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90%

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97%

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Intel Core i7-14701E

33,206 Benchmark Score

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AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE

57,367 Benchmark Score

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The Intel Core i7-14701E paired with the AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE is a desktop combination that lands in the 85th percentile overall, sitting at an interesting junction between embedded-efficiency silicon and a modern RDNA 4 discrete GPU. The data shows a CPU holding the 83rd percentile against all tracked processors and a GPU at the 87th percentile against all tracked graphics cards — a pairing that is unusually well matched on paper, with each component occupying a similar tier in its respective category. What makes this build curious is the contrast in character: a 65 W TDP Raptor Lake-R processor with a locked multiplier, joined to a 220 W Radeon built on TSMC's 4 nm node. One note before diving in: no measured FPS rows exist for this exact combination in the database — all frame-rate discussion below is estimated from the benchmark scores, not direct measurement.

Benchmark Performance

Starting with the raw numbers, the Core i7-14701E posts a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 22195 and a single-core score of 3133. In the older Cinebench R20 run it records 9321 multi-core and 1315 single-core, while Cinebench R15 shows 2237 multi-core and 315 single-core. The scaling pattern across these three Cinebench generations is consistent: roughly a 2.6x jump from R23 multi to single implies strong per-core output, and a single-core score of 3133 in R23 is the kind of figure that keeps a modest eight-core part competitive against rivals with more exotic configurations.

That competitiveness is confirmed by the rivals list. The i7-14701E's average benchmark score of 33206 places it effectively dead level with the AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H at 33201 (a deltaPct of 0), marginally behind the Ryzen 5 8645HS at 33244 (deltaPct of -0.1), and fractionally ahead of the Ryzen 7 7745HX at 33091 (deltaPct of 0.3) and the Intel Core i7-13650HX at 33089 (deltaPct of 0.4). Read together, these deltas are small enough that in mixed real-world workloads the four chips are functionally interchangeable — a striking result, because it means an embedded-segment 65 W desktop part is trading blows with mobile high-performance silicon.

On the GPU side, the Radeon RX 9070 GRE posts a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 5424 and a Geekbench OpenCL score of 109309, averaging 57367 across the database's tracked tests. Its nearest rivals tell a slightly unusual story: the Intel Arc A580 averages 57756 (deltaPct of -0.7 for the Radeon), the Radeon RX 5600 OEM averages 58085 (-1.2), the Arc A570M averages 58239 (-1.5), and the Radeon RX 6950 XT averages 58392 (-1.8). In every case the RX 9070 GRE sits just below the rival by a small margin on aggregate — yet the GPU still occupies the 87th percentile of all tracked cards, which implies the average-score comparison spans a mixed bag of tests where different architectures punch above or below their weight. The combined build percentile of 85 suggests a system with no glaring weak leg.

Gaming Performance

To restate clearly: this exact CPU+GPU pairing has no measured FPS entries in the database, so every frame-rate statement here is an estimate extrapolated from benchmark scores rather than recorded gameplay.

What can be said with confidence? The GPU's 87th percentile position and its Steel Nomad score of 5424 place it in the upper band of single-GPU performance, capable of high-refresh play at mainstream resolutions and demanding settings at higher ones. The CPU's Cinebench R23 single-core result of 3133 and PassMark single-thread score of 4305 indicate the per-core responsiveness needed to feed a GPU at this level — feed rates in games are usually gated by single-thread throughput, and these figures are strong rather than exceptional.

The nearest-rival deltas are instructive for expectations. Against the RX 6950 XT, the RX 9070 GRE's aggregate deficit of 1.8 percent suggests comparable overall gaming throughput, with the modern RDNA 4 architecture likely tilting results toward newer titles. Against the Arc A580 the gap is under one percent on average. In practical terms: expect smooth performance in esports titles at high refresh rates, and playable frame rates in modern AAA titles at high settings — but treat any specific numbers as estimates, because this combination simply has not been measured directly in the database.

Who Should Build It

The data points to a specific audience. The eight-core, sixteen-thread CPU with its 22195 R23 multi-core score and 33 MB of shared L3 cache is a credible platform for content creators doing 1080p or 1440p video editing, developers compiling medium-to-large codebases, and students or small businesses needing a responsive workstation that will not spike electricity bills during sustained loads — the 65 W TDP is the anchor of that argument.

Gamers are served primarily by the GPU's 87th percentile standing, with the CPU's 83rd percentile position comfortably above the threshold where processor bottlenecks typically appear at the resolutions this card targets. The 12 GB of GDDR6 and 432 GB/s of bandwidth suggest headroom for high-texture settings and moderate ray tracing workloads — the 48 RT cores are part of the RDNA 4 feature set, after all. The combination suits a builder who wants strong but not halo-tier gaming alongside genuine multi-threaded productivity, all inside a desktop platform with ECC memory support — a rare and relevant feature for small business workstations where data integrity matters.

CPU Analysis

The Core i7-14701E is an eight-core, sixteen-thread Raptor Lake-R part built on Intel's 10 nm process, with a 257 mm² die. Its base clock is 2.60 GHz and its boost clock reaches 5.40 GHz — a wide range that reflects the 65 W TDP envelope the chip is required to respect. The cache hierarchy is generous for the class: 80 KB of L1 and 2 MB of L2 per core, plus 33 MB of shared L3.

What do the benchmark scores mean for real workloads? The PassMark results sketch the profile well. Integer math lands at 81325 and floating point math at 61873 — solid throughput figures for a 65 W part. Data compression scores 282939 and encryption scores 14862, both strong results for file-archival and cryptography-heavy tasks. The PassMark multi-thread score of 26112 and single-thread score of 4305 confirm the picture from Cinebench: a chip that sacrifices peak multi-core brute force for efficiency, but retains top-tier per-core speed thanks to that 5.40 GHz boost. Extended instructions scoring 18528 indicates healthy vectorized workload performance, while physics at 2399 and prime-finding at 176 round out a balanced compute profile. The locked multiplier means overclocking is off the table — this is a set-and-forget processor, and the numbers suggest it was tuned to deliver its performance within strict power limits rather than chase leaderboard scores.

FAQ

Q: What are the exact Cinebench R23 scores for the Core i7-14701E?

A: The CPU scores 22195 in multi-core and 3133 in single-core. For context, its PassMark single-thread score is 4305 and its multi-thread score is 26112.

Q: How does the RX 9070 GRE compare to its nearest rivals?

A: Its average benchmark score of 57367 sits within two percent of the Intel Arc A580 (57756), AMD Radeon RX 5600 OEM (58085), Intel Arc A570M (58239), and Radeon RX 6950 XT (58392). Deltas range from -0.7 to -1.8 percent, meaning near-parity aggregate performance across this group.

Q: Are there measured frame rates for this exact CPU+GPU pairing?

A: No. The database contains no measured FPS rows for this combination, so all gaming performance discussion is estimated from benchmark scores such as the Steel Nomad result of 5424 and the GPU's 87th percentile position.

Q: What memory does the platform support?

A: The Core i7-14701E supports both DDR4 and DDR5 on a dual-channel bus, and it accepts ECC memory — unusual for a consumer-class part and valuable for workstation use.

Q: How much power does the build need?

A: The CPU carries a 65 W TDP and the GPU a 220 W TDP. AMD suggests a 550 W power supply for the RX 9070 GRE, which provides the headroom for this pairing.

Q: Can the CPU be overclocked?

A: No. The multiplier is locked, consistent with the embedded-oriented "E" positioning, so performance is fixed by Intel's stock tuning.

Q: What was the RX 9070 GRE's launch MSRP?

A: The launch MSRP was 549 USD.

GPU Analysis

The Radeon RX 9070 GRE is a Navi 48 chip on the RDNA 4.0 architecture, fabricated by TSMC on a 4 nm process. The die measures 357 mm² and packs 53,900 million transistors at a density of 151.0M per mm². Clocks are aggressive: 1420 MHz base, 2790 MHz boost, and a 2220 MHz game clock, with memory running at 2250 MHz effective at 18 Gbps. The memory subsystem is 12 GB of GDDR6 on a 192-bit bus, delivering 432 GB/s of bandwidth.

The shader engine consists of 3072 shading units, 192 TMUs, and 96 ROPs, producing a pixel rate of 267.8 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 535.7 GTexel/s. Raw compute lands at 34.28 TFLOPS FP32, with FP16 running at the same rate on a 1:1 ratio. Ray tracing is handled by 48 RT cores; no tensor cores are listed — RDNA 4 handles its AI-adjacent workloads through different hardware than its competitors.

What do these numbers mean for rendering? The Geekbench OpenCL score of 109309 indicates genuinely usable GPU-compute throughput for content creation — OpenCL-accelerated effects, some renderers, and general compute workloads will run at a pace consistent with the card's 87th percentile standing. The Steel Nomad score of 5424 anchors its gaming class. Bandwidth of 432 GB/s against 12 GB of capacity is a balanced pairing: enough memory for high-resolution textures, enough bandwidth to feed the shader array. Display connectivity is modern and ample — one HDMI 2.1b and three DisplayPort 2.1a outputs — and the card supports DirectX 12 Ultimate, Vulkan 1.4, and OpenGL 4.6 over a PCIe 5.0 x16 interface.

Balance and Bottleneck

This is a well-balanced pairing by the percentile math: CPU at 83, GPU at 87, combined at 85. Neither component dramatically outranks the other, which is the structural signature of a build where neither part systematically starves the other.

Looking closer, the GPU holds the slight edge. That four-point percentile gap implies that in graphically heavy scenarios at higher resolutions, the RX 9070 GRE is the defining component — as it should be. In CPU-limited scenarios such as high-refresh, low-resolution competitive gaming, the i7-14701E's single-thread score of 4305 and 5.40 GHz boost clock indicate it can push frames hard, though its eight cores and 26112 PassMark multi-thread score mean heavily threaded game engines or simultaneous streaming will press it harder than a higher-core rival. The evidence for the balance argument is threefold: the near-identical percentiles, the CPU's rivals all clustering within half a percent of its average score, and the GPU's rivals all clustering within two percent of its own. This is a build where the whole closely approximates the sum of its parts.

Build Overview

This is a desktop-class build, per the buildClass field. The pairing joins an Intel 14th Gen embedded-segment processor — Socket 1700, Raptor Lake-R architecture, released mid-2024 — with a Radeon RX 9000 series card released in 2025 on the Navi 48 die. The combined 85th percentile places it firmly in the upper tier of tracked systems: not enthusiast-flagship territory, but clearly above the mainstream median. The most distinctive trait is the power asymmetry: a 65 W processor driving a 220 W graphics card, a ratio that shapes the entire system's character — quiet, efficient under mixed load, and thermally concentrated in one component rather than two.

Usage Scenarios

High-refresh gaming: With the GPU at the 87th percentile and a Steel Nomad score of 5424, competitive titles at high refresh rates are well within reach, and the CPU's 3133 R23 single-core score should keep frame delivery steady — though these are estimates, as no measured FPS data exists for this pairing.

Streaming: The sixteen threads and 33 MB of L3 cache give the CPU room to encode alongside gameplay, but the 26112 multi-thread PassMark score suggests streamers pushing heavy encoder loads while gaming will feel the eight-core ceiling sooner than owners of higher-core parts.

Video editing: The 12 GB of VRAM and 109309 OpenCL score accelerate timeline work and GPU effects, while DDR5 support on the dual-channel bus aids scrubbing and exports. This is a competent 1080p-to-1440p editing machine by the numbers.

3D rendering: GPU rendering leans on the 34.28 TFLOPS of FP32 compute; CPU rendering leans on the 22195 R23 multi-core score. Both are mid-upper tier — productive, not record-setting.

Software development: Compilation benefits from the 5.40 GHz boost clocks and sixteen threads, and ECC support is a genuine differentiator for long-running build servers or test machines where memory errors are unacceptable.

Student and office work: The 65 W TDP, UHD Graphics 770 integrated fallback, and single-thread snappiness (4305 PassMark) make this a responsive daily driver whose efficiency suits dorm rooms and small offices alike.

Upgrade Path and Platform

The platform foundation is Intel Socket 1700, which supports both DDR4 and DDR5 on a dual-channel memory bus — a rare flexibility that lets builders carry forward older memory or invest in the faster standard. The CPU provides PCIe Gen 5 with 16 lanes from the processor itself, matching the RX 9070 GRE's PCIe 5.0 x16 interface without any interface compromise. ECC memory support further broadens the platform's workstation credentials.

Power headroom is straightforward: with a 65 W CPU and a 220 W GPU, the 550 W suggested PSU for the Radeon leaves comfortable margin for the pair. The card requires two 8-pin power connectors and occupies a dual-slot footprint, which constrains case selection more than the compact CPU does. On the upgrade path: the locked multiplier on the i7-14701E means the CPU itself has no tuning headroom, so future gains come from socket-compatible processor swaps within the Socket 1700 family, additional or faster memory (DDR5 being the forward-looking choice), or a GPU step-up — the PCIe 5.0 link and 550 W PSU baseline ensure the platform will not artificially cap a next-generation card. The data suggests this is a platform built to grow around its graphics slot while the efficient, ECC-capable CPU quietly holds the center.

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