Inside

The Intel Core i5-14600KF paired with the Intel Arc B580 faces a deceptively light challenge in Inside, Playdead's 2016 puzzle platformer. The data shows this combination clearing the playable threshold at nearly every tested configuration, with only the two top presets at 4K falling short of a steady frame rate. Below, the measured results are walked through resolution by resolution, alongside context on where this hardware sits in the broader database.

Measured FPS Breakdown

All figures below are measured average frame rates; minimum and maximum values were not recorded in this dataset.

At 1920x1080, the combo is untouchable by the game's demands. Low settings average 268 FPS, Medium rises to a still-huge 212.7, High holds 136.4, and even Ultra — the most demanding preset — sustains 125.9 FPS. Every preset sits comfortably above double the 60 FPS playable threshold.

At 2560x1440, the pattern repeats with a modest scale-down. Low averages 190.9 FPS, Medium 157.7, High 95.3, and Ultra 90.8. The gap between Low and Ultra at this resolution is exactly 100.1 FPS, which indicates the GPU retains substantial headroom even at quad-HD pixel counts.

At 3840x2160, the frame rates finally approach the threshold. Low averages 119.7 FPS and Medium 98.2, both clearing the bar with room to spare. High lands at 59.8 FPS — a fraction under the line — and Ultra drops to 57.7. Those two results are near-misses rather than failures, but by the strict 60 FPS criterion, High and Ultra at 4K do not qualify as playable.

Note the tight clustering of High and Ultra at 4K: only 2.1 FPS separates them. The step from Medium (98.2) to High (59.8), by contrast, costs 38.4 FPS — the single largest preset-to-preset drop anywhere in the dataset.

Similar Performance Alternatives

On the CPU side, the Core i5-14600KF ranks in the 90th percentile against all CPUs in the database, with an average benchmark score of 49394. Its nearest rivals cluster within a percentage point: the AMD Ryzen 9 7900 scores 49228 (a delta of 0.3%), the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5755G scores 49196 (0.4%), the Intel Core Ultra 5 245 scores 48995 (0.8%), and the AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 388 scores 49796 (−0.8%, meaning it edges ahead). Any of these processors would deliver effectively identical Inside performance in this GPU-bound title.

On the GPU side, the Arc B580 sits in the 68th percentile of all GPUs with an average score of 23021. Its rivals are similarly close: the AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP scores 23061 (−0.2%), the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 scores 22895 (0.6%), the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 scores 23172 (−0.7%), and the NVIDIA P106-100 scores 23249 (−1%). Swapping the B580 for any of these cards would produce benchmark results within roughly a percent of the figures above, per the database's aggregate scoring.

Since the measured frame rates are overwhelmingly GPU-limited — as the scaling analysis below demonstrates — the GPU swap is the one that would actually move Inside numbers. The CPU alternatives would leave them essentially unchanged.

CPU and GPU Roles

The scaling data tells a clear story. From 1080p to 1440p at Ultra, frame rates fall from 125.9 to 90.8 — a drop of 35.1 FPS. From 1440p to 4K, they fall again from 90.8 to 57.7. Frame rates that fall as resolution climbs indicate a GPU-bound scenario: the Arc B580 is the limiting component at every resolution tested, because the pixel workload grows while the CPU workload stays fixed.

The Core i5-14600KF's role is simply to stay out of the way, and it does. With a PassMark single-thread score of 4273, a Geekbench single-core score of 2445, and a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 32544, the processor sits in the 90th percentile of all CPUs. Inside's logic and physics simulation are trivial next to that capability. There is no preset-to-preset scaling anomaly that would suggest CPU involvement — at fixed resolution, preset changes move frame rates smoothly (1080p Low 268 to Ultra 125.9), consistent with rendering cost, not simulation cost, driving the differences.

Even at 4K, where the B580 is pushed hardest, the bottleneck remains graphical. A stronger GPU would raise those 57.7 FPS Ultra results; a stronger CPU would not.

The Verdict

Yes — this PC runs Inside exceptionally well at 1080p and 1440p, and well at 4K with the right preset.

Per the verdict data: at 1920x1080, all four presets (Low, Medium, High, Ultra) clear 60 FPS, with Ultra delivering 125.9 FPS. At 2560x1440, all four presets again clear the threshold, with Ultra at 90.8 FPS. At 3840x2160, only Low (119.7 FPS) and Medium (98.2 FPS) qualify; High at 59.8 and Ultra at 57.7 miss the bar by a small margin.

The practical takeaway: for a 4K display, drop to Medium and enjoy a 98.2 FPS average. For anything at or below 1440p, Ultra is available with headroom to spare.

FAQ

Q: Can the i5-14600KF + Arc B580 run Inside at 4K?

A: Yes, at Low and Medium settings. Medium averages 98.2 FPS and Low averages 119.7 FPS. High (59.8) and Ultra (57.7) fall just short of the 60 FPS threshold.

Q: What is the highest frame rate recorded for this combo in Inside?

A: 268 FPS average, at 1920x1080 on Low settings.

Q: Does the CPU or GPU limit performance in this game?

A: The GPU. Frame rates drop consistently as resolution increases (for example, Ultra falls from 125.9 at 1080p to 57.7 at 4K), which is the signature of a GPU-bound title. The 90th-percentile CPU is never the constraint.

Q: Which GPUs would perform about the same as the Arc B580 here?

A: Per the database's rival data: the AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080, and NVIDIA P106-100 all sit within about one percent of the B580's average benchmark score.

Q: How much FPS is lost going from Medium to Ultra at 1440p?

A: 66.9 FPS — Medium averages 157.7 while Ultra averages 90.8. Both remain above the playable threshold.

Q: What FPS does Inside hit at 1080p Ultra?

A: 125.9 FPS average — more than double the 60 FPS playable threshold.

Best Settings per Resolution

• 1920x1080 — Ultra: 125.9 FPS average. The most demanding preset stays well above 60 FPS.
• 2560x1440 — Ultra: 90.8 FPS average. Again, the top preset clears the threshold with a 30.8 FPS cushion.
• 3840x2160 — Medium: 98.2 FPS average. Ultra (57.7) and High (59.8) miss the cut, so Medium is the most demanding preset that holds at or above 60 FPS.

In every case the recommended setting is the most demanding one that the Arc B580 can sustain — there is no resolution in this dataset where the combo needs to compromise below Medium.

How This Combo Ranks

Inside was tested across 3716 hardware combinations in the database, and the i5-14600KF + Arc B580 pairing ranks 2826th. That places it in the back half of the field — a reflection of the pairing, not the game: a 68th-percentile GPU dragging on a 90th-percentile CPU produces an imbalanced combo for leaderboards that reward outright frame rates. Players targeting high-refresh play in this title would rank higher with a stronger GPU; players who simply want a fluid experience will find the ranking irrelevant, since even 4K Medium exceeds 98 FPS.

The ranking also underscores how little Inside demands. A combo ranking 2826th of 3716 still maxes out two of three tested resolutions — a reminder that a 2016 puzzle platformer needs far less hardware than this pairing brings to the table.