Control

How This Combo Ranks

The Intel Core i5-14400F paired with the AMD Radeon RX 570 lands at rank 3619 out of 3720 tested combos in the database for Control. This places the configuration in the bottom 3% of all recorded system pairings, a position that reflects the GPU's age relative to the game's demands. The CPU itself is not the limiting factor here: the i5-14400F sits at the 83rd percentile among all CPUs tested, with an average benchmark score of 32279. The RX 570, by contrast, reaches only the 74th percentile among GPUs, with an average score of 28766. The gap between those percentile rankings tells the story: the processor has substantial headroom, while the graphics card holds the combo back.

In practical terms, this rank means the combo will struggle to deliver smooth gameplay at most settings. The database's playable threshold is 60 FPS, and the measured data shows no resolution or preset combination reaching that mark. The best recorded average is 57.9 FPS at 1080p Low, which falls just short. At higher resolutions, the frame rates drop into the 20s and even the teens. This is not a configuration built for high-refresh or high-detail play; it is a pairing that barely touches playability at the lowest settings on a 1080p display.

Similar Performance Alternatives

Looking at the nearest rivals for each component helps contextualize where this combo sits. The CPU's closest neighbors in the database are the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U (average score 32233, a 0.1% difference), the Intel Core i9-11900 (32226, 0.2% difference), the AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS (32354, -0.2% difference), and the Intel Core i7-12800H (32121, 0.5% difference). All four processors deliver nearly identical aggregate performance to the i5-14400F, meaning any of them would produce essentially the same frame rates in Control when paired with the same GPU. The differences are within measurement noise, so swapping the CPU for any of these would not change the gaming experience.

On the GPU side, the RX 570's nearest rivals are the AMD Radeon RX 6800M (average score 28874, -0.4% difference), the AMD Radeon R9 M295X (28580, 0.7% difference), the AMD Radeon RX 470 (28996, -0.8% difference), and the NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 (28421, 1.2% difference). The RX 6800M is a mobile part, but its score is nearly identical to the RX 570's, which suggests similar rasterization performance in this title. The RX 470 is the direct desktop sibling, and the 0.8% delta confirms they are effectively interchangeable. The Quadro RTX 8000, despite being a workstation card, also lands within 1.2% of the RX 570's aggregate score. For Control specifically, any of these GPUs would yield frame rates within a couple of percent of what the RX 570 produces.

CPU and GPU Roles

The recorded data shows a clear pattern: the GPU dominates performance across all resolutions and presets, and the CPU's influence is negligible in this title. At 1080p, moving from Low to High settings drops the average from 57.9 FPS to 37.9 FPS, a 20 FPS swing that the processor cannot offset. The jump from 1080p to 1440p at High settings reduces the average from 37.9 to 25.2 FPS, a 33% loss that is purely resolution-driven. At 4K High, the average falls to 18.7 FPS, and even Low settings only reach 28.7 FPS.

The scaling between presets is consistent: Ultra is always the slowest, followed by High, then Medium, then Low. At 1080p, the spread from Low to Ultra is 57.9 to 31.9 FPS. At 1440p, it narrows to 41.6 to 22.7 FPS. At 4K, it compresses further to 28.7 to 14.4 FPS. This compression at higher resolutions is typical of GPU-bound scenarios: as the pixel count rises, the graphics card saturates at lower frame rates, and the relative difference between settings shrinks. The CPU, with its 10 cores and 16 threads, is never the bottleneck here. Even the most demanding CPU benchmark scores (Cinebench R23 multi-core at 21645, single-core at 3055) vastly exceed what Control requires, based on the frame rates observed.

The Verdict

This PC cannot run Control at a playable level, as defined by the database's 60 FPS threshold. The verdictByResolution data lists no playable settings for any resolution: 3840x2160, 2560x1440, and 1920x1080 all return empty lists. The best recorded result is 57.9 FPS at 1080p Low, which is 2.1 FPS short of the playable threshold. No other combination of resolution and preset comes within 18 FPS of that mark. At 1440p, the highest average is 41.6 FPS (Low), and at 4K, the highest is 28.7 FPS (Low). The combo is playable only if the user accepts sub-60 FPS performance, and even then only at the lowest settings. For a smooth experience, the RX 570 would need to be replaced with a significantly stronger GPU, or the user would need to lower the resolution below 1080p, which the database does not record.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the lowest resolution tested, the combo produces its best numbers. Low settings yield an average of 57.9 FPS, the closest to playability. Medium settings drop to 38.5 FPS, High to 37.9 FPS, and Ultra to 31.9 FPS. The gap between Low and Medium is substantial (19.4 FPS), while the gap between Medium and High is small (0.6 FPS), suggesting that Medium and High impose similar GPU loads in this title. Ultra costs another 6.6 FPS over High.

At 2560x1440, all averages fall below 45 FPS. Low settings produce 41.6 FPS, Medium 29.1 FPS, High 25.2 FPS, and Ultra 22.7 FPS. The jump from 1080p Low to 1440p Low is a 16.3 FPS loss, which is a 28% reduction. The scaling from 1080p High to 1440p High is even steeper: 37.9 to 25.2 FPS, a 33.5% drop. This resolution is clearly beyond the RX 570's comfort zone for this game.

At 3840x2160, the results are borderline unplayable. Low settings average 28.7 FPS, Medium 21.2 FPS, High 18.7 FPS, and Ultra 14.4 FPS. The 4K Low figure is roughly half of the 1080p Low figure, and Ultra at 4K is less than a quarter of the 1080p Low result. Even the most forgiving preset fails to reach 30 FPS, which is often considered a minimum for slow-paced titles. Control's action-oriented gameplay would suffer at these frame rates. The database records no minimum or maximum FPS values for any of these configurations, so the analysis relies solely on averages.

FAQ

Q: Is the Intel Core i5-14400F + AMD Radeon RX 570 combo capable of hitting 60 FPS in Control?

A: No. The database's playable threshold is 60 FPS, and the best recorded average is 57.9 FPS at 1080p Low. No resolution or preset combination in the measured data reaches 60 FPS.

Q: What is the best playable setting for this combo?

A: The verdictByResolution data lists no playable settings for any resolution (1080p, 1440p, or 4K). The closest result is 1080p Low at 57.9 FPS, but it still falls short of the 60 FPS threshold.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rivals in aggregate performance?

A: The i5-14400F has an average benchmark score of 32279. Its nearest rivals are the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U (32233, 0.1% slower), Intel Core i9-11900 (32226, 0.2% slower), AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS (32354, 0.2% faster), and Intel Core i7-12800H (32121, 0.5% slower). All are within 0.5% of the i5-14400F.

Q: What GPU is most similar to the RX 570 in this database?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 470 has an average score of 28996, which is 0.8% higher than the RX 570's 28766. The AMD Radeon RX 6800M (28874, -0.4%) and AMD Radeon R9 M295X (28580, 0.7%) are also within 1% of the RX 570's score.

Q: How much does resolution affect performance for this combo?

A: Substantially. At Low settings, the average FPS drops from 57.9 at 1080p to 41.6 at 1440p (a 28% loss) and 28.7 at 4K (a 50% loss). At High settings, the drop is from 37.9 at 1080p to 25.2 at 1440p (a 33% loss) and 18.7 at 4K (a 51% loss).

Q: Does the CPU or GPU limit performance in Control?

A: The GPU is the limiting factor. The i5-14400F ranks at the 83rd percentile among CPUs, while the RX 570 ranks at the 74th percentile among GPUs. The frame rate scaling between resolutions and presets indicates GPU-bound behavior, as the CPU's high multi-core and single-core scores (21645 and 3055 in Cinebench R23) would not constrain these results.