Fivem

Fivem, a multiplayer modification platform built on the Grand Theft Auto V engine, presents a distinct performance profile that depends heavily on both the server-side scripts and the client's hardware configuration. This analysis examines the measured performance of the Intel Core i7-14700KF paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060, focusing on how this combination handles the game's unique demands across various resolutions and settings. The data indicates a system that can deliver high frame rates at mainstream resolutions but requires careful settings management to maintain smooth gameplay at higher pixel counts.

Resolution Scaling

The performance scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals a system where the GPU becomes the primary constraint as resolution increases. At 1080p with High settings, the combo averages 121.4 FPS. Moving to 1440p at the same settings yields 78.4 FPS, a reduction of 43 FPS (or roughly 35%). The jump to 4K High drops the average to 45.1 FPS, which is only 37% of the 1080p figure. This steep decline—from 121.4 to 45.1 FPS—indicates that the RTX 4060's 8 GB of VRAM and 128-bit memory bus are being heavily taxed as pixel count quadruples.

The pattern is consistent across all settings tiers. At Low settings, the 1080p score of 187.4 FPS falls to 121.6 FPS at 1440p and then to 71.3 FPS at 4K. The gap between 1080p and 1440p Low is 65.8 FPS, while the gap between 1440p and 4K Low is 50.3 FPS. This shows that while the GPU load increases non-linearly with resolution, the CPU—a 20-core, 28-thread part with a 5.60 GHz boost clock—is not the limiting factor even at 1080p Low, where the frame rate is highest. If the CPU were saturated, the 1080p to 1440p drop would be smaller, as the GPU would have headroom.

At 4K Ultra, the average FPS plunges to 32.8, indicating a scenario where the RTX 4060's 15.11 TFLOPS of FP32 compute is insufficient for the game's draw calls and post-processing effects. The scaling from 4K Low (71.3 FPS) to 4K Ultra (32.8 FPS) demonstrates that the GPU workload more than doubles across the settings range, confirming that the graphics card is the dominant bottleneck at this resolution. In contrast, the 1080p scaling from Low (187.4 FPS) to Ultra (90.7 FPS) shows a less severe drop, suggesting that at 1080p the CPU's 33 MB of shared L3 cache and high single-thread performance (6,290 in Cinebench R23 single-core) are sufficient to feed the GPU adequately.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data suggests that for a 60 FPS target, 4K is only viable with Low settings, which produces 71.3 FPS. However, the step from Low to Medium at 4K costs 19.6 FPS, dropping to 51.7 FPS, which falls below the 60 FPS threshold. Therefore, at 4K, users must accept Low settings to maintain smoothness, or they can tolerate High for a cinematic 45.1 FPS experience. There is no measured row that provides both 4K resolution and 60+ FPS beyond the Low preset.

At 1440p, the situation is more favorable. High settings deliver 78.4 FPS, which is comfortably above 60 FPS. Medium settings provide 100.7 FPS, and Low reaches 121.6 FPS. The Ultra preset at 1440p drops to 58.6 FPS, just shy of a 60 FPS lock. For players with 144 Hz monitors, the 1440p Low setting (121.6 FPS) is the only measured configuration that approaches that refresh rate, while High at 1440p (78.4 FPS) suits 75 Hz displays. The data shows that 1440p High is the sweet spot for visual fidelity and performance, as it offers a 74% higher frame rate than 4K High while still providing a substantial resolution advantage over 1080p.

At 1080p, all settings exceed 90 FPS, with Low hitting 187.4 FPS and Medium at 149.3 FPS. The Ultra preset (90.7 FPS) remains playable but represents a 48.8% reduction from Medium. For competitive multiplayer scenarios in Fivem, where server-side scripts can cause frame hitches, the 1080p Medium setting (149.3 FPS) provides a strong buffer against drops while maintaining acceptable visual quality. The 1080p High setting (121.4 FPS) is nearly identical to the 1440p High score (78.4 FPS is different, but 121.4 vs 121.6 for Low shows the resolution headroom), indicating that the CPU—with its 20 cores and 28 threads—can handle the game's simulation load without becoming a constraint at this resolution.

How This Combo Ranks

Within the database of 1,792 tested combos for Fivem, this pairing of the Core i7-14700KF and RTX 4060 ranks 1,013th. This places it in the 56.5th percentile of all tested combinations, meaning roughly 56% of other CPU-GPU pairings deliver higher average frame rates in this specific game. The ranking is notable given the hardware's specifications: the CPU sits in the 96th percentile of all CPUs in synthetic benchmarks, while the GPU is only in the 66th percentile of all GPUs. This discrepancy highlights that Fivem's performance is heavily weighted toward GPU capability, as the relatively modest RTX 4060 drags the combo down despite the top-tier processor.

The nearest rival GPU comparisons show the RTX 4060 is closely matched with the AMD Radeon RX 6600M, which scores 23,321 in average benchmark terms versus the RTX 4060's 23,181, a delta of -0.6%. The Intel Arc B580 is 0.7% ahead, and the AMD Radeon 760M is 0.8% behind. These sub-1% differences in synthetic scores translate to similar real-world performance in Fivem, meaning the 1013th rank is not due to a defective or underperforming GPU sample. Instead, it reflects that the RTX 4060's 8 GB VRAM capacity and 272.0 GB/s bandwidth are below what many higher-ranked combos possess, particularly those with 12 GB or 16 GB cards that can handle Fivem's texture streaming more effectively.

The CPU's nearest rivals further contextualize the rank. The Core i7-14700K scores 70,074 on average, essentially identical to the 14700KF's 70,104 (0% delta). The AMD Ryzen 9 9950X is 0.4% ahead, and the EPYC 9115 is 0.3% behind. These tiny deltas confirm that the CPU is not the differentiator in this combo's ranking. The 1013th position out of 1792 combos (56.5th percentile) is a direct consequence of the GPU's mid-range positioning, as Fivem's engine scales primarily with rasterization throughput and memory bandwidth rather than core count.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1080p, the RTX 4060 with the i7-14700KF produces a wide spread of results. Low settings yield 187.4 FPS, Medium drops to 149.3 FPS, High is at 121.4 FPS, and Ultra comes in at 90.7 FPS. The delta between Low and Ultra is 96.7 FPS, a 106.6% increase from the lowest to highest setting. This suggests that even at Ultra, the GPU is not fully saturated at 1080p, as the CPU's 5.60 GHz boost clock and 33 MB L3 cache can maintain high instruction throughput.

At 1440p, the same settings produce 121.6 FPS (Low), 100.7 FPS (Medium), 78.4 FPS (High), and 58.6 FPS (Ultra). The drop from Medium to High is 22.3 FPS, while High to Ultra is 19.8 FPS. The 1440p Ultra result of 58.6 FPS is particularly interesting because it is only 13.5 FPS below the 1080p Ultra score, indicating that the GPU's pixel fill rate (118.1 GPixel/s) and texture rate (236.2 GTexel/s) are the limiting factors, not the CPU.

At 4K, the results compress significantly: 71.3 FPS (Low), 51.7 FPS (Medium), 45.1 FPS (High), and 32.8 FPS (Ultra). The difference between 4K Low and 4K High is 26.2 FPS, while the gap from High to Ultra is 12.3 FPS. The 4K Ultra score of 32.8 FPS is less than half of the 1080p Medium score, demonstrating that the RTX 4060's 8 GB VRAM is likely causing texture thrashing at this resolution. The 128-bit memory bus, providing 272.0 GB/s bandwidth, is insufficient for the higher bandwidth demands of 4K textures in a densely populated multiplayer environment.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 is built on the AD107 chip using a 5 nm process from TSMC, containing 18,900 million transistors on a 159 mm² die. Its boost clock of 2460 MHz and base clock of 1830 MHz are respectable, but the memory configuration is the critical factor for Fivem. The 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus yields 272.0 GB/s of bandwidth. This figure is modest by modern standards and directly impacts performance at higher resolutions, as evidenced by the 4K results.

The GPU's 3,072 shading units and 96 TMUs provide ample compute for 1080p and 1440p gaming, with FP32 performance of 15.11 TFLOPS. However, Fivem's multiplayer nature often involves heavy draw call overhead from player-created assets, which can tax the 48 ROPs at high resolutions. The 4K Ultra score of 32.8 FPS suggests the ROPs are the bottleneck, as the pixel rate of 118.1 GPixel/s limits fill-rate-bound scenes. The GPU's 24 RT cores and 96 tensor cores are mostly irrelevant for Fivem, which does not utilize ray tracing or DLSS in a meaningful way per the measured data.

The GPU's synthetic benchmark scores reinforce its mid-range status. The Passmark G3D score of 19,545 places it in the 66th percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 23,181. The nearest rival, the AMD Radeon RX 6600M, scores 23,321, a delta of -0.6%, indicating the RTX 4060 is slightly weaker. This marginal difference does not explain the 4K performance gap, which is more likely due to the RTX 4060's limited VRAM capacity. At 4K, Fivem's texture streaming can exceed 8 GB, causing the GPU to fall back to system memory over the PCIe 4.0 x8 interface, which has half the bandwidth of a x16 slot.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i7-14700KF is a 20-core, 28-thread processor based on Raptor Lake architecture, manufactured on Intel's 10 nm process. Its base clock of 3.40 GHz and boost clock of 5.60 GHz provide exceptional single-thread performance, as evidenced by a Cinebench R23 single-core score of 6,290. The CPU's 33 MB of shared L3 cache and 2 MB per-core L2 cache help reduce memory latency, which is beneficial for Fivem's often single-threaded server communication and scripting.

In synthetic benchmarks, the i7-14700KF achieves a 96th percentile ranking among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 70,104. Its multi-core Cinebench R23 score of 44,557 demonstrates massive parallel throughput, but Fivem rarely utilizes more than a few cores, as the game's engine is not designed for high core counts. The nearest rival, the Core i7-14700K, scores 70,074, a 0% delta, confirming that the KF variant (without integrated graphics) performs identically in compute tasks.

The CPU's role in this combo is to provide a stable frame delivery floor. At 1080p Low, the 187.4 FPS result shows the CPU can sustain very high frame rates without bottlenecking the GPU. However, the 4K results show that even this powerful CPU cannot compensate for the GPU's memory limitations. The Passmark single-thread score of 4,480 and the Geekbench single-core score of 2,972 indicate strong IPC, which is crucial for Fivem's often poorly optimized server scripts that run on a single thread. The CPU's 125 W TDP and unlocked multiplier allow for overclocking, but the measured data does not include such configurations, so the stock performance is what is analyzed here.

The processor's memory support for both DDR4 and DDR5 is relevant, but the measured FPS does not specify which memory type was used. Given the CPU's dual-channel memory bus and the game's sensitivity to memory bandwidth, a DDR5 configuration would likely yield higher frame rates than DDR4, but the data cannot confirm this. The CPU's PCIe Gen 5 interface with 16 lanes (CPU only) provides ample bandwidth for the GPU's PCIe 4.0 x8 connection, ensuring no interface bottleneck at lower resolutions.