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Rate My PC: Intel Core i7-14700K + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090

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96%

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98%

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Intel Core i7-14700K

69,355 Benchmark Score

Top 4% Market Ranking

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090

79,842 Benchmark Score

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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

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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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The pairing of an Intel Core i7-14700K with an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 is a top-tier desktop combination — a combined percentile of 93 across all tracked builds — with the pair ranking 28th out of 3861 CPU+GPU pairings by average frame rate at 232.5 FPS across the measured game set. The CPU sits in the 94th percentile of all CPUs and the GPU in the 92nd percentile of all GPUs, and the benchmark data shows a build that is dramatically GPU-forward at every resolution tested.

FAQ

Q: What class of machine is this build? A: It is a desktop build (buildClass: desktop), pairing Intel's 20-core, 28-thread Core i7-14700K with NVIDIA's flagship-class GeForce RTX 5090, and it lands in the 93rd percentile of all tracked systems combined.

Q: How does the i7-14700K compare to its nearest rivals? A: Its average benchmark score of 69355 puts it essentially neck-and-neck with the AMD EPYC 9115 (0.1% apart), marginally behind the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X (−0.2%), and within one percent of both the AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX and AMD Ryzen 7 9700F. In practice, these five chips are statistically interchangeable on aggregate scores.

Q: How much memory does the RTX 5090 have, and what type? A: 32 GB of GDDR7 on a 512-bit bus, delivering 1.79 TB/s of memory bandwidth — the highest-bandwidth figure in this build by a wide margin.

Q: What power supply does this pairing call for? A: The GPU's suggested PSU rating is 950 W, which accounts for its 575 W TDP alongside the CPU's 125 W TDP. The RTX 5090 draws power through a single 16-pin connector.

Q: Is this build good for 4K gaming? A: Yes, with caveats on the heaviest titles. At 3840x2160 the measured results range from 494.6 FPS in Valorant down to 20.8 FPS in Ark: Survival Ascended, so 4K Ultra is comfortable in most games but demands concessions in the most demanding engines.

Q: What socket and memory does the platform support? A: Intel Socket 1700, with dual-channel support for both DDR4 and DDR5, and 16 CPU PCIe Gen 5 lanes — enough for the GPU's PCIe 5.0 x16 interface without compromise.

Q: Can the CPU be overclocked? A: Yes. The i7-14700K ships with an unlocked multiplier, and its launch MSRP was $409.

Benchmark Performance

The aggregate picture is one of two components performing at near-identical elite levels. The Core i7-14700K posts an average benchmark score of 69355, placing it in the 94th percentile of all CPUs, while the RTX 5090 averages 79842 for the 92nd percentile among GPUs. The combined percentile of 93 confirms that neither component drags the other down in synthetic terms.

On the CPU side, the Cinebench ladder tells a consistent scaling story: 5035 in R15 multi-core, 18544 in R20 multi-core, and 33440.5 in R23 multi-core, with single-core results of 313.5 (R15), 2617 (R20), and 2160 (R23). Geekbench returns 20767 multi-core and 2569 single-core, and Passmark contributes a multithread score of 52392 alongside a single-thread score of 4472. The Passmark subtests span data compression at 695234, encryption at 40091, extended instructions at 40632, integer math at 182876, floating point math at 134222, physics at 2964, and string sorting at 74733.

The GPU's numbers are equally emphatic. 3DMark Steel Nomad (DX12) lands at 18355, Geekbench OpenCL at 334370, Geekbench Vulkan at 376728, and Passmark G3D at 39650, with a PassMark GPU compute score of 26756. The raw silicon behind those results: 21760 shading units, 680 TMUs, 176 ROPs, 170 RT cores, 680 tensor cores, 104.8 TFLOPS of FP32, a pixel rate of 423.6 GPixel/s, and a texture rate of 1,636.8 GTexel/s — all on a 750 mm² TSMC 5 nm die packing 92,200 million transistors at a density of 122.9M per mm².

The nearest-rival data reframes both components' standing. The GPU's average score of 79842 sits 0.3% ahead of the NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 16 GB, 0.6% ahead of the Tesla P100 PCIe 12 GB, and 1.1% ahead of the AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT, while trailing the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 64X by 1.4%. That cluster — spanning datacenter and professional parts as much as consumer gaming cards — underlines that the RTX 5090's benchmark footprint is workstation-adjacent, not merely gaming-adjacent.

CPU Analysis

The Core i7-14700K is a Raptor Lake-R design on Intel's 10 nm process, fabricated in-house by Intel on a 257 mm² die. It runs a hybrid 20-core, 28-thread configuration: a base clock of 3.40 GHz boosting to 5.60 GHz, with 80 KB of L1 and 2 MB of L2 per core, and a shared 33 MB L3 cache. The TDP is rated at 125 W, and ECC memory support is included — a rarity in this segment and a meaningful marker of workstation credibility.

What the benchmark scores mean for real workloads is straightforward. The 33440.5 Cinebench R23 multi-core result reflects sustained all-core throughput that comfortably handles video encode pipelines, code compilation, and 3D rendering passes. Meanwhile the R23 single-core score of 2160, the Geekbench single-core score of 2569, and the Passmark single-thread score of 4472 describe a chip whose lightly-threaded behavior remains top-tier — critical for game engines that still lean on one or two fast threads. That dual character is exactly what the FPS data exploits.

The Passmark subtests add texture. Integer math at 182876 versus floating point math at 134222 indicates strong general-purpose throughput; the physics score of 2964 matters directly for game simulation; and the compression score of 695234 predicts fast file archival, asset packaging, and build-system I/O. The extended instructions score of 40632 shows the vector units are being exercised effectively, which benefits media and scientific workloads alike. Integrated UHD Graphics 770 is present as a fallback, though with an RTX 5090 in the slot it is largely irrelevant except for troubleshooting or quick-sync-style secondary duties.

Gaming Performance

These figures are measured results (dataIsMeasured: true), not estimates, and the headline verdict is high-refresh 1080p and 1440p excellence with selective 4K capability. The pair ranks 28th of 3861 tracked pairings at an average of 232.5 FPS across all games.

At 1920x1080, esports titles are effectively uncapped: Counter-Strike: Global Offensive runs at 822.1 FPS, Valorant at 561.7, Roblox at 475, Rainbow Six Siege X at 443.1, Minecraft: Java Edition at 366.9, and Counter-Strike 2 at 373.7. Mainstream AAA fare sits between 150 and 200 FPS — Fortnite at 181, Grand Theft Auto V at 168, Cyberpunk 2077 at 111.7, Red Dead Redemption 2 at 99, and Call of Duty: Warzone at 173. The only genuinely demanding entries at 1080p are Ark: Survival Ascended at 56.4 FPS and The Medium at 79.6 FPS.

At 2560x1440, the profile holds: Valorant at 529.4, Rainbow Six Siege X at 288.5, Counter-Strike 2 at 245.5, Warzone at 151.9, Control at 116, Cyberpunk 2077 at 82.5, and Red Dead Redemption 2 at 74. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is typically modest — Valorant loses only about 32 FPS — confirming that the RTX 5090 has headroom to spare at this resolution.

At 3840x2160, results split sharply. Valorant still manages 494.6 FPS, Rainbow Six Siege X 156.8, Minecraft 119, and Warzone 131.8, but Cyberpunk 2077 falls to 54.6, Red Dead Redemption 2 to 49, Ark: Survival Ascended to 20.8, and The Medium to 49.2. 4K Ultra is therefore a per-title decision: excellent in well-optimized engines, borderline in the heaviest ray-traced or open-world titles.

Upgrade Path and Platform

The platform foundation is Intel Socket 1700 with dual-channel DDR4/DDR5 support, 16 CPU-side PCIe Gen 5 lanes, and PCIe 5.0 x16 on the GPU side. The DDR4/DDR5 duality is notable: a builder starting on DDR4 can move to a DDR5 board later without changing CPUs, and DDR5's greater bandwidth feeds the CPU's 28 threads more effectively in memory-hungry workloads. ECC support adds a stability option for long-running professional tasks.

Power delivery is the main planning constraint. The RTX 5090's 575 W TDP and 950 W suggested PSU rating mean the PSU is the first component to get right and the last to cheap out on; the card's single 16-pin connector and dual-slot, 304 mm-long, 137 mm-tall, 40 mm-wide chassis dictate case clearance checks before anything else. A sensible next upgrade path runs platform-first: Socket 1700 offers a CPU swap lane within Intel's 14th generation family, while the GPU side — the GeForce 50 series lists GeForce 60 as its successor generation — is already at the top of NVIDIA's current stack, so near-term GPU upgrades are not the priority. Memory to a faster DDR5 kit and a PSU with margin beyond the 950 W baseline are the pragmatic mid-life refreshes.

Who Should Build It

The data points to four clear audiences. High-refresh competitive gamers top the list: 1080p results like 822.1 FPS in CS:GO, 561.7 in Valorant, and 443.1 in Rainbow Six Siege X make this a tournament-grade pairing for 240 Hz-plus displays, and 1440p holds most of that advantage. Content creators are second — the 33440.5 R23 multi-core score, 52392 Passmark multithread result, and the RTX 5090's 104.8 TFLOPS with 680 tensor cores cover video editing, encoding, and AI-assisted workflows, while 32 GB of GDDR7 at 1.79 TB/s absorbs large timelines and texture libraries. Developers and compile-heavy engineers benefit from the 28 threads and the 695234 compression score for build systems and container workloads. Students and small-business workstation users round out the group: ECC support, dual-channel DDR5, and the 94th-percentile CPU make this a legitimate professional machine, not just a gaming rig — though most office workloads will use a fraction of this pair's measured capability.

Balance and Bottleneck

This is a GPU-forward build, and the percentile data says so directly: the CPU's 94th percentile slightly exceeds the GPU's 92nd, but the gaming evidence shows the RTX 5090 is rarely the limiter below 4K. The clearest proof is the FPS scaling behavior. In Valorant, frame rates fall only from 561.7 at 1080p to 494.6 at 4K — a tiny decline that can only happen when the CPU, not the GPU, sets the ceiling; the RTX 5090 could render far more frames than the i7-14700K can feed it in that title. Similar patterns appear in CS:GO (822.1 down to 336.2) and To The Core (376.2 down to 140.8).

Conversely, in GPU-heavy AAA titles the resolution scaling is steep — Cyberpunk 2077 drops from 111.7 to 54.6 and Ark: Survival Ascended from 56.4 to 20.8 between 1080p and 4K — indicating those engines are GPU-bound, as expected. The balanced conclusion: at 1080p and 1440p the i7-14700K is the practical governor in esports titles, while at 4K Ultra the RTX 5090 takes over as the constraint in demanding games. Neither component is a systemic bottleneck; the pair's rank of 28 out of 3861 by average FPS reflects how well matched they are.

Build Overview

This is a high-end desktop build: Intel's 20-core Raptor Lake-R flagship-tier i7 mated to NVIDIA's Blackwell 2.0-based RTX 5090 on the GB202 die. The tier verdict comes straight from the data — 94th percentile CPU, 92nd percentile GPU, 93rd percentile combined, and a gaming rank of 28 of 3861 pairings. Both parts carry Active production status, meaning availability and platform support are current. The CPU launched at an MSRP of $409 and the GPU at an MSRP of 1,999 USD. With a 5 nm, 92,200-million-transistor GPU and a 10 nm, 257 mm² CPU, this pairing represents the top of what each vendor's current consumer stack offers, and the benchmark aggregate places the complete system in the top few percent of all tracked machines.

Usage Scenarios

High-refresh competitive gaming. The 1080p data is unambiguous: 822.1 FPS in CS:GO, 561.7 in Valorant, 443.1 in Rainbow Six Siege X, and 373.7 in Counter-Strike 2 exceed any current monitor's refresh rate, and 1440p retains 529.4 FPS in Valorant and 288.5 in Siege X. For esports athletes on high-refresh panels, this pairing is overqualified at both resolutions.

4K single-player gaming. Measured 4K results of 131.8 FPS in Warzone, 78 in Control, 77.4 in Microsoft Flight Simulator, and 54.6 in Cyberpunk 2077 show that 4K Ultra is broadly playable, though the heaviest engines — Ark: Survival Ascended at 20.8 FPS — require settings reductions. This is a strong 4K build, not an unconditional one.

Streaming and content creation. The 28 threads behind a 33440.5 R23 multi-core score leave cores to spare for encoding alongside gameplay, and the 52392 Passmark multithread result confirms sustained throughput. With 32 GB of GDDR7 and 680 tensor cores on the GPU, capture, encode, and AI-assisted enhancement workflows all have dedicated hardware behind them.

Video editing and 3D rendering. GPU compute scores of 26756 (PassMark) and 334370 (Geekbench OpenCL) translate to fast timeline scrubs, exports, and viewport work, while the Vulkan score of 376728 matters for renderers targeting that API. The 1.79 TB/s memory bandwidth on a 512-bit bus is the standout enabler for large 3D scenes and 4K/8K media.

Software development. The Geekbench multi-core score of 20767, the integer math result of 182876, and the compression score of 695234 describe fast compilation, container builds, and dependency resolution. The 2160 R23 single-core score keeps IDE responsiveness sharp, and ECC support adds an option for reliability-sensitive continuous-integration duty.

Student and office work. For everyday productivity this pairing is dramatically over-provisioned — the 94th-percentile CPU handles office suites, browsers, and student workloads without measurable strain. Its value here is longevity and multitasking headroom: virtualization, data coursework, and media projects all fall well inside the envelope the benchmark data defines.

Rate My PC: Intel Core i7-14700K + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090

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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

Valorant

Minecraft: Java Edition

Minecraft

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Cyberpunk 2077

Red Dead Redemption 2

Microsoft Flight Simulator

Control

Call of Duty: Warzone

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Red Dead Redemption 2

Microsoft Flight Simulator

Control

Call of Duty: Warzone

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Red Dead Redemption 2

Microsoft Flight Simulator

Control

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Fortnite

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