Control

The AMD Ryzen 7 3700X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti make a well-balanced Control pairing. Measured average FPS spans from 44.7 at 4K Ultra to 169.3 at 1080p Low, with the combo ranking 633 out of 1,636 tested combinations. The CPU sits in the 85th percentile of all CPUs, while the GPU sits in the 74th percentile of all GPUs, which frames the performance profile of this system.

Resolution Scaling

Raising the resolution from 1920x1080 to 3840x2160 reduces average FPS at every preset. On Low, the measured sequence is 169.3 at 1080p, 126.3 at 1440p, and 83.5 at 4K. Medium drops from 120.3 to 87.4 to 63.3. High goes from 108.8 to 80.0 to 53.5. Ultra follows the same path: 89.7 at 1080p, 69.3 at 1440p, and 44.7 at 4K.

The shape of these numbers suggests the RTX 3070 Ti is the main limiting component as resolution climbs. The CPU and memory configuration do not change between the three resolution groups, so the consistent FPS loss is tied to the graphics workload. At 1080p, Low produces 169.3 fps while Ultra produces 89.7 fps, a wide preset spread that indicates the GPU has room to be pushed before the CPU becomes the concern. At 4K, even Low lands at 83.5 fps, and Ultra falls to 44.7 fps, which points directly to rendering resolution and GPU fill rate as the bottleneck.

The 1440p results sit between those extremes. Low at 126.3 fps is still very high, Medium at 87.4 is close to the 1080p Ultra figure, High at 80.0 keeps the system above the 4K High result, and Ultra at 69.3 shows the first real compromise from the GPU.

Settings Recommendations

At 1920x1080, High is the strongest preset in the measured data. It averages 108.8 fps, which is faster than Ultra’s 89.7 while using better visual quality than Medium’s 120.3. Medium is the highest-speed option, but High offers the better balance for a typical 1080p setup.

At 2560x1440, High is again the best pick. It averages 80.0 fps, while Ultra drops to 69.3 and Medium only improves to 87.4. Giving up the visual upgrade from Medium to High for 7.4 fps is not the best trade, and Ultra’s 69.3 is slower than High while costing more in image quality. High is the sensible middle ground.

At 3840x2160, Medium is the right choice from the measured rows. It delivers 63.3 fps, better than High’s 53.5 and Ultra’s 44.7. Low is faster at 83.5, but the visual penalty in an action-adventure game is too large. For 4K, Medium keeps frame rate higher than the upper presets while retaining more visual quality than Low.

CPU Role

The Ryzen 7 3700X is an 8-core, 16-thread Zen 2 processor built on a 7 nm process. It has a 3.60 GHz base clock, a 4.40 GHz boost clock, 32 MB of L3 cache, and a 65W TDP. These specifications give the processor strong parallel throughput for a modern action-adventure title.

The CPU benchmark data supports that position. The 3700X scores 19,087 in Cinebench R23 multi-core, 8,016 in Cinebench R20 multi-core, and 8,083 in Geekbench multi-core. Single-thread performance is solid as well, with 2,694 in Cinebench R23 single-core and 1,131 in Cinebench R20 single-core. In the full CPU database, this places the 3700X in the 85th percentile.

Looking at nearest rivals, the 3700X is effectively tied with the Intel Core i5-12600 and Intel Core i5-12600H, showing a deltaPct of -0.1 against both. It is ahead of the AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT by a deltaPct of 0.1 and ahead of the AMD EPYC 7203P by a deltaPct of 0.2. That means the CPU is a known quantity: competitive with strong mid-range silicon and not a weak point in this build.

In Control specifically, the CPU’s role is most visible at 1080p Low, where the combo reaches 169.3 fps. This is the highest measured average in the entire dataset for this pairing. When the GPU has a relatively light load, the 3700X can keep feeding frames. As resolution and settings increase, frame rate scales with GPU workload rather than CPU capability.

How This Combo Ranks

This exact CPU and GPU combination ranks 633 out of 1,636 tested combos in Control. That is a mid-pack result, not a top-tier one, but it is still ahead of a large share of the database.

The rank context matters. The 3700X is in the 85th percentile of all CPUs, while the RTX 3070 Ti is in the 74th percentile of all GPUs. In this pairing, the GPU is the lower-ranked component, and the measured FPS reflects that. At 4K Ultra, the GPU produces 44.7 fps; at 4K High, 53.5 fps. Those are the weakest results in this dataset. At 1080p and 1440p, the GPU has more headroom, and the combo ranks more favorably.

The RTX 3070 Ti carries 8 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus with 608.3 GB/s of bandwidth. That is enough memory bandwidth for many titles, but Control’s 4K results show the card’s limits. The GPU’s nearest rivals in the benchmark database include the AMD Radeon RX 6700 with a deltaPct of -0.8, the NVIDIA Quadro M5000 at -0.9, and the NVIDIA GRID M60-1Q at -1.2. The 3070 Ti is 0.3 ahead of the AMD Radeon RX 590 GME. These comparisons reinforce that the GPU, not the CPU, is what holds this combo back at high resolution.

FAQ

Q: What average FPS does this combo get at 1080p Ultra?

A: At 1920x1080 Ultra, the average is 89.7 fps. High runs at 108.8, Medium at 120.3, and Low at 169.3.

Q: How does the Ryzen 7 3700X compare to nearby CPUs in benchmark score?

A: Its average benchmark score is 28,631. It sits within a deltaPct of -0.1 of both the Intel Core i5-12600 and Intel Core i5-12600H, and ahead of the AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT by 0.1 and the AMD EPYC 7203P by 0.2.

Q: Can this system run Control at 4K?

A: Yes, with the right preset. At 4K Medium it averages 63.3 fps, while High drops to 53.5 fps and Ultra drops to 44.7 fps.

Q: What is the combo’s rank in Control?

A: It ranks 633 out of 1,636 tested combos in Control.

Q: Which part is stronger in this pairing, the CPU or GPU?

A: The CPU is stronger relative to the full database, sitting in the 85th percentile of all CPUs, while the GPU sits in the 74th percentile of all GPUs.

Q: What are the CPU’s core and thread counts?

A: The Ryzen 7 3700X has 8 cores and 16 threads, with a 3.60 GHz base clock and a 4.40 GHz boost clock.

Measured FPS Breakdown

| Resolution | Settings | Avg FPS |

|---|---|---|

| 3840x2160 | Low | 83.5 |

| 3840x2160 | Medium | 63.3 |

| 3840x2160 | High | 53.5 |

| 3840x2160 | Ultra | 44.7 |

| 2560x1440 | Low | 126.3 |

| 2560x1440 | Medium | 87.4 |

| 2560x1440 | High | 80.0 |

| 2560x1440 | Ultra | 69.3 |

| 1920x1080 | Low | 169.3 |

| 1920x1080 | Medium | 120.3 |

| 1920x1080 | High | 108.8 |

| 1920x1080 | Ultra | 89.7 |

All rows are measured average FPS. The data shows that the RTX 3070 Ti delivers its best results at 1080p, holds up well at 1440p, and requires a Medium preset at 4K to stay ahead of the slower High and Ultra results.