Fivem

The Intel Core i5-10400F paired with the AMD Radeon RX 570 in Fivem presents a clear picture of a system where the graphics card dictates the experience at higher resolutions, while the processor shows its strength at lower settings. The measured frame rates reveal a performance curve that is heavily dependent on resolution and preset selection, with the system struggling to maintain playable numbers at 4K but offering a solid 1080p experience.

Resolution Scaling

The transition from 1080p to 4K produces a dramatic collapse in frame rates, confirming the RX 570 as the primary bottleneck in this configuration. At High settings, the system delivers 50 FPS at 1920x1080, but this drops to 31.7 FPS at 2560x1440 and further plummets to just 19.8 FPS at 3840x2160. That represents a 60% performance loss from 1080p to 4K, a steep decline that points squarely at the GPU's 4 GB memory buffer and 224.0 GB/s bandwidth being overwhelmed by the pixel count.

The scaling pattern is consistent across all presets. At Ultra settings, the frame rate falls from 35.8 FPS at 1080p to 23.1 FPS at 1440p and bottoms out at 13.8 FPS at 4K. Even at Low settings, where the CPU has more room to work, the drop is severe: 76.7 FPS at 1080p becomes 47.7 FPS at 1440p and 28.6 FPS at 4K. The fact that Low settings at 4K cannot reach 30 FPS indicates that resolution alone is overwhelming the GPU, irrespective of the graphical workload.

The data suggests that the limiting component shifts depending on resolution. At 1080p with Low settings, the 76.7 FPS result shows the i5-10400F can feed the GPU effectively, but even then, the system does not approach the 144 Hz territory where this CPU's 12 threads could shine. At 1440p and above, the RX 570's fill rate and memory system are the clear constraints, as lowering settings from Ultra to Low at 4K only recovers about 14.8 FPS, a modest gain that underscores how pixel throughput, not shading complexity, is the wall.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 570 operates with a base clock of 1168 MHz and a boost clock of 1244 MHz, built on the Polaris 20 chip with GCN 4.0 architecture. Its 4 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus provides 224.0 GB/s of bandwidth, which is the critical resource for Fivem's open-world rendering. The benchmark results show that this memory configuration is insufficient for high-resolution play, as the frame rates at 3840x2160 across all settings remain below 30 FPS.

The GPU's 2048 shading units and 32 ROPs deliver a pixel rate of 39.81 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 159.2 GTexel/s, yet these capabilities are not enough to handle 4K workloads. The measured data indicates that the RX 570's performance ceiling is around 76.7 FPS at 1080p Low, a result that aligns with its 5.095 TFLOPS FP32 compute. At Ultra settings, the frame rate drops to 35.8 FPS, showing that the card's 150 W power envelope is being fully utilized but still falls short of smooth 60 FPS gameplay on high presets.

The GPU's percentile rank of 74 against all GPUs places it in the upper-middle tier, but its nearest rivals include the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 and AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT, which sit within 0.2% of its average benchmark score. This suggests that in synthetic tests, the RX 570 performs similarly to those newer cards, but in Fivem's real-world scenario, the 4 GB VRAM becomes a limiting factor that synthetic benchmarks do not fully capture.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-10400F provides a solid foundation with 6 cores and 12 threads, running at a base clock of 2.90 GHz and a boost clock of 4.30 GHz. Its 12 MB of shared L3 cache and 42.7 GB/s memory bandwidth are sufficient for Fivem's multiplayer environments, which often involve complex scripting and physics calculations. The CPU's benchmark scores, including a Cinebench R23 multicore result of 10297 and a single-core score of 1453, indicate a balanced processor that does not bottleneck the GPU at 1080p.

Evidence of the CPU's capability appears in the 1080p Low setting result of 76.7 FPS, which is the highest frame rate in the entire dataset. This suggests that when the GPU is not overloaded, the i5-10400F can sustain high frame rates. However, the CPU's percentile rank of 73 against all CPUs places it near rivals like the AMD EPYC 7552 and Intel Core i5-8500, with deltaPct values ranging from 0.4% to -1.2%. These close margins indicate that the i5-10400F is not an exceptional performer, but it is adequate for this game at lower resolutions.

The 12-thread count becomes relevant in Fivem, which can leverage multiple cores for server-side processing and AI. The 3dmark 16-thread score of 4748 and multithread Passmark score of 12115 show that the CPU handles concurrent workloads well. Yet the data shows that at 1440p and 4K, the CPU's role diminishes, as the frame rates are constrained by the GPU regardless of the CPU's headroom.

How This Combo Ranks

This specific combination of the Intel Core i5-10400F and AMD Radeon RX 570 ranks 1698 out of 1792 tested combos in Fivem, placing it in the bottom 5% of all configurations. This low ranking is surprising given the individual component percentiles, but it reflects the reality of the measured frame rates, which never exceed 76.7 FPS even at the lowest settings. The rank indicates that while each part is mid-tier on its own, their pairing does not produce a synergistic result for this particular game.

The combo's position suggests that many other CPU-GPU pairings deliver higher frame rates in Fivem. The GPU's nearest rivals, including the RTX 5060 and RX 7700 XT, may offer similar synthetic scores, but their newer architectures and larger memory pools likely provide better real-world performance in this title. The CPU's rivals, such as the Ryzen 3 7320C and Core i5-8500, also show that the i5-10400F is not a standout processor, which contributes to the combo's low rank.

The ranking data implies that users seeking better Fivem performance would need to upgrade both components, not just one. The 4 GB GPU memory and the CPU's modest single-thread performance create a balanced but underwhelming system for this game. The measured FPS across all settings and resolutions confirms this assessment, with only the 1080p Low preset approaching what could be considered smooth gameplay.

Settings Recommendations

For the best experience based on the measured rows, the optimal configuration is 1920x1080 with Low settings, which delivers 76.7 FPS. This is the only preset and resolution combination that approaches the 60 FPS threshold with significant headroom, making it the most playable option. The 1080p Medium setting at 60.7 FPS is also viable, offering slightly better visuals while staying above 60 FPS, though with less margin for demanding multiplayer scenes.

At 2560x1440, the data shows that Low settings at 47.7 FPS are the only acceptable option, as Medium drops to 42.1 FPS and High falls to 31.7 FPS. None of these reach 60 FPS, so 1440p play requires accepting a sub-60 experience. For 4K, all settings are effectively unplayable, with the highest result being 28.6 FPS at Low, so this resolution should be avoided entirely.

The High preset at 1080p provides 50 FPS, which is a compromise between visual quality and performance, but the 35.8 FPS at Ultra is too low for consistent gameplay. The recommendation is to prioritize 1080p with Medium settings for a balanced experience, or drop to Low if frame rate stability is the primary concern. The data clearly indicates that this system is best suited for 1080p gaming, and users should not expect playable performance at higher resolutions.