Control

The Intel Core i7-14700KF paired with the AMD Radeon RX 6600 represents a distinct asymmetry in Control, a 2019 Action Adventure title. The CPU is a 20-core, 28-thread Raptor Lake-R part with a base clock of 3.40 GHz and a boost clock of 5.60 GHz, placing it in the top percentile of processors. Its benchmark scores reflect this dominance: it achieves 44,557 in Cinebench R23 multi-core and 6,290 in single-core. However, this compute capacity is largely latent in Control, as the game’s performance is heavily dictated by the GPU. The CPU’s role here is to ensure the frame pacing remains stable, but the data indicates that the Radeon RX 6600 becomes the limiting factor well before the i7-14700KF’s headroom is exhausted. The CPU’s 33 MB of shared L3 cache and dual-channel memory support provide sufficient bandwidth for the GPU to operate without starvation, yet the measured FPS figures show that the bottleneck is firmly on the graphics side.

How This Combo Ranks

Within the database of tested combinations, this pairing ranks 1313 out of 1636 combos in Control. This places it in the lower third of all tested systems, which is a telling statistic given the strength of the CPU. The ranking suggests that while the i7-14700KF is a top-tier processor—sitting at the 96th percentile against all CPUs—the RX 6600’s performance ceiling drags the overall combo down. The GPU itself is at the 69th percentile against all GPUs, and its nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon 890M (deltaPct 0) and the AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP (deltaPct -0.2), indicating it is a mid-range part. In contrast, the CPU’s nearest rivals are the Intel Core i7-14700K (deltaPct 0) and the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X (deltaPct -0.4), showing it competes with flagship silicon. This mismatch means the combo’s rank is a reflection of the GPU’s limitations rather than any CPU deficiency. The data shows that pairing a 96th-percentile CPU with a 69th-percentile GPU yields a system that struggles to break into the upper echelons of Control’s performance charts.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS scaling across resolutions reveals a classic GPU-bound scenario. At 1080p with High settings, the combo delivers 68.1 FPS, but at 1440p this drops to 52.9 FPS, and at 4K it plummets to 32.8 FPS. This represents a 51.8% reduction in frame rate from 1080p to 4K. The pattern is consistent across settings: at Low, the 1080p result is 106.8 FPS, falling to 84.7 FPS at 1440p and 57.7 FPS at 4K. The scaling from 1440p to 4K shows a sharper decline than from 1080p to 1440p, which is characteristic of a GPU hitting its memory bandwidth and compute limits. The RX 6600 has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, providing 224.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The data suggests that at 4K, the GPU is saturated, as even the jump from Medium (40.6 FPS) to Low (57.7 FPS) at 4K yields a significant 42.1% improvement, indicating that the GPU is struggling to maintain pixel throughput. The CPU’s role in this scaling is minimal; its benchmark scores suggest it could handle far higher frame rates, but the GPU’s 8.928 TFLOPS of FP32 performance is the constraining factor.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data provides a granular view of the combo’s capabilities. At 1920x1080, the results are playable across all settings: Low delivers 106.8 FPS, Medium 79.6 FPS, High 68.1 FPS, and Ultra 58.5 FPS. This shows a 45% performance drop from Low to Ultra, which is expected as the game’s visual effects scale. At 2560x1440, the frame rates become more strained: Low hits 84.7 FPS, Medium 57.7 FPS, High 52.9 FPS, and Ultra 47.2 FPS. The gap between Medium and High at 1440p is narrow—only 8.3%—suggesting that the GPU is beginning to hit a compute wall. At 3840x2160, the results are borderline unplayable for smooth gameplay: Low achieves 57.7 FPS, Medium 40.6 FPS, High 32.8 FPS, and Ultra 27.6 FPS. The Ultra setting at 4K is particularly telling, as it falls below 30 FPS, making it unsuitable for action gameplay. The data indicates that this combo is best suited for 1080p gaming, where it can maintain high frame rates even at Ultra settings, while 1440p requires a compromise on settings to stay above 60 FPS.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 6600 is the definitive performance arbiter in this pairing. Its specifications—1792 shading units, 112 TMUs, and 64 ROPs—paint a picture of a mid-range part designed for 1080p gaming. The boost clock of 2491 MHz and game clock of 2044 MHz are respectable, but the 128-bit memory bus and 8 GB VRAM limit its high-resolution capabilities. In Control, the GPU’s 28 ray accelerators are present, but the game’s implementation of ray tracing is not heavily utilized in the measured settings, so the focus is on raw rasterization. The GPU’s nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon RX 6700M (deltaPct 0.2) and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti (deltaPct 0.5), which are all within 0.5% of its average benchmark score, indicating it is a tightly contested performance band. The RX 6600’s 69th percentile ranking against all GPUs confirms its position as a competent but not exceptional part. The measured FPS data shows that at 1080p High, it achieves 68.1 FPS, which is playable, but at 4K Ultra, it drops to 27.6 FPS, a 59.5% reduction. The GPU’s 224.0 GB/s memory bandwidth is likely the primary constraint at higher resolutions, as the data shows a steep decline in performance as pixel count increases. The GPU’s FP32 performance of 8.928 TFLOPS is adequate for 1080p but insufficient for 4K at high settings.