Doom

FAQ

Q: What average frame rate does this combo deliver at 4K with Ultra settings?

A: At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the Intel Core i5-14600K paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER produces an average of 76.5 FPS.

Q: How much faster is the 1080p Low preset compared to the 4K Ultra preset?

A: The 1080p Low preset reaches 348.8 FPS, which is 272.3 FPS higher than the 4K Ultra result of 76.5 FPS. This represents a performance difference of roughly 4.6 times.

Q: What is the best 1440p result in the measured data?

A: The highest average frame rate at 2560x1440 is 225.2 FPS, achieved with the Low preset. The Medium preset follows at 199.5 FPS, then High at 166.1 FPS, and Ultra at 136.2 FPS.

Q: Does the CPU or GPU appear to be the limiting factor at 1080p?

A: The data suggests the CPU becomes more relevant at lower resolutions. At 1080p Low, the combo hits 348.8 FPS, which indicates the GPU has ample headroom, and the i5-14600K's 14 cores and 20 threads with a 5.30 GHz boost clock are likely keeping up with frame generation demands.

Q: How does the RTX 4070 SUPER's benchmark score compare to its nearest rival?

A: The GPU's average benchmark score is 42576, which places it 0.2% below the NVIDIA RTX A6000's score of 42653, and 0.3% below the AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE's score of 42723.

Q: What is the combo's overall ranking among all tested combinations?

A: The combo ranks 288th out of 1681 tested combinations in Doom, placing it in the top 17% of all systems tested for this game.

How This Combo Ranks

The data places this Intel Core i5-14600K + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER combination at rank 288 out of 1681 tested combos in Doom. That puts it in the upper 17% of all configurations, which is a strong showing for a system built around a 2023 CPU and a 2024 GPU. The ranking reflects a balance of high refresh rate capability at 1440p and playable 4K performance, which is exactly the kind of versatility Doom's fast-paced combat benefits from.

Looking at the competitive context, the CPU's average benchmark score of 49166 sits nearly identical to the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X's 49062, with a delta of only 0.2%. The i5-14600K also trails the Intel Core i5-14600KF by 0.4% and the AMD EPYC 4345P by 0.9%, while leading the Intel Xeon Gold 5318H by 1%. These margins are razor-thin, meaning the CPU choice is not introducing any significant bottleneck in this game. The GPU side tells a similar story: the RTX 4070 SUPER's average score of 42576 is within 0.3% of the AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE and 0.2% of the NVIDIA RTX A6000, and it leads the AMD Radeon Pro 580X by 1.4% and the NVIDIA Tesla M40 by 1.6%.

What that ranking implies is that this combo is not an outlier in either direction. It sits comfortably among capable mid-to-high-end systems, and the measured FPS data shows it can push well beyond 60 FPS at 4K and beyond 200 FPS at 1080p. The 288th position out of 1681 is respectable, but the real story is how consistently the system performs across the resolution spectrum.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-14600K brings 14 cores and 20 threads, with a base clock of 3.50 GHz and a boost clock of 5.30 GHz. This Raptor Lake Refresh chip, built on Intel's 10 nm process, has a 24 MB shared L3 cache and supports both DDR4 and DDR5 memory. For a game like Doom, which is known for its id Tech engine scalability, the high boost clock is likely the more critical factor than the core count.

In the measured data, the CPU's influence becomes most visible at 1080p. At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the combo produces 348.8 FPS, which is a figure that demands strong single-thread performance. The i5-14600K's Cinebench R23 single-core score of 4642 and Geekbench single-core score of 2803 indicate it has the per-thread muscle to feed the GPU at such high frame rates. The PassMark single-thread score of 4270 further supports this.

The multicore scores tell a different part of the story. With a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 32881 and a PassMark multithread score of 38682, the CPU can handle background tasks and game logic without breaking a sweat. However, Doom's engine is not heavily multithreaded in a way that would scale linearly with core count, so the 14-core configuration is more about providing headroom than being essential. The CPU's 93rd percentile ranking among all CPUs reflects its overall capability, but in this game, the boost clock is the star.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data covers three resolutions and four settings presets, providing a full picture of the combo's behavior. At 1920x1080, the results are as follows: Low hits 348.8 FPS, Medium reaches 305.4 FPS, High delivers 260.2 FPS, and Ultra drops to 211.3 FPS. That is a spread of 137.5 FPS from Low to Ultra, showing that even at the highest 1080p preset, the system is far from struggling.

Moving to 2560x1440, the numbers remain strong. Low produces 225.2 FPS, Medium achieves 199.5 FPS, High hits 166.1 FPS, and Ultra settles at 136.2 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra here is 89.0 FPS, which is proportionally smaller than at 1080p, indicating that the GPU is beginning to take on more load as resolution increases.

At 3840x2160, the performance is still playable but the scaling becomes more pronounced. Low yields 120.4 FPS, Medium drops to 104.4 FPS, High delivers 88.6 FPS, and Ultra falls to 76.5 FPS. The difference between Low and Ultra at 4K is 43.9 FPS, which is the smallest absolute gap across all resolutions. This suggests that at 4K, the GPU is becoming the primary limiter, and the settings preset has a diminishing effect on frame rate as the resolution pushes the RTX 4070 SUPER's 12 GB of GDDR6X memory and 504.2 GB/s bandwidth to their limits.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER is built on the AD104 chip with Ada Lovelace architecture, using TSMC's 5 nm process. It packs 7168 shading units, 224 TMUs, and 80 ROPs, with a base clock of 1980 MHz and a boost clock of 2475 MHz. Memory consists of 12 GB of GDDR6X on a 192-bit bus, providing 504.2 GB/s of bandwidth. The GPU's FP32 throughput of 35.48 TFLOPS is a strong indicator of its raw compute capabilities.

In Doom, the GPU's role becomes more dominant as resolution climbs. At 1080p, the frame rates are so high that the CPU's boost clock is likely the limiting factor. But at 4K, the GPU's workload increases dramatically. The 4K Low result of 120.4 FPS versus the 4K Ultra result of 76.5 FPS shows that the GPU has headroom to spare at Low settings, but Ultra settings push it closer to its limits. The PassMark G3D score of 29995 and the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 4627 reflect the GPU's overall strength, and its 84th percentile ranking among all GPUs is consistent with a mid-to-high-end part.

The 21 Gbps effective memory speed and 504.2 GB/s bandwidth are crucial for Doom's texture-heavy environments, especially at 4K where memory pressure increases. The GPU's 56 RT cores and 224 tensor cores are not directly relevant to Doom's traditional rendering path, but they ensure compatibility with future titles. The 84th percentile GPU ranking suggests the RTX 4070 SUPER is a solid match for this CPU, and the measured FPS data confirms that it can handle everything from high-refresh 1080p to smooth 4K.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured rows, the ideal settings preset depends heavily on the target resolution and display refresh rate. At 1920x1080, all presets deliver frame rates above 200 FPS, so the choice comes down to visual fidelity. The Ultra preset at 211.3 FPS is still exceptionally smooth and offers the best image quality, making it the recommended choice for 1080p users with high-refresh monitors.

At 2560x1440, the High preset at 166.1 FPS strikes the best balance. It is well above the 144 Hz threshold, and the drop from Medium's 199.5 FPS to High's 166.1 FPS is a reasonable trade-off for the visual improvements. The Ultra preset at 136.2 FPS is also viable for 144 Hz displays, but the 29.9 FPS difference between High and Ultra may not justify the graphical gains for all users.

At 3840x2160, the Medium preset at 104.4 FPS is the sweet spot for smooth 4K gameplay. The High preset at 88.6 FPS is still playable, but the 15.8 FPS drop from Medium to High could be noticeable in fast-paced action. The Ultra preset at 76.5 FPS is the only option that dips below 80 FPS, so users prioritizing frame rate over maximum detail should stick with Medium or High.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals a clear pattern of GPU dominance at higher resolutions. At Low settings, the frame rate drops from 348.8 FPS at 1080p to 225.2 FPS at 1440p, a decrease of 35.4%, and then to 120.4 FPS at 4K, another 46.5% drop from 1440p. This steep decline indicates that the GPU is the primary bottleneck at higher resolutions, as the CPU's performance remains constant regardless of resolution.

At Ultra settings, the scaling is different. The frame rates go from 211.3 FPS at 1080p to 136.2 FPS at 1440p (a 35.5% drop) and then to 76.5 FPS at 4K (a 43.8% drop from 1440p). The consistent percentage drops across settings presets suggest that the GPU is the limiting factor in all cases, but the CPU becomes relatively more important at lower resolutions where frame rates exceed 300 FPS.

The data shows that the i5-14600K's 5.30 GHz boost clock is sufficient to push high frame rates at 1080p, but the RTX 4070 SUPER's compute and memory bandwidth are what determine performance at 4K. The 12 GB VRAM capacity appears adequate for Doom at these settings, as the frame rates remain playable across the board. The scaling pattern indicates that this combo is well-balanced, with neither component creating a severe bottleneck at any resolution tested.