Barony

The Intel Core i5-14600KF paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti delivers exceptional performance in Barony, a roguelike title from 2015. The data shows this combination achieves frame rates well beyond typical display refresh rates at every tested resolution and settings level. Benchmark results indicate a system that is heavily CPU-bound at lower resolutions, with the GPU becoming the limiting factor only at 4K with higher quality presets.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-14600KF is a 14-core, 20-thread processor based on the Raptor Lake architecture, built on Intel's 10 nm process. It operates with a base clock of 3.50 GHz and a boost clock of 5.30 GHz, with a 125 W TDP. The processor features a 24 MB shared L3 cache, along with 2 MB of L2 cache per core and 80 KB of L1 cache per core. These specifications place it in the 93rd percentile versus all CPUs in the database, indicating a high-performing part.

In the context of Barony, a game released in 2015, the CPU's role is primarily to feed the GPU with draw calls and handle game logic. The benchmark results reveal this processor is more than adequate for the task. At 1080p with Low settings, the system produces 551.2 FPS, which suggests the game logic and rendering pipeline are not bottlenecking the hardware. The processor's strong single-thread performance is evidenced by its Cinebench R23 single-core score of 4643 and Geekbench single-core score of 2778. These scores indicate the CPU can handle the per-frame work required by a roguelike's procedural generation and entity management, even at extreme frame rates.

Compared to its nearest rivals in the CPU benchmark database, the i5-14600KF's average benchmark score of 49367 is 0.4% higher than the Intel Core i5-14600K (49166) and 0.6% higher than the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X (49062). It trails the AMD EPYC 4345P by 0.5% (49595) and the Intel Xeon Gold 5318H by 1.4% (48698). These small deltas suggest that in a CPU-light game like Barony, the choice between these processors would have minimal impact on frame rates. The data shows that even at 4K Ultra, where the GPU is taxed the hardest, the CPU still manages to deliver 82.8 FPS, indicating it is not a limiting factor in this title.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti is based on the Ada Lovelace architecture, built on TSMC's 5 nm process. It features 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus, providing 504.2 GB/s of memory bandwidth. The GPU has a base clock of 2310 MHz and a boost clock of 2610 MHz, with a 285 W TDP. Its memory runs at 1313 MHz, translating to 21 Gbps effective. The card has 7680 shading units, 240 TMUs, and 80 ROPs, with 60 RT cores and 240 tensor cores. It delivers 40.09 TFLOPS of FP32 performance and a pixel rate of 208.8 GPixel/s.

In Barony, the GPU's role becomes more pronounced at higher resolutions and settings. The VRAM capacity of 12 GB is not a constraint in this title, as the game's 2015-era assets do not require large memory pools. The benchmark data shows the GPU's performance scales predictably with resolution. At 1080p Low, the system produces 551.2 FPS, but at 4K Low, it drops to 180.1 FPS. This indicates the GPU is being pushed harder at 4K, even at Low settings.

The RTX 4070 Ti sits in the 85th percentile versus all GPUs in the database, with an average benchmark score of 44900. Its nearest rivals in the GPU benchmark database are the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Mobile (45152, -0.6% delta), Intel Arc A730M (45592, -1.5% delta), AMD Radeon Pro 580 (44195, 1.6% delta), and AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT (45642, -1.6% delta). These comparisons show that while the RTX 4070 Ti is a strong performer, there are mobile and prosumer parts with similar average scores. However, in Barony specifically, the 4070 Ti's raw rasterization power is what matters, and the data shows it delivers high frame rates across all settings.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a clear pattern of scaling from 1080p to 4K. At 1080p High, the system achieves 350.9 FPS. Moving to 1440p High, it drops to 224.2 FPS, a 36.1% reduction. At 4K High, it further drops to 114 FPS, a 67.5% reduction from 1080p High. This scaling pattern is consistent with a GPU-bound scenario at higher resolutions, where the rendering load increases with pixel count.

The Low settings preset shows a different scaling curve. At 1080p Low, the system produces 551.2 FPS. At 1440p Low, it drops to 351 FPS, a 36.3% reduction, and at 4K Low, it hits 180.1 FPS, a 67.3% reduction from 1080p. This similar percentage drop across settings indicates that the GPU's fill rate is the primary constraint as resolution increases, regardless of graphical complexity.

The Ultra preset exhibits the most pronounced scaling. At 1080p Ultra, the system achieves 250.9 FPS. At 1440p Ultra, it drops to 157.2 FPS, a 37.3% reduction, and at 4K Ultra, it falls to 82.8 FPS, a 67.0% reduction from 1080p. The consistency in these percentage drops across all settings presets strongly suggests that the frame rate is limited by the GPU's pixel throughput at higher resolutions, not by CPU or memory bandwidth constraints.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest frame rate this combo achieves in Barony?

A: The highest measured average FPS is 551.2 at 1920x1080 with Low settings.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rival in benchmark scores?

A: The Intel Core i5-14600KF's average benchmark score of 49367 is 0.4% higher than the Intel Core i5-14600K and 0.6% higher than the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X.

Q: What is the lowest frame rate this combo produces in Barony?

A: The lowest measured average FPS is 82.8 at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings.

Q: Is the GPU or CPU the limiting factor at 4K Ultra?

A: At 4K Ultra, the system produces 82.8 FPS, which is above playable thresholds, but the resolution scaling data indicates the GPU is the primary constraint at 4K.

Q: What is the GPU's percentile ranking versus all GPUs?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti is in the 85th percentile versus all GPUs in the database.

Q: How much faster is 1080p Low compared to 4K Low?

A: 1080p Low produces 551.2 FPS, while 4K Low produces 180.1 FPS, meaning 1080p is 206% faster than 4K at Low settings.

How This Combo Ranks

The Intel Core i5-14600KF and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti combination ranks 232nd out of 1702 tested combos in Barony. This places it in the top 13.6% of all systems tested for this game. The high ranking is unsurprising given the CPU's 93rd percentile performance score and the GPU's 85th percentile ranking. This combo outperforms the vast majority of systems in the database, with only 231 other combinations achieving higher frame rates in Barony.

The ranking reflects the balance of this pairing. The i5-14600KF's strong single-thread performance prevents it from bottlenecking the RTX 4070 Ti, even at 1080p where frame rates exceed 500 FPS. The GPU's robust rasterization capabilities ensure that the system remains performant at 4K Ultra, where it still delivers 82.8 FPS. This combination would be particularly well-suited for high-refresh-rate 1440p gaming, as the 1440p High setting produces 224.2 FPS, well above the refresh rate of most gaming monitors.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The following data represents the exact measured average frame rates for this combination in Barony, organized by resolution and settings:

1920x1080:

• Low: 551.2 FPS
• Medium: 411.2 FPS
• High: 350.9 FPS
• Ultra: 250.9 FPS

2560x1440:

• Low: 351 FPS
• Medium: 260.9 FPS
• High: 224.2 FPS
• Ultra: 157.2 FPS

3840x2160:

• Low: 180.1 FPS
• Medium: 136 FPS
• High: 114 FPS
• Ultra: 82.8 FPS

The data shows that at 1080p, even the Ultra preset maintains a frame rate above 250 FPS, making this combination ideal for competitive play on high-refresh monitors. At 1440p, the Ultra preset drops to 157.2 FPS, still sufficient for most high-refresh displays. At 4K, the Low preset delivers 180.1 FPS, but the Ultra preset drops to 82.8 FPS, which is still above the standard 60 FPS target but requires a VRR display to fully avoid tearing. The scaling from Low to Ultra at each resolution shows a consistent pattern: Ultra settings reduce performance by approximately 45-55% compared to Low settings at the same resolution.