Doom

The benchmark data for Doom with the Intel Core i5-14600KF and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti reveals a configuration that scales predictably with resolution, though the performance ceiling varies significantly depending on the graphics preset. This pairing of a 14-core Raptor Lake processor with an Ampere-based GPU produces a wide spread of frame rates, from highly playable at 1080p to merely adequate at 4K Ultra. The measured results indicate a system that is capable of high refresh rates at lower resolutions but becomes increasingly GPU-bound as pixel count rises.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate progression from 1920x1080 to 3840x2160 demonstrates a classic transition from CPU-bound to GPU-bound behavior. At 1080p with Low settings, the combo achieves 271.7 FPS, a figure that suggests the Intel Core i5-14600KF, with its 5.30 GHz boost clock and 24 MB of shared L3 cache, is feeding the GPU ample data. Dropping to 4K Low, the average FPS falls to 96, a reduction of approximately 65% from the 1080p Low result. This steep decline indicates that the RTX 3070 Ti’s 608.3 GB/s memory bandwidth and 21.75 TFLOPS of FP32 performance become the limiting factors at higher resolutions.

The scaling pattern is consistent across all settings. Moving from 1440p High at 130.6 FPS to 4K High at 72 FPS shows a 45% performance hit, while the jump from 1080p Ultra at 163.3 FPS to 4K Ultra at 55 FPS represents a 66% reduction. The data suggests that the 8 GB of GDDR6X memory on the GPU is sufficient for this title, as the frame rate drops are proportional to the pixel count increase rather than showing a sudden cliff that would indicate memory capacity issues. The 1080p results, particularly the 271.7 FPS Low and 239.4 FPS Medium scores, indicate that the CPU is capable of pushing the GPU to its limits at lower resolutions, but the gap between Low and Ultra settings widens as resolution increases. At 4K, the spread between Low (96 FPS) and Ultra (55 FPS) is 41 FPS, whereas at 1080p, that same spread is 108.4 FPS, showing that the GPU’s shading units and texture units are more heavily taxed at higher resolutions, leaving less headroom for graphical fidelity increases.

FAQ

Q: How does the Intel Core i5-14600KF compare to its nearest rival in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The Core i5-14600KF has an average benchmark score of 49367, which places it 0.4% ahead of the Intel Core i5-14600K (49166) and 0.6% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X (49062). It trails the AMD EPYC 4345P by 0.5% (49595) and the Intel Xeon Gold 5318H by 1.4% (48698).

Q: What is the best preset to use for 1440p gaming with this combo?

A: At 2560x1440, the High preset delivers 130.6 FPS, while Medium yields 152.7 FPS. For a balanced experience, High is suitable, but if higher refresh rates are preferred, Medium offers a 17% improvement in average FPS without a substantial visual sacrifice according to the data.

Q: Is the RTX 3070 Ti able to handle 4K resolution in Doom?

A: Yes, but with limitations. At 4K High, the average FPS is 72, which is playable. However, at 4K Ultra, the average drops to 55 FPS, indicating that the GPU is struggling to maintain smooth performance at maximum settings. 4K Low provides 96 FPS, showing that the card can handle the resolution if settings are adjusted.

Q: How does the RTX 3070 Ti rank against other GPUs in the database?

A: The RTX 3070 Ti achieves an average benchmark score of 30849, placing it in the 74th percentile among all GPUs. Its nearest rival, the AMD Radeon RX 590 GME, scores 30755, which is 0.3% lower, while the AMD Radeon RX 6700 scores 31112, a 0.8% difference.

Q: Does the CPU bottleneck the GPU at 1080p?

A: The 1080p Low result of 271.7 FPS suggests the CPU is capable of driving very high frame rates. The 14 cores and 20 threads of the i5-14600KF, combined with its 125 W TDP, appear sufficient to avoid bottlenecking the GPU at lower resolutions, as the frame rates scale significantly when settings are reduced.

Q: What is the combo’s overall ranking for this game?

A: The combination of the Intel Core i5-14600KF and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti ranks 654th out of 1681 tested combos in Doom, placing it in the upper portion of the database’s results.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti plays the dominant role in determining frame rates at higher resolutions and settings. The GPU’s 8 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus provides 608.3 GB/s of bandwidth, which is adequate for Doom’s texture requirements, as evidenced by the absence of a sudden performance collapse at 4K. The card’s boost clock of 1770 MHz and 6144 shading units drive the pixel rate of 169.9 GPixel/s, which becomes the primary constraint when rendering at 3840x2160. At 4K Ultra, the average FPS of 55 is roughly 43% lower than the 1440p Ultra result of 108.5 FPS, indicating that the GPU’s raw compute throughput is being saturated.

The data shows that the GPU’s memory bandwidth is a key factor in the scaling pattern. The 19 Gbps effective memory speed allows the card to maintain consistent performance across settings at a given resolution, but the transition from 1440p to 4K results in a uniform drop across all presets. For example, High settings drop from 130.6 FPS to 72 FPS (45% reduction), while Low settings drop from 178.8 FPS to 96 FPS (46% reduction). This uniformity suggests that the GPU is the limiting component at 4K, regardless of the visual complexity. The RTX 3070 Ti’s 48 RT cores and 192 tensor cores are present, but Doom’s rendering pipeline does not appear to leverage these features heavily, as the frame rate differences between presets are primarily driven by shading and texture work rather than ray tracing or AI acceleration.

How This Combo Ranks

In the benchmark database, this specific combination of the Intel Core i5-14600KF and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti holds a rank of 654 out of 1681 tested combos for Doom. This placement in the upper 39% of all configurations indicates a solid, mid-to-high-tier performance level. The CPU’s percentile ranking of 93 against all CPUs and the GPU’s 74th percentile ranking provide context for this result; the processor is a strong performer, while the graphics card is above average but not top-tier. The combo’s rank reflects the balance between these two components, with the GPU likely being the deciding factor in this game’s performance metrics. The nearest CPU rivals, such as the Intel Core i5-14600K (0.4% higher average score) and AMD Ryzen 9 5950X (0.6% higher), would likely produce similar in-game results, given the small performance deltas. The rank of 654 suggests that there are 653 combinations that outperform this setup, but also that over 1000 combos rank lower, placing this system in a competitive position for playing Doom at high frame rates.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data provides a comprehensive view of performance across three resolutions and four settings levels. At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its highest frame rates: 271.7 FPS on Low, 239.4 FPS on Medium, 200.8 FPS on High, and 163.3 FPS on Ultra. These figures indicate that the system is well-suited for high-refresh-rate monitors at 1080p, as even the Ultra preset exceeds 160 FPS. The progression from Low to Ultra at 1080p shows a 40% reduction in performance, from 271.7 to 163.3 FPS, highlighting the impact of increased graphical fidelity.

At 2560x1440, the results are 178.8 FPS on Low, 152.7 FPS on Medium, 130.6 FPS on High, and 108.5 FPS on Ultra. The transition from 1080p to 1440p results in an average performance drop of roughly 34% across all settings, which is consistent with a GPU-bound scenario. The 1440p Ultra result of 108.5 FPS remains playable, though it is 34% lower than the 1080p Ultra score. The 4K results at 3840x2160 show 96 FPS on Low, 83.2 FPS on Medium, 72 FPS on High, and 55 FPS on Ultra. The step from 1440p to 4K causes another substantial reduction, with the Low setting dropping from 178.8 to 96 FPS (46% reduction) and the Ultra setting dropping from 108.5 to 55 FPS (49% reduction). The data indicates that 4K gaming is possible with this combo, but only at lower settings for high refresh rates, while 4K Ultra is limited to 55 FPS, which may not satisfy users seeking smooth 60 FPS gameplay.