Allods Online

This analysis examines how the Intel Core i5-11400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 combination performs in Allods Online, a 2010 MMORPG. The data here is measured, not estimated, and it reveals a system that behaves differently depending on resolution and settings, with the CPU frequently acting as the primary constraint.

Resolution Scaling

The measured frame rates show a clear pattern of diminishing returns as resolution increases, but the shape of that curve depends heavily on the quality preset. At 1080p with Low settings, the combo produces an average of 206.1 FPS. Moving to 1440p Low drops that to 176 FPS, and at 4K Low it falls further to 145.4 FPS. That is a total reduction of roughly 29% from 1080p to 4K on Low settings, which suggests that even at the lowest preset, the system is not purely GPU-bound; the CPU is still contributing to the performance ceiling.

The High preset tells a more dramatic story. At 1080p High, the average is 155.5 FPS. At 1440p High, it drops to 136.2 FPS, and at 4K High, it falls to 82 FPS. The gap between 1440p and 4K here is substantial — a 54 FPS loss — indicating that the RTX 5090’s rendering load is finally becoming the dominant factor at the highest pixel counts. The Ultra preset amplifies this trend further: 134.6 FPS at 1080p, 99 FPS at 1440p, and just 53.9 FPS at 4K. The 4K Ultra result is less than half of the 1080p Ultra figure, a steep drop that points toward a combination of the game’s age and the GPU’s raw compute limits under maximum graphical stress.

The Medium preset sits between these extremes. It yields 191.8 FPS at 1080p, 163.9 FPS at 1440p, and 132 FPS at 4K. The relative consistency of Medium across resolutions — a 59.8 FPS spread from 1080p to 4K — contrasts with the 101.6 FPS spread on Ultra, suggesting that Medium is the point where neither the CPU nor the GPU is completely overwhelmed. Benchmark results indicate that Allods Online scales with resolution in a non-linear fashion, and the limiting component shifts from the processor at lower resolutions to the graphics card at 4K Ultra.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 is a Blackwell 2.0 architecture part built on a 5 nm process at TSMC, featuring 92,200 million transistors on a 750 mm² die. Its memory subsystem is a key asset: 32 GB of GDDR7 on a 512-bit bus, delivering a bandwidth of 1.79 TB/s. In a 2010 MMORPG, this memory capacity is far beyond what the game can utilize, but the bandwidth helps maintain high frame rates even when the engine is inefficient. The GPU’s base clock is 2017 MHz with a boost of 2407 MHz, and memory runs at 1750 MHz with 28 Gbps effective speed.

The RTX 5090’s benchmark scores place it in the 94th percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 84306. Its nearest rivals in the database are the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D at 84241 (a delta of 0.1%), the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile at 84171 (0.2%), and the AMD Radeon PRO W6600 at 83209 (1.3%). The RTX 5090 sits 1.6% below the NVIDIA CMP 40HX, which scores 85637. In Allods Online, the GPU’s role is most visible at 4K Ultra, where the 53.9 FPS average indicates the card is being pushed hard by the game’s draw calls and effects. The 104.8 TFLOPS FP32 throughput and 423.6 GPixel/s pixel rate are theoretical maximums, but the measured results show that even this hardware cannot fully compensate for an older engine’s inefficiencies at maximum settings.

The GPU’s 176 ROPs and 680 TMUs help with texture-heavy scenes, and the 12 Ultimate DirectX support is irrelevant for a 2010 title, but the raw shading power keeps the game playable at most settings. Benchmark results indicate that the RTX 5090 is not the bottleneck at 1080p or 1440p on Low through High presets, as the frame rates there are likely capped by the CPU. Only at 4K, particularly on Ultra, does the GPU become the clear limiting component.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-11400F is a Rocket Lake part with 6 cores and 12 threads, running at a base clock of 2.60 GHz and a boost of 4.40 GHz. It has a 12 MB shared L3 cache and 80 KB of L1 per core, with 512 KB of L2 per core. Its memory support is DDR4 in a dual-channel configuration, providing a bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s. The processor is end-of-life, but its benchmark results show it remains competitive: it sits in the 75th percentile of all CPUs with an average benchmark score of 17181.

In Allods Online, the CPU’s influence is evident in the 1080p results across all settings. At 1080p Low, the average FPS is 206.1, which is only 15% higher than the 1080p High result of 155.5. This small spread suggests that the CPU is limiting performance even when the GPU has less work to do. The 1080p Ultra result of 134.6 FPS is lower than the 1440p High result of 136.2 FPS, a counterintuitive outcome that the data supports, indicating that the game’s Ultra preset adds CPU-intensive effects that do not scale with resolution. The i5-11400F’s single-thread performance — a 3dmark single-thread score of 868 and a Cinebench R23 single-core score of 2029 — is what carries the game, as MMORPGs like Allods Online typically rely on one or two threads for core logic.

The CPU’s nearest rivals in the database include the AMD Ryzen 7 5700U at 17189 (a delta of 0%), the Intel Core i7-1260P at 17212 (-0.2%), and the Intel Core Ultra 7 164U at 17215 (-0.2%). The i5-11400F also edges out the Intel Core i5-1240U, which scores 17141 (0.2%). These are all mobile or low-power parts, which highlights that the desktop i5-11400F’s 65W TDP and 14 nm process are still competitive for this workload. The passmark single-thread score of 2981 reinforces that the CPU’s per-core performance is adequate, but the 12-thread count is not fully utilized, which is why the 3dmark 16-thread score of 5619 does not translate into proportionally higher FPS in-game.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Intel Core i5-11400F and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 ranks 345th out of 1715 tested combos in Allods Online. This places it in the top 20% of all configurations, which is a strong showing given the CPU’s mid-range positioning. The rank reflects a system that is heavily GPU-accelerated but still constrained by the processor’s 6 cores and 12 threads. The 1715 total combos include a wide range of hardware, so a rank of 345 indicates that most other pairings — particularly those with newer or higher-core-count CPUs — achieve higher frame rates.

The data shows that this combo is not a true high-refresh-rate champion at 1080p Ultra, where it manages 134.6 FPS, but it excels at 1440p High with 136.2 FPS, which is a more balanced setting for this pairing. At 4K, the rank would likely suffer if more combos were tested at that resolution, but the measured 4K Ultra result of 53.9 FPS is still playable for a slow-paced MMORPG. The combo’s 345th rank confirms the GPU’s power, but it also exposes the CPU as the weaker link; higher-ranked combos likely feature processors with stronger single-core performance or more cores that the game can leverage. The percentile scores — 94th for the GPU and 75th for the CPU — align with this interpretation, as the GPU pulls the combo upward while the CPU holds it back from the top tier.

FAQ

Q: Why does the FPS drop so much from 1080p to 4K on Ultra settings?

A: The 4K Ultra result of 53.9 FPS is less than half of the 1080p Ultra result of 134.6 FPS. This indicates that at 4K Ultra, the RTX 5090 becomes the limiting component, as the game’s maximum effects and pixel count overwhelm the GPU’s rendering capacity.

Q: Is the Intel Core i5-11400F a bottleneck in this game?

A: Yes, at lower resolutions and settings. The 1080p Low result of 206.1 FPS is only 15% higher than the 1080p High result of 155.5 FPS, which suggests the CPU is capping performance before the GPU can fully stretch its legs.

Q: How does this combo rank compared to other tested configurations?

A: It ranks 345th out of 1715 combos, placing it in the top 20% of all tested systems. This rank is driven by the GPU’s strength, but the CPU’s 6-core, 12-thread design prevents it from reaching the top tier.

Q: What is the best resolution and setting for this combo?

A: The data shows that 1440p High, at 136.2 FPS, offers a good balance between visual quality and performance. 1080p Ultra achieves a slightly lower 134.6 FPS, while 4K High drops to 82 FPS, making 1440p the sweet spot.

Q: Does the RTX 5090’s 32 GB of memory matter for this game?

A: Not directly, as Allods Online from 2010 cannot utilize that much memory. However, the 1.79 TB/s bandwidth on a 512-bit bus helps maintain frame rates at 4K, where the GPU’s memory subsystem is more heavily taxed.

Q: How does the CPU’s benchmark score compare to its rivals?

A: The i5-11400F’s average benchmark score of 17181 is nearly identical to the AMD Ryzen 7 5700U’s 17189, and it trails the Intel Core i7-1260P by 0.2% at 17212. It edges out the i5-1240U by 0.2% at 17141.