Fivem

The Intel Core i7-14700F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti delivers a top-tier experience in Fivem, securing the 516th position out of 1792 tested combinations. This places the combo in the top 29% of all tested systems, a strong result that reflects the balance between a high-core-count CPU and a powerful last-generation GPU. While the ranking is solid, the measured frame rates reveal a configuration that is heavily influenced by the game’s known CPU-bound nature, particularly at lower resolutions where the GPU has headroom to spare.

How This Combo Ranks

The 516th rank out of 1792 combos positions this system firmly in the upper quartile of tested hardware configurations for Fivem. This is a commendable standing, especially considering the game’s heavy reliance on server-side scripting and single-threaded performance, which often punishes systems with weaker processors. The data indicates that this pairing is well-suited for high-refresh-rate gaming at 1440p, where it achieves an average of 107.5 FPS on High settings. The rank reflects the synergistic balance of the components; the CPU’s 94th percentile standing among all tested processors effectively supports the GPU’s 83rd percentile ranking, ensuring neither component becomes a severe bottleneck in most scenarios. However, the gap between the CPU’s percentile and the GPU’s percentile suggests that the processor has more relative headroom, which becomes evident when analyzing the frame rate scaling across different resolutions.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i7-14700F is a 20-core, 28-thread processor based on the Raptor Lake architecture, with a base clock of 2.10 GHz and a boost clock of 5.40 GHz. It features 33 MB of shared L3 cache and supports both DDR4 and DDR5 memory. In Fivem, which is notorious for being sensitive to single-core performance due to its older game engine, the high boost clock is critical. The benchmark results show a strong single-core performance, with a Cinebench R23 single-core score of 5003 and a Geekbench single-core score of 2711. This is the primary driver for achieving the 258.3 FPS average at 1080p Low settings, where the GPU is not the limiting factor. The CPU’s multi-core capabilities, evidenced by a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 35443, are less relevant for this specific game but ensure that background tasks and server communication do not cause stutters. The CPU’s average benchmark score of 54097 places it just 0.6% behind the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X and 1.2% ahead of the Intel Xeon Phi 7290, showing it is a top-tier performer in general compute tasks, which translates to consistent frame pacing in Fivem’s complex multiplayer environments.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti is a high-end Ampere architecture GPU with 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 384-bit bus, providing a bandwidth of 912.4 GB/s. Its boost clock of 1665 MHz and 10240 shading units deliver a raw FP32 performance of 34.10 TFLOPS. In Fivem, the GPU’s role becomes increasingly dominant as resolution and graphical settings increase. At 4K Ultra, the average frame rate drops to 44.5 FPS, indicating that the GPU is heavily loaded and becoming the primary bottleneck. The GPU’s 83rd percentile ranking among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 41224, places it nearly neck-and-neck with the RTX 3090, which is only 0.5% ahead. This performance level is sufficient for smooth 1440p gameplay, as shown by the 107.5 FPS average at High settings. The 12 GB VRAM capacity is adequate for Fivem’s texture-heavy environments at 4K, though the significant frame rate drop from High (59.4 FPS) to Ultra (44.5 FPS) suggests that the Ultra preset pushes the GPU’s shading and memory bandwidth to its limits.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured frame rates across resolutions and settings paint a clear picture of the system’s capabilities. At 1920x1080, the combo is exceptionally fast, with frame rates ranging from 258.3 FPS on Low to 125.9 FPS on Ultra. The High setting yields 160.5 FPS, and Medium produces 207 FPS. These numbers indicate that at 1080p, the system is almost entirely CPU-bound, as even the demanding Ultra preset stays well above 120 FPS. Moving to 2560x1440, the frame rates remain high but show a more pronounced GPU influence: Low settings produce 171.6 FPS, Medium 135.4 FPS, High 107.5 FPS, and Ultra 81.5 FPS. The drop from High to Ultra at 1440p is 26 FPS, showing the increasing cost of the highest preset. At 3840x2160, the GPU becomes the clear limiting factor. The average FPS falls to 91.6 on Low, 72.7 on Medium, 59.4 on High, and 44.5 on Ultra. These 4K results are playable on High settings but struggle to maintain a smooth experience on Ultra, where the system falls below the 60 FPS threshold.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate scaling from 1080p to 4K provides critical insight into the system’s bottleneck dynamics. At 1080p High, the system produces 160.5 FPS; at 1440p High, it drops to 107.5 FPS, a 33% reduction; and at 4K High, it falls to 59.4 FPS, a further 45% reduction from 1440p. This steep decline indicates that the RTX 3080 Ti is progressively saturated as pixel count increases. The fact that the 1080p Low result (258.3 FPS) is more than double the 4K High result (59.4 FPS) highlights the GPU’s scaling limitations. Interestingly, the gap between 1080p and 1440p at Low settings is 86.7 FPS (from 258.3 to 171.6), which is a larger absolute drop than the 44 FPS drop from 1440p to 4K at Low settings (from 171.6 to 91.6). This suggests that the CPU is still contributing to performance at 1440p Low, but by 4K, the GPU is entirely dominant. The data strongly suggests that for this combo, 1440p is the sweet spot for balancing visual fidelity and frame rate, as it maintains over 100 FPS on High settings, while 4K is best reserved for less demanding presets. The 44.5 FPS at 4K Ultra is a clear indicator that the GPU’s 12 GB memory and 34.10 TFLOPS of compute power are insufficient for the game’s most demanding visual configuration at that resolution.