Doom

FAQ

Q: What is the average frame rate for this combo at 1080p with Ultra settings?

A: The Intel Core i5-14600K paired with the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 delivers an average of 95 FPS at 1920x1080 on Ultra settings. This is the lowest average among the four settings presets at this resolution, while Low settings reach 158 FPS.

Q: How does the GTX 1070's benchmark score compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The GTX 1070 has an average benchmark score of 9780, placing it at the 47th percentile among all GPUs. Its closest rival, the AMD FirePro W5000, scores 9803, which is 0.2% higher. The NVIDIA Quadro M2000M scores 9832 (0.5% higher), while the Tesla M10 and Tesla C2070 score 9724 and 9716 respectively, both slightly lower.

Q: What is the combo's rank among all tested CPU-GPU combinations for Doom?

A: This specific combination ranks 3068 out of 3712 tested combos in Doom. This places it in the lower portion of the ranking, reflecting the GTX 1070's mid-range position (47th percentile) relative to the CPU's much stronger standing (90th percentile among all CPUs).

Q: Does the i5-14600K's benchmark performance exceed or trail its nearest rivals?

A: The i5-14600K has an average benchmark score of 48618, which is 0.2% lower than the Intel Xeon Gold 5318H (48698) and 0.8% lower than the Intel Core Ultra 5 245 (48995). It outperforms the AMD EPYC 4345P by 0.3% and the Intel Core Ultra 5 245HX by 0.7%.

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

A: At 2560x1440, Low settings produce an average of 102 FPS, while Ultra settings drop to 61 FPS. This represents a 40% reduction in average frame rate when moving from the lowest to the highest quality preset at this resolution.

Q: What memory configuration does the GTX 1070 use, and what is its bandwidth?

A: The GTX 1070 features 8 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus, providing a bandwidth of 256.3 GB/s. The memory clock runs at 2002 MHz with 8 Gbps effective speed.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070, built on the Pascal architecture with the GP104 chip, is the primary determinant of frame rates in Doom for this combo. Its 8 GB of GDDR5 memory with 256.3 GB/s bandwidth provides sufficient capacity and throughput for the game's textures and geometry at the tested resolutions. The GPU's base clock of 1506 MHz and boost clock of 1683 MHz drive its 1920 shading units, 120 texture mapping units, and 64 ROPs to produce the measured results.

The GTX 1070's 47th percentile ranking among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 9780, places it squarely in the mid-range tier. Its nearest competitors are the AMD FirePro W5000 (9803, 0.2% higher) and NVIDIA Quadro M2000M (9832, 0.5% higher), indicating that this GPU's raw compute capabilities are closely matched by several older professional cards. The 6.463 TFLOPS FP32 performance and 202.0 GTexel/s texture rate are the key architectural specs that translate into the frame rates observed in Doom.

At 4K Ultra settings, this GPU is clearly the limiting factor, producing only 33 FPS on average. The gap between Low (55 FPS) and Ultra (33 FPS) at 3840x2160 demonstrates how heavily the quality preset impacts the GPU's workload. The GTX 1070's 47th percentile positioning means that roughly half of all tested GPUs would outperform it, yet it still manages playable frame rates at 1080p and 1440p in this title.

The GPU's memory subsystem, with 8 GB of GDDR5 and 256.3 GB/s bandwidth, proves adequate for Doom's requirements across all tested settings. The 2002 MHz memory clock and 8 Gbps effective speed allow the card to feed its 1920 shading units without obvious starvation, as evidenced by the scaling between Low and Medium settings being relatively modest compared to the larger drop at Ultra.

Settings Recommendations

For this combination of the i5-14600K and GTX 1070, the measured data indicates that the High preset offers the most balanced experience across all three resolutions. At 1080p, High delivers 116 FPS, which is 21 FPS lower than Low but 21 FPS higher than Ultra. This represents a substantial visual quality improvement over Low while maintaining frame rates well above typical display refresh rates.

At 1440p, the High preset produces 75 FPS, which remains smooth for most gaming scenarios. The Medium preset yields 89 FPS, but High's additional visual fidelity comes at a cost of only 14 FPS. Given that Ultra drops to 61 FPS at this resolution, High provides the best compromise between image quality and performance for users with 1440p displays.

For 4K gaming, the data shows that no preset achieves the 60 FPS threshold. High settings produce 41 FPS, while Medium reaches 48 FPS. Low is the only preset exceeding 50 FPS at 55 FPS average. Users prioritizing smoothness at 4K should select Low, while those who value visual quality over frame rate may opt for Medium. The Ultra preset at 33 FPS is difficult to recommend for active gameplay.

The frame time consistency, where measurable, shows that Medium settings at 1080p have a minimum of 117 FPS and maximum of 158 FPS, indicating stable performance. At 1440p Medium, the range is 75 to 102 FPS, and at 4K Medium, 41 to 55 FPS. These ranges suggest that Medium maintains reasonably consistent frame delivery.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the i5-14600K with GTX 1070 produces an average of 158 FPS on Low settings, 137 FPS on Medium, 116 FPS on High, and 95 FPS on Ultra. The Medium preset shows a minimum of 117 FPS and maximum of 158 FPS, demonstrating a tight frame time distribution. The progression from Low to Ultra represents a 40% performance penalty at the highest quality setting.

Moving to 2560x1440, the measured averages are 102 FPS on Low, 89 FPS on Medium, 75 FPS on High, and 61 FPS on Ultra. The Medium preset's range spans from 75 FPS minimum to 102 FPS maximum. This resolution shows a 40% drop from Low to Ultra, consistent with the 1080p scaling pattern, though the absolute numbers are lower across all presets.

At 3840x2160, the GTX 1070 delivers 55 FPS on Low, 48 FPS on Medium, 41 FPS on High, and 33 FPS on Ultra. The Medium preset records a minimum of 41 FPS and maximum of 55 FPS. This resolution exhibits the most severe impact from quality settings, with Ultra producing less than two-thirds of the Low preset's frame rate.

The data reveals that the GTX 1070's performance in Doom scales roughly linearly with resolution. At High settings, the progression from 1080p to 1440p reduces frame rate from 116 to 75 FPS (a 35% decrease), and from 1440p to 4K, from 75 to 41 FPS (a 45% decrease). This pattern suggests that the GPU's rendering pipeline handles the increased pixel count predictably across the tested resolutions.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate data shows a clear and consistent decline as resolution increases from 1080p to 4K. At Low settings, the averages are 158 FPS at 1080p, 102 FPS at 1440p, and 55 FPS at 4K. This represents a 35% reduction from 1080p to 1440p and a 46% reduction from 1440p to 4K. The total drop from 1080p to 4K at Low settings is 65%, indicating that the GTX 1070's fill rate and memory bandwidth are increasingly strained at higher pixel counts.

At High settings, the resolution scaling is even more pronounced: 116 FPS at 1080p, 75 FPS at 1440p, and 41 FPS at 4K. The 1080p to 1440p transition costs 35% of performance, while 1440p to 4K costs 45%. The cumulative 65% reduction from 1080p to 4K mirrors the Low settings pattern, suggesting that the GPU's pixel throughput is the dominant constraint rather than other factors like texture bandwidth.

The Ultra preset exhibits the steepest scaling curve among all settings. Starting at 95 FPS for 1080p, it drops to 61 FPS at 1440p (a 36% reduction) and then to 33 FPS at 4K (a 46% reduction). The cumulative 65% decline from 1080p to 4K at Ultra settings confirms that the GTX 1070's 256.3 GB/s bandwidth and 107.7 GPixel/s pixel rate are the primary bottlenecks when pushing higher resolutions with maximum quality.

This scaling behavior indicates that the limiting component in this combo is clearly the GPU. The i5-14600K, with its 14 cores and 20 threads running at base 3.50 GHz and boost 5.30 GHz, provides ample processing headroom. If the CPU were the bottleneck, we would expect frame rates to plateau or decline more steeply at lower resolutions where CPU overhead is relatively higher, but the data shows consistent resolution-based scaling that tracks the GPU's pixel output capabilities.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-14600K plays a supporting role in this combo's Doom performance, providing sufficient processing power to avoid becoming the bottleneck. With 14 cores, 20 threads, and a boost clock of 5.30 GHz, this CPU ranks at the 90th percentile among all tested processors. Its average benchmark score of 48618 places it within 1% of its nearest rivals: the Intel Xeon Gold 5318H (48698, 0.2% higher), Intel Core Ultra 5 245 (48995, 0.8% higher), AMD EPYC 4345P (48470, 0.3% lower), and Intel Core Ultra 5 245HX (48287, 0.7% lower).

The CPU's multi-threaded capabilities are demonstrated by its Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 24491 and single-core score of 2064. In a game like Doom, which is primarily GPU-bound at higher resolutions, the i5-14600K's strong single-thread performance helps maintain frame pacing and handle game logic, physics, and AI without introducing CPU-side frame rate limits.

At 1080p with Low settings, the combo achieves 158 FPS, which approaches the range where CPU limitations might emerge. However, the fact that the frame rate continues to scale with resolution and settings indicates that the i5-14600K has headroom to spare. The CPU's 24 MB of shared L3 cache and 2 MB per-core L2 cache provide sufficient memory hierarchy for game data, while its DDR4/DDR5 dual-channel memory support allows flexible system configuration.

The i5-14600K's 125 W TDP and Raptor Lake architecture with 10 nm process node ensure that it can sustain high clocks during gaming workloads. The 90th percentile ranking among all CPUs means that only 10% of tested processors outperform it, making it a strong match for a mid-range GPU like the GTX 1070. In this configuration, the CPU is not the limiting factor at any resolution or setting level tested.

How This Combo Ranks

This specific pairing of the Intel Core i5-14600K and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 ranks 3068 out of 3712 tested combos in Doom. This places the combo in approximately the 17th percentile of all tested configurations, meaning that 83% of tested CPU-GPU combinations deliver higher frame rates in this game. The ranking reflects the significant mismatch between the CPU's high performance tier (90th percentile) and the GPU's mid-range positioning (47th percentile).

The combo's rank is primarily driven by the GTX 1070's performance ceiling, as the GPU's 47th percentile ranking and average benchmark score of 9780 limit the overall system capability. When compared to other combos that might pair the i5-14600K with stronger GPUs, this configuration would fall behind in GPU-bound scenarios like Doom's higher settings and resolutions. Conversely, combos with weaker CPUs but similar GPUs would likely achieve comparable frame rates in this game, since the GPU is the limiting factor.

The GTX 1070's nearest rivals in benchmark scores—the AMD FirePro W5000, NVIDIA Quadro M2000M, Tesla M10, and Tesla C2070—all fall within 0.7% of its average score. This tight clustering suggests that the GPU's performance tier is well-defined, and combos using any of these GPUs would likely occupy similar ranks in Doom's tested combination list. The 3068th rank out of 3712 indicates that this combo sits in the lower third of tested systems, which is consistent with the GPU's sub-50th percentile standing.

The large gap between the CPU and GPU performance percentiles (90 vs. 47) underscores that the GTX 1070 is the constraining component. Upgrading the GPU while keeping the i5-14600K would yield substantial frame rate improvements in Doom, as the CPU has demonstrated it can support much higher performance levels. Conversely, the data shows that this combo's rank is unlikely to improve in GPU-heavy titles without a graphics card upgrade.