Control

The pairing of a modern Intel Core i7-14700F with an aging NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER produces an interesting asymmetry for Control, a 2019 action adventure title known for its demanding real-time ray tracing effects. The database shows this configuration runs the game comfortably at 1080p and 1440p, while 4K demands significant settings reductions. With a combo rank of 2152 out of 3720 tested combinations in this game, this setup sits in the lower half of recorded pairings, a direct consequence of the GPU rather than the processor.

Similar Performance Alternatives

Looking at hardware that behaves similarly starts with the CPU. The Core i7-14700F carries an average benchmark score of 53620 and sits in the 91st percentile of all CPUs in the database. Its nearest rivals by aggregate score are the Intel Xeon 6505P at 53701 (just 0.2 percent ahead), the Intel Xeon Phi 7290 at 53469 (0.3 percent behind), the AMD Ryzen 9 7900X at 53288 (0.6 percent behind), and the AMD EPYC 7313P at 53206 (0.8 percent behind). Any of these processors would deliver effectively identical CPU-side performance in Control, since the spread across the group is under one percent.

The GPU side tells a different story. The RTX 2070 SUPER averages 20282 across its benchmark suite and lands in the 65th percentile of all GPUs. Its closest neighbors are the NVIDIA Quadro M4000M at 20480, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile at 20534, the Intel Arc B570 at 20556, and the Intel Arc A750 at 20582, all between 1 and 1.5 percent ahead of it. Swapping the 2070 SUPER for any of these cards would shift Control frame rates by a margin small enough to be lost in run-to-run variance. In practical terms, the game's performance ceiling here is set almost entirely by which of these mid-tier GPUs is installed, and the i7-14700F would pair equally well with any of them without introducing a processor bottleneck at the resolutions and settings measured.

CPU and GPU Roles

The scaling data makes the division of labor explicit. At 1920x1080, the average frame rate moves from 130 FPS on Low to 71 FPS on Ultra. At 2560x1440, the same settings span runs from 98 FPS down to 54 FPS. At 3840x2160, the range is 66 FPS on Low to 36 FPS on Ultra. Frame rates falling as resolution climbs at every preset is the classic signature of a GPU-limited configuration: the RTX 2070 SUPER is doing the heavy lifting, and the Core i7-14700F is never the constraint.

That conclusion is reinforced by the processor's raw credentials. The i7-14700F posts a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 35122 and a single-core score of 4958, alongside a Geekbench multi-core result of 19620 and a PassMark single-thread score of 4257. A chip in the 91st percentile of the database has enormous headroom for a 2019 release. Even at 1080p Low, where CPU demands peak because the GPU is delivering 130 FPS, the processor keeps pace without capping the frame rate.

The settings scaling tells the same story from another angle. Dropping from Ultra to Low at 1080p nearly doubles the average frame rate, from 71 to 130. That kind of sensitivity to visual settings indicates the workload sits on the GPU's shading and memory subsystems, not on CPU-side simulation. The 2070 SUPER's 448 GB/s of memory bandwidth and 9.062 TFLOPS of FP32 throughput are the resources being traded against image quality in Control.

FAQ

Q: Can this PC run Control at 4K?

A: Only on Low settings, where the recorded average is 66 FPS. Medium averages 47 FPS, High averages 42 FPS, and Ultra averages 36 FPS, all below the 60 FPS playability threshold.

Q: What is the best-looking setup that still hits 60 FPS at 1440p?

A: High settings at 2560x1440 average 62 FPS, which clears the threshold. Ultra at the same resolution averages 54 FPS and does not qualify.

Q: Can this combination max out Control at 1080p?

A: Yes. Ultra at 1920x1080 averages 71 FPS, comfortably above 60, and Medium reaches 92 FPS with a minimum of 78 and a maximum of 106.

Q: How does the RTX 2070 SUPER compare to similar GPUs in the database?

A: Its nearest rivals, including the Intel Arc A750, Intel Arc B570, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile, and NVIDIA Quadro M4000M, all score between 1 and 1.5 percent higher on average, so performance in Control would be nearly identical across this group.

Q: Is the Core i7-14700F fast enough for this game?

A: Yes, with large headroom. It sits in the 91st percentile of all CPUs in the database, and its closest rivals differ by less than one percent in aggregate score.

Q: Where does this pairing rank among tested combinations for Control?

A: It ranks 2152 out of 3720 tested combinations, placing it in the lower half, driven by the GPU's position in the 65th percentile rather than any CPU limitation.

The Verdict

Yes, this PC can run Control, with clear limits by resolution. At 1920x1080, every preset from Low through Ultra clears 60 FPS, and the best option is Ultra at 71 FPS average. At 2560x1440, Low, Medium, and High are playable, with High delivering 62 FPS as the top qualifying preset; Ultra falls short at 54 FPS. At 3840x2160, only Low settings reach the threshold, at 66 FPS, while Medium at 47, High at 42, and Ultra at 36 all miss it.

The practical takeaway: for a 60 FPS target, this is a 1080p max-settings machine or a 1440p high-settings machine in Control. 4K is possible only with the visual load stripped down to Low.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the recorded averages are 130 FPS on Low, 92 on Medium, 82 on High, and 71 on Ultra. The Medium run is the only 1080p configuration with full frame-time detail: a minimum of 78 FPS and a maximum of 106 FPS. That minimum sits well above the 60 FPS line, meaning even the worst moments of the Medium run stay playable.

At 2560x1440, averages drop to 98 FPS on Low, 70 on Medium, 62 on High, and 54 on Ultra. The Medium entry again carries min and max figures of 59 and 80 FPS respectively. Note that the Medium minimum lands one frame below the threshold, so while the average experience at 1440p Medium is smooth, the deepest dips touch 59 FPS.

At 3840x2160, the averages are 66 FPS on Low, 47 on Medium, 42 on High, and 36 on Ultra. No minimum or maximum values were recorded for the Low, High, or Ultra runs at any resolution; the detailed min/max data exists only for the Medium preset at each of the three resolutions, plus the 4K Medium figures of 40 minimum and 54 maximum.

The resolution-to-resolution falloff is consistent across presets. Low loses roughly half its frame rate going from 1080p to 4K, Medium drops from 92 to 47, and Ultra declines from 71 to 36. The proportional similarity of these declines confirms the GPU is the limiting factor at every settings tier.

Best Settings per Resolution

The most demanding preset that holds at least 60 FPS at each resolution:

• 1920x1080: Ultra, averaging 71 FPS. This is full image quality with an 11-frame cushion over the threshold.
• 2560x1440: High, averaging 62 FPS. Ultra at 54 FPS falls short, so High is the ceiling here, albeit a narrow one at just two frames above the line.
• 3840x2160: Low, averaging 66 FPS. The only qualifying preset at 4K, with a modest cushion of six frames.

Players sensitive to frame-time dips should note the 1440p Medium minimum of 59 FPS. If dips below 60 matter, Medium at 70 FPS average is the safer 1440p choice, since its worst recorded moment sits essentially at the threshold.

How This Combo Ranks

Among the 3720 hardware combinations tested in Control, this pairing ranks 2152, which places it below the midpoint. The database attributes this positioning to the GPU: the RTX 2070 SUPER sits in the 65th percentile of all GPUs with an average score of 20282, while the i7-14700F sits in the 91st percentile of CPUs with an average score of 53620. The processor is doing far more work than the ranking suggests, and the ranking reflects the older Turing card.

That imbalance is also an upgrade opportunity. Because the data shows GPU-limited scaling at every resolution and preset, replacing the 2070 SUPER with a stronger card would raise Control frame rates almost proportionally, while the i7-14700F, sitting within one percent of chips like the AMD Ryzen 9 7900X in aggregate score, would continue to keep pace. As measured, the combination delivers a solid 1080p Ultra and 1440p High experience in Control, with 4K reserved for Low settings.