Control

The Intel Core i5-11400F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER delivers a strong performance profile in Control, ranking 283rd out of 1,636 tested combinations. This places the combo in the top 17% of all systems evaluated, indicating a well-balanced pairing capable of high-refresh-rate gameplay at most settings. The data shows the combination excels at 1440p and 1080p, with the GPU providing ample headroom for demanding visual configurations.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo's rank of 283 out of 1,636 tested combinations places it in the 83rd percentile of all system configurations. This is a strong showing, though not elite-tier, as the CPU and GPU individually sit at the 75th and 84th percentiles against all other processors and graphics cards, respectively. The near-parity in percentile rankings between the two components suggests a well-matched pairing in Control, where neither component is severely bottlenecking the other.

Benchmark results indicate the CPU's average benchmark score of 17,181 is effectively tied with its closest rivals, including the AMD Ryzen 7 5700U (17,189, 0% delta) and the Intel Core i7-1260P (17,212, -0.2% delta). This near-identical performance among competitors means the CPU is not the differentiating factor in this system. Conversely, the GPU's average benchmark score of 42,576 puts it in close competition with the NVIDIA RTX A6000 (42,653, -0.2% delta) and the AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE (42,723, -0.3% delta), showing the graphics card is performing at a level consistent with professional-grade workstation parts.

The measured FPS data reinforces this balance. At 1080p with Ultra settings, the combo produces 120.8 FPS, which is nearly double the 62.7 FPS achieved at 4K Ultra. This scaling pattern suggests that at lower resolutions, the CPU's single-thread performance (boost clock of 4.40 GHz, single-thread score of 2,029 in Cinebench R23) becomes more relevant, while at 4K, the GPU's raw throughput takes over. The rank of 283 reflects a system that can handle high-refresh-rate monitors at mainstream resolutions without issue, though it is not positioned among the absolute top-tier configurations for this title.

FAQ

*Q: What is the highest average frame rate the combo achieves in Control?*

A: The highest recorded average is 199.5 FPS at 1920x1080 with Low settings. This represents the maximum performance ceiling for this pairing in the tested scenarios.

Q: How does the combo perform at 4K Ultra settings?

A: At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the combo produces an average of 62.7 FPS. This is above the 60 FPS threshold, indicating playable performance, but it leaves little headroom for demanding scenes.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU more likely to limit performance at 1080p?

A: The data suggests the CPU becomes a more significant factor at 1080p. The difference between Low and Ultra settings at 1080p is 78.7 FPS (199.5 vs 120.8), while the same settings difference at 4K is 44.7 FPS (107.4 vs 62.7). The smaller gap at 4K indicates the GPU is the primary constraint at higher resolutions.

Q: What is the average FPS difference between Medium and High settings at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, Medium settings yield 118.8 FPS while High settings yield 100.8 FPS, a difference of 18.0 FPS. This shows a modest performance cost for the visual upgrade.

Q: How does the GPU's memory bandwidth compare to its closest rivals?

A: The RTX 4070 SUPER has a memory bandwidth of 504.2 GB/s. The benchmark data shows its average score is within 0.3% of the RTX A6000 and RX 7650 GRE, but the FACT PACK does not list memory specifications for those rivals.

Q: Can the combo maintain 144 FPS at 1440p?

A: Only at Low settings, where it achieves 160.1 FPS. At Medium settings it drops to 118.8 FPS, and at High settings it falls to 100.8 FPS, so sustained 144 FPS is not achievable at higher quality presets.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER is the dominant performance driver in this pairing for Control. With 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus providing 504.2 GB/s of bandwidth, the card has sufficient memory capacity and throughput for the game's texture-heavy environments. The GPU's boost clock of 2475 MHz (base 1980 MHz) allows for substantial processing headroom, and its 7,168 shading units provide the raw compute necessary for the particle effects and physics simulations present in the game.

The GPU's 84th percentile ranking against all other graphics cards underscores its capability. Its average benchmark score of 42,576 places it in the company of workstation-class GPUs like the RTX A6000, which has a delta of -0.2%. However, the card's 12 GB VRAM capacity is a notable asset for Control, which can consume significant memory at high resolutions and Ultra settings. The measured data shows the GPU handles 4K Ultra at 62.7 FPS, indicating the VRAM and memory bandwidth are sufficient for the game's demands at this resolution.

The GPU's FP32 performance of 35.48 TFLOPS and texture rate of 554.4 GTexel/s are directly relevant to Control's rendering workload. The game's use of destructible environments and dynamic lighting benefits from the card's 56 RT cores, though the measured FPS data shows rasterization performance is strong even without emphasizing ray tracing. At 1080p Low, the GPU achieves 199.5 FPS, suggesting the card is underutilized at lower settings and the CPU (with its 12 threads and 4.40 GHz boost) becomes the limiting factor.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data provides a comprehensive view of performance across three resolutions and four quality settings. At 1920x1080, the combo delivers an average of 199.5 FPS on Low, 155.7 FPS on Medium, 137.3 FPS on High, and 120.8 FPS on Ultra. These numbers indicate that even at the highest quality setting, the system exceeds 120 FPS, making it suitable for high-refresh-rate 1080p monitors.

Moving to 2560x1440, the averages are 160.1 FPS on Low, 118.8 FPS on Medium, 100.8 FPS on High, and 89.0 FPS on Ultra. The 1440p results show the system maintaining over 100 FPS at High settings, which is a strong result for this resolution. The gap between Low and Ultra at 1440p is 71.1 FPS, slightly smaller than the 78.7 FPS gap at 1080p, indicating a gradual shift toward GPU-bound performance.

At 3840x2160, the averages are 107.4 FPS on Low, 76.0 FPS on Medium, 71.9 FPS on High, and 62.7 FPS on Ultra. The 4K results show a clear progression where each quality increase has a significant impact on frame rate. The transition from Low to Medium at 4K costs 31.4 FPS, while the transition from High to Ultra costs only 9.2 FPS, suggesting the game's Ultra preset is less demanding relative to High at this resolution.

Resolution Scaling

The performance scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals important insights about the system's bottleneck characteristics. At Low settings, the average FPS drops from 199.5 at 1080p to 160.1 at 1440p (a 19.8% reduction) and then to 107.4 at 4K (a 46.2% reduction from 1440p). This steep decline at 4K indicates the GPU is heavily loaded at this resolution, even on Low settings.

At Ultra settings, the scaling is more moderate in absolute terms: 120.8 FPS at 1080p falls to 89.0 FPS at 1440p (a 26.3% reduction) and then to 62.7 FPS at 4K (a 29.6% reduction from 1440p). The smaller relative drop from 1440p to 4K at Ultra settings compared to Low settings suggests that the GPU's compute and memory subsystems are reaching their practical limits, and the CPU is not the primary constraint at these high settings.

The data shows that the limiting component shifts with resolution. At 1080p, the 78.7 FPS difference between Low and Ultra settings indicates the CPU can feed the GPU effectively, and the graphics card has spare capacity. At 4K, the 44.7 FPS difference between Low and Ultra shows the GPU is becoming the bottleneck, as its shader throughput and memory bandwidth are taxed more heavily. The 62.7 FPS at 4K Ultra represents the system's worst-case scenario in these tests, but it still remains above the 60 FPS playability threshold, demonstrating the RTX 4070 SUPER's capability in this title.