Doom

The Intel Core i7-13700K paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER is a high-end desktop combination for playing Doom (2016). Benchmark data for this specific CPU-GPU pairing shows that it achieves a combo rank of 630 out of 3,712 tested combinations, placing it in the top 17% of all tested systems for this title. Across all resolutions tested—1920x1080, 2560x1440, and 3840x2160—and all four settings presets (Low, Medium, High, Ultra), the average frame rate never drops below 60 FPS. The lowest measured average is 71.6 FPS at 4K Ultra settings, which still exceeds the 60 FPS playability threshold. This combination delivers substantial headroom for competitive play and high-refresh-rate displays at lower resolutions, while remaining fully playable at 4K with maximum visual quality.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The CPU and GPU each have nearby hardware that would produce nearly identical performance in this system. For the Intel Core i7-13700K, its average benchmark score is 46,881, and the nearest rivals are all within 0.5% of that figure. The AMD Ryzen 9 5900 scores 46,971, which is 0.2% higher, meaning it is effectively indistinguishable in overall compute performance. The AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 375 scores 47,022, also 0.2% higher, though this is a mobile-oriented chip that would require a different platform. The AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX scores 46,654, which is 0.5% lower, and the Intel Xeon w3-2535 scores 46,653, also 0.5% lower. For Doom specifically, any of these processors would deliver very similar frame rates because the game’s engine is not exceptionally demanding on CPU resources at the tested settings. The i7-13700K itself has 16 cores and 24 threads, with a boost clock of 5.40 GHz, and its Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 30,745 and single-core score of 2,116 place it well above the 89th percentile of all CPUs. The nearest rivals, however, show that the performance gap between the i7-13700K and these alternatives is negligible in synthetic benchmarks, so users with any of these four CPUs should expect comparable Doom performance.

For the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER, the average benchmark score is 43,223, and its nearest rivals are similarly close. The NVIDIA Quadro M6000 24 GB scores 43,262, just 0.1% higher, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile scores 43,268, also 0.1% higher. The NVIDIA Quadro M6000 scores 43,301, 0.2% higher, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile scores 43,667, which is 1% higher. The RTX 4090 Mobile is the most notable rival here, being a laptop GPU that still manages to edge out the RTX 4070 SUPER in aggregate benchmarks, but the difference is only 1%. In Doom, the RTX 4070 SUPER’s 12 GB of GDDR6X memory and 504.2 GB/s bandwidth, combined with its 35.48 TFLOPS FP32 compute, are more than sufficient for the game’s requirements. The RTX 4070 SUPER sits in the 83rd percentile of all GPUs, and the rivals listed would produce nearly identical frame rates at every resolution and preset combination tested. For example, at 1920x1080 Ultra, the current combo delivers 211 FPS, and swapping to any of these near-identical GPUs would shift that number by less than 2%, which is within run-to-run variance. At 3840x2160 Ultra, where the RTX 4070 SUPER delivers 71.6 FPS, the RTX 4090 Mobile might provide roughly 72.3 FPS based on its 1% higher score, but that is still well above the 60 FPS threshold.

How This Combo Ranks

The combined Intel Core i7-13700K and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER system ranks 630th out of 3,712 tested combinations for Doom, placing it in the 83rd percentile of all tested systems. This rank reflects the overall capability of the pairing across all resolutions and settings, not just a single configuration. The top 629 combos are likely dominated by more expensive or newer hardware, but the data shows that this setup outperforms the vast majority of tested systems in this game. The rank of 630 out of 3,712 means roughly 83% of tested combinations are slower, which is consistent with the individual component percentiles: the CPU is in the 89th percentile and the GPU is in the 83rd percentile. The combo rank being slightly lower than the CPU percentile suggests that Doom’s performance is somewhat more GPU-bound at higher resolutions, pulling the overall ranking down from the CPU’s level. At 1920x1080, the system achieves an average of 211 FPS on Ultra settings, which is more than triple the 60 FPS playability threshold, and even at 3840x2160 Ultra, the 71.6 FPS average is still 19% above the threshold. The gap between the combo’s rank and the top performers is not a concern for playability, as the data indicates every resolution and preset combination tested is playable. The rank also underscores that this is not a borderline system; it clears the playability threshold with significant margin at all tested settings, with the lowest average frame rate being 71.6 FPS at 4K Ultra.

FAQ

Q: Can this PC run Doom at 60 FPS on Ultra settings at 1920x1080?

A: Yes. The measured average frame rate at 1920x1080 with Ultra settings is 211 FPS, which is 151 FPS above the 60 FPS playability threshold. The verdict by resolution confirms that Ultra is the best playable setting at this resolution, with the average FPS at that setting being 211.

Q: What is the best settings preset for 3840x2160 that maintains at least 60 FPS?

A: At 3840x2160, the Ultra preset delivers an average of 71.6 FPS, which is above the 60 FPS threshold. All four presets—Low, Medium, High, and Ultra—are playable at this resolution, with Low averaging 122.4 FPS, Medium averaging 105.2 FPS, and High averaging 91.1 FPS. The best settings, meaning the most demanding preset that still clears 60 FPS, is Ultra at 71.6 FPS.

Q: How does the Intel Core i7-13700K compare to its nearest CPU rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The i7-13700K has an average benchmark score of 46,881. The AMD Ryzen 9 5900 scores 46,971 (0.2% higher), the AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 375 scores 47,022 (0.3% higher), the AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX scores 46,654 (0.5% lower), and the Intel Xeon w3-2535 scores 46,653 (0.5% lower). All four rivals are within 0.5% of the i7-13700K, meaning performance differences in Doom would be negligible.

Q: What is the frame rate difference between Low and Ultra settings at 2560x1440?

A: At 2560x1440, Low settings produce an average of 228.9 FPS, while Ultra settings produce an average of 135.4 FPS. The difference is 93.5 FPS, with Ultra still delivering more than double the 60 FPS threshold. Medium averages 197.5 FPS and High averages 166 FPS.

Q: Is the RTX 4070 SUPER significantly faster than the RTX 4090 Mobile in Doom?

A: No. The RTX 4070 SUPER has an average benchmark score of 43,223, while the RTX 4090 Mobile scores 43,667, which is 1% higher. This means the RTX 4090 Mobile is marginally faster in aggregate, but the frame rate difference in Doom would be less than 2 FPS at most settings. For example, at 3840x2160 Ultra, the RTX 4070 SUPER delivers 71.6 FPS, and the RTX 4090 Mobile would deliver approximately 72.3 FPS based on the 1% score difference.

Q: Does the combo rank of 630 out of 3,712 indicate any performance issues?

A: No. A rank of 630 out of 3,712 means the system is in the top 17% of all tested combinations for Doom. Since every resolution and settings preset tested achieves an average frame rate above 60 FPS, including 4K Ultra at 71.6 FPS, the rank reflects high performance rather than any deficiency.

The Verdict

This PC can run Doom with ease at all tested resolutions and settings. The verdict by resolution shows that at 3840x2160, all four settings presets—Low, Medium, High, and Ultra—are playable, meaning they all achieve an average frame rate above the 60 FPS threshold. The best settings at this resolution are Ultra, which delivers an average of 71.6 FPS. At 2560x1440, again all four presets are playable, with Ultra being the best settings and achieving 135.4 FPS on average. At 1920x1080, the same pattern holds: all presets are playable, and Ultra delivers 211 FPS on average. The lowest average frame rate across all nine tested configurations is 71.6 FPS at 4K Ultra, which is still 19.3% above the 60 FPS playability threshold. The system has no difficulty maintaining smooth gameplay even at the most demanding settings. For users with a 60 Hz display, every preset at every resolution will be fully smooth. For users with high-refresh-rate monitors (e.g., 144 Hz or 240 Hz), the system can drive those displays at 1440p and 1080p with Ultra settings, and even at 4K, the frame rate exceeds 70 FPS, which is suitable for most high-refresh 4K displays that typically cap at 120 Hz or 144 Hz. The data clearly shows this is a capable 4K gaming system for Doom, with no need to compromise on visual quality to hit the playability threshold.

CPU and GPU Roles

The balance between CPU and GPU in this system shifts with resolution and settings, as indicated by the frame rate scaling across configurations. At 1920x1080, the CPU plays a more significant role because the GPU has ample headroom. The average frame rate at 1080p Low is 349.1 FPS, which is extremely high, and the scaling from Low to Ultra (349.1 to 211 FPS) shows a 39.6% reduction in frame rate when moving to maximum settings. This large drop suggests that the GPU is being taxed more at Ultra, but the CPU is still capable of feeding the GPU at these high frame rates. The single-thread performance of the i7-13700K, which scores 2,116 in Cinebench R23 single-core and 1,136 in 3DMark single-thread, is strong enough to avoid becoming the bottleneck at 1080p. At 2560x1440, the frame rates are lower across all settings compared to 1080p, with Low at 228.9 FPS and Ultra at 135.4 FPS. The reduction from 1080p to 1440p at Ultra settings is from 211 FPS to 135.4 FPS, a 35.8% drop, which indicates that the GPU is becoming more of a limiting factor as pixel count increases. However, the CPU still matters because the frame rates remain very high, and the i7-13700K’s 16 cores and 24 threads ensure that even the most CPU-intensive scenes, which Doom can produce with many enemies on screen, do not drag performance below the GPU’s output. At 3840x2160, the GPU is clearly the dominant component. The frame rate at 4K Ultra is 71.6 FPS, which is nearly half the 1440p Ultra frame rate of 135.4 FPS. This 47.1% reduction when moving from 1440p to 4K is consistent with the GPU needing to render four times the pixels of 1080p and 2.25 times the pixels of 1440p. The CPU’s role at 4K is diminished because the GPU is fully utilized, and the CPU has spare capacity. The data shows that the i7-13700K is not a bottleneck at any resolution, as the frame rates scale predictably with resolution and settings. The GPU, with its 12 GB of memory and 504.2 GB/s bandwidth, handles the memory bandwidth demands of 4K textures without issue, as evidenced by the fact that even 4K Ultra stays above 60 FPS. Across all resolutions, the CPU and GPU roles are balanced: the CPU provides enough single-thread and multi-thread performance to avoid limiting the GPU at 1080p and 1440p, while the GPU is the primary determinant of frame rate at 4K and at higher settings presets.

Best Settings per Resolution

For each resolution, the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is the Ultra preset, as confirmed by the verdict by resolution data. At 3840x2160, the Ultra preset delivers an average frame rate of 71.6 FPS, which is 11.6 FPS above the 60 FPS threshold. This is the best settings choice for 4K because it provides the highest visual quality while still maintaining smooth gameplay. At 2560x1440, Ultra settings achieve an average of 135.4 FPS, which is more than double the 60 FPS threshold. This gives substantial headroom for framerate fluctuations in intense combat scenes, and the system could even drive a 120 Hz or 144 Hz monitor at 1440p Ultra. At 1920x1080, Ultra settings produce an average of 211 FPS, which is 151 FPS above the threshold. This is suitable for 240 Hz displays, and the system is unlikely to drop below 60 FPS even in the most demanding moments. The data shows that there is no need to lower settings below Ultra at any resolution to achieve playable frame rates. The lowest average frame rate among all Ultra presets is 71.6 FPS at 4K, so users can always max out the game’s settings and still enjoy a smooth experience. For users who prefer higher frame rates over visual fidelity, the lower presets offer even more headroom: at 4K, Low settings deliver 122.4 FPS, at 1440p Low delivers 228.9 FPS, and at 1080p Low delivers 349.1 FPS. But for the best balance of image quality and performance, Ultra is the recommended preset at all three resolutions.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured frame rate data covers three resolutions and four settings presets, providing a complete picture of performance. At 1920x1080, the average frame rates are as follows: Low settings yield 349.1 FPS, Medium yields 303.6 FPS, High yields 256.4 FPS, and Ultra yields 211 FPS. The scaling from Low to Ultra represents a 39.6% reduction in frame rate, which is expected as the GPU workload increases with more detailed shadows, textures, and effects. At 2560x1440, the average frame rates are: Low at 228.9 FPS, Medium at 197.5 FPS, High at 166 FPS, and Ultra at 135.4 FPS. The reduction from 1080p to 1440p at each preset is significant: Low drops by 34.4%, Medium by 35.0%, High by 35.2%, and Ultra by 35.8%. This consistent percentage drop across all presets indicates that the GPU is scaling linearly with pixel count, and the CPU is not introducing a bottleneck at 1440p. At 3840x2160, the average frame rates are: Low at 122.4 FPS, Medium at 105.2 FPS, High at 91.1 FPS, and Ultra at 71.6 FPS. Moving from 1440p to 4K, the frame rates drop by 46.5% for Low, 46.7% for Medium, 45.1% for High, and 47.1% for Ultra. The 4K Ultra frame rate of 71.6 FPS is the lowest measured value in the entire dataset, but it still exceeds the 60 FPS threshold by 19.3%. The data includes only average frame rates; minimum and maximum frame rate values are not provided in the dataset, so it is not possible to assess frame time consistency or 1% lows. However, the high average frame rates across all configurations suggest that the system has ample performance to maintain smooth gameplay. The maximum frame rate at 1080p Low is 349.1 FPS, which is well beyond the refresh rate of any mainstream monitor, and even at 4K Low, the 122.4 FPS average would support a 120 Hz display. The measured FPS breakdown confirms that this system is overqualified for Doom at all tested settings, and users can choose any combination of resolution and preset without worrying about falling below the playability threshold.