Allods Online

The Intel Core i5-11400F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 ranks 357th out of 1,715 tested combinations for Allods Online, placing it in the top 21% of all tested configs. This is a strong outcome for a pairing that leans heavily on the GPU’s raw power, though the mid-range CPU prevents it from reaching the upper echelons of the leaderboard. The benchmark data shows that while the RTX 4090 can push very high frame rates, the i5-11400F’s 6-core/12-thread architecture becomes a limiting factor at lower resolutions and with certain quality presets, keeping the combo from breaking into the top 100.

How This Combo Ranks

The 357th position out of 1,715 combos represents a solidly above-average result, with the combo outperforming roughly 79% of all tested configurations in Allods Online. Given that the RTX 4090 sits in the 91st percentile among all GPUs, the ranking might initially seem modest, but the CPU’s 75th percentile standing explains the gap. The data indicates that the i5-11400F is the bottleneck here, as the GPU’s massive 24 GB frame buffer and 1.01 TB/s bandwidth are underutilized in an MMORPG that is not particularly demanding on VRAM. The combo’s rank is more a reflection of the CPU’s mid-pack standing than any deficiency in the graphics card, which is evidenced by the fact that the RTX 4090’s nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks (NVIDIA Tesla T4, NVIDIA Tesla P40, AMD Radeon Pro Vega 56, NVIDIA Quadro P6000) all have average scores within 1.3% of each other, yet none of those are gaming-focused cards. The measured FPS data confirms that this combo delivers playable performance even at 4K Ultra, which reflects the GPU’s dominance, but the frame rate scaling suggests the CPU holds back the full potential of the RTX 4090.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-11400F is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Rocket Lake architecture, built on Intel’s 14 nm process. Its base clock of 2.60 GHz boosts up to 4.40 GHz, and it features a 12 MB shared L3 cache. In synthetic benchmarks, this CPU achieves a multi-thread score of 14,372 in Cinebench R23 and a single-thread score of 2,029, placing it in the 75th percentile of all CPUs. Its average benchmark score of 17,181 is nearly identical to that of the AMD Ryzen 7 5700U (17,189, 0% delta) and the Intel Core i7-1260P (17,212, -0.2% delta), indicating that it trades blows with mobile-class chips despite being a desktop part. For Allods Online, a game released in 2010, the CPU’s single-thread performance is crucial, and the 4.40 GHz boost clock provides adequate headroom for the game’s older engine. However, the data shows that at 1080p Low settings, the combo achieves 207.9 FPS, which is the highest measured frame rate across all settings and resolutions, suggesting that the CPU can keep up with the GPU at lower graphical loads. The bottleneck becomes apparent at 4K Ultra, where the frame rate drops to 48.4 FPS, but this is likely due to the GPU being pushed to its limits rather than the CPU, as the RTX 4090’s 16384 shading units are taxed heavily at that resolution and quality level.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 is the flagship Ada Lovelace GPU, built on TSMC’s 5 nm process with 76,300 million transistors. It operates at a base clock of 2235 MHz and boosts to 2520 MHz, with 24 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 384-bit bus, delivering 1.01 TB/s of bandwidth. The GPU’s 16384 shading units and 512 tensor cores give it massive compute throughput, and its 82.58 TFLOPS of FP32 performance is among the highest of any consumer card. In synthetic benchmarks, the RTX 4090 scores 38,194 in Passmark G3D and 317,684 in Geekbench OpenCL, placing it in the 91st percentile of all GPUs. Its average benchmark score of 66,473 is within 1.3% of the NVIDIA Tesla T4 (66,733, -0.4% delta), NVIDIA Tesla P40 (66,127, 0.5% delta), AMD Radeon Pro Vega 56 (67,097, -0.9% delta), and NVIDIA Quadro P6000 (67,320, -1.3% delta), though these rivals are primarily workstation or data-center parts. In Allods Online, the GPU’s role is to provide headroom for high resolutions and settings, but the measured FPS data shows that even at 1080p Low, the combo only reaches 207.9 FPS, which is far from the GPU’s theoretical limit. This indicates that the game is not GPU-bound at lower settings, and the CPU is the primary limiter. At 4K Ultra, the frame rate drops to 48.4 FPS, which is still playable, but the GPU is clearly being pushed hard, as evidenced by the 82.3 FPS at 4K High.

FAQ

Q: What is the combo’s rank among all tested configurations for Allods Online?

A: The combo ranks 357th out of 1,715 tested combos, placing it in the top 21% of all configurations.

Q: How does the Intel Core i5-11400F compare to its nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The i5-11400F has an average benchmark score of 17,181, which is essentially tied with the AMD Ryzen 7 5700U (17,189, 0% delta), Intel Core Ultra 7 164U (17,215, -0.2% delta), and Intel Core i5-1240U (17,141, 0.2% delta).

Q: What is the highest measured frame rate for this combo in Allods Online?

A: The highest measured frame rate is 207.9 FPS, achieved at 1920x1080 with Low settings.

Q: How does the RTX 4090’s synthetic benchmark performance compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The RTX 4090 averages 66,473 in benchmarks, with the NVIDIA Tesla T4 scoring 66,733 (-0.4% delta), NVIDIA Tesla P40 scoring 66,127 (0.5% delta), AMD Radeon Pro Vega 56 scoring 67,097 (-0.9% delta), and NVIDIA Quadro P6000 scoring 67,320 (-1.3% delta).

Q: What is the frame rate difference between 1080p Ultra and 4K Ultra?

A: At 1080p Ultra, the combo achieves 134.3 FPS, while at 4K Ultra, it drops to 48.4 FPS, a reduction of 85.9 FPS or roughly 64% lower performance.

Q: Does the CPU or GPU limit performance at 1440p High settings?

A: At 2560x1440 High, the combo achieves 135.6 FPS, which is lower than the 160.5 FPS at 1080p High, indicating that the GPU is becoming more of a factor at higher resolutions, but the CPU still has enough headroom to maintain high frame rates.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a clear pattern of resolution scaling that highlights the balance between the CPU and GPU. At 1080p Low, the combo hits 207.9 FPS, but as the resolution increases to 1440p Low, the frame rate drops to 176.1 FPS, and at 4K Low, it reaches 145.9 FPS. This is a relatively modest decline of 62 FPS from 1080p to 4K, suggesting that at Low settings, the CPU is the primary limiter, and the GPU has enough headroom to handle the resolution increase without significant frame loss. In contrast, at Ultra settings, the scaling is much steeper: 134.3 FPS at 1080p, 99 FPS at 1440p, and 48.4 FPS at 4K. This represents a 85.9 FPS drop from 1080p to 4K, a 64% reduction, which indicates that the GPU is being pushed to its limits at Ultra quality, and the RTX 4090’s 16384 shading units are fully engaged. The data shows that at Medium settings, the frame rates are 187.9 FPS at 1080p, 164.4 FPS at 1440p, and 130.3 FPS at 4K, which is a more balanced scaling pattern. The key insight is that the i5-11400F’s 6 cores are sufficient to keep frame rates high at lower resolutions, but the GPU becomes the bottleneck at 4K Ultra, where the frame rate drops below 50 FPS. This suggests that for Allods Online, the combo is CPU-bound at 1080p and 1440p with lower settings, but GPU-bound at 4K with Ultra settings, making the RTX 4090’s power more relevant at higher resolutions and quality presets.