Control

The Intel Core Ultra 7 265 paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER delivers a robust performance profile for Control, a game released on 2019-08-26. The data indicates that this combination is not merely capable of running the title, but that it excels across all tested resolutions and presets, often providing headroom far beyond the 60 FPS playability threshold.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo operates at exceptionally high frame rates. The Low preset averages 214 FPS, while High produces a still-massive 135 FPS average. Moving to Medium yields 152 FPS, with a minimum of 130 FPS and a maximum of 175 FPS. The Ultra preset, the most demanding at this resolution, still holds an average of 118 FPS. These figures suggest the CPU and GPU are barely taxed at 1080p, leaving substantial performance in reserve.

Stepping up to 2560x1440, the frame rates remain very high, though the scaling from 1080p shows the expected impact of additional pixel count. The Low preset averages 162 FPS, and High averages 102 FPS. The Medium preset provides an average of 115 FPS, with the minimum dipping to 98 FPS and the maximum reaching 133 FPS. At Ultra, the average is 89 FPS, which is still well above the 60 FPS threshold and indicates a very smooth experience for a high-refresh-rate 1440p monitor.

At 3840x2160, the RTX 4070 SUPER begins to show its limits, but the frame rates remain playable and, in some cases, quite high. The Low preset averages 110 FPS, a strong result for 4K. High settings produce a 69 FPS average. The Medium preset, which includes min and max data, averages 78 FPS, with a minimum of 66 FPS and a maximum of 90 FPS. Finally, the Ultra preset averages exactly 60 FPS, which is right at the playable threshold. The data shows a clear and consistent pattern: performance scales predictably with resolution, and even the most demanding 4K Ultra setting is technically playable.

How This Combo Ranks

In the database of tested combinations for Control, this specific pairing of the Core Ultra 7 265 and RTX 4070 SUPER holds a rank of 639 out of 3720 tested combos. This places it within the top 17.2% of all configurations in the database for this game. The high ranking is consistent with the measured FPS, which shows the system clearing the 60 FPS target with significant margin at all resolutions up to 4K Ultra. The CPU's percentileVsAllCpus of 93 indicates it performs better than 93% of all tested CPUs in general benchmarks, and the GPU's percentileVsAllGpus of 83 shows similar strength. The combination of a top-tier CPU and a high-end GPU results in a system that is well-positioned to handle Control's demands, avoiding significant bottlenecks that might drag the rank lower.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 1920x1080, the most demanding preset that remains at or above 60 FPS is Ultra, which achieves an average of 118 FPS. This means the system can run the game at its highest visual fidelity at 1080p with a frame rate that is nearly double the playable threshold.

At 2560x1440, the Ultra preset is again the best choice, with an average of 89 FPS. This provides a high-quality visual experience while still maintaining a frame rate that is comfortable for fast-paced gameplay and well above the 60 FPS minimum.

At 3840x2160, the Ultra preset is still playable, with an average of 60 FPS. This is the most demanding configuration, and it sits precisely at the playable threshold. For users who prefer a margin of safety or who experience significant frame-time spikes, the High preset at 69 FPS would offer more headroom, but the data confirms that Ultra is viable for achieving a locked 60 FPS experience on average. The verdict data confirms this, listing Ultra as the best playable setting for all three resolutions.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The performance of the Core Ultra 7 265 is closely mirrored by several other processors in the benchmark database. The AMD EPYC 4464P has an average benchmark score that is 0.3% lower, and the AMD EPYC 9124 is 0.7% lower, indicating nearly identical overall compute capability. The Intel Core Ultra 7 265F is virtually the same chip, with a score 0.3% higher, and the AMD EPYC 7343 scores 0.7% higher. In practice, a system built with any of these CPUs would deliver very similar frame rates in Control, as the game's performance at the tested settings appears to be more dependent on the GPU than on the precise CPU model.

On the GPU side, the RTX 4070 SUPER's average benchmark score is nearly indistinguishable from several other cards. The NVIDIA Quadro M6000 24 GB scores 0.1% lower, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile scores 0.1% lower, and the NVIDIA Quadro M6000 scores 0.2% lower. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile scores 1% higher. When looking at gaming performance for Control, these GPUs would all be expected to produce frame rates within a very narrow margin of each other, meaning a system with any of these graphics cards would offer a very similar user experience in this title.

CPU and GPU Roles

The benchmark data reveals a clear pattern regarding component scaling in Control. The performance difference between resolutions is substantial, indicating that the GPU is the primary driver of frame rate. For instance, at Low settings, the average FPS drops from 214 at 1920x1080 to 162 at 2560x1440, and then to 110 at 3840x2160. This represents a significant reduction in performance as the resolution increases, which is a classic sign of GPU-bound rendering. The RTX 4070 SUPER's capabilities are the limiting factor at higher resolutions.

The role of the CPU becomes more apparent when examining the scaling between presets. The Core Ultra 7 265 has a high single-thread benchmark score of 5960 in Cinebench R23 and a multi-core score of 42216, indicating it has ample headroom. The data shows that the frame rate drops are relatively moderate when moving from Low to Ultra at a fixed resolution. For example, at 2560x1440, the average FPS only falls from 162 on Low to 89 on Ultra. If the CPU were a significant bottleneck, the performance hit from increasing settings would be less predictable and more pronounced at lower resolutions. The fact that the system can achieve 118 FPS at 1080p Ultra and 60 FPS at 4K Ultra suggests that the CPU is more than capable of feeding the GPU with enough data, and the GPU is the component that dictates the final frame rate. The CPU's role is to ensure the GPU is not starved of work, and this processor excels at that task.

The Verdict

The data overwhelmingly shows that this PC can run Control exceptionally well. At 1920x1080, all presets run far above the 60 FPS threshold, with Ultra averaging 118 FPS. At 2560x1440, the system again clears the threshold with ease, and Ultra settings average 89 FPS. Even at the demanding 3840x2160 resolution, the Ultra preset is playable, with an average of exactly 60 FPS. The verdictByResolution data confirms that High, Low, Medium, and Ultra presets are all playable at every resolution tested. For 4K Ultra, the system sits right at the line, but for 1440p and 1080p, there is significant headroom. This combination of the Intel Core Ultra 7 265 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER is a very strong match for Control, offering a high-refresh-rate experience at 1080p and 1440p, and a solid 60 FPS experience at 4K.