Inside

The Intel Core i7-14700KF and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 combination delivers exceptional performance in Inside, a 2016 Puzzle Platformer, placing 10th out of 1671 tested combos. The data shows this pairing is overwhelmingly GPU-bound at higher settings, with the CPU's 20 cores and 28 threads providing ample headroom to push frame rates beyond 300 FPS at 1080p. The benchmark results reveal a clear tiered performance structure where the RTX 5090's 32 GB of GDDR7 memory and 104.8 TFLOPS compute capability dominate, while the CPU's 5.60 GHz boost clock ensures no bottleneck at lower resolutions.

FAQ

*Q: How does this combo rank compared to other tested systems in Inside?*

A: The Intel Core i7-14700KF + RTX 5090 pairing ranks 10th out of 1671 tested combos, placing it in the top 0.6% of all tested configurations. This top-tier ranking reflects the synergy between the 20-core CPU and the flagship GPU, though the game's modest requirements mean the hardware is far from being pushed to its limits.

Q: What is the performance difference between Low and Ultra settings at 4K?

A: At 3840x2160, the average FPS drops from 305.1 on Low to 145.7 on Ultra, a reduction of 159.4 FPS. The High preset sits closer to Ultra at 151 FPS, while Medium achieves 245.2 FPS, showing that the largest performance gap occurs between Medium and High settings.

Q: Does the RTX 5090's 32 GB VRAM matter for this game?

A: The 32 GB of GDDR7 memory is far beyond what Inside requires, as evidenced by the consistent frame rates across all settings. The GPU's 1.79 TB/s bandwidth and 512-bit bus width provide massive headroom, but the game's simple 2D side-scrolling visuals mean the VRAM capacity is never a limiting factor.

Q: How does the i7-14700KF's core configuration influence results?

A: With 20 cores and 28 threads, the CPU provides substantial parallel processing capability, but Inside is not a heavily threaded game. The 5.60 GHz boost clock is more relevant, ensuring high single-thread performance that keeps frame pacing stable even at 408.9 FPS at 1080p Low.

Q: What is the scaling pattern from 1080p to 4K?

A: The average FPS at High settings drops from 314.6 at 1920x1080 to 245.1 at 2560x1440, then to 151 at 3840x2160. This 52% reduction from 1080p to 4K indicates the GPU becomes progressively more stressed at higher resolutions, while the CPU remains underutilized.

Q: Is the RTX 5090's performance consistent with its benchmark scores?

A: The GPU's PassMark G3D score of 39,650 and 3DMark Steel Nomad score of 14,411 reflect its top-tier compute capabilities. In Inside, this translates to frame rates exceeding 145 FPS even at 4K Ultra, confirming the hardware's dominance in both synthetic and real-world gaming workloads.

Settings Recommendations

The benchmark data clearly indicates that the High preset offers the optimal balance of visual quality and performance across all resolutions. At 4K, High achieves 151 FPS average, which is only 5.3 FPS lower than Ultra but delivers a 245.2 FPS Medium preset that's 94.2 FPS faster. The difference between High and Ultra at 4K is minimal (151 vs 145.7 FPS), suggesting diminishing returns from the higher preset. At 1440p, High hits 245.1 FPS, comfortably above the 229.9 FPS Ultra and well within high-refresh-rate monitor territory. For 1080p users, High delivers 314.6 FPS, which exceeds virtually any display's refresh rate, making Ultra at 307.2 FPS a viable choice if absolute visual fidelity is preferred. The Low preset provides diminishing returns in playability terms—the 408.9 FPS at 1080p and 305.1 FPS at 4K offer no practical benefit over High given the game's art style. Medium presents a middle ground, but the data suggests High is the sweet spot: it maintains 151 FPS at 4K while offering a 62% improvement over Ultra at 1440p (245.1 vs 229.9 FPS).

How This Combo Ranks

The combo's 10th place ranking out of 1671 tested configurations places it in the elite tier of gaming systems. This positioning is consistent with the CPU's 96th percentile ranking among all processors and the GPU's 94th percentile among all graphics cards. The i7-14700KF's average benchmark score of 70,104 sits within 0.4% of the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X and 1.3% ahead of the Intel Xeon Platinum 8270, while the RTX 5090's average score of 84,306 is 1.6% ahead of the NVIDIA CMP 40HX. In Inside specifically, the combination's rank suggests it outperforms 99.4% of tested systems, but the game's low graphical demands mean this ranking is more about raw hardware capability than optimized performance for this title. The measured FPS data confirms the system never drops below 145.7 FPS at any resolution or setting, which is exceptional for a game that likely does not require such extreme hardware.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system delivers 408.9 FPS on Low, 380.7 FPS on Medium, 314.6 FPS on High, and 307.2 FPS on Ultra. The 2560x1440 results show 368.1 FPS on Low, 340.8 FPS on Medium, 245.1 FPS on High, and 229.9 FPS on Ultra. At 3840x2160, the figures are 305.1 FPS on Low, 245.2 FPS on Medium, 151 FPS on High, and 145.7 FPS on Ultra. The data reveals that the transition from Medium to High causes the most significant FPS drop at each resolution: 66.2 FPS at 1080p, 95.7 FPS at 1440p, and 94.2 FPS at 4K. The High-to-Ultra difference is comparatively minor, with drops of 7.4 FPS, 15.2 FPS, and 5.3 FPS respectively. Low-to-Medium scaling shows a 28.2 FPS decrease at 1080p, 27.3 FPS at 1440p, and 59.9 FPS at 4K. These patterns indicate that High is the most efficient preset, with Ultra adding minimal visual improvements for a small performance cost.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090's GB202 chip, built on a 5 nm TSMC process, provides the primary performance driver in Inside. Its 32 GB of GDDR7 memory operates at 1750 MHz with a 512-bit bus, delivering 1.79 TB/s of bandwidth—far exceeding the game's requirements. The boost clock of 2407 MHz enables high throughput, and the 21,760 shading units process the game's simple geometry with ease. The GPU's PassMark G3D score of 39,650 and Geekbench OpenCL score of 380,114 confirm its compute dominance. In Inside, the GPU's role becomes evident in the resolution scaling: at 1080p, the system achieves 408.9 FPS on Low, but this drops to 305.1 FPS at 4K, a 25% reduction that reflects the increased pixel workload. The 104.8 TFLOPS FP32 performance ensures the GPU is never the bottleneck, even at 4K Ultra, where it still maintains 145.7 FPS. The 680 tensor cores and 170 RT cores are irrelevant for this game, but their presence contributes to the GPU's overall benchmark scores. The 575 W TDP and 950 W suggested PSU indicate the power requirements, but the performance data shows the GPU handles Inside without thermal or power constraints affecting frame rates.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i7-14700KF's Raptor Lake architecture, with 20 cores and 28 threads, provides more than sufficient processing power for Inside. The base clock of 3.40 GHz and boost clock of 5.60 GHz ensure strong single-threaded performance, which is critical for a puzzle platformer that likely doesn't scale well across multiple cores. The CPU's Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 44,557 and single-core score of 6,290 demonstrate its capability, while the 33 MB shared L3 cache reduces memory latency. In the benchmark results, the CPU's role is most apparent at 1080p Low, where the system achieves 408.9 FPS—a frame rate that would strain many CPUs but is handled comfortably here. The CPU's 96th percentile ranking among all processors and its average benchmark score of 70,104 place it just 0.3% behind the AMD EPYC 9115 and 0.4% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X. The 125 W TDP and dual-channel DDR4/DDR5 memory support provide adequate bandwidth, though the game's modest requirements mean the CPU rarely becomes the limiting factor. The PassMark multithread score of 52,425 and single-thread score of 4,480 indicate balanced performance that handles both parallel and sequential workloads efficiently, ensuring frame pacing remains consistent from 1080p to 4K.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals distinct patterns across settings. At Low, the average FPS drops from 408.9 at 1080p to 368.1 at 1440p (a 10% reduction) and then to 305.1 at 4K (a 25% reduction from 1080p). Medium shows a similar trend: 380.7 to 340.8 (10.5% drop) to 245.2 (35.6% drop). High exhibits more pronounced scaling: 314.6 to 245.1 (22.1% drop) to 151 (52% drop). Ultra follows closely: 307.2 to 229.9 (25.2% drop) to 145.7 (52.6% drop). The steeper performance decline at higher settings indicates that the GPU becomes increasingly stressed as both resolution and graphical complexity increase. At Low and Medium, the CPU plays a more significant role, as evidenced by the relatively modest FPS drops from 1080p to 1440p. However, at High and Ultra, the GPU's pixel throughput becomes the dominant factor, with 4K performance falling to roughly half of 1080p performance. This pattern confirms that the RTX 5090 is the primary scaling component, while the i7-14700KF provides stable frame delivery without introducing CPU-bound limitations, even at the highest frame rates observed.