Control

Control on the Intel Core i5-13400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 combination demonstrates a system that is consistently capable across resolutions, though the margin of performance varies significantly with settings. The data shows a clear hierarchy where frame rates are heavily influenced by both resolution scaling and the chosen graphics preset, with the GPU emerging as the primary limiting factor at higher fidelity levels.

FAQ

Q: What is the overall rank of this CPU and GPU combination in Control?

A: This combo ranks 803rd out of 1636 tested combinations in the database for Control, placing it in the upper-middle tier of all tested systems.

Q: How does the Intel Core i5-13400F compare to its closest rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The processor’s average benchmark score of 25236 is nearly identical to its nearest rivals, with a 0.1% lead over the Intel Core i7-13620H and a 0.5% lead over both the AMD EPYC 9474F and AMD Ryzen AI 5 PRO 340. It trails the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D by 0.5%.

Q: What is the performance relationship between the RTX 5060 and its nearest GPU rivals?

A: The GPU’s average score of 30109 is effectively tied with the AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT, which shows a 0% delta. The RTX 5060 holds a 0.2% advantage over the AMD Radeon RX 570 and a 0.5% lead over the NVIDIA Tesla M60, while being 0.6% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile.

Q: What are the best and worst frame rates recorded for this system?

A: The highest average frame rate is 146.8 FPS at 1920x1080 with Low settings. The lowest average is 38.4 FPS at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, which represents a dramatic drop from the best-case scenario.

Q: How much of a performance gap exists between the Low and Ultra presets at 4K?

A: At 3840x2160, the average frame rate falls from 72.7 FPS on Low to 38.4 FPS on Ultra, a reduction of 34.3 FPS, which indicates that the Ultra preset imposes a significant load on the GPU.

Q: Does the system maintain playable frame rates at 1440p across all settings?

A: Yes, benchmark results show that all settings at 2560x1440 produce average frame rates above 60 FPS, with the Ultra preset delivering 63.3 FPS and the High preset reaching 69.1 FPS.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 serves as the central component in this system’s rendering pipeline, featuring 8 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 128-bit bus with a bandwidth of 448.0 GB/s. The GPU operates at a base clock of 2280 MHz with a boost clock of 2497 MHz, and its memory runs at an effective speed of 28 Gbps. This configuration of memory size and bandwidth is directly relevant to Control’s results, as the game’s texture streaming and particle effects can place substantial demands on video memory at higher resolutions and settings.

The GPU’s architecture, Blackwell 2.0, built on a 5 nm process at TSMC, provides 3840 shading units, 120 TMUs, and 48 ROPs. The compute capabilities are substantial, with an FP32 throughput of 19.18 TFLOPS and a texture rate of 299.6 GTexel/s. These specifications translate into the measured performance, where the GPU becomes the bottleneck when settings are raised. The pattern in the data shows that at any given resolution, the leap from Low to Medium settings incurs a moderate cost, but the jump from High to Ultra is particularly punishing, suggesting that Ultra enables effects that heavily tax the shading units and memory subsystem.

The RTX 5060’s 30 RT cores and 120 tensor cores are relevant for Control’s advanced rendering features, though the measured data reflects traditional rasterization performance. The GPU’s 145 W TDP and dual-slot design indicate a power envelope that allows for sustained boost clocks, which is consistent with the frame rates observed across the benchmark suite. The 448.0 GB/s memory bandwidth proves adequate for 1080p and 1440p workloads but begins to show limitations at 4K, particularly when the Ultra preset demands more data throughput than the 8 GB frame buffer can efficiently manage.

Resolution Scaling

The benchmark results reveal a pronounced scaling pattern as resolution increases from 1920x1080 to 3840x2160. At High settings, the average frame rate drops from 97.1 FPS at 1080p to 69.1 FPS at 1440p, and then to 47.9 FPS at 4K. This represents a 30% decrease when moving from 1080p to 1440p and a further 31% decrease from 1440p to 4K, showing that the GPU’s rendering load scales nearly linearly with pixel count.

The Low settings preset shows a similar trend but with higher absolute values: 146.8 FPS at 1080p, 112 FPS at 1440p, and 72.7 FPS at 4K. The scaling from 1440p to 4K at Low settings is a 35% drop, which is more severe than the High preset’s drop, indicating that even when the GPU is less burdened by shading complexity, the sheer pixel throughput at 4K becomes a limiting factor. This behavior suggests that the RTX 5060’s memory bandwidth and pixel rate are the constraining resources at 4K, rather than raw compute power.

The Medium preset follows the expected pattern with 108 FPS at 1080p, 78.2 FPS at 1440p, and 53.3 FPS at 4K. The Ultra preset shows the steepest decline, falling from 84.1 FPS at 1080p to 63.3 FPS at 1440p and 38.4 FPS at 4K. The fact that Ultra at 1080p produces higher frame rates than High at 4K (84.1 vs 47.9 FPS) confirms that resolution scaling has a more substantial impact on performance than the settings preset, which indicates the GPU is the primary bottleneck in this configuration rather than the CPU.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Intel Core i5-13400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 achieves a rank of 803 out of 1636 tested combinations in Control, placing it in the 49th percentile of all tested systems. This ranking is consistent with the component-level benchmark scores, where the CPU sits in the 82nd percentile against all CPUs and the GPU in the 73rd percentile against all GPUs. The combo’s mid-pack ranking reflects a balanced pairing where neither component dramatically outperforms the other.

The CPU’s performance in synthetic tests shows it is well-matched with the GPU. The i5-13400F’s average score of 25236 is nearly identical to its four nearest rivals, with deltas ranging from -0.5% to 0.5%, indicating that the processor is not a differentiator in this system. Similarly, the RTX 5060’s score of 30109 is within 0.6% of its nearest competitors, suggesting the GPU selection has a more meaningful impact on the final ranking than the CPU.

Within the context of Control specifically, the combo’s rank of 803 suggests that many other combinations deliver higher frame rates, particularly those with more powerful GPUs. The measured FPS data shows that the system is capable of exceeding 60 FPS at 1440p with all settings, but at 4K it only achieves 60+ FPS on the Low preset. This places the combo in a position where it is suitable for high-refresh 1080p gaming and smooth 1440p gameplay, but it falls short of the performance needed for 4K at higher quality settings.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system delivers its strongest results across all settings. The Low preset achieves an average of 146.8 FPS, providing a substantial headroom for high-refresh-rate monitors. The Medium preset produces 108 FPS, while the High preset reaches 97.1 FPS. The Ultra preset, while the most demanding at this resolution, still yields a solid 84.1 FPS average, making it viable for competitive play or visually rich scenes.

Moving to 2560x1440, the performance remains respectable but shows the expected decline. The Low preset averages 112 FPS, which is still far above the 60 FPS threshold. The Medium preset records 78.2 FPS, and the High preset delivers 69.1 FPS. The Ultra preset at 63.3 FPS narrowly maintains a smooth experience, though it leaves less margin for demanding scenes with heavy physics or particle effects.

At 3840x2160, the system’s limitations become apparent. The Low preset averages 72.7 FPS, which is playable but requires significant quality compromises. The Medium preset drops to 53.3 FPS, the High preset to 47.9 FPS, and the Ultra preset to 38.4 FPS. These figures demonstrate that 4K gaming with this combo is only feasible at the lowest settings, and even then, the frame rate is not consistently above 60 FPS. The data indicates that the RTX 5060’s 8 GB memory capacity and 448.0 GB/s bandwidth are insufficient for the demands of Control at 4K with higher presets, making 1440p the practical ceiling for this combination.