Fivem

# How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 5 8400F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D lands at rank 31 out of 3005 tested combinations in Fivem. That places this combo in the top 1% of all tested configurations, a position that reflects the GPU's overwhelming dominance in this particular multiplayer title. The data suggests this is a setup where the graphics card carries the experience almost entirely, with the processor serving as a capable but secondary partner.

What makes this ranking particularly notable is the gap between the two components' individual standings. The Ryzen 5 8400F sits at the 77th percentile among all CPUs, while the RTX 5090 D reaches the 92nd percentile among all GPUs. The combo's top-31 finish out of 3005 combinations suggests that Fivem's performance scaling rewards the GPU's capabilities more heavily than the CPU's raw compute, pushing this pairing higher than either component's standalone position might suggest.

FAQ

Q: How does the Ryzen 5 8400F compare to its closest CPU rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The Ryzen 5 8400F's average benchmark score of 25005 is essentially neck-and-neck with its nearest competitors. It sits just 0.2% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 5 7500F (24964), 0.3% ahead of the Intel Core i7-11850H (24935), and 0.4% ahead of the Intel Core i7-13620H (24911). The only rival that edges ahead is the AMD EPYC 9474F at 25103, which beats it by 0.4%.

Q: What is the GPU's synthetic benchmark standing relative to its rivals?

A: The RTX 5090 D posts an average benchmark score of 77712, placing it 1.1% ahead of the AMD Radeon RX 6650M XT (76904) but 1.6% behind the AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT (78940) and 2.1-2.4% behind the NVIDIA Tesla P100 variants (79396 and 79605 respectively). This places it in a competitive mid-field position despite its high 92nd percentile ranking.

Q: How does the CPU's multi-threaded performance look in Cinebench?

A: The Ryzen 5 8400F scores 20851 in Cinebench R23 multi-core and 8757 in Cinebench R20 multi-core. Its single-core scores are 2943 in R23 and 1236 in R20. The 3DMark results show a scaling pattern from 1874 in 2-thread testing up to 6165 at max threads, with the 16-thread score of 6091 nearly matching the max-thread result.

Q: What memory bandwidth does the CPU provide?

A: The Ryzen 5 8400F supports dual-channel DDR5 memory with a bandwidth of 83.2 GB/s. This is delivered through the AMD Socket AM5 platform with 20 PCIe Gen 4 lanes from the CPU.

Q: What are the GPU's key memory specifications?

A: The RTX 5090 D features 32 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 512-bit bus, providing 1.79 TB/s of bandwidth. The memory clock runs at 1750 MHz with 28 Gbps effective speed.

Q: How does the CPU's PassMark performance break down?

A: The Ryzen 5 8400F scores 24389 in PassMark multithread and 3685 in single-thread tests. Its integer math score is 74021, floating point math is 46217, and extended instructions score is 22175. Data compression hits 288158, while encryption reaches 16646.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a clear pattern of GPU-bound scaling across resolutions. At 1080p with Low settings, the combo delivers 325 FPS, which drops to 265 FPS at 1440p (an 18.5% reduction) and further to 147 FPS at 4K (a 54.8% reduction from 1080p). This steep decline as resolution increases indicates the RTX 5090 D is the primary limiting factor at higher resolutions, with its rendering workload growing substantially.

At Medium settings, the scaling shows a similar trajectory: 298 FPS at 1080p, 209 FPS at 1440p (down 29.9%), and 116 FPS at 4K (down 61.1%). The High preset follows with 254 FPS at 1080p, 167 FPS at 1440p (down 34.3%), and 93 FPS at 4K (down 63.4%). The Ultra preset displays the most dramatic drop: 197 FPS at 1080p falls to 130 FPS at 1440p (down 34.0%) and then to 72 FPS at 4K (down 63.5%).

The consistent pattern across all presets—roughly 30-35% drops from 1080p to 1440p and 55-65% drops from 1080p to 4K—points to the GPU as the bottleneck. The Ryzen 5 8400F's 6 cores and 12 threads at 4.20 GHz base and 4.70 GHz boost provide enough headroom that CPU limitations don't appear to constrain performance even at the lower resolutions where frame rates exceed 300 FPS. The data suggests that at 1080p, the CPU still manages to feed the GPU adequately, though the extreme frame rates hint at approaching CPU limits.

Settings Recommendations

The measured rows show that Medium settings provide the best balance of performance and visual fidelity across all three resolutions. At 4K, Medium delivers 116 FPS average with a minimum of 99 and maximum of 133 FPS, keeping gameplay well above the 60 FPS threshold while maintaining higher visual quality than Low's 147 FPS. The 99 FPS minimum ensures consistent frame delivery without dips below playable levels.

At 1440p, Medium hits 209 FPS average with a minimum of 178 and maximum of 240 FPS. This represents a 21.1% improvement over High's 167 FPS while still offering substantially better visuals than Low's 265 FPS. The minimum frame rate of 178 FPS means even the most demanding scenes remain fluid on high-refresh-rate displays.

For 1080p users, Medium's 298 FPS average with a 254 FPS minimum and 343 FPS maximum makes it the clear choice. The gap between Medium and High (254 FPS) is 44 FPS, while the jump from Medium to Low (325 FPS) is only 27 FPS. This suggests that at 1080p, the visual quality gains from Medium over Low come at a relatively modest performance cost, while the step to High sacrifices more frames for diminishing returns.

Ultra settings, while offering the highest visual quality, show the steepest performance penalties: 72 FPS at 4K, 130 FPS at 1440p, and 197 FPS at 1080p. The 4K Ultra result dips below the 60 FPS comfort zone for many players, making it a questionable choice unless visual fidelity takes absolute priority over frame rate stability.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its strongest results. Low settings produce 325 FPS average, Medium reaches 298 FPS with a minimum of 254 and maximum of 343 FPS, High achieves 254 FPS, and Ultra drops to 197 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra spans 128 FPS, representing a 39.4% performance cost for maximum visual settings.

Moving to 2560x1440, the numbers scale down predictably. Low settings yield 265 FPS, Medium hits 209 FPS with a minimum of 178 and maximum of 240 FPS, High reaches 167 FPS, and Ultra settles at 130 FPS. The performance gap between Low and Ultra at this resolution is 135 FPS, or 50.9% of the Low setting's output.

At 3840x2160, the GPU's workload becomes apparent. Low settings still manage 147 FPS, Medium achieves 116 FPS with a minimum of 99 and maximum of 133 FPS, High drops to 93 FPS, and Ultra falls to 72 FPS. The range from Low to Ultra here is 75 FPS, a 51.0% reduction from Low to Ultra.

The Medium preset consistently shows the most stable frame delivery, with the minimum-to-maximum spread at each resolution being relatively tight: 89 FPS at 1080p (254 to 343), 62 FPS at 1440p (178 to 240), and 34 FPS at 4K (99 to 133). This stability suggests that Medium settings avoid the frame-time spikes that can occur at both lower settings (where CPU limits may cause hitches) and higher settings (where GPU load creates bottlenecks).

CPU Role

The Ryzen 5 8400F's specifications reveal why it performs adequately in Fivem without becoming the primary bottleneck. Its 6 cores and 12 threads, built on the Zen 4 Phoenix architecture at 4 nm, provide a base clock of 4.20 GHz and boost clock of 4.70 GHz. The 65W TDP indicates efficient power delivery, while the 16 MB shared L3 cache and 1 MB L2 per core offer substantial data storage for game logic.

The CPU's benchmark scores show a processor that scales well with thread count. The 3DMark results progress from 1874 at 2 threads to 3563 at 4 threads, 5275 at 8 threads, and 6091 at 16 threads, with max threads reaching 6165. This near-linear scaling up to 8 threads suggests Fivem's multi-player workloads can utilize multiple cores effectively, though the modest gains beyond 8 threads (from 5275 to 6091, a 15.5% increase) indicate diminishing returns at higher thread counts.

In Cinebench, the R23 multi-core score of 20851 versus single-core of 2943 produces a multi-to-single ratio of 7.1x, which is reasonable for a 6-core/12-thread processor. The PassMark multithread score of 24389 and single-thread of 3685 show similar characteristics. The CPU's 77th percentile ranking among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 25005, places it just 0.2% above the Ryzen 5 7500F and 0.3% above the Core i7-11850H, indicating it's well-matched against contemporary mid-range options.

The fact that this CPU can feed the RTX 5090 D to achieve 325 FPS at 1080p Low suggests that Fivem's CPU demands are modest enough for the 8400F to keep pace. However, the scaling pattern at higher resolutions—where the GPU becomes the clear bottleneck—indicates that the CPU's role diminishes as resolution increases.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D is the dominant force in this combo, and its specifications explain why. The GB202 chip on 5 nm process packs 92,200 million transistors across a 750 mm² die, with 21,760 shading units, 680 TMUs, and 176 ROPs. The base clock of 2017 MHz boosts to 2407 MHz, delivering 104.8 TFLOPS of FP32 performance.

Memory is the GPU's standout feature: 32 GB of GDDR7 on a 512-bit bus provides 1.79 TB/s of bandwidth. This massive memory pool ensures Fivem's multiplayer environments, which can load numerous player models, vehicles, and world assets, never hit VRAM limits. The 1.79 TB/s bandwidth allows the GPU to stream textures and geometry at rates that prevent stuttering even in dense scenarios.

The GPU's benchmark results show mixed performance relative to its high-end positioning. The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 14326 demonstrates strong modern API performance, while Geekbench scores of 310674 in OpenCL and 376915 in Vulkan indicate robust compute capabilities. However, the PassMark results are more modest: DirectX 10 scores 231, DirectX 11 hits 371, DirectX 12 reaches 219, and DirectX 9 tops out at 434. The G3D score of 44065 and GPU compute of 28396 further contextualize the GPU's standing.

The 92nd percentile ranking among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 77712, places it in a competitive position. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon RX 6650M XT (1.1% behind) and RX 6850M XT (1.6% ahead), along with NVIDIA Tesla P100 variants (2.1-2.4% ahead). This grouping suggests that while the RTX 5090 D is powerful in absolute terms, the synthetic benchmarks don't fully capture its gaming performance, where the measured FPS data shows it excels.

The GPU's role in Fivem is clear from the frame rates: at 4K Ultra, it still manages 72 FPS, and at 1080p Low, it pushes 325 FPS. The consistent 30-35% drops from 1080p to 1440p and 55-65% drops to 4K across all presets indicate the GPU is the primary performance limiter, with its rendering pipeline dictating the frame rates at every resolution.