Minimum

# Minimum: AMD Ryzen 5 7400F + AMD Radeon RX 9060

The AMD Ryzen 5 7400F paired with the AMD Radeon RX 9060 delivers a 1080p experience that ranges from smooth to exceptionally fast in Minimum, a third-person shooter originally released in 2014. At 1080p Low, the combo hits 187 FPS average, while Ultra settings still produce 92 FPS. However, 4K resolution exposes the GPU's limitations, with the average dropping to 32 FPS at Ultra. This pairing ranks 1677th out of 2939 tested combinations in this game, placing it near the middle of the pack.

FAQ

*Q: What is the combo's overall ranking in Minimum?*

A: The AMD Ryzen 5 7400F + AMD Radeon RX 9060 ranks 1677th out of 2939 tested combos, placing it in the 57th percentile of all configurations tested for this game.

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

A: The Ryzen 5 7400F has an average benchmark score of 32750, sitting 0.1% above the Intel Core i5-14600T (32707) and 0.2% above the Intel Core Ultra 7 155H (32697). It trails the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H (32812) by 0.2%.

Q: How does the GPU stack up against its nearest competitors?

A: The Radeon RX 9060's average benchmark score is 16014, which is 0.7% below the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti (16129) and 1% above both the AMD Radeon R9 370X (15862) and AMD Radeon RX 7700 (15852).

Q: What is the best resolution for this combo?

A: At 1080p, the combo achieves at least 92 FPS across all settings, making it fully playable. At 1440p, High settings yield 78 FPS, but Ultra drops to 59 FPS. At 4K, only Low settings (65 FPS) stay above 60 FPS.

Q: How much performance does Ultra settings cost versus Low?

A: At 1080p, moving from Low to Ultra reduces average FPS from 187 to 92, a 51% drop. At 1440p, the drop is from 121 to 59 FPS (51%). At 4K, it falls from 65 to 32 FPS (51%).

Q: Does the CPU or GPU create a bigger bottleneck at higher resolutions?

A: The data indicates the GPU becomes the limiting factor at 4K. The 1080p to 4K FPS drop at High settings is 65% (120 to 42 FPS), which is a classic sign of GPU saturation. The CPU's strong single-core score of 3072 in Cinebench R23 suggests it handles the game's logic without issue.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 9060 is the primary driver of frame rates in Minimum, especially as resolution climbs. Built on the RDNA 4.0 architecture with the Navi 44 chip at a 4 nm process, the GPU features 1792 shading units, 112 texture mapping units, and 64 raster output units. It operates at a base clock of 1700 MHz and boosts up to 2990 MHz, with a game clock rated at 2400 MHz. The 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus provides 288.0 GB/s of bandwidth.

The GPU's compute capabilities are substantial for a 1080p-focused card. It delivers 21.43 TFLOPS of FP32 performance and a texture rate of 334.9 GTexel/s. The pixel rate of 191.4 GPixel/s helps explain why 1080p performance remains high even at Ultra settings (92 FPS). The 28 ray tracing cores support DirectX 12 Ultimate, though Minimum's 2014 release means it likely doesn't leverage RT features.

Benchmark results show the RX 9060's strengths. In 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, it scores 3322, while Geekbench OpenCL and Vulkan scores are 88183 and 39476, respectively. The PassMark G3D score of 17631 places the GPU in the 59th percentile of all GPUs. However, the PassMark DirectX 11 score of 182 and DirectX 12 score of 44 suggest the card is better optimized for modern APIs than older ones, which could affect Minimum's legacy rendering paths.

The GPU's nearest rival, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, scores 16129 on average, a 0.7% lead. The AMD Radeon RX 7700 scores 15852, putting the RX 9060 1% ahead. This tight grouping means the RX 9060 trades blows with last-generation mid-range cards. In Minimum, the 8 GB VRAM is sufficient at all tested settings, as no frame rate anomalies or stutter patterns suggest memory capacity issues.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 7400F provides the computational backbone for this combo. With 6 cores and 12 threads based on Zen 4 architecture (codenamed Raphael), the CPU runs at a base clock of 3.70 GHz and boosts to 4.70 GHz. The 65 W TDP and 5 nm TSMC process node make it an efficient choice for gaming. It supports DDR5 memory with dual-channel configuration and 83.2 GB/s bandwidth.

For gaming, the CPU's single-threaded performance is critical, and the data confirms it's strong. The Cinebench R23 single-core score of 3072 and R20 single-core score of 1290 indicate excellent per-core throughput. The PassMark single-thread score of 3689 reinforces this. In Minimum, which is a third-person shooter from 2014, the game's logic and physics likely rely heavily on one or two threads, making this CPU more than adequate.

Multi-threaded performance is equally robust. The Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 21765 and PassMark multithread score of 25645 show the 6-core processor handles background tasks and any game engine threading without bottlenecking. The L3 cache of 32 MB shared helps with game data locality, while the 6,570 million transistors in a 71 mm² die keep latency low.

The CPU's percentile rank of 83 versus all CPUs means it outperforms 83% of processors in the benchmark database. Its nearest rival, the Intel Core i5-14600T, scores 32707 (0.1% lower), while the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H scores 32812 (0.2% higher). This places the 7400F in a tight performance cluster, though the 7400F's desktop-oriented design with PCIe Gen 5 support and unlocked multiplier (launch MSRP $229) gives it platform flexibility.

In Minimum, the CPU's role becomes more apparent at lower resolutions. At 1080p Low, the combo reaches 187 FPS, which suggests the GPU is still keeping pace with the CPU's ability to feed it frames. The L2 cache of 1 MB per core and L1 cache of 64 KB per core help reduce memory latency, which is beneficial for maintaining high minimum frame rates.

How This Combo Ranks

This configuration sits at rank 1677 out of 2939 total tested combos in Minimum, which places it in the 43rd percentile from the top. This is a mid-pack result for a modern mid-range CPU and GPU pairing. The rank reflects that while the combo handles 1080p very well, its 4K performance drags the overall standing down relative to higher-end configurations.

Breaking down the ranking, the CPU's 83rd percentile standing is stronger than the GPU's 59th percentile. This imbalance suggests that the GPU is the limiting factor in this pairing. The CPU has headroom to drive faster graphics cards, as evidenced by its ability to produce 187 FPS at 1080p Low without issue. If the GPU were upgraded, the CPU could likely maintain or improve those frame rates.

The combo's position at 1677th means it outperforms roughly 43% of all tested configurations in this game. Considering that the database includes many high-end builds, this is a respectable showing for a mid-range setup. The GPU's performance relative to rivals (within 1% of the RTX 3060 Ti and RX 7700) indicates the combo competes with last-generation mid-range to upper-mid-range systems.

At 1080p, this combo would rank higher due to its strong 92-187 FPS range. At 1440p, the 59-121 FPS range is still competitive. But at 4K, the 32-65 FPS range drops it below many configurations that feature more powerful GPUs. The rank is a blend of all these resolutions, pulling the combo to the middle.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals a GPU-bound configuration. At High settings, the average drops from 120 FPS at 1080p to 78 FPS at 1440p (a 35% reduction), then to 42 FPS at 4K (a 65% reduction from 1080p). This scaling pattern is typical of a GPU that reaches its pixel throughput limits as resolution increases.

At Low settings, the combo achieves 187 FPS at 1080p, 121 FPS at 1440p (35% drop), and 65 FPS at 4K (65% drop). The consistent 35% and 65% reductions across settings indicate the GPU's rendering pipeline is the bottleneck, not CPU limitations. The pixel rate of 191.4 GPixel/s and texture rate of 334.9 GTexel/s are being fully utilized at higher resolutions.

The Medium settings data includes minimum and maximum FPS values, offering insight into frame time consistency. At 4K Medium, the combo averages 50 FPS with a minimum of 42 and maximum of 57. At 1440p Medium, the average is 92 FPS with a range of 79-106. At 1080p Medium, it averages 143 FPS with a range of 122-165. The narrowing gap between minimum and average at higher resolutions suggests the GPU is becoming saturated.

The 4K Ultra result of 32 FPS is the weakest performance point, and even 4K High at 42 FPS is below the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay. This indicates that 4K is only viable at Low settings (65 FPS) for this combo. The GPU's 8 GB VRAM and 288.0 GB/s bandwidth are sufficient for 1080p and 1440p, but at 4K, the memory bandwidth and pixel throughput become limiting.

The consistent 51% performance penalty from Low to Ultra at every resolution (187 to 92 at 1080p, 121 to 59 at 1440p, 65 to 32 at 4K) shows that settings scaling is resolution-independent. This means the GPU's shading units and ROPs handle the increased graphical load proportionally, without unexpected bottlenecks.

Measured FPS Breakdown

1080p (1920x1080):

• Low: 187 FPS average. This is the highest frame rate recorded for this combo, indicating the GPU is not stressed and the CPU is feeding frames efficiently.
• Medium: 143 FPS average, with a minimum of 122 and maximum of 165. The 21% drop from Low shows the settings impact.
• High: 120 FPS average. Still well above 60 FPS, making this an excellent setting for competitive play.
• Ultra: 92 FPS average. The 51% reduction from Low demonstrates the full settings penalty, but 92 FPS remains smooth.

1440p (2560x1440):

• Low: 121 FPS average. A 35% drop from 1080p Low, confirming the resolution scaling pattern.
• Medium: 92 FPS average, with a minimum of 79 and maximum of 106. The minimum stays above 60 FPS, ensuring consistent gameplay.
• High: 78 FPS average. This is the first setting where the average dips below 80 FPS, but still playable.
• Ultra: 59 FPS average. This is borderline for 60 FPS displays, making High the recommended setting for 1440p.

4K (3840x2160):

• Low: 65 FPS average. The only 4K setting that maintains 60+ FPS, showing the GPU can handle 4K at reduced graphical fidelity.
• Medium: 50 FPS average, with a minimum of 42 and maximum of 57. The frame rate drops below 60 FPS, risking noticeable stutter.
• High: 42 FPS average. This is below the smooth threshold, making 4K High a compromise.
• Ultra: 32 FPS average. The lowest recorded performance, indicating this setting is not viable for 4K play.

The measured FPS data shows a clear hierarchy: 1080p is the sweet spot for this combo, 1440p is playable at High and below, and 4K is only feasible at Low settings. The 8 GB VRAM does not appear to cause issues at any resolution, as frame rates scale predictably with resolution and settings. The combo's rank of 1677 out of 2939 reflects this performance profile: strong at 1080p, adequate at 1440p, and weak at 4K.