Best CPUs for NVIDIA RTX 3070 Ti

More power draw than the 3070 for a modest performance gain, attached to the same eight gigabytes of memory. That combination did not look good at launch and looks worse now. If you already own one it is a perfectly serviceable 1440p card; if you are shopping, almost anything with a larger buffer is the better use of the money.

Ranked below: 15 CPUs against the NVIDIA RTX 3070 Ti at 1440p, balanced pairings first, then by bottleneck %.

1

Intel Core i9-12900

Score: 81/100Socket: LGA1700$696

Balanced ~10%Buy on AmazonNewegg

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GPU

~FPS 1440p:58Ultra|84Bal|115Perf

2

Intel Core i5-14500

Score: 80/100Socket: LGA1700$359 - price unverified

Balanced ~9%Check availabilityNewegg

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~FPS 1440p:58Ultra|84Bal|115Perf

3

Intel Core i7-12700

Score: 80/100Socket: LGA1700~$390 - unverified

Balanced ~9%Buy on AmazonNewegg

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GPU

~FPS 1440p:58Ultra|84Bal|115Perf

4

Intel Core i7-12700F

Score: 80/100Socket: LGA1700$359

Balanced ~9%Buy on AmazonNewegg

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GPU

~FPS 1440p:58Ultra|84Bal|115Perf

5

Ryzen 5 7400F

Score: 80/100Socket: AM5$114.99 - price unverified

Balanced ~9%Check availabilityNewegg

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~FPS 1440p:58Ultra|84Bal|115Perf

6

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

Score: 80/100Socket: AM4$291 - price unverified

Balanced ~9%Check availabilityNewegg

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~FPS 1440p:58Ultra|84Bal|115Perf

7

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7965WX

Score: 80/100Socket: sWRX90$2,649

Balanced ~9%Buy on AmazonNewegg

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GPU

~FPS 1440p:58Ultra|84Bal|115Perf

8

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7975WX

Score: 80/100Socket: sWRX90$3,799.99

Balanced ~9%Buy on AmazonNewegg

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GPU

~FPS 1440p:58Ultra|84Bal|115Perf

9

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7985WX

Score: 80/100Socket: sWRX90$7,404

Balanced ~9%Buy on AmazonNewegg

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GPU

~FPS 1440p:58Ultra|84Bal|115Perf

10

Intel Core i5-12600K

Score: 79/100Socket: LGA1700$185

Balanced ~8%Buy on AmazonNewegg

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GPU

~FPS 1440p:58Ultra|84Bal|115Perf

11

Core i5-14400

Score: 79/100Socket: LGA1700$208

Balanced ~8%Buy on AmazonNewegg

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GPU

~FPS 1440p:58Ultra|84Bal|115Perf

12

Intel Core i5-14400F

Score: 79/100Socket: LGA1700$185

Balanced ~8%Buy on AmazonNewegg

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GPU

~FPS 1440p:58Ultra|84Bal|115Perf

13

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX

Score: 79/100Socket: sWRX90$9,899.99

Balanced ~8%Buy on AmazonNewegg

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GPU

~FPS 1440p:58Ultra|84Bal|115Perf

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Core i5-13490F

Score: 78/100Socket: LGA1700$180 - price unverified

Balanced ~7%Check availabilityNewegg

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~FPS 1440p:58Ultra|84Bal|115Perf

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Intel Core i5-13500

Score: 78/100Socket: LGA1700$249 - price unverified

Balanced ~7%Check availabilityNewegg

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GPU

~FPS 1440p:58Ultra|84Bal|115Perf