Evolve

The Intel Core i5-11400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 combination delivers exceptional performance in Evolve, with the data showing that the High preset provides the most balanced experience across all tested resolutions. At 1080p, the combo achieves 169.4 FPS on High, which is more than sufficient for high-refresh-rate displays, while still offering 113.4 FPS at 1440p and 68.9 FPS at 4K. The Ultra preset, while visually demanding, drops performance significantly — falling to 45.1 FPS at 4K — making it unsuitable for consistent gameplay at higher resolutions. The Low preset offers the highest frame rates but sacrifices too much visual fidelity for the modest gains over Medium. Therefore, the measured rows indicate that High is the optimal preset for this pairing, delivering a smooth experience at every resolution tested.

Settings Recommendations

The benchmark data for this combination of the Intel Core i5-11400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 reveals a clear hierarchy in settings performance. The High preset stands out as the recommended choice because it maintains a playable frame rate at all resolutions while preserving visual quality. At 4K, High produces an average of 68.9 FPS, which is comfortably above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay. Medium is also viable, offering 82 FPS at 4K, but the jump from High to Medium yields only a 19% performance increase, which does not justify the noticeable reduction in graphical detail.

The Low preset, while delivering the highest frame rates — 262.8 FPS at 1080p and 106.3 FPS at 4K — represents an over-investment in speed at the expense of visual fidelity. The difference between Low and Medium at 1080p is 43.7 FPS, but players with standard 144Hz monitors would already be past their display's refresh rate with Medium's 219.1 FPS. Ultra settings are the outlier, as they push the GPU hard enough that 4K performance drops to 45.1 FPS, which is below the threshold for fluid action in a fast-paced FPS. For this reason, the data strongly supports High as the best experience-per-frame-rate tradeoff, with Medium as a fallback for those prioritizing higher frame rates over visual polish.

How This Combo Ranks

Within the database of tested combinations, this specific pairing of the Intel Core i5-11400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 achieves a rank of 386 out of 1695 combos in Evolve. This places the system in the top 23% of all tested configurations, indicating a high level of performance that outperforms the majority of alternatives. The ranking reflects the synergy between a processor that provides solid multi-threaded capabilities and a GPU that excels in raw rasterization, which is the primary demand of this game.

The GPU's individual performance percentile of 83% against all GPUs tested further supports this strong showing, while the CPU's percentile of 75% against all CPUs indicates that the processor is not a significant bottleneck in most scenarios. The combination's rank in the 77th percentile or above suggests that users can expect a consistently high frame rate experience, making this a competitive setup for Evolve even among more modern or expensive hardware configurations. The data confirms that this combo is well-balanced, with neither component drastically limiting the other in the context of this game's engine.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 is the dominant component in this pairing, and the benchmark results for Evolve reflect its substantial capabilities. The GPU features 12 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 192-bit bus, providing a bandwidth of 672.0 GB/s. This memory configuration is more than adequate for the textures and assets in Evolve at 4K resolution, as evidenced by the playable frame rates at that resolution. The GPU's boost clock of 2512 MHz and base clock of 2325 MHz contribute to its high throughput, which is necessary to maintain the frame rates observed in the data.

The GPU's raw compute power, measured at 30.87 TFLOPS for FP32 operations, directly translates into the high fill rates seen at 1080p and 1440p. For instance, at 1080p Low, the combo achieves 262.8 FPS, a figure that heavily relies on the GPU's ability to process geometry and shading quickly. However, the GPU's role becomes more critical as resolution increases. The difference between 1080p and 4K performance on High settings is a drop from 169.4 FPS to 68.9 FPS, a 59% reduction. This scaling indicates that while the GPU is powerful, the demands of 4K rendering still tax its resources, particularly with the higher detail settings enabled.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data provides a complete picture of performance across three resolutions and four settings levels. At 1920x1080, the combo delivers exceptional frame rates: 262.8 FPS on Low, 219.1 FPS on Medium, 169.4 FPS on High, and 117.9 FPS on Ultra. These numbers show that even at the highest settings, the system surpasses the 100 FPS mark, making it ideal for competitive play on high-refresh-rate monitors.

Moving to 2560x1440, the performance remains strong but shows the expected scaling. The Low preset yields 191.2 FPS, Medium produces 147.4 FPS, High achieves 113.4 FPS, and Ultra drops to 79.3 FPS. The 1440p data reveals a consistent pattern where each step up in settings costs roughly 20-30% performance, which is typical for a GPU-bound scenario. At 3840x2160, the frame rates are more demanding: Low runs at 106.3 FPS, Medium at 82 FPS, High at 68.9 FPS, and Ultra falls to 45.1 FPS. The 4K results indicate that while the RTX 5070 can handle 4K gaming, users should stick to High or lower settings to maintain a smooth experience, as Ultra dips below the 60 FPS threshold.

Resolution Scaling

The transition from 1080p to 4K reveals a significant performance drop that highlights the GPU's role as the primary limiting factor at higher resolutions. On High settings, the frame rate falls from 169.4 FPS at 1080p to 113.4 FPS at 1440p, a 33% reduction, and then to 68.9 FPS at 4K, a further 39% reduction from 1440p. This steep decline indicates that the RTX 5070's rendering pipeline becomes saturated as pixel count increases, which is expected given the 4x pixel difference between 1080p and 4K.

The scaling behavior also shows that the CPU is not a bottleneck at lower resolutions. At 1080p Low, the combo hits 262.8 FPS, which is a very high frame rate that would typically expose CPU limitations. However, the data shows a smooth progression from Low to Ultra at 1080p, suggesting the i5-11400F's six cores and twelve threads, with a boost clock of 4.40 GHz, are sufficient to feed the GPU even at these high frame rates. The bottleneck shifts entirely to the GPU at 4K, where the frame rate is nearly 75% lower than at 1080p on the same settings, confirming that resolution scaling is directly tied to GPU throughput rather than CPU processing power.

FAQ

Q: What is the best settings preset for 4K gaming with this combo?

A: The High preset is the best choice for 4K, delivering an average of 68.9 FPS. The Ultra preset drops to 45.1 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay.

Q: How does the combo perform at 1080p on Ultra settings?

A: At 1920x1080 with Ultra settings, the system achieves an average of 117.9 FPS, which is still well above the 60 FPS standard and suitable for high-refresh-rate monitors.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the limiting factor in this game?

A: The GPU is the limiting factor at higher resolutions. The frame rate drops significantly from 1080p to 4K, while the CPU maintains high performance even at 262.8 FPS on Low settings at 1080p.

Q: What is the performance difference between Medium and High settings at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, Medium achieves 147.4 FPS while High achieves 113.4 FPS, a difference of 34 FPS or roughly 23% better performance on Medium.

Q: How does this combo rank compared to other tested systems?

A: The combo ranks 386 out of 1695 tested combinations in Evolve, placing it in the top 23% of all systems in the database.

Q: Can the system handle 4K gaming at all settings?

A: Yes, but only at lower presets. The Low preset produces 106.3 FPS at 4K, while the Ultra preset falls to 45.1 FPS, making High the highest playable setting for 4K.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-11400F provides the processing foundation for this combo, and its specifications align well with the demands of Evolve. The processor features six cores and twelve threads, with a base clock of 2.60 GHz and a boost clock of 4.40 GHz. This configuration offers strong single-threaded performance, as evidenced by its Cinebench R23 single-core score of 2029, which is critical for game logic and physics calculations.

The CPU's multi-threaded capabilities are also robust, with a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 14372 and a Passmark multithread score of 16908. These scores indicate that the processor can handle background tasks and complex game scenarios without becoming a bottleneck. In the context of Evolve, the data shows that the CPU is not the limiting factor, as frame rates scale smoothly across resolutions. At 1080p Low, the system reaches 262.8 FPS, a high frame rate that would likely expose CPU limitations if the processor were weak. The fact that the system maintains such high performance suggests that the i5-11400F's 12 MB of shared L3 cache and 51.2 GB/s memory bandwidth are sufficient for this game's engine. The CPU's 75th percentile ranking against all tested CPUs confirms that it is a capable partner for the RTX 5070, providing enough processing power to keep the GPU fed at all but the most extreme frame rates.