Inside

The Intel Core i5-10400F and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti combination delivers a decisive performance tier for Inside at 4K Ultra, hitting 66 FPS average. This places the pairing in the 1064th position out of 1671 tested combos, putting it in the upper-middle portion of the database for this title. The data shows a system capable of smooth gameplay at the highest settings, though its ranking indicates several faster configurations exist.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-10400F is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Comet Lake architecture, built on Intel's 14 nm process. It operates with a base clock of 2.90 GHz and can boost up to 4.30 GHz, which provides the computational headroom needed for a puzzle platformer like Inside. The CPU's 12 MB of shared L3 cache and dual-channel DDR4 memory support at 42.7 GB/s bandwidth are sufficient for this game's logic and physics, which are not heavily threaded.

Benchmark data shows the i5-10400F achieves a single-thread score of 688 in 3DMark and 1453 in Cinebench R23, indicating strong per-core performance. Its multi-threaded capabilities are demonstrated by a Cinebench R20 multicore score of 4324 and a Geekbench multicore score of 5783. The processor sits at the 73rd percentile among all CPUs in the database, with an average benchmark score of 14168. Its nearest rivals include the AMD EPYC 7552 (0.4% faster), the AMD Ryzen 3 7320C (0.8% faster), the Intel Core i5-8500 (1.1% faster), and the AMD Ryzen Embedded V2546 (1.2% faster). These tight margins show the i5-10400F is competitively placed for a 10th-gen part.

For Inside, the CPU is not the bottleneck. The game's 2D side-scrolling nature relies more on consistent frame pacing than on raw thread counts. The i5-10400F's boost clock of 4.30 GHz ensures that single-threaded tasks, such as game logic and collision detection, are handled with minimal latency. The Passmark single-thread score of 2541 corroborates this capability. The processor's 65W TDP suggests it runs within a modest thermal envelope, allowing sustained performance without significant throttling.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti is the primary driver of visual performance in this combo. Built on the Pascal architecture with a 16 nm process, it features 3584 shading units, 224 texture mapping units, and 88 raster operations pipelines. Its base clock is 1481 MHz, boosting to 1582 MHz, and the memory operates at 1376 MHz with 11 Gbps effective speed. The GPU is equipped with 11 GB of GDDR5X memory on a 352-bit bus, delivering 484.4 GB/s of bandwidth.

This memory configuration is critical for Inside at high resolutions. The game's art style, featuring dark environments and subtle lighting effects, benefits from the GPU's pixel rate of 139.2 GPixel/s and texture rate of 354.4 GTexel/s. The GTX 1080 Ti achieves a Passmark G3D score of 18600, placing it at the 61st percentile among all GPUs. Its average benchmark score of 19402 places it near the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 (0% difference), AMD Radeon Pro 560X (0.1% faster), NVIDIA Tesla K40m (0.6% faster), and NVIDIA TITAN Xp (1.1% faster). The TITAN Xp's slight lead is notable, as both share the GP102 chip lineage.

The GPU's 11 GB VRAM is more than adequate for Inside, which does not require massive texture buffers. The GDDR5X memory type and 484.4 GB/s bandwidth allow for high fill rates, which is evident in the 4K Ultra average of 66 FPS. The GTX 1080 Ti also supports DirectX 12 (12_1), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4, ensuring compatibility with modern rendering APIs. Its FP32 performance of 11.34 TFLOPS provides ample compute headroom for the game's shader effects.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a clear scaling pattern across resolutions. At 1920x1080 with High settings, the combo achieves 158.8 FPS, which drops to 111.8 FPS at 2560x1440, and further to 70.3 FPS at 3840x2160. This represents a 55.8% reduction in frame rate from 1080p to 4K, indicating that the GPU becomes progressively more stressed as pixel count increases.

The Low settings show a similar trend: 230.9 FPS at 1080p, 206.8 FPS at 1440p, and 141.5 FPS at 4K. The drop from 1080p to 4K is 38.7%, which is less severe than at High settings, suggesting that at lower graphical loads, the CPU can keep up with the GPU more effectively. Medium settings follow the pattern with 217.7 FPS at 1080p, 182.6 FPS at 1440p, and 116.3 FPS at 4K.

Ultra settings produce the lowest frame rates: 150.1 FPS at 1080p, 108.8 FPS at 1440p, and 66 FPS at 4K. The scaling from 1080p to 4K at Ultra is a 56.1% reduction. This consistent drop across all settings points to the GPU as the limiting factor at higher resolutions. At 1080p, the frame rates exceed 150 FPS even at Ultra, suggesting the CPU can feed the GPU adequately. However, at 4K, the GPU's fill rate and memory bandwidth become the constraints, with frame rates dropping to the 66-141 FPS range depending on settings.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo ranks 1064th out of 1671 tested combinations for Inside. This places it in the 36th percentile of all combos, meaning roughly 64% of tested configurations perform better. The rank reflects the age of both components: the CPU from 2020 and the GPU from 2017. Despite this, the measured data shows playable performance at all resolutions and settings.

The data indicates that this pairing is balanced for 1080p and 1440p gaming, where it delivers high frame rates even at Ultra settings. At 4K, the combo still manages above 60 FPS at High and Ultra, which is a respectable result for a GPU with a 61st percentile ranking. The GTX 1080 Ti's 11 GB VRAM is a key advantage, preventing memory-related stutters that might affect lower-VRAM cards.

Compared to rivals, the CPU's performance is nearly identical to the AMD EPYC 7552 (0.4% difference) and slightly behind the AMD Ryzen 3 7320C (0.8%). The GPU's nearest rival, the NVIDIA TITAN Xp, is 1.1% faster, which would likely translate to a few extra frames per second in Inside. These small deltas suggest that the combo's rank is more influenced by the GPU's overall age than by any specific bottleneck.

FAQ

Q: What is the average FPS at 4K Ultra settings?

A: The combo achieves an average of 66 FPS at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings.

Q: How does the i5-10400F compare to its nearest CPU rival?

A: The i5-10400F has an average benchmark score of 14168, which is 0.4% lower than the AMD EPYC 7552's 14115 and 0.8% lower than the AMD Ryzen 3 7320C's 14277.

Q: What is the GPU's memory bandwidth?

A: The GTX 1080 Ti has a memory bandwidth of 484.4 GB/s, provided by 11 GB of GDDR5X memory on a 352-bit bus.

Q: Is the combo better suited for 1080p or 4K gaming?

A: The data shows 158.8 FPS at 1080p High and 70.3 FPS at 4K High, indicating the combo is better suited for 1080p, though 4K remains playable.

Q: How does the GPU rank among all tested GPUs?

A: The GTX 1080 Ti is at the 61st percentile, with an average benchmark score of 19402, placing it just behind the NVIDIA TITAN Xp which is 1.1% faster.

*Q: What is the combo's overall rank in the database for Inside?*

A: The combo ranks 1064th out of 1671 tested combinations, placing it in the upper-middle tier of performance for this game.