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Rate My PC: Intel Core i7-14700K + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER

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96 Score

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96 / 100

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

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System Balance Analysis

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CPU

96%

GPU

96%

PROCESSOR

Intel Core i7-14700K

69,355 Benchmark Score

Top 4% Market Ranking

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER

43,223 Benchmark Score

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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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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

This build pairs the Intel Core i7-14700K with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER, creating a desktop platform that targets high-refresh 1440p gaming and substantial multi-threaded productivity. The data shows a combined percentile of 89 across all CPU/GPU pairings, with the CPU scoring in the 94th percentile and the GPU in the 83rd percentile, indicating a well-matched system where neither component drastically overshadows the other in average benchmark scores.

Upgrade Path and Platform

The Core i7-14700K uses the Intel Socket 1700, which is the mounting interface for the Raptor Lake architecture. This is a desktop-class platform with a 125 W TDP, and the data lists a suggested power supply of 550 W for the GPU when paired with this CPU. The platform supports both DDR4 and DDR5 memory through a dual-channel memory bus, and it includes ECC memory support, which is a feature typically associated with workstation reliability. PCIe connectivity is provided by Gen 5 with 16 lanes available from the CPU, which is the primary interface for a discrete graphics card.

For a sensible next upgrade, the data indicates the CPU has an unlocked multiplier, making it a candidate for overclocking within the same socket. The memory support for both DDR4 and DDR5 means a user could carry over older DDR4 modules or adopt newer DDR5 kits, though the exact bandwidth figures are not specified in the data. The integrated UHD Graphics 770 provides a fallback display output, which is useful for troubleshooting or basic tasks without the discrete GPU installed. The GPU itself uses a PCIe 4.0 x16 bus interface, so it is compatible with the CPU’s Gen 5 slot, running at the older standard’s speed. The platform’s production status is listed as Active for the CPU, while the GPU is marked End-of-life, suggesting the CPU has a longer remaining support window. The power connectors on the GPU are a single 16-pin, and the suggested PSU of 550 W frames the minimum headroom; upgrading to a higher-wattage unit would be the only necessary change if a future GPU demands more, but the current data does not specify that requirement.

Benchmark Performance

The CPU’s benchmark results show a strong multi-threaded presence. In Cinebench R23, the multicore score reaches 33440.5, while the single-core score is 2160. The Geekbench multicore score is 20767, with a single-core score of 2569. The PassMark multithread score of 52392 further corroborates this, alongside a single-thread score of 4472. In the average benchmark score across all tests, the i7-14700K achieves 69355, placing it in the 94th percentile of all CPUs. Its nearest rivals include the AMD EPYC 9115 with an average score of 69288 (a 0.1% delta), the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X at 69515 (-0.2% delta), the AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX at 69875 (-0.7% delta), and the AMD Ryzen 7 9700F at 69996 (-0.9% delta). This places the i7-14700K within a 1% margin of several high-end server and desktop parts, indicating it trades blows with the previous generation’s flagship 16-core parts.

On the GPU side, the RTX 4070 SUPER delivers a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 4627, a Geekbench OpenCL score of 172795, and a Vulkan score of 205624. The PassMark G3D score is 29995, with a GPU compute score of 17108. The GPU’s average benchmark score is 43223, placing it in the 83rd percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rivals are the NVIDIA Quadro M6000 24 GB at 43262 (-0.1% delta), the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile at 43268 (-0.1% delta), the NVIDIA Quadro M6000 at 43301 (-0.2% delta), and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile at 43667 (-1% delta). The combined picture is that the CPU is slightly stronger relative to its own pool than the GPU is to its pool, but the delta percentages show the GPU is essentially tied with its closest competitors, while the CPU sits in a similar tight band around its rivals.

Gaming Performance

The measured FPS data, which is based on actual testing (dataIsMeasured is true), shows how this pairing performs across a wide range of titles at three resolutions. At 1920x1080, the system delivers high frame rates in esports and lighter titles: Counter-Strike 2 runs at 281.8 FPS, Valorant at 561.8 FPS, and Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege at 336 FPS. More demanding single-player games also perform well, with Cyberpunk 2077 at 83.8 FPS, Red Dead Redemption 2 at 77 FPS, and Microsoft Flight Simulator at 103.5 FPS. At 2560x1440, the frame rates remain strong for competitive play, with Valorant at 533.8 FPS, Counter-Strike 2 at 189.4 FPS, and Call of Duty: Warzone at 154 FPS. Heavier titles see a drop, but they stay playable: Cyberpunk 2077 at 62.4 FPS, Red Dead Redemption 2 at 55.7 FPS, and Microsoft Flight Simulator at 81.6 FPS. At 3840x2160, the system begins to show its limits on the most demanding games; Cyberpunk 2077 drops to 41.5 FPS, Red Dead Redemption 2 to 40.1 FPS, and Ark: Survival Ascended to 12.7 FPS, while lighter titles like Valorant remain high at 441.1 FPS and Counter-Strike 2 at 102.8 FPS.

The average FPS across all tested games is 180.9, and the pair ranks 557th out of 3732 pairs by FPS. This indicates the system is in the top tier of gaming performance for this database. The data shows a clear scaling pattern: from 1080p to 1440p, the frame rate drop is often 30-40%, and from 1440p to 4K, another 40-50% drop occurs, which is typical for a GPU with 12 GB of memory and a 192-bit bus.

Who Should Build It

This build is suited for gamers who prioritize high-refresh 1440p gaming, as the measured FPS at 2560x1440 exceeds 144 FPS in several titles like Counter-Strike 2 (189.4 FPS) and Call of Duty: Warzone (154 FPS). It is also a strong option for content creators who need the CPU’s multi-threaded performance; the Cinebench R23 multicore score of 33440.5 and PassMark multithread score of 52392 indicate heavy rendering tasks will complete quickly. Software developers and students compiling large codebases or running virtual machines would benefit from the 20 cores and 28 threads, which provide high parallel throughput. Small business workstations that require ECC memory support and a 94th-percentile CPU would find this platform suitable, though the GPU’s 83rd percentile ranking is more geared toward graphics acceleration than pure compute. Gamers at 4K should note that while some titles hit 60 FPS (Control at 60 FPS and The Medium at 39 FPS), the system is not consistently capable of 4K 60 FPS in the most demanding titles, so this build is best targeted at 1080p and 1440p users.

Balance and Bottleneck

The data suggests a balanced pairing, but the bottleneck shifts depending on the workload. In gaming, the GPU is the primary limiter at higher resolutions. The FPS scaling from 1080p to 1440p shows a drop in most games, such as Cyberpunk 2077 going from 83.8 to 62.4 FPS, which indicates the GPU is becoming the constraint. At 4K, the GPU is clearly the limiting factor, with many titles falling below 60 FPS, including Red Dead Redemption 2 at 40.1 FPS. The CPU’s single-core performance, however, is strong enough to avoid being the bottleneck in esports titles, as evidenced by the high frame rates at 1080p (Valorant at 561.8 FPS), where the CPU’s single-thread score of 4472 in PassMark supports high IPC demands. In productivity workloads, the CPU is the primary driver, and the GPU’s compute capabilities are secondary. The PassMark GPU compute score of 17108 is modest compared to the CPU’s multithread score, so for tasks like 3D rendering that rely on CPU cores, the i7-14700K will be the limiting factor only if the software is not GPU-accelerated. The percentile difference (94th for CPU, 83rd for GPU) suggests that in mixed workloads, the CPU has more headroom, meaning the GPU may be the first component to cap performance in graphics-heavy tasks.

GPU Analysis

The RTX 4070 SUPER is built on the Ada Lovelace architecture using a 5 nm process from TSMC. It has 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus, delivering a memory bandwidth of 504.2 GB/s. The memory clock is listed as 1313 MHz, which translates to 21 Gbps effective. The GPU has 7168 shading units, 224 texture mapping units, and 80 raster output units. It features 56 ray tracing cores and 224 tensor cores, which are essential for RTX features like DLSS and ray-traced effects. The base clock is 1980 MHz, with a boost clock of 2475 MHz. The FP32 performance is 35.48 TFLOPS, with a 1:1 ratio for FP16, meaning both precision levels are equally fast. The pixel rate is 198.0 GPixel/s, and the texture rate is 554.4 GTexel/s.

In benchmark scores, the GPU’s 3DMark Steel Nomad score of 4627 indicates good DX12 performance, while the Geekbench Vulkan score of 205624 suggests strong Vulkan API utilization. The PassMark G3D score of 29995 places it in the 83rd percentile, and its nearest rivals are within a 1% margin, showing it is a mid-tier high-end part. The ray tracing cores (56) and tensor cores (224) are present in sufficient quantity to handle modern RT workloads, but the data does not provide specific RT benchmark scores. For rendering, the FP32 and FP16 performance are identical, which is unusual and may benefit compute tasks that use FP16. The GPU’s TDP is 220 W, and it requires a 550 W power supply. The display outputs include 1x HDMI 2.1 and 3x DisplayPort 1.4a, supporting multi-monitor setups. The GPU is marked End-of-life, so it is no longer in production, but the data shows it remains competitive with current mobile parts like the RTX 4090 Mobile, which is only 1% faster in average benchmark score.

FAQ

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

A: The combined percentile is 89, indicating it outperforms 89% of all CPU/GPU pairs in the database.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rival, the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X?

A: The i7-14700K has an average benchmark score of 69355, which is 0.2% lower than the Ryzen 9 7950X's score of 69515, making them statistically equivalent.

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

A: The RTX 4070 SUPER has 12 GB of GDDR6X memory with a bandwidth of 504.2 GB/s over a 192-bit bus.

Q: Can this system run Valorant at 4K resolution with high frame rates?

A: Yes, the measured FPS for Valorant at 3840x2160 is 441.1 FPS, which is well above any typical refresh rate.

Q: Does the CPU support ECC memory?

A: Yes, the Intel Core i7-14700K includes ECC memory support, which is listed in the platform specifications.

Q: What is the suggested power supply wattage for this GPU?

A: The suggested PSU for the RTX 4070 SUPER is 550 W, based on the GPU's TDP of 220 W and the CPU's 125 W TDP.

Q: How does the GPU compare to the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile?

A: The RTX 4070 SUPER has an average benchmark score of 43223, which is 1% lower than the RTX 4090 Mobile's score of 43667.

Build Overview

This is a desktop-class build (buildClass: desktop) that combines the Intel Core i7-14700K with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER. The CPU is a 20-core, 28-thread processor from the Core 14th Gen series, based on the Raptor Lake architecture, and it achieves a 94th percentile ranking among all CPUs. The GPU is a GeForce 40-series part with an 83rd percentile ranking among all GPUs. The combined percentile of 89 places this pairing in the upper echelon of systems, and the average FPS across games is 180.9, ranking 557th out of 3732 pairs. This is a high-performance desktop system that excels at 1440p gaming and heavy multi-threaded workloads, with the CPU being the stronger component relative to its peers.

CPU Analysis

The Intel Core i7-14700K has 20 cores and 28 threads, with a base clock of 3.40 GHz and a boost clock of 5.60 GHz. It is built on a 10 nm process node with a die size of 257 mm². The cache hierarchy includes 80 KB of L1 per core, 2 MB of L2 per core, and 33 MB of shared L3 cache. The architecture is Raptor Lake, specifically the Raptor Lake-R refresh, and it uses the Intel Socket 1700. The CPU supports dual-channel DDR4 and DDR5 memory, with ECC support. It has an integrated GPU (UHD Graphics 770) and provides 16 PCIe Gen 5 lanes from the CPU. The TDP is 125 W, and the multiplier is unlocked for overclocking.

In benchmark tests, the CPU’s Cinebench R23 multicore score of 33440.5 is a strong indicator of rendering performance, while the single-core score of 2160 ensures good responsiveness in lightly-threaded tasks. The PassMark multithread score of 52392 and the Geekbench multicore score of 20767 confirm its multi-threaded prowess. The data also includes specialized PassMark tests: data compression at 695234, data encryption at 40091, extended instructions at 40632, find prime numbers at 212, floating point math at 134222, integer math at 182876, physics at 2964, and random string sorting at 74733. These scores suggest the CPU handles a variety of workloads, from encryption to sorting algorithms, with high throughput. The nearest rivals are all within 1% of its average score, placing it in a tightly contested performance tier that includes server-class EPYC parts and previous-gen Ryzen 9 processors.

Usage Scenarios

For high-refresh gaming, the system delivers exceptional performance at 1080p and 1440p, with esports titles like Counter-Strike 2 (281.8 FPS at 1080p, 189.4 FPS at 1440p) and Valorant (561.8 FPS at 1080p) far exceeding 144 Hz monitors. Streaming while gaming is feasible due to the CPU’s 20 cores, which can handle encoding alongside game logic, though the exact streaming performance is not measured in the data. Video editing benefits from the CPU’s high multi-thread score (33440.5 in Cinebench R23), which accelerates rendering timelines, while the GPU’s 35.48 TFLOPS FP32 performance aids in effects and color grading. 3D rendering workloads that are CPU-bound will see strong performance, but GPU-accelerated renderers will be limited by the GPU’s 83rd percentile ranking, with a PassMark GPU compute score of 17108. Software development tasks like compilation and testing are well-served by the 28 threads, and the ECC memory support adds stability for long-running builds. Student and office work is overkill for this system, but the integrated graphics provide a backup if the discrete GPU is disabled, and the single-core performance (4472 in PassMark) ensures snappy application responsiveness. Overall, this build is a versatile desktop workstation that excels in gaming and content creation, with the caveat that 4K gaming on ultra settings is not consistently playable in the most demanding titles, as shown by sub-60 FPS results in Cyberpunk 2077 (41.5 FPS) and Red Dead Redemption 2 (40.1 FPS).

Rate My PC: Intel Core i7-14700K + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER

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Game Performance Benchmarks

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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

Valorant

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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

Performance Insights

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Performance Tiers Explained

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Gaming Performance

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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

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Cyberpunk 2077

Red Dead Redemption 2

Microsoft Flight Simulator

Control

Call of Duty: Warzone

Fortnite

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