Inside

The Intel Core i5-10400F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 delivers an exceptionally strong performance profile in Inside, with the measured data showing that the system is capable of high frame rates across all tested configurations. The most balanced experience comes from the High preset, which offers a compelling mix of visual fidelity and performance headroom. At 1920x1080, the High preset produces an average of 179 FPS, which is only 3 FPS lower than the 4K High result of 104 FPS, indicating that the visual upgrade from Low to High is relatively inexpensive in this title. The Medium preset provides a marginal average FPS increase to 215 at 1080p, but the gains are modest compared to the jump from High to Ultra, where the average drops to 176 FPS. For players seeking the smoothest possible experience without sacrificing too much visual quality, the High preset at 2560x1440 is the recommendation, as it yields an average of 160 FPS while maintaining a framerate that comfortably exceeds the refresh rate of most high-end monitors. The Ultra preset, while offering the maximum visual settings, shows a significant performance cost, with averages of 176 FPS at 1080p, 157 FPS at 1440p, and 99 FPS at 4K, which represents a substantial reduction compared to High. The data suggests that the High preset is the sweet spot, as it provides a nearly identical experience to Ultra in terms of average FPS at 1440p and 4K, while demanding less from the hardware.

The Low preset is the only configuration that consistently breaks the 200 FPS barrier at 1080p and 1440p, with averages of 233 and 208 FPS respectively, but it sacrifices the visual polish that Inside is known for. The Medium preset, with its measured minimum FPS values of 183 at 1080p, 164 at 1440p, and 140 at 4K, offers a stable baseline for those who prioritize frame pacing over absolute peak performance. Considering the game’s puzzle-platformer nature, where precise timing is less critical than in competitive shooters, the High preset at 1440p presents the best overall experience, balancing image quality and smoothness without pushing the GPU to its limits. The Ultra preset, while playable, shows diminishing returns, and the data implies that the additional visual effects do not justify the 20-30 FPS loss compared to High across all resolutions.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Intel Core i5-10400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 achieves a combo rank of 1724 out of 3716 tested combinations in Inside, placing it in the upper-middle tier of all possible hardware pairings. This rank indicates that while the system is far from the top of the leaderboard, it sits comfortably ahead of more than half of all tested configurations, which is a strong result for a mid-range CPU paired with a high-end GPU. The percentile data for the individual components supports this positioning: the CPU ranks in the 68th percentile against all processors, while the GPU ranks in the 81st percentile against all graphics cards. The discrepancy between these percentiles suggests that the CPU is the limiting factor in this pairing, as it is relatively weaker compared to the GPU’s standing among its peers. In practice, this means that the RTX 4070’s full potential is not being realized in this game, particularly at lower resolutions where the CPU’s processing power becomes more critical. At 1080p, the average FPS ranges from 176 to 233 depending on settings, but the variance between the Low and Ultra presets is only 57 FPS, which is relatively narrow compared to what a more powerful CPU might enable. The CPU’s benchmark scores, such as the 3dMark single-thread score of 688 and the Cinebench R23 single-core score of 1451, indicate that it has adequate single-thread performance for most games, but it falls short of the top-tier processors that would allow the GPU to reach its maximum frame rates. The combo rank of 1724 out of 3716 also suggests that there are many other pairings with similar CPUs and GPUs that perform better, likely due to factors such as memory speed or motherboard configuration, which are not captured in this data. The nearest CPU rivals, including the Intel Xeon 6756E and AMD EPYC 7552, have nearly identical average benchmark scores, with deltas of 0.2% and 0.5% respectively, indicating that the i5-10400F is well-matched to its direct competitors in synthetic tests, but the real-world gaming performance may vary. For the GPU, the nearest rival is the NVIDIA Tesla P4 with a delta of 0.1%, and the AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 with a delta of 0.4%, which shows that the RTX 4070 is closely grouped with these cards in average benchmark scores, yet the gaming results in Inside are likely influenced by driver optimizations and architecture-specific features.

FAQ

*Q: What is the best settings preset for the Intel Core i5-10400F and RTX 4070 in Inside?*

A: The High preset provides the best balance, with an average of 179 FPS at 1080p, 160 FPS at 1440p, and 104 FPS at 4K, offering near-Ultra visual quality with a significantly smaller performance penalty.

Q: How does the system perform at 4K resolution?

A: At 4K, the average FPS ranges from 99 on Ultra to 179 on Low, with the Medium preset achieving 165 FPS and a minimum of 140 FPS, indicating that 4K is playable but requires lowering settings to maintain high frame rates.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the limiting factor in this game?

A: The data suggests the CPU is the primary bottleneck, as the GPU’s 81st percentile ranking is higher than the CPU’s 68th percentile, and the FPS difference between Low and Ultra settings at 1080p is relatively small, indicating the CPU struggles to feed the GPU at lower resolutions.

Q: What are the minimum FPS values for the Medium preset?

A: The Medium preset shows minimum FPS values of 183 at 1080p, 164 at 1440p, and 140 at 4K, providing a stable frame pacing experience across all resolutions.

Q: How does the RTX 4070’s VRAM capacity affect performance in this game?

A: With 12 GB of GDDR6X memory and a bandwidth of 504.2 GB/s, the GPU has ample memory resources for Inside, as the game is a puzzle platformer with moderate texture demands, so VRAM capacity does not appear to be a limiting factor in the measured results.

Q: What is the combo’s rank compared to other tested systems?

A: The combo ranks 1724 out of 3716 tested combinations, placing it in the 46th percentile of all systems, which is slightly below average but still capable of delivering high frame rates in this title.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data provides a comprehensive view of the system’s performance across three resolutions and four settings presets. At 1920x1080, the average FPS starts at 233 on Low, drops to 215 on Medium, settles at 179 on High, and falls to 176 on Ultra. The Medium preset is the only one at this resolution with recorded minimum and maximum values, showing a range from 183 to 247 FPS, which indicates a wide variance in frame times but a consistently high average. Moving to 2560x1440, the averages are 208 on Low, 192 on Medium, 160 on High, and 157 on Ultra. The Medium preset again provides the only min/max data points, with values of 164 and 221 FPS, demonstrating a slightly narrower range than at 1080p. At 3840x2160, the performance scales down as expected, with averages of 179 on Low, 165 on Medium, 104 on High, and 99 on Ultra. The Medium preset at 4K shows a minimum of 140 and a maximum of 190, which represents a 50 FPS spread, indicating that the GPU is working harder at this resolution but still maintaining playable frame rates. The overall trend across all resolutions shows that the Low preset offers the highest average FPS, but the difference between Low and Medium is relatively modest, typically around 10-15%. The High and Ultra presets are closely grouped, with Ultra being only 3-5 FPS lower than High on average, which suggests that the visual upgrade from High to Ultra is not heavily taxing the system. The data reveals that the system’s performance is more consistent at lower resolutions, with the variance between presets shrinking as resolution increases, which is a typical pattern for a GPU-bound scenario at 4K. For the 1080p resolution, the gap between the lowest and highest average FPS is 57 FPS, while at 1440p it narrows to 51 FPS, and at 4K it reduces to 80 FPS, showing that the CPU’s influence diminishes at higher resolutions.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS data reveals a clear pattern of performance degradation as resolution increases from 1920x1080 to 3840x2160, which provides insights into the system’s bottleneck. At the High preset, the average FPS drops from 179 at 1080p to 160 at 1440p, a reduction of 19 FPS or approximately 10.6%, and then further to 104 at 4K, which is a 75 FPS or 41.9% drop from the 1080p baseline. This scaling pattern indicates that the GPU becomes increasingly stressed at higher resolutions, as the number of pixels increases by 78% from 1080p to 1440p and by 300% from 1080p to 4K, yet the FPS does not decrease proportionally. For the Low preset, the averages are 233 at 1080p, 208 at 1440p, and 179 at 4K, showing a more gradual decline of 25 FPS (10.7%) and then 29 FPS (13.9%). The Medium preset follows a similar trajectory, with averages of 215, 192, and 165 across the three resolutions, representing drops of 23 FPS (10.7%) and 27 FPS (14.1%). The Ultra preset shows the steepest decline, with averages of 176, 157, and 99, which equates to a 19 FPS (10.8%) drop from 1080p to 1440p and a 58 FPS (36.9%) drop from 1440p to 4K. The data suggests that the system is not purely GPU-bound, as the FPS drops from 1080p to 1440p are relatively mild, but the significant drop from 1440p to 4K indicates that the GPU’s rendering capabilities are being taxed heavily at the highest resolution. The fact that the FPS at 4K on Low (179) is nearly identical to the FPS at 1080p on High (179) suggests that the CPU’s performance ceiling is around this frame rate, and the GPU can only deliver higher FPS when the resolution is lowered and the CPU can keep up with the increased frame production. This points to a balanced system where the CPU and GPU are well-matched for this game, with the CPU becoming the limiting factor at lower resolutions and the GPU taking over as the primary constraint at 4K.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-10400F is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Comet Lake architecture, with a base clock of 2.90 GHz and a boost clock of 4.30 GHz. Its benchmark results show a strong multithreaded capability, with a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 10283 and a Passmark multithread score of 12115, but the single-thread performance is more modest, with a Cinebench R23 single-core score of 1451 and a 3dmark single-thread score of 688. In Inside, which is a 2D puzzle platformer with relatively simple physics and AI, the CPU’s role is primarily to handle game logic, rendering calls, and frame pacing. The measured FPS data suggests that the CPU is not heavily stressed in this title, as the system achieves high frame rates across all settings, but the variance between Low and Ultra presets at the same resolution indicates that the CPU must process additional draw calls and game state updates at higher settings. The CPU’s 6 cores and 12 threads are more than sufficient for this game, as Inside is unlikely to utilize more than a few cores effectively, given its release in 2016 and its genre. The 12 MB of L3 cache and dual-channel DDR4 memory support with 42.7 GB/s bandwidth provide adequate memory throughput for the game’s data requirements. The CPU’s percentile ranking of 68 against all processors indicates that it is a mid-range performer, but its benchmark scores, such as the Geekbench multicore score of 6257 and the Passmark single-thread score of 2541, show that it is capable of handling modern games without being a significant bottleneck. The nearest CPU rivals, including the Intel Xeon 6756E and AMD EPYC 7552, have nearly identical average benchmark scores, with deltas of 0.2% and 0.5% respectively, suggesting that the i5-10400F is competitive with these enterprise-class processors in synthetic tests, but their higher core counts would likely give them an advantage in more demanding multithreaded workloads. In the context of Inside, the CPU’s performance is sufficient to maintain high frame rates, but the data implies that a more powerful CPU with higher single-thread performance could potentially push the average FPS higher at 1080p, where the GPU is not fully utilized.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 is a high-end graphics card based on the Ada Lovelace architecture, featuring 5888 shading units, 184 texture mapping units, and 64 raster output units, with a base clock of 1920 MHz and a boost clock of 2475 MHz. Its 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus provides a bandwidth of 504.2 GB/s, which is ample for the texture and geometry demands of Inside. The GPU’s benchmark results are impressive, with a 3dmark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 3854, a Geekbench Vulkan score of 174152, and a Passmark G3D score of 26927. In Inside, the GPU is the primary driver of performance at higher resolutions, as evidenced by the significant FPS drops from 1440p to 4K. The data shows that at 4K, the average FPS ranges from 99 on Ultra to 179 on Low, with the Medium preset achieving 165 FPS, which indicates that the GPU’s rendering capabilities are being fully utilized at this resolution. The GPU’s 81st percentile ranking against all graphics cards places it in the top quintile of available hardware, and its nearest rivals, including the NVIDIA Tesla P4 and AMD Radeon RX Vega 56, have deltas of 0.1% and 0.4% respectively, showing that the RTX 4070 is closely matched to these older cards in average benchmark scores but offers more modern features like ray tracing and DLSS. The GPU’s high texture rate of 455.4 GTexel/s and pixel rate of 158.4 GPixel/s ensure that it can handle the game’s visual effects without issue, and its 29.15 TFLOPS of FP32 performance provides ample compute power for any shader complexity. The fact that the FPS at 1080p on Ultra (176) is nearly identical to the FPS at 1440p on High (160) and 4K on Low (179) suggests that the GPU is not the limiting factor at lower resolutions, and its headroom is only fully realized when the resolution is increased. The GPU’s 12 GB of VRAM is more than sufficient for Inside, as the game’s texture sizes are moderate, and the measured FPS data does not indicate any memory-related stuttering or performance drops that would suggest VRAM capacity is a concern. The RTX 4070’s performance in this game is strong, but the data suggests that it is paired with a CPU that cannot fully unlock its potential at 1080p, as the FPS differences between presets are relatively small, indicating that the CPU is the limiting factor in these scenarios.