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# Control with Intel Core i5-14400F + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER — Benchmark Analysis

The Intel Core i5-14400F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER delivers a strong Control experience, with the data showing this combo ranks 186th out of 1,636 tested combinations. The measured frame rates indicate that this pairing is well-balanced for this title, with 1440p High settings hitting 107 FPS and 4K Ultra still playable at 64 FPS. The combination of a 10-core, 16-thread CPU with a 16 GB GDDR6X GPU creates a system that handles Control's demands across all resolution tiers, though the scaling patterns reveal where each component's influence is strongest.

FAQ

Q: What average frame rate does this combo achieve at 1080p Ultra settings?

A: The measured data shows 123.6 FPS average at 1920x1080 with Ultra settings. This is 21 FPS above the 1440p Ultra result and demonstrates that the system has substantial headroom at the lowest tested resolution.

Q: How does the CPU's multi-threaded performance compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The Core i5-14400F scores 25,783 in Passmark multithread, placing it in the 88th percentile of all CPUs. Its average benchmark score of 32,508 is within 0.2% of both the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645 and the Intel Core i7-12800H, showing performance parity with these competing parts.

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

A: At 3840x2160, the Low preset averages 118.6 FPS while Ultra drops to 64 FPS, a difference of 54.6 FPS. The Medium preset at 80.3 FPS and High at 76 FPS sit between these extremes.

Q: Does this GPU support modern API features relevant to Control?

A: Yes, the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), Vulkan 1.4, and OpenGL 4.6. The GPU also includes 66 ray tracing cores and 264 tensor cores, which are relevant for Control's visual effects.

Q: How does the GPU's compute performance compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The GPU scores 18,372 in Passmark GPU compute and 44.10 TFLOPS FP32 performance. Its average benchmark score of 48,704 places it 1.6% ahead of the NVIDIA RTX A2000 and 2% ahead of the NVIDIA RTX A1000 Mobile.

Q: What memory configuration does this GPU use?

A: The RTX 4070 Ti SUPER features 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus with 672.3 GB/s bandwidth. Memory clocks run at 1313 MHz with 21 Gbps effective speed.

Settings Recommendations

The data indicates that the High preset offers the best balance of visual quality and performance across all resolutions. At 1080p, High delivers 144.5 FPS, which is 21.5 FPS above the standard 60 FPS target and only 16 FPS below the Medium preset's 160 FPS. At 1440p, High hits 107 FPS, comfortably above the 60 FPS threshold while maintaining better visual fidelity than Medium's 122.1 FPS. Even at 4K, High produces 76 FPS, which remains smooth on most displays.

Ultra settings are viable for players prioritizing maximum visual quality, particularly at 1080p where 123.6 FPS is achieved. However, at 4K Ultra the frame rate drops to 64 FPS, which is right at the edge of smooth gameplay. The Low preset at 225.5 FPS (1080p) and 174.9 FPS (1440p) shows that the system has significant headroom for competitive play or high-refresh monitors, but the visual sacrifice is substantial. For most users, High at 1440p represents the sweet spot, delivering 107 FPS with strong image quality.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-14400F brings 10 cores and 16 threads to this pairing, with a base clock of 2.50 GHz and boost up to 4.70 GHz. This Raptor Lake-R architecture chip has a 20 MB shared L3 cache and supports dual-channel DDR4 or DDR5 memory. The CPU's single-core performance, evidenced by its 3,093 Cinebench R23 single-core score, is crucial for Control's game logic and physics calculations.

The CPU's 88th percentile ranking among all processors indicates it is well above average for gaming workloads. Its Passmark multithread score of 25,783 shows strong multi-core capabilities, which helps maintain consistent frame pacing when Control's physics simulation interacts with the GPU's rendering pipeline. The 10-core configuration with 16 threads provides enough parallelism to avoid bottlenecking the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER in most scenarios, particularly at lower resolutions where the GPU is less stressed.

Benchmark results show the CPU's average score of 32,508 is essentially tied with the Intel Core i7-12800H (32,513, 0% delta) and the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645 (32,446, 0.2% ahead). This places the 14400F in a performance tier where it can fully feed the GPU without becoming the limiting factor in Control.

How This Combo Ranks

This specific CPU-GPU combination ranks 186th out of 1,636 tested combos in Control, placing it in the top 11.4% of all configurations tested. This ranking reflects the balanced nature of the pairing, where neither component severely bottlenecks the other across the tested settings and resolutions.

The rank position suggests that this combo outperforms most alternative pairings, including many with higher-end CPUs or GPUs that may have less optimal balance. The combination's strength lies in the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER's substantial rendering power (86th percentile among GPUs) paired with a CPU that ranks in the 88th percentile. This near-equal percentile ranking between CPU and GPU creates a harmonious pairing that maximizes utilization of both components.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER is the primary driver of Control's visual output, featuring 8,448 shading units, 264 texture mapping units, and 96 ROPs. The GPU's 16 GB of GDDR6X memory with 672.3 GB/s bandwidth provides ample capacity and throughput for Control's texture-heavy environments. The boost clock of 2610 MHz, combined with 44.10 TFLOPS FP32 performance, delivers the raw compute needed for the game's particle effects and physics-based destruction.

The GPU's 86th percentile ranking among all graphics cards indicates strong overall performance. Its average benchmark score of 48,704 places it 1.6% ahead of the NVIDIA RTX A2000 and 2% ahead of the NVIDIA RTX A1000 Mobile, while sitting 0.7% behind the NVIDIA CMP 50HX. The Ada Lovelace architecture with 66 ray tracing cores supports Control's ray-traced reflections and shadows, though the measured FPS data predates any RT-specific settings.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its highest performance across all settings. The Low preset achieves 225.5 FPS average, while Medium reaches 160 FPS, High hits 144.5 FPS, and Ultra maintains 123.6 FPS. The 101.9 FPS spread between Low and Ultra demonstrates the GPU's scaling capability at this resolution.

Moving to 2560x1440, performance remains strong but shows expected declines. Low produces 174.9 FPS, Medium drops to 122.1 FPS, High delivers 107 FPS, and Ultra settles at 93.5 FPS. The 81.4 FPS range between settings indicates the GPU is still the primary performance driver at this resolution.

At 3840x2160, the system still maintains playable frame rates across all presets. Low achieves 118.6 FPS, Medium hits 80.3 FPS, High reaches 76 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 64 FPS. The 54.6 FPS difference between Low and Ultra at 4K shows the GPU becoming more stressed but still capable of smooth gameplay even at maximum settings.

Resolution Scaling

The data reveals consistent performance scaling from 1080p to 4K. At High settings, frame rates drop from 144.5 FPS at 1080p to 107 FPS at 1440p (a 37.5 FPS decrease) and further to 76 FPS at 4K (a 31 FPS decrease from 1440p). This translates to a 47.4% reduction from 1080p to 4K, indicating that the GPU is the primary limiting factor as resolution increases.

The Low preset shows even more dramatic scaling, with 225.5 FPS at 1080p dropping to 174.9 FPS at 1440p and 118.6 FPS at 4K. The 106.9 FPS total decrease from 1080p to 4K at Low settings represents a 47.4% reduction, similar to the High preset scaling. This consistent percentage drop across settings strongly suggests the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER's rendering pipeline is the bottleneck at higher resolutions, while the Core i5-14400F maintains sufficient frame delivery even at 1080p where CPU load is typically highest.

The scaling pattern indicates that at 1080p, the system has headroom in both CPU and GPU, allowing the Low preset to reach 225.5 FPS. As resolution increases to 4K, the GPU's workload grows proportionally, causing frame rates to compress toward the 64-118.6 FPS range depending on settings. This behavior confirms that the 14400F provides adequate CPU performance without constraining the GPU across all tested configurations.