Dave The Diver

Intel Core i5-11400F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER delivers a remarkably smooth experience in Dave The Diver, with benchmark results showing that this combination handles the game’s 2D pixel-art presentation with substantial headroom across all tested resolutions. The data places this combo at rank 2150 out of 3710 tested combinations, indicating a solidly mid-pack performance tier that still manages to push frame rates well beyond typical display refresh rates. The Core i5-11400F, built on Intel’s 14nm Rocket Lake architecture with 6 cores and 12 threads, operates at a base clock of 2.60 GHz and boosts to 4.40 GHz, providing the kind of single-threaded responsiveness that this adventure title appears to favor. With a 65W TDP and 12 MB of shared L3 cache, this CPU sits at the 71st percentile against all processors, and its nearest rivals include the AMD EPYC 7H12, Intel Core i5-12450H, AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 8300G, and Intel Core Ultra 7 164U, with score deltas of just 0.3%, -0.4%, -0.6%, and 0.6% respectively, placing it in an extremely tight performance band.

CPU Role — cores, clocks, and how they relate to this game's results

The Intel Core i5-11400F’s contribution to Dave The Diver’s performance is best understood through its multi-threaded and single-threaded benchmark results. The CPU achieves a 3DMark single-thread score of 868 and a 3DMark 2-thread score of 1691, while its multi-threaded scores scale to 5619 in the 16-thread test and 5652 in the max-thread test, suggesting that the game’s workload does not require the full 12 threads to achieve optimal frame pacing. Cinebench R23 results reinforce this picture, with a single-core score of 2024 and multi-core score of 14340, showing a 7.1x scaling factor that indicates strong parallel efficiency but also that the game likely depends more heavily on the CPU’s peak single-core boost of 4.40 GHz.

The 14nm process node and 276 mm² die size contribute to the CPU’s 51.2 GB/s memory bandwidth over a dual-channel DDR4 interface, which proves sufficient for feeding the GPU in this context. In Dave The Diver, where the visual style is stylized and 2D-oriented, the CPU’s cache hierarchy—80 KB L1 per core, 512 KB L2 per core, and 12 MB shared L3—provides enough on-die storage for the game’s asset streaming and physics calculations. The PassMark single-thread score of 2981 and the Geekbench single-core score of 1777 both place this chip in a position where it can comfortably drive frame rates above 100 FPS even at 1440p, as evidenced by the measured results. The CPU’s percentile ranking at 71% of all processors, combined with its nearest rival deltas of less than 1%, shows that this is a mainstream part that neither bottlenecks nor over-delivers in a way that would skew the FPS data.

How This Combo Ranks — use comboRankInGame vs other tested combos

The combination of Intel Core i5-11400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER ranks 2150 out of 3710 tested combos in Dave The Diver, positioning it in the 58th percentile of all tested configurations. This placement suggests that while the combo is not at the top tier, it significantly outperforms a large portion of the field, with the measured FPS data confirming that it delivers playable or better performance at every resolution and settings level tested. The rank is particularly telling because Dave The Diver is not a graphically demanding title by modern standards, so the bottleneck shifts more toward CPU capability at high frame rates, where the i5-11400F’s 4.40 GHz boost clock proves adequate.

When compared to the GPU’s own standing, the RTX 2070 SUPER sits at the 65th percentile of all GPUs with an average benchmark score of 20282, while its nearest rivals—NVIDIA Quadro M4000M, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile, Intel Arc B570, and Intel Arc A750—show delta percentages of -1%, -1.2%, -1.3%, and -1.5% respectively. This means the graphics card is performing within a narrow performance envelope of those alternatives, and the combo rank reflects that this mid-range pairing is well-matched for the game’s requirements. The data shows that the combo’s rank is not limited by either component individually, but rather represents a balanced system that achieves its position through the interaction of the CPU’s strong single-thread performance and the GPU’s solid rasterization capabilities.

FAQ — 4-6 Q&A pairs answerable from FACT PACK data

Q: What is the maximum average FPS achievable with this combo at 1080p?

A: The highest recorded average FPS for this combination is 215 FPS at 1920x1080 with Low settings, while the Ultra preset still delivers 142 FPS at the same resolution, showing that even the most demanding settings maintain high frame rates.

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

A: The Intel Core i5-11400F has an average benchmark score of 17177, which is 0.3% higher than the AMD EPYC 7H12’s 17120 score, and 0.4% lower than the Intel Core i5-12450H’s 17239 score, placing it in a dead heat with these alternatives.

Q: What is the lowest FPS recorded in the measured data?

A: The lowest minimum FPS recorded is 77 FPS at 3840x2160 with Medium settings, where the average is 91 FPS and the maximum is 104 FPS, indicating that 4K gaming remains viable with this combo.

Q: Does the RTX 2070 SUPER’s 8 GB VRAM become a limiting factor at any resolution?

A: The measured results show no signs of VRAM-related stutters or frame drops, as even the most demanding 4K Ultra preset achieves an average of 72 FPS, suggesting that 8 GB of GDDR6 memory is sufficient for this game’s texture loads.

Q: How does the combo rank compare to the total number of tested configurations?

A: This combo ranks 2150 out of 3710 total tested combos, which places it in the upper 42% of all configurations, meaning it outperforms the majority of systems tested for this game.

Q: What is the frame rate difference between Low and Ultra settings at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, the Low preset delivers 162 FPS average, while the Ultra preset delivers 107 FPS average, representing a 55 FPS drop that shows the impact of higher graphical fidelity settings.

Measured FPS Breakdown — resolution by resolution, settings by settings, exact numbers

At 1920x1080, the data reveals a clear progression across settings. The Low preset achieves 215 FPS average, Medium reaches 180 FPS average with a minimum of 153 FPS and maximum of 207 FPS, High delivers 161 FPS average, and Ultra rounds out the resolution at 142 FPS average. The 73 FPS spread between Low and Ultra settings at 1080p demonstrates that the GPU has substantial headroom, and even the most demanding preset stays well above the 144 Hz refresh rate that many monitors offer.

Moving to 2560x1440, the performance scales down predictably but remains impressive. Low settings produce 162 FPS average, Medium delivers 135 FPS average with minimum and maximum readings of 115 and 156 FPS respectively, High achieves 121 FPS average, and Ultra drops to 107 FPS average. The 55 FPS difference between Low and Ultra at 1440p is consistent with the 1080p results, indicating that resolution scaling does not disproportionately affect the GPU’s performance in this title. At 3840x2160, the results show that 4K gaming is entirely playable: Low settings yield 108 FPS average, Medium delivers 91 FPS average with a minimum of 77 FPS and maximum of 104 FPS, High achieves 81 FPS average, and Ultra still manages 72 FPS average. The 36 FPS gap between Low and Ultra at 4K is smaller than at lower resolutions, suggesting that the CPU begins to play a more significant role in maintaining frame rates at higher pixel counts.

GPU Role — VRAM, clocks, and how they relate to this game's results

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER, based on the TU104 chip on TSMC’s 12nm process, operates at a base clock of 1605 MHz and boosts to 1770 MHz, with memory running at 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective). The 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus provides 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth, which is more than sufficient for Dave The Diver’s 2D visual assets, as evidenced by the absence of any memory-related performance dips in the measured data. The GPU’s 2560 shading units, 160 TMUs, and 64 ROPs deliver a pixel rate of 113.3 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 283.2 GTexel/s, which explains why even 4K Ultra settings maintain an average of 72 FPS.

The RTX 2070 SUPER’s FP32 performance of 9.062 TFLOPS and its DirectX 12 Ultimate support (12_2) ensure compatibility with modern rendering features, though Dave The Diver’s art style does not heavily stress these capabilities. The GPU’s 215W TDP and 550W suggested PSU requirement indicate that this card has ample power headroom for sustained loads, and its position at the 65th percentile of all GPUs with an average benchmark score of 20282 confirms that it is a capable mid-range performer. The nearest rival data shows the RTX 2070 SUPER is within 1.5% of the Intel Arc A750 and 1% of the NVIDIA Quadro M4000M, meaning that its performance in this game is representative of its broader benchmark standing.

Settings Recommendations — which preset gives the best experience per the measured rows

Based on the measured FPS data, the High preset at 2560x1440 offers the best balance of visual quality and performance, delivering 121 FPS average with no recorded minimum below 115 FPS (from the Medium preset’s data). This combination provides a smooth experience that exceeds 120 Hz refresh rates while maintaining the higher fidelity of the High preset over Medium. For users with 1080p displays, the Ultra preset at 142 FPS average is the recommended choice, as it delivers the full visual experience while still maintaining frame rates that exceed 144 Hz, making it ideal for high-refresh-rate monitors.

At 4K, the Medium preset emerges as the most sensible recommendation, with an average of 91 FPS and a minimum of 77 FPS that stays above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay. The jump from Medium to High at 4K costs 10 FPS (from 91 to 81 FPS average), which may not justify the marginal visual improvement given the game’s stylized aesthetic. For competitive play or maximum frame rates, the Low preset at 1080p yields 215 FPS average, but this is likely unnecessary given that even Ultra at 1080p achieves 142 FPS. The data suggests that the sweet spot for this combo is High settings at 1440p, which provides a 121 FPS average that balances fidelity and smoothness without pushing the GPU to its limits.

Resolution Scaling — how FPS drops from 1080p to 4K and what it says about the limiting component

The measured FPS data shows a consistent pattern of performance degradation as resolution increases. At Low settings, the average FPS drops from 215 at 1080p to 162 at 1440p (a 24.7% decrease) and then to 108 at 4K (a 33.3% decrease from 1440p). This scaling pattern indicates that the GPU is the primary limiting factor at higher resolutions, as the CPU’s workload remains relatively constant regardless of pixel count. The total drop from 1080p Low to 4K Low is 107 FPS, representing a 49.8% reduction in frame rate.

At Ultra settings, the scaling is less severe in percentage terms: 142 FPS at 1080p drops to 107 FPS at 1440p (a 24.6% decrease) and then to 72 FPS at 4K (a 32.7% decrease from 1440p). The total reduction of 70 FPS from 1080p Ultra to 4K Ultra represents a 49.3% decrease, nearly identical to the Low settings scaling. This consistency suggests that the performance bottleneck shifts more toward the GPU as resolution increases, but the CPU remains capable of keeping up with the demands of the game at all tested resolutions. The fact that the FPS drop from 1080p to 1440p is proportionally similar to the drop from 1440p to 4K indicates that the RTX 2070 SUPER scales predictably with pixel count, and the i5-11400F’s 4.40 GHz boost clock provides enough headroom to avoid becoming a limiting factor even at 4K Ultra, where the 72 FPS average still demonstrates that the combo is not CPU-bound.