Does the Core i7-9700K bottleneck the RX 7800 XT?
Well balanced — no meaningful bottleneck
At 1440p with 16 GB of RAM and an SSD, this pairing scores 42/100. The GPU is the limiting side (CPU 51 vs GPU 43).
42/100
Build score for
Core i7-9700K + RX 7800 XT
Core i7-9700K + RX 7800 XT
The pairing
| CPU | Core i7-9700K — score 51 |
|---|---|
| GPU | RX 7800 XT — score 43 |
| Bottleneck | GPU (équilibré) |
| Socket | LGA 1151 |
Best-value upgrade
Best value
RX 9070 XT
+29% performance · from 669 € · build score 42 → 55
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