SYSTEM ANALYZER

Rate My PC: Intel Core i9-13900K + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080

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

96%

GPU

92%

PROCESSOR

Intel Core i9-13900K

61,766 Benchmark Score

Top 4% Market Ranking

View Full Specs →

GRAPHICS CARD

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080

23,172 Benchmark Score

Top 8% 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

The Intel Core i9-13900K paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 is a desktop configuration that places in the 80th percentile overall. This pairing combines a 24-core Raptor Lake processor with an Ampere-architecture GPU that features 10 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 320-bit bus. The data shows a system with substantial compute capability, yet the benchmark scores reveal that the CPU significantly outperforms the GPU in relative standing, making the graphics card the primary constraint in most workloads.

GPU Analysis

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 is built on the Ampere architecture using Samsung's 8 nm process, with a die size of 628 mm² containing 28,300 million transistors. The GPU operates at a base clock of 1440 MHz and a boost clock of 1710 MHz, with memory running at 1188 MHz for an effective 19 Gbps. The 10 GB GDDR6X frame buffer is paired with a 320-bit memory interface, yielding a bandwidth of 760.3 GB/s. The chip includes 8704 shading units, 272 texture mapping units, and 96 raster operation pipelines.

Ray tracing and tensor hardware are present in the form of 68 RT cores and 272 tensor cores, respectively. The FP32 compute throughput is 29.77 TFLOPS, with FP16 performance at the same 29.77 TFLOPS (1:1 ratio). Pixel fill rate is 164.2 GPixel/s, and texture rate is 465.1 GTexel/s. The card carries a 320 W TDP and requires a 700 W suggested power supply, using a single 12-pin power connector.

Benchmark results show the RTX 3080 achieving a PassMark G3D score of 25086 and a PassMark GPU Compute score of 14397. In 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, it scores 4407. Geekbench OpenCL returns 152423, while Vulkan scores 33620. The GPU's percentile ranking against all GPUs is 68, with an average benchmark score of 23172.

The nearest rivals show how tight the competition is at this tier. The NVIDIA P106-100 is only 0.3% ahead, while the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 16 is also 0.3% ahead. The AMD Radeon RX 6600M sits 0.4% ahead, and the AMD Radeon R9 M290X is 0.4% ahead. These deltaPct values indicate that the RTX 3080 is positioned within a cluster of GPUs with nearly identical average scores, meaning small differences in driver optimization or thermal behavior could shift its standing. For rendering, the 10 GB VRAM and 760.3 GB/s bandwidth are adequate for high-resolution textures, but the 68th percentile ranking suggests that in compute-heavy scenarios, the GPU will be the limiting factor when paired with a CPU that sits at the 92nd percentile.

FAQ

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

A: The combined percentile is 80, indicating that this desktop build outperforms 80% of all tracked configurations.

Q: How does the Intel Core i9-13900K compare to its nearest rival, the Intel Core i9-13900T?

A: The i9-13900K has an average benchmark score of 61766, which is 0.1% higher than the i9-13900T's score of 61723.

Q: What is the GPU's memory bandwidth and how does it affect performance?

A: The RTX 3080 has a memory bandwidth of 760.3 GB/s, provided by 10 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 320-bit bus, which supports high-resolution texture streaming and data-intensive workloads.

Q: What is the CPU's boost clock and how many threads does it handle?

A: The i9-13900K boosts up to 5.80 GHz and handles 32 threads across 24 cores, with a base clock of 3.00 GHz.

Q: Which benchmark score shows the largest gap between the CPU and GPU?

A: The CPU's PassMark multithread score is 58589, while the GPU's PassMark G3D score is 25086, showing the CPU leads by approximately 133% in these respective tests.

Q: What is the GPU's process node and foundry?

A: The RTX 3080 uses an 8 nm process from Samsung, with a transistor count of 28,300 million and a die size of 628 mm².

Q: Does the CPU support ECC memory?

A: Yes, the Intel Core i9-13900K supports ECC memory, and it also supports both DDR4 and DDR5 memory types.

CPU Analysis

The Intel Core i9-13900K is a Raptor Lake-S architecture processor built on Intel's 10 nm process, with a die size of 257 mm². It features 24 cores and 32 threads, with a base clock of 3.00 GHz and a boost clock of 5.80 GHz. The cache hierarchy includes 80 KB of L1 cache per core, 2 MB of L2 cache per core, and 36 MB of shared L3 cache. The CPU supports DDR4 and DDR5 memory, with a dual-channel memory bus, and it carries a TDP of 125 W. It uses the Intel Socket 1700 and provides PCIe Gen 5 with 16 lanes from the CPU. Integrated graphics are present in the form of UHD Graphics 770.

Benchmark data shows strong scaling from 2 threads to 16 threads. The 3DMark score at 2 threads is 2355, rising to 4648 at 4 threads, 8520 at 8 threads, 11201 at 16 threads, and 15509 at max threads. The single-thread 3DMark score is 1187. Cinebench R23 results show a multicore score of 38271.5 and a single-core score of 2238.5. Cinebench R20 scores are 20740 multicore and 2927 single-core. Geekbench scores are 22820 multicore and 2628 single-core.

PassMark results highlight the CPU's strengths in specific workloads. Integer math scores 207792, floating-point math scores 151562, and extended instructions score 46477. Data compression scores 793645, while data encryption scores 46609. Random string sorting scores 87705, and finding prime numbers scores 236. The multithread score is 58589, and the single-thread score is 4608. The average benchmark score is 61766, placing the CPU in the 92nd percentile against all CPUs.

The nearest rivals show the i9-13900K at the top of its immediate peer group. The i9-13900T is 0.1% behind, the Core Ultra 7 270HX Plus is 0.1% ahead, and the i9-13900KF is 0.1% ahead. The Intel Xeon 636 is 0.7% behind. These sub-1% deltas suggest that the i9-13900K is firmly in the top tier of consumer desktop processors, with its 24 cores and 32 threads providing substantial parallel processing capability. For real workloads, the multithreaded performance is exceptional for video encoding, compilation, and 3D rendering, while the single-thread score of 4608 ensures responsive performance in lightly threaded applications.

Usage Scenarios

High-refresh gaming: The RTX 3080's 68th percentile GPU ranking, combined with the i9-13900K's 92nd percentile CPU ranking, suggests that the GPU will limit frame rates in most gaming scenarios. The CPU's single-thread score of 4608 will not bottleneck the GPU at high resolutions, but the GPU's 10 GB VRAM and 760.3 GB/s bandwidth will determine the ceiling for frame rates.

Streaming: The CPU's 24 cores and 32 threads provide substantial headroom for software encoding while gaming, as shown by the Cinebench R23 multicore score of 38271.5. The GPU's NVENC hardware is not benchmarked in the data, but the CPU alone can handle encoding tasks without significant frame rate drops, given its high multithreaded throughput.

Video editing: The PassMark data compression score of 793645 and integer math score of 207792 indicate strong performance in codec-heavy workflows. The GPU's 29.77 TFLOPS FP32 compute can accelerate effects and exports, but the 10 GB VRAM may limit the size of preview buffers in 4K timelines.

3D rendering: The CPU's Cinebench R23 multicore score of 38271.5 will handle CPU-based rendering efficiently, while the GPU's 29.77 TFLOPS FP32 performance and 68 RT cores provide acceleration for GPU-accelerated renderers. The 760.3 GB/s bandwidth helps with large scene data, but the 68th percentile GPU ranking means it will be the slower component in this pairing.

Software development: The CPU's 32 threads and 36 MB of L3 cache support parallel compilation, with the PassMark multithread score of 58589 indicating strong build times. The GPU is less relevant here, but the system's overall 80th percentile ranking ensures a capable development environment.

Student and office work: The CPU's single-thread score of 4608 and the GPU's PassMark G2D score of 1054 provide a responsive desktop experience. The 10 GB VRAM is irrelevant for office tasks, but the CPU's 24 cores ensure smooth multitasking across many applications.

Gaming Performance

No measured FPS data exists for this specific CPU and GPU combination, so all frame rate figures are estimates based on the benchmark scores. The CPU's 92nd percentile ranking and the GPU's 68th percentile ranking indicate that the RTX 3080 will be the primary determinant of gaming performance. In 1080p and 1440p, the GPU's 29.77 TFLOPS FP32 compute and 760.3 GB/s bandwidth should provide high frame rates in most titles, though the 68th percentile suggests it is not at the top of the GPU hierarchy.

At 4K resolution, the 10 GB VRAM may become a limitation in texture-heavy titles, but the 320-bit memory bus and 760.3 GB/s bandwidth provide adequate throughput for current games. The CPU's high single-thread score of 4608 ensures that even at lower resolutions, where CPU overhead is more significant, the i9-13900K will not hold back the GPU. Frame rates will vary by title, with esports games likely exceeding 144 FPS at 1080p, while AAA titles at 4K will see lower figures, possibly in the 60-90 FPS range, based on the GPU's relative standing. The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 4407 provides a baseline for modern DX12 titles, but actual gaming performance depends on driver optimization and game engine characteristics.

Who Should Build It

This build targets users who need a high-performance desktop for mixed workloads, where the CPU is the star and the GPU is a capable companion. Gamers at 1440p will find the RTX 3080 sufficient for high-refresh-rate monitors, given the CPU's ability to feed frames efficiently. Content creators working with video editing and 3D rendering will benefit from the i9-13900K's 24 cores and 32 threads, as evidenced by the Cinebench R23 multicore score of 38271.5. Software developers compiling large codebases will appreciate the PassMark multithread score of 58589.

Students in engineering or computer science programs will find the CPU's compute power useful for simulations and data analysis, while the GPU handles visualization tasks. Small business workstations that require fast data compression (score of 793645) and encryption (score of 46609) will perform well. However, users exclusively focused on gaming at 4K with maximum settings may find the GPU's 68th percentile ranking limiting, and those needing top-tier ray tracing performance might consider a higher-tier GPU. The 80th combined percentile indicates a balanced system for most users, but the CPU's relative strength suggests that upgrades to the GPU would be the logical next step.

Balance and Bottleneck

The data clearly shows an imbalance between the CPU and GPU. The i9-13900K ranks in the 92nd percentile of all CPUs, while the RTX 3080 ranks in the 68th percentile of all GPUs. This 24-percentage-point gap means the GPU is the limiting factor in graphics-intensive workloads. In gaming, the CPU's single-thread score of 4608 and 3DMark 2-thread score of 2355 indicate it can handle frame rendering logic without bottlenecking, but the GPU's PassMark G3D score of 25086 sets the upper bound on frame rates.

For CPU-bound tasks like video encoding, software compilation, and data processing, the CPU will dominate. The PassMark multithread score of 58589 versus the GPU's compute score of 14397 shows that the CPU is roughly four times faster in general compute. However, in GPU-accelerated workloads like ray tracing or machine learning inference, the GPU's 68 RT cores and 272 tensor cores will be the constraint. The combined 80th percentile suggests that the system is well-matched for most users, but the bottleneck analysis points to the GPU as the upgrade path. The nearest rivals for the GPU, all within 0.4% in performance, indicate that the RTX 3080 sits in a crowded field, while the CPU's rivals are similarly close, suggesting that neither component is an outlier in its class.

Build Overview

This is a desktop-class build pairing the Intel Core i9-13900K with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080. The CPU is a Raptor Lake-S processor with 24 cores and 32 threads, capable of boosting to 5.80 GHz, while the GPU is an Ampere-architecture card with 10 GB of GDDR6X memory. The combined percentile ranking is 80, placing this system in the upper quintile of all tracked configurations. The CPU is the stronger component, ranking 92nd percentile, while the GPU ranks 68th percentile. This pairing represents a high-end CPU with a mid-to-high-end GPU, resulting in a system that excels in CPU-intensive tasks and handles gaming well, but does not reach the top tier in pure graphics performance. The build class is desktop, confirming it is intended for stationary use with full-size components.

Benchmark Performance

The CPU's average benchmark score is 61766, with a 92nd percentile ranking. Key scores include a 3DMark max-threads score of 15509, Cinebench R23 multicore of 38271.5, and Geekbench multicore of 22820. The GPU's average benchmark score is 23172, with a 68th percentile ranking. The GPU's PassMark G3D score is 25086, and its 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score is 4407. The combined percentile is 80.

The CPU's nearest rival, the Intel Core i9-13900T, scores 61723, a 0.1% difference. The Intel Core Ultra 7 270HX Plus scores 61834, also 0.1% different. The i9-13900KF scores 61841, again 0.1% different. The Intel Xeon 636 scores 61360, 0.7% behind. For the GPU, the NVIDIA P106-100 scores 23249, 0.3% ahead, while the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 16 scores 23250, also 0.3% ahead. The AMD Radeon RX 6600M scores 23273, 0.4% ahead, and the AMD Radeon R9 M290X scores 23276, 0.4% ahead.

The combined picture shows a system where the CPU is near the top of its class, with all rivals within 0.7%, while the GPU is in a tight cluster with rivals within 0.4%. The CPU's 92nd percentile versus the GPU's 68th percentile creates a performance delta that defines the system's character: it is a CPU-first build that can handle any processor-intensive task with ease, while the GPU provides solid, but not class-leading, graphics performance. The 80th combined percentile confirms that the sum of these parts places the system in the top 20% of all builds, making it suitable for demanding professional workloads and high-refresh gaming at 1440p, with the understanding that the GPU is the primary upgrade path for improved graphics performance.

Rate My PC: Intel Core i9-13900K + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080

Apex Performer

System Balance Analysis

Intel Core i9-13900K

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080

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

GPU Analysis

FAQ

CPU Analysis

Usage Scenarios

Gaming Performance

Who Should Build It

Balance and Bottleneck

Build Overview

Benchmark Performance

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