Barony

How This Combo Ranks

The Intel Core i5-13400F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 ranks 1775th out of 2935 tested combos in Barony, placing it in the 60.5th percentile of all systems evaluated. This is a mid-pack result for a 2023 CPU paired with a 2025 GPU, and the data suggests the combination is balanced enough to avoid severe bottlenecks while not being exceptional in this specific roguelike title.

Benchmark results indicate this combo sits in the upper-middle tier of tested configurations. The CPU itself holds the 77th percentile among all processors, while the GPU lands in the 66th percentile among all graphics cards. The gap between those two percentile positions—11 points favoring the CPU—hints that the RTX 5050 is the more limiting component in this pairing, though the margin is not dramatic.

What matters more for Barony specifically is how the combo behaves across the measured resolutions. The system delivers playable frame rates at every setting tier up to 4K Ultra, which is notable given that 4K Ultra is often a stress point for mid-range hardware. At 1080p, the combo produces triple-digit averages across all settings, with the Low preset reaching 302 FPS. The rank of 1775 out of 2935 reflects that while this system is solidly capable, many other combos—particularly those with higher-tier GPUs—achieve better raw performance in this game.

The nearest CPU rivals in synthetic benchmarks—the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS (deltaPct 0), Intel Core 5 120 (deltaPct -0.3), AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D (deltaPct -0.3), and AMD Ryzen 7 6800H (deltaPct 0.4)—all score within a fraction of a percent of the i5-13400F’s average of 25292. This tells us the processor is performing exactly as expected for its class. On the GPU side, the RTX 5050’s average benchmark score of 21035 sits within 1.6% of the AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT (20713) and within 1% of the AMD Radeon HD 8970M (21237), with the NVIDIA RTX A4000 Mobile (21379) 1.6% higher and the AMD Radeon RX Vega M GL (21153) 0.6% higher.

FAQ

Q: Is this combo better suited for high refresh rate 1080p gaming or 4K gaming in Barony?

A: The data clearly favors 1080p for high refresh rates. At 1920x1080, the combo delivers 302 FPS on Low, 225 FPS on Medium, 193 FPS on High, and 138 FPS on Ultra. At 4K, the same settings yield 100, 74, 64, and 46 FPS respectively, so 1080p is where the system shines for competitive play.

Q: How does the CPU’s synthetic performance compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The i5-13400F’s average benchmark score of 25292 is virtually identical to its closest competitors. The AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS matches it exactly (deltaPct 0), while the Intel Core 5 120 and AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D are both 0.3% lower, and the AMD Ryzen 7 6800H is 0.4% higher. This indicates the CPU performs right in line with its peer group.

Q: What is the GPU’s position relative to other cards in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The RTX 5050’s average benchmark score of 21035 places it 1.6% above the AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT (20713) and 1% above the AMD Radeon HD 8970M (21237). It trails the NVIDIA RTX A4000 Mobile (21379) by 1.6% and the AMD Radeon RX Vega M GL (21153) by 0.6%, showing it sits in a tight competitive cluster.

Q: Does the combo maintain consistent frame pacing at Medium settings?

A: The measured data shows min and max FPS only for Medium settings. At 1080p Medium, the range is 191 to 258 FPS (average 225). At 1440p Medium, it spans 120 to 163 FPS (average 142). At 4K Medium, the range narrows to 63 to 85 FPS (average 74), suggesting that frame pacing tightens as resolution increases.

Q: How does the 8 GB VRAM influence 4K performance?

A: The 8 GB GDDR6 memory with a 128-bit bus and 320.0 GB/s bandwidth appears sufficient for Barony at 4K, as the game still runs at 46 FPS on Ultra and 64 FPS on High. The VRAM capacity is not shown to be a limiting factor in the measured results, though the substantial frame rate drop from High to Ultra at 4K (64 to 46 FPS) indicates the GPU is being heavily taxed.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU more likely to bottleneck at 1080p Low?

A: At 1920x1080 Low, the combo reaches 302 FPS, which is an extremely high frame rate. The GPU’s 66th percentile ranking versus the CPU’s 77th percentile suggests the RTX 5050 is the limiting component, but at 302 FPS, the bottleneck is not a practical concern for gameplay.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals a classic GPU-bound pattern with some interesting nuances. At Low settings, the combo delivers 302 FPS at 1080p, 191 FPS at 1440p, and 100 FPS at 4K. That represents a 36.8% drop from 1080p to 1440p and a 47.6% drop from 1440p to 4K. The scaling is roughly proportional to the pixel count increase, which is the expected behavior when the GPU is the primary constraint.

At Medium settings, the progression is 225 FPS at 1080p, 142 FPS at 1440p, and 74 FPS at 4K. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is 36.9%, nearly identical to the Low preset’s drop. However, the drop from 1440p to 4K is steeper at 47.9%, indicating that the higher resolution is putting more pressure on the GPU’s memory bandwidth and shader throughput.

The High settings curve shows 193 FPS at 1080p, 122 FPS at 1440p, and 64 FPS at 4K. The 1080p-to-1440p drop is 36.8%, but the 1440p-to-4K drop is 47.5%, continuing the pattern. Ultra settings follow suit: 138 FPS at 1080p, 87 FPS at 1440p, and 46 FPS at 4K, with drops of 37.0% and 47.1% respectively.

The consistent scaling pattern across all four settings tiers—approximately 37% for the first resolution step and 47-48% for the second—strongly indicates that the RTX 5050 is the limiting component throughout. If the CPU were the bottleneck, we would expect to see diminishing frame rate differences at lower resolutions where the GPU has less work to do. Instead, the frame rates scale almost perfectly with pixel count, which is the signature of a GPU-limited scenario. The i5-13400F’s 10 cores and 16 threads are clearly not holding back the system, even at the 302 FPS peak seen at 1080p Low.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo produces its highest frame rates across all settings. Low settings yield an average of 302 FPS, which is the single highest measured value in the entire dataset. Medium settings drop to 225 FPS, with a measured range of 191 to 258 FPS. High settings average 193 FPS, and Ultra settings average 138 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra at 1080p is 164 FPS, or 54.3% of the Low value, showing that the settings preset has a substantial impact on performance even at this resolution.

Moving to 2560x1440, the frame rates remain strong but drop significantly. Low settings average 191 FPS, which is still above the 144 Hz refresh rate common on many gaming monitors. Medium settings average 142 FPS, with a range of 120 to 163 FPS. High settings average 122 FPS, and Ultra settings average 87 FPS. At this resolution, the Ultra preset is the only setting tier that dips below 100 FPS, making it a viable choice for 1440p gaming at High or below.

At 3840x2160, the performance becomes more modest. Low settings still manage 100 FPS, which is playable for most users. Medium settings average 74 FPS, with a range of 63 to 85 FPS. High settings average 64 FPS, and Ultra settings drop to 46 FPS. The 4K Ultra result is the only measured configuration that falls below 60 FPS, making it the borderline case for smooth gameplay. The min FPS data, available only for Medium settings, shows that at 4K the floor is 63 FPS, which is still above the 60 FPS threshold commonly cited for acceptable performance.

The overall pattern across all resolutions is consistent: Low is significantly faster than Medium, Medium is moderately faster than High, and High is notably faster than Ultra. The largest relative jump between adjacent settings occurs between Low and Medium at 1080p, where the frame rate drops by 77 FPS (25.5%). The smallest relative jump is between High and Ultra at 4K, where the frame rate drops by 18 FPS (28.1%). This suggests that the Ultra preset carries a heavy rendering cost that is not proportional to the visual quality improvement in Barony.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 is built on the Blackwell 2.0 architecture using TSMC’s 5 nm process, with a die size of 149 mm² containing 16,900 million transistors. The GPU operates at a base clock of 2317 MHz and a boost clock of 2572 MHz, with memory running at 2500 MHz (20 Gbps effective). These clocks are relatively high for a mid-range card, and the boost clock of 2572 MHz is what the card sustains under load in most gaming scenarios.

The 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus provides 320.0 GB/s of bandwidth. For Barony, a roguelike title, this memory configuration proves adequate across all tested resolutions and settings. The game does not appear to exceed the 8 GB VRAM capacity, as the combo maintains playable frame rates even at 4K Ultra (46 FPS). The 320.0 GB/s bandwidth is sufficient for the game’s texture streaming and geometry processing demands, though the steep drop from High (64 FPS) to Ultra (46 FPS) at 4K suggests that the bandwidth or the 32 ROPs are being saturated at the highest settings.

The GPU’s compute capabilities include 2560 shading units, 80 texture mapping units, 32 raster operations pipelines, 20 ray tracing cores, and 80 tensor cores. The FP32 throughput is 13.17 TFLOPS, with FP16 also at 13.17 TFLOPS (1:1 ratio). These specifications put the RTX 5050 in a competitive position relative to its synthetic benchmark rivals, though Barony is not a graphically demanding title that would heavily utilize ray tracing or tensor core features.

The GPU’s average benchmark score of 21035 places it at the 66th percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rivals in the benchmark database—the AMD Radeon RX Vega M GL (21153, -0.6%), AMD Radeon HD 8970M (21237, -1%), AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT (20713, 1.6%), and NVIDIA RTX A4000 Mobile (21379, -1.6%)—all fall within a narrow 1.6% band. This indicates that the RTX 5050 is performing as expected for its class, delivering results that are essentially tied with several other mid-range options. The 4K Ultra result of 46 FPS is the weakest measured outcome, and it tracks with the GPU’s 66th percentile ranking—capable but not exceptional for high-end 4K gaming.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-13400F is a 10-core, 16-thread processor built on the Raptor Lake architecture using Intel’s 10 nm process. It has a base clock of 2.50 GHz and a boost clock of 4.60 GHz, with a 65 W TDP. The CPU supports DDR4 and DDR5 memory in a dual-channel configuration, and it uses the Intel Socket 1700 with PCIe Gen 5 connectivity (16 lanes from the CPU). The cache hierarchy includes 80 KB of L1 per core, 1.25 MB of L2 per core, and 20 MB of shared L3 cache.

In synthetic benchmarks, the i5-13400F demonstrates balanced performance across single-threaded and multi-threaded workloads. Its Cinebench R23 scores are 22604 multi-core and 3191 single-core, while Geekbench shows 11068 multi-core and 1996 single-core. The 3DMark results show a clear scaling pattern: 1880 for 2 threads, 3459 for 4 threads, 5591 for 8 threads, and 7314 for 16 threads (with max threads at 7307). This scaling indicates that the processor efficiently utilizes additional threads, which is important for games that can leverage multiple cores.

The CPU’s average benchmark score of 25292 places it at the 77th percentile of all CPUs, and its nearest rivals are all within 0.4% of its score. The AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS matches at 25284 (deltaPct 0), while the Intel Core 5 120 (25362, -0.3%), AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D (25365, -0.3%), and AMD Ryzen 7 6800H (25201, 0.4%) round out the competitive set. This tight clustering shows that the i5-13400F is right at the expected performance level for its market segment.

In Barony, the CPU’s role is best understood by examining the frame rate scaling across resolutions. Since the frame rates scale almost perfectly with pixel count, the i5-13400F is not the limiting factor in this combo. Even at 1080p Low, where the GPU has the least work to do, the CPU keeps up with the 302 FPS demand. The 4.60 GHz boost clock provides strong single-thread performance for game logic, while the 16 threads handle background tasks and any multi-threaded game systems without issue. The 20 MB of L3 cache is also beneficial for maintaining smooth frame pacing in a roguelike where procedural generation can create variable workloads.