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Rate My PC: Intel Core i7-14700T + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

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Intel Core i7-14700T

41,914 Benchmark Score

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

16,129 Benchmark Score

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The Intel Core i7-14700T paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti is a desktop build defined by a deliberate asymmetry: a high-percentile, efficiency-focused 20-core processor feeding a mid-tier Ampere graphics card. The CPU sits in the 88th percentile of all processors with an average benchmark score of 41914, while the GPU lands in the 59th percentile with an average score of 16129. Together the pairing reaches a combined percentile of 74. One important caveat up front: no measured FPS results exist in the database for this exact combination, so all frame-rate discussion below is estimated from the benchmark scores rather than drawn from recorded game testing.

FAQ

Q: What CPU is in this build and how does it rank?

A: The Intel Core i7-14700T, a Raptor Lake-R desktop processor with 20 cores and 28 threads. Its average benchmark score is 41914, placing it in the 88th percentile versus all CPUs in the database.

Q: What GPU is paired with it?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, an Ampere-generation card built on the GA104 chip at Samsung's 8 nm node. It averages 16129 across benchmarks, ranking in the 59th percentile of all GPUs.

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

A: It is essentially dead-even with the AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS (deltaPct -0.1), the Intel Core i7-12850HX (0.3), the AMD Ryzen 5 7400 (-0.3), and the Intel Core 7 251TE (0.6). All four rivals sit within a fraction of a percent of its average score.

Q: Is this build good for high-refresh-rate gaming?

A: The CPU can drive high frame rates — its single-thread Passmark score of 3905 and Cinebench R23 single-core score of 3667 are strong — but the RTX 3060 Ti at the 59th GPU percentile is the limiting factor in graphically demanding titles. Expect high-refresh play at 1080p and solid, moderate-refresh play at 1440p based on the scores.

Q: How much memory does the GPU have, and is 8 GB still workable?

A: The RTX 3060 Ti has 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 256-bit bus delivering 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth. That bandwidth remains capable, but the 8 GB capacity is the constraint in modern, texture-heavy rendering workloads.

Q: Is the CPU overclockable?

A: No. The multiplier is locked, which is consistent with the 35 W TDP efficiency-class design of this "T"-series chip.

Q: What power supply does the GPU call for?

A: The card's suggested PSU is 550 W. The CPU itself draws only 35 W at its TDP, so a 550 W unit leaves substantial headroom for this pairing.

Benchmark Performance

Starting with the processor: the i7-14700T posts a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 25980 and a single-core score of 3667, alongside Cinebench R20 results of 10911 multi-core and 1540 single-core, and Cinebench R15 results of 2618 and 369 respectively. The R23 numbers are the headline: 25980 multi-core places this chip comfortably in enthusiast territory despite its 35 W TDP, and 3667 single-core means lightly threaded applications — games, older software, most day-to-day tools — run near the top of the stack. Passmark multithread confirms the multi-core picture at 30571, with a single-thread score of 3905.

The individual Passmark subtests flesh out the profile. Integer math lands at 113854, floating point at 79042, extended instructions at 20052, data compression at 354216, encryption at 21277, and string sorting at 38546. Physics scores 1946, and prime number finding sits at 145 — a low figure typical of how that test responds to efficiency-tuned clock behavior rather than a red flag. The passmark singlethread result of 3905 appears twice in the dataset with an identical value, which is consistent record-keeping rather than a discrepancy.

On the graphics side, the RTX 3060 Ti scores 20349 in PassMark G3D — the key rasterization figure — with 3DMark Steel Nomad (DX12) at 2626, Geekbench OpenCL at 78927, Geekbench Vulkan at 47784, and PassMark GPU compute at 10006. The per-API PassMark scores (DirectX 9 at 234, DX10 at 132, DX11 at 163, DX12 at 78) are relative-scale values, and the drop from DX11 to DX12 reflects how differently that test weights modern API overhead rather than real-world gaming regression.

The combined picture: an 88th-percentile CPU with a 59th-percentile GPU, netting a 74th-percentile build overall. That gap is the defining characteristic of this pairing. In any workload that leans on both components equally — gaming at higher settings, GPU-accelerated rendering — the graphics card sets the ceiling.

GPU Analysis

The RTX 3060 Ti is a GA104-based Ampere card with 4864 shading units, 152 texture mapping units, 80 render output units, 38 RT cores, and 152 tensor cores. It boosts to 1665 MHz from a 1410 MHz base, with 14 Gbps effective memory clock. The FP32 throughput is 16.20 TFLOPS, with FP16 running at a 1:1 ratio for the same 16.20 TFLOPS. Texture rate is 253.1 GTexel/s and pixel rate 133.2 GPixel/s.

The 8 GB of GDDR6 across a 256-bit bus yields 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth — a wide, fast memory subsystem for this class. For rendering and compute, the practical implications are clear in the scores. The Geekbench OpenCL result of 78927 indicates solid general compute throughput, and the Vulkan figure of 47784 shows good modern-API performance. The 10006 PassMark GPU compute score is respectable but reflects the card's mid-tier positioning.

For ray-traced rendering, the 38 RT cores are a real asset compared to non-RT cards, but the 59th percentile overall ranking sets expectations: ray tracing is available and functional, not fast. Similarly, the 152 tensor cores enable hardware-accelerated inference, which matters for AI-assisted rendering tools — the 16.20 TFLOPS FP16 throughput is the relevant number there, and it is adequate for light workloads.

The card is a dual-slot design, 242 mm long and 112 mm tall, drawing 200 W through a single 12-pin connector over a PCIe 4.0 x16 interface. It supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4, with one HDMI 2.1 and three DisplayPort 1.4a outputs. Production status is end-of-life — the successor is the GeForce 40 series — so driver support continues but the card is no longer current-generation.

Balance and Bottleneck

This build is GPU-limited for anything graphical. The evidence is structural: a CPU at the 88th percentile paired with a GPU at the 59th percentile. In games, the 14700T's single-core strength (R23 3667, PassMark single-thread 3905) means it can prepare and dispatch frames faster than the RTX 3060 Ti can rasterize them at high settings. The G3D score of 20349 is the number that governs frame rates in graphically bound scenarios, and it sits well below where the processor's capabilities top out.

Flip the workload and the picture inverts. In multi-threaded CPU work — compilation, encoding, simulation — the 25980 R23 multi-core score and 30571 PassMark multithread score operate without any meaningful GPU involvement, so the graphics card is irrelevant and the build behaves like a high-percentile workstation. The passmark physics score of 1946 covers the CPU-side game-physics case and is strong.

Since there are no measured FPS rows for this exact combination, estimated scaling from the scores suggests: at 1080p with demanding settings, the GPU is the limiter in modern titles; at 1440p the GPU limit deepens; at lower settings and resolutions the CPU can stretch its legs in high-refresh scenarios until the 20349 G3D ceiling is no longer the constraint. The CPU will essentially never be the bottleneck in gaming with this GPU.

Usage Scenarios

High-refresh gaming: The CPU is more than capable — single-core scores of 3667 (R23) and 3905 (PassMark) indicate it can push very high frame rates. The RTX 3060 Ti caps the experience: based on the 59th percentile ranking and 20349 G3D score, expect high-refresh gaming at 1080p and moderate-refresh play at 1440p. No measured FPS data exists for this pairing, so these are estimates from the benchmark scores.

Streaming: Streaming is a CPU-heavy addition, and this is where the build shines. The 20 cores and 28 threads with a 30571 multithread score leave ample headroom for encoding alongside gameplay, with the compression score of 354216 and encryption score of 21277 supporting media work. The GPU handles the game; the CPU handles the stream — a balanced split for this use case.

Video editing: The CPU's 25980 R23 multi-core score handles timeline scrubbing, proxies, and export well. The GPU contributes via 152 tensor cores and NVENC-class Ampere encode capability implied by the architecture, with OpenCL compute at 78927 assisting filters and effects. The 8 GB VRAM buffer is the constraint on heavy, multi-layer 4K projects.

3D rendering: The 38 RT cores and 16.20 TFLOPS FP32 make GPU rendering viable at moderate scene complexity; the 25980 R23 multi-core score makes CPU rendering strong for its power class. The 448.0 GB/s memory bandwidth helps, but 8 GB VRAM limits large scenes. Combined, this is a competent entry rendering station, not a farm node.

Software development: Near-ideal. Compilation scales with cores and threads, and the PassMark multithread score of 30571 with string sorting at 38546 and integer math at 113854 indicate fast builds. The single-thread 3905 keeps IDEs and emulators responsive. The GPU is largely a non-factor here.

Student and office work: Overkill in the best way. Single-core responsiveness is excellent, ECC memory support (available on this platform) adds a stability edge for coursework that matters, and the 35 W TDP means the machine stays quiet and cheap to run during all-day document and browser workloads.

Who Should Build It

The target builder is someone whose workload is CPU-dominant with a secondary gaming or GPU-compute requirement. Developers and engineering students fit precisely: the 88th-percentile CPU with 28 threads chews through builds, virtual machines, and simulations, while the 59th-percentile GPU covers after-hours 1080p and 1440p gaming.

Content creators doing video editing and light 3D work benefit from the same split — strong multi-core export performance backed by adequate GPU acceleration. Small business workstations are another fit: ECC support, the 35 W processor TDP for low-power always-on duty, and enough graphics horsepower for multi-monitor output via one HDMI 2.1 and three DisplayPort 1.4a connectors.

Gamers building primarily for visuals should look elsewhere — the GPU percentile is the ceiling here, and the end-of-life status of the card matters for a graphics-first buyer. But a gamer who also compiles code or renders scenes will find the 74th-percentile combined result an honest reflection of a productivity-first machine that games competently.

CPU Analysis

The i7-14700T is a Raptor Lake-R processor on Intel's 10 nm node, with a 257 mm² die, built for Socket 1700. The core topology is 20 cores and 28 threads — a hybrid arrangement typical of Raptor Lake, giving parallel throughput without sacrificing lightly threaded speed. The clock behavior reflects the 35 W TDP: a base clock of 1.30 GHz that boosts to 5.20 GHz. That boost figure explains the 3667 R23 single-core score — when a single core needs speed, this chip delivers near-flagship single-thread performance. The low base clock is the trade-off for the efficiency envelope, visible in sustained all-core workloads where the 25980 R23 multi-core score is excellent for a 35 W part but below unlocked mainstream i7s.

Cache is generous: 80 KB L1 per core, 2 MB L2 per core, and 33 MB of shared L3 — that large L3 is a direct contributor to gaming and latency-sensitive performance. Memory support spans both DDR4 and DDR5 on a dual-channel bus, and the chip carries UHD Graphics 770 integrated graphics as a fallback. The multiplier is locked, matching the part's efficiency positioning. Its nearest rivals — the Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS at -0.1 percent, the i7-12850HX at 0.3 percent, the Ryzen 5 7400 at -0.3 percent, and the Core 7 251TE at 0.6 percent — confirm the chip competes in a tight performance band spanning mobile-flagship and previous-gen HX territory while drawing dramatically less power.

Upgrade Path and Platform

The platform is Socket 1700 with support for both DDR4 and DDR5 memory, which gives unusual flexibility: a budget build can start on DDR4 and the platform accepts DDR5 for higher-bandwidth configurations. The CPU provides PCIe Gen 5 with 16 lanes from the CPU, so a future graphics card upgrade can run at modern link speeds — though note the current RTX 3060 Ti itself uses PCIe 4.0 x16.

Power headroom is excellent. The GPU's suggested PSU is 550 W, and with the CPU at a 35 W TDP and the GPU at 200 W, a 550 W unit runs this pairing with comfortable margin. That same headroom is the upgrade path: the sensible next step is a stronger GPU, since the 88th-percentile CPU has room to feed a substantially faster card before becoming the limiter. A higher-tier card slotting into the same 550 W envelope would raise the combined 74th percentile meaningfully without touching the rest of the build.

The GPU's end-of-life status also points toward that upgrade: the card belongs to the GeForce 30 series, superseded by the GeForce 40 series, so it is the component most due for replacement. The CPU, by contrast, is an active production part with ECC support and a current socket, making it a stable anchor for the platform.

Build Overview

This is a desktop-class build: a 20-core, 28-thread Intel Core i7-14700T in the 88th CPU percentile, paired with an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti in the 59th GPU percentile, for a combined 74th percentile. The character of the machine is productivity-first. In CPU-bound work it performs like an enthusiast processor — rivaling the AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS and Intel Core i7-12850HX within a fraction of a percent on aggregate scores — while sipping power at a 35 W TDP. In GPU-bound work it performs like a mid-tier gaming rig, capable of 1080p and 1440p play estimated from its 20349 G3D score, with 8 GB of VRAM as the practical limit. For developers, students, small offices, and creators who game second, the benchmark data describes a well-balanced, efficient workstation. For graphics-first buyers, the GPU is the component to upgrade — and the platform, with its 550 W PSU headroom and PCIe Gen 5 lanes, is ready for that day.

Rate My PC: Intel Core i7-14700T + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

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