Microsoft Flight Simulator

The Intel Core i5-14400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER combination in Microsoft Flight Simulator records measured average frame rates from 114 FPS at 1920x1080 Low to 38.4 FPS at 3840x2160 Ultra. The combo ranks 1089th out of 1,795 tested combinations for this game. The data shows a CPU with strong single-thread throughput and a GPU that becomes the limiting component as resolution and settings climb.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo’s rank of 1089 out of 1,795 places it in the lower-middle portion of the tested field. More tested combinations rank ahead of it than behind it, so this is not a top-tier result for Microsoft Flight Simulator. It is still a functional pairing, but the measured frame rates show a system that needs settings tuned down to reach higher refresh rates.

The CPU’s average benchmark score of 32,508 places it near several rivals, while the GPU’s average benchmark score of 22,206 corresponds to a 65th-percentile GPU result. The CPU’s 88th-percentile standing is notably stronger than the GPU’s. That combination of a relatively stronger CPU and a mid-pack GPU helps explain why the in-game rank lands where it does: the GPU is the component holding the system back in more demanding scenes.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-14400F is a 10-core, 16-thread desktop CPU with a 2.50 GHz base clock and a 4.70 GHz boost clock. It uses Intel’s Raptor Lake architecture on an Intel 10 nm process, with 80 KB of L1 cache per core, 1.25 MB of L2 cache per core, and 20 MB of shared L3 cache. It supports DDR4 and DDR5 memory over a dual-channel bus.

In synthetic benchmarks, the CPU posts a Cinebench R15 multicore score of 2208 and a single-core score of 311. Cinebench R20 scores are 9203 multicore and 1299 single-core. Cinebench R23 scores are 21914 multicore and 3093 single-core. Geekbench results are 11209 multicore and 2333 single-core. Passmark multithread is 25783, and Passmark single-thread is 3723. These scores point to a CPU that can handle moderately heavy multi-threaded loads while still providing competitive single-thread performance.

Its average benchmark score of 32,508 places it in the 88th percentile of all CPUs. Its nearest rivals in the database are the Intel Core i7-12800H at 32,513 with a 0% delta, the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645 at 32,446 with a 0.2% delta, the AMD Ryzen 7 250 at 32,584 with a -0.2% delta, and the Intel Core i7-13705H at 32,586 with a -0.2% delta. In other words, the i5-14400F is essentially tied with these parts in average CPU benchmark score.

In Microsoft Flight Simulator, this CPU is enough to push high frame rates when the GPU is not overloaded. The highest measured average in the dataset is 114 FPS at 1920x1080 Low. At 1080p Medium the average is 87.2 FPS, at 1080p High it is 64.8 FPS, and at 1080p Ultra it is 61.8 FPS. The fact that the CPU can deliver 114 FPS at Low settings indicates that low-resolution performance is not CPU-limited in this pairing.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER is a Turing architecture GPU built on TSMC’s 12 nm process, using the TU104 chip. It has 2560 shading units, 160 texture mapping units, 64 ROPs, 40 RT cores, and 320 tensor cores. Its base clock is 1605 MHz, with a boost clock of 1770 MHz. Memory runs at 1750 MHz, or 14 Gbps effective, across an 8 GB GDDR6 frame buffer on a 256-bit bus. Memory bandwidth is 448.0 GB/s. The GPU’s pixel rate is 113.3 GPixel/s, texture rate is 283.2 GTexel/s, and FP32 throughput is 9.062 TFLOPS.

In synthetic tests, the RTX 2070 SUPER scores 18169 in Passmark G3D, 98316 in Geekbench OpenCL, and 94918 in Geekbench Vulkan. Its average benchmark score is 22206, putting it in the 65th percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rivals are the NVIDIA RTX A400 at 22307 with a -0.5% delta, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN Z at 22006 with a 0.9% delta, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile at 22729 with a -2.3% delta, and the AMD Radeon RX 5700 at 21670 with a 2.5% delta.

These comparisons place the RTX 2070 SUPER between the RX 5700 and the RTX A400 in average score, while trailing the RTX 4060 Mobile by 2.3% and leading the GTX TITAN Z by 0.9%. In this game, the GPU’s role is most visible at higher resolutions. At 3840x2160 Ultra, the measured average is 38.4 FPS; at 4K High it is 40.3 FPS; at 4K Medium it is 50 FPS; and at 4K Low it is 62.8 FPS. The 4K results cluster near 40 FPS on High and Ultra, consistent with a GPU-bound workload.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The table below lists all measured average FPS values from the dataset. The dataset records averages only; no minimum or maximum FPS values are present.

| Settings | 1920x1080 | 2560x1440 | 3840x2160 |

|----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|

| Low | 114 | 86.8 | 62.8 |

| Medium | 87.2 | 71 | 50 |

| High | 64.8 | 50.3 | 40.3 |

| Ultra | 61.8 | 49.5 | 38.4 |

At 1080p, the measured range runs from 114 FPS at Low to 61.8 FPS at Ultra. At 1440p, the range runs from 86.8 FPS at Low to 49.5 FPS at Ultra. At 4K, the range runs from 62.8 FPS at Low to 38.4 FPS at Ultra. In every settings tier, increasing resolution lowers the average FPS, but the starting and ending points compress as resolution increases.

Interestingly, High and Ultra are close at every resolution. At 1080p, High is 64.8 FPS and Ultra is 61.8 FPS. At 1440p, High is 50.3 FPS and Ultra is 49.5 FPS. At 4K, High is 40.3 FPS and Ultra is 38.4 FPS. The small gap between High and Ultra suggests that the Ultra preset does not add much measurable frame rate cost over High for this particular combo, but it also does not produce a large FPS gain.

Resolution Scaling

Moving from 1920x1080 to 3840x2160 at the same settings produces a clear FPS drop. At Low settings, the average falls from 114 FPS at 1080p to 86.8 FPS at 1440p and then to 62.8 FPS at 4K. At Medium settings, the average falls from 87.2 FPS at 1080p to 71 FPS at 1440p and then to 50 FPS at 4K. At High settings, the average falls from 64.8 FPS at 1080p to 50.3 FPS at 1440p and then to 40.3 FPS at 4K. At Ultra settings, the average falls from 61.8 FPS at 1080p to 49.5 FPS at 1440p and then to 38.4 FPS at 4K.

This scaling pattern is typical of a system where the GPU becomes more dominant as resolution increases. At 1080p Low, the 114 FPS result shows a CPU with enough headroom to drive a high frame rate. At 4K Ultra, the 38.4 FPS result shows a GPU working through a much larger pixel workload. The CPU’s 88th-percentile rank and the GPU’s 65th-percentile rank further support this interpretation: the CPU is the stronger component in the pairing, while the GPU is the one that determines how far the combo can go at higher resolutions.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest measured average FPS for this combo?

A: The highest measured average is 114 FPS, recorded at 1920x1080 with Low settings.

Q: What is the combo’s rank among all tested combinations?

A: It ranks 1089th out of 1,795 tested combinations in Microsoft Flight Simulator.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The i5-14400F has an average benchmark score of 32,508. The Intel Core i7-12800H scores 32,513 with a 0% delta, the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645 scores 32,446 with a 0.2% delta, the AMD Ryzen 7 250 scores 32,584 with a -0.2% delta, and the Intel Core i7-13705H scores 32,586 with a -0.2% delta.

Q: How does the GPU compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The RTX 2070 SUPER has an average benchmark score of 22,206. The NVIDIA RTX A400 scores 22,307 with a -0.5% delta, the GTX TITAN Z scores 22,006 with a 0.9% delta, the RTX 4060 Mobile scores 22,729 with a -2.3% delta, and the AMD Radeon RX 5700 scores 21,670 with a 2.5% delta.

Q: What FPS does this combo produce at 1440p Medium?

A: It produces 71 FPS at 2560x1440 with Medium settings. For comparison, 1440p Low is 86.8 FPS, 1440p High is 50.3 FPS, and 1440p Ultra is 49.5 FPS.

Q: Which component is more likely to limit 4K performance?

A: The measured results show 38.4 FPS at 4K Ultra, 40.3 FPS at 4K High, 50 FPS at 4K Medium, and 62.8 FPS at 4K Low. Combined with the CPU’s 88th-percentile ranking and the GPU’s 65th-percentile ranking, the GPU is the more likely limiting component at 4K.