Evolve

This pairing of an Intel Core i5-14400F with an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti produces a system that is profoundly overqualified for Evolve, a 2015 FPS title. The benchmark data shows a combination that obliterates the 60 FPS playability threshold at nearly every setting and resolution tested, with the only exception being the absolute maximum preset at 4K. The measured frames per second suggest a GPU-bound experience at higher resolutions, while the CPU’s strong single-thread performance ensures high minimums even in the most demanding scenarios.

Best Settings per Resolution

For 1920x1080, the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is Ultra, delivering an average of 135.9 FPS. This is the highest quality setting available, and the system still produces frame rates more than double the playability threshold.

At 2560x1440, the data again points to Ultra as the optimal choice, with an average of 90.2 FPS. This represents a significant drop from the 1080p figure but remains comfortably above 60 FPS, leaving substantial headroom for demanding scenes or background tasks.

For 3840x2160, the story changes slightly. The High preset is the most demanding option that stays above 60 FPS, averaging 72 FPS. While the Ultra preset at this resolution falls to 52.9 FPS, the High settings still provide a smooth experience, indicating that the 4K Ultra preset is the only configuration in this entire dataset that challenges the hardware.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Core i5-14400F and RTX 5070 Ti achieves a combo rank of 345 out of 3700 tested combinations for Evolve. This places it in the top 10% of all systems benchmarked, which is consistent with the high frame rates observed across all resolutions. The ranking reflects that this is a high-end pairing, although not the absolute top tier, as some combinations with more powerful CPUs or specialized GPUs will score higher.

The percentile data for the individual components corroborates this. The GPU sits at the 86th percentile among all GPUs, while the CPU is at the 83rd percentile among all CPUs. This balanced high-end positioning means the system is unlikely to be bottlenecked by either component in this particular game, allowing the hardware to operate near its full potential.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the frame rates are exceptionally high across the board. The Low preset yields an average of 319.9 FPS, while Medium produces 247.7 FPS, and High reaches 195.7 FPS. The Ultra preset still manages an average of 135.9 FPS. The scaling between Low and Ultra shows a drop of approximately 58%, indicating that the GPU is the primary driver of performance at this resolution, but the CPU is easily keeping pace.

Moving to 2560x1440, the averages decrease predictably. Low produces 216.2 FPS, Medium yields 164.1 FPS, and High reaches 132.9 FPS. The Ultra preset averages 90.2 FPS. The reduction from 1080p to 1440p at the same settings is roughly 30-35%, which is a typical penalty for a 77% increase in pixel count, suggesting the GPU is scaling efficiently without hitting a CPU wall.

At 3840x2160, the performance curve steepens. Low averages 120.1 FPS, Medium drops to 97 FPS, and High falls to 72 FPS. The Ultra preset is the only one that dips below the 60 FPS threshold, averaging 52.9 FPS. This represents a 60% reduction from the 1080p Ultra score, showing that 4K is where the RTX 5070 Ti’s 16 GB of GDDR7 memory and 896.0 GB/s bandwidth begin to feel the strain of this older title’s maximum settings.

Similar Performance Alternatives

For the CPU, the nearest rivals in terms of average benchmark score are remarkably close. The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U is just 0.1% behind, while the Intel Core i9-11900 is 0.2% behind. The AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS is 0.2% ahead, and the Intel Core i7-12800H sits 0.5% behind. All four processors would deliver near-identical performance in Evolve, meaning any of them paired with this GPU would produce similar frame rates, particularly at higher resolutions where the GPU becomes the limiting factor.

On the GPU side, the comparisons are equally tight. The AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 is 0.1% behind, and the Intel Arc A550M is 0.4% ahead. The AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT is 2% ahead, while the AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT is 3.1% behind. These deltas are small enough that in practical gaming terms, all four GPUs would be indistinguishable in Evolve, producing frame rates within a few percent of each other across all tested settings and resolutions.

CPU and GPU Roles

The data reveals a clear shift in bottleneck behavior as resolution increases. At 1920x1080, the gap between Low and Ultra is substantial — 319.9 FPS versus 135.9 FPS — which indicates the GPU is heavily utilized, but the CPU’s strong single-thread performance (evidenced by its 3,055 Cinebench R23 single-core score) ensures that even the highest preset stays well above refresh-rate territory.

At 2560x1440, the same pattern holds, but the absolute numbers drop. The difference between Low and Ultra narrows slightly in percentage terms, suggesting the GPU is beginning to take on more of the workload. The CPU’s 10 cores and 16 threads are largely idle in this title, as Evolve does not appear to scale with the 21,645 multi-core score the i5-14400F produces in Cinebench R23.

The 3840x2160 results are where the GPU’s role becomes dominant. The drop from High (72 FPS) to Ultra (52.9 FPS) is a 26% reduction, while the jump from Low to Medium is only 24% (from 120.1 to 97 FPS). This non-linear scaling at 4K points to the RTX 5070 Ti’s 43.94 TFLOPS of FP32 compute being the decisive factor, with the CPU contributing little to the variance. The i5-14400F’s 2.50 GHz base and 4.70 GHz boost clocks are more than sufficient to feed the GPU even at 4K, as evidenced by the fact that the 1080p Low preset exceeds 300 FPS without any apparent CPU limitation.

The Verdict

Based on the verdictByResolution data, this system can run Evolve exceptionally well at all three tested resolutions. At 1920x1080, every preset including Ultra is playable, with the best being Ultra at 135.9 FPS. At 2560x1440, again all four presets clear 60 FPS, with Ultra at 90.2 FPS being the optimal choice. At 3840x2160, the High preset at 72 FPS is the best playable option, while the Ultra preset at 52.9 FPS falls just short of the 60 FPS threshold.

The only configuration that fails the playability test is 4K Ultra, which misses the mark by approximately 12%. For a game released in 2015, this pairing provides enormous headroom, making it suitable not only for Evolve but also for significantly more demanding modern titles, though that assessment lies outside this dataset. The measured data confirms that this is a high-end combo that will not struggle with this game under any reasonable settings.

FAQ

*Q: Can this system run Evolve at 4K with the High preset?*

A: Yes, the measured average FPS at 3840x2160 with High settings is 72 FPS, which is above the 60 FPS playability threshold.

Q: What is the highest playable preset at 2560x1440?

A: The Ultra preset is playable at this resolution, producing an average of 90.2 FPS. All four presets (Low, Medium, High, Ultra) clear the 60 FPS threshold.

Q: How much performance drops when moving from 1080p to 4K on the Ultra preset?

A: At 1920x1080 Ultra, the average is 135.9 FPS. At 3840x2160 Ultra, it drops to 52.9 FPS, representing a reduction of approximately 61%.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU more important for this game at 4K?

A: The data suggests the GPU dominates at 4K. The RTX 5070 Ti’s performance scaling from High to Ultra at 4K shows a 26% drop, while the CPU’s single-thread score of 3,055 in Cinebench R23 indicates it is not a limiting factor at this resolution.

Q: Does the system maintain 60 FPS at 4K with Medium settings?

A: Yes, the Medium preset at 3840x2160 averages 97 FPS, which is well above the 60 FPS threshold.

Q: How does this combo rank compared to other tested systems?

A: It ranks 345th out of 3700 combinations for Evolve, placing it in the top 10% of all tested configurations. The GPU is at the 86th percentile and the CPU at the 83rd percentile among their respective categories.