Barony

Barony is a 2015 roguelike, but the tested configuration of an Intel Core i7-14700KF and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 produces high frame rates across every preset and resolution in the measured set. The data covers 1920x1080, 2560x1440, and 3840x2160 at Low, Medium, High, and Ultra. All results are flagged as measured rather than estimated.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS sequence for the Low preset reads 638.3 FPS at 1920x1080, 399 FPS at 2560x1440, and 212.8 FPS at 3840x2160. Medium follows a similar path: 470.6, then 296.1, then 153.7. High starts at 404.8 FPS, declines to 254.7 FPS, and ends at 133.4 FPS. Ultra, the most demanding preset in the test set, produces 290.5 FPS at 1920x1080, 182.4 FPS at 2560x1440, and 95.9 FPS at 3840x2160. In every case, the move from 1920x1080 to 2560x1440 reduces the average by a large margin, and the move to 3840x2160 reduces it further.

The consistency of this pattern points to resolution as the primary frame rate lever in this test. At 1920x1080, all four presets finish at 290.5 FPS or higher, a range that gives the CPU an especially active role in frame delivery. At 3840x2160, the averages are lower and the ordering by preset is clear: Low produces 212.8, Medium 153.7, High 133.4, and Ultra 95.9. The 3840x2160 Ultra number is the lowest point in the entire grid, but it still leaves the combo with a high-performance result. The scaling pattern indicates that increasing resolution shifts more of the workload onto the GPU, while the CPU remains capable enough to keep the frame rates from collapsing at the lower resolution settings.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 pairs a 16 GB GDDR7 frame buffer with a 256-bit memory bus and 960.0 GB/s of bandwidth. Its GPU clocks are 2295 MHz base and 2617 MHz boost, while the memory clock is 1875 MHz, listed as 30 Gbps effective. The GPU contains 10,752 shading units, 336 texture mapping units, 112 ROPs, 84 RT cores, and 336 tensor cores. Its FP32 throughput is 56.28 TFLOPS. Those specifications sit behind the measured averages, with the 3840x2160 Ultra result of 95.9 FPS as the lowest point and the 1920x1080 Low result of 638.3 FPS as the highest.

The GPU's average benchmark score is 59,188, placing it in the 89th percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest database rivals by average score are the Intel Arc A570M at 58,239 with delta 1.6, the Intel Arc Pro A60 at 60,326 with delta -1.9, the Intel Arc A580 at 57,756 with delta 2.5, and the AMD Radeon Pro W5500X at 57,661 with delta 2.6. The delta values show the RTX 5080 is within 2.6 percent of all four in average score, with the Arc Pro A60 slightly higher and the other three lower. In Barony specifically, the GPU's 16 GB memory capacity and 960.0 GB/s bandwidth provide enough headroom for the 3840x2160 preset grid. At that resolution, High still produces 133.4 FPS and Medium produces 153.7 FPS, so the graphics subsystem is not the limiting factor for smooth play in the tested settings.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i7-14700KF provides the processing backbone for this combo. It has 20 cores and 28 threads, a 3.40 GHz base clock, and a 5.60 GHz boost clock. The CPU is based on Raptor Lake and manufactured on Intel's 10 nm process. Its cache layout is 80 KB of L1 per core, 2 MB of L2 per core, and 33 MB of shared L3. It has a 125 W TDP and uses Intel Socket 1700. This processor ranks in the 96th percentile among all CPUs and carries an average benchmark score of 70,104.

The nearest CPU rivals in the database are the Intel Core i7-14700K at 70,074 with delta 0, the AMD EPYC 9115 at 69,887 with delta 0.3, the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X at 70,420 with delta -0.4, and the Intel Xeon Platinum 8270 at 71,056 with delta -1.3. All four are within 1.3 percent of the i7-14700KF in average score, making this a tightly packed group. For Barony, single-thread performance is the more telling metric: Cinebench R23 single-core returns 6,290, Geekbench single-core returns 2,972, and PassMark single-thread returns 4,480. The multi-core results are also strong, including 44,557 in Cinebench R23, 18,713 in Cinebench R20, and 19,287 in Geekbench multi-core. The 1920x1080 Low result of 638.3 FPS is well above the GPU's 3840x2160 numbers, and at such high frame rates the CPU's per-thread speed becomes a visible factor in the measured results.

How This Combo Ranks

In Barony, the tested combination ranks 98th out of 1,702 tested combos. That is a strong placement, consistent with the CPU's 96th percentile and the GPU's 89th percentile. The measured data shows the combo never drops below 95.9 FPS across the entire resolution and preset grid. At 1920x1080, the frame rates range from 290.5 FPS on Ultra to 638.3 FPS on Low, and at 2560x1440 they range from 182.4 FPS on Ultra to 399 FPS on Low. Even the heaviest tested preset, 3840x2160 Ultra, remains at 95.9 FPS. That floor explains the top-98 placement: the combination sustains high performance in every tested configuration, and the rank reflects the consistently high averages rather than a single favorable setting. The data set marks these results as measured, so the rank is based on actual recorded frame rates rather than projected estimates.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average FPS recorded for this combination?

A: The highest average is 638.3 FPS at 1920x1080 with Low settings. Medium at that resolution is 470.6 FPS, High is 404.8 FPS, and Ultra is 290.5 FPS.

Q: What is the lowest average FPS recorded?

A: The lowest average is 95.9 FPS at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings. The 3840x2160 High result is 133.4 FPS, Medium is 153.7 FPS, and Low is 212.8 FPS.

Q: How does the i7-14700KF compare with the Ryzen 9 9950X in average score?

A: The i7-14700KF has an average benchmark score of 70,104, while the Ryzen 9 9950X has 70,420, a delta of -0.4 percent. The closest rival is the Core i7-14700K at 70,074 with delta 0.

Q: What is the memory configuration of the RTX 5080?

A: It uses 16 GB of GDDR7 on a 256-bit bus with 960.0 GB/s bandwidth and a memory clock of 1875 MHz, listed as 30 Gbps effective.

Q: Is the 3840x2160 Ultra result the lowest in the data set?

A: Yes. The 3840x2160 Ultra average is 95.9 FPS, which is lower than 3840x2160 High's 133.4 FPS, Medium's 153.7 FPS, and Low's 212.8 FPS.

Q: What rank does this combo hold in Barony?

A: It ranks 98th out of 1,702 tested combinations. The CPU is in the 96th percentile and the GPU in the 89th percentile.