Fivem

# FAQ

Q: What is the combo's overall standing in Fivem?

A: This Intel Core i7-13700K + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 pairing ranks 1492nd out of 1792 tested combinations in Fivem, placing it in the lower portion of the database.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its closest rivals?

A: The Core i7-13700K sits within 0.5% of all four nearest rivals. It trails the Core i7-13700KF by 0.1%, the AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 5945 by 0.5%, but leads the AMD EPYC 4364P by 0.3% and the Core i9-12900F by 0.4% in average benchmark score.

Q: What GPU performance tier does the GTX 1070 occupy?

A: The GTX 1070's average benchmark score of 12331 places it at the 51st percentile among all GPUs, with its closest competitor being the Quadro K4200 (0.7% slower) and the GTX 1650 SUPER (1.4% faster).

Q: What is the best 1080p result for this combo?

A: At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the combo achieves 133.1 FPS average. This drops to 80.1 FPS at High settings and 64.9 FPS at Ultra settings.

Q: Does the combo achieve playable frame rates at 4K?

A: At 3840x2160, only the Low preset reaches a playable average of 49.1 FPS. Medium delivers 34.4 FPS, while High (29.3 FPS) and Ultra (26 FPS) fall below 30 FPS.

Q: How does the CPU's multi-threaded performance compare to its single-threaded?

A: The 16-core, 24-thread processor shows a massive scaling advantage: Cinebench R23 multi-core scores 39000 versus 5505 single-core, while 3DMark max-threads (12412) is over 10x the single-thread score (1136).

# GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 is the clear limiting factor in this Fivem pairing, and the data shows a consistent pattern: as resolution increases, frame rates crumble. The GPU's 8 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus provides 256.3 GB/s of bandwidth, which is sufficient for 1080p gaming but becomes strained at higher pixel counts. Its base clock of 1506 MHz with a 1683 MHz boost delivers 6.463 TFLOPS of FP32 compute, yet this Pascal-generation part (16 nm process, 7,200 million transistors on a 314 mm² die) is clearly not designed for modern 4K workloads.

The benchmark results confirm this limitation. At 1920x1080 Low, the GTX 1070 produces 133.1 FPS, but moving to 3840x2160 Low drops that to 49.1 FPS—a 63% reduction. The gap narrows at higher settings: High settings yield 80.1 FPS at 1080p versus 29.3 FPS at 4K (a 63% drop), while Ultra settings go from 64.9 FPS to 26 FPS (a 60% reduction). This consistent ~60-63% penalty across all settings indicates a purely GPU-bound scenario at 4K.

The GTX 1070's overall percentile ranking of 51st among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 12331, places it squarely in mid-range territory. Its nearest rival, the Quadro K4200, trails by 0.7%, while the GTX 1650 SUPER leads by 1.4%. In Fivem specifically, the GPU's DirectX 12 capability (scoring 48 in PassMark) and Vulkan support (47395 in Geekbench) are relevant, but the raw pixel throughput—107.7 GPixel/s and 202.0 GTexel/s—is what determines the 4K ceiling.

# Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a steep resolution scaling curve that becomes more punishing as settings increase. From 1920x1080 to 2560x1440, the average FPS drops by roughly 30-36% across all presets: Low goes from 133.1 to 85.1 (36% drop), Medium from 102.2 to 67.7 (34% drop), High from 80.1 to 56.9 (29% drop), and Ultra from 64.9 to 44.8 (31% drop). This is a relatively linear scaling pattern, suggesting the GPU is managing memory bandwidth adequately at 1440p.

The transition from 1440p to 4K is far more brutal. Low settings drop from 85.1 to 49.1 FPS (42% reduction), Medium from 67.7 to 34.4 (49% reduction), High from 56.9 to 29.3 (49% reduction), and Ultra from 44.8 to 26 (42% reduction). The steeper percentage drops at Medium and High indicate that the GTX 1070's 256.3 GB/s bandwidth and 8 GB frame buffer are being overwhelmed at 3840x2160, particularly when texture filtering and shading units are taxed.

What does this say about the limiting component? At 1080p, the CPU's strong single-threaded performance (Cinebench R23 single-core score of 5505) keeps the GPU fed, evidenced by the 133.1 FPS Low result. But by 4K, the GPU's 1920 shading units and 64 ROPs simply cannot sustain high pixel throughput—dropping below 30 FPS at High and Ultra. The data strongly suggests that upgrading the GPU would yield the largest frame rate gains at 1440p and 4K, while the CPU has ample headroom at all resolutions.

# How This Combo Ranks

At rank 1492 out of 1792 tested combos in Fivem, this pairing sits in the 17th percentile—meaning roughly 83% of tested configurations outperform it. This is a stark contrast to the CPU's individual standing: the Core i7-13700K ranks in the 93rd percentile among all CPUs with an average benchmark score of 47282. The GPU, however, sits at the 51st percentile with an average score of 12331, which drags the combined ranking down significantly.

The discrepancy between the CPU's elite standing and the combo's poor ranking highlights a fundamental imbalance. The Core i7-13700K's nearest rivals—the 13700KF (47334 avg score, -0.1% delta), EPYC 4364P (47131, +0.3%), Core i9-12900F (47081, +0.4%), and Ryzen 9 PRO 5945 (47527, -0.5%)—all cluster within 0.5% of each other, showing that CPU performance is essentially a non-factor in this combo's ranking. Meanwhile, the GTX 1070's nearest rivals (Quadro K4200, GTX 880M, GTX 1650 SUPER, Tesla K20Xm) all sit within 1.7% of its score, confirming that the GPU is the bottleneck.

For Fivem specifically, the combo's 1492nd place finish suggests that the game's multi-player environment is more sensitive to GPU throughput than CPU compute. The measured FPS data supports this: even at 1080p Low, the combo only reaches 133.1 FPS, which is respectable but not exceptional given the CPU's capabilities. The rank is what it is—a mid-pack result for a pairing that pairs a top-tier CPU with a mid-range GPU.

# CPU Role

The Intel Core i7-13700K is a 16-core, 24-thread Raptor Lake-S processor running at a 3.40 GHz base clock and 5.40 GHz boost. With 30 MB of shared L3 cache and 2 MB L2 per core, it offers substantial compute headroom that Fivem's multi-threaded workloads can exploit. The synthetic benchmarks confirm this: Cinebench R23 multi-core scores 39000, while 3DMark max-threads reaches 12412—both strong results that place the CPU at the 93rd percentile overall.

However, the measured FPS data shows that this CPU power is largely untapped in Fivem at higher resolutions. At 1080p Low, the combo hits 133.1 FPS, which is likely CPU-limited given the 5.40 GHz boost clock and strong single-threaded performance (Cinebench R23 single-core: 5505; 3DMark single-thread: 1136). But at 4K Ultra, the frame rate collapses to 26 FPS, a 80% reduction that cannot be attributed to the CPU—it's purely the GPU's limitation.

The CPU's multi-threaded scaling is impressive: from 3DMark's 2-thread score of 2262 to max-threads of 12412, it scales 5.5x with 12x the thread count. PassMark multi-thread (45887) versus single-thread (4333) shows a 10.6x scaling factor. This suggests that Fivem, which is known for simulating many entities in multi-player, could benefit from the 16 cores if the GPU were faster.

The CPU's memory support for both DDR4 and DDR5, with dual-channel configuration, provides flexibility, though the measured bandwidth is not specified. The 125W TDP and Intel Socket 1700 platform with PCIe Gen 5 (20 lanes) mean there's no platform-level bottleneck for the GTX 1070's PCIe 3.0 x16 interface. In short: the i7-13700K is overqualified for this GPU pairing. Upgrading the GPU would allow the CPU to fully express its capability in Fivem, particularly at 1440p where it currently delivers 85.1 FPS at Low settings—a result that leaves significant untapped performance on the table.