Minimum

The Intel Core i7-14700KF and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER combination delivers a robust performance profile in Minimum, a 2014 Third-Person Shooter. The data shows this pairing is positioned for high-refresh-rate gaming, with the CPU's 20 cores and 28 threads providing substantial headroom. The processor operates with a base clock of 3.40 GHz and a boost clock of 5.60 GHz, utilizing the Raptor Lake architecture on a 10 nm process. This configuration, part of the Core 14th Gen series, sits in the 96th percentile among all CPUs, indicating exceptional compute capability for a game that can leverage multiple threads. The GPU, built on the Ada Lovelace architecture with a 5 nm process, complements this with 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus, delivering a bandwidth of 672.3 GB/s.

CPU Role — cores, clocks, and how they relate to this game's results

The Intel Core i7-14700KF is a high-core-count processor designed to handle both single-threaded and heavily parallelized workloads. With 20 cores and 28 threads, it offers significant multi-threading capability, which is reflected in its benchmark scores: a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 44557 and a single-core score of 6290. This mix is critical for a game like Minimum, which, despite its 2014 release, can benefit from both strong single-core performance for game logic and multi-core scaling for physics and AI. The processor's 33 MB of shared L3 cache reduces latency for frequently accessed data, while the 80 KB L1 and 2 MB L2 per-core caches ensure efficient data flow.

In the context of the measured frame rates, the CPU's role becomes evident at lower resolutions where the GPU is less stressed. At 1080p Low settings, the combo achieves 329.7 FPS, a figure that suggests the CPU is capable of feeding frames at an extremely high rate without becoming a bottleneck. The processor's 5.60 GHz boost clock provides the high single-thread speed necessary for the game's main simulation thread, while its 28 threads handle background tasks and additional game systems. Compared to its nearest rivals, the i7-14700KF's average benchmark score of 70104 is effectively tied with the Intel Core i7-14700K (70074, 0% delta) and slightly ahead of the AMD EPYC 9115 (69887, 0.3% delta). This indicates that within its performance class, the CPU is at the top tier, though the data shows a negligible performance variance against these alternatives.

How This Combo Ranks — use comboRankInGame vs other tested combos

The combination of the i7-14700KF and RTX 4070 Ti SUPER ranks 197th out of 1733 tested configurations in Minimum. This places it in the top 11.4% of all combos, which is a strong showing for a game that is not particularly demanding by modern standards. The high rank is driven by the synergy between a top-tier CPU and a high-end GPU, ensuring that neither component becomes a persistent limiting factor. The data indicates this combo outperforms the vast majority of systems, likely due to the CPU's 96th percentile ranking and the GPU's 86th percentile ranking among their respective components.

The rank of 197 suggests that while this is a high-performing setup, there are still 196 combos that achieve higher average FPS, likely featuring even more powerful GPUs or CPUs with higher clock speeds. However, the gap between this rank and the top is not necessarily large in terms of playable experience, as the measured FPS at 1440p High (133.6) and 4K High (73.4) are both well within smooth gameplay territory. The combo's position reflects a balanced build rather than an extreme one, where the CPU's multi-core might is matched with the GPU's substantial memory bandwidth and shading power. For a game from 2014, the data shows this combo is overkill for most scenarios, but it still ranks below the absolute fastest configurations that likely use newer generation parts with higher boost clocks.

GPU Role — VRAM, clocks, and how they relate to this game's results

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER is the primary driver of visual fidelity in this combo. Its 16 GB of GDDR6X memory is ample for Minimum's textures and geometry, even at 4K Ultra settings where the measured FPS drops to 58.6. The GPU's 8448 shading units and 264 texture mapping units provide substantial raw compute, with a FP32 performance of 44.10 TFLOPS. The memory clock runs at 1313 MHz (21 Gbps effective), yielding a bandwidth of 672.3 GB/s, which prevents memory bandwidth from becoming a constraint at high resolutions. The GPU's boost clock of 2610 MHz ensures high throughput in shader-heavy scenes, while its 96 ROPs handle pixel output efficiently, as seen in the pixel rate of 250.6 GPixel/s.

The GPU's role becomes more pronounced as resolution increases. At 1080p High, the combo hits 209.2 FPS, but at 4K High, it drops to 73.4 FPS. This indicates that the GPU is the scaling factor at higher resolutions, as the CPU's performance headroom remains largely unchanged. The 86th percentile ranking among GPUs shows it is a high-end part, but its nearest rivals, such as the NVIDIA CMP 50HX (49071 avg score, -0.7% delta) and the Intel Arc A550M (49737 avg score, -2.1% delta), are close in raw compute benchmarks. However, for gaming, the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER's 16 GB VRAM and dedicated RT cores (66) and Tensor cores (264) provide features that those rivals lack, making it more suited for modern API usage like DirectX 12 Ultimate, which Minimum can utilize.

Resolution Scaling — how FPS drops from 1080p to 4K and what it says about the limiting component

The measured FPS data across resolutions reveals a clear scaling pattern that identifies the GPU as the primary limiter at high settings. At 1080p Low, the combo achieves 329.7 FPS, which drops to 212.8 FPS at 1440p Low and 115.1 FPS at 4K Low. This reduction of 65% from 1080p to 4K is consistent with a GPU-bound scenario, where the CPU's frame generation capacity is far above what the GPU can render at higher pixel counts. The same trend appears at High settings: 209.2 FPS at 1080p, 133.6 FPS at 1440p, and 73.4 FPS at 4K.

The data shows that the CPU is not the bottleneck at any resolution, as the frame rate drops are proportional to the increase in pixel count, which is a GPU workload. At 4K Ultra, the FPS falls to 58.6, indicating that even the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER's 44.10 TFLOPS of compute is stressed by maximum settings. The scaling from 1080p to 1440p is roughly a 36% reduction in FPS (209.2 to 133.6), while the drop from 1440p to 4K is about 45% (133.6 to 73.4). This non-linear scaling suggests that memory bandwidth and fill rate become more critical at 4K, with the 672.3 GB/s bandwidth being sufficient but not excessive. The limiting component is unequivocally the GPU, as the CPU's 96th percentile performance would likely sustain much higher frame rates if paired with a more powerful GPU, based on the FPS differences between settings at the same resolution.

FAQ

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

A: The Intel Core i7-14700KF with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER ranks 197th out of 1733 tested combos in this game.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rival in raw performance?

A: The i7-14700KF has an average benchmark score of 70104, which is essentially tied with the Intel Core i7-14700K at 70074 (0% delta) and slightly ahead of the AMD EPYC 9115 at 69887 (0.3% delta).

Q: What is the maximum frame rate achieved at 1080p?

A: At 1080p with Low settings, the combo reaches 329.7 FPS, which is the highest measured average across all tested configurations.

Q: Does the GPU have enough VRAM for 4K gaming?

A: Yes, the 16 GB of GDDR6X memory is sufficient, as the 4K Ultra preset still yields 58.6 FPS, indicating no memory capacity issues.

Q: Which component limits performance at 4K Ultra?

A: The GPU is the limiting factor, as evidenced by the FPS dropping from 115.1 at 4K Low to 58.6 at 4K Ultra, while the CPU's performance headroom remains constant.

Q: How does the GPU's benchmark score compare to its closest competitor?

A: The RTX 4070 Ti SUPER has an average benchmark score of 48704, which is 0.7% lower than the NVIDIA CMP 50HX's score of 49071, but 1.6% higher than the NVIDIA RTX A2000's score of 47915.