Control

# Control with Intel Core i5-13400F + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080

The Intel Core i5-13400F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 delivers a remarkably consistent Control experience across all tested resolutions, with the data showing a platform that scales predictably from 1080p to 4K. The combo ranks 495th out of 1,636 tested configurations, placing it comfortably in the upper third of all systems benchmarked for this title. The measured frame rates reveal a pairing where the GPU becomes the primary bottleneck at higher resolutions, while the CPU's 10-core, 16-thread configuration keeps pace admirably at lower settings where draw calls dominate.

FAQ

Q: What is the average FPS at 1440p High settings for this combo?

A: The measured average frame rate at 2560x1440 with High settings is 87.6 FPS, which represents a 40% improvement over the 4K High result of 62.5 FPS.

Q: How does this combo perform at 1080p Ultra settings?

A: At 1920x1080 with Ultra settings, the average FPS is 99.4, which is 85% higher than the 4K Ultra result of 50.6 FPS.

Q: What is the frame rate difference between Low and Ultra settings at 4K?

A: At 3840x2160, the Low setting delivers 92.1 FPS while Ultra produces 50.6 FPS — a difference of 41.5 FPS, or approximately 82% higher performance at Low settings.

Q: Does the combo achieve 60 FPS at 4K High settings?

A: Yes, the measured average at 3840x2160 High is 62.5 FPS, which just clears the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay.

Q: How does the CPU's single-thread performance compare to its multi-thread result?

A: The Cinebench R23 single-core score is 3,004 while the multi-core score is 21,279, indicating strong scaling across the 10 cores and 16 threads.

Q: What is the GPU's percentile ranking among all graphics cards?

A: The RTX 3080 ranks in the 80th percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 35,787.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 serves as the dominant performance driver in this pairing, particularly as resolution increases. Built on the Ampere architecture with a GA102 chip fabricated on Samsung's 8 nm process, the GPU packs 8,704 shading units alongside 272 texture mapping units and 96 raster output pipelines. The 10 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 320-bit bus delivers 760.3 GB/s of bandwidth, which proves critical for Control's texture-heavy environments at higher resolutions.

The clock behavior of this GPU is notable: the base clock of 1440 MHz boosts to 1710 MHz, providing a 19% frequency headroom that the benchmark results reflect in scaling patterns. The memory runs at an effective 19 Gbps, and the 68 RT cores and 272 tensor cores indicate substantial ray tracing and DLSS capability, though the measured FPS data here does not isolate those features. The GPU's compute throughput is rated at 29.77 TFLOPS for FP32 operations, and its pixel rate of 164.2 GPixel/s helps explain why 4K performance remains playable even at High settings.

At 3840x2160, the GPU's workload becomes the limiting factor. The transition from Low (92.1 FPS) to Medium (70.1 FPS) represents a 24% drop, while moving from Medium to High (62.5 FPS) costs another 11%. The jump from High to Ultra (50.6 FPS) is a further 19% reduction, showing that the most demanding settings tax the 10 GB frame buffer and memory bandwidth heavily. The 4K Ultra result of 50.6 FPS sits below the 60 FPS target, indicating that even this high-end GPU requires settings compromises at 2160p.

The GPU's average benchmark score of 35,787 places it in the 80th percentile overall. Its nearest rivals show tight competition: the AMD Radeon Pro Duo scores 35,860 (0.2% higher), the AMD Radeon 880M scores 35,646 (0.4% lower), and the AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE scores 36,101 (0.9% higher). The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Mobile trails by 1% at 35,435. These margins suggest the RTX 3080 remains competitive with newer silicon, though the end-of-life production status indicates its architectural generation is concluding.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-13400F provides the computational backbone for this combo, and its 10 cores (with 16 threads via hyperthreading) deliver strong multi-threaded performance that benefits Control's physics and AI systems. The Raptor Lake architecture, built on Intel's 10 nm process, runs at a 2.50 GHz base clock and boosts to 4.60 GHz — a 84% frequency increase that aids single-threaded workloads. The 20 MB of shared L3 cache, supplemented by 1.25 MB L2 per core and 80 KB L1 per core, provides ample on-chip storage for game data.

The CPU's benchmark profile shows balanced capabilities. In Cinebench R23, the multi-core score of 21,279 versus a single-core score of 3,004 indicates a 7:1 scaling ratio, which is typical for a hybrid architecture with performance and efficiency cores. The Geekbench results follow a similar pattern: 10,971 multi-core and 2,301 single-core. The 3DMark threaded tests show progressive scaling from 1,880 (2 threads) to 7,307 (max threads), demonstrating that the processor efficiently utilizes available threads up to its 16-thread capacity.

For Control specifically, the CPU's role becomes more pronounced at lower resolutions and settings where the GPU is less saturated. At 1080p Low, the combo achieves 183.8 FPS, which is 99% higher than the 4K Low result of 92.1 FPS — this gap highlights how the CPU can feed frames rapidly when the GPU isn't bottlenecked. The 3DMark 16-thread score of 7,314 and max-thread score of 7,307 are nearly identical, suggesting the processor reaches its multi-thread ceiling with 16 threads, which aligns with its thread count.

The CPU's 82nd percentile ranking among all processors, with an average benchmark score of 25,236, places it slightly above the Intel Core i7-13620H (25,201, 0.1% lower) and AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D (25,365, 0.5% higher). The AMD EPYC 9474F and AMD Ryzen AI 5 PRO 340 both score 25,103 and 25,099 respectively, each within 0.5% of the i5-13400F. This clustering indicates that the 13400F sits in a highly competitive mid-range performance band where architectural differences yield minimal practical impact in gaming workloads.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data spans three resolutions and four settings tiers, providing a comprehensive view of performance scaling. At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its highest frame rates across all settings. Low settings produce 183.8 FPS, Medium reaches 130.8 FPS, High achieves 119.1 FPS, and Ultra drops to 99.4 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra at 1080p is 84.4 FPS, or 85% — the largest relative spread across all resolutions, indicating that at this resolution, both CPU and GPU headroom allow settings to significantly impact frame delivery.

Moving to 2560x1440, the frame rates remain strong but show the expected GPU pressure. Low settings yield 139.9 FPS, Medium produces 102.1 FPS, High drops to 87.6 FPS, and Ultra settles at 76 FPS. The scaling from 1080p to 1440p at each setting tier shows reductions of 24% (Low), 22% (Medium), 26% (High), and 24% (Ultra) — a remarkably consistent degradation pattern that indicates balanced load distribution between CPU and GPU at this resolution.

At 3840x2160, performance becomes more constrained, particularly at higher settings. Low settings still manage 92.1 FPS, Medium drops to 70.1 FPS, High reaches 62.5 FPS, and Ultra falls to 50.6 FPS. The 4K results show a 45% reduction from 1440p at Low settings (139.9 to 92.1 FPS), 31% at Medium (102.1 to 70.1), 29% at High (87.6 to 62.5), and 33% at Ultra (76 to 50.6). The proportionally smaller drop at higher settings suggests that at 4K Ultra, the GPU is already nearing its computational limits, making the resolution increase less impactful than at lower settings.

The setting scaling within each resolution reveals diminishing returns. At 1080p, moving from Low to Medium costs 53 FPS (29% reduction), Medium to High costs 11.7 FPS (9%), and High to Ultra costs 19.7 FPS (17%). At 1440p, the corresponding drops are 37.8 FPS (27%), 14.5 FPS (14%), and 11.6 FPS (13%). At 4K, the drops are 22 FPS (24%), 7.6 FPS (11%), and 11.9 FPS (19%). This pattern indicates that the Medium to High transition offers the smallest performance penalty across all resolutions, making it a sweet spot for visual fidelity versus frame rate trade-offs.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo's rank of 495 out of 1,636 tested configurations places it in the 70th percentile of all systems benchmarked for Control. This positioning reflects a hardware pairing that delivers consistently high frame rates across the tested spectrum, with only the most demanding 4K Ultra scenario falling below the 60 FPS threshold. The rank is particularly impressive given the GPU's 80th percentile and CPU's 82nd percentile standings, suggesting that the combination extracts near-maximal performance from both components.

The data indicates that this combo excels at 1440p, where it maintains 76 FPS or higher even at Ultra settings. For 4K gaming, the system can handle High settings at 62.5 FPS, but Ultra settings require a 19% performance sacrifice to 50.6 FPS. The 1080p results show exceptional headroom, with even Ultra settings producing 99.4 FPS — sufficient for high-refresh-rate displays. The measured FPS data is marked as "dataIsMeasured: true," confirming these are empirical results rather than estimates.

Relative to its component peers, the combo performs as expected. The RTX 3080's nearest rivals — the AMD Radeon Pro Duo and RX 7900 GRE — show performance deltas under 1%, meaning the GPU is not leaving significant performance on the table in this title. Similarly, the i5-13400F's rival cluster (i7-13620H, Ryzen 5 5600X3D, EPYC 9474F, Ryzen AI 5 PRO 340) all fall within 0.5% of its average benchmark score, indicating the CPU is well-matched to its competitive tier. The rank of 495 suggests that while many higher-end combos exist, this pairing outperforms roughly 70% of all tested systems in Control, making it a strong mid-to-high-tier configuration for this game.