Inside

The Intel Core i7-14700KF paired with the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT delivers overwhelming performance for Inside, a 2016 puzzle platformer that is far from demanding by modern standards. The measured data shows this combination never dips below 100 FPS on average, even at the most punishing settings. Across all resolutions tested, the GPU and CPU combination provides a massive performance buffer, making this system an extreme overkill solution for the title.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo produces astronomical frame rates that will be limited by most display refresh rates. With Low settings, the average FPS reaches 407.8. Moving to Medium settings drops the average to 376.8, while High settings yield 245.5 FPS. The most demanding preset, Ultra, still produces an average of 236.4 FPS. These numbers indicate the game is entirely trivial for this hardware at 1080p, with the difference between Low and Ultra representing a performance gap of roughly 42% from the top figure.

At 2560x1440, performance remains exceptionally high but shows a clearer scaling pattern. Low settings deliver 358 FPS on average. Medium settings reduce this to 284.6 FPS, a drop of about 20% from Low. High settings produce 180.6 FPS, while Ultra settings maintain an average of 167.8 FPS. The transition from Low to Ultra at this resolution costs approximately 53% of the initial performance, but even the worst-case scenario stays far above any playability threshold.

The 3840x2160 resolution, or 4K, is where the scaling becomes most pronounced. Low settings average 221.3 FPS. Medium settings drop to 179.1 FPS, which is a reduction of about 19% compared to Low. High settings yield 110.2 FPS, while Ultra settings produce 106.4 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra at 4K is substantial, representing a 52% reduction in average frame rate. However, even the lowest figure of 106.4 FPS is well ahead of the 60 FPS playability standard.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 1920x1080, the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is Ultra, which achieves an average of 236.4 FPS. Every single preset at this resolution clears the playability threshold by a wide margin. The data shows that even the highest quality settings leave enormous headroom, making the choice of settings purely a matter of visual preference rather than performance necessity.

At 2560x1440, the best settings are again Ultra, with an average of 167.8 FPS. The Ultra preset at this resolution still provides more than double the 60 FPS target. This indicates that users can max out the visual quality without any concern for frame rate stability, as the average performance is far beyond what is required for smooth gameplay.

At 3840x2160, Ultra remains the best playable setting, delivering an average of 106.4 FPS. This is the most demanding configuration tested, and it still clears the 60 FPS threshold by over 77%. The fact that the maximum preset at the highest resolution maintains an average above 100 FPS demonstrates that this hardware combination is nowhere near its limits with Inside.

CPU and GPU Roles

The data reveals that the GPU is the primary scaling factor as resolution increases, while the CPU becomes less relevant at higher pixel counts. At 1920x1080, the difference between Low and Ultra settings is 171.4 FPS, from 407.8 down to 236.4. This gap grows to 190.2 FPS at 2560x1440, where Low produces 358 FPS and Ultra produces 167.8 FPS. At 3840x2160, the difference narrows slightly to 114.9 FPS, from 221.3 at Low to 106.4 at Ultra.

The resolution scaling from 1080p to 4K at the same settings shows a consistent pattern. For Low settings, performance drops from 407.8 FPS at 1080p to 358 FPS at 1440p, and then to 221.3 FPS at 4K. This represents a 45.7% reduction from 1080p to 4K at Low settings. For Ultra settings, the progression is from 236.4 FPS at 1080p, to 167.8 FPS at 1440p, and finally to 106.4 FPS at 4K, a 55% reduction overall.

The CPU, an Intel Core i7-14700KF with 20 cores and 28 threads, is vastly overprovisioned for this game. The benchmark results show a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 44167 and a single-core score of 6235, placing it in the 94th percentile among all CPUs. Given that Inside is a 2D side-scrolling puzzle platformer, the game's computational demands are minimal. The GPU, an AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT with 5376 shading units and 20 GB of GDDR6 memory, becomes the limiting factor at higher resolutions, but even then it never comes close to being a bottleneck that threatens playability.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Intel Core i7-14700KF and AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT ranks 393rd out of 3716 tested combos for Inside, placing it in the top 10.6% of all systems. This ranking is surprisingly low for such a powerful pairing, which suggests that many other high-end combinations deliver comparable or better performance in this specific title. The game's low system requirements mean that even mid-range hardware can achieve high frame rates, diminishing the differentiation between top-tier components.

The GPU's percentile ranking against all GPUs is 55, which is unremarkable for a flagship-class card. This is because the PassMark G3D score of 29009 and average benchmark score of 13745 are weighed against all GPUs, including many integrated and entry-level parts. For Inside, the GPU's raw compute power is far beyond what is necessary, and the ranking reflects that the game is not a demanding workload for this hardware.

Similar Performance Alternatives

Looking at CPU alternatives, the nearest rivals to the Intel Core i7-14700KF show very small performance deltas. The AMD Ryzen 7 9700F has an average score of 69996, which is 0.2% lower than the i7-14700KF's 70163. The AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX scores 69875, a 0.4% deficit. The AMD Ryzen 9 7950X scores 69515, a 0.9% deficit. On the other side, the Intel Core Ultra 7 265K scores 70879, which is 1% higher than the i7-14700KF. These differences are all within 1% of each other, meaning any of these CPUs would produce nearly identical frame rates in Inside.

For the GPU, the nearest rivals present an unusual picture. The AMD Radeon 660M has an average score of 13812, which is 0.5% higher than the RX 7900 XT's 13745. The NVIDIA RTX A2000 Mobile scores 13821, also 0.5% higher. The AMD Radeon RX 570X scores 13871, a 0.9% advantage. The AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT scores 13543, which is 1.5% lower. These rival GPUs span a wide range of performance classes, from integrated graphics to modern discrete cards, yet they all cluster within 1.5% of the RX 7900 XT's average benchmark score. This suggests that for Inside, the GPU choice has minimal impact on the final frame rate, as the game is not GPU-bound at most settings.

The Verdict

This system can run Inside flawlessly at every resolution and setting combination tested. The verdict by resolution is unambiguous: at 3840x2160, all four settings (Low, Medium, High, Ultra) are playable, with the best setting being Ultra at an average of 106.4 FPS. At 2560x1440, all settings are again playable, with Ultra achieving 167.8 FPS. At 1920x1080, Ultra settings produce 236.4 FPS, and all lower presets exceed 240 FPS as well.

The data confirms that the Intel Core i7-14700KF and AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT are dramatically overpowered for Inside. The minimum average FPS recorded across all tests is 106.4 at 4K Ultra, which is 77% above the 60 FPS playability threshold. There is no configuration in the measured data where this combination fails to deliver a smooth experience. For users seeking maximum visual quality, selecting Ultra at 4K is the optimal choice, as it provides the best graphics while still maintaining an average frame rate that exceeds 100 FPS. The hardware's capabilities are so far beyond the game's requirements that performance will never be a concern, leaving players free to enjoy the atmospheric puzzle platformer without any technical compromises.