Minimum

The Intel Core i5-13400F paired with the AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT delivers a high-refresh-rate experience in Minimum, a 2014 third-person shooter. Benchmark data shows this combination achieves an average of 166.1 FPS at 1080p High settings, scaling down to 58.3 FPS at 4K High. The combo ranks in the 63rd percentile of tested configurations, placing it in the upper third of all 1,733 recorded pairings. This analysis breaks down the CPU and GPU contributions, resolution scaling behavior, and how this specific pairing compares to other tested combinations.

FAQ

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

A: The Intel Core i5-13400F with the AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT produces an average of 166.1 FPS at 1920x1080 with High settings. At the same resolution, Low settings reach 256.7 FPS, while Ultra settings yield 125.7 FPS.

Q: How does the combo rank among all tested configurations?

A: This specific pairing holds rank 635 out of 1,733 tested combos in Minimum. This places it in the upper portion of the field, indicating strong overall performance relative to the broader database.

Q: What is the frame rate drop from 1080p to 4K at High settings?

A: The average FPS drops from 166.1 at 1920x1080 to 58.3 at 3840x2160, both at High settings. This represents a reduction of approximately 65% when moving to 4K resolution.

Q: How does the CPU's multi-threaded performance compare to its closest rivals?

A: The i5-13400F has an average benchmark score of 25,236, which is 0.1% ahead of the Intel Core i7-13620H (25,201) and 0.5% ahead of the AMD EPYC 9474F (25,103). It trails the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D by 0.5% (25,365).

Q: What is the GPU's memory configuration?

A: The Radeon RX 6800 XT features 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, providing 512.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The memory clock runs at 2000 MHz, with 16 Gbps effective speed.

Q: What are the CPU's core and thread counts?

A: The Intel Core i5-13400F has 10 cores and 16 threads, with a base clock of 2.50 GHz and a boost clock of 4.60 GHz. It shares 20 MB of L3 cache across all cores.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-13400F is a 10-core, 16-thread processor from the Raptor Lake architecture, built on Intel's 10 nm process. Its 2.50 GHz base clock and 4.60 GHz boost clock provide the computational foundation for Minimum's game logic and physics calculations. The CPU's benchmark data reveals a significant scaling from 2 threads (1,880 in 3DMark) to 16 threads (7,314 in 3DMark), indicating solid multi-threading capability that benefits modern game engines.

In the context of Minimum, the CPU's single-thread performance is particularly relevant. The 3DMark single-thread score of 960 and Cinebench R23 single-core score of 3,004 suggest strong per-core performance, which is critical for frame pacing in third-person shooters where draw calls and AI routines often rely on single-threaded efficiency. The 20 MB shared L3 cache helps reduce memory latency, keeping frequently accessed game data closer to the cores.

The CPU's overall benchmark average of 25,236 places it at the 82nd percentile among all CPUs, with nearest rivals including the Intel Core i7-13620H (25,201, delta 0.1%) and AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D (25,365, delta -0.5%). This tight clustering shows the i5-13400F sits in a competitive performance band. For Minimum, the CPU's ability to maintain high minimum frame rates is evident in the 1080p Low result of 256.7 FPS, where the GPU is not the primary bottleneck, allowing the processor's 4.60 GHz boost clock to shine.

The processor supports DDR4 and DDR5 memory across a dual-channel bus, with PCIe Gen 5 connectivity providing 16 CPU lanes. While the game launched in 2014, the CPU's modern architecture ensures it can handle the game's engine overhead without becoming a limiting factor until lower resolutions and settings are used. At 1080p Low, the system reaches 256.7 FPS, suggesting the CPU can push well beyond typical display refresh rates when the GPU workload is light.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT is the primary driver of visual fidelity in Minimum, featuring the Navi 21 chip on RDNA 2.0 architecture. Its 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus delivers 512.0 GB/s of bandwidth, which is ample for the game's texture streaming and high-resolution rendering. The GPU's boost clock of 2250 MHz, with a game clock of 2015 MHz, provides substantial compute throughput, evidenced by its 20.74 TFLOPS FP32 performance.

The GPU's 4,608 shading units and 128 ROPs handle pixel output at a theoretical 288.0 GPixel/s, which directly influences frame rates at higher resolutions. In Minimum, the GPU's role becomes more pronounced as resolution increases. At 4K Ultra, the average FPS drops to 42.2, indicating the GPU is heavily loaded by the combination of high resolution and maximum settings. The 16 GB frame buffer prevents any memory capacity limitations, even at 4K, so performance scaling is purely compute-bound.

The RX 6800 XT's benchmark scores show a strong DirectX 12 result of 100 in PassMark, with a G3D score of 24,980. Its average benchmark score of 49,982 places it at the 87th percentile among all GPUs. Nearest rivals include the Intel Arc A550M (49,737, delta 0.5%) and NVIDIA RTX A1000 (50,826, delta -1.7%), showing the RX 6800 XT sits in a similar performance envelope to professional and mobile workstation parts.

For Minimum, the GPU's 512.0 GB/s bandwidth becomes critical at 4K, where the average FPS at High settings is 58.3. The transition from 1440p High (105.9 FPS) to 4K High (58.3 FPS) shows a 45% reduction, highlighting the GPU's role as the primary bottleneck at higher resolutions. The GPU's support for DirectX 12 Ultimate ensures compatibility with modern rendering paths, though the 2014 game likely uses older APIs where the GPU's raw rasterization power still dominates.

How This Combo Ranks

The Intel Core i5-13400F and AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT combination holds rank 635 out of 1,733 tested combos in Minimum, placing it in the upper 36% of all configurations. This ranking reflects a balanced pairing where the CPU's strong single-thread performance complements the GPU's high rasterization throughput. The combo's position suggests it outperforms a majority of tested systems, though it is not in the top tier reserved for flagship CPUs paired with the fastest GPUs.

The ranking context is important: with 1,733 total combos, this pairing sits above the median, indicating it can handle Minimum at high settings across most resolutions. The CPU's 82nd percentile ranking among all CPUs and the GPU's 87th percentile ranking among all GPUs suggest neither component is significantly holding back the other in most scenarios. However, the 1080p Low result of 256.7 FPS versus the 4K Ultra result of 42.2 FPS shows the GPU becomes the constraint at higher settings.

Compared to other combos in the database, this pairing's rank of 635 means there are 634 configurations that perform better, likely featuring higher-end CPUs like the Core i9 series or GPUs like the RTX 4090. Conversely, there are 1,098 combos that rank below this one, indicating the i5-13400F + RX 6800 XT delivers above-average performance for the game. The data being measured, rather than estimated, adds confidence to these figures.

The CPU's nearest rivals in benchmark scores—the Core i7-13620H (0.1% higher) and Ryzen 5 5600X3D (0.5% higher)—suggest that swapping the CPU for these alternatives would produce negligible changes in Minimum's frame rates. Similarly, the GPU's closest rivals, such as the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER (2.6% lower average score), indicate that GPU upgrades in the same performance class would yield modest improvements at best.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals clear scaling patterns across three resolutions: 1920x1080, 2560x1440, and 3840x2160, each tested at Low, Medium, High, and Ultra settings. At 1080p, the system delivers 256.7 FPS at Low, 197.7 FPS at Medium, 166.1 FPS at High, and 125.7 FPS at Ultra. This wide range—from 125.7 to 256.7 FPS—indicates that the CPU can feed the GPU enough frames at this resolution, with the GPU handling even the most demanding settings comfortably.

Moving to 1440p, the frame rates drop to 164.5 FPS at Low, 125.9 FPS at Medium, 105.9 FPS at High, and 79.5 FPS at Ultra. The reduction from 1080p Low to 1440p Low is 36%, while the reduction from 1080p Ultra to 1440p Ultra is 37%. This consistent scaling across settings suggests the GPU is beginning to become the limiting factor at this resolution, though the CPU still provides sufficient headroom.

At 4K, the scaling becomes more pronounced. The system produces 87.6 FPS at Low, 70.8 FPS at Medium, 58.3 FPS at High, and 42.2 FPS at Ultra. The drop from 1440p Low to 4K Low is 47%, and from 1440p Ultra to 4K Ultra is 47%. This near-uniform scaling across all quality presets indicates the GPU is now the primary bottleneck, as the pixel count quadruples from 1080p to 4K, directly impacting the GPU's fillrate and shading workload.

The limiting component analysis is clear: at 1080p, the CPU's 4.60 GHz boost clock and 16 threads allow the GPU to reach 256.7 FPS at Low settings, showing the CPU is not constraining performance. At 4K Ultra, the 42.2 FPS result shows the GPU's 20.74 TFLOPS FP32 throughput and 288.0 GPixel/s pixel rate are being fully utilized, with the CPU unlikely to be the bottleneck. The data suggests that for players targeting 1440p High (105.9 FPS) or 4K Medium (70.8 FPS), this pairing delivers smooth gameplay, while 4K Ultra requires compromises on settings to maintain playable frame rates.