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FAQ

Q: Is the Intel Core i5-11400F + AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT combination capable of running Minimum at 60 FPS?

A: Yes. The recorded data shows playable frame rates at all three tested resolutions. At 3840x2160, the combo achieves a 62 FPS average on Medium settings, and at both 2560x1440 and 1920x1080, every preset including Ultra stays at or above 60 FPS.

Q: What is the best settings preset at 4K for this combo?

A: Medium is the most demanding preset that remains at or above 60 FPS at 3840x2160. The measured average is 62 FPS, with a minimum of 53 FPS and a maximum of 72 FPS. High drops to 52 FPS average, and Ultra falls to 40 FPS average.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The Intel Core i5-11400F has an average benchmark score of 17177. Its closest rival, the AMD EPYC 7H12, scores 17120, which is a 0.3% difference. The Intel Core i5-12450H scores 17239 (0.4% difference), the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 8300G scores 17278 (0.6% difference), and the Intel Core Ultra 7 164U scores 17074 (0.6% difference). All four rivals are within a fraction of a percent of the i5-11400F, meaning the CPU's compute performance is effectively interchangeable with its nearest peers.

Q: How does the GPU compare to its nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT has an average benchmark score of 22549. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Mobile scores 22435 (0.5% higher), the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile scores 22729 (0.8% lower), the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 scores 22895 (1.5% lower), and the AMD Radeon RX 5700 scores 22170 (1.7% higher). These deltas are small, so the RX 7700 XT sits in a tight performance band with these four cards.

Q: What percentile does this CPU and GPU combination occupy relative to all tested hardware?

A: The Intel Core i5-11400F ranks in the 71st percentile among all CPUs in the database. The AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT ranks in the 67th percentile among all GPUs. The combined combo ranks 1392 out of 3712 tested combinations, placing it near the top 37.5% of all recorded CPU+GPU pairings.

Q: Which resolutions have no playable settings for this combo?

A: None. The data shows playable settings at every resolution. At 3840x2160, Low and Medium are playable. At 2560x1440 and 1920x1080, all four presets (Low, Medium, High, Ultra) are playable.

CPU and GPU Roles

The division of labor between the Intel Core i5-11400F and the AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT becomes visible when examining how frame rates scale across resolutions and presets. At 1920x1080, the lowest resolution tested, the combo produces 234 FPS on Low, 179 FPS on Medium, 151 FPS on High, and 115 FPS on Ultra. The gap between Low and Ultra is 119 FPS, a 51% drop. That spread indicates the GPU is still the dominant factor even at 1080p, because raising the preset increases the graphics workload substantially.

Moving to 2560x1440, the frame rates decline across the board: 151 FPS on Low, 116 FPS on Medium, 97 FPS on High, and 74 FPS on Ultra. The drop from 1080p Low to 1440p Low is 83 FPS, while the drop from 1080p Ultra to 1440p Ultra is 41 FPS. The proportional reduction is larger at lower presets, which suggests that at Low settings the CPU is doing more of the heavy lifting and the resolution scaling exposes the CPU's limits, while at Ultra the GPU is already saturated and the additional pixel count has a relatively smaller impact on the already GPU-bound workload.

At 3840x2160, the pattern sharpens. Low produces 81 FPS, Medium 62 FPS, High 52 FPS, and Ultra 40 FPS. The step from Low to Medium costs 19 FPS, Medium to High costs 10 FPS, and High to Ultra costs 12 FPS. The scaling from 1440p to 4K is steep: 1440p Low at 151 FPS falls to 4K Low at 81 FPS, a 70 FPS reduction. The GPU is clearly the bottleneck at 4K, as the RX 7700 XT's raw throughput, 35.17 TFLOPS FP32 and 432.0 GB/s memory bandwidth, is being taxed heavily. The CPU's role diminishes at 4K because the frame rate is lower, so the i5-11400F has more time per frame to feed the GPU.

The data implies that at 1080p and 1440p, the CPU and GPU are better balanced, with the i5-11400F's six cores and twelve threads providing enough throughput to keep the RX 7700 XT fed at high frame rates. At 4K, the GPU becomes the clear limiting factor. The 52 FPS High result at 4K versus the 74 FPS Ultra result at 1440p illustrates how much headroom the GPU loses when pixel count quadruples. The CPU's 3dmark scores, particularly the max threads score of 5652 and single thread score of 868, suggest it is not the primary constraint at 4K, since the GPU is already struggling to maintain 60 FPS on High.

Preset scaling also reveals the GPU's role. At 1080p, moving from Low to Ultra reduces average FPS by 119 FPS, a 51% reduction. At 4K, the same preset change reduces average FPS by 41 FPS, a 51% reduction as well. The percentage drop is nearly identical across resolutions, indicating that the RX 7700 XT's performance scaling with preset complexity is consistent regardless of resolution, and that the CPU is not introducing a bottleneck at any tested resolution.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 3840x2160, the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is Medium, with an average of 62 FPS. The recorded minimum is 53 FPS and the maximum is 72 FPS. High falls below the threshold at 52 FPS average, and Ultra drops further to 40 FPS. Low runs at 81 FPS but is not the best playable preset because Medium offers higher visual quality while still clearing 60 FPS on average.

At 2560x1440, all four presets clear 60 FPS. The best settings are Ultra, which produces an average of 74 FPS. High reaches 97 FPS, Medium reaches 116 FPS with a minimum of 98 FPS and a maximum of 133 FPS, and Low reaches 151 FPS. Ultra at 1440p is the recommended choice because it delivers the highest visual fidelity while maintaining a comfortable margin above the 60 FPS threshold.

At 1920x1080, Ultra is also the best playable preset, with an average of 115 FPS. High reaches 151 FPS, Medium reaches 179 FPS with a minimum of 153 FPS and a maximum of 206 FPS, and Low reaches 234 FPS. The 115 FPS Ultra result has more than enough headroom for smooth gameplay, and the gap between Ultra and High is 36 FPS, meaning players who prefer higher frame rates can drop to High without losing much visual quality.

How This Combo Ranks

The Intel Core i5-11400F paired with the AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT ranks 1392 out of 3712 tested combinations in Minimum. That places the combo in the upper third of all recorded CPU and GPU pairings in the database. The rank reflects the combined capability of the two components, and the measured frame rates confirm that this position is justified: the combo delivers playable performance at every resolution tested, with only the 4K High and Ultra presets falling below 60 FPS.

The CPU's 71st percentile ranking among all CPUs and the GPU's 67th percentile ranking among all GPUs both contribute to this overall position. A combo ranking of 1392 out of 3712 is consistent with a mid-to-upper tier pairing, where the CPU is slightly stronger relative to its peers than the GPU is relative to its own peers. The i5-11400F's average benchmark score of 17177 and the RX 7700 XT's average benchmark score of 22549 combine to produce a system that handles Minimum comfortably at 1080p and 1440p, and reasonably at 4K on Medium settings.

The data suggests that the combo's rank is driven more by the CPU's strong single-threaded performance than by the GPU's raw throughput. The i5-11400F's 3dmark single thread score of 868 and Cinebench R23 single core score of 2024 indicate solid per-core capability, which matters for games like Minimum that may not scale perfectly across all threads. The GPU's 67th percentile is respectable but not exceptional, and the 4K results reflect that: the RX 7700 XT cannot maintain 60 FPS on High or Ultra at 4K, which is a limitation that pulls the combo's rank down from what the CPU alone might suggest.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The nearest rivals for the Intel Core i5-11400F are the AMD EPYC 7H12, the Intel Core i5-12450H, the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 8300G, and the Intel Core Ultra 7 164U. All four CPUs have average benchmark scores within 0.6% of the i5-11400F's 17177. The AMD EPYC 7H12 scores 17120, the Intel Core i5-12450H scores 17239, the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 8300G scores 17278, and the Intel Core Ultra 7 164U scores 17074. In practical terms, any of these CPUs would deliver nearly identical CPU-bound performance in Minimum, assuming the GPU remains the same. The i5-12450H and Ryzen 3 PRO 8300G are marginally faster on average, while the EPYC 7H12 and Core Ultra 7 164U are marginally slower, but the differences are negligible for gaming workloads.

The nearest rivals for the AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT are the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Mobile, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080, and the AMD Radeon RX 5700. The RTX 5060 Mobile scores 22435, which is 0.5% higher than the RX 7700 XT's 22549. The RTX 4060 Mobile scores 22729, 0.8% lower. The RTX 2080 scores 22895, 1.5% lower. The RX 5700 scores 22170, 1.7% higher. These deltas are all under 2%, so swapping the RX 7700 XT for any of these cards would produce frame rates within a few FPS of each other at every resolution and preset tested. The RTX 2080 and RTX 4060 Mobile are the closest in raw score, while the RX 5700 is the furthest but still within 1.7%.

A system with the i5-11400F and any of these rival GPUs would behave similarly to the measured results. For example, pairing the i5-11400F with an RTX 2080 would likely produce 4K Medium results close to the 62 FPS average recorded for the RX 7700 XT, since the two GPUs are separated by only 1.5% in average benchmark score. Similarly, pairing the RX 7700 XT with an i5-12450H would not meaningfully change the frame rates, since the CPU delta is only 0.4%. The takeaway is that this combo sits in a dense cluster of comparable hardware, and users with any of these nearby components should expect similar performance.

The Verdict

The Intel Core i5-11400F and AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT can run Minimum. The verdict by resolution is clear. At 3840x2160, the playable settings are Low and Medium, with Medium being the best option at 62 FPS average. High and Ultra are not playable, as they average 52 FPS and 40 FPS respectively. At 2560x1440, all four presets are playable, with Ultra achieving 74 FPS average. At 1920x1080, all four presets are also playable, with Ultra achieving 115 FPS average.

The 60 FPS threshold is cleared at every resolution with at least one preset, and at 1440p and 1080p the combo has enough headroom to run the highest quality settings. The 4K Medium result at 62 FPS is close to the threshold, so users who want a safety margin at 4K might prefer Low at 81 FPS, but the average of 62 FPS does meet the playable standard. The minimum recorded at 4K Medium is 53 FPS, which dips below 60 FPS, so frame pacing could occasionally be noticeable in demanding scenes. At 1440p and 1080p, the margins are much larger, and even the lowest recorded minimum across those resolutions, 98 FPS at 1440p Medium, stays well above the threshold.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 3840x2160, the measured results are as follows. Low averages 81 FPS with no recorded minimum or maximum. Medium averages 62 FPS, with a minimum of 53 FPS and a maximum of 72 FPS. High averages 52 FPS with no recorded minimum or maximum. Ultra averages 40 FPS with no recorded minimum or maximum. The Medium preset is the only one at 4K with a full min/max range recorded, and it shows a 19 FPS spread between minimum and maximum, indicating some variability in frame times.

At 2560x1440, Low averages 151 FPS with no recorded minimum or maximum. Medium averages 116 FPS, with a minimum of 98 FPS and a maximum of 133 FPS, a 35 FPS spread. High averages 97 FPS with no recorded minimum or maximum. Ultra averages 74 FPS with no recorded minimum or maximum. The Medium preset again shows the only full range, and the spread is larger than at 4K, which is consistent with the higher frame rates amplifying frame time fluctuations.

At 1920x1080, Low averages 234 FPS with no recorded minimum or maximum. Medium averages 179 FPS, with a minimum of 153 FPS and a maximum of 206 FPS, a 53 FPS spread. High averages 151 FPS with no recorded minimum or maximum. Ultra averages 115 FPS with no recorded minimum or maximum. The 1080p Medium range shows the largest absolute spread of any preset in the database, which is expected at such high frame rates. The overall pattern across resolutions is consistent: Medium is the only preset with complete min/max data, and the spread grows as resolution decreases, reflecting the higher average frame rates.