Core i5-13600KF + RTX 4070 Super bottleneck calculator

Check whether Intel Core i5-13600KF or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super limits FPS at 1080p, 1440p, and 4K. UserBenchmark-powered bottleneck estimate with a clear upgrade direction.

Your build

Intel Core i5-13600KF

14C / 20T · 125 W · LGA 1700 · 24 MB L3

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super

12 GB GDDR6X · 192-bit · 7,168 shaders · PCIe 4.0 x16

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Typical presets

Scores from UserBenchmark. Specs shown for planning only.

BalancedWell matched
Intel Core i5-13600KFNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super

Core i5-13600KF + RTX 4070 Super

Balanced at 1440p — neither side is holding the other back in a meaningful way.

−100% CPU limitingBalanced+100% GPU limiting
0%
−100%0%+100%

Bottleneck gap

~14%

Limiting side

Balanced

CPU index

101.8

UB 114%

GPU index

88

UB 88%

Intel Core i5-13600KF

CPU specs

Cores / threads
14 / 20
TDP
125 W
Socket
LGA 1700
L3 cache
24 MB
Architecture
Raptor Lake S
Memory
DDR5-5600

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super

GPU specs

Memory
12 GB GDDR6X
Bus width
192-bit
GPU clock
2475 MHz
Memory clock
1313 MHz
Shaders
7,168
Interface
PCIe 4.0 x16

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What this means

This pairing looks well matched at the selected resolution for this workload. Spend on the display, storage, or cooler before chasing a one-sided upgrade.

Performance across resolutions

A pair that looks CPU-limited at 1080p can flip toward GPU-limited at 4K. Tap a card to focus that resolution.

Scores use UserBenchmark Average Bench (CPU vs i9-9900K ≈ 100%, GPU vs RTX 5070 ≈ 100%), then normalized and weighted by resolution and game factor. Estimates for planning — not a substitute for in-game utilization overlays.

Comparing Intel Core i5-13600KF (UserBenchmark Average Bench 114%) with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super (88%). At 1440p, this pairing reads as balanced with roughly a 14% capability gap.

Results by resolution

ResolutionVerdictGap
1080pBalanced~2%
1440pBalanced~14%
4KGPU-limited~38%

This pairing looks well matched at the selected resolution for this workload. Spend on the display, storage, or cooler before chasing a one-sided upgrade.

Scores used

  • CPU: Intel Core i5-13600KF — 114%
  • GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super — 88%
  • Calibration anchors: CPU 112% · GPU 100%

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