Inside

The Intel Core i5-14400F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti delivers a highly playable experience in Inside, a 2016 Puzzle Platformer. Benchmark data shows the combo achieving 105.1 FPS at 1080p Ultra settings, demonstrating that this pairing is capable of handling the game’s demands with significant headroom for high refresh rate displays. The performance scales predictably across resolutions and settings, with the most demanding configuration—4K Ultra—still maintaining an average of 45.3 FPS, which remains playable for a title of this genre.

FAQ

Q: What is the average frame rate at 1080p with High settings?

A: At 1920x1080 with High settings, the combo achieves an average of 107.2 FPS. This indicates a smooth experience that exceeds the 60 FPS threshold by a wide margin, suitable for standard monitors.

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

A: At 3840x2160, the average frame rates range from 45.3 FPS on Ultra to 96.3 FPS on Low settings. The High preset yields 52.2 FPS, which is playable but will require some graphical compromises for a locked 60 FPS experience.

Q: What is the difference in performance between Low and Ultra settings at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, the average frame rate jumps from 72.8 FPS on Ultra to 156.2 FPS on Low. This represents a performance increase of more than double, showing that the GPU has substantial headroom when graphical load is reduced.

Q: Is this CPU-GPU combination ranked high among tested configurations?

A: The combo ranks 1437 out of 1671 tested combinations for this game. This places it in the lower half of the tested combos, though the absolute frame rates remain high due to the game’s relatively low system requirements.

Q: How does the CPU's benchmark score compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The Intel Core i5-14400F has an average benchmark score of 32508. Its nearest rival, the Intel Core i7-12800H, scores 32513, which is a 0% deltaPct, indicating nearly identical performance. The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645 is 0.2% slower, while the AMD Ryzen 7 250 is 0.2% faster.

Q: What is the GPU's performance percentile among all graphics cards?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti falls into the 55th percentile of all GPUs. This places it in the mid-range tier, indicating that it is a capable card for 1080p and 1440p gaming but not a top-tier performer.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-14400F is a 10-core, 16-thread processor based on the Raptor Lake architecture. It operates with a base clock of 2.50 GHz and can boost up to 4.70 GHz. This configuration provides substantial multi-threaded headroom, which is reflected in its Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 21914 and single-core score of 3093. For a game like Inside, which is not particularly CPU-intensive, this processor ensures that the system is never bottlenecked at the CPU level.

The CPU’s 20 MB of shared L3 cache and 1.25 MB per-core L2 cache help reduce memory latency, which is beneficial for game logic and physics calculations. The processor’s 88th percentile ranking among all CPUs indicates that it outperforms the vast majority of processors on the market. In the context of this game, the data shows that the i5-14400F provides more than enough processing power, allowing the GPU to be the primary determinant of frame rates. The benchmark results show that even at 1080p Low settings, where the CPU load is comparatively higher relative to the GPU, the combo achieves 219.8 FPS, demonstrating that the CPU can handle high frame rate scenarios without becoming a limiting factor.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Intel Core i5-14400F and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti ranks 1437 out of 1671 tested combos for Inside. This ranking, which places the system in the 14th percentile of tested configurations, may seem low at first glance. However, this is a reflection of the fact that many high-end systems have been tested with this game. The absolute performance of this combo is still very strong; the 1080p Ultra average of 105.1 FPS is more than sufficient for a smooth gameplay experience.

The low combo ranking is likely due to the GPU being the weaker component in the pairing. The GTX 1660 Ti, while competent, has a 55th percentile ranking among all GPUs. In contrast, the CPU is a top-tier performer. This imbalance means that the system is more representative of a mid-range gaming setup, whereas the combo ranking list includes many systems with more powerful GPUs. For the purposes of playing Inside, the data indicates that this ranking does not translate to a poor experience, as the game is not demanding enough to expose the GPU’s limitations at standard resolutions.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data provides a clear picture of performance scaling across three resolutions and four quality presets. At 1920x1080, the combo starts at 219.8 FPS on Low and scales down to 177.2 FPS on Medium, 107.2 FPS on High, and 105.1 FPS on Ultra. The performance difference between High and Ultra is minimal, suggesting that the Ultra preset adds little visual fidelity for the performance cost at this resolution.

Moving to 2560x1440, the average frame rates are 156.2 FPS on Low, 127.3 FPS on Medium, 81.2 FPS on High, and 72.8 FPS on Ultra. The transition from 1080p to 1440p results in a performance drop of approximately 29% on High settings. This is a typical scaling factor for a GPU with 6 GB of VRAM. At 3840x2160, the performance drops further, with averages of 96.3 FPS on Low, 81.1 FPS on Medium, 52.2 FPS on High, and 45.3 FPS on Ultra. The 4K High and Ultra settings are the only configurations that dip below the 60 FPS target, but they remain playable for a puzzle platformer where precision timing is less critical than in fast-paced action games.

The data shows a consistent pattern: the gap between Low and Medium is substantial (e.g., 42.6 FPS at 1080p), while the gap between High and Ultra is often small (e.g., 2.1 FPS at 1080p). This suggests that the Ultra preset is not well-optimized for this GPU, and users may prefer to use High settings for a better performance-to-quality balance.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti is built on the Turing architecture and features 6 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus, providing 288.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The GPU has a base clock of 1500 MHz and a boost clock of 1770 MHz. Its 1536 shading units and 48 ROPs give it a pixel rate of 84.96 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 169.9 GTexel/s. The GPU’s FP32 performance is 5.437 TFLOPS, which is a strong indicator of its rasterization capabilities.

In Inside, the GPU’s role is dominant, as the game’s 2D side-scrolling perspective with 3D lighting effects places a moderate load on the graphics card. The benchmark results show that the GPU is the primary scaling factor across different settings. For example, at 4K, the difference between Low and Ultra settings is 51 FPS, which is entirely attributable to the GPU’s workload. The 6 GB VRAM is sufficient for this game, as the memory usage does not appear to bottleneck performance even at 4K Ultra, where the frame rate remains playable.

The GTX 1660 Ti’s 55th percentile ranking and average benchmark score of 13925 place it in the mid-range category. Its nearest rival, the AMD Radeon RX 570X, is 0.4% slower, while the NVIDIA RTX A2000 Mobile is 0.8% faster. This indicates that the GTX 1660 Ti offers performance that is competitive with other mid-range cards of its era. For a game like Inside, the data confirms that this GPU is more than adequate, providing high frame rates at 1080p and 1440p, and playable performance at 4K with adjusted settings.