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Rate My PC: Intel Core i9-12900E + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080

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85 / 100
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Top 15% of systems. Excellent for 1440p Ultra or 4K High gaming.

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System Balance Analysis

CPU vs GPU performance ratio
Well Balanced
CPU
78%
VS
GPU
92%
PROCESSOR

Intel Core i9-12900E

6,611 Benchmark Score
Top 22% Market Ranking
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080

23,172 Benchmark Score
Top 8% 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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Strong Performance

Excellent for 1440p gaming. Most games will run at high/ultra settings smoothly.

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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

This pairing brings together Intel’s 12th-generation Alder Lake desktop silicon and NVIDIA’s Ampere-based flagship GPU from the previous cycle. The Core i9-12900E is a 16-core, 24-thread processor with a 65 W TDP, while the RTX 3080 is a 10 GB GDDR6X card with 8704 shading units and a 320-bit memory bus. The combined benchmark percentile across all CPUs and GPUs is 65, placing this desktop build above the majority of systems in the database. No measured FPS rows exist for this exact CPU+GPU combination; the FACT PACK contains no measuredFps data. Therefore, all frame-rate discussion in this analysis is estimated from the individual CPU and GPU benchmark scores, not from direct testing of this specific pairing.

Usage Scenarios

For high-refresh gaming at 1440p or 4K, this build is well suited. The RTX 3080’s PassMark G3D score of 25086 places it in the 68th percentile among all GPUs, and its FP32 throughput of 29.77 TFLOPS indicates strong raw rasterization power. The CPU’s Cinebench R23 single-core score of 3321 supports high frame rates in CPU-bound scenes, so the system can push well past 60 FPS in most titles when the GPU is the limiting factor.

Streaming and content creation benefit from the combination of NVIDIA’s tensor cores and Intel’s multi-core capacity. The RTX 3080 has 272 tensor cores, which accelerate AI-based encoding and enhancement features, while the i9-12900E’s Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 23529 provides ample headroom for simultaneous game capture and encode workloads. The GPU’s Geekbench OpenCL score of 152423 further indicates strong compute throughput for render tasks.

Video editing workloads rely on both CPU and GPU acceleration. The i9-12900E’s Geekbench multi-core score of 10280 places it above many workstation-class CPUs, and the RTX 3080’s 10 GB of GDDR6X memory with 760.3 GB/s bandwidth can hold large frame buffers and effect stacks. The 68 RT cores on the GPU also accelerate ray-traced previews in supported editors, though the CPU’s 30 MB of shared L3 cache helps with timeline scrubbing and decode tasks.

3D rendering leans heavily on multi-core CPU performance and GPU compute. The Cinebench R20 multi-core score of 9882 and R15 multi-core score of 2371 show consistent scaling across renderer generations, while the RTX 3080’s PassMark GPU Compute score of 14397 indicates robust CUDA-accelerated rendering. For CPU-based renderers, the 16 cores and 24 threads of the Alder Lake chip provide solid throughput, though the 65 W TDP suggests sustained all-core loads will be power-limited compared to higher-TDP parts.

Software development benefits from the CPU’s high single-thread performance and the GPU’s compute capabilities. The Geekbench single-core score of 1775 and Cinebench R23 single-core score of 3321 speed up compilation of single-threaded build steps, while the 24 threads handle parallel compilation tasks. The GPU’s Vulkan score of 33620 supports graphics debugging and shader compilation workloads, and the 20 PCIe Gen 5 lanes from the CPU allow fast NVMe storage for large codebases.

Student and office work is over-served by this hardware, but the data supports its capability. The CPU’s Cinebench R15 single-core score of 334 and Geekbench single-core score of 1775 handle office productivity and web browsing easily, while the integrated UHD Graphics 770 provides a fallback display output. The GPU’s PassMark G2D score of 1054 covers 2D desktop acceleration, though the power draw of 320 W makes this build excessive for light workloads.

Benchmark Performance

The CPU’s average benchmark score is 6611, placing it in the 62nd percentile among all CPUs. Its nearest rivals are tightly clustered: the Intel Pentium Gold G6405 and Intel Core i9-10940X each score 6605, a 0.1% delta, while the Intel Core i5-13500E scores 6586 (0.4% lower) and the Intel Core i5-13400E scores 6638 (0.4% higher). This clustering indicates that the i9-12900E’s average performance is statistically indistinguishable from these mid-range and older high-end parts, despite its Core i9 branding.

The GPU’s average benchmark score is 23172, placing it in the 68th percentile among all GPUs. Its nearest rivals are similarly close: the NVIDIA P106-100 scores 23249 (-0.3%), the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 16 scores 23250 (-0.3%), the AMD Radeon RX 6600M scores 23273 (-0.4%), and the AMD Radeon R9 M290X scores 23276 (-0.4%). This tight grouping suggests that the RTX 3080’s average score is near parity with several lower-tier cards in aggregate benchmarks, though its peak workloads show much higher capability.

The combined percentile for this CPU+GPU pairing is 65, which sits between the CPU’s 62nd and GPU’s 68th percentile. The CPU contributes meaningfully to the overall position, as a weaker processor would drag the combined percentile lower. The Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 23529 for the CPU and the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 4407 for the GPU together paint a picture of a balanced system where neither component is dramatically weaker than the other.

The average benchmark score for the CPU of 6611 comes from eight individual tests spanning Cinebench R15, R20, R23, and Geekbench. The highest multi-core result is Cinebench R23 at 23529, while the lowest single-core result is Cinebench R15 at 334. The GPU’s average of 23172 is driven by its PassMark G3D score of 25086 and Geekbench OpenCL score of 152423, with the 3DMark Steel Nomad score of 4407 being the most demanding test.

GPU Analysis

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 is built on the GA102 chip using Samsung’s 8 nm process, with 28,300 million transistors on a 628 mm² die. The memory subsystem consists of 10 GB of GDDR6X on a 320-bit bus, delivering 760.3 GB/s of bandwidth. The memory clock runs at 1188 MHz, translating to 19 Gbps effective. This bandwidth is sufficient for 4K textures and high-resolution rendering, though the 10 GB capacity may limit some extreme workloads.

The GPU’s clock speeds are 1440 MHz base and 1710 MHz boost. The shading units number 8704, with 272 texture mapping units and 96 raster output pipelines. The pixel rate is 164.2 GPixel/s and the texture rate is 465.1 GTexel/s. FP32 performance is 29.77 TFLOPS, with FP16 also at 29.77 TFLOPS (1:1), which means no dedicated half-precision boost is available.

Ray tracing and tensor hardware are present in the form of 68 RT cores and 272 tensor cores. These enable DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2) support, as well as Vulkan 1.4 and OpenGL 4.6. The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 4407 reflects the GPU’s ability to handle modern DirectX 12 workloads with ray tracing enabled. The Geekbench Vulkan score of 33620 shows solid cross-API performance.

The PassMark scores provide a detailed view: DirectX 9 scores 258, DirectX 10 scores 170, DirectX 11 scores 207, and DirectX 12 scores 100. The DirectX 12 score is notably lower than older API scores, which is unusual and suggests driver overhead or specific test characteristics. The G3D score of 25086 and GPU Compute score of 14397 are the more representative metrics for real-world rendering and compute tasks.

The GPU’s power draw is 320 W TDP, with a suggested PSU of 700 W. The power connector is a single 12-pin, and the card is dual-slot width with dimensions of 285 mm length, 112 mm height, and 40 mm width. Display outputs include 1x HDMI 2.1 and 3x DisplayPort 1.4a. The production status is end-of-life, with the GeForce 40 series as its successor.

Gaming Performance

No measured FPS data exists for this exact CPU+GPU combination, so all frame-rate figures below are estimates derived from the benchmark scores. The RTX 3080’s 68th percentile GPU ranking and the i9-12900E’s 62nd percentile CPU ranking suggest the system can handle modern titles well, but exact numbers cannot be verified.

At 1080p, the CPU’s single-core performance becomes more relevant. The Cinebench R23 single-core score of 3321 and Geekbench single-core score of 1775 indicate that the i9-12900E can feed the GPU in lightly-threaded games. The GPU’s PassMark G3D score of 25086 suggests high frame rates, likely exceeding 100 FPS in most titles, though this is an estimate.

At 1440p, the balance shifts toward the GPU. The RTX 3080’s 760.3 GB/s memory bandwidth and 29.77 TFLOPS FP32 performance support high settings with ray tracing. The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 4407 indicates the GPU can handle DX12 games, with frame rates estimated in the 80-120 FPS range for AAA titles, depending on optimization.

At 4K, the GPU becomes the primary bottleneck. The 10 GB VRAM and 320-bit bus are adequate for most games, but the 68th percentile GPU ranking means some titles will require settings reductions. The CPU’s multi-core score of 23529 in Cinebench R23 prevents it from being a limiting factor, so 4K performance will track closely with GPU benchmarks.

Esports and competitive titles benefit from the CPU’s high single-core performance. The Cinebench R15 single-core score of 334 and R20 single-core score of 1394 suggest very high frame rates in games like Counter-Strike or Valorant, though the GPU’s power draw may be overkill. The combined percentile of 65 supports the estimate that this build can run esports titles at refresh rates beyond 240 Hz at 1080p, but this remains an estimate.

Balance and Bottleneck

The CPU and GPU percentiles are close, with the CPU at 62 and the GPU at 68. This suggests a balanced pairing where neither component dramatically outclasses the other. In CPU-bound workloads like single-threaded productivity or older games, the i9-12900E may limit the GPU, but its Cinebench R23 single-core score of 3321 is strong enough to avoid major bottlenecks.

In GPU-bound workloads like 4K gaming or ray-traced rendering, the RTX 3080 is the limiting factor. Its 68th percentile ranking and 10 GB VRAM capacity are the primary constraints, while the CPU’s multi-core performance has headroom. The GPU’s PassMark G3D score of 25086 versus the CPU’s average score of 6611 indicates that the GPU handles graphical tasks at a higher relative level.

The memory bandwidth of 760.3 GB/s on the GPU is significantly higher than what the CPU can feed, but the CPU’s dual-channel DDR4/DDR5 support is adequate. The 20 PCIe Gen 5 lanes from the CPU provide ample bandwidth for the GPU’s PCIe 4.0 x16 interface, so no interface bottleneck exists.

The 65 W TDP of the CPU versus the 320 W TDP of the GPU creates an asymmetry in power consumption. The CPU is power-efficient for its core count, but the GPU dominates system power draw. This means the suggested PSU of 700 W is sized primarily for the GPU, with the CPU contributing minimally.

Frame rate scaling from 1080p to 4K will be governed by the GPU. At lower resolutions, the CPU’s single-core performance matters more, while at higher resolutions, the GPU’s bandwidth and compute take over. The close percentiles suggest that this build will not have severe bottlenecks in either direction, but the GPU is the more likely limiting factor in modern games.

Who Should Build It

Gamers targeting 1440p or 4K will find this build appropriate. The RTX 3080’s 68th percentile GPU ranking and 10 GB VRAM handle high-resolution textures, while the CPU’s 62nd percentile ranking supports high refresh rates. The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 4407 indicates future-proofing for DirectX 12 titles.

Content creators working with video editing or 3D rendering will benefit from the combination of CPU multi-core and GPU compute. The Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 23529 and PassMark GPU Compute score of 14397 cover both CPU-heavy and GPU-accelerated workloads. The 68 RT cores on the GPU also support ray-traced rendering in supported applications.

Software developers who compile large codebases or work with graphics APIs will appreciate the 24 threads and Vulkan score of 33620. The CPU’s Geekbench multi-core score of 10280 handles parallel builds, while the GPU’s OpenCL score of 152423 accelerates compute tasks. The 20 PCIe Gen 5 lanes allow fast storage for large projects.

Students and small business users will find this build over-specced, but the data shows it can handle office work. The Cinebench R15 single-core score of 334 and integrated UHD Graphics 770 provide basic functionality, though the GPU’s 320 W TDP makes this inefficient for such workloads. The combined percentile of 65 is far above what office tasks require.

The CPU’s launch MSRP is $494, and the GPU’s launch MSRP is 699 USD, so the total platform cost is high. However, the production status of the GPU is end-of-life, meaning availability may vary. The CPU is still active in production, and its 65 W TDP makes it suitable for compact builds despite the GPU’s dual-slot size.

FAQ

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

A: The combined percentile is 65, based on the CPU’s 62nd percentile and the GPU’s 68th percentile.

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

A: The CPU’s average benchmark score is 6611, which is 0.1% higher than the Intel Pentium Gold G6405 and Intel Core i9-10940X, 0.4% higher than the Intel Core i5-13500E, and 0.4% lower than the Intel Core i5-13400E.

Q: What is the GPU’s memory configuration?

A: The GPU has 10 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 320-bit bus, with 760.3 GB/s bandwidth and a memory clock of 1188 MHz (19 Gbps effective).

Q: Does this build support ray tracing?

A: Yes, the GPU has 68 RT cores and 272 tensor cores, supporting DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2) with ray tracing capabilities.

Q: What is the CPU’s core and thread count?

A: The CPU has 16 cores and 24 threads, with a base clock of 2.30 GHz and a boost clock of 5.00 GHz.

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

A: The suggested PSU is 700 W, based on the GPU’s 320 W TDP and the CPU’s 65 W TDP.

Q: Are there any measured FPS results for this exact combination?

A: No, the FACT PACK contains no measuredFps data for this pairing, so all frame rates are estimates from benchmark scores.

Build Overview

This is a desktop-class build featuring the Intel Core i9-12900E and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080. The CPU is from the Core 12th Gen series, based on Alder Lake architecture with a 10 nm process node from Intel. The GPU is from the GeForce 30-series, based on Ampere architecture with an 8 nm process node from Samsung.

The combined percentile of 65 places this build above the majority of systems in the database. The CPU’s 62nd percentile and GPU’s 68th percentile are closely aligned, indicating a balanced configuration. The CPU’s average benchmark score is 6611, while the GPU’s average is 23172, with the GPU contributing more to the overall performance tier.

The build class is desktop, meaning it is intended for stationary use with a dedicated power supply and cooling. The CPU has a 65 W TDP and supports DDR4 and DDR5 memory, while the GPU has a 320 W TDP and requires a 700 W PSU. The CPU is still active in production, while the GPU is end-of-life.

The overall tier is upper-midrange, based on the 65th combined percentile. The CPU’s nearest rivals include the Intel Core i5-13500E and i5-13400E, showing that the i9-12900E performs similarly to newer mid-range parts. The GPU’s nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon RX 6600M, indicating that the RTX 3080’s average benchmark score is comparable to some mobile GPUs.

CPU Analysis

The Intel Core i9-12900E is a 16-core, 24-thread processor with a base clock of 2.30 GHz and a boost clock of 5.00 GHz. It uses the Alder Lake-S architecture on a 10 nm process node, with a die size of 215 mm². The cache hierarchy includes 80 KB of L1 per core, 1.25 MB of L2 per core, and 30 MB of shared L3 cache.

The CPU’s benchmark scores show strong multi-core performance. The Cinebench R23 multi-core score is 23529, while the R20 multi-core score is 9882 and the R15 multi-core score is 2371. These scores indicate that the CPU can handle highly threaded workloads like 3D rendering and video encoding, though the 65 W TDP may limit sustained all-core performance.

Single-core performance is also solid. The Cinebench R23 single-core score is 3321, with R20 at 1394 and R15 at 334. The Geekbench single-core score is 1775. These numbers suggest the CPU can handle lightly-threaded tasks like gaming and office work with ease, though they place it below newer high-end parts.

The Geekbench multi-core score of 10280 is lower than the Cinebench scores might suggest, indicating that some workloads may not scale perfectly with the hybrid architecture. The CPU supports dual-channel DDR4 and DDR5 memory, but does not support ECC memory. The integrated graphics are UHD Graphics 770, which provide basic display output.

The CPU’s average benchmark score of 6611 places it in the 62nd percentile, with nearest rivals clustered within 0.4% performance delta. The multiplier is unlocked, allowing overclocking, and the socket is Intel Socket 1700. The launch MSRP is $494, and the production status is active.

Upgrade Path and Platform

The CPU uses Intel Socket 1700, which supports DDR4 and DDR5 memory in dual-channel configuration. The memory bus is dual-channel, but the FACT PACK does not specify a memory bandwidth figure. The CPU has 20 PCIe Gen 5 lanes, which provide high bandwidth for GPUs and NVMe storage.

The GPU uses a PCIe 4.0 x16 bus interface, which is fully compatible with the CPU’s PCIe Gen 5 lanes. The GPU’s suggested PSU is 700 W, and its TDP is 320 W, leaving headroom for the CPU’s 65 W TDP and other components. The GPU’s power connector is a single 12-pin, which may require an adapter for some PSUs.

A sensible next upgrade would be a newer GPU, since the RTX 3080 is end-of-life and its 10 GB VRAM may become a limitation. The CPU’s active production status and 65 W TDP mean it can be paired with higher-end GPUs without requiring a PSU upgrade, as long as the total system draw stays within the 700 W suggestion.

Memory upgrades are possible since the CPU supports both DDR4 and DDR5, though the FACT PACK does not specify maximum capacity or speed. The dual-channel memory bus means adding more RAM can improve bandwidth for memory-intensive workloads. The 30 MB of shared L3 cache is fixed and cannot be upgraded.

The CPU’s socket, Intel Socket 1700, may support newer 12th-generation parts, but the FACT PACK does not list compatibility beyond this specific chip. The GPU’s PCIe 4.0 interface is backward compatible with older slots and forward compatible with newer ones, so a motherboard upgrade would not require a new GPU.

The 65 W TDP of the CPU and 320 W TDP of the GPU suggest the system can be cooled with standard desktop components. The GPU is dual-slot and 285 mm long, so case compatibility should be checked. The CPU’s integrated UHD Graphics 770 can serve as a fallback if the GPU fails or is removed.