Control

The combination of the Intel Core i5-14400F and AMD Radeon RX 580 produces a specific performance profile in Control, an Action Adventure title released on 2019-08-26. The measured FPS data across three resolutions and four quality presets reveals a system that is heavily GPU-bound, with the CPU's strong multi-threaded capabilities rarely becoming the limiting factor. This analysis walks through the resolution scaling, settings recommendations, CPU and GPU roles, and the combo's overall rank among tested configurations.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS values show a clear pattern: as resolution increases, frame rates drop substantially across all settings. At Low settings, the average FPS falls from 63.5 at 1920x1080 to 49.3 at 2560x1440 and further to 29.3 at 3840x2160. The same trend appears at Medium, where the averages are 47.7, 36, and 23 respectively. High settings yield 41.8 at 1080p, 27.8 at 1440p, and 21.4 at 4K. Ultra settings produce 35 at 1080p, 25.3 at 1440p, and 20 at 4K. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is significant, but the decline from 1440p to 4K is even more pronounced, particularly at Low settings where the frame rate nearly halves. This scaling behavior indicates that the GPU is the primary constraint: the CPU's performance does not change with resolution, yet the FPS drops sharply, which is characteristic of a graphics-limited workload. At 4K, even the lowest preset only reaches 29.3 FPS, suggesting that the RX 580 cannot handle the pixel count of 3840x2160 in this title. The spread between Low and Ultra also narrows as resolution increases: at 1080p, the difference between 63.5 and 35 is large, but at 4K, the gap between 29.3 and 20 is much smaller. This compression of settings impact at higher resolutions further confirms that the GPU is saturated, leaving little headroom for quality adjustments.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured rows, the only configuration that exceeds 60 FPS is 1920x1080 with Low settings, which averages 63.5 FPS. All other combinations fall below 50 FPS. At 1080p, Medium yields 47.7, High 41.8, and Ultra 35. At 1440p, Low is 49.3, Medium 36, High 27.8, and Ultra 25.3. At 4K, the highest average is 29.3 at Low, with all other presets below 24. The data suggests that for a smooth frame rate, 1080p Low is the only viable option. If visual fidelity is prioritized, 1080p Medium or High may be acceptable, but the frame rate drops to 47.7 or 41.8, which is below the 60 FPS threshold. At 1440p, even Low does not reach 50 FPS, so users targeting higher resolutions would need to accept sub-50 performance. The 4K resolution is not practical for this combo, as even the lowest preset fails to reach 30 FPS. The measured averages indicate that the best experience, in terms of frame rate, is achieved at 1080p Low, while higher settings or resolutions require a trade-off in smoothness.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-14400F is a 10-core, 16-thread processor with a base clock of 2.50 GHz and a boost clock of 4.70 GHz. Its cache hierarchy includes 80 KB of L1 per core, 1.25 MB of L2 per core, and 20 MB of shared L3. The CPU's benchmark scores are strong: Cinebench R23 multi-core reaches 21914, single-core 3093; Geekbench multi-core 11209, single-core 2333; and Passmark multithread 25783 with a single-thread score of 3723. The CPU sits at the 88th percentile among all tested processors, and its nearest rivals include the Intel Core i7-12800H (avg score 32513, delta 0%), AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645 (32446, delta 0.2%), AMD Ryzen 7 250 (32584, delta -0.2%), and Intel Core i7-13705H (32586, delta -0.2%). In Control, the CPU's role appears secondary. The FPS scaling with resolution and settings is typical of a GPU-bound scenario; if the CPU were the bottleneck, frame rates would remain relatively constant across resolutions. Since the FPS drops sharply from 1080p to 4K, the CPU is not limiting the system. The high single-thread performance (Cinebench R23 single 3093) is sufficient for game logic, and the 10 cores and 16 threads provide ample headroom for background tasks. The fact that 1080p Low achieves 63.5 FPS, the highest measured value, indicates that the CPU can feed the GPU at that level. The CPU's 65W TDP and 10nm process also suggest efficient operation, but the benchmark data does not show any CPU-related bottlenecks in this title.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo ranks 1510th out of 1636 tested combinations in Control. This places it near the bottom of the database, reflecting the GPU's limitations in this demanding title. The CPU's high percentile (88) does not compensate for the GPU's mid-range standing (53rd percentile). The RX 580's average benchmark score is 13559, with nearest rivals including the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 (13564, delta 0%), GTX 950 (13549, delta 0.1%), AMD Radeon Pro 455 (13416, delta 1.1%), and NVIDIA P106-090 (13716, delta -1.1%). The combo's rank is consistent with the measured FPS: at 1080p, only Low reaches a playable frame rate, and at higher resolutions, performance falls below 30 FPS. The rank of 1510 out of 1636 indicates that many other combinations deliver better performance in Control, likely due to more powerful GPUs. The CPU's strong multi-threaded scores (Cinebench R23 multi 21914) are irrelevant to the game's frame rate, as the GPU is the limiting factor. This ranking underscores the importance of GPU selection for Control, even when paired with a capable processor.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 580 is built on the Polaris 20 chip with GCN 4.0 architecture, featuring 2304 shading units, 144 texture mapping units, and 32 ROPs. Its base clock is 1257 MHz with a boost of 1340 MHz, and it has 8 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus, providing 256.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The GPU's compute performance is 6.175 TFLOPS FP32, and its texture rate is 193.0 GTexel/s. Benchmark results show a Passmark G3D score of 8813, a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 1005, and a Geekbench Vulkan score of 45173. The GPU sits at the 53rd percentile among all GPUs, indicating mid-range performance. In Control, the GPU is clearly the bottleneck. The measured FPS at 1080p Low is 63.5, but at 1080p Ultra it drops to 35, and at 4K even Low only reaches 29.3. The 8 GB VRAM may be sufficient for 1080p, but at 4K, the game's memory demands likely exceed the available capacity, contributing to the low frame rates. The GPU's modest compute and texture rates are stressed by Control's visual effects, which include physics-based destruction and complex lighting. The fact that the FPS drops significantly with resolution and settings confirms that the GPU's processing power is the limiting factor. The RX 580's end-of-life status and 14nm process also indicate its age, but the data shows that it cannot handle Control at high resolutions or quality presets.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The following table lists all measured average FPS values for the Intel Core i5-14400F and AMD Radeon RX 580 combination in Control.

| Resolution | Settings | Avg FPS |

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

| 3840x2160 | High | 21.4 |

| 3840x2160 | Low | 29.3 |

| 3840x2160 | Medium | 23.0 |

| 3840x2160 | Ultra | 20.0 |

| 2560x1440 | High | 27.8 |

| 2560x1440 | Low | 49.3 |

| 2560x1440 | Medium | 36.0 |

| 2560x1440 | Ultra | 25.3 |

| 1920x1080 | High | 41.8 |

| 1920x1080 | Low | 63.5 |

| 1920x1080 | Medium | 47.7 |

| 1920x1080 | Ultra | 35.0 |

At 1920x1080, the range spans from 35 FPS at Ultra to 63.5 at Low, with Medium and High in between. The 1440p results show a similar pattern but with lower absolute values: Low is 49.3, Medium 36, High 27.8, and Ultra 25.3. At 4K, all presets fall below 30 FPS, with Low at 29.3, Medium 23, High 21.4, and Ultra 20. The data reveals that the RX 580 can deliver a playable frame rate only at 1080p Low, and even then, it barely exceeds 60 FPS. The CPU's strong performance does not translate into higher frame rates because the GPU is the limiting component. The combo's rank of 1510 out of 1636 reflects this limitation, placing it in the lower tier of tested configurations for Control.