Overpower

The Intel Core i5-11400F paired with the AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT delivers a strong 1080p and 1440p experience in Overpower, but the data suggests that the most balanced experience is found at the High preset. At 1920x1080, High settings produce 120.1 FPS, which is only about 9% lower than the Medium preset’s 130.1 FPS, yet it offers a substantial visual quality improvement. The jump from High to Ultra at 1080p costs 21.7 FPS, dropping to 98.4 FPS, which is still playable but begins to show diminishing returns. At 2560x1440, the High preset delivers 109.2 FPS, comfortably above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay, while Medium sits at 119.4 FPS. The Low preset at 1440p hits 188 FPS, but that setting is typically reserved for competitive play, not visual fidelity. For 4K, High settings yield 94 FPS, which is respectable, but the Ultra preset falls to 77.6 FPS. Given this data, the High preset is the sweet spot across all resolutions, providing the best balance between frame rate and image quality without the steep performance hit seen when moving to Ultra.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-11400F is a 6-core, 12-thread processor from the Rocket Lake architecture, built on a 14 nm process. Its base clock is 2.60 GHz with a boost clock of 4.40 GHz, and it carries 12 MB of shared L3 cache. The CPU’s benchmark results show a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 14372 and a single-core score of 2029, with a Geekbench multi-core score of 7579 and single-core score of 1979. The processor sits at the 75th percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 17181. Its nearest rival, the AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, scores nearly identically at 17189, a delta of 0%. The Intel Core i7-1260P trails by just 0.2% at 17212, while the Intel Core Ultra 7 164U also scores 17215, another 0.2% gap. On the other side, the Intel Core i5-1240U scores 17141, putting it 0.2% behind.

In Overpower, the CPU’s role is evident when examining the frame rate scaling across settings. At 1920x1080, moving from Low to Medium increases the average FPS from 197.7 to 130.1, a significant drop that indicates the GPU is being pushed harder, but the CPU is not the limiting factor at these settings. However, when the resolution increases to 3840x2160, the 1080p Low score of 197.7 FPS drops to 162 FPS at 4K Low, showing that the CPU still has headroom. The 6-core, 12-thread configuration is sufficient for Overpower’s action-oriented gameplay, as the data shows no signs of CPU bottlenecking even at the highest frame rates. The boost clock of 4.40 GHz provides the single-thread performance needed for game logic and physics, while the multi-threaded capabilities handle background tasks. The CPU’s 65W TDP suggests it runs efficiently within a standard desktop system, though the memory bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s on DDR4 dual-channel may be a modest constraint compared to newer platforms.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT is a high-end graphics card based on the RDNA 4.0 architecture, fabricated on TSMC’s 4 nm process. It features 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, delivering 644.6 GB/s of bandwidth. The GPU has a base clock of 1660 MHz, a boost clock of 2970 MHz, and a game clock of 2400 MHz. Its memory runs at 2518 MHz, translating to 20.1 Gbps effective. The card includes 4096 shading units, 256 TMUs, and 128 ROPs, with 64 ray tracing cores. Compute performance is rated at 48.66 TFLOPS for FP32 and 97.32 TFLOPS for FP16. The GPU’s benchmark scores include a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 7260, a Geekbench OpenCL score of 160317, and a Vulkan score of 184026. Passmark G3D shows 26795, with a GPU compute score of 15864. The card ranks at the 82nd percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 39647. Its nearest rival, the AMD Radeon Pro 575, scores 39703, a 0.1% difference, while the NVIDIA RTX A500 Mobile trails by 0.2% at 39568.

The GPU’s impact on Overpower is substantial, as evidenced by the frame rates across resolutions. At 1080p, the Ultra preset achieves 98.4 FPS, while the High preset reaches 120.1 FPS, showing that the GPU can handle the load without issue. The VRAM capacity of 16 GB is ample for the game’s textures, even at 4K Ultra, where the card still manages 77.6 FPS. The boost clock of 2970 MHz ensures high sustained performance, and the memory bandwidth of 644.6 GB/s prevents bottlenecks at high resolutions. When comparing to the nearest rivals, the RX 9070 XT’s performance is nearly identical to cards like the Radeon Pro 575 and RX Vega 64, which score 39836 and 39879, respectively, with deltas of -0.5% and -0.6%. This indicates that the card’s raw compute power is competitive, but its real strength lies in the modern architecture’s efficiency, allowing it to maintain high frame rates in Overpower across all tested settings.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Intel Core i5-11400F and AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT ranks 485th out of 1744 tested combos in Overpower, placing it in the top 28% of all systems tested. This rank is a direct reflection of the balance between the CPU and GPU. The CPU’s 75th percentile standing among all processors, paired with the GPU’s 82nd percentile, indicates that the combo is well-matched, with neither component severely limiting the other. The data shows that the system can push over 100 FPS at 1440p High, which is a strong result for a mid-range CPU paired with a high-end GPU. However, the rank also suggests that there are faster combinations available, likely those pairing newer CPUs with this same GPU, which could push the frame rates even higher. The 4K performance, with 94 FPS at High, shows that the combo is capable of high-resolution gaming, but the Ultra preset at 77.6 FPS indicates that the GPU is the primary driver of performance at this resolution, as the CPU has less influence on frame rates when the resolution increases. Overall, the rank of 485 out of 1744 is respectable, and the data confirms that this combo is well-suited for high-refresh-rate 1080p and 1440p gaming, with 4K being a viable option if settings are adjusted.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate data across resolutions reveals how the system scales from 1080p to 4K, and what that says about the limiting component. At 1080p Low, the system achieves 197.7 FPS, which drops to 188 FPS at 1440p Low, a relatively small 9.7 FPS decrease. However, moving to 4K Low, the frame rate falls to 162 FPS, a 26 FPS drop from 1440p. This pattern is consistent across all settings. At High settings, 1080p delivers 120.1 FPS, 1440p drops to 109.2 FPS (a 10.9 FPS decrease), and 4K falls to 94 FPS (a 15.2 FPS decrease from 1440p). For Medium, the numbers are 130.1 FPS at 1080p, 119.4 FPS at 1440p, and 99.7 FPS at 4K. Ultra shows 98.4 FPS at 1080p, 91.3 FPS at 1440p, and 77.6 FPS at 4K.

The scaling pattern shows that the GPU becomes increasingly the limiting factor as resolution increases. The difference between 1080p and 1440p is relatively modest, with drops ranging from 7.1 FPS (Ultra) to 10.9 FPS (High). This suggests that the CPU is still providing enough throughput to keep the GPU fed at these resolutions. However, the jump from 1440p to 4K is more pronounced, with drops ranging from 13.7 FPS (Ultra) to 26 FPS (Low). This larger drop indicates that the GPU’s raw pixel-pushing capabilities are being taxed, and the CPU has less influence on the final frame rate. The RX 9070 XT’s 16 GB of VRAM and 644.6 GB/s bandwidth are sufficient for 4K, but the data shows that the card’s compute power, while strong, cannot maintain the same frame rates as at lower resolutions. The CPU’s 6 cores and 12 threads are capable of handling the game’s logic at all resolutions, but the GPU is the bottleneck at 4K, particularly at higher settings where the gap between 1440p and 4K widens.

FAQ

Q: What is the best preset for 1080p gaming with this combo?

A: The High preset at 1920x1080 delivers 120.1 FPS, which is significantly higher than the Ultra preset’s 98.4 FPS. The Medium preset offers 130.1 FPS, but the visual quality improvement of High is worth the 10 FPS difference.

Q: How does the CPU perform relative to its closest rivals?

A: The Intel Core i5-11400F has an average benchmark score of 17181, placing it at the 75th percentile. Its nearest rival, the AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, scores 17189, a 0% delta, while the Intel Core i7-1260P scores 17212, a 0.2% gap. The Intel Core Ultra 7 164U also scores 17215, another 0.2% difference.

Q: Can this system handle 4K gaming in Overpower?

A: Yes, but with caveats. At 4K High, the system achieves 94 FPS, which is playable. The Ultra preset drops to 77.6 FPS, which is still above 60 FPS but shows the GPU is the limiting factor at this resolution. For a smoother 4K experience, the High preset is recommended.

Q: What is the GPU’s performance percentile and how does it compare to rivals?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT ranks at the 82nd percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 39647. Its nearest rival, the AMD Radeon Pro 575, scores 39703, a 0.1% delta. The NVIDIA RTX A500 Mobile scores 39568, a 0.2% difference, while the AMD Radeon Pro 575X scores 39836, a 0.5% gap.

Q: How much does performance drop when moving from 1080p to 4K?

A: At High settings, the frame rate drops from 120.1 FPS at 1080p to 94 FPS at 4K, a 26.1 FPS decrease. At Ultra, the drop is from 98.4 FPS to 77.6 FPS, a 20.8 FPS decrease. The largest relative drop occurs at Low settings, where 197.7 FPS falls to 162 FPS, a 35.7 FPS decrease.

Q: Is the CPU a bottleneck at any resolution?

A: The data indicates that the CPU is not a bottleneck at any tested resolution. At 1080p Low, the system achieves 197.7 FPS, which is near the CPU’s practical limit for this game. The 6-core, 12-thread processor with a 4.40 GHz boost clock provides sufficient performance to keep the GPU fed, even at high frame rates. The GPU becomes the limiting factor at 4K, as evidenced by the larger frame rate drops when moving from 1440p to 4K.