Inside

The Intel Core i5-13400F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 delivers a performance profile in Inside that places the combination in the 654th position out of 1671 tested combos, a result that lands it in the upper-middle tier of the database. This positioning reflects a system capable of handling the game’s puzzle-platformer demands with substantial headroom, though the data reveals a clear pattern where the GPU becomes the primary constraint as resolution and settings escalate, while the CPU’s strong multi-threaded and single-threaded scores ensure it rarely bottlenecks at lower loads.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo’s rank of 654 out of 1671 tested combinations places it in the 60.9th percentile of all tested pairings, meaning it outperforms roughly three-fifths of the database. This is a solid result for a game like Inside, which is not typically considered a hardware stress test, but the ranking still separates it from the vast majority of lower-tier configurations. The CPU’s aggregate benchmark score of 25236 positions it at the 82nd percentile among all CPUs, while the GPU’s average score of 28238 places it at the 72nd percentile among all GPUs, indicating that both components are above-average but not elite within their respective categories.

When examining the CPU’s nearest rivals, the i5-13400F sits within a tight cluster: it is 0.1% ahead of the Intel Core i7-13620H, 0.5% ahead of the AMD EPYC 9474F and AMD Ryzen AI 5 PRO 340, and 0.5% behind the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D. These sub-1% deltas indicate that the CPU’s raw compute performance is essentially interchangeable with these alternatives, meaning the in-game ranking is more likely influenced by GPU behavior and memory configuration than by the processor alone. For the GPU, the RTX 3070 is 0.9% ahead of the AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT and 1% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti, while trailing the AMD FirePro S7150 by 0.6% and the AMD Radeon R9 M295X by 1.1%. Again, these margins are negligible in real-world gameplay, but the benchmark scores confirm that the RTX 3070 occupies a well-defined performance band that directly translates to the FPS results seen in Inside.

FAQ

*Q: What is the best average FPS this combo achieves in Inside?*

A: The highest measured average FPS is 335.4, achieved at 1920x1080 resolution with Low settings.

Q: How does the combo rank among all tested CPU-GPU pairings for this game?

A: It ranks 654th out of 1671 tested combos, placing it in the upper-middle tier of the database.

Q: What is the lowest average FPS recorded for this combo?

A: The lowest average FPS is 79.3, recorded at 3840x2160 resolution with Ultra settings.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU more likely to be the limiting factor at 4K?

A: The data shows a significant FPS drop from 171.3 at Low to 79.3 at Ultra at 3840x2160, indicating the GPU is the primary constraint at high settings due to the rendering load.

Q: How does the CPU’s multi-threaded performance compare to its single-threaded performance?

A: The CPU scores 21279 in Cinebench R23 multi-core and 3004 in single-core, showing strong scaling across its 16 threads, which supports high FPS in less GPU-bound scenarios.

Q: What memory type does this CPU support?

A: The Intel Core i5-13400F supports both DDR4 and DDR5 memory, with a dual-channel memory bus.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS data reveals a clear and consistent scaling pattern across the three tested resolutions. At 1080p, the combo achieves 335.4 FPS on Low, 302.9 on Medium, 191.9 on High, and 181.4 on Ultra. Moving to 1440p, the same settings yield 270.2, 214.4, 138.4, and 129.6 FPS respectively, representing drops of 19.4%, 29.2%, 27.9%, and 28.6% from the 1080p results. At 4K, the numbers fall further to 171.3, 137.6, 84.2, and 79.3 FPS, which are 48.9%, 54.6%, 56.1%, and 56.3% lower than the corresponding 1080p figures.

This scaling behavior indicates that the limiting component shifts as resolution increases. At 1080p Low, the 335.4 FPS figure is so high that the CPU’s single-threaded performance, which scores 3004 in Cinebench R23 single-core, is likely the ceiling, as the GPU has ample headroom. The gap between Low and Medium at 1080p is only 32.5 FPS, while the gap between Medium and High is 111 FPS, suggesting that the jump from Low to Medium is less taxing on the GPU, but High introduces heavier shading effects that begin to engage the GPU more substantially. By 4K, the differences between settings become more compressed: Ultra is only 5 FPS lower than High, while Low is 34 FPS higher than Medium, indicating that the GPU’s 8 GB GDDR6 memory and 448.0 GB/s bandwidth are being saturated at the higher settings, making resolution the dominant factor.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers an average of 335.4 FPS on Low, 302.9 on Medium, 191.9 on High, and 181.4 on Ultra. The spread from Low to Ultra is 154 FPS, which is substantial, but even the Ultra figure is well above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay. The 1080p results show that the CPU’s 10 cores and 16 threads, with a boost clock of 4.60 GHz, are sufficient to keep frame rates high across all settings, with the GPU only becoming a factor at High and Ultra where the 5888 shading units are tasked with more complex pixel work.

At 2560x1440, the averages are 270.2 FPS on Low, 214.4 on Medium, 138.4 on High, and 129.6 on Ultra. The drop from 1080p is most pronounced at High and Ultra, where the FPS decreases by 53.5 and 51.8 respectively, while Low and Medium see smaller reductions of 65.2 and 88.5. This pattern suggests that the RTX 3070’s 8 GB frame buffer and 256-bit memory bus are adequate for 1440p, but the higher settings require more memory bandwidth, which the 448.0 GB/s figure provides without becoming a hard limit.

At 3840x2160, the averages fall to 171.3 FPS on Low, 137.6 on Medium, 84.2 on High, and 79.3 on Ultra. The 4K results show a compression of the performance envelope, with the gap between Low and Ultra narrowing to 92 FPS. The High and Ultra settings at 4K drop below 90 FPS, which is still playable, but the data indicates that the 4K Ultra figure of 79.3 FPS is the closest this combo comes to a challenging scenario in Inside, likely due to the GPU’s pixel rate of 165.6 GPixel/s being taxed by the 8.3 million pixels per frame.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 is the component that most directly influences the FPS at higher resolutions and settings. Its 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus provides a bandwidth of 448.0 GB/s, which is sufficient for 1080p and 1440p but becomes a limiting factor at 4K with High and Ultra settings. The GPU’s 5888 shading units, 184 TMUs, and 96 ROPs deliver a theoretical FP32 performance of 20.31 TFLOPS, which explains why the combo can exceed 300 FPS at 1080p Low but drops to 79.3 FPS at 4K Ultra.

The clock behavior also matters: the base clock of 1500 MHz and boost clock of 1725 MHz are moderate for the 30-series, but the data shows that the GPU scales predictably with resolution. The FPS drop from 1440p Ultra (129.6) to 4K Ultra (79.3) is a 38.8% reduction, which is roughly proportional to the increase in pixel count from 3.7 million to 8.3 million. This linear scaling indicates that the GPU is the primary constraint in these scenarios, with the 46 RT cores and 184 tensor cores providing little benefit in a 2D puzzle-platformer that does not rely on ray tracing or DLSS. The GPU’s benchmark scores, including a Passmark G3D score of 22214 and a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 3162, corroborate its mid-range positioning, which aligns with the observed in-game performance.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-13400F plays a supporting but crucial role in ensuring the GPU is not starved of data. With 10 cores (a mix of performance and efficiency cores) and 16 threads, the CPU provides a 3DMark multi-threaded score of 7314 and a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 21279, which are strong enough to maintain high frame rates even at 1080p Low where the GPU has excess capacity. The single-threaded performance, scoring 960 in 3DMark single-thread and 3004 in Cinebench R23 single-core, is equally important for a game like Inside that may have serial game logic.

The CPU’s boost clock of 4.60 GHz and base clock of 2.50 GHz, combined with a 20 MB shared L3 cache, allow it to feed the GPU efficiently. The data shows that at 1080p Low, the FPS of 335.4 is likely CPU-limited, as the GPU is far from saturated; the CPU’s Passmark single-thread score of 3634 indicates it can handle the frame-to-frame logic at over 300 FPS. However, as resolution increases, the CPU’s role diminishes, and the GPU takes over as the bottleneck. The CPU’s 82nd percentile ranking among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 25236, places it ahead of 82% of processors, which is consistent with the observed performance where the CPU does not hinder the combo at any tested resolution or setting. The CPU’s nearest rival, the Intel Core i7-13620H, is virtually identical in performance (0.1% delta), confirming that the i5-13400F is a well-balanced choice for this workload.