Dave The Diver

The Intel Core i5-13400F paired with the AMD Radeon RX 7600 delivers a smooth experience in Dave The Diver, a game that is clearly more dependent on the GPU than on the CPU given the frame rate scaling across resolutions. The combination ranks in the 69th percentile of tested configurations, placing it in the upper tier for this title.

FAQ

*Q: What is the overall ranking of this CPU/GPU combination in Dave The Diver?*

A: This combo ranks 1123rd out of 1626 tested combinations, which places it in the top 31% of all systems benchmarked for this game.

Q: How does the Intel Core i5-13400F compare to its nearest CPU rivals?

A: The i5-13400F has an average benchmark score of 25236, which is nearly identical to the Intel Core i7-13620H (25201, 0.1% faster) and the AMD EPYC 9474F (25103, 0.5% slower). It sits just 0.5% behind the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D (25365) in average score.

Q: What is the performance difference between the RX 7600 and its closest GPU competitors?

A: The RX 7600's average benchmark score is 20258. It is 0.6% slower than the RX 7600 XT (20146) and 0.8% slower than the RX 460 (20088), but it outperforms the RTX 3070 Mobile (20534) by 1.3% and the Intel Arc B570 (20556) by 1.5% in average score.

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

A: At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the system achieves an average of 196.2 FPS. This is the highest average frame rate recorded across all tested settings and resolutions.

*Q: Can this system handle 4K gaming in Dave The Diver?*

A: Yes. At 3840x2160 with High settings, the combo produces an average of 74.3 FPS. Even with Ultra settings at 4K, it maintains an average of 69 FPS, which is playable.

Q: What is the CPU's multi-threaded performance capability?

A: The i5-13400F scores 21279 in Cinebench R23 multi-core and 7314 in 3DMark's 16-thread test. Its Passmark multithread score is 25032, and it achieves 25236 in its average benchmark score.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 7600 is the primary driver of frame rates in Dave The Diver. Its role is defined by its 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, providing 288.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The GPU's boost clock of 2655 MHz and game clock of 2250 MHz are the active frequencies during typical gameplay, with a base clock of 1720 MHz for idle or less demanding scenes. The 2048 shading units and 64 ROPs handle the rasterization workload, achieving a pixel rate of 169.9 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 339.8 GTexel/s.

The data shows that the GPU's performance ceiling is not being hit at lower resolutions. At 1080p Low, the system reaches 196.2 FPS, but the frame rate difference between 1080p and 1440p at the same Low settings is a drop of 50.8 FPS (from 196.2 to 145.4). This suggests that at 1080p, the CPU is capable of feeding the GPU enough data to saturate it, but the GPU is still the limiting factor when moving to higher resolutions. The GPU's FP32 performance of 21.75 TFLOPS is more than sufficient for this title, as evidenced by the fact that even the most demanding preset, Ultra, yields over 100 FPS at 1440p.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate scaling from 1080p to 4K clearly identifies the GPU as the bottleneck in this configuration. At High settings, the average frame rate drops from 144.7 FPS at 1080p to 108.6 FPS at 1440p, a 24.9% reduction. Moving from 1440p to 4K High, the frame rate falls further to 74.3 FPS, a 31.6% drop. This pattern is consistent across all settings presets.

Examining the Low settings preset reveals the most dramatic scaling. At 1080p Low, the system produces 196.2 FPS. At 1440p Low, it drops to 145.4 FPS. At 4K Low, it falls to 98.2 FPS. The total reduction from 1080p to 4K at Low settings is 98 FPS, which represents a 50% decrease in performance. This heavy scaling indicates that the GPU is being pushed to its limits as pixel count increases, while the CPU's 10 cores and 16 threads are not the limiting factor, since the i5-13400F has a boost clock of 4.60 GHz and a Passmark single-thread score of 3634.

The scaling behavior suggests that Dave The Diver is not a CPU-intensive title for this processor. Even at 4K Ultra, the system maintains an average of 69 FPS, which reflects the GPU's capability, but the consistent frame rate drops with each resolution increase confirm that the RX 7600's 8 GB VRAM and 288.0 GB/s bandwidth are the performance boundary.

How This Combo Ranks

This specific combination of the Intel Core i5-13400F and AMD Radeon RX 7600 is ranked 1123rd out of 1626 total tested combos in Dave The Diver. This places the system in the 69th percentile, meaning it outperforms roughly 69% of all other configurations tested. The ranking is a reflection of the balanced pairing: the CPU is not holding back the GPU, and the GPU is capable of delivering high frame rates at all resolutions tested.

The CPU's performance percentile of 82 (vs. all CPUs) indicates that the i5-13400F is a high-performing processor in general, and its nearest rivals — the i7-13620H, Ryzen 5 5600X3D, EPYC 9474F, and Ryzen AI 5 PRO 340 — all have average scores within 0.5% of each other. This shows that the CPU is in a performance tier where small differences are negligible.

The GPU's percentile of 63 (vs. all GPUs) is lower than the CPU's, which means the GPU is the weaker link in this pairing. The RX 7600's nearest rivals all have average scores within 1.5% of each other, indicating a tightly clustered performance group. The fact that the combo ranks in the 69th percentile for the game, while the GPU is in the 63rd percentile overall, suggests that the game is not heavily GPU-bound at all settings, allowing the CPU to contribute positively to the overall ranking.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured data provides a complete picture of performance across three resolutions and four settings presets. At 1920x1080, the system delivers an average of 129.9 FPS on Ultra, 144.7 FPS on High, 163.4 FPS on Medium, and 196.2 FPS on Low. The spread between Ultra and Low at 1080p is 66.3 FPS, showing that the settings presets have a significant impact on frame rate.

Moving to 2560x1440, the averages are 101.2 FPS on Ultra, 108.6 FPS on High, 125.4 FPS on Medium, and 145.4 FPS on Low. The gap between Ultra and Low narrows slightly to 44.2 FPS, indicating that the GPU is becoming more of a limiting factor as resolution increases.

At 3840x2160, the averages are 69 FPS on Ultra, 74.3 FPS on High, 81.9 FPS on Medium, and 98.2 FPS on Low. The difference between Ultra and Low at 4K is 29.2 FPS, which is the smallest spread across all resolutions. This demonstrates that at 4K, the GPU is the dominant constraint, and the settings presets have less influence on performance than they do at lower resolutions.

The data shows that the system is capable of maintaining above 60 FPS at all settings and resolutions tested, with the lowest recorded average being 69 FPS at 4K Ultra. This is a solid performance profile for a game of this genre.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured frame rates, the High preset offers the best balance of visual quality and performance for most users. At 1080p High, the system achieves 144.7 FPS, which is an excellent frame rate for any display. At 1440p High, the average is 108.6 FPS, which is still very smooth. Even at 4K High, the system maintains 74.3 FPS, which is comfortably above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay.

For users with high refresh rate 1080p monitors, the Medium preset at 1080p delivers 163.4 FPS, which provides a significant boost over High without a substantial visual sacrifice. The Low preset at 1080p yields 196.2 FPS, which is the maximum frame rate recorded, but the visual downgrade may not be worth the extra 32.8 FPS over Medium.

For 4K users, the Medium preset at 81.9 FPS is a strong recommendation, as it provides a meaningful improvement over High (74.3 FPS) while remaining at a high frame rate. The Ultra preset at 4K produces 69 FPS, which is playable, but the 12.9 FPS gain from Medium to Ultra is not worth the potential visual artifacts or stability concerns. The data indicates that the High preset is the sweet spot for this combination, offering over 100 FPS at 1440p and a solid 74.3 FPS at 4K, ensuring a consistent experience across all resolutions.