Rust

FAQ

Q: Can this PC run Rust at 4K resolution?

A: Yes, but only at Low or Medium settings. The recorded data shows 88.9 FPS on Low and 60.5 FPS on Medium at 3840x2160. High settings drop to 50.9 FPS and Ultra falls to 40.1 FPS, both below the 60 FPS playable threshold.

Q: What is the best settings preset for 1440p gameplay?

A: Ultra is the best playable preset at 2560x1440. The measured average is 65.8 FPS, which clears the 60 FPS threshold. High, Medium, and Low also stay above 60 FPS, with averages of 81.7, 99.3, and 133.6 FPS respectively.

Q: How does the CPU compare to nearby processors in general benchmarks?

A: The Intel Core i5-10400F has an average benchmark score of 14185, placing it in the 68th percentile among all CPUs. Its nearest rival, the Intel Xeon 6756E, scores 14163, a delta of 0.2% slower. The AMD EPYC 7552 scores 14115, which is 0.5% slower, while the Intel Core 7 160UL and AMD Ryzen 3 7320C score 14232 and 14277 respectively.

Q: How does the RX 9070 compare to its nearest GPU rivals?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 9070 has an average benchmark score of 23877, sitting in the 69th percentile. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER trails by 1.2% with a score of 24170, and the AMD Radeon RX 6800S trails by 0.8% with 24063. The GTX TITAN Z is 0.6% slower at 23736, and the RTX 3080 Mobile is 1.1% slower at 23628.

Q: Is the i5-10400F a bottleneck for the RX 9070 in Rust?

A: The data does not indicate a severe bottleneck. The i5-10400F is a 6-core, 12-thread Comet Lake processor with a boost clock of 4.30 GHz. Its maximum-thread 3DMark score is 4735, and its Cinebench R23 multi-core score is 10283. For Rust, the combination ranks 1273rd out of 3723 tested combos, suggesting balanced performance.

Q: What is the playable threshold and how does the system perform at 1080p?

A: The playable threshold is 60 FPS. At 1920x1080, every preset is playable: Low averages 150.2 FPS, Medium 128.3 FPS, High 118 FPS, and Ultra 95 FPS. The best preset is Ultra with a 95 FPS average.

CPU and GPU Roles

The recorded FPS scaling across resolutions reveals how the CPU and GPU split responsibility in Rust. At 1920x1080, the system produces high frame rates across all presets: Low hits 150.2 FPS, Medium 128.3 FPS, High 118 FPS, and Ultra 95 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra is 55.2 FPS, a 36.7% reduction. This relatively modest spread suggests the CPU is able to feed the GPU adequately at this resolution, and the GPU is the primary limiter as settings increase.

Moving to 2560x1440, the averages drop to 133.6 FPS on Low, 99.3 on Medium, 81.7 on High, and 65.8 on Ultra. The difference between Low and Ultra here is 67.8 FPS, a 50.7% reduction. The larger percentage gap indicates the GPU is working harder as pixel count rises, but the CPU still keeps pace. At 1440p, the i5-10400F maintains enough throughput to allow the RX 9070 to express its full capability at every preset.

At 3840x2160, the picture changes. Low averages 88.9 FPS, Medium 60.5 FPS, High 50.9 FPS, and Ultra 40.1 FPS. The drop from Low to Ultra is 48.8 FPS, a 54.9% reduction. More importantly, the step from Medium to High costs 9.6 FPS, and High to Ultra costs 10.8 FPS. These steep declines show that at 4K, the GPU becomes the dominant constraint. The CPU, with its 12 threads and 12 MB of shared L3 cache, has enough headroom to keep instructions flowing; it is the Radeon RX 9070's shading units and memory bandwidth that determine the final frame rate.

The scaling between resolutions at the same preset reinforces this. On Low, 1080p to 1440p drops from 150.2 to 133.6 FPS, a 12.4% reduction, while 1440p to 4K drops from 133.6 to 88.9 FPS, a 33.5% reduction. On Ultra, 1080p to 1440p drops from 95 to 65.8 FPS, a 30.7% reduction, and 1440p to 4K drops from 65.8 to 40.1 FPS, a 39.1% reduction. The increasingly severe penalties at higher resolutions and presets are the signature of a GPU-bound workload. The CPU matters most at 1080p where frame rates are highest, but its influence fades as resolution climbs.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 3840x2160, the best settings preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is Medium. The recorded average is 60.5 FPS, which just clears the playable threshold. Low also remains playable at 88.9 FPS, but Medium offers a higher visual quality while still maintaining fluid motion. High at 50.9 FPS and Ultra at 40.1 FPS are not viable for smooth 4K play.

At 2560x1440, the best settings preset is Ultra. The measured average is 65.8 FPS, which comfortably exceeds 60 FPS. Every preset at this resolution is playable, but Ultra delivers the maximum visual fidelity without sacrificing smoothness. High sits at 81.7 FPS, Medium at 99.3 FPS, and Low at 133.6 FPS, giving players headroom if they prefer higher frame rates over image quality.

At 1920x1080, the best settings preset is also Ultra. The average is 95 FPS, well above the threshold. Low runs at 150.2 FPS, Medium at 128.3 FPS, and High at 118 FPS, all of which are playable. Ultra remains the clear choice for 1080p, offering the highest quality while keeping frame rates far above the minimum playable level.

The Verdict

The data shows that this PC can run Rust effectively at all three tested resolutions, but the playable settings depend heavily on resolution. At 1920x1080, every preset clears 60 FPS, with Ultra achieving 95 FPS. At 2560x1440, every preset also clears 60 FPS, with Ultra at 65.8 FPS. At 3840x2160, only Low and Medium are playable, with Medium at 60.5 FPS and Low at 88.9 FPS. The verdict by resolution is clear: 1080p and 1440p offer full freedom of settings, while 4K requires a compromise down to Medium.

The i5-10400F provides a solid foundation with its 6 cores and 12 threads, and the RX 9070 delivers enough graphical horsepower to push high frame rates at lower resolutions. The combination ranks 1273rd out of 3723 tested combos in Rust, placing it in the upper-middle range of the database. For players targeting 1080p or 1440p with high or ultra settings, this system is more than adequate. For 4K, players should stick to Medium or lower to stay above the playable threshold.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the recorded averages are as follows: Low 150.2 FPS, Medium 128.3 FPS, High 118 FPS, and Ultra 95 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 55.2 FPS. The step from Low to Medium costs 21.9 FPS, Medium to High costs 10.3 FPS, and High to Ultra costs 23 FPS. The largest single drop occurs between Low and Medium, indicating that Medium introduces significant graphical load.

At 2560x1440, the recorded averages are: Low 133.6 FPS, Medium 99.3 FPS, High 81.7 FPS, and Ultra 65.8 FPS. The spread is 67.8 FPS. Low to Medium drops by 34.3 FPS, Medium to High by 17.6 FPS, and High to Ultra by 15.9 FPS. The cost of each preset step is more even here than at 1080p, suggesting a balanced scaling curve.

At 3840x2160, the recorded averages are: Low 88.9 FPS, Medium 60.5 FPS, High 50.9 FPS, and Ultra 40.1 FPS. The spread is 48.8 FPS. Low to Medium drops by 28.4 FPS, Medium to High by 9.6 FPS, and High to Ultra by 10.8 FPS. The large drop from Low to Medium, followed by smaller drops, indicates that the GPU hits a performance cliff as soon as the preset moves beyond Low at 4K.

How This Combo Ranks

The Intel Core i5-10400F paired with the AMD Radeon RX 9070 ranks 1273rd out of 3723 tested combinations in Rust. This places the system in the 65.8th percentile of all tested combos, meaning roughly two-thirds of tested systems are slower and one-third are faster. The rank reflects the balance between a mid-range 10th Gen CPU and a high-end RDNA 4 GPU.

The CPU alone sits in the 68th percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 14185. The GPU sits in the 69th percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 23877. The combination rank is slightly lower than either component's individual percentile, which suggests that Rust's workload does not fully saturate both components at every resolution. At 4K, the GPU is the limiting factor, while at 1080p the CPU becomes more relevant, yet neither component is weak enough to drag the overall rank down dramatically.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The CPU's nearest rivals in the database include the Intel Xeon 6756E, which has an average score of 14163 and is 0.2% slower than the i5-10400F. The AMD EPYC 7552 scores 14115, 0.5% slower. On the faster side, the Intel Core 7 160UL scores 14232, 0.3% faster, and the AMD Ryzen 3 7320C scores 14277, 0.6% faster. Any of these processors would behave nearly identically in Rust, with frame rate differences well under 1%.

The GPU's nearest rivals include the NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN Z, which scores 23736 and is 0.6% slower than the RX 9070. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile scores 23628, 1.1% slower. The AMD Radeon RX 6800S scores 24063, 0.8% faster, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER scores 24170, 1.2% faster. Swapping the RX 9070 for any of these cards would produce nearly identical Rust performance, with the RTX 2080 SUPER being the closest overall match.

Combining any of these CPU rivals with any of these GPU rivals would yield a system within roughly 1% of the tested configuration. Players upgrading from an Intel Core i5-10400F or an AMD Radeon RX 9070 should expect similar Rust performance from these alternatives. The recorded data shows that the tested combo sits in a dense cluster of hardware, where small benchmark deltas translate to imperceptible frame rate differences in actual gameplay.