Doom

How This Combo Ranks

The Intel Core i5-10400F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 ranks 645 out of 3712 tested combos in Doom. This places the configuration in the 17th percentile of all recorded systems for this specific title. The ranking reflects the substantial gap between the CPU and GPU in this pairing, a combination of a 6-core processor and a top-tier Ada Lovelace graphics card that the data shows performing at a level far beyond what the processor alone would suggest.

The combo rank of 645 is notable because it demonstrates how a mid-range CPU like the i5-10400F, which sits at the 68th percentile among all CPUs, can still anchor the performance of a top-tier GPU. The GPU itself ranks at the 86th percentile among all graphics cards, meaning the combined result does not quite reach the heights of the GPU's individual standing. Benchmark results indicate that Doom rewards the raw graphics throughput of the RTX 4080 far more than it does the CPU, pushing this combo to outperform its overall rank. The result is a system that is capable of frame rates that far exceed the playable threshold of 60 FPS across every measured settings preset, but the CPU's arithmetic workloads, evidenced by its passmark multithread score of 12115, keep the overall system rank from being even higher.

Comparing the CPU to its nearest rivals, the Xeon 6756E has an average score of 14163, a mere 0.2% higher than the i5-10400F's 14185, while the AMD EPYC 7552 sits 0.5% behind at 14115. This shows that the i5-10400F is very closely matched to these far more expensive enterprise processors in average benchmark scores, which makes the combination's rank in Doom all the more impressive. The GPU's nearest rival, the RTX 4080 SUPER, is only 0.1% behind in average score, meaning the performance of this card is effectively identical to its successor, reinforcing the idea that the GPU is doing most of the heavy lifting in this game.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest settings preset that keeps this combo above 60 FPS at 4K?

A: The data shows that at 3840x2160, the Ultra preset still delivers an average of 85 FPS, which is above the 60 FPS playable threshold. Low, Medium, and High settings also stay above 60 FPS at this resolution.

Q: How much faster is this combo at 1080p compared to 4K on Ultra settings?

A: At 1920x1080 with Ultra settings, the average FPS is 222, while at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the average FPS is 85. This represents a 137 FPS difference, or roughly 2.6 times higher frame rate at the lower resolution.

Q: What is the average FPS difference between Low and Ultra at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, the Low preset averages 230 FPS, while the Ultra preset averages 156 FPS. The difference between the two presets is 74 FPS, showing that even the most demanding preset at that resolution is far above the playable threshold.

Q: What is the strongest benchmark score for this GPU?

A: The RTX 4080's highest recorded benchmark score is its passmark_g3d score of 34457, with a geekbench vulkan score of 263779. The CPU's best score is a passmark_multithread score of 12115, with a 3dmark_max_threads score of 4735 being the top compute test.

Q: How do the CPU's rivals compare in average score?

A: The Intel Core 7 7320C is 0.6% behind the i5-10400F's average score, with the AMD Ryzen 7830C being 0.2% ahead, and the AMD EPYC 7552 being 0.5% behind. None of them deviate by more than 0.6% from the i5-10400F's average score of 14185.

Q: Does the game's release date matter for this verdict?

A: Doom was released on 2016-05-05, and the hardware in this combo, the i5-10400F from 2020-04-29 and the RTX 4080 from 2022-09-19, is far newer. The data indicates that the hardware is well beyond the requirements of this older game.

Q: What is the medium preset average FPS at 4K and what are its min/max values?

A: At 3840x2160 with Medium settings, the average FPS is 123, with a minimum of 104 FPS and a maximum of 141 FPS recorded. At 1440p Medium, the average jumps to 219 FPS with a minimum of 186 FPS and a maximum of 252 FPS.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 3840x2160, the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is Ultra, with an average FPS of 85. The RTX 4080's immense pixel rate of 280.6 GPixel/s allows even the most demanding preset to remain smooth, though it is the lowest average among the four tested settings at that resolution.

At 2560x1440, the best settings can be set to Ultra, which averages 156 FPS. This is still far above the 60 FPS threshold, and the gap between Ultra at 1440p and 4K shows the GPU's scaling capability at 85 FPS. The RTX 4080's 256-bit bus width handles the 1440p workload with ease.

At 1920x1080, the best settings are at Ultra, with an average FPS of 222. The 222 FPS at this resolution is the highest of the Ultra presets, and it remains far above the playable threshold across all settings for this resolution.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The RTX 4080's nearest rival, the NVIDIA RTX 4080 SUPER, has an average score of 54209, a 0.1% difference from the RTX 4080's 54247. The AMD Radeon Pro W5700X is 1.1% ahead with a score of 54828, and the AMD Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB 0.2% ahead at 55698. These GPUs would behave similarly in Doom, with the RTX 4080 SUPER being nearly identical in performance and the AMD Radeon 8060S being 2.7% ahead at 55757.

For a CPU alternative, the Intel Core 7 160UL and AMD Ryzen 3 7320C are within 0.6% of each other in average score, while the Intel Xeon 6756E is 0.2% ahead of the i5-10400F's score. A system with the AMD EPYC 7552, which sits 0.5% behind the i5-10400F, would likely perform nearly the same in Doom.

A system with the AMD Ryzen 7320C's average score of 14277 would be a very close match to the i5-10400F's 14185, showing that the CPU's performance is closely mirrors the Ryzen 7320C's 0.5% difference in benchmarks. In Doom, these CPUs would likely behave similarly to the i5-10400F, which means the GPU is the determining factor in the frame rates.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 3840x2160, the RTX 4080 with the i5-10400F produces an average FPS of 104 at High, 141 at Low, 123 at Medium, and 85 at Ultra. Medium settings at 4K records a minimum of 104 FPS and a maximum of 141 FPS, with the other settings lacking min/max data.

At 2560x1440, the combo averages 191 FPS on High settings, 230 FPS on Low settings, 219 FPS on Medium settings, and 156 FPS on Ultra settings. The Medium preset at 1440p has a min of 186 FPS and a max of 252 FPS, while High, Low, and Ultra do not have min/max data.

At 1920x1080, the average FPS reaches 239 on High settings, 266 FPS on Low settings, 254 FPS on Medium settings, and 222 FPS on Ultra settings. Medium settings at 1080p records a min of 216 FPS and a max of 292 FPS, with High, Low, and Ultra settings lacking min/max data.

The data shows that the frame rate difference between 1080p and 1440p is substantial but not as large as the gap between 1440p and 4K. The average FPS jump from 4K to 1440p is 71 FPS at Ultra settings, from 85 FPS to 156 FPS, and the jump from 1440p to 1080p is 66 FPS at Ultra settings, from 156 FPS to 222 FPS.

The Verdict

The data indicates that this PC can run Doom at every resolution and setting combination tested. The verdict by resolution shows that at 3840x2160, all four settings are playable at 85 FPS, 104 FPS, 123 FPS, 141 FPS, and 222 FPS. All of these exceed the 60 FPS playable threshold, with the lowest average FPS being 85 FPS at 4K Ultra.

At 2560x1440, the settings all clear 60 FPS, with the lowest average FPS at Ultra settings being 156 FPS. At 1920x1080, the lowest average FPS at Ultra settings is 222 FPS, far above the 60 FPS threshold. The i5-10400F's 65W TDP and 6 cores, 12 threads handle the CPU workloads well enough to never bottleneck the GPU at these frame rates, and the RTX 4080's massive 48.74 TFLOPS compute and 16 GB of VRAM memory ensure no setting is too demanding.

CPU and GPU Roles

The CPU plays a smaller role in Doom at every resolution, as indicated by the FPS scaling between resolutions. The data shows the RTX 4080's GPU compute capabilities are more important for the frame rate than the CPU's CPU scores. The GPU averages 104 FPS at 4K, 191 FPS at 1440p, and 239 FPS at 1080p on High settings.

At 1080p, the GPU's frame rate of 239 FPS at High settings shows that the RTX 4080's high pixel rate, 280.6 GPixel/s, and FP32 capabilities are the primary factors in achieving frame rates. At 1440p, the GPU's 191 FPS shows the GPU is the primary factor for frame rate at that resolution. At 4K, the GPU's frame rate of 4K Ultra 85 FPS shows that the GPU is still the more important component.

The CPU's role becomes more apparent when looking at the CPU scaling between 4K Ultra at 1080p and 4K Ultra 85 FPS, a 137 FPS difference. This shows the CPU's impact is minimal, as the RTX 4080's FPS scaling is the limiting factor at lower resolutions. The CPU's nearest rival, the Xeon 6756E 0.5% behind the EPYC 7552's average score, shows the CPU's score is not the bottleneck at these settings. The RTX 4080's GPU scores are the reason the combo's overall performance is high, not the CPU.