Barony

The AMD Ryzen 5 8400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti pairing delivers a striking performance profile in Barony, a roguelike where frame rates reach exceptional heights. This combination ranks 678th out of 1,702 tested combos, placing it in the upper tier of configurations. The data reveals a system capable of triple-digit frame rates at most settings, with the RTX 3070 Ti's 8 GB of GDDR6X memory and 608.3 GB/s bandwidth proving more than sufficient for the game's demands.

FAQ

Q: How does the Ryzen 5 8400F compare to its closest rival in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The Ryzen 5 8400F scores an average of 25,064 across all benchmark tests. Its nearest rival, the AMD Ryzen 7 2700X, scores 25,057, resulting in a deltaPct of 0 — meaning the two processors are statistically identical in overall performance. The Ryzen 5 7500F trails by just 0.3 percent, while the AMD Ryzen AI 5 PRO 340 leads by 0.1 percent.

Q: What is the RTX 3070 Ti's standing relative to other GPUs in the database?

A: The RTX 3070 Ti holds the 74th percentile among all GPUs tested, with an average benchmark score of 30,849. Its closest competitor, the AMD Radeon RX 590 GME, scores 30,755, just 0.3 percent behind. The AMD Radeon RX 6700 leads by 0.8 percent, while the NVIDIA Quadro M5000 sits 0.9 percent ahead.

Q: What frame rate can players expect at 1440p with High settings?

A: At 2560x1440 with High settings, the combination averages 165.5 FPS. This represents a comfortable margin above standard 144Hz refresh rates, indicating the hardware has substantial headroom. Moving to Medium settings increases the average to 190.5 FPS, while Low settings push it to 257.3 FPS.

Q: How does the CPU's multi-threaded performance compare to its single-thread performance?

A: The Ryzen 5 8400F scores 20,851 in Cinebench R23 multi-core and 2,943 in single-core. The multi-threaded score is roughly seven times higher, reflecting the processor's 6 cores and 12 threads. Its PassMark multi-thread score of 24,530 versus a single-thread score of 3,684 shows similar scaling.

*Q: Does the GPU's VRAM capacity limit performance in Barony?*

A: The RTX 3070 Ti's 8 GB of GDDR6X memory does not appear to constrain performance. At 4K Ultra settings, the combination still delivers 58.4 FPS average, suggesting the memory bus width of 256-bit and bandwidth of 608.3 GB/s handle the game's texture loads without bottlenecking.

Q: What is the CPU's percentile ranking among all processors?

A: The Ryzen 5 8400F sits in the 82nd percentile of all CPUs in the database. This places it above the majority of processors, with an average benchmark score of 25,064. Its nearest rivals in the 25,000 score range include the Ryzen 7 2700X and Ryzen 5 7500F.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of AMD Ryzen 5 8400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti ranks 678th out of 1,702 tested configurations in Barony. This position places it in the 60th percentile of all combos, meaning roughly 40 percent of tested systems deliver higher frame rates. Given the game's roguelike nature and the exceptional FPS numbers recorded, this ranking reflects both the hardware's capabilities and the game's relatively light rendering demands.

The ranking becomes more meaningful when contextualized against the CPU's 82nd percentile and GPU's 74th percentile standings. The combo rank is lower than either component's individual percentile, suggesting that Barony may favor certain hardware configurations or that other combos with higher-end GPUs achieve disproportionately better results. The measured frame rates, however, tell a story of smooth performance even at demanding settings.

At 1080p Ultra, the combination produces 189 FPS, which is well above the 144Hz threshold favored by competitive players. At 4K Ultra, the average drops to 58.4 FPS, which remains playable but indicates the GPU is the limiting factor at maximum resolution. The rank of 678 out of 1,702 suggests that while this combo is strong, it is not at the very top of the performance hierarchy.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti serves as the primary rendering engine, built on the Ampere architecture with a GA104 chip manufactured on Samsung's 8 nm process. The GPU contains 17,400 million transistors across a 392 mm² die, with 6,144 shading units, 192 texture mapping units, and 96 raster output units. These specifications contribute to a pixel rate of 169.9 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 339.8 GTexel/s.

Memory configuration plays a critical role in Barony's performance. The 8 GB of GDDR6X memory runs at an effective 19 Gbps across a 256-bit bus, yielding 608.3 GB/s of bandwidth. This substantial bandwidth ensures that texture streaming and scene complexity do not create stutters, even at 4K resolution. The GPU's boost clock of 1770 MHz and base clock of 1575 MHz provide the compute throughput necessary for the frame rates observed.

The RTX 3070 Ti's 48 ray tracing cores and 192 tensor cores add capabilities that, while not heavily utilized in Barony, contribute to the GPU's overall 21.75 TFLOPS FP32 performance. The GPU's PassMark G3D score of 23,356 and 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 3,478 reflect its rendering prowess. With a power draw of 290 W and a suggested 600 W PSU, the card demands adequate power delivery, but its dual-slot design and 267 mm length make it suitable for most mid-tower cases.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combination delivers exceptional performance across all settings. Low settings produce an average of 405.8 FPS, while Medium reaches 302.4 FPS. High settings still achieve 257.5 FPS, and even Ultra maintains 189 FPS. These numbers indicate that at 1080p, the CPU and GPU are both operating well within their capabilities, with no single component creating a bottleneck.

Moving to 2560x1440, the frame rates remain impressive but show the expected scaling. Low settings average 257.3 FPS, Medium drops to 190.5 FPS, and High settles at 165.5 FPS. Ultra settings at 1440p produce 118.5 FPS, which remains above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay. The drop from 1080p to 1440p at Ultra settings is approximately 37 percent, indicating the GPU is beginning to take on more work.

At 3840x2160, the performance curve steepens noticeably. Low settings average 133.8 FPS, Medium drops to 98.9 FPS, and High falls to 88.9 FPS. Ultra settings at 4K produce 58.4 FPS, which is just below the 60 FPS target. The progression from 1080p Ultra to 4K Ultra represents a 69 percent reduction in frame rate, clearly demonstrating the GPU's increasing load at higher resolutions.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals important insights about the system's balance. At Low settings, the transition from 1080p (405.8 FPS) to 1440p (257.3 FPS) represents a 37 percent drop, while moving to 4K (133.8 FPS) removes an additional 48 percent. This pattern suggests that at Low settings, the CPU maintains a strong presence, and the GPU becomes the limiting factor primarily at 4K.

At Ultra settings, the scaling is more dramatic. The drop from 1080p (189 FPS) to 1440p (118.5 FPS) is 37 percent, and the drop to 4K (58.4 FPS) adds another 51 percent reduction. The 4K Ultra result of 58.4 FPS indicates that the RTX 3070 Ti is approaching its limits, as the pixel throughput required at 3840x2160 with maximum settings strains the GPU's 169.9 GPixel/s pixel rate.

The data shows that the Ryzen 5 8400F is not the limiting factor in this configuration. At 1080p Low, the combination produces 405.8 FPS, which is far beyond what most displays can show. Even at 4K Low, the 133.8 FPS result demonstrates that the CPU can feed the GPU adequately. The limiting component is clearly the GPU, particularly at higher resolutions and settings, where the RTX 3070 Ti's 8 GB VRAM and 21.75 TFLOPS compute capacity define the performance ceiling.