Outriders

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

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700 is an 8-core, 16-thread processor built on the Zen 3 architecture with a base clock of 3.70 GHz and a boost clock of 4.60 GHz. It belongs to the 5000 series and uses the AMD Socket AM4 platform, with a 65 W TDP. The chip carries 16 MB of L3 cache, with 64 KB of L1 cache per core and 512 KB of L2 cache per core. Its memory support is DDR4 over a dual-channel interface, delivering 51.2 GB/s of bandwidth. The processor is manufactured on a 7 nm process at TSMC, with 10,700 million transistors on a 180 mm² die.

For a looter shooter like Outriders, the CPU’s thread count and clock behavior matter most in scenes with many enemies, particle effects, and physics interactions. The Ryzen 7 5700 posts a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 20655 and a single-core score of 2916. In PassMark, it scores 24303 in multithread and 3296 in single-thread. Those figures put the chip in the 84th percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 27220. Its nearest rivals in aggregate CPU benchmarks are the Intel Core i9-9900K (0.7% higher), the Intel Core i7-12700H (0.8% higher), the Intel Core i7-1370P (0.8% higher), and the AMD Ryzen AI 5 340 (1.2% higher). None of these rivals are dramatically ahead, meaning the Ryzen 7 5700 sits in a tight performance cluster near the top of mid-range desktop processors.

In Outriders specifically, the CPU’s role becomes more apparent at lower resolutions where frame rates climb high enough to expose any processor bottleneck. At 1080p Low, the combo reaches 205.1 FPS, which is the highest measured result in this dataset. At 4K Ultra, the same system drops to 66.5 FPS, a figure that is far more dependent on the GPU. The gap between these extremes is not uniform across settings, and the shape of that gap reveals how the Ryzen 7 5700 holds up when the RTX 5090 is pushed hard.

The CPU’s 3DMark results reinforce its balanced profile: 901 in single-thread, 1762 in 2-thread, 3382 in 4-thread, 5585 in 8-thread, 6628 in 16-thread, and 6617 in max-thread. The near-flat scaling from 8 threads to 16 threads suggests that the processor’s real-world gaming performance is largely determined by its first eight cores. For Outriders, which is not known to be heavily multithreaded, that pattern is typical. The PassMark physics score of 984 and the data compression score of 316699 further indicate solid general-purpose throughput, though neither is a direct gaming metric.

FAQ

Q: What average frame rate does this CPU-GPU combo achieve at 1080p with Low settings?

A: The measured average FPS at 1920x1080 with Low settings is 205.1. That is the highest average in the entire measured FPS set for this combination.

Q: How does the Ryzen 7 5700 compare to its nearest CPU rivals in aggregate benchmarks?

A: The Ryzen 7 5700 has an average benchmark score of 27220. The Intel Core i9-9900K scores 27043 (0.7% higher), the Intel Core i7-12700H scores 27006 (0.8% higher), the Intel Core i7-1370P scores 26991 (0.8% higher), and the AMD Ryzen AI 5 340 scores 26909 (1.2% higher). All four rivals are within roughly one percentage point.

Q: Does the RTX 5090’s benchmark percentile suggest it is a top-tier GPU?

A: Yes. The RTX 5090 sits in the 94th percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 84306. Its nearest rival, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D, is only 0.1% ahead, while the NVIDIA CMP 40HX is 1.6% behind.

Q: What is the frame rate difference between 1080p Ultra and 4K Ultra in Outriders?

A: At 1920x1080 with Ultra settings, the average FPS is 146.9. At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the average FPS drops to 66.5. That is a reduction of 80.4 FPS, or roughly 55% lower.

Q: How does the combo rank among all tested CPU-GPU combinations for Outriders?

A: This combo ranks 221st out of 1693 tested combinations. That places it in the top 13% of all combos in the database for this game.

Q: What is the CPU’s single-thread performance in Cinebench R23?

A: The Ryzen 7 5700 scores 2916 in Cinebench R23 single-core. Its multi-core score in the same test is 20655, which is about 7.1 times higher.

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

The measured FPS data for this combo shows a clear pattern: as resolution increases, average frame rates fall, but the magnitude of the drop depends heavily on the settings preset. At Low settings, the combo goes from 205.1 FPS at 1080p to 173.8 FPS at 1440p, then to 141.8 FPS at 4K. That is a 31% reduction from 1080p to 4K, which is relatively modest and suggests the CPU still has headroom even at the highest resolution tested.

At Ultra settings, the drop is much steeper. The combo starts at 146.9 FPS at 1080p, falls to 125 FPS at 1440p, and then plunges to 66.5 FPS at 4K. That is a 55% reduction from 1080p to 4K, a far larger proportional decline than what Low settings show. The divergence between Low and Ultra scaling indicates that the RTX 5090 is the limiting component at 4K Ultra, where the GPU’s shading units, memory bandwidth, and ray tracing hardware are fully saturated.

The RTX 5090’s memory subsystem is substantial: 32 GB of GDDR7 on a 512-bit bus delivering 1.79 TB/s of bandwidth. Its FP32 throughput is 104.8 TFLOPS, and it has 21760 shading units, 680 TMUs, and 176 ROPs. Those are enormous numbers, yet at 4K Ultra the combo only manages 66.5 FPS. That result points to Outriders being a demanding title at maximum settings, not to any deficiency in the GPU. The RTX 5090’s PassMark G3D score of 39650 and its 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 14411 are both strong, but the game’s Ultra preset clearly taxes even this hardware.

The 1440p numbers sit in between. At High settings, 1440p yields 141.5 FPS versus 164.7 FPS at 1080p. At Medium settings, 1440p yields 154.4 FPS versus 177.3 FPS at 1080p. The 1080p-to-1440p drops are roughly 14-16% across presets, while the 1440p-to-4K drops are larger for Ultra (47%) and High (38%) than for Low (18%). This suggests that the CPU is not the primary bottleneck at 1080p or 1440p for this game; the GPU workload scales predictably with resolution.

Measured FPS Breakdown — resolution by resolution, settings by settings, exact numbers

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers 205.1 FPS on Low, 177.3 FPS on Medium, 164.7 FPS on High, and 146.9 FPS on Ultra. The spread from Low to Ultra is 58.2 FPS, meaning Ultra runs about 28% slower than Low. That is a moderate settings penalty, indicating that the RTX 5090 has enough raw power to keep frame rates high even at 1080p Ultra.

At 2560x1440, the results are 173.8 FPS on Low, 154.4 FPS on Medium, 141.5 FPS on High, and 125 FPS on Ultra. The Low-to-Ultra spread here is 48.8 FPS, with Ultra running about 28% slower than Low as well. The 1440p Ultra result of 125 FPS is still well above the 60 FPS threshold, making this resolution a comfortable fit for high-refresh monitors.

At 3840x2160, the numbers drop more sharply. Low settings produce 141.8 FPS, Medium produces 118.8 FPS, High produces 88.1 FPS, and Ultra produces 66.5 FPS. The Low-to-Ultra spread is 75.3 FPS, and Ultra runs 53% slower than Low. The jump from High to Ultra at 4K is particularly severe: 88.1 FPS down to 66.5 FPS, a 21.6 FPS loss for the final settings tier. That suggests the Ultra preset includes effects that disproportionately impact 4K rendering.

Across all resolutions, the Low preset never drops below 141.8 FPS, which means even at 4K the combo maintains high refresh rates on minimum settings. Medium stays above 118.8 FPS at 4K. High falls to 88.1 FPS at 4K, which is still playable but noticeably below the 144 Hz mark that lower resolutions easily hit. Ultra at 4K is the only configuration that dips into the mid-60s range, which is a typical target for console-style 60 FPS gaming.

How This Combo Ranks — use comboRankInGame vs other tested combos

This specific pairing of the AMD Ryzen 7 5700 and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 ranks 221st out of 1693 tested combos in Outriders. That places it in the top 13% of all combinations in the database. Given that the RTX 5090 is a flagship GPU with a 94th-percentile standing among all GPUs, the ranking is somewhat lower than the GPU’s own percentile might suggest. The explanation lies in the CPU: the Ryzen 7 5700 sits in the 84th percentile among CPUs, which is strong but not elite. The combination’s rank of 221 reflects the fact that many higher-ranked combos pair the RTX 5090 with faster processors.

The RTX 5090’s nearest GPU rivals in aggregate benchmarks are the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D (0.1% higher), the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile (0.2% higher), the AMD Radeon PRO W6600 (1.3% higher), and the NVIDIA CMP 40HX (1.6% lower). None of these are substantially different in raw GPU compute, which means the ranking differences among combos that use these GPUs would come primarily from the CPU. The data suggests that Outriders is sensitive to CPU performance at lower resolutions, where the Ryzen 7 5700’s 8-core, 16-thread configuration is adequate but not dominant.

At 1080p Low, the combo achieves 205.1 FPS, which is the highest measured value in this dataset. That figure is likely close to what the RTX 5090 can produce when the CPU is not a limiting factor. At 4K Ultra, the same combo drops to 66.5 FPS, and the ranking of 221 overall indicates that many other combos—presumably those with newer or higher-clocked CPUs—manage better frame rates in the same scenarios. The 3DMark 16-thread score of 6628 and the max-thread score of 6617 show that the CPU’s multi-threaded performance is consistent, but the single-thread score of 901 and the 2-thread score of 1762 suggest that lightly threaded workloads, which are common in games, are not this chip’s absolute strength.

In practical terms, a rank of 221 out of 1693 means the combo outperforms roughly 87% of all tested configurations in Outriders. That is a strong result, but it also implies that the RTX 5090 is not being fully utilized in every scenario. The gap between the GPU’s 94th-percentile standing and the combo’s 87th-percentile ranking is a direct measure of the CPU’s influence on this game’s frame rates. For users seeking maximum Outriders performance, a higher-ranked CPU would likely close that gap, but the Ryzen 7 5700 remains a capable partner for this GPU across all tested resolutions and settings.