and R15 multi-core 2343. Single-core scores are 330 (R15), 1378 (R20), and 3282 (R23). Geekbench multi-core is 11573 and single-core 2490. PassMark results include multi-thread 28211, single-thread 3821, integer math 105397, floating-point math 73928, and data encryption 19230. The CPU's average benchmark score is 35403, ranking at the 85th percentile. It is within 0.3% of the Intel Core i5-13600T (35305) and 0.1% of the Intel Core i7-12700KF (35365), placing it in a tight cluster of strong mid-range parts.

The GPU's benchmark scores are: 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 5024, Geekbench OpenCL 176953, Geekbench Vulkan 213808, PassMark G3D 31624, and PassMark GPU compute 18396. Its average score of 44795 puts it at the 84th percentile, with the nearest rival being the RTX A6000 (44075, 1.6% slower) and the RTX 5090 Mobile (45152, 0.8% faster). Combined, the build reaches the 85th percentile, indicating that the CPU and GPU are both above the 80th percentile and thus provide a high-end desktop experience. The CPU's Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 23248 is a strong indicator of content-creation performance, while the GPU's 3DMark Steel Nomad score of 5024 supports high-end 3D rendering. The overall picture is a balanced high-tier desktop that can handle both productivity and graphics-heavy workloads.

Upgrade Path and Platform

The CPU uses Intel Socket 1700, which is the platform for 13th-gen Raptor Lake processors. It supports both DDR4 and DDR5 memory in dual-channel mode, and it does not support ECC. The CPU offers PCIe Gen 5 with 20 lanes (CPU only), while the GPU uses PCIe 4.0 x16. This means the GPU can run at full bandwidth on the current platform, but a future GPU upgrade to a PCIe 5.0 card would still work at PCIe 4.0 x16 speeds unless the CPU is also upgraded.

The GPU's suggested PSU is 600W, and its TDP is 285W, while the CPU has a 35W TDP. A 600W PSU provides enough headroom for the current pairing, but a future GPU with a higher power draw would require a larger PSU. The GPU uses a single 16-pin power connector, which is a 12VHPWR-style connector. The CPU's 35W TDP is exceptionally low for a 16-core part, which means the cooling requirements are modest, but the GPU's 285W TDP and dual-slot cooler (285 mm length, 112 mm height, 42 mm width) require a case with sufficient clearance. The CPU is active in production, while the GPU is end-of-life, so the GPU is the component most likely to be replaced next. A sensible next upgrade would be a CPU with a higher single-thread score to complement the GPU, or a newer GPU generation (successor is GeForce 50) if the current GPU's 12 GB VRAM becomes insufficient.

CPU Analysis

The Intel Core i7-13700T is a Raptor Lake-S desktop CPU with 16 cores and 24 threads. It runs at a base clock of 1400 MHz and boosts to 4.90 GHz, with a TDP of 35W. The architecture is Raptor Lake (codename Raptor Lake-S), fabricated on Intel's 10 nm process with a die size of 257 mm². The cache hierarchy includes 80 KB of L1 per core, 2 MB of L2 per core, and 30 MB of shared L3 cache. It supports DDR4 and DDR5 memory in dual-channel mode, but does not support ECC. The integrated GPU is UHD Graphics 770, and the CPU is multiplier-unlocked.

In benchmark terms, the CPU achieves a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 23248 and single-core 3282, which is a strong multi-core result. The Geekbench multi-core score is 11573 and single-core 2490. PassMark multithread score is 28211, with a single-thread score of 3821. The PassMark integer math score is 105397 and floating point math 73928, indicating good arithmetic performance for compute tasks. The data compression score is 327700 and data encryption 19230, which are high for compression workloads. The CPU's 85th percentile ranking places it just below the Intel Core 5 213PE (35428, -0.1%) and just above the Intel Core i7-12700KF (35365, +0.1%). This means the 13700T is effectively tied with several other strong mid-range desktop CPUs.

Real-world implications: the 16-core, 24-thread layout is well-suited for video encoding, 3D rendering, and software compilation, where multi-core scaling matters. The 35W TDP is unusually low for a 16-core part, suggesting it is designed for power-conscious desktops, but the 4.9 GHz boost keeps single-thread performance competitive. The 30 MB L3 cache helps reduce memory latency for cache-sensitive workloads, and the 2 MB per-core L2 is generous.

Build Overview

This is a desktop-class build (buildClass: "desktop") that pairs a 16-core, 24-thread CPU with a 12 GB VRAM GPU. The combined percentile is 85, meaning the entire build outperforms roughly 85% of all systems in the database. The CPU's 85th percentile and GPU's 84th percentile are very close, which means the build is well balanced in terms of raw compute potential. The GPU has a 285W TDP and the CPU has a 35W TDP, so the GPU is clearly the dominant power draw and the primary driver of 3D performance. The build's tier is high-mid to high-end, based on the 85th percentile combined and the individual percentiles.

The GPU is based on the Ada Lovelace architecture with 60 RT cores and 240 tensor cores, giving it strong ray tracing and AI compute. The CPU's 16 cores and 24 threads provide substantial multi-threaded compute. The build is a typical high-performance desktop for gaming and content creation, but the GPU's end-of-life status and 12 GB VRAM may limit its future-proofing compared to a newer GPU with more memory. The CPU's low TDP (35W) is a distinctive feature, suggesting a power-efficient desktop design that still delivers strong performance.

Who Should Build It

This build is well suited for gamers targeting high-refresh 1080p and 1440p play, given the GPU's 84th percentile ranking and the CPU's 85th percentile single-thread performance. The GPU's 12 GB VRAM and 504.2 GB/s bandwidth are enough for high-detail 1440p gaming, but the lack of measured FPS means these are estimates. Content creators, particularly video editors and 3D artists, would benefit from the CPU's Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 23248 and the GPU's 5024 3DMark Steel Nomad score, which indicate strong rendering capability. Software developers will find the 16-core/24-thread CPU useful for compiling large codebases, with PassMark integer math of 105361 supporting CPU-heavy workloads. Students and small business workstations would appreciate the low CPU TDP (35W) for power efficiency, and the GPU's compute capacity can handle spreadsheet and database tasks, but the build is overkill for basic office work.

Usage Scenarios

High-refresh gaming: The RTX 4070 Ti's 40.09 TFLOPS and 84th percentile ranking suggest it can drive high frame rates at 1080p and 1440p, but the CPU's 35W TDP may limit frame pacing in CPU-bound titles. Expect strong performance in GPU-bound games, but no measured FPS confirms this.

Streaming: The GPU's 60 RT cores and 240 tensor cores support hardware encoding and AI-based effects, and the CPU's 24 threads can handle the overhead of streaming while gaming. The 24-thread CPU is more than enough for the streaming workload.

Video editing: The CPU's Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 23248 and PassMark multithread of 28211 indicate fast rendering and export times. The GPU's 12 GB VRAM and 504.2 GB/s bandwidth accelerate effects and timeline previews.

3D rendering: The GPU's 3DMark Steel Nomad score of 5024 and PassMark G3D of 31624 suggest strong 3D performance, while the CPU's multi-core scores support CPU-based rendering. The 40.09 TFLOPS FP32 throughput is solid for viewport and final-frame work.

Software development: The CPU's 16 cores and 24 threads, combined with 30 MB L3 cache, speed up code compilation and multi-threaded builds. The PassMark integer math of 105.6 million and data compression of 327.7 million indicate good performance for code and data processing.

Student and office work: The CPU's low 35W TDP reduces power draw, and the integrated UHD Graphics 770 is present, but the discrete GPU is not necessary for document and spreadsheet tasks. The build's 85th percentile is overkill for basic office use, but it can handle data-heavy tasks.