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# Inside: Intel Core i5-10400F + AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT — Benchmark Analysis

The Intel Core i5-10400F paired with the AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT delivers a remarkably smooth experience in Inside, a 2016 puzzle-platformer that is far more demanding at high frame rates than its minimalist aesthetic suggests. The measured data places this combination in the 891st position out of 1,671 tested combos for this title, placing it in the upper-middle tier of the database. This pairing leverages a 6-core, 12-thread Comet Lake processor with a 2.90 GHz base and 4.30 GHz boost clock alongside a RDNA 3.0 GPU with 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, producing frame rates that range from 86.7 FPS at 4K Ultra to 233.3 FPS at 1080p Low. The following analysis breaks down how this hardware stack behaves across resolutions and settings, what the scaling patterns reveal about system bottlenecks, and where this combo stands relative to other tested configurations.

Resolution Scaling

The resolution scaling data for Inside reveals a system that is largely GPU-bound at higher resolutions but shows signs of CPU limitation at 1080p with lower settings. Moving from 1080p to 1440p at High settings, the average frame rate drops from 182.1 FPS to 145.9 FPS, a reduction of approximately 19.9%. The subsequent step from 1440p to 4K at High settings sees a more severe decline, falling from 145.9 FPS to 91.2 FPS, a 37.5% drop. This steepening curve at 4K indicates that the RX 7800 XT's rendering pipeline becomes the primary constraint as pixel count increases.

At Low settings, the scaling pattern shifts notably. The 1080p Low result of 233.3 FPS drops to 207 FPS at 1440p (an 11.3% reduction), then to 177.9 FPS at 4K (a 14.1% reduction from 1440p). The relatively modest percentage declines at Low settings suggest that the CPU's single-thread performance — reflected in a 3DMark single-thread score of 688 and a PassMark single-thread score of 2,541 — begins to cap frame rates before the GPU is fully taxed. The i5-10400F's boost clock of 4.30 GHz helps, but the data indicates diminishing returns as resolution drops.

Ultra settings exhibit the largest absolute scaling penalty. From 1080p Ultra at 174 FPS, the frame rate falls to 142.5 FPS at 1440p (an 18.1% drop) and further to 86.7 FPS at 4K (a 39.2% drop from 1440p). This 4K Ultra result is the lowest measured value in the entire dataset, confirming that the combination of maximum graphical fidelity and 8.3 million pixels overwhelms the GPU's 96 ROPs and 583.2 GTexel/s texture rate. The gap between 4K High (91.2 FPS) and 4K Ultra (86.7 FPS) is relatively small at just 4.5 FPS, suggesting that Ultra settings introduce effects that are computationally expensive but not proportionally reflected in visual output for this title.

FAQ

*Q: What is the highest average frame rate achieved by this combo in Inside?*

A: The maximum measured average is 233.3 FPS at 1920x1080 with Low settings. This is followed closely by 212.7 FPS at 1080p Medium and 207 FPS at 1440p Low.

Q: How does the combo perform at 4K with maximum settings?

A: At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the average frame rate is 86.7 FPS. This is the lowest result in the dataset, and while it remains playable, it is notably below the 91.2 FPS achieved at 4K High.

Q: Is the system more CPU-limited or GPU-limited in this game?

A: The scaling data indicates a GPU limitation at 4K and High/Ultra settings, where frame rates drop sharply with resolution. However, at 1080p Low, the 233.3 FPS result suggests potential CPU headroom concerns, as the i5-10400F's 3DMark 2-thread score of 1,350 and single-thread score of 688 represent the processing ceiling for high-refresh scenarios.

Q: What is the performance difference between Medium and High settings at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, Medium settings yield 189.4 FPS while High settings produce 145.9 FPS. This represents a 43.5 FPS difference, or approximately 23% lower performance when moving from Medium to High.

Q: How does the RX 7800 XT's memory configuration influence results?

A: The GPU's 16 GB of GDDR6 memory with 624.1 GB/s bandwidth and a 256-bit bus width ensures that memory capacity is never a limiting factor in Inside. Even at 4K Ultra, the frame rate of 86.7 FPS is constrained by compute throughput rather than memory allocation.

Q: Does the combo rank consistently across all settings?

A: The combo's rank of 891 out of 1,671 combos represents an overall standing, but individual settings show variance. The 4K Ultra result at 86.7 FPS is competitive for the GPU's 76th percentile ranking, while the 1080p Low result at 233.3 FPS may be constrained by the CPU's 73rd percentile standing.

How This Combo Ranks

The Intel Core i5-10400F and AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT combination holds the 891st position out of 1,671 tested combos for Inside, placing it in the 53rd percentile of all configurations. This rank reflects a system that is capable but not exceptional for this title, which is notable given the GPU's strong individual standing. The RX 7800 XT ranks in the 76th percentile among all GPUs with an average benchmark score of 32,619, while the i5-10400F sits in the 73rd percentile among CPUs with an average score of 14,168.

The CPU's nearest rivals illustrate its positioning: the AMD EPYC 7552 scores 14,115 (0.4% lower), the AMD Ryzen 3 7320C scores 14,277 (0.8% higher), and the Intel Core i5-8500 scores 14,332 (1.1% higher). The i5-10400F's 12 threads and 12 MB of shared L3 cache provide adequate parallelism for Inside's physics and logic, but the game's moderate thread utilization means the single-thread performance of 1,453 in Cinebench R23 single-core is the more relevant metric for frame pacing.

On the GPU side, the RX 7800 XT's nearest rivals include the AMD FirePro S9300 X2 at 32,540 (0.2% higher), the NVIDIA P104-100 at 32,747 (0.4% lower), and the NVIDIA T600 Mobile at 32,849 (0.7% lower). The 7800 XT's 37.32 TFLOPS FP32 performance and 60 RT cores are overkill for a 2016 puzzle-platformer, yet the combo rank of 891 suggests that the CPU component pulls the overall standing down. The 4K Ultra result of 86.7 FPS is respectable, but the 1080p Low result of 233.3 FPS indicates that higher refresh rate monitors would not be fully utilized without a stronger processor.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its strongest results across all settings. Low settings produce an average of 233.3 FPS, Medium settings reach 212.7 FPS, High settings achieve 182.1 FPS, and Ultra settings yield 174 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 59.3 FPS, representing a 25.4% performance penalty for maximum visual quality at this resolution.

Moving to 2560x1440, the frame rates remain high but show the GPU beginning to assert dominance. Low settings average 207 FPS, Medium settings reach 189.4 FPS, High settings drop to 145.9 FPS, and Ultra settings produce 142.5 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra at 1440p widens to 64.5 FPS (31.2% penalty), with the most significant single-step drop occurring between Medium and High at 43.5 FPS.

At 3840x2160, the results demonstrate clear GPU-bound behavior. Low settings average 177.9 FPS, Medium settings reach 148.7 FPS, High settings produce 91.2 FPS, and Ultra settings yield 86.7 FPS. The Low-to-Ultra spread at 4K is 91.2 FPS (51.3% penalty), and the step from Medium to High at 4K shows a 57.5 FPS reduction — the largest single-setting drop in the entire dataset. The 4K Ultra result of 86.7 FPS is the only measured value below 90 FPS, indicating that this configuration is best suited for 1080p or 1440p gaming with this title.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT plays the dominant role in determining Inside's performance at higher resolutions, as evidenced by the steep frame rate declines when moving from 1440p to 4K. The GPU's boost clock of 2430 MHz and game clock of 2124 MHz, built on a 5 nm process with 28,100 million transistors across a 346 mm² die, provide substantial compute headroom. The 3,840 shading units and 240 texture mapping units process the game's stylized 2D-environment rendering efficiently, with the 96 ROPs handling the final pixel output.

The 16 GB of GDDR6 memory operating at 19.5 Gbps effective and delivering 624.1 GB/s bandwidth proves more than sufficient for Inside's modest texture requirements. This is a title that does not stress memory capacity — even at 4K Ultra, the frame rate of 86.7 FPS is limited by shader and ROP throughput, not by memory allocation or bandwidth constraints. The 256-bit memory bus ensures that the GPU's 37.32 TFLOPS FP32 performance is not starved for data, a factor that contributes to the relatively small gap between 4K High (91.2 FPS) and 4K Ultra (86.7 FPS).

The GPU's DirectX 12 Ultimate support and Vulkan 1.4 API compatibility are largely irrelevant for this 2016 title, which likely runs on older APIs. Its PassMark G3D score of 24,176 and 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 4,157 reflect compute capability that far exceeds what Inside demands. The RX 7800 XT's 76th percentile ranking among all GPUs means this card is overqualified for this game, and the observed bottleneck at 1080p Low — where frame rates plateau near 233 FPS — points to the i5-10400F's 14 nm Comet Lake architecture as the limiting factor in CPU-bound scenarios. The GPU produces 177.9 FPS at 4K Low, demonstrating that even at 8.3 million pixels, the card retains ample headroom for more demanding titles.