Inside

The Intel Core i5-14600KF paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 is an overwhelmingly powerful combination for Inside, a puzzle platformer from 2016. Benchmark data shows this setup delivers playable frame rates at every tested setting and resolution, with the performance ceiling far exceeding the 60 FPS playable threshold. At all three resolutions — 1080p, 1440p, and 4K — the system achieves its highest average frame rates on the Ultra preset, making it the clear choice for maximizing visual fidelity without sacrificing smoothness.

Best Settings per Resolution

The data indicates that this combo can run Inside at maximum settings across the board, with no need to compromise on quality to hit the 60 FPS target. At 3840x2160 (4K), the Ultra preset delivers an average of 138.3 FPS, which is more than double the playable threshold. This makes Ultra the best setting for 4K, as it provides the highest visual quality while maintaining a substantial frame rate cushion. High settings at this resolution yield 145.6 FPS, while Medium and Low produce 232.8 FPS and 295 FPS respectively, but the visual trade-off is unnecessary given the Ultra performance.

At 2560x1440 (1440p), the Ultra preset averages 224.9 FPS, which is exceptionally high for a 1440p resolution. This is the best setting here as well, since the frame rate remains far above 60 FPS even with all graphical features enabled. For comparison, High settings at 1440p reach 231.6 FPS, Medium hits 322.5 FPS, and Low climbs to 352.8 FPS, but again, the Ultra preset offers the best balance of image quality and performance.

At 1920x1080 (1080p), the Ultra preset achieves 295.6 FPS on average. This is the best setting for this resolution, providing a near-300 FPS experience that would satisfy even the most demanding high-refresh-rate displays. High settings run at 301.3 FPS, Medium at 361.6 FPS, and Low at 390.3 FPS, but the Ultra preset remains the recommended choice because the frame rate is already so high that downgrading settings provides no practical benefit.

CPU and GPU Roles

The performance scaling across resolutions reveals that the GPU is the dominant factor for Inside, though the CPU is more than capable of keeping up. At 4K, the difference between Low and Ultra settings is 156.7 FPS (from 295 to 138.3), indicating that the GPU is heavily utilized at higher resolutions. However, at 1080p, the gap between Low and Ultra narrows to 94.7 FPS (from 390.3 to 295.6), which suggests the CPU begins to play a more significant role at lower resolutions where the GPU has less work to do.

The resolution scaling from 1080p to 4K at Ultra settings shows a drop from 295.6 FPS to 138.3 FPS, a reduction of 157.3 FPS. This 53% decrease in frame rate when quadrupling the pixel count demonstrates that the RTX 4090 is the primary bottleneck at higher resolutions. In contrast, at Low settings, the drop from 1080p to 4K is from 390.3 FPS to 295 FPS, a smaller reduction of 95.3 FPS, because the GPU is less stressed at lower visual quality.

The Intel Core i5-14600KF, with its 14 cores and 20 threads, provides ample processing power for this game. Its Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 32544 and single-core score of 4594 indicate strong performance that prevents CPU bottlenecking even at 1080p Low settings where the GPU is producing nearly 400 FPS. The data shows that the CPU's role is most apparent at 1080p, where the frame rates across all settings are closer together, suggesting that the CPU is limiting the GPU's potential at this resolution.

How This Combo Ranks

This combination of Intel Core i5-14600KF and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 ranks 93rd out of 3716 tested combos in Inside, placing it in the top 2.5% of all configurations. This remarkably high ranking reflects the exceptional performance of both components, with the RTX 4090 being one of the most powerful consumer GPUs available and the i5-14600KF providing strong single-threaded and multi-threaded performance.

The CPU itself sits in the 90th percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 49394. The GPU is in the 88th percentile among all GPUs, with an average score of 60347. These percentile rankings confirm that both components are well above average, and their combination results in a system that can handle Inside with significant headroom. The combo's rank of 93 out of 3716 indicates that only 92 other configurations perform better, which confirms the efficiency of this pairing for this specific game.

Similar Performance Alternatives

For the CPU, the nearest rivals to the Intel Core i5-14600KF are all within a narrow performance band. The AMD Ryzen 9 7900 has an average score of 49228, which is just 0.3% lower than the i5-14600KF's score of 49394. The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5755G scores 49196, a 0.4% difference, while the Intel Core Ultra 5 245 scores 48995, a 0.8% difference. On the higher side, the AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 388 scores 49796, which is 0.8% higher. Any of these CPUs would deliver nearly identical performance in Inside, given the game's modest CPU requirements.

For the GPU, the nearest rivals to the RTX 4090 are surprisingly not high-end gaming cards but rather professional and workstation GPUs. The Intel Arc Pro A60 has an average score of 60326, which is essentially identical to the RTX 4090's 60347 (a 0% difference). The AMD Radeon Pro Vega 48 scores 60140, a 0.3% difference, and the AMD Radeon PRO V710 scores 58657, which is 2.9% lower. The AMD Radeon Pro W6600M scores 61896, which is 2.5% higher. While these alternatives would provide similar benchmark scores, the RTX 4090's 24 GB of GDDR6X memory and 82.58 TFLOPS of FP32 performance make it uniquely suited for high-resolution gaming.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the measured average frame rates are as follows: Low settings produce 390.3 FPS, Medium produces 361.6 FPS, High produces 301.3 FPS, and Ultra produces 295.6 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 94.7 FPS, with each settings tier providing a measurable but diminishing performance increase. The minimum and maximum FPS values were not recorded in the data, but the averages alone demonstrate that this resolution is well within the system's capabilities.

At 2560x1440, the averages are 352.8 FPS for Low, 322.5 FPS for Medium, 231.6 FPS for High, and 224.9 FPS for Ultra. The difference between Low and Ultra is 127.9 FPS, which is larger than at 1080p due to the increased GPU load. Notably, the gap between Medium and High is 90.9 FPS, indicating that High settings introduce a significant graphical load at this resolution.

At 3840x2160, the averages are 295 FPS for Low, 232.8 FPS for Medium, 145.6 FPS for High, and 138.3 FPS for Ultra. The difference between Low and Ultra is 156.7 FPS, the largest spread of any resolution, confirming that 4K is where the GPU is most stressed. However, even the lowest Ultra average of 138.3 FPS exceeds the 60 FPS threshold by more than double.

FAQ

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

A: Yes, the benchmark data shows an average of 138.3 FPS at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, which is well above the 60 FPS playable threshold.

Q: What is the highest average frame rate this combo achieves?

A: The highest recorded average is 390.3 FPS at 1920x1080 with Low settings. At Ultra settings, the highest average is 295.6 FPS at the same resolution.

Q: How does the performance scale from 1080p to 4K?

A: At Ultra settings, the average frame rate drops from 295.6 FPS at 1080p to 224.9 FPS at 1440p and 138.3 FPS at 4K. This represents a 53% reduction from 1080p to 4K.

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

A: The GPU is the primary factor at higher resolutions, as shown by the 156.7 FPS difference between Low and Ultra at 4K. At 1080p, the CPU becomes more relevant, with the Low to Ultra difference shrinking to 94.7 FPS.

Q: What percentile does this combo rank in?

A: This combo ranks 93rd out of 3716 tested combinations, placing it in the top 2.5% of all configurations tested for Inside.

Q: Are there any settings where this combo fails to reach 60 FPS?

A: No. Every tested setting and resolution combination produces an average frame rate above 60 FPS. The lowest average recorded is 138.3 FPS at 4K Ultra, which is still more than double the playable threshold.