Barony

Barony is a roguelike that leans on procedural dungeon crawling and first-person combat, and the Intel Core i5-10400F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti delivers a performance profile that is heavily dictated by the GPU’s raw power. The CPU provides 6 cores and 12 threads, with a base clock of 2.90 GHz and a boost clock of 4.30 GHz, which is sufficient to feed the RTX 3080 Ti in most scenarios, but the data shows that the GPU becomes the limiting factor as resolution climbs. The RTX 3080 Ti, built on the Ampere architecture with 10,240 shading units and 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 384-bit bus, is a high-end part that sits in the 83rd percentile against all GPUs, while the i5-10400F places in the 73rd percentile against all CPUs. This combination ranks 405th out of 1,702 tested combos in Barony, indicating a strong but not top-tier pairing, and the measured frames per second across resolutions reveal where the bottleneck shifts.

CPU Role — cores, clocks, and how they relate to this game's results

The Intel Core i5-10400F is a 10th Gen Comet Lake desktop processor with 6 cores and 12 threads, running at a base clock of 2.90 GHz and a boost clock of 4.30 GHz. It has a 12 MB shared L3 cache and supports dual-channel DDR4 memory with a bandwidth of 42.7 GB/s. In synthetic benchmarks, the CPU shows a single-thread score of 688 in 3DMark and a multi-thread score of 4,735 in the max-threads test, which aligns with its position in the 73rd percentile of all CPUs. Its nearest rival, the AMD EPYC 7552, scores 14,115 on average, just 0.4% lower, while the AMD Ryzen 3 7320C is 0.8% higher, meaning the i5-10400F is in a tightly contested mid-range bracket for processing power.

In Barony, the CPU’s role is to handle game logic, enemy AI, and physics, which are typical for a roguelike with procedural generation. The data shows that at 1920x1080 with Low settings, the combo hits 470.8 FPS, which is so high that the CPU is likely the primary constraint, since the GPU could theoretically render even more frames if the processor could keep up. However, the CPU’s 3DMark 16-thread score of 4,748 and Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 10,297 suggest it has enough headroom for most gaming loads, and the single-core performance (1,453 in Cinebench R23) is adequate for the game’s main thread. The boost clock of 4.30 GHz helps in this regard, as roguelikes often have a single dominant thread for world generation and combat calculations, and the data indicates that the CPU is not a severe bottleneck until frame rates exceed 300 FPS at lower resolutions.

FAQ — 4-6 Q&A pairs answerable from FACT PACK data

Q: What is the combo’s rank among all tested CPU-GPU pairings in Barony?

A: The Intel Core i5-10400F with the RTX 3080 Ti ranks 405th out of 1,702 combos tested in Barony, which places it in the top 24% of all configurations, indicating a solid but not elite standing for this game.

Q: How does the RTX 3080 Ti compare to its closest rival in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The RTX 3080 Ti has an average benchmark score of 41,224, which is 0.5% lower than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090’s score of 41,441, making the two nearly identical in raw compute performance, while the AMD Radeon Pro 5300 is 0.9% higher.

Q: What is the best frame rate achieved at 4K resolution?

A: At 3840x2160 with Low settings, the combo achieves an average of 152.4 FPS, which is the highest 4K result in the measured data, while Ultra settings drop to 73.2 FPS.

Q: Does the CPU hold back the GPU at 1080p?

A: Yes, the data suggests a CPU limit at 1920x1080 with Low settings, where the average FPS reaches 470.8, but at High settings it drops to 301.7 FPS, indicating that the CPU’s single-thread performance (688 in 3DMark single-thread) becomes a factor when the GPU is underutilized.

Q: What is the i5-10400F’s memory bandwidth and does it matter for Barony?

A: The CPU supports dual-channel DDR4 with a bandwidth of 42.7 GB/s, which is modest by modern standards, but Barony’s roguelike nature likely does not stress memory bandwidth heavily, as frame rates remain high across all settings.

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

A: The i5-10400F’s average benchmark score is 14,168, which is 1.1% lower than the Intel Core i5-8500’s 14,332, and 1.2% lower than the AMD Ryzen Embedded V2546’s 14,336, showing it is competitive with older mid-range parts.

Resolution Scaling — how FPS drops from 1080p to 4K and what it says about the limiting component

The measured FPS data reveals a clear scaling pattern from 1920x1080 to 3840x2160, with the GPU becoming the dominant bottleneck at higher resolutions. At 1080p with Low settings, the combo averages 470.8 FPS, but at 4K with the same settings, it drops to 152.4 FPS, a reduction of approximately 68%, which is a typical GPU-bound scaling curve. At High settings, the drop is from 301.7 FPS at 1080p to 101.9 FPS at 4K, a 66% decrease, indicating that the RTX 3080 Ti’s rasterization power is being taxed by the pixel count. The Ultra preset shows the steepest relative decline, falling from 214.2 FPS at 1080p to 73.2 FPS at 4K, a 66% reduction, which aligns with the GPU’s 34.10 TFLOPS FP32 performance being saturated.

This scaling behavior indicates that at 1080p, the CPU is more involved, as evidenced by the 470.8 FPS Low result, which is close to the CPU’s practical limits for frame delivery. At 1440p, the GPU load increases, with Low settings producing 297.3 FPS and Ultra dropping to 137.4 FPS, showing a balanced workload. At 4K, the GPU is firmly the limiting component, as the RTX 3080 Ti’s 912.4 GB/s memory bandwidth and 186.5 GPixel/s pixel rate are the key factors. The data shows that gamers targeting 4K should expect a 50-70% FPS penalty compared to 1080p, depending on settings, and the CPU’s role diminishes significantly beyond 1440p.

Measured FPS Breakdown — resolution by resolution, settings by settings, exact numbers

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its highest frame rates across all settings. Low settings produce an average of 470.8 FPS, Medium drops to 348.5 FPS, High achieves 301.7 FPS, and Ultra settles at 214.2 FPS. These numbers indicate that even at Ultra, the frame rate exceeds 200 FPS, making this resolution ideal for high-refresh-rate monitors, though the Low setting’s 470.8 FPS suggests a CPU ceiling rather than a GPU limit.

Moving to 2560x1440, the averages are 297.3 FPS at Low, 219.3 FPS at Medium, 189.9 FPS at High, and 137.4 FPS at Ultra. The scaling from Low to Ultra shows a 54% drop, which is more pronounced than at 1080p (55% drop from Low to Ultra), indicating the GPU is becoming more stressed. At 3840x2160, the results are 152.4 FPS at Low, 118.1 FPS at Medium, 101.9 FPS at High, and 73.2 FPS at Ultra. The 4K Ultra result is the lowest in the dataset, but it still exceeds 60 FPS, making this combo viable for 4K gaming with high settings. The data shows that Medium settings at 4K (118.1 FPS) provide a better experience than Ultra at 4K (73.2 FPS), with a 61% higher frame rate for a modest visual trade-off.

How This Combo Ranks — use comboRankInGame vs other tested combos

The combo rank of 405 out of 1,702 tested configurations places this pairing in the 76th percentile of all combos in Barony, meaning 76% of tested systems perform worse. This rank is driven by the RTX 3080 Ti’s high placement in the 83rd percentile of all GPUs, while the i5-10400F’s 73rd percentile CPU score is slightly below the GPU’s standing. In synthetic terms, the GPU’s average benchmark score of 41,224 is nearly identical to the RTX 3090’s 41,441 (0.5% difference), but the CPU is 1.1% slower than the Intel Core i5-8500, which could impact frame rates in CPU-bound scenarios.

Based on the measured FPS, this rank suggests that the combo is well-balanced for Barony, as the game is not extremely demanding, but the 405th rank out of 1,702 indicates that there are many faster configurations, likely with newer CPUs or higher-tier GPUs. The data shows that at 1080p Low, the combo produces 470.8 FPS, which is likely near the top of what the CPU can deliver, but at 4K Ultra, the 73.2 FPS is more competitive relative to other combos. The rank reflects that this pairing is strong for high-resolution gaming, but mid-range CPU performance prevents it from being a top-tier contender in CPU-bound scenarios.

Settings Recommendations — which preset gives the best experience per the measured rows

For 4K gaming, the data shows that High settings at 3840x2160 provide 101.9 FPS, which is a smooth experience for most players, while Ultra drops to 73.2 FPS, which is still playable but less fluid. Medium settings at 4K offer 118.1 FPS, giving a 16% improvement over High, and this is likely the best balance between visual quality and frame rate for a 60-120 Hz display. Low settings at 4K push to 152.4 FPS, but the visual downgrade may be too severe for a game like Barony, where readability of the dungeon environment matters.

At 1440p, Ultra settings achieve 137.4 FPS, which is excellent for high-refresh-rate monitors, and High settings at 189.9 FPS are even better if the user prioritizes frame rate. The data suggests that 1440p Ultra is the sweet spot for this combo, as it delivers over 130 FPS while maintaining full visual fidelity. At 1080p, all settings exceed 200 FPS, so Ultra is the recommended preset, since the 214.2 FPS result is more than sufficient for any modern display. For users with a 240 Hz monitor, High settings at 1080p (301.7 FPS) or Medium (348.5 FPS) would be better choices, as they approach the CPU’s frame delivery limit. Overall, the measured rows indicate that Medium or High settings at 4K, or Ultra at 1440p, provide the best experience, with the choice depending on the target resolution and refresh rate.