Inside

The Intel Core i5-13400F and AMD Radeon RX 7700 combination delivers exceptional performance in Inside, a 2016 Puzzle Platformer, with measured frame rates that are remarkably high across all tested settings and resolutions. The data shows this pairing is heavily GPU-bound at lower settings, but the sheer headroom available means that even at 4K Ultra, the average frame rate remains above 75 FPS. For the best balance of visual fidelity and performance, the Ultra preset is the clear recommendation at 1080p and 1440p, while High settings are the optimal choice for 4K to maintain a smooth, high-refresh experience.

Settings Recommendations

The benchmark results indicate that Inside presents minimal challenge to this hardware configuration, allowing for maximum graphical fidelity without compromising playable frame rates. At 1920x1080, the Ultra preset delivers an average of 168 FPS, which is a substantial 39 FPS drop from the High preset's 177 FPS, but still far beyond the threshold for a perfectly smooth experience on standard 144Hz displays. The Medium preset yields 282 FPS and Low produces 333 FPS, but these higher frame rates come at the cost of visual quality that is unnecessary given the Ultra preset's already stellar performance.

Moving to 2560x1440, the story remains consistent. The Ultra preset averages 121 FPS, which is an excellent result for a puzzle platformer and more than sufficient for high-refresh-rate gaming. The High preset offers a slight improvement at 127 FPS, but the difference is marginal. The Medium preset reaches 203 FPS, while Low hits 254 FPS. Given that the Ultra preset at 1440p is already well above the 60 FPS standard and even exceeds 120 FPS, there is no tangible benefit to lowering settings below Ultra.

At 3840x2160, the recommendation shifts. The Ultra preset averages 76 FPS, which is playable but may not be ideal for those seeking the highest refresh rates. The High preset, however, provides a significant boost, averaging 80 FPS. This 4 FPS difference is minor, but the data suggests that High is the more balanced choice for 4K, as it maintains a comfortable margin above 60 FPS. The Medium preset averages 128 FPS with a minimum of 108 FPS, making it the best option for 4K users with high-refresh-rate displays, while Low reaches 160 FPS. Ultimately, the optimal experience depends on the display's capabilities: for 60Hz 4K displays, Ultra is viable, but for 120Hz+ 4K panels, Medium is the sweet spot.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 7700, with its 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, provides a substantial 624.1 GB/s of memory bandwidth. This is a significant asset for a game like Inside, which, despite its 2016 release, benefits from high-bandwidth memory to maintain consistent frame times. The GPU's clock speeds are robust, with a base of 1900 MHz, a game clock of 2041 MHz, and a boost clock of 2459 MHz. The data shows that the GPU is the primary scaling factor as resolution increases, with frame rates dropping by roughly half from 1080p to 4K at equivalent settings.

The GPU's performance percentile of 58 places it in the mid-range of all GPUs, yet its measured results in Inside are exceptional. The average benchmark score of 15852 is close to its nearest rivals, including the AMD Radeon R9 370X (15862, -0.1% delta) and the AMD Radeon RX 9060 (16014, -1% delta). This indicates that the RX 7700 is a well-balanced card, but in Inside, the game's low system requirements allow the GPU to operate without bottleneck, showcasing its raw rasterization power. The 16 GB VRAM allocation is far beyond what a game of this era requires, ensuring zero memory pressure and allowing the card to focus purely on rendering.

At 1080p, the GPU is not the limiting factor, as frame rates are exceptionally high across all settings. The jump from 177 FPS at High to 168 FPS at Ultra demonstrates that the GPU can easily handle the increased shader complexity. As resolution scales to 1440p, the GPU begins to show more influence, with the Ultra preset dropping to 121 FPS. At 4K, the GPU's role is clearly dominant, with the Ultra preset falling to 76 FPS and High to 80 FPS. The Medium preset's minimum of 108 FPS at 4K suggests that the GPU is still capable of holding high frame rates even when pushed, reinforcing that it is a powerful performer for this title.

How This Combo Ranks

The benchmark database places this specific combination of the Intel Core i5-13400F and AMD Radeon RX 7700 at rank 1232 out of 2887 total tested combinations for Inside. This placement, which is in the top 43% of all combos, might seem modest given the high frame rates, but it reflects the fact that Inside is an older game that runs well on a wide variety of hardware. The combo rank is likely influenced by the CPU's performance percentile of 77 and the GPU's percentile of 58, suggesting that while both components are strong, the overall package is not at the extreme high-end of the spectrum.

The CPU's average benchmark score of 25292 places it in a tight cluster with its nearest rivals. The AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS scores 25284 (0% delta), the Intel Core 5 120 scores 25362 (-0.3% delta), and the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D scores 25365 (-0.3% delta). This indicates that the i5-13400F is a highly competitive processor, with performance nearly identical to these alternatives. For a game like Inside, which is not particularly demanding on multi-core processing, this CPU performance is more than adequate, ensuring that the GPU is not starved of data.

The GPU's rank within the database is similarly mid-pack, but its real-world performance in Inside is what matters. The average benchmark score of 15852 is within a narrow margin of its rivals: the AMD Radeon R9 370X (15862, -0.1% delta) and the AMD Radeon Pro W5500 (15679, 1.1% delta). The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti scores higher at 16129 (-1.7% delta), but the RX 7700 still delivers superior frame rates in this specific game. This suggests that the combo's rank of 1232 is a function of the database's broad comparison, rather than a reflection of inadequate performance in Inside.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data provides a comprehensive view of performance across all resolutions and quality presets. At 1920x1080, the results are exceptionally high. The Low preset averages 333 FPS, the Medium preset averages 282 FPS with a minimum of 240 FPS and a maximum of 325 FPS, the High preset averages 177 FPS, and the Ultra preset averages 168 FPS. The frame rates are so high that even the Ultra preset exceeds the refresh rate of most gaming monitors, making the lower presets largely unnecessary for competitive play.

At 2560x1440, performance remains stellar. The Low preset averages 254 FPS, the Medium preset averages 203 FPS with a minimum of 173 FPS and a maximum of 234 FPS, the High preset averages 127 FPS, and the Ultra preset averages 121 FPS. The minimum FPS values for the Medium preset indicate excellent frame time consistency, with no significant drops that would cause stuttering. The High and Ultra presets still deliver well above 100 FPS, making 1440p gaming on this combo a smooth experience.

At 3840x2160, the GPU is pushed harder, but results remain playable. The Low preset averages 160 FPS, the Medium preset averages 128 FPS with a minimum of 108 FPS and a maximum of 147 FPS, the High preset averages 80 FPS, and the Ultra preset averages 76 FPS. The Medium preset is the standout at 4K, offering over 120 FPS average and a minimum above 100 FPS. The High and Ultra presets are suitable for 60Hz displays, but the data shows that the Medium preset is the optimal choice for high-refresh-rate 4K monitors, as it provides a 60% improvement over Ultra.

Resolution Scaling

The scaling of frame rates from 1080p to 4K reveals a clear pattern of GPU-bound behavior. At the Ultra preset, the average FPS drops from 168 at 1080p to 121 at 1440p (a 28% decrease) and then to 76 at 4K (a 55% decrease from 1440p). This significant drop indicates that the GPU is the primary limiting factor at higher resolutions, as the rendering load increases exponentially with pixel count. The CPU, with its 10 cores and 16 threads, is not a bottleneck here, as the frame rates scale predictably with the GPU's workload.

For the High preset, the pattern is similar: 177 FPS at 1080p, 127 FPS at 1440p, and 80 FPS at 4K. The percentage drop from 1080p to 1440p is 28%, and from 1440p to 4K is 37%. This shows that the GPU is still the dominant factor, but the lower settings reduce the overall load, resulting in a slightly less steep curve. The Medium preset shows 282 FPS at 1080p, 203 FPS at 1440p, and 128 FPS at 4K, with drops of 28% and 37% respectively. The Low preset follows suit: 333 FPS at 1080p, 254 FPS at 1440p, and 160 FPS at 4K.

The data clearly indicates that the scaling is not linear, with the biggest absolute drop occurring between 1440p and 4K. This is expected, as 4K has 2.25 times the pixels of 1440p. The fact that the frame rates at 4K are still very high, even at Ultra settings, suggests that the RX 7700 has ample headroom for this game. The CPU's role is minimal in this scaling, as its performance is consistent across resolutions, with the 3DMark scores showing a strong single-thread score of 960 and a multi-thread score of 7314, which are more than sufficient to feed the GPU.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-13400F, part of the Raptor Lake architecture, features 10 cores and 16 threads. Its base clock of 2.50 GHz and boost clock of 4.60 GHz provide strong single-threaded performance, which is critical for older games like Inside that may not utilize many cores effectively. The CPU's 20 MB of shared L3 cache and 1.25 MB per-core L2 cache help reduce memory latency, ensuring that the GPU receives a steady stream of rendering commands.

In the context of Inside, the CPU is not a bottleneck. The benchmark results show that the game is heavily GPU-bound, as evidenced by the fact that lowering settings from Ultra to Low at 1080p increases frame rates by nearly double (from 168 FPS to 333 FPS). If the CPU were the limiting factor, frame rates would remain constant regardless of graphics settings. The CPU's percentile of 77 and its average benchmark score of 25292, which is nearly identical to rivals like the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS, confirm that it is a capable processor for this task.

The CPU's performance in synthetic benchmarks, such as Cinebench R23, shows a multi-core score of 22604 and a single-core score of 3191. These scores indicate that the i5-13400F can handle both lightly-threaded and heavily-threaded workloads with ease. For a puzzle platformer like Inside, the single-core performance is particularly relevant, as the game's logic and physics are likely to be handled by a few threads. The boost clock of 4.60 GHz ensures that these threads run at maximum speed, providing low latency and consistent frame pacing. Overall, the data suggests that the CPU is more than adequate for this game, allowing the RX 7700 to perform at its full potential without any processor-induced stutters or frame drops.