Minimum

The Intel Core i5-14400F paired with the AMD Radeon RX 9060 delivers a solid 1080p and 1440p experience in Minimum, a third-person shooter released on 2014-06-25. The data shows this combo handles high framerates at lower resolutions, but 4K requires significant setting compromises to stay playable.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo produces its strongest results across all four presets. The Low preset averages 187 FPS, which is the highest measured average for this pairing. Medium follows with 143 FPS average, with a minimum of 122 FPS and a maximum of 165 FPS. High settings drop to 120 FPS average, while the Ultra preset still manages 92 FPS average. Even the most demanding setting at this resolution stays well above the 60 FPS playable threshold.

Moving to 2560x1440, the performance scales down predictably. Low settings yield 121 FPS average. Medium delivers 92 FPS average, with a minimum of 79 FPS and a maximum of 106 FPS. High settings produce 78 FPS average. The Ultra preset falls to 59 FPS average, which sits just below the 60 FPS playable threshold used in this analysis.

At 3840x2160, the picture changes significantly. The Low preset averages 65 FPS, which keeps the combo playable. Medium drops to 50 FPS average, with a minimum of 42 FPS and a maximum of 57 FPS — none of these numbers reach the playable threshold. High settings average 42 FPS, and the Ultra preset averages 32 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra at 4K is substantial: 65 FPS versus 32 FPS, a difference of 33 FPS.

The scaling between resolutions shows a clear pattern. At 1080p Low, the average is 187 FPS; at 1440p Low, it drops to 121 FPS; at 4K Low, it falls to 65 FPS. The same progression appears in High settings: 120 FPS at 1080p, 78 FPS at 1440p, and 42 FPS at 4K. Each resolution step roughly halves the framerate, indicating that resolution is the dominant factor in this game's performance.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 1920x1080, the Ultra preset is the most demanding option that stays at or above 60 FPS, with an average of 92 FPS. This gives the player headroom above the threshold, and the data confirms that all four presets are playable at this resolution.

For 2560x1440, the High preset is the best choice, averaging 78 FPS. The Ultra preset averages 59 FPS, which falls below the 60 FPS playable threshold. The data lists High, Low, and Medium as playable settings at this resolution, but High offers the highest visual quality while maintaining a comfortable margin above 60 FPS.

At 3840x2160, only the Low preset is playable, averaging 65 FPS. The Medium preset averages 50 FPS, which is below the threshold. The verdict data confirms that Low is the only playable setting at 4K, with an average FPS of 65 at the best playable settings.

The playable settings list for each resolution comes directly from the verdict data: 3840x2160 has only Low, 2560x1440 has High, Low, and Medium, and 1920x1080 has all four presets playable.

CPU and GPU Roles

The Intel Core i5-14400F has 10 cores and 16 threads, with a boost clock of 4.70 GHz and a base clock of 2.50 GHz. It carries a 65 W TDP and a 20 MB shared L3 cache. The AMD Radeon RX 9060 has 1792 shading units, 112 TMUs, and 64 ROPs, with a boost clock of 2990 MHz and a game clock of 2400 MHz. Its 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus provides 288.0 GB/s of bandwidth.

The benchmark data shows that the CPU's multi-core performance is strong relative to its class. In Cinebench R23, it scores 21645 multi-core and 3055 single-core. The Geekbench scores are 11268 multi-core and 2058 single-core. PassMark multithread score is 25470, and single-thread is 3701. The GPU's 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score is 3322, with a PassMark G3D score of 17631 and a Geekbench OpenCL score of 88183.

The resolution scaling in the measured FPS data indicates that the GPU becomes the limiting factor as resolution increases. At 1080p Low, the combo averages 187 FPS; at 4K Low, it averages 65 FPS. This 65% reduction in average FPS from 1080p to 4K cannot be explained by CPU differences alone, since the CPU workload remains consistent across resolutions. The GPU's 8 GB memory and 128-bit bus likely contribute to this scaling, though the data does not isolate memory capacity effects directly.

The presets also reveal GPU-bound behavior. At 1080p, the difference between Low and Ultra is 95 FPS (187 versus 92). At 1440p, the difference is 62 FPS (121 versus 59). At 4K, the difference is 33 FPS (65 versus 32). The absolute FPS gaps shrink as resolution increases, which is consistent with the GPU being the primary constraint — at higher resolutions, the GPU's pixel throughput limits performance regardless of settings.

The CPU still matters for maintaining high framerates. The PassMark physics score of 1523 and the data encryption score of 16949 suggest adequate compute for game logic. However, the measured FPS at 1080p Ultra (92 FPS) versus 1440p Ultra (59 FPS) shows a 33 FPS drop, which aligns with GPU resolution scaling rather than CPU limits. The CPU's percentileVsAllCpus of 83 indicates it sits above most CPUs in synthetic tests, but the game data shows the GPU is the main factor in frame delivery.

How This Combo Ranks

In Minimum, this combo ranks 2179 out of 3712 tested combinations. That places it in the lower-middle portion of the rankings, around the 41st percentile of all tested combos. The GPU's percentileVsAllGpus is 59, while the CPU's percentileVsAllCpus is 83 — the CPU is comparatively stronger than the GPU in their respective pools.

The combo's rank of 2179 reflects the GPU's mid-tier position. The RX 9060's avgBenchmarkScore is 16014, with a percentileVsAllGpus of 59. The i5-14400F's avgBenchmarkScore is 32279, with a percentileVsAllCpus of 83. The gap between these percentiles suggests the GPU is the weaker link in this pairing, and the game's measured FPS data supports this — 4K only reaches playable levels at Low settings.

Compared to other combos, this ranking means the pairing is not top-tier for this game. The measured FPS at 1080p Ultra (92 FPS) and 1440p High (78 FPS) are decent, but the 4K results pull the overall ranking down. The dataIsMeasured field confirms these are real test results, not estimates, so the ranking reflects actual performance.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The CPU's nearest rivals show that the i5-14400F sits in a tight performance cluster. The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U has an avgScore of 32233, a deltaPct of 0.1% relative to the i5-14400F's 32279. The Intel Core i9-11900 scores 32226, a 0.2% delta. The AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS scores 32354, which is -0.2% (meaning the i5-14400F is slightly faster). The Intel Core i7-12800H scores 32121, a 0.5% delta. These four CPUs are all within 0.5% of the i5-14400F in avgBenchmarkScore, so swapping between them would produce nearly identical game performance.

The GPU's nearest rivals are similarly close. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti has an avgScore of 16129, a deltaPct of -0.7% (meaning the RX 9060 is slightly slower). The AMD Radeon R9 370X scores 15862, a 1% delta. The AMD Radeon RX 7700 scores 15852, also a 1% delta. The AMD Radeon Pro W5500 scores 15679, a 2.1% delta. The RTX 3060 Ti is the closest match, with only a 0.7% difference in average score.

For practical purposes, pairing the i5-14400F with an RTX 3060 Ti would yield almost identical FPS in Minimum, given the -0.7% GPU delta and the CPU's 0.1% delta against its nearest rival. The RX 7700 and R9 370X are about 1% slower, which would translate to roughly 1-2 FPS difference at 1080p Low (187 FPS) and less than 1 FPS at 4K Low (65 FPS). These differences are within measurement noise.

FAQ

*Q: Can this combo run Minimum at 1080p with Ultra settings?*

A: Yes. The measured data shows 92 FPS average at 1920x1080 with Ultra settings, which is above the 60 FPS playable threshold.

Q: What is the best playable setting at 2560x1440?

A: The High preset, averaging 78 FPS. The Ultra preset averages 59 FPS, which falls below the 60 FPS playable threshold.

Q: Is 4K playable with this combo?

A: Only at Low settings, which averages 65 FPS. Medium averages 50 FPS, High averages 42 FPS, and Ultra averages 32 FPS — all below the playable threshold.

Q: How does the RX 9060 compare to the RTX 3060 Ti?

A: The RX 9060 has an avgBenchmarkScore of 16014, while the RTX 3060 Ti has 16129. This is a deltaPct of -0.7%, meaning the RX 9060 is marginally slower but within 1% performance.

Q: What CPU is closest to the i5-14400F in performance?

A: The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U has a deltaPct of 0.1%, and the Intel Core i9-11900 has a deltaPct of 0.2%. Both are effectively identical in average benchmark score.

Q: Why does 4K performance drop so much compared to 1080p?

A: The measured FPS shows 187 FPS at 1080p Low versus 65 FPS at 4K Low, a 65% reduction. The GPU's 8 GB memory and 128-bit bus, combined with its 59th percentile ranking among GPUs, suggest it is the limiting factor at higher resolutions. The CPU's 83rd percentile ranking indicates it is not the bottleneck.