SYSTEM ANALYZER

Rate My PC: Intel Core i7-14700T + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti

Get a comprehensive performance analysis of your gaming rig with detailed benchmarks, bottleneck detection, and upgrade recommendations

Build Configuration

Select your components

PROCESSOR (CPU)

▼

GRAPHICS CARD (GPU)

▼

94 Score

Top 6% Ranking

94 / 100

ULTIMATE READY

Apex Performer

Top 6% of systems. Capable of 4K Ultra gaming and advanced rendering.

4K 60+ FPSVR ReadyRay Tracing

System Balance Analysis

CPU vs GPU performance ratio

Well Balanced

CPU

93%

GPU

96%

PROCESSOR

Intel Core i7-14700T

41,914 Benchmark Score

Top 7% Market Ranking

View Full Specs →

GRAPHICS CARD

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti

41,187 Benchmark Score

Top 4% Market Ranking

View Full Specs →

Market Position

How your build compares to others

Budget

0-30

Mid-Range

30-60

High-End

60-85

Enthusiast

85-100

Your Build

Game Performance Benchmarks

Real-world 4K FPS in popular titles

View All Games →

Performance Insights

Tips to maximize your system

Optimal Performance

Your system is in the top tier. You can run any modern game at maximum settings.

4K Gaming Ready

Consider a 4K 144Hz monitor to fully utilize your hardware capabilities.

Compatible Games See what you can play Compare CPUs Find upgrades Compare GPUs Find upgrades

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 i7-14700T + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti — Desktop Build Analysis

This pairing combines Intel's 14th-generation power-efficient desktop CPU with NVIDIA's high-end Ampere GPU, aimed at a desktop class system. The CPU sits at the 88th percentile among all processors, while the GPU ranks at the 83rd percentile, with the combined build landing at the 86th percentile overall. No measured FPS data exists for this exact combination, so all gaming performance discussion is estimated from the individual benchmark scores and their relative positions.

Usage Scenarios

High-refresh gaming: The RTX 3080 Ti delivers a PassMark G3D score of 26896, placing it in the 83rd percentile of all GPUs. This level of graphics compute is well suited to high-refresh 1440p or 4K gaming, where the GPU's 12 GB of GDDR6X memory and 912.4 GB/s bandwidth prevent frame pacing issues. The CPU's Cinebench R23 single-core score of 3667 ensures that even lightly-threaded game engines receive responsive instruction throughput, so frame times stay consistent in CPU-bound scenes.

Streaming: The GPU's 320 tensor cores provide hardware-accelerated encoding and AI features, while the CPU's 20 cores and 28 threads handle simultaneous game rendering and stream encoding without choking. The PassMark multithread score of 30571 indicates that background encoding tasks will not starve the game thread. The 80 RT cores add further headroom for real-time effects during streaming, though the combined load will push the system's power delivery.

Video editing: In Premiere-style workflows, the CPU's Cinebench R23 multicore score of 25980 accelerates timeline rendering and export encoding. The GPU's FP32 performance of 34.10 TFLOPS handles effects, transitions, and color grading in real-time preview. The 12 GB VRAM is sufficient for 4K timelines with multiple adjustment layers, and the 912.4 GB/s memory bandwidth ensures fast scrubbing through RAW footage.

3D rendering: The CPU's 28 threads deliver a PassMark integer math score of 113854, which speeds up geometry processing and physics simulation in DCC applications. The GPU's 10240 shading units and 34.10 TFLOPS FP32 throughput make it a capable CUDA rendering device for GPU-accelerated engines. The 80 RT cores provide hardware ray tracing acceleration for final-frame rendering in Blender or Octane, though render times will still be longer than with dedicated workstation cards.

Software development: The CPU's 20 cores handle parallel compilation workloads — the PassMark data compression score of 354216 shows strong throughput for build toolchains. The single-core Cinebench R15 score of 369 keeps IDE responsiveness snappy. The 33 MB shared L3 cache reduces latency when switching between many open projects, which is typical of large codebases.

Student and office work: This is overwhelming for typical productivity tasks. The CPU's single-thread PassMark score of 3905 and the GPU's PassMark G2D score of 1091 handle document editing, web browsing, and spreadsheet work with massive headroom. The 35W CPU TDP means the processor stays cool and quiet in light workloads, though the GPU's 350W TDP dominates idle power draw.

GPU Analysis

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti is built on the GA102 chip with 28,300 million transistors on an 8 nm Samsung process, with a die size of 628 mm². Its memory subsystem consists of 12 GB of GDDR6X on a 384-bit bus, providing 912.4 GB/s of bandwidth — this is critical for high-resolution textures and GPU compute workloads that stream large datasets. The base clock is 1365 MHz, boosting to 1665 MHz, with memory running at 19 Gbps effective.

Compute resources include 10240 shading units, 320 TMUs, 112 ROPs, 80 RT cores, and 320 tensor cores. Pixel rate is 186.5 GPixel/s and texture rate is 532.8 GTexel/s. FP32 performance is 34.10 TFLOPS, with FP16 running at the same 34.10 TFLOPS (1:1). The RT cores enable hardware ray tracing in supported titles, while the tensor cores accelerate DLSS and AI-based features.

In 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, the GPU scores 5077. PassMark tests show a G3D score of 26896 and GPU compute score of 15282. Geekbench OpenCL score is 170037, with Vulkan at 192697. These scores place the GPU at the 83rd percentile overall. The nearest rivals show tight competition: the AMD Radeon Pro 5300 scores 40870 (0.8% slower), while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 scores 40377 (2% slower). The Tesla M40 variants score 41707 and 41897, meaning the RTX 3080 Ti sits between them at 41187 average. For rendering workloads, the FP32 throughput and RT core count provide solid performance for GPU-accelerated renderers, though the 12 GB VRAM may limit scenes with extremely large geometry or texture sets.

Benchmark Performance

The CPU's average benchmark score is 41914, with a percentile rank of 88 among all CPUs. The nearest rivals show it is tightly clustered: the AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS scores 41963 (-0.1% delta), the Intel Core i7-12850HX scores 41779 (+0.3% delta), the AMD Ryzen 5 7400 scores 42055 (-0.3% delta), and the Intel Core 7 251TE scores 41650 (+0.6% delta). This indicates the i7-14700T is essentially level with these alternatives in aggregate performance.

Key CPU benchmarks: Cinebench R15 multicore 2618, single-core 369; R20 multicore 10911, single-core 1540; R23 multicore 25980, single-core 3667. PassMark results include multithread 30571, single-thread 3905, integer math 113854, floating point math 79042, data compression 354216, data encryption 21277, extended instructions 20052, physics 1946, and random string sorting 38546.

The GPU's average benchmark score is 41187, with a percentile rank of 83 among all GPUs. Its 3DMark Steel Nomad score is 5077, and PassMark G3D is 26896. The combined build percentile is 86, placing this system in the upper tier of desktop configurations. The picture that emerges is a CPU that trades blows with mid-range Ryzen and older HX-series Intel parts, paired with a GPU that outperforms the RTX 5070 by 2% in aggregate scores. This is a system that will not be the bottleneck in most workloads — the CPU and GPU are balanced within 5 percentile points of each other.

Balance and Bottleneck

The data shows a well-matched pairing. The CPU's 88th percentile and GPU's 83rd percentile are close enough that neither component will consistently hold back the other. In GPU-bound gaming scenarios at high resolutions, the RTX 3080 Ti's 26896 PassMark G3D score will be the limiting factor, but the CPU's single-thread score of 3905 is sufficient to feed it. In CPU-bound workloads like compilation or physics simulation, the 20-core processor handles the load while the GPU idles.

The FPS scaling implications are clear from the percentiles. Since no measured FPS data exists, estimates must be derived from the benchmark scores. The GPU's 34.10 TFLOPS FP32 and 80 RT cores suggest it can drive high frame rates at 1440p in most titles, with the CPU's 3667 Cinebench R23 single-core score ensuring the render thread keeps up. At 4K, the GPU becomes the primary constraint, but the 912.4 GB/s bandwidth prevents memory-bound stutters.

The 35W CPU TDP versus the 350W GPU TDP creates an asymmetric power profile. The CPU will rarely be the thermal or power bottleneck, while the GPU's 350W draw demands adequate cooling and power delivery. A suggested PSU of 750W provides headroom for both components under sustained load. The bottleneck analysis indicates that in mixed workloads — such as gaming while streaming — the GPU's compute resources are the limiting factor for frame rate, while the CPU's 28 threads handle the encoding overhead without significant frame drops.

Who Should Build It

Gamers at 1440p and 4K: The RTX 3080 Ti's 26896 G3D score and 12 GB VRAM make this a strong choice for high-resolution gaming. The GPU's 83rd percentile position means it outpaces the RTX 5070 by 2% in aggregate, though the comparison to older Tesla M40 cards shows it is not at the very top of the stack. The CPU's single-core performance ensures consistent frame pacing at high refresh rates.

Content creators: Video editors and 3D artists benefit from the CPU's R23 multicore score of 25980 and the GPU's 34.10 TFLOPS FP32. The 12 GB VRAM handles 4K timelines and moderate 3D scenes, while the 80 RT cores accelerate ray-traced previews. The PassMark GPU compute score of 15282 indicates strong OpenCL performance for renderers that support it.

Software developers: The 20 cores and 28 threads are ideal for parallel builds, with the PassMark integer math score of 113854 reflecting strong ALU throughput. The 33 MB L3 cache keeps frequently accessed code and data hot, reducing compilation times.

Students and small business workstations: This is overkill for document work, but the 35W CPU TDP keeps idle power low. The integrated UHD Graphics 770 provides a fallback display output if the discrete GPU is not needed, though it is far weaker than the RTX 3080 Ti.

Upgrade Path and Platform

The CPU uses the Intel Socket 1700 platform, which supports DDR4 and DDR5 memory in a dual-channel configuration. ECC memory is supported, which is useful for workstation builds that require data integrity. PCIe Gen 5 with 16 CPU lanes provides high-bandwidth connectivity for the latest SSDs and GPUs, though the RTX 3080 Ti uses PCIe 4.0 x16 and will not saturate Gen 5 bandwidth.

The GPU's suggested PSU is 750W, while the CPU TDP is 35W — this leaves substantial headroom for a future GPU upgrade. The power connectors are 1x 12-pin, which may require an adapter for standard PSUs. The GPU's 350W TDP is the primary power consideration. A sensible next upgrade would be a newer GPU generation that maintains the 12 GB VRAM class but adds newer features, as the RTX 3080 Ti is end-of-life. The CPU's 20 cores and 28 threads are likely sufficient for several more years, so a GPU swap would be the first meaningful upgrade. The dual-slot GPU footprint and 285 mm length require a mid-tower or larger case.

CPU Analysis

The Intel Core i7-14700T is a 20-core, 28-thread processor based on Raptor Lake architecture, manufactured on an Intel 10 nm process with a 257 mm² die size. It features a base clock of 1.30 GHz and a boost clock of 5.20 GHz, with a 35W TDP — this is a power-efficient variant of the 14th generation lineup. Cache consists of 80 KB L1 per core, 2 MB L2 per core, and 33 MB shared L3.

The CPU's performance profile shows it is a strong multithreaded part. The Cinebench R23 multicore score of 25980 places it in the 88th percentile, while the single-core score of 3667 is competitive. PassMark results reinforce this: multithread score of 30571, integer math 113854, floating point math 79042, and data compression 354216. Data encryption scores 21277, indicating hardware AES acceleration is effective.

The nearest rivals show tight competition. The AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS scores nearly identically (-0.1% delta), as does the AMD Ryzen 5 7400 (-0.3% delta). The Intel Core i7-12850HX is 0.3% slower, and the Intel Core 7 251TE is 0.6% slower. This means the i7-14700T is not a performance outlier — it sits in a crowded field. The 35W TDP is the distinguishing feature; it delivers comparable performance to higher-power chips while drawing far less power. This makes it suitable for compact builds or systems where cooling is constrained.

The integrated UHD Graphics 770 provides basic display output, which is useful for troubleshooting or light office work when the discrete GPU is not needed. The CPU's memory support for both DDR4 and DDR5 gives builders flexibility in platform cost, though DDR5 will be needed for maximum bandwidth. ECC support is a bonus for workstation reliability.

Build Overview

This is a desktop-class build pairing the Intel Core i7-14700T with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti. The CPU is a power-efficient 14th-generation part, while the GPU is an end-of-life Ampere flagship from the 30-series. The combined percentile is 86, placing it in the upper tier of desktop systems. The CPU's 88th percentile and GPU's 83rd percentile indicate a balanced pairing where neither component dominates.

The RTX 3080 Ti was released in 2021 with a launch MSRP of 1,199 USD, while the i7-14700T launched in 2024 with a launch MSRP of $384. The GPU's predecessor is the GeForce 20 series, and its successor is the GeForce 40 series. The system's overall tier, based on the 86th combined percentile, is that of a high-end desktop capable of demanding workloads.

The build's character is defined by the CPU's efficiency and the GPU's raw throughput. The 35W CPU TDP means the processor can be cooled by even a capable air cooler, while the GPU's 350W TDP requires a robust power supply (750W suggested) and adequate case airflow. The result is a system that excels in multithreaded productivity and high-resolution gaming, with the caveat that the GPU is at the end of its production life.

FAQ

Q: How does the Core i7-14700T compare to the AMD Ryzen 5 7400?

A: The two are nearly identical in aggregate performance. The Ryzen 5 7400 has an average score of 42055, while the i7-14700T scores 41914, a delta of -0.3% — effectively a tie.

Q: Is the RTX 3080 Ti faster than the RTX 5070?

A: Yes, by 2%. The RTX 3080 Ti has an average benchmark score of 41187, while the RTX 5070 scores 40377. The RTX 3080 Ti also has 12 GB of GDDR6X memory with 912.4 GB/s bandwidth.

Q: What is the CPU's power draw?

A: The i7-14700T has a TDP of 35W, making it a very power-efficient processor. This is significantly lower than typical desktop CPUs with similar core counts.

Q: Does this system support ECC memory?

A: Yes, the CPU supports ECC memory. It also supports both DDR4 and DDR5 memory types in a dual-channel configuration.

Q: What is the GPU's memory configuration?

A: The RTX 3080 Ti has 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 384-bit bus, with a bandwidth of 912.4 GB/s. Memory speed is 19 Gbps effective.

Q: What is the combined performance percentile of this build?

A: The combined percentile is 86, based on the CPU's 88th percentile and the GPU's 83rd percentile. This places the build in the upper tier of desktop systems.

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

A: The suggested PSU is 750W. The GPU itself has a TDP of 350W and uses a single 12-pin power connector.

Rate My PC: Intel Core i7-14700T + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti

Apex Performer

System Balance Analysis

Intel Core i7-14700T

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti

Market Position

Game Performance Benchmarks

Cyberpunk 2077

Red Dead Redemption 2

Microsoft Flight Simulator

Control

Call of Duty: Warzone

Fortnite

Performance Insights

Optimal Performance

4K Gaming Ready

Performance Tiers Explained

Ultimate

High-End

Mid-Range

Entry Level

Legacy

Usage Scenarios

GPU Analysis

Benchmark Performance

Balance and Bottleneck

Who Should Build It

Upgrade Path and Platform

CPU Analysis

Build Overview

FAQ

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

Control

Call of Duty: Warzone

Fortnite

Related Processors

Related Graphics Cards

Compare Your CPU

Compare Your GPU

Related PC Builds

Same CPU with Different GPUs

Same GPU with Different CPUs

Other Popular Builds