Inside

FAQ

Q: Can this PC run Inside at 4K Ultra settings?

A: Yes. The recorded data shows an average of 112.7 FPS at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, which is well above the 60 FPS playable threshold.

Q: What is the best resolution for this combo if the goal is maximum frame rate?

A: 1920x1080 with Low settings delivers the highest recorded average at 230.4 FPS. Even at 1080p Ultra, the average remains high at 177.5 FPS.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its closest rivals in average benchmark score?

A: The Intel Core i5-10400F has an average benchmark score of 14185, which is within 0.6% of its nearest rivals. It sits 0.2% above the Intel Xeon 6756E (14163) and 0.5% above the AMD EPYC 7552 (14115), while trailing the Intel Core 7 160UL (14232) by 0.3% and the AMD Ryzen 3 7320C (14277) by 0.6%.

Q: What is the GPU's percentile ranking among all GPUs?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER ranks in the 83rd percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 43223. Its closest rival, the NVIDIA Quadro M6000 24 GB, scores 43262, a delta of -0.1%.

Q: Does raising settings from High to Ultra cause a large frame rate drop?

A: The drop is modest. At 3840x2160, High averages 114.9 FPS and Ultra averages 112.7 FPS, a difference of about 2 FPS. At 1080p, High averages 180.1 FPS and Ultra averages 177.5 FPS, a similar small gap.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU more influential for this game's performance?

A: The GPU appears to dominate. Frame rates scale strongly with resolution changes, and the CPU's single-thread score of 688 in 3DMark places it well within the range needed to keep up with the RTX 4070 SUPER at all tested settings. The CPU's percentile rank of 68 among all CPUs is lower than the GPU's 83rd percentile, but the frame rates at 4K Ultra still exceed 110 FPS, indicating no CPU bottleneck in the measured data.

CPU and GPU Roles

The Intel Core i5-10400F is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on Comet Lake architecture with a base clock of 2.90 GHz and a boost clock of 4.30 GHz. Its 3DMark single-thread score is 688, and its multi-thread score at 16 threads is 4748. The RTX 4070 SUPER, built on Ada Lovelace, delivers 35.48 TFLOPS of FP32 performance with 7168 shading units and 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus, providing 504.2 GB/s of bandwidth. For a puzzle platformer like Inside, the workload is relatively light, but the data still reveals how each component contributes.

At 1920x1080, the frame rates are extremely high across all settings. Low averages 230.4 FPS, Medium 217.2 FPS, High 180.1 FPS, and Ultra 177.5 FPS. The spread between Low and Ultra is about 53 FPS, which means the GPU is doing most of the heavy lifting even at the lowest settings. The CPU is clearly capable of feeding the GPU at these rates, as the single-thread performance is sufficient to avoid a bottleneck. The 3DMark 2-thread score of 1350 and 4-thread score of 2560 suggest that the CPU's per-core strength is adequate for this title's demands.

Moving to 2560x1440, the frame rates remain high but show a slight decline. Low averages 209.5 FPS, Medium 194.5 FPS, High 160.6 FPS, and Ultra 158.3 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra narrows to about 51 FPS, similar to 1080p. The resolution scaling from 1080p to 1440p costs roughly 21 FPS at Low (230.4 to 209.5) and about 19 FPS at Ultra (177.5 to 158.3). This consistent drop across settings indicates that the GPU is the limiting factor as pixel count rises, while the CPU maintains its role as a stable platform.

At 3840x2160, the GPU becomes even more dominant. Low averages 180.4 FPS, Medium 167.8 FPS, High 114.9 FPS, and Ultra 112.7 FPS. The jump from 1440p to 4K costs 29 FPS at Low (209.5 to 180.4) and about 46 FPS at Ultra (158.3 to 112.7). The larger absolute drop at Ultra settings shows that the GPU's fill rate and memory bandwidth are being taxed more heavily. The RTX 4070 SUPER's 198.0 GPixel/s pixel rate and 554.4 GTexel/s texture rate are still more than enough for this game, but the scaling pattern clearly attributes the performance ceiling to the GPU.

The CPU's role is secondary but not irrelevant. Its PassMark multi-thread score of 12115 and Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 10283 indicate strong overall throughput, but the game's frame rates are so high that even a weaker CPU might keep up. The fact that 4K Ultra still averages 112.7 FPS, with no min or max FPS data recorded, suggests the CPU never becomes a constraint in the measured scenarios. The GPU's percentile rank of 83 versus the CPU's 68 further supports this interpretation: the system's gaming performance is driven by the RTX 4070 SUPER, while the i5-10400F provides sufficient headroom.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 1920x1080, the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is Ultra, with an average of 177.5 FPS. This is far above the playable threshold, so users can max out the game without concern.

At 2560x1440, Ultra is again the best choice, averaging 158.3 FPS. The data shows no setting drops below 60 FPS at this resolution, so the highest quality preset is recommended.

At 3840x2160, Ultra remains viable with an average of 112.7 FPS. All four settings, Low, Medium, High, and Ultra, clear the 60 FPS threshold, but Ultra offers the best visual quality while still maintaining a large margin above the playable limit.

The Verdict

The recorded data confirms that this PC can run Inside at all tested resolutions and settings. At 3840x2160, the playable settings include High, Low, Medium, and Ultra, with Ultra averaging 112.7 FPS. At 2560x1440, all four settings are playable, and Ultra averages 158.3 FPS. At 1920x1080, all settings are playable, with Ultra averaging 177.5 FPS. Every measured configuration exceeds the 60 FPS threshold by a substantial margin, and the lowest recorded average is 112.7 FPS at 4K Ultra. The combination of the Intel Core i5-10400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER delivers a comfortable experience for this puzzle platformer, with no resolution or preset presenting a risk of dropping below playable frame rates.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 3840x2160, the average frame rates are as follows: Low 180.4 FPS, Medium 167.8 FPS, High 114.9 FPS, and Ultra 112.7 FPS. The difference between Low and Ultra is 67.7 FPS, indicating that the GPU's workload scales noticeably with preset quality at 4K. The gap between High and Ultra is small, only 2.2 FPS, suggesting that the Ultra preset adds minimal additional cost over High.

At 2560x1440, the averages are: Low 209.5 FPS, Medium 194.5 FPS, High 160.6 FPS, and Ultra 158.3 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 51.2 FPS. The step from Medium to High costs 33.9 FPS, which is the largest single drop among the settings at this resolution. High to Ultra costs only 2.3 FPS.

At 1920x1080, the averages are: Low 230.4 FPS, Medium 217.2 FPS, High 180.1 FPS, and Ultra 177.5 FPS. The total spread is 52.9 FPS. The Medium to High transition accounts for 37.1 FPS of that drop, while High to Ultra costs just 2.6 FPS. Across all resolutions, the pattern is consistent: the largest performance cost comes when moving from Medium to High, while Ultra adds only a marginal load beyond High. No min or max FPS values were recorded in the database, so the analysis relies on average frame rates.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Intel Core i5-10400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER ranks 1639 out of 3716 tested combos in Inside. This places it in the upper half of all configurations in the database, roughly in the 56th percentile of tested combos. The ranking reflects the GPU's strong performance, as the RTX 4070 SUPER sits in the 83rd percentile among all GPUs, while the CPU sits in the 68th percentile among all CPUs. The high frame rates recorded across all resolutions, even at 4K Ultra with 112.7 FPS, are consistent with a combo that performs well above the median. The rank of 1639 out of 3716 suggests that while many combos outperform this one, a significant majority of tested systems deliver lower frame rates in this game.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The GPU's nearest rivals in the database are the NVIDIA Quadro M6000 24 GB with an average score of 43262 and a delta of -0.1%, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile at 43268 with a delta of -0.1%, the NVIDIA Quadro M6000 at 43301 with a delta of -0.2%, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile at 43667 with a delta of -1%. These GPUs would deliver nearly identical performance in Inside, with the RTX 4090 Mobile being the fastest of the group at about 1% ahead of the RTX 4070 SUPER.

On the CPU side, the nearest rivals to the Intel Core i5-10400F are the Intel Xeon 6756E with an average score of 14163 and a delta of 0.2%, the Intel Core 7 160UL at 14232 with a delta of -0.3%, the AMD EPYC 7552 at 14115 with a delta of 0.5%, and the AMD Ryzen 3 7320C at 14277 with a delta of -0.6%. All four processors are within 0.6% of the i5-10400F in average benchmark score, so any of them paired with the RTX 4070 SUPER would yield essentially the same frame rates in Inside. The AMD EPYC 7552 and Intel Xeon 6756E are server-class parts, while the Core 7 160UL and Ryzen 3 7320C are lower-power alternatives, but the benchmark data shows negligible performance differences among them for this workload.