Does the Core i5-10400F bottleneck the RX 9070 XT?
Slight CPU bottleneck — not dramatic
At 1440p with 16 GB of RAM and an SSD, this pairing scores 53/100. The CPU is the limiting side (CPU 47 vs GPU 63).
53/100
Build score for
Core i5-10400F + RX 9070 XT
Core i5-10400F + RX 9070 XT
The pairing
| CPU | Core i5-10400F — score 47 |
|---|---|
| GPU | RX 9070 XT — score 63 |
| Bottleneck | CPU (limiting) |
| Socket | LGA 1200 |
Best-value upgrade
Best value
Ryzen 5 7600X
+17% performance · from 267 € · build score 53 → 63
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