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Rate My PC: Intel Core i7-14701TE + NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada Generation

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Top 7% of systems. Capable of 4K Ultra gaming and advanced rendering.

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System Balance Analysis

CPU vs GPU performance ratio
Well Balanced
CPU
87%
VS
GPU
99%
PROCESSOR

Intel Core i7-14701TE

26,013 Benchmark Score
Top 13% Market Ranking
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NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada Generation

135,218 Benchmark Score
Top 1% Market Ranking
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Market Position

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Budget
0-30
Mid-Range
30-60
High-End
60-85
Enthusiast
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

The Intel Core i7-14701TE paired with the NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada Generation represents a desktop workstation configuration that balances a power-efficient 45 W CPU with a high-end professional GPU. The data for this specific combination contains no measured frame rate rows, so all FPS discussions below are estimates derived from the individual component benchmark scores rather than empirical testing. This pairing sits at the 87th combined percentile, indicating a system that outperforms the vast majority of desktop builds, with the GPU being the dominant performance driver in most scenarios.

Gaming Performance

The FACT PACK contains no measured FPS values for this exact CPU+GPU combination, so frame rates must be estimated from the component benchmark scores. The RTX 4000 Ada Generation's Geekbench Vulkan score of 123842 places it in the 95th percentile of all GPUs, suggesting that the graphics card alone can drive modern titles at very high settings. The CPU's Cinebench R23 single-core score of 2405 indicates strong per-thread performance that should not constrain frame pacing in most games, while the multi-core score of 17035 ensures that background tasks and game logic threads have ample headroom.

For 1080p gaming at ultra settings, the RTX 4000 Ada Generation's 26.73 TFLOPS of FP32 compute and 360.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth suggest that the GPU will be the primary bottleneck, with the CPU likely delivering frames fast enough to keep the GPU saturated. At 1440p and 4K resolutions, the GPU's workload scales with pixel count, and the 20 GB GDDR6 frame buffer provides sufficient capacity for high-resolution textures and advanced effects without running out of memory. The 48 RT cores and 192 tensor cores indicate that ray-traced titles and DLSS-enhanced games should perform strongly, though the exact frame rates depend on game-specific optimization.

The estimated FPS figures should be interpreted with caution, as the CPU's 45 W TDP and 8-core/16-thread configuration may limit performance in CPU-bound scenes, particularly in esports titles at lower resolutions where frame rates are typically very high. The GPU's 139.2 GPixel/s pixel rate and 417.6 GTexel/s texture rate provide the raw throughput needed for high-refresh-rate monitors, but the lack of measured data means these are projections rather than verified results.

Benchmark Performance

The CPU's average benchmark score is 26013, placing it in the 78th percentile of all CPUs. This score sits within a tight competitive cluster: the AMD Ryzen AI 5 340 scores 25981 (0.1% higher), the AMD Ryzen 5 8640HS scores 26106 (0.4% lower), the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5655GE scores 25880 (0.5% higher), and the AMD Ryzen 5 8540U scores 26187 (0.7% lower). The i7-14701TE's performance is effectively indistinguishable from these rivals, with deltas under 1% in all cases, meaning the CPU trades blows with mid-range mobile and low-power desktop parts from AMD.

The GPU's average benchmark score is 135218, placing it in the 95th percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rivals are all professional workstation cards: the NVIDIA A10M scores 135230 (0% delta), the AMD Radeon PRO W6800 scores 135396 (0.1% lower), the AMD Radeon Pro W6800X Duo scores 135774 (0.4% lower), and the AMD Radeon PRO V620 scores 136472 (0.9% lower). The RTX 4000 Ada Generation is essentially tied with these competitors, showing that it occupies a well-established performance tier in the workstation GPU market.

The combined picture shows a system where the GPU is the clear performance leader, sitting 17 percentile points above the CPU. The CPU's Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 17035 is respectable for a 45 W part, but the PassMark multi-thread score of 20042 and single-thread score of 2637 reveal that it is not a top-tier processor by absolute performance. The GPU's Geekbench OpenCL score of 146593 is dramatically higher than the CPU's entire benchmark suite, confirming that this build is GPU-centric.

Upgrade Path and Platform

The CPU uses Intel Socket 1700 and is based on the Raptor Lake architecture, built on a 10 nm process node with a die size of 257 mm². The platform supports both DDR4 and DDR5 memory in a dual-channel configuration, providing flexibility for builders who want to reuse existing DDR4 modules or invest in newer DDR5 kits. ECC memory support is present, which is valuable for workstation stability in data-critical tasks. The CPU provides PCIe Gen 5 with 16 lanes, ensuring that future high-bandwidth devices can be accommodated, while the GPU uses PCIe 4.0 x16, which is fully compatible with the CPU's lanes.

The GPU's suggested PSU is 300 W, and its TDP is 130 W, while the CPU's TDP is 45 W, meaning the total system power draw is manageable for a mid-range power supply. The GPU requires a single 16-pin power connector and occupies a single slot, making it suitable for compact workstation cases. The CPU's integrated UHD Graphics 770 provides a fallback display output if the discrete GPU is removed, which is useful for troubleshooting or low-power tasks.

A sensible next upgrade path would involve replacing the CPU with a higher-core-count Socket 1700 part, as the platform supports the full Raptor Lake refresh lineup. Alternatively, keeping the CPU and upgrading the GPU would yield significant performance gains in GPU-bound workloads, since the current GPU is already at the 95th percentile and the CPU is only at the 78th percentile. The PCIe Gen 5 support ensures that future GPUs using the newer interface will not be bottlenecked by the CPU's lane bandwidth.

Who Should Build It

This configuration targets users who need professional-grade graphics performance without requiring a flagship CPU. The RTX 4000 Ada Generation's 20 GB VRAM and 360.0 GB/s bandwidth make it suitable for content creators working with large 3D scenes, high-resolution textures, and complex visual effects, where memory capacity directly impacts the ability to hold assets in GPU memory. The GPU's 48 RT cores and 192 tensor cores indicate strong performance in ray-traced rendering and AI-accelerated workloads, making it a fit for architects, product designers, and video editors who use GPU-accelerated tools.

Gamers at 1440p or 4K resolution with high-refresh-rate monitors would benefit from this build, as the GPU's 95th percentile performance ensures high frame rates in most titles, while the CPU's 78th percentile score provides adequate support. The CPU's 8 cores and 16 threads are sufficient for modern game engines that use multiple threads, but the 45 W TDP means sustained multi-core loads may cause the CPU to throttle under prolonged stress. Students in engineering or computer science programs would find the ECC memory support and workstation-grade GPU useful for simulations and machine learning projects.

Small business workstations handling video editing, 3D rendering, or data analysis would see strong performance from this pairing, as the GPU's compute capabilities (26.73 TFLOPS FP32) accelerate rendering and processing tasks, while the CPU's PassMark data compression score of 220520 and encryption score of 11699 indicate solid performance for file handling and secure data operations. The single-slot GPU design and 300 W PSU requirement make it feasible to build in standard ATX or compact workstation cases.

Usage Scenarios

High-refresh gaming: The GPU's 95th percentile score and 26.73 TFLOPS FP32 compute should deliver high frame rates at 1440p and 4K with ultra settings, though the CPU's 78th percentile score may limit frame rates in CPU-bound scenes at lower resolutions. The 20 GB VRAM ensures textures and effects load without stuttering, and the 48 RT cores enable ray tracing with acceptable performance.

Streaming: The GPU's 192 tensor cores support hardware-accelerated encoding and AI features, while the CPU's 16 threads can handle stream encoding and game logic simultaneously. The PassMark multi-thread score of 20042 suggests the CPU can manage the additional load of streaming software alongside gaming, though the 45 W TDP may limit sustained performance.

Video editing: The GPU's 360.0 GB/s bandwidth and 20 GB VRAM accelerate timeline scrubbing, effect rendering, and export tasks. The CPU's Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 17035 provides adequate CPU-based encoding performance, while the GPU's OpenCL score of 146593 indicates strong acceleration for effects and color grading.

3D rendering: The GPU's 6144 shading units and 26.73 TFLOPS FP32 compute are well-suited for GPU-accelerated renderers, and the 48 RT cores enhance ray-traced rendering workflows. The CPU's 8 cores and 16 threads handle scene management and geometry preparation, with the Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 17035 providing a baseline for CPU-based rendering.

Software development: The CPU's single-thread score of 2637 in PassMark and Cinebench R23 single-core score of 2405 ensure responsive compilation and code analysis, while the 16 threads handle parallel builds. The ECC memory support protects against data corruption in long-running builds, and the GPU can accelerate machine learning model training with its 192 tensor cores.

Student and office work: The CPU's 45 W TDP keeps power consumption low, and the integrated UHD Graphics 770 provides a basic display output if the discrete GPU is not needed. The PassMark integer math score of 65792 and floating-point math score of 50219 indicate strong performance for spreadsheets, data analysis, and office applications.

GPU Analysis

The NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada Generation is built on the AD104 chip using TSMC's 5 nm process, with 35,800 million transistors on a 294 mm² die. The GPU has 6144 shading units, 192 texture mapping units, and 64 raster output units, running at a base clock of 1500 MHz and a boost clock of 2175 MHz. The memory subsystem consists of 20 GB of GDDR6 on a 160-bit bus, delivering 360.0 GB/s of bandwidth with an effective 18 Gbps data rate.

The GPU's compute capabilities are substantial: 26.73 TFLOPS of FP32 and FP16 (1:1) performance, a pixel rate of 139.2 GPixel/s, and a texture rate of 417.6 GTexel/s. The 48 RT cores and 192 tensor cores provide dedicated hardware for ray tracing and AI acceleration, which is reflected in the Geekbench Vulkan score of 123842 and OpenCL score of 146593. The GPU's 95th percentile ranking places it above nearly all competitors, with its nearest rivals being other professional workstation cards with scores within 1% of each other.

The 20 GB VRAM is a key differentiator, as it allows the GPU to handle large datasets and high-resolution textures without spilling to system memory. The 360.0 GB/s bandwidth is commensurate with the memory capacity, ensuring that data can be fed to the compute units quickly. The GPU's single-slot design and 130 W TDP make it efficient for its performance class, and the 4x DisplayPort 1.4a outputs support multi-monitor workstation setups.

Balance and Bottleneck

The system exhibits a clear GPU-centric balance, with the GPU at the 95th percentile and the CPU at the 78th percentile. In GPU-bound workloads such as 3D rendering, video editing, and high-resolution gaming, the GPU will be the limiting factor, and the CPU's performance is sufficient to keep the GPU fed. In CPU-bound workloads such as data compression, encryption, and single-threaded tasks, the CPU becomes the bottleneck, with its PassMark single-thread score of 2637 and Cinebench R23 single-core score of 2405 representing the ceiling.

The FPS scaling evidence, while estimated, suggests that at 1080p resolution the CPU may limit frame rates in games with heavy physics or AI, as the 45 W TDP constrains sustained single-core boost clocks. At 1440p and 4K, the GPU's workload increases and the CPU bottleneck diminishes, allowing the GPU to dominate performance. The combined 87th percentile ranking indicates that the system is well-balanced overall, but users targeting maximum frame rates at 1080p should consider a higher-TDP CPU.

The GPU's nearest rivals all score within 0.9% of each other, meaning the GPU is not a differentiator within its performance tier. The CPU's rivals also cluster within 0.7%, so neither component provides a significant advantage over its direct competitors. The bottleneck analysis therefore depends on the workload: for rendering and gaming at high resolutions, the GPU is the star, while for CPU-intensive tasks, the 45 W part is the limiting factor.

FAQ

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

A: The combined percentile is 87, placing this desktop build above 87% of all systems in the benchmark database.

Q: How does the RTX 4000 Ada Generation compare to its nearest GPU rivals?

A: The GPU's average benchmark score is 135218, which is 0% different from the NVIDIA A10M, 0.1% lower than the AMD Radeon PRO W6800, 0.4% lower than the AMD Radeon Pro W6800X Duo, and 0.9% lower than the AMD Radeon PRO V620.

Q: What is the CPU's single-thread and multi-thread performance?

A: The CPU scores 2405 in Cinebench R23 single-core and 17035 in Cinebench R23 multi-core, with PassMark single-thread and multi-thread scores of 2637 and 20042, respectively.

Q: Does the CPU support ECC memory?

A: Yes, the Intel Core i7-14701TE supports ECC memory, and it supports both DDR4 and DDR5 in a dual-channel configuration.

Q: What is the GPU's memory configuration?

A: The GPU has 20 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 160-bit bus with 360.0 GB/s bandwidth and an effective 18 Gbps memory clock.

Q: What power supply is recommended for this GPU?

A: The suggested PSU for the RTX 4000 Ada Generation is 300 W, and the GPU's TDP is 130 W, while the CPU's TDP is 45 W.

Q: Are there any measured FPS figures for this build?

A: No, the FACT PACK contains no measured FPS rows for this exact CPU+GPU combination, so all frame rate estimates are derived from benchmark scores.

CPU Analysis

The Intel Core i7-14701TE is a Raptor Lake Refresh part with 8 cores and 16 threads, running at a base clock of 2.10 GHz and a boost clock of 5.20 GHz. The CPU is built on Intel's 10 nm process with a die size of 257 mm², and it uses the Intel Socket 1700 interface. The cache hierarchy consists of 80 KB L1 per core, 2 MB L2 per core, and 33 MB of shared L3 cache, providing ample fast storage for frequently accessed data.

The CPU's benchmark results show a balanced profile: Cinebench R15 scores of 1716 multi-core and 242 single-core, Cinebench R20 scores of 7154 multi-core and 1010 single-core, and Cinebench R23 scores of 17035 multi-core and 2405 single-core. PassMark results include 220520 for data compression, 11699 for data encryption, 14354 for extended instructions, 143 for find prime numbers, 50219 for floating-point math, 65792 for integer math, 20042 for multi-thread, 1860 for physics, 22760 for random string sorting, and 2637 for single-thread.

The 78th percentile ranking places the CPU in the upper-middle tier, with nearest rivals all scoring within 1% of each other. The 45 W TDP is notably low for a desktop part, but the 5.20 GHz boost clock indicates that single-threaded workloads can reach high frequencies when thermal headroom allows. The CPU includes UHD Graphics 770 integrated graphics, which provides a basic display output, and it supports PCIe Gen 5 with 16 CPU lanes, ensuring compatibility with high-bandwidth devices. The multiplier is locked, so overclocking is not possible, but the ECC memory support and dual-channel DDR4/DDR5 compatibility make it suitable for workstation use.

Build Overview

This desktop build pairs the Intel Core i7-14701TE with the NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada Generation, combining a power-efficient 45 W CPU with a high-performance 130 W workstation GPU. The system achieves an 87th combined percentile, driven primarily by the GPU's 95th percentile score, while the CPU's 78th percentile score provides adequate but not exceptional processing power. The GPU's 20 GB VRAM, 360.0 GB/s bandwidth, and 26.73 TFLOPS FP32 compute make it a capable professional graphics solution, while the CPU's 8 cores and 16 threads handle general-purpose and multi-threaded tasks.

The overall tier of this build is that of a workstation-class desktop, with the GPU being the clear performance leader. The GPU's nearest rivals are all professional cards from AMD and NVIDIA, confirming its workstation positioning, while the CPU's rivals are a mix of mobile and low-power desktop parts, reflecting its efficiency-focused design. This pairing is best suited for GPU-accelerated workloads such as rendering, video editing, and AI inferencing, where the GPU's compute capabilities are fully utilized, and the CPU's lower power draw contributes to a cooler, quieter system. For users who prioritize gaming at high resolutions or professional graphics work, this build delivers strong performance, though CPU-bound tasks may reveal the 45 W part's limitations.