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# Inside with AMD Ryzen 5 8400F + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER

The AMD Ryzen 5 8400F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER delivers a remarkably smooth experience in Inside, a Puzzle Platformer from 2016. Across all tested resolutions and settings, the combo never drops below 57.9 FPS average, which is notable given the hardware's mid-range positioning. The data reveals a system that handles this title with considerable headroom, even at 4K Ultra where the lowest measured average still clears 60 FPS. This combination ranks 1208th out of 1671 tested combos in this game, placing it in the upper-middle tier of the database—a position that reflects the game's modest demands relative to the hardware's capabilities rather than any bottleneck.

FAQ

*Q: What is the best resolution for this combo in Inside?*

A: The data shows 1920x1080 delivers the highest frame rates across all settings, with Low hitting 282.9 FPS and High reaching 140 FPS. However, 3840x2160 remains playable at every setting, with Ultra averaging 57.9 FPS and High at 61.6 FPS.

Q: How does the Ryzen 5 8400F compare to its nearest CPU rivals?

A: The Ryzen 5 8400F's average benchmark score is 25064, placing it 0.3% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 5 7500F and essentially tied with the AMD Ryzen 7 2700X (deltaPct 0). It sits 0.1% behind the AMD Ryzen AI 5 PRO 340 and 0.2% behind the AMD EPYC 9474F.

Q: Is the RTX 2060 SUPER better than the RTX 2070 in this context?

A: According to benchmark scores, the RTX 2060 SUPER averages 19774, which is 0.5% higher than the RTX 2070's 19680. The RTX 2060 SUPER also outperforms the GTX TITAN by 0.3% and the Quadro K5200 by 0.8%.

Q: What frame rate can I expect at 1440p with Medium settings?

A: At 2560x1440 with Medium settings, the measured average FPS is 159.7. This represents a strong middle ground between the Low setting's 202.8 FPS and the High setting's 100.9 FPS.

Q: Does the combo maintain 60 FPS at 4K Ultra?

A: Yes, at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the average FPS is 57.9—just below 60. High settings at the same resolution yield 61.6 FPS, which clears the 60 FPS threshold.

Q: How many cores does the CPU have and what is its clock speed?

A: The AMD Ryzen 5 8400F has 6 cores and 12 threads, with a base clock of 4.20 GHz and a boost clock of 4.70 GHz. It belongs to the 8000 series based on Zen 4 architecture.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 8400F brings 6 cores and 12 threads to Inside, a puzzle platformer that does not appear to stress multi-threaded workloads heavily. The CPU's base clock of 4.20 GHz and boost clock of 4.70 GHz provide solid single-thread performance, which matters more for this genre. In 3DMark tests, the single-thread score is 951, while the 2-thread score reaches 1874—suggesting that even two cores can handle substantial load. The 4-thread score of 3563 and 8-thread score of 5275 show scaling, but the max-thread score of 6165 indicates diminishing returns beyond 8 threads. Cinebench R23 results reinforce this: single-core scores 2943 while multi-core reaches 20851, a ratio of roughly 7:1, implying that the game's engine likely relies on fewer threads.

The CPU's cache hierarchy includes 64 KB L1 per core, 1 MB L2 per core, and 16 MB shared L3. This configuration supports the game's data access patterns without obvious bottlenecks. The 4 nm process node from TSMC, with 25,000 million transistors on a 178 mm² die, contributes to efficiency. The 65 W TDP means thermal headroom is generous, allowing sustained boost clocks during gameplay. Memory bandwidth of 83.2 GB/s over DDR5 dual-channel is unlikely to constrain a 2016 title. The CPU's percentile ranking of 82 among all tested CPUs places it well above average, and its average benchmark score of 25064 sits nearly identical to the Ryzen 7 2700X, indicating that Inside's frame rates are not CPU-limited at any tested resolution.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data across four settings presets—Low, Medium, High, and Ultra—reveals a clear hierarchy. At 1920x1080, Low produces 282.9 FPS, Medium drops to 221.4 FPS, High falls to 140 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 136.1 FPS. The gap between Low and Medium is 61.5 FPS, while the drop from Medium to High is 81.4 FPS—a larger leap that suggests High introduces significant visual effects. The difference between High and Ultra is a mere 3.9 FPS, implying Ultra adds little performance cost over High at 1080p.

At 2560x1440, the pattern shifts: Low yields 202.8 FPS, Medium 159.7 FPS, High 100.9 FPS, and Ultra 94.8 FPS. The High-to-Ultra delta shrinks to 6.1 FPS, again showing minimal impact. At 3840x2160, Low achieves 127.6 FPS, Medium 99.7 FPS, High 61.6 FPS, and Ultra 57.9 FPS. Here, the High-to-Ultra difference is only 3.7 FPS. Across all resolutions, High and Ultra perform nearly identically, while Medium offers a substantial FPS boost over High—typically 40-60% higher. For the best experience, Medium settings at 1440p provide 159.7 FPS, which comfortably exceeds display refresh rates, while High at 1080p gives 140 FPS. Ultra appears redundant given the marginal visual return measured in frame rate terms.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 5 8400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER ranks 1208th out of 1671 tested combos in Inside, placing it in the 72nd percentile of all configurations. This rank reflects the hardware's overall position: the CPU sits at the 82nd percentile among all CPUs, while the GPU ranks at the 63rd percentile among all GPUs. The combo's rank is lower than the CPU's percentile, suggesting the GPU is the limiting factor in overall system performance. However, the measured frame rates tell a different story for this specific game—the lowest average FPS across all settings and resolutions is 57.9 at 4K Ultra, which is still playable. The combo's rank likely reflects synthetic benchmarks rather than real-world Inside performance, since the game's 2016 release predates both components and runs exceptionally well. Compared to other combos in the database, this pairing sits in the upper-middle tier, but the FPS data indicates it punches above its ranking for this title.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER features 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, delivering 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth. Its base clock of 1470 MHz boosts to 1650 MHz, with memory running at 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective). The Turing architecture includes 2176 shading units, 136 TMUs, and 64 ROPs, along with 34 RT cores and 272 tensor cores. The GPU's FP32 throughput is 7.181 TFLOPS, with pixel rate of 105.6 GPixel/s and texture rate of 224.4 GTexel/s. These specifications are more than adequate for Inside, which was released in 2016 when GPUs had far less compute power. The GPU's PassMark G3D score of 16462 places it at the 63rd percentile, with an average benchmark score of 19774—0.5% ahead of the RTX 2070. The 12 nm process node and 175 W TDP are modest by modern standards. The 8 GB VRAM is never stressed by this game, as evidenced by consistent frame rates across settings that would only tax memory at higher resolutions. The GPU's role here is to render a 2D side-scrolling puzzle platformer with minimal 3D geometry, so the RTX 2060 SUPER operates far below its limits, as shown by 4K Low achieving 127.6 FPS.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the measured average FPS values are: Low 282.9, Medium 221.4, High 140, and Ultra 136.1. The progression from Low to Ultra shows a 51.9% reduction in frame rate, with the largest single drop occurring between Medium and High (81.4 FPS). At 2560x1440, the values are: Low 202.8, Medium 159.7, High 100.9, and Ultra 94.8. The Low-to-Ultra reduction is 53.3%, similar to 1080p. At 3840x2160, the values are: Low 127.6, Medium 99.7, High 61.6, and Ultra 57.9. The reduction from Low to Ultra is 54.6%, showing a consistent pattern across resolutions. Notably, the High-to-Ultra delta remains small at every resolution: 3.9 FPS at 1080p, 6.1 FPS at 1440p, and 3.7 FPS at 4K. The Medium-to-High delta is the largest at all resolutions, suggesting High enables effects that significantly impact performance. The minimum FPS is not recorded in the data, so average FPS is the sole metric. At 4K Ultra, the 57.9 FPS average is the only measurement below 60 FPS, indicating that this combo handles Inside at playable levels even in the most demanding configuration.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drop from 1920x1080 to 3840x2160 reveals the scaling behavior. At Low settings, 1080p yields 282.9 FPS, 1440p yields 202.8 FPS (a 28.3% drop), and 4K yields 127.6 FPS (a 54.9% drop from 1080p). At Medium settings, the progression is 221.4 → 159.7 → 99.7 FPS, with a 55% overall reduction. At High settings, 140 → 100.9 → 61.6 FPS, a 56% reduction. At Ultra settings, 136.1 → 94.8 → 57.9 FPS, a 57.5% reduction. The consistency of these percentage drops—hovering around 55-57% from 1080p to 4K—indicates that the GPU is the primary scaling factor, as pixel count increases fourfold while FPS roughly halves. This is not a linear relationship, suggesting some CPU involvement at lower resolutions where frame rates exceed 200 FPS. At 1080p Low, the 282.9 FPS likely approaches the CPU's rendering limit for this game, given the Ryzen 5 8400F's single-thread score of 951 in 3DMark. The CPU's 12 threads and 4.70 GHz boost clock handle the game's logic, but the GPU becomes progressively more dominant as resolution increases. The data implies that at 1080p, the CPU constrains performance at low settings, while at 4K, the GPU is the clear bottleneck, particularly at High and Ultra where FPS drops to 61.6 and 57.9 respectively. This scaling pattern is typical for a puzzle platformer where geometry is simple but pixel fill rate matters at higher resolutions.