Minimum

The Intel Core i5-13400F paired with the AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT delivers a strong 1080p and 1440p experience in Minimum, a 2014 third-person shooter. Across all tested resolutions, the data shows that the High preset offers the optimal balance of visual fidelity and frame rate. At 1920x1080, High produces 151.6 FPS, which is 38.0 FPS above Medium but only 38.0 FPS below the 232.5 FPS achieved at Low. The jump to Ultra at 1080p yields 113.6 FPS, a significant 38.0 FPS drop from High. At 2560x1440, the High preset maintains 97.1 FPS, comfortably above the 60 FPS threshold, while Ultra drops to 75.7 FPS. For 4K gaming, High is the only sensible choice, as it delivers 54.8 FPS; Ultra falls to 37.2 FPS, which is below playable standards for a shooter. The Low preset at 4K (81.1 FPS) is playable but sacrifices visual quality unnecessarily. Therefore, the High preset is the recommended starting point across all resolutions, providing the best combination of performance and image quality without the steep cost of Ultra.

FAQ

*Q: How does this combo rank among all tested configurations in Minimum?*

A: This specific combination of the Intel Core i5-13400F and AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT ranks 733rd out of 1733 tested combos. This places it in the upper half of all configurations, indicating a solidly mid-to-high-tier performer for this title.

Q: What is the performance difference between the Low and Ultra presets at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, the Low preset achieves 152.5 FPS, while the Ultra preset achieves 75.7 FPS. This represents a performance drop of 76.8 FPS, or roughly half the frame rate, when moving from the lowest to the highest visual quality settings.

Q: Is this CPU-GPU pairing more limited by the processor or the graphics card at 1080p?

A: The data suggests the GPU is the primary limiter at 1080p. When comparing the Low preset (232.5 FPS) to the High preset (151.6 FPS), the frame rate drops by 80.9 FPS. This significant scaling with settings indicates that the graphics card's workload is the bottleneck, as the CPU is not preventing higher frame rates at lower settings.

Q: Can this combo handle 4K gaming?

A: Yes, but with limitations. At 3840x2160, the High preset yields an average of 54.8 FPS, which is playable but not ideal for a fast-paced shooter. The Medium preset achieves 64.1 FPS, offering a smoother experience, while the Ultra preset drops to 37.2 FPS, which is generally too low for competitive play.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rival in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The Intel Core i5-13400F has an average benchmark score of 25236. Its closest rival, the Intel Core i7-13620H, scores 25201, making the i5-13400F only 0.1% faster. It is also 0.5% slower than the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D, which scores 25365.

Q: What is the performance gap between the GPU and its closest competitor?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT has an average benchmark score of 30097. Its nearest rival, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060, scores 30109, showing a negligible 0% difference. The RX 7700 XT is also 0.2% slower than the AMD Radeon RX 570, which scores 30158.

How This Combo Ranks

The Intel Core i5-13400F and AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT combination holds a rank of 733 out of 1733 tested configurations in Minimum. This position places the setup in the 58th percentile of all tested combos, meaning it outperforms the majority of systems. The ranking reflects a balanced pairing where neither component is severely bottlenecking the other in this specific title. The CPU itself sits in the 82nd percentile of all processors, while the GPU is in the 73rd percentile of all graphics cards, confirming that the pairing is well-matched. The data indicates that the combo is neither at the top tier for extreme high-refresh-rate 1080p gaming nor at the bottom for 4K, but rather occupies a versatile middle ground that excels at 1440p.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured frame rates reveal a clear performance hierarchy across resolutions and settings. At 1920x1080, the Low preset produces an average of 232.5 FPS, which is the highest frame rate recorded for this combo. Moving up the settings, Medium yields 178.0 FPS, High yields 151.6 FPS, and Ultra yields 113.6 FPS. The delta between Low and Ultra is 118.9 FPS, demonstrating a substantial impact from visual settings.

At 2560x1440, the same pattern holds. The Low preset delivers 152.5 FPS, which is still very high for a 1440p resolution. Medium achieves 114.3 FPS, High achieves 97.1 FPS, and Ultra drops to 75.7 FPS. The difference between Low and Ultra here is 76.8 FPS, showing that the settings have a slightly smaller absolute impact than at 1080p, but still a significant one.

At 3840x2160, the performance scales down considerably. The Low preset is the only one to exceed 80 FPS, achieving 81.1 FPS. Medium follows at 64.1 FPS, High at 54.8 FPS, and Ultra at 37.2 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra is 43.9 FPS. The data shows that the High preset is the only settings level that provides a playable frame rate above 50 FPS at 4K, while Ultra is only suitable for less demanding scenarios.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate scaling from 1080p to 4K clearly indicates a GPU-bound workload. At the High settings, the average FPS drops from 151.6 at 1920x1080 to 97.1 at 2560x1440, a reduction of 54.5 FPS, and then to 54.8 at 3840x2160, a further reduction of 42.3 FPS. This consistent and substantial decline with increasing pixel count is the signature of a graphics card that is the primary performance limiter.

At the Low settings, the scaling is even more pronounced. The frame rate falls from 232.5 FPS at 1080p to 152.5 FPS at 1440p (a drop of 80.0 FPS) and then to 81.1 FPS at 4K (a drop of 71.4 FPS). This indicates that even when the visual load is minimized, the GPU's raw throughput is the constraining factor. The CPU, with its 10 cores and 16 threads, is not the bottleneck, as it does not prevent the frame rate from scaling down with resolution. The data suggests that a more powerful GPU would yield higher frame rates at all resolutions, particularly at 1440p and 4K, while the i5-13400F would be able to keep up.