Inside

The Intel Core i7-14700F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 delivers a commanding performance in Inside, a 2016 puzzle platformer that is far more demanding on frame rates than its minimalist aesthetic suggests. This combination secures the 276th position out of 1,671 tested combos in this specific game, placing it comfortably within the top 17% of all systems benchmarked. The data indicates that this pairing is exceptionally well-suited for high-refresh-rate displays, with the measured frame rates revealing a system that is rarely constrained by its components at standard resolutions.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo's rank of 276 out of 1,671 tested configurations is a strong indicator of its overall capability in Inside. This placement reflects a system that sits in the upper echelon of performance, leaving the majority of tested hardware combinations behind. The ranking is a product of both the CPU and GPU working in concert, but as the resolution scaling data will show, the balance of responsibility shifts depending on the workload.

When isolating the components, the CPU’s standing is particularly robust. The Intel Core i7-14700F achieves an average benchmark score of 54,097, placing it in the 94th percentile against all CPUs. This means it outperforms 94% of all processors in the database. Its nearest rivals in the synthetic benchmarks include the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X, which scores 54,450 and is a mere 0.6% faster. The AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D is 1.1% ahead with a score of 54,681, while the Intel Xeon Phi 7290 and AMD EPYC 7313P are 1.2% and 1.7% behind, respectively. This tight grouping at the top of the CPU chart shows the i7-14700F is trading blows with some of the most powerful processors available, a factor that becomes critical for maintaining high frame rates.

The GPU, while strong, does not hold the same elite status. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 has an average benchmark score of 37,283, placing it in the 81st percentile against all GPUs. Its nearest rival is the AMD Radeon RX Vega 56, which scores 37,507 and is 0.6% faster. Interestingly, the NVIDIA GeForce MX570 A and GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile are 1.9% and 2.2% ahead, respectively, while the AMD Radeon RX 5300M is 2.5% behind. This data suggests that in the broader GPU landscape, the RTX 4070 is a solid performer, but its ultimate impact on Inside's frame rates is tempered by the game's relatively low graphical demands.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 is built on the Ada Lovelace architecture and utilizes the AD104 chip manufactured on a 5 nm process at TSMC. It features 5,888 shading units, 184 texture mapping units, and 64 raster operation pipelines. The card operates at a base clock of 1920 MHz and a boost clock of 2475 MHz. Its memory subsystem is a defining characteristic: 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus, providing a bandwidth of 504.2 GB/s, with memory clocked at 1313 MHz (21 Gbps effective). This configuration yields a pixel rate of 158.4 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 455.4 GTexel/s.

In the context of Inside, the GPU's role is pivotal at higher resolutions and settings. The game is not a graphical powerhouse, so the RTX 4070's raw compute power is often more than sufficient. The data shows the GPU's capability to push massive frame rates, but its performance ceiling becomes apparent when comparing the scaling from 1080p to 4K. The card’s 12 GB of VRAM is a non-issue for this title; the frame rates achieved at 4K Ultra, while the lowest in the dataset, are still exceptionally high, indicating the game is not burdening the memory buffer. The GPU's FP32 performance of 29.15 TFLOPS is clearly more than adequate for the physics and rendering tasks Inside presents.

Resolution Scaling

The benchmark results reveal a clear pattern in how the system's performance scales with resolution. At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the system achieves an average of 389.9 FPS. Moving to 2560x1440 at Low settings, the average drops to 328.8 FPS, a reduction of 15.7%. At 3840x2160 Low, the frame rate falls to 204.3 FPS, which is a 47.6% drop from the 1080p figure. This steep decline as resolution increases points to the GPU becoming the primary limiting factor at 4K.

The scaling pattern holds true across all settings. At Medium settings, the frame rates are 360.6 FPS at 1080p, 266 FPS at 1440p, and 165.6 FPS at 4K. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is 26.2%, and from 1080p to 4K is 54.1%. For High settings, the progression is 228.9 FPS at 1080p, 165.6 FPS at 1440p, and 105.6 FPS at 4K. The most demanding configuration, Ultra, yields 216.7 FPS at 1080p, 158.5 FPS at 1440p, and 97 FPS at 4K. The consistent, significant drop at 4K across all settings confirms that the GPU is the bottleneck at this resolution. Conversely, the relatively small differences between the 1080p and 1440p results, especially at lower settings, suggest that the CPU is capable of feeding the GPU adequately, but the GPU's pixel-pushing capabilities are what ultimately cap the 4K performance.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The complete dataset offers a granular view of the system's capabilities. At 1920x1080, the performance is exceptionally high. Low settings yield an average of 389.9 FPS, while Medium produces 360.6 FPS. High settings drop to 228.9 FPS, and Ultra settings deliver 216.7 FPS. These figures demonstrate that at 1080p, the system is almost never strained, with even the highest settings maintaining frame rates well above the refresh rate of most monitors.

At 2560x1440, the performance remains stellar. Low settings achieve 328.8 FPS, and Medium settings hit 266 FPS. High and Ultra settings are also very smooth, delivering 165.6 FPS and 158.5 FPS, respectively. The margin between High and Ultra narrows at this resolution, suggesting the graphical fidelity differences have a diminishing impact on performance.

The 3840x2160 results are where the system begins to show its limits, though they are still impressive. At Low settings, the average FPS is 204.3. Medium settings drop to 165.6 FPS, and High settings fall to 105.6 FPS. The most demanding configuration, Ultra, yields an average of 97 FPS. While this is the lowest figure in the entire dataset, it is still a playable and smooth experience for a puzzle platformer. The data shows that a 4K display with Ultra settings is a viable option, but the frame rate drop from 1080p to 4K is significant, being a 55.2% reduction.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i7-14700F is a 20-core, 28-thread processor based on the Raptor Lake architecture, specifically the Raptor Lake-R refresh. It has a base clock of 2.10 GHz and a boost clock of 5.40 GHz. This is a 65W TDP part, using the Intel Socket 1700. Its cache configuration includes 80 KB of L1 per core, 2 MB of L2 per core, and a shared 33 MB of L3 cache. The processor supports DDR4 and DDR5 memory and connects via a Gen 5 PCIe interface with 16 CPU lanes.

The CPU's role in Inside is to ensure the GPU is never starved of data. The synthetic benchmark scores are indicative of its strength. In Cinebench R23, it scores 35,443 in multi-core and 5,003 in single-core. The Geekbench scores are 16,571 for multi-core and 2,711 for single-core. More relevant to gaming, the Passmark single-thread score is 4,261, and the physics score is 2,495. These numbers, combined with the 94th percentile ranking, show a processor with exceptional single-thread performance, which is critical for game logic and frame pacing.

The benchmark results in Inside corroborate this. At 1080p, where the GPU has less work to do, the system is able to hit 389.9 FPS at Low settings. This high frame rate is only achievable if the CPU can process and submit render commands quickly enough. The fact that the CPU outranks 94% of all processors, and is within 1.1% of the top-tier AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D, suggests that it is not the limiting factor at 1080p. The limiting component is clearly the GPU, as evidenced by the significant frame rate drop when moving to 4K. The CPU's massive core count and high boost clock provide a vast amount of headroom, ensuring that even in the most physics-heavy scenes, it is unlikely to become a constraint.