Greedfall

FAQ

Q: How does this CPU compare to the Intel Core i5-14600T in overall benchmark performance?

A: The AMD Ryzen 5 7400F has an average benchmark score of 32,750, which is just 0.1% higher than the Intel Core i5-14600T's average score of 32,707. These two processors are effectively tied in synthetic workload performance.

Q: What is the GPU's average benchmark score and how does it rank against the AMD Radeon RX 9060?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti has an average benchmark score of 16,129. It trails the AMD Radeon RX 9060 by 0.7%, with the RX 9060 scoring 16,014. The difference is small enough to be considered negligible in most gaming scenarios.

Q: What is the best frame rate this combo achieves at 1080p?

A: At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the combo reaches an average of 187 FPS. This is the highest measured frame rate across all tested resolutions and settings combinations.

Q: How much VRAM does this GPU have and what type of memory does it use?

A: The RTX 3060 Ti has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, providing a memory bandwidth of 448.0 GB/s. The memory operates at 1750 MHz with 14 Gbps effective speed.

Q: What is the CPU's core and thread configuration?

A: The AMD Ryzen 5 7400F has 6 cores and 12 threads based on the Zen 4 architecture built on a 5 nm process. Its base clock is 3.70 GHz with a boost clock of 4.70 GHz.

Q: How many total combos does this system rank against in Greedfall?

A: This combination ranks 1,413th out of 2,938 tested combos in Greedfall, placing it in the upper-middle portion of all tested systems.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data reveals a clear pattern of diminishing returns as settings increase. At 1920x1080, the jump from Low to Medium costs 40 FPS on average (187 to 147), while Medium to High costs another 14 FPS (147 to 133). The most dramatic drop occurs when going from High to Ultra, which loses 48 FPS (133 to 85). This suggests Ultra is disproportionately demanding relative to the visual improvement it likely provides.

At 2560x1440, the same trend holds. Low delivers 130 FPS average, Medium drops to 102 FPS, High to 92 FPS, and Ultra falls to 59 FPS. The step from High to Ultra again represents the largest single reduction at 33 FPS. Given that High still comfortably exceeds 60 FPS at this resolution, it provides the best balance between smoothness and visual fidelity.

At 3840x2160, the picture changes. High manages 55 FPS average, which is below the 60 FPS target many players prefer. Medium delivers 61 FPS with a minimum of 52 FPS and maximum of 70 FPS, making it the only 4K preset that consistently averages above 60. Low reaches 77 FPS average but sacrifices visual quality significantly. Ultra drops to 35 FPS average, which is likely too demanding for comfortable play.

The data suggests Medium is the optimal preset for 4K gaming with this combo, as it provides playable frame rates while retaining some visual fidelity. For 1440p and 1080p, High appears to be the sweet spot, offering strong average frame rates without the severe performance penalty of Ultra. The measured frame time consistency at Medium settings (minimums of 87 FPS at 1440p and 125 FPS at 1080p) indicates stable performance, though High settings likely offer similar consistency given the headroom above 60 FPS.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals important information about where the bottleneck lies in this system. At High settings, the average FPS drops from 133 at 1920x1080 to 92 at 2560x1440, then to 55 at 3840x2160. This represents a 31% reduction from 1080p to 1440p, and a 59% reduction from 1080p to 4K.

At Low settings, the pattern is similar but with higher absolute numbers. The system delivers 187 FPS at 1080p, 130 FPS at 1440p, and 77 FPS at 4K. The percentage drops are 30% and 59% respectively, showing consistent scaling behavior regardless of settings level.

Medium settings show 147 FPS at 1080p, 102 FPS at 1440p, and 61 FPS at 4K. These represent 31% and 58% reductions respectively. Ultra settings show the steepest absolute decline: 85 FPS at 1080p, 59 FPS at 1440p, and 35 FPS at 4K, with reductions of 31% and 59%.

The remarkably consistent percentage drops across all settings levels (roughly 30% for each resolution step) suggest that the system is not being limited by a single component at any specific resolution. If the GPU were the sole bottleneck, higher settings would typically show larger percentage drops when moving to higher resolutions. The uniform scaling pattern indicates a balanced configuration where both CPU and GPU contribute to performance limits.

The 4K results show the GPU becoming more influential, as the gap between Low and Ultra widens from 102 FPS at 1080p (187 vs 85) to 42 FPS at 4K (77 vs 35). This widening gap confirms that at higher resolutions, the RTX 3060 Ti's rendering capabilities become the primary constraint.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its strongest performance across all settings. Low settings produce an average of 187 FPS. Medium settings achieve 147 FPS average with a minimum of 125 FPS and maximum of 169 FPS. High settings reach 133 FPS average. Ultra settings drop to 85 FPS average. The spread between Low and Ultra at this resolution is 102 FPS, indicating substantial headroom for players who prioritize frame rate over visual fidelity.

At 2560x1440, performance remains strong but shows expected reductions. Low settings average 130 FPS. Medium settings deliver 102 FPS average with a minimum of 87 FPS and maximum of 117 FPS. High settings reach 92 FPS average. Ultra settings fall to 59 FPS average. The spread between Low and Ultra narrows to 71 FPS, reflecting the increased pixel count demanding more from the GPU.

At 3840x2160, the system begins to struggle at higher settings. Low settings still manage 77 FPS average. Medium settings achieve 61 FPS average with a minimum of 52 FPS and maximum of 70 FPS. High settings drop to 55 FPS average. Ultra settings fall to 35 FPS average. The spread between Low and Ultra is 42 FPS, the narrowest range across all resolutions.

The Medium settings rows are the only measurements with complete min/max data. At 1080p, the 125 FPS minimum ensures smooth gameplay even during demanding scenes. At 1440p, the 87 FPS minimum remains above typical display refresh rates. At 4K, the 52 FPS minimum indicates occasional dips below 60 FPS, but the 61 FPS average suggests these are brief and infrequent.

The data shows that this combo is capable of high refresh rate gaming at 1080p across all settings, including Ultra which maintains 85 FPS average. At 1440p, High settings provide the best experience with 92 FPS average, while Ultra still delivers a playable 59 FPS. At 4K, only Low and Medium settings provide consistently playable frame rates.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti is built on the Ampere architecture using Samsung's 8 nm process, containing 17,400 million transistors on a 392 mm² die. Its base clock runs at 1410 MHz with a boost clock of 1665 MHz. The GPU has 4,864 shading units, 152 texture mapping units, and 80 raster output units, along with 38 ray tracing cores and 152 tensor cores.

The memory subsystem uses 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 256-bit interface, delivering 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth. This configuration provides the RTX 3060 Ti with a pixel rate of 133.2 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 253.1 GTexel/s. The FP32 compute performance is rated at 16.20 TFLOPS, with FP16 performance also at 16.20 TFLOPS due to the 1:1 ratio.

The GPU's percentile ranking of 59 versus all GPUs indicates it performs above the median but below the top tier. Its average benchmark score of 16,129 places it near competing cards like the AMD Radeon RX 9060, which scores 16,014, and the AMD Radeon Pro 5600M at 16,351. The RTX 3060 Ti trails the RX 5700 XT by 1.4% in average score.

In terms of Greedfall performance, the GPU's role becomes increasingly important at higher resolutions. At 4K Ultra, the system drops to 35 FPS average, indicating the GPU is struggling with the combined load of high resolution and maximum settings. The 8 GB VRAM capacity appears sufficient for this game, as no settings combination shows signs of memory-related stuttering in the measured data.

The GPU supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4, making it fully compatible with modern rendering APIs. Its PCIe 4.0 x16 interface provides ample bandwidth for data transfer between the CPU and GPU.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 7400F is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Zen 4 architecture with the Raphael codename. Built on TSMC's 5 nm process, it contains 6,570 million transistors on a 71 mm² die. The base clock is 3.70 GHz with a boost clock of 4.70 GHz, and the CPU has a 65 W TDP.

The cache hierarchy consists of 64 KB of L1 cache per core, 1 MB of L2 cache per core, and 32 MB of shared L3 cache. The CPU supports DDR5 memory with dual-channel configuration, providing 83.2 GB/s of memory bandwidth. It also supports ECC memory and includes PCIe Gen 5 with 24 lanes from the CPU.

In synthetic benchmarks, the Ryzen 5 7400F achieves a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 21,765 and a single-core score of 3,072. Its PassMark multithread score is 25,645, with a single-thread score of 3,689. The CPU's percentile ranking of 83 versus all CPUs places it well above the median.

The nearest rivals in CPU benchmark performance are tightly clustered. The Intel Core i5-14600T scores 32,707 on average, just 0.1% behind. The Intel Core Ultra 7 155H scores 32,697, also 0.2% off. The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H leads slightly at 32,812, while the AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 trails at 32,662.

In Greedfall, the CPU's role is most evident at lower resolutions where the GPU is less stressed. At 1080p Low settings, the system achieves 187 FPS average, suggesting the CPU can feed the GPU with enough frames to reach high refresh rates. The 6-core configuration appears sufficient for this game, as the frame rates scale consistently with resolution changes without any signs of CPU-related bottlenecking.

The CPU's 4.70 GHz boost clock helps maintain high minimum frame rates, as evidenced by the Medium settings data showing 125 FPS minimum at 1080p and 87 FPS at 1440p. The 32 MB of shared L3 cache likely helps with game data locality, reducing memory access latency.

How This Combo Ranks

This AMD Ryzen 5 7400F + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti combination ranks 1,413th out of 2,938 tested combos in Greedfall. This places it at roughly the 48th percentile of all tested systems, meaning slightly more than half of the tested configurations perform better in this specific game.

The ranking position reflects the balance between the CPU and GPU. With a CPU percentile of 83 versus all CPUs and a GPU percentile of 59 versus all GPUs, the combination brings together a strong processor with a mid-range graphics card. The resulting performance in Greedfall is solidly mid-pack, with the CPU contributing more relative strength than the GPU.

The rank of 1,413 suggests that in Greedfall, the RTX 3060 Ti is the limiting factor for this combo. If the GPU were significantly stronger relative to the CPU, the combo would likely rank higher. Conversely, if the CPU were weaker, the ranking might be similar but with different bottleneck characteristics.

The measured FPS data supports this interpretation. At 1080p, the combo achieves high frame rates across all settings, indicating the CPU has headroom. At 4K, the performance drops substantially, particularly at Ultra settings where the average falls to 35 FPS. This pattern is consistent with a GPU-bound scenario at higher resolutions.

Compared to other tested combos in the database, this system sits in the upper-middle range. The 1,413th position out of 2,938 means it outperforms roughly 1,525 other configurations while trailing approximately 1,412. This places it in a competitive position for 1080p and 1440p gaming, with playable 4K performance at lower settings.

The combo's ranking in Greedfall specifically reflects the game's engine characteristics and optimization. The consistent scaling across resolutions and settings suggests the game is well-balanced in its resource utilization, allowing both the CPU and GPU to contribute meaningfully to overall performance.