Inside

The Intel Core i5-13400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB combination delivers a dominant experience in Inside, a Puzzle Platformer from 2016-07-06. The data places this combo at rank 634 out of 1671 tested combos, meaning it sits comfortably in the upper third of all systems measured. This is a pairing that never drops below 81.3 FPS even at the most demanding settings, making it a definitive choice for smooth, high-refresh-rate play in this title.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo’s rank of 634 out of 1671 places it in the 62nd percentile of all tested systems. In a game as lightweight as Inside, this ranking reflects the CPU’s strong single-thread performance and the GPU’s ample headroom. The Intel Core i5-13400F posts a Cinebench R23 single-core score of 3004, which aligns with its 82nd percentile ranking among all CPUs. Its multi-core score of 21279 is 0.1% ahead of the Intel Core i7-13620H and 0.5% ahead of the AMD Ryzen AI 5 PRO 340, while trailing the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D by 0.5%—a negligible gap. The GPU’s benchmark score of 2913 in 3DMark Steel Nomad places it at the 17th percentile, yet it matches the NVIDIA GeForce GT 555M exactly and sits 0.2% behind the RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB and 0.7% ahead of the GT 650M. This ranking shows that the combo is not top-tier by raw GPU metrics, but for Inside, the GPU is far from a bottleneck at any resolution.

GPU Role

The RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB is built on the Ada Lovelace architecture with 4352 shading units and a boost clock of 2535 MHz. Its 8 GB of GDDR6 memory runs at an effective 18 Gbps on a 128-bit bus, yielding 288.0 GB/s of bandwidth. For Inside, a game with modest textures and simple geometry, the 8 GB capacity is never stressed; even at 4K Ultra, the average FPS of 81.3 indicates the GPU is handling all visual data without memory-related stutters. The card’s pixel rate of 121.7 GPixel/s and texture rate of 344.8 GTexel/s are more than sufficient for the game’s side-scrolling visuals. The data shows the GPU’s 22.06 TFLOPS FP32 compute is overkill for this title, as evidenced by the fact that moving from 1080p Low (332 FPS) to 4K Low (177.6 FPS) still keeps framerates well above display refresh rates. The GPU’s 17th percentile ranking among all GPUs is misleading in this context; the measured results prove it delivers a flawless experience.

FAQ

*Q: Is this combo capable of running Inside at 4K?*

A: Yes. The measured data shows an average FPS of 88.5 at 4K High settings, dropping slightly to 81.3 at 4K Ultra. Both are well above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth play.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its closest rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The i5-13400F’s average benchmark score is 25236, which is 0.1% above the Intel Core i7-13620H (25201) and 0.5% above the AMD EPYC 9474F (25103). It trails the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D (25365) by 0.5%.

*Q: What is the GPU’s memory bandwidth and how does it affect Inside?*

A: The GPU has 288.0 GB/s of bandwidth from its 8 GB GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus. For Inside, this bandwidth is ample, as even the highest framerates (332 FPS at 1080p Low) do not show any memory-related performance dips.

Q: Which settings provide the largest FPS jump?

A: At 1080p, moving from High (190.6 FPS) to Medium (305.6 FPS) is a 60% increase, while Low (332 FPS) adds only another 26.4 FPS. The biggest relative gain is from High to Medium at all resolutions.

Q: Does the GPU’s low percentile ranking (17th) indicate poor performance here?

A: No. The percentile reflects overall GPU capability across all games, but in Inside, the measured FPS shows this GPU is far above requirements. At 1440p Ultra, it still hits 130.8 FPS.

Q: What is the CPU’s boost clock and how does it help?

A: The CPU has a boost clock of 4.60 GHz across its 10 cores and 16 threads. This high frequency supports the game’s physics and logic, keeping framerates stable even when many on-screen elements are active.

Settings Recommendations

For the best experience, the data points to Medium settings as the optimal balance. At 1080p Medium, the combo hits 305.6 FPS, which is only 26.4 FPS short of Low (332 FPS) but delivers noticeably better visuals. At 1440p Medium, the average FPS is 222, still far above any standard monitor’s refresh rate. Even at 4K Medium, the system achieves 141.4 FPS, making Medium the only setting that guarantees triple-digit framerates at every resolution. High settings are also viable (190.6 FPS at 1080p), but the jump from High to Medium is a 60% FPS increase with minimal visual impact in a game like Inside. Ultra settings should be avoided if maximum smoothness is the goal, as they drop 4K performance to 81.3 FPS—still playable, but the lowest measured result. For competitive or high-refresh displays, Medium is the clear recommendation; for cinematic play, High at 1440p (139 FPS) is a strong choice.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo produces its highest raw numbers: Low averages 332 FPS, Medium 305.6 FPS, High 190.6 FPS, and Ultra 181.7 FPS. The gap between Low and Medium is modest (26.4 FPS), but the drop from Medium to High is steep at 115 FPS. At 2560x1440, the pattern repeats: Low hits 278.4 FPS, Medium 222 FPS, High 139 FPS, and Ultra 130.8 FPS. Here, High and Ultra are only 8.2 FPS apart, suggesting a diminishing return from High to Ultra. At 3840x2160, the results are: Low 177.6 FPS, Medium 141.4 FPS, High 88.5 FPS, and Ultra 81.3 FPS. The 4K High-to-Ultra gap narrows to 7.2 FPS, while Low-to-Medium drops 36.2 FPS. Across all resolutions, the data shows that Medium is the most efficient setting, offering framerates that are 60% to 75% higher than High while maintaining visual fidelity appropriate for a puzzle platformer.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-13400F features 10 cores (6 performance and 4 efficient) and 16 threads, with a base clock of 2.50 GHz and a boost of 4.60 GHz. Its L3 cache is 20 MB shared, and it uses the Raptor Lake architecture on a 10 nm process. The CPU’s Cinebench R23 single-core score of 3004 and PassMark single-thread score of 3634 indicate strong per-core performance, which is crucial for Inside’s physics calculations and game logic. The multi-core results (Cinebench R23 21279, Geekbench multi 10971) show ample headroom for background tasks, but the game is unlikely to use more than a few threads. The 82nd percentile ranking against all CPUs confirms this processor is well above average. In the measured FPS data, the CPU never becomes a limiting factor: at 1080p Low, the 332 FPS average is far above what the GPU would cap at, proving the CPU can feed frames quickly. The 3DMark 16-thread score of 7314 and single-thread score of 960 further underscore its balanced capability.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drop from 1080p to 4K reveals the GPU as the primary scaling component. At 1080p Low, the system hits 332 FPS; at 1440p Low, it falls to 278.4 FPS (a 16% decrease); at 4K Low, it reaches 177.6 FPS (a 47% drop from 1080p). This scaling is consistent with a GPU-bound workload. For Medium settings, the drop is 305.6 → 222 → 141.4 FPS, representing a 27% drop from 1080p to 1440p and a 54% drop to 4K. High settings show 190.6 → 139 → 88.5 FPS, a similar pattern. The largest relative drop occurs between 1440p and 4K for all settings, averaging about 36% fewer FPS, while the 1080p-to-1440p drop averages 27%. This indicates that the RTX 4060 Ti’s memory bandwidth (288.0 GB/s) and 128-bit bus become more stressed at higher pixel counts. The CPU’s role in scaling is minimal—if it were CPU-limited, the 1080p-to-1440p drop would be smaller than the 1440p-to-4K drop. The data shows the opposite, confirming the GPU is the limiting component at 4K, while at 1080p, both components have headroom to spare.