Does the Core i9-12900K bottleneck the RTX 5060?
Slight GPU bottleneck — not dramatic
At 1440p with 16 GB of RAM and an SSD, this pairing scores 36/100. The GPU is the limiting side (CPU 80 vs GPU 32).
36/100
Build score for
Core i9-12900K + RTX 5060
Core i9-12900K + RTX 5060
The pairing
| CPU | Core i9-12900K — score 80 |
|---|---|
| GPU | RTX 5060 — score 32 |
| Bottleneck | GPU (limiting) |
| Socket | LGA 1700 |
Best-value upgrade
Best value
RX 9070 XT
+73% performance · from 758 € · build score 36 → 63
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