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Rate My PC: Intel Core i9-13900E + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 D

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89 Score

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Top 11% of systems. Excellent for 1440p Ultra or 4K High gaming.

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79%

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99%

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Intel Core i9-13900E

8,676 Benchmark Score

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 D

178,050 Benchmark Score

Top 1% Market Ranking

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90-100

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4K Ultra gaming, VR ready, ray tracing enabled, professional workloads

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70-89

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50-69

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1080p Ultra or 1440p Medium, great value for most gamers

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30-49

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1080p Medium settings, suitable for eSports and older titles

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0-29

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Basic gaming, older titles, consider upgrading for modern games

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# Upgrade Path and Platform

The Intel Core i9-13900E and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 D combination anchors itself to the Intel Socket 1700 platform, a desktop-class foundation built around the Raptor Lake-S architecture. This socket supports both DDR4 and DDR5 memory through a dual-channel memory bus, giving builders flexibility in choosing between older, more mature memory modules and newer high-bandwidth DDR5 kits. The CPU also supports ECC memory, which is a notable feature for workstation-oriented builds where data integrity is paramount.

The platform's PCIe connectivity is limited to Gen 5 with 16 lanes available from the CPU itself. This is a critical consideration for the GPU pairing, as the RTX 4090 D uses a PCIe 4.0 x16 interface. The Gen 5 lanes provide ample headroom for future expansion, but the GPU will operate within its native Gen 4 bandwidth, which the benchmark data shows is more than sufficient for this class of hardware. The difference between Gen 4 and Gen 5 for a single GPU is unlikely to be a bottleneck in any measured workload.

Power delivery is a major consideration here. The CPU has a TDP of 65 watts, which is remarkably low for a 24-core processor, while the GPU's TDP is 425 watts. The suggested PSU rating for the GPU alone is 800 watts, and this figure should be treated as the practical minimum for the entire system. A sensible next upgrade path would involve adding more NVMe storage drives, as the Gen 5 lanes can be bifurcated to support multiple devices, though the exact lane allocation depends on the motherboard implementation. Memory upgrades from DDR4 to DDR5 would also be feasible on this socket, though the benchmark scores suggest the CPU's performance is already well-balanced with the GPU.

# GPU Analysis

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 D is a behemoth built on the Ada Lovelace architecture, using the AD102 chip manufactured on a 5 nm process by TSMC. The chip packs 76,300 million transistors into a 609 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 125.3 million per square millimeter. The GPU's memory subsystem consists of 24 GB of GDDR6X on a 384-bit bus, delivering a bandwidth of 1.01 TB/s. This is a massive amount of memory and bandwidth, positioning the card for high-resolution textures and large datasets in rendering workloads.

Clock speeds are set at a base of 2280 MHz with a boost of 2520 MHz, while the memory runs at 1313 MHz (21 Gbps effective). The shading units number 14,592, paired with 456 texture mapping units and 176 raster output units. For ray tracing, the card includes 114 RT cores, and for AI-accelerated workloads, 456 tensor cores are present. The pixel rate is 443.5 GPixel/s, and the texture rate reaches 1,149.1 GTexel/s. Floating-point performance is rated at 73.54 TFLOPS for both FP32 and FP16, indicating a 1:1 ratio that simplifies mixed-precision workloads.

The benchmark scores reflect this raw power. In 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, the card scores 8,587 points. The Geekbench OpenCL score is 278,621, and the Vulkan score is 246,941. These scores place the GPU at the 98th percentile among all GPUs, meaning it outperforms 98% of the hardware in the database. Compared to its nearest rivals, the RTX 4090 D is 2.2% behind the NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell, 3.1% behind the A100 SXM4 80 GB, 3.6% behind the RTX 5000 Ada Generation, and 4.9% behind the A100 SXM4 40 GB. The delta percentages are small, indicating that the RTX 4090 D sits at the very top of the performance hierarchy, even if a few specialized workstation cards edge it out in aggregate scores.

# Gaming Performance

No measured FPS rows exist for this exact combination — the FACT PACK contains no measuredFps data. Consequently, all frame rate discussion here is estimated from the benchmark scores and should be treated as approximate expectations rather than verified results.

The GPU's 98th percentile ranking and the CPU's 65th percentile ranking suggest a pairing that is heavily GPU-bound in most gaming scenarios. The RTX 4090 D's 73.54 TFLOPS of FP32 compute and 1.01 TB/s of memory bandwidth are indicative of exceptional rasterization and ray tracing performance. The 114 RT cores provide dedicated hardware for ray-traced effects, which modern AAA titles increasingly utilize. The 24 GB VRAM capacity ensures that even the most demanding texture packs at 4K resolution will not exceed memory limits.

Given the GPU's benchmark scores, the RTX 4090 D should deliver extremely high frame rates at 1440p and 4K resolutions in most titles. At 1080p, the CPU might become the limiting factor in some scenarios, but the i9-13900E's 32 threads and 5.20 GHz boost clock are sufficient for high-refresh gaming. The estimated FPS figures would likely show the GPU achieving over 100 FPS in most esports titles at 4K, and 60+ FPS in demanding single-player games with ray tracing enabled. However, without measured data, these are qualitative projections based on the card's 98th percentile standing.

# Balance and Bottleneck

The combined percentile for this build is 82nd, which indicates a strong overall system, but the discrepancy between the CPU's 65th percentile and the GPU's 98th percentile reveals a significant imbalance. The GPU is clearly the dominant component, and in most workloads, it will be the primary performance driver. The CPU's benchmark scores, including a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 34,244 and a single-core score of 4,834, are respectable but not top-tier.

The bottleneck analysis depends heavily on the workload. In gaming at 4K, the GPU will almost certainly be the limiting factor, as the rendering load scales with resolution and the GPU's massive compute resources are fully utilized. At 1080p, however, the CPU's lower percentile ranking could become apparent, potentially capping frame rates in CPU-intensive titles. The CPU's Geekbench multicore score of 8,337 and single-core score of 1,646 are moderate, suggesting that while it can handle gaming workloads, it is not in the same league as the GPU.

For content creation, the balance shifts. The CPU's 24 cores and 32 threads, coupled with a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 34,244, are well-suited for multi-threaded rendering tasks. However, the GPU's 456 tensor cores and 73.54 TFLOPS of compute can accelerate certain workloads, such as AI denoising or video encoding, better than the CPU. The FPS scaling evidence, though estimated, suggests that the GPU is the bottleneck in gaming, while the CPU is the bottleneck in heavily multi-threaded CPU-only tasks.

# Benchmark Performance

The CPU's benchmark results show a mixed picture. In Cinebench R15, the multicore score is 3,451 and the single-core score is 487. Cinebench R20 yields 14,382 multicore and 2,030 single-core. Cinebench R23 produces 34,244 multicore and 4,834 single-core. Geekbench scores are 8,337 multicore and 1,646 single-core. The average benchmark score is 8,676, placing the CPU at the 65th percentile among all CPUs. Its nearest rivals are the Intel Core i7-8565U (average score 8,665, delta 0.1%), the Intel Core i5-8365U (8,708, delta -0.4%), the AMD EPYC 7601 (8,619, delta 0.7%), and the Intel Core i7-10510U (8,580, delta 1.1%). These rivals are all lower-core-count mobile or server parts, which is curious given the i9-13900E's 24 cores and 32 threads. The delta percentages are all within 1.1%, indicating that the CPU's aggregate performance is comparable to these more modest parts, likely due to the i9-13900E's lower base clock of 1.80 GHz and 65 W TDP limiting sustained performance.

The GPU's benchmarks are far more impressive. The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 8,587, Geekbench OpenCL score of 278,621, and Vulkan score of 246,941 contribute to an average benchmark score of 178,050. This places the GPU at the 98th percentile, with nearest rivals being the RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell (delta -2.2%), A100 SXM4 80 GB (delta -3.1%), RTX 5000 Ada Generation (delta -3.6%), and A100 SXM4 40 GB (delta -4.9%). The combined picture is a system where the GPU contributes overwhelmingly to the overall performance, with the CPU providing adequate but not exceptional support. The 82nd combined percentile reflects this asymmetry.

# Who Should Build It

This build targets users who prioritize GPU-accelerated workloads above all else. Gamers playing at 4K resolution will benefit from the RTX 4090 D's 98th percentile performance, even if the CPU's 65th percentile limits some CPU-bound scenarios. The 24 GB VRAM and 1.01 TB/s bandwidth are ideal for 4K textures and ray tracing, making this a strong choice for enthusiasts seeking maximum visual fidelity.

Content creators working with video editing or 3D rendering will find the GPU's 456 tensor cores and 73.54 TFLOPS compute invaluable for AI-accelerated effects and GPU-based rendering. The CPU's 24 cores and 32 threads, while not top-tier, are sufficient for background tasks like encoding or asset management. Software developers targeting GPU compute, particularly those using CUDA or other NVIDIA-specific APIs, will benefit from the card's DirectX 12 Ultimate, OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4 support.

Students and small business workstations are less ideal targets, given the GPU's end-of-life production status and the system's high power requirements (425 W GPU TDP, 800 W suggested PSU). However, for specialized fields like machine learning research or scientific visualization, the GPU's compute capabilities could justify the investment. The CPU's ECC memory support adds reliability for long-running compute jobs, though the lack of a measured FPS dataset means gaming performance is estimated rather than verified.

# FAQ

Q: What socket does the Intel Core i9-13900E use?

A: The CPU uses Intel Socket 1700, which supports both DDR4 and DDR5 memory through a dual-channel memory bus.

Q: How much memory bandwidth does the RTX 4090 D have?

A: The GPU has 24 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 384-bit bus, delivering a bandwidth of 1.01 TB/s.

Q: What is the combined percentile for this build?

A: The combined percentile is 82nd, indicating a strong overall system, though the CPU (65th) and GPU (98th) percentiles differ significantly.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the bottleneck in gaming?

A: At 4K resolution, the GPU is likely the bottleneck due to its dominant performance. At 1080p, the CPU's lower percentile could become limiting, though exact FPS data is unavailable.

Q: Does the CPU support ECC memory?

A: Yes, the Core i9-13900E supports ECC memory, which is beneficial for workstation reliability.

Q: What is the production status of the RTX 4090 D?

A: The GPU is end-of-life, with its successor being the GeForce 50 series.

Q: How does the RTX 4090 D compare to the A100 SXM4 80 GB?

A: The RTX 4090 D is 3.1% behind the A100 SXM4 80 GB in average benchmark score, with the A100 scoring 183,725 versus the RTX 4090 D's 178,050.

# Build Overview

This is a desktop build pairing the Intel Core i9-13900E with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 D. The CPU is a 24-core, 32-thread Raptor Lake-S part on Intel Socket 1700, while the GPU is an Ada Lovelace flagship with 24 GB of GDDR6X memory. The combined percentile is 82nd, placing this system in the upper echelon of the database, though the performance is heavily skewed toward the GPU, which sits at the 98th percentile. The CPU's 65th percentile is the weaker link, but for GPU-dominated workloads, this pairing is exceptionally capable.

# CPU Analysis

The Intel Core i9-13900E is a 24-core, 32-thread processor based on the Raptor Lake architecture, manufactured on a 10 nm process by Intel. The die size is 257 mm², and the cache hierarchy includes 80 KB of L1 per core, 2 MB of L2 per core, and 36 MB of shared L3 cache. The base clock is 1.80 GHz with a boost clock of 5.20 GHz, and the TDP is rated at 65 watts — an unusually low figure for a 24-core chip, suggesting aggressive power limiting that may affect sustained performance.

The CPU's benchmark scores show a wide gap between multicore and single-core performance. Cinebench R23 multicore is 34,244, which is strong for multi-threaded workloads, while single-core is 4,834, which is moderate. The Geekbench multicore score of 8,337 and single-core of 1,646 are less impressive, placing the CPU at the 65th percentile overall. The nearest rivals, including the Core i7-8565U and i5-8365U, have similar average scores (8,665 and 8,708 respectively) despite having far fewer cores, indicating that the i9-13900E's low clock speeds and 65 W TDP limit its real-world performance compared to what its core count suggests.

The integrated UHD Graphics 770 provides basic display output, but the presence of the discrete RTX 4090 D makes it largely redundant. The CPU's PCIe Gen 5 support with 16 lanes is a future-proofing feature, though the GPU uses PCIe 4.0. The CPU is unlocked? No — the multiplier is locked, meaning overclocking is not officially supported. This is a workstation-oriented part, with ECC memory support and a release date of January 3, 2023. The production status is active, but the CPU's performance profile suggests it is designed for power-efficient multi-threaded tasks rather than maximum single-thread speed.

# Usage Scenarios

High-refresh gaming: At 1440p or 4K, the RTX 4090 D's 98th percentile performance is the primary driver, likely delivering high frame rates in most titles. The CPU's 65th percentile could limit 1080p performance, but at higher resolutions, the GPU's 73.54 TFLOPS of compute ensures smooth gameplay. The 24 GB VRAM prevents memory-related stutters in demanding titles.

Streaming: The GPU's 456 tensor cores can accelerate encoding and AI-based features, offloading work from the CPU. The CPU's 32 threads are sufficient for game capture and stream encoding simultaneously, though the low base clock may cause occasional hiccups if the stream software is not GPU-accelerated.

Video editing: The GPU's 1.01 TB/s bandwidth and 24 GB VRAM are ideal for 4K and 8K timelines, with GPU-accelerated effects and rendering. The CPU's Cinebench R23 multicore score of 34,244 provides additional horsepower for CPU-based encoding or effects that do not use the GPU.

3D rendering: This is a strong scenario for the build. The GPU's 73.54 TFLOPS FP32 and 114 RT cores accelerate ray-traced rendering, while the CPU's 24 cores handle scene preparation and physics. The 98th percentile GPU ranking means render times should be exceptionally low.

Software development: The CPU's 32 threads are useful for parallel builds and compilation, while the GPU's compute capabilities support CUDA-based development. The ECC memory support adds stability for long-running test suites. However, the 65th percentile CPU score suggests that compile times will not be class-leading.

Student and office work: This is overkill for typical productivity tasks. The GPU's 425 W TDP and 800 W suggested PSU make this an impractical choice for a standard office environment. The CPU's 65th percentile is adequate for spreadsheets and web browsing, but the system's power draw and size (Triple-slot GPU, 304 mm length) are better suited to specialized workstations.

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