Fivem

The Intel Core i5-10400F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER delivers a solid 1080p and 1440p experience in Fivem, with 1440p High hitting the 73 FPS mark and 1080p Medium reaching 138 FPS. The most balanced experience is found at 1440p Medium, which maintains a 91 FPS average with a minimum of 77 FPS, offering a blend of visual fidelity and smoothness that neither the Low nor Ultra presets can match at that resolution. For users prioritizing maximum response times, 1080p Low at 175 FPS is the clear winner, but the data suggests that 1440p Medium is the sweet spot for quality and performance.

Settings Recommendations

Benchmark results across the three tested resolutions show a predictable scaling pattern, but the gaps between presets reveal where this combo is best utilized. At 1080p, the jump from Low to Medium costs 37 FPS (from 175 to 138 FPS), while moving from Medium to High costs another 27 FPS (to 111 FPS). The Ultra preset at 1080p, at 86 FPS, is still playable but represents a significant 49 FPS drop from Medium, indicating diminishing returns for the extra visual load. The data shows that 1080p Medium offers the best balance, with its 118 FPS minimum ensuring consistent frame pacing that High and Ultra cannot guarantee.

At 1440p, the pattern shifts. Low produces 116 FPS, but Medium drops to 91 FPS, and High to 73 FPS. The 1440p Medium result, with a 77 FPS minimum and 105 FPS maximum, provides a narrower frame window than the 1080p Medium (118-159 FPS), but it remains within the range that most multiplayer scenarios require. The 1440p Ultra preset at 57 FPS is borderline, and the data suggests it should be avoided for competitive play. For 4K, the situation is more constrained: Medium reaches 51 FPS with a 43 FPS minimum, while High drops to 40 FPS and Ultra to 31 FPS. The 4K Medium preset is the only 4K option that stays above the 30 FPS floor for most of the measured time, but it is not ideal for fast-paced multiplayer.

The optimal recommendation is 1440p Medium for most users, as it delivers a 91 FPS average that is 18 FPS higher than High and only 25 FPS lower than Low, while providing a substantial visual upgrade over the Low preset. At 1080p, Medium is similarly the best pick, offering 138 FPS with a high minimum of 118 FPS. The Ultra presets across all resolutions show the largest relative performance penalties, with 4K Ultra at 31 FPS being the worst case, making them unsuitable for this hardware combination in Fivem.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER is built on the Turing architecture with a TU104 chip, featuring 2,560 shading units, 160 texture mapping units, and 64 ROPs. Its 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus provides 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth, which is a critical factor for Fivem's open-world rendering. The GPU's base clock is 1605 MHz with a boost clock of 1770 MHz, and it operates at 215 W TDP. The 40 RT cores and 320 tensor cores are present, though Fivem's multiplayer focus likely does not heavily leverage these features; the raw rasterization performance is what drives the measured FPS.

The data shows that the GPU is the primary scaling factor when moving from Low to Ultra settings at a fixed resolution. At 1080p, the FPS drops from 175 on Low to 86 on Ultra, a 89 FPS reduction, which directly correlates with the increased shading and texture work. At 1440p, the same preset change yields a drop from 116 to 57 FPS, and at 4K, from 64 to 31 FPS. This consistent degradation across all resolutions indicates that the RTX 2070 SUPER is the bottleneck when settings are raised, as the CPU has headroom to feed the GPU at lower settings.

The GPU's performance relative to its peers is notable. Its average benchmark score of 20,282 places it in the 65th percentile of all GPUs. Compared to the NVIDIA Quadro M4000M, which scores 20,480, the RTX 2070 SUPER is 1% slower, while it trails the Intel Arc B570 (20,556) by 1.3% and the Intel Arc A750 (20,582) by 1.5%. The 4K results reinforce this: at 4K Low, the GPU manages 64 FPS, but at 4K Ultra, it drops to 31 FPS, showing that the 8 GB VRAM and 448 GB/s bandwidth are sufficient for the game's demands at lower presets but become stressed at higher ones.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-10400F is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Comet Lake architecture, manufactured on a 14 nm process. It has a base clock of 2.90 GHz and a boost clock of 4.30 GHz, with a 65 W TDP. The CPU features 12 MB of shared L3 cache, with 64 KB L1 and 256 KB L2 per core, and supports dual-channel DDR4 memory with 42.7 GB/s bandwidth. This configuration is sufficient for Fivem, which is known to have variable CPU demands depending on the number of players and script complexity.

The CPU's benchmark scores indicate a mid-range performer. Its multi-threaded Cinebench R23 score is 10,283, and its single-thread score is 1,451, placing it in the 68th percentile of all CPUs. The 3DMark scores show scaling from 688 in single-thread to 4,748 in 16-thread tests, suggesting that while it can handle multi-threaded workloads, its single-thread performance is modest. In Fivem, the measured FPS at 1080p Low (175 FPS) and 1440p Low (116 FPS) suggests that the CPU can keep up with the GPU at lower settings, but at higher presets, the GPU takes over as the limiting factor.

Compared to its nearest rivals, the i5-10400F's average benchmark score of 14,185 is 0.2% higher than the Intel Xeon 6756E (14,163) and 0.5% higher than the AMD EPYC 7552 (14,115), but it is 0.3% lower than the Intel Core 7 160UL (14,232) and 0.6% lower than the AMD Ryzen 3 7320C (14,277). These small deltas indicate that the CPU is well-matched to its peers in synthetic tests. In the game, the 1080p Ultra result of 86 FPS versus the 1080p Low result of 175 FPS shows a 89 FPS gap, which is larger than the GPU's scaling at 4K (33 FPS gap), suggesting that the CPU is not the primary constraint at higher resolutions.

How This Combo Ranks

The Intel Core i5-10400F + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER combination ranks 2,138 out of 3,707 tested combos in Fivem, placing it in the lower-middle portion of the database. This rank reflects the hardware's age and tier, as the CPU is a 10th-generation part and the GPU is from the Turing era. The ranking is based on the measured FPS across all resolutions and settings, with the combo's performance at 1080p and 1440p being its strong suit, while 4K results drag it down.

The combo's position suggests that while it can handle 1080p and 1440p with high frame rates, it is not competitive with newer or higher-tier combinations at 4K. The 4K Medium average of 51 FPS is below the 60 FPS threshold that many users consider the minimum for smooth gameplay, and the 4K Ultra result of 31 FPS is at the edge of playability. In contrast, the 1080p Low result of 175 FPS and 1440p Low result of 116 FPS show that the combo excels in lighter workloads, which is typical for games with scalable settings like Fivem.

The ranking of 2,138 out of 3,707 means that roughly 42% of tested combos perform better, but this does not diminish the combo's viability for the game's typical use cases. The data indicates that the combo is best suited for high-refresh-rate 1080p or solid 1440p play, where it can maintain frame rates above 90 FPS on Medium settings. For users with 4K displays, the combo is not recommended unless they are willing to accept Medium settings at around 51 FPS.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data shows clear resolution scaling trends. At Medium settings, the average FPS drops from 138 at 1080p to 91 at 1440p (a 47 FPS reduction) and then to 51 at 4K (a further 40 FPS reduction). This represents a 63% decrease in FPS from 1080p to 4K. At High settings, the drop is from 111 FPS at 1080p to 73 FPS at 1440p (38 FPS) and then to 40 FPS at 4K (33 FPS), a total reduction of 64%. Low settings show a similar pattern: 175 FPS at 1080p, 116 FPS at 1440p (59 FPS drop), and 64 FPS at 4K (52 FPS drop), a total reduction of 63%.

The consistency of the percentage drop across settings—hovering around 63-64% from 1080p to 4K—indicates that the GPU is the primary bottleneck when resolution increases. The CPU's role is relatively static, as the game's logic and physics load do not scale significantly with resolution, but the GPU's pixel and texture work increases quadratically. This is supported by the fact that the FPS gap between Low and Ultra at 1080p is 89 FPS, while at 4K it is 33 FPS, meaning that at lower resolutions the CPU can still push high frame rates, but at 4K the GPU's limits are reached.

The data also shows that the transition from 1440p to 4K is more punishing than from 1080p to 1440p. At Medium settings, the 1080p to 1440p drop is 34%, while the 1440p to 4K drop is 44%. This non-linear scaling is typical for GPU-bound scenarios, as the pixel count increases by 2.25 times from 1440p to 4K, which is a heavier load than the 1.78 times increase from 1080p to 1440p. For this combo, 1440p is the practical ceiling for high-quality play, with 4K requiring significant compromises.

FAQ

Q: What is the best settings preset for 1080p gaming with this combo?

A: The 1080p Medium preset delivers 138 FPS average with a 118 FPS minimum, making it the best balance. The Low preset offers 175 FPS, but the visual quality reduction is substantial, while High (111 FPS) and Ultra (86 FPS) provide diminishing returns.

Q: Can this system handle 4K gaming in Fivem?

A: At 4K Medium, the combo achieves 51 FPS with a 43 FPS minimum, which is playable but not ideal. 4K High (40 FPS) and 4K Ultra (31 FPS) are below the 60 FPS threshold, so 4K is only viable with Medium settings.

Q: How does the RTX 2070 SUPER compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The RTX 2070 SUPER has an average benchmark score of 20,282, which is 1% lower than the NVIDIA Quadro M4000M (20,480), 1.3% lower than the Intel Arc B570 (20,556), and 1.5% lower than the Intel Arc A750 (20,582).

Q: Is the Intel Core i5-10400F a bottleneck for this GPU?

A: The data shows the CPU is not a bottleneck at higher resolutions. At 4K, the FPS drops from 64 on Low to 31 on Ultra, a 33 FPS gap, while at 1080p the gap is 89 FPS. This indicates the GPU becomes the limiting factor as settings increase.

Q: What frame rates can I expect at 1440p with High settings?

A: The 1440p High preset produces a 73 FPS average. This is lower than the 1440p Medium (91 FPS) but higher than 1440p Ultra (57 FPS), making it a middle-ground option.

Q: How does this combo rank overall in Fivem?

A: The combo ranks 2,138 out of 3,707 tested combinations. This places it in the lower-middle tier, with its strengths in 1080p and 1440p performance, while 4K results are below average.