Inside

The Intel Core i5-14400F and AMD Radeon RX 9070 combination delivers exceptionally high frame rates in Inside, a 2016 Puzzle Platformer. The measured data shows this pairing is capable of handling the game at maximum settings across all tested resolutions, with performance scaling that highlights the GPU as the primary bottleneck only at 4K. This analysis breaks down the benchmark results, focusing on how the CPU and GPU architectures contribute to the game's output.

CPU Role — cores, clocks, and how they relate to this game's results

The Intel Core i5-14400F is a 10-core, 16-thread processor based on the Raptor Lake architecture, built on Intel's 10 nm process. It operates with a base clock of 2.50 GHz and a boost clock of 4.70 GHz, drawing a 65 W TDP. Its cache hierarchy includes 80 KB of L1 per core, 1.25 MB of L2 per core, and 20 MB of shared L3 cache. For a title like Inside, which is a 2D side-scrolling puzzle platformer, the computational demands are typically modest, but the processor's strong single-core performance is still relevant.

Benchmark data positions the i5-14400F in the 88th percentile of all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 32508. Its nearest rivals include the Intel Core i7-12800H, which scores 32513 (0% delta), and the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645, scoring 32446 (0.2% faster). The Ryzen 7 250 scores 32584, which is 0.2% faster than the i5-14400F, and the Intel Core i7-13705H scores 32586, also 0.2% faster. These almost identical scores indicate that the i5-14400F's processing power is squarely in the middle of a tight performance band.

Specific CPU benchmarks reinforce this. In Cinebench R23, the processor achieves a multi-core score of 21914 and a single-core score of 3093. The Geekbench results show a multi-core score of 11209 and a single-core score of 2333. PassMark tests reveal a strong single-thread score of 3723 and a multi-thread score of 25783. For Inside, the high boost clock of 4.70 GHz means that the game's logic and physics calculations, which are often single-threaded, will be processed with minimal latency. The data suggests the CPU is never a limiting factor in this game, as the frame rates are consistently high even at low resolutions where CPU overhead is more pronounced.

GPU Role — VRAM, clocks, and how they relate to this game's results

The AMD Radeon RX 9070 is built on the RDNA 4.0 architecture, featuring the Navi 48 chip on a 4 nm process from TSMC. It packs 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, providing a bandwidth of 644.6 GB/s. The GPU's clock speeds are a base of 1330 MHz, a game clock of 2070 MHz, and a boost clock of 2520 MHz, with memory running at 2518 MHz (20.1 Gbps effective). It has 3584 shading units, 224 TMUs, and 128 ROPs, along with 56 ray tracing cores. The compute power is rated at 36.13 TFLOPS for FP32 operations.

The GPU sits in the 79th percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 34780. Its nearest rivals include the NVIDIA A2 (34866, -0.2% delta), NVIDIA Quadro GV100 (34677, 0.3% faster), AMD Radeon HD 7970 (34541, 0.7% faster), and AMD Radeon PRO W6400 (34511, 0.8% faster). Despite these rival scores being close, the RX 9070's real-world gaming performance is vastly superior due to its modern architecture and high bandwidth.

In 3DMark Steel Nomad, the RX 9070 scores 6290, and its Geekbench Vulkan score is 165532. PassMark G3D score is 25381. For Inside, the GPU's 16 GB of VRAM is more than sufficient, as the game's textures are not demanding. The high boost clock of 2520 MHz allows the GPU to render frames very quickly. The data indicates that the GPU is the dominant component for determining frame rates, especially at higher resolutions and settings, where the pixel fill rate and memory bandwidth become more critical.

Resolution Scaling — how FPS drops from 1080p to 4K and what it says about the limiting component

The measured FPS data shows a clear scaling pattern from 1080p to 4K. At 1080p with Low settings, the combo achieves 340.2 FPS. Moving to 1440p Low, the frame rate drops to 306.9 FPS, a reduction of approximately 9.8%. At 4K Low, the frame rate is 197.8 FPS, a significant 41.9% drop from 1440p. This pattern indicates that the GPU is becoming the limiting factor as resolution increases, but the CPU is still capable of feeding it enough data at lower resolutions.

For High settings, the scaling is similar. At 1080p, the average FPS is 216.7. At 1440p, it drops to 154.7 FPS (a 28.6% reduction). At 4K, it falls to 98.8 FPS, a 35.9% drop from 1440p. The gap between 1080p and 1440p is larger here than at Low settings, which suggests that the GPU's rendering workload is increasing more steeply with the higher detail level. The drop from 1440p to 4K remains substantial, confirming the GPU is the main bottleneck at this resolution.

The data shows that the scaling from 1080p to 4K is not linear; the efficiency of the GPU decreases as pixel count increases. The performance at 4K Ultra (95.2 FPS) is nearly identical to 4K High (98.8 FPS), which suggests that the GPU is saturated and the game is becoming heavily pixel-bound. The CPU's role diminishes at 4K, as the frame rate is dictated by the GPU's ability to output pixels, which is a clear indication that the limiting component shifts from a balanced workload at 1080p to a purely GPU-limited scenario at 4K.

Measured FPS Breakdown — resolution by resolution, settings by settings, exact numbers

The benchmark results provide exact average FPS figures for each resolution and settings preset. At 1920x1080, the performance is exceptionally high across the board. With Low settings, the combo hits 340.2 FPS. Medium settings yield 311 FPS, High settings produce 216.7 FPS, and Ultra settings result in 205.8 FPS. The difference between Low and Medium is minimal (29.2 FPS), but the jump from Medium to High is more pronounced (94.3 FPS), indicating a significant increase in graphical workload. The gap between High and Ultra is small (10.9 FPS), showing that the Ultra preset is not much more demanding than High for this GPU.

At 2560x1440, the frame rates remain very high. Low settings deliver 306.9 FPS, Medium settings deliver 249.1 FPS, High settings deliver 154.7 FPS, and Ultra settings deliver 147.4 FPS. The scaling from 1080p to 1440p shows a consistent drop, with the most significant decline occurring at High settings (a 62 FPS drop). The 1440p results are still far above the 60 FPS threshold, making the game extremely smooth even at Ultra.

At 3840x2160, the performance is still playable but shows the GPU's limits. Low settings achieve 197.8 FPS, Medium settings achieve 155.6 FPS, High settings achieve 98.8 FPS, and Ultra settings achieve 95.2 FPS. The drop from 1440p to 4K is substantial for all settings, with the largest absolute drop occurring at Low settings (109.1 FPS). The data shows that at 4K, the difference between High and Ultra is only 3.6 FPS, while the difference between Low and Medium is 42.2 FPS, suggesting that the GPU handles the lower settings more efficiently at this resolution. The minimum and maximum FPS values are not provided, so this analysis is based solely on average frame rates.

How This Combo Ranks — use comboRankInGame vs other tested combos

In the comprehensive database of tested hardware combinations for Inside, the Intel Core i5-14400F paired with the AMD Radeon RX 9070 ranks 452nd out of 1671 total combos. This ranking places the combo in the top 27% of all tested systems, which is a strong result given the game's age and the high performance of the components.

The rank of 452 out of 1671 combos indicates that while this system is not at the absolute top tier, it outperforms the vast majority of other configurations. The high frame rates achieved, even at 4K Ultra (95.2 FPS), demonstrate that this pairing is more than adequate for a smooth experience in Inside. The combo's rank is likely influenced by the fact that many other combos feature higher-end CPUs and GPUs, but the data shows that the i5-14400F and RX 9070 are well-balanced for this specific game.

The data suggests that the combo's rank is primarily a function of the GPU's performance, as the CPU is not a bottleneck at any tested resolution. The RX 9070's ability to maintain high frame rates at 4K, despite the game’s age, shows that the architecture is efficient. The combo’s rank of 452 reflects the fact that a mid-range CPU paired with a high-end GPU can deliver an excellent gaming experience, especially in a game like Inside that does not heavily utilize multi-threaded processing. The measured data confirms that this combination is a capable one, offering a high degree of performance consistency across all settings and resolutions.