AMD Phenom II X4 B40 (Desktop) 3.00 GHzvsNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER (Desktop) 12288 MB
Bottleneck at 1440P
Gaming performance • Analyzed on June 19, 2026
AMD Phenom II X4 B40 (Desktop) 3.00 GHz
Processor
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER (Desktop) 12288 MB
Graphics Card
Why This Bottleneck Occurs
At 1440p resolution for gaming, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER (Desktop) 12288 MB creates a minimal bottleneck (2%) when paired with the AMD Phenom II X4 B40 (Desktop) 3.00 GHz. The GPU cannot render frames fast enough to match the CPU's throughput capability. At 1440p, the increased pixel count pushes the GPU harder, revealing its limitations against this CPU.
Detailed Performance Analysis
This is a programmatic analysis of the AMD Phenom II X4 B40 (Desktop) 3.00 GHz and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER (Desktop) 12288 MB at 1440P. Based on our benchmark scores, At 1440p resolution for gaming, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER (Desktop) 12288 MB creates a minimal bottleneck (2%) when paired with the AMD Phenom II X4 B40 (Desktop) 3.00 GHz. The GPU cannot render frames fast enough to match the CPU's throughput capability. At 1440p, the increased pixel count pushes the GPU harder, revealing its limitations against this CPU.
Upgrade Suggestions
This is an excellent, well-balanced build. No urgent upgrades needed.
Both the AMD Phenom II X4 B40 (Desktop) 3.00 GHz and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER (Desktop) 12288 MB complement each other well at 1440p.
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