Overpower

The Intel Core i5-11400F and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 combination represents a baseline desktop setup for playing Overpower, a 2023 action title. The processor, a 6-core, 12-thread Rocket Lake part with a 2.60 GHz base and 4.40 GHz boost clock, is a solid foundation. Its benchmark data shows a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 14372 and a single-core score of 2029, placing it in the 75th percentile of all CPUs. This performance headroom is crucial because the measured frame rates are consistently low, indicating that the system is struggling to maintain playable performance regardless of the workload balance.

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

The i5-11400F’s specifications suggest it is more than capable of feeding a modern game’s simulation and logic threads. With six physical cores and twelve threads, it offers enough parallelism for contemporary game engines, which typically scale well beyond four cores. The high boost clock of 4.40 GHz is particularly relevant for Overpower, an action game where single-thread performance often dictates the pace of physics and AI calculations. The CPU’s benchmark results, such as a Geekbench single-core score of 1979, support this, showing strong per-core throughput.

However, the benchmark results for this specific combo reveal that the CPU’s potential is not being realized. At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the average frame rate is 62.4 FPS. Dropping to High settings at the same resolution yields only 35.4 FPS. This massive 27 FPS difference between Low and High settings is a classic sign that the GPU is the primary bottleneck. The CPU is likely idling, waiting for the GTX 1650 to rasterize each frame. The CPU’s Cinebench R20 multi-core score of 6036 and 3DMark max-threads score of 5652 show it has ample computational capacity that remains untapped.

The data points to a system where the CPU is never the limiting factor. Even at 4K Ultra, where the system averages a slideshow-like 20.6 FPS, the CPU is not the cause. The processor’s 12 MB of shared L3 cache and 51.2 GB/s memory bandwidth are more than sufficient for the data throughput this GPU can handle. In essence, the i5-11400F is overqualified for the GTX 1650 in this title; its role is to provide a stable platform, which it does, but the game’s performance is almost entirely dictated by the graphics card’s limits.

Settings Recommendations — which preset gives the best experience per the measured rows

The measured data offers a clear hierarchy of performance across the three resolutions tested. The only configuration that achieves a consistently playable experience is the Low preset. At 1920x1080, Low settings produce an average of 62.4 FPS, which is the single highest frame rate recorded for this combo. This is the only setting that clears the 60 FPS threshold, making it the definitive choice for smooth gameplay.

The Medium preset at 1080p yields a 37.9 FPS average, which is a significant drop. While this is a playable frame rate for some slower-paced genres, Overpower is an action game where fluidity is paramount; the 24.5 FPS loss for the visual upgrade is not justifiable. High settings at 1080p manage 35.4 FPS, and Ultra falls to 27.9 FPS. The data indicates that the GPU’s 4 GB of VRAM and 128.1 GB/s bandwidth are insufficient to handle the texture and shader complexity of higher presets without causing a severe performance penalty.

For users with 1440p or 4K displays, the situation is more constrained. At 2560x1440, Low settings are the only viable option, producing 58 FPS. Any other preset at this resolution falls below 34.1 FPS. At 3840x2160, even Low settings only achieve 48.5 FPS, making 4K a mostly theoretical exercise for this hardware. The recommendation is unambiguous: to get the best experience from this combo, the Low preset at 1920x1080 is the only setting that provides the necessary frame rate headroom for responsive action gameplay.

FAQ

*Q: Can this combo run Overpower at 4K resolution?*

A: Technically yes, but not comfortably. At 3840x2160, the best average result is 48.5 FPS on Low settings. The Medium, High, and Ultra presets yield 28.2 FPS, 27.3 FPS, and 20.6 FPS, respectively. These figures suggest 4K is only playable on the lowest visual preset, and even then, it is not near the 60 FPS ideal.

Q: What is the highest average frame rate achievable with this hardware?

A: The highest recorded average is 62.4 FPS, achieved at 1920x1080 resolution with the Low settings preset. This is the only measured configuration that exceeds 60 FPS.

Q: How does the CPU's performance compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The i5-11400F has an average benchmark score of 17181. Its closest rival, the AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, scores 17189, a delta of 0%. The Intel Core i7-1260P and Intel Core Ultra 7 164U are 0.2% behind, while the Intel Core i5-1240U is 0.2% ahead. This indicates the CPU's performance is squarely in the middle of its immediate competitive set.

Q: Is the GPU's performance a bottleneck at 1080p?

A: Yes, the data strongly suggests this. The frame rate drops by 27 FPS when moving from Low (62.4 FPS) to High (35.4 FPS) at 1920x1080. This substantial drop indicates the GPU is the limiting factor, as the CPU likely has ample headroom to process more frames.

Q: What is the performance delta between the GTX 1650 and its nearest rivals?

A: The GTX 1650 has an average benchmark score of 8713. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 A Mobile is 0.4% faster, and the AMD Radeon 550X is also 0.4% faster. The NVIDIA Quadro P2200 is 0.5% slower, and the AMD Radeon Pro WX 5100 is 0.5% faster. The differences are minimal, showing the card is highly competitive within its immediate performance class.

Q: What is the frame rate difference between Low and Ultra at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, the Low preset averages 58 FPS. The Ultra preset averages 29.1 FPS. This represents a 28.9 FPS drop, or roughly a 50% reduction in performance, when switching to the highest visual quality.

How This Combo Ranks — use comboRankInGame vs other tested combos

The Intel Core i5-11400F and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 combination is positioned very low in the overall performance hierarchy for Overpower. The data shows it ranks 1688 out of 1744 tested combos. This places it in the bottom 3.2% of all systems tested, indicating that it is one of the weakest configurations for this specific game.

This low ranking is expected given the individual components. The GPU sits in the 43rd percentile of all GPUs, which is below average. When paired with a CPU that is in the 75th percentile, the combined system performance is dragged down by the graphics card. The rank of 1688 out of 1744 suggests that users with this setup will have a significantly worse experience than the vast majority of other tested hardware combinations. The data shows that the combo is not merely average; it is decisively at the lower end of the spectrum, meaning users should expect to make significant compromises in visual fidelity to achieve playable frame rates.

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

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 is the primary determinant of this combo's performance in Overpower. The card has 4 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 128-bit bus, yielding a bandwidth of 128.1 GB/s. The base clock is 1485 MHz with a boost of 1665 MHz. These specifications, while adequate for esports titles, are evidently insufficient for the demands of Overpower at higher settings.

The GPU’s average benchmark score is 8713, placing it in the 43rd percentile of all GPUs. This is a below-average score, and the measured FPS data confirms this. The most telling evidence is the scaling from Low to Ultra settings. At 1080p, the Low preset averages 62.4 FPS, but the Ultra preset averages only 27.9 FPS. This 34.5 FPS drop illustrates that the card’s 2.984 TFLOPS of FP32 compute power and 93.24 GTexel/s texture rate are quickly overwhelmed by the increased shader and texture work required by higher presets.

The 4 GB VRAM capacity is also a likely culprit. Modern action games often require more than 4 GB of VRAM for high-resolution textures. When the VRAM is exhausted, the system must fall back to slower system memory, causing stutters and frame drops. The fact that the card is end-of-life and has a predecessor in the GeForce 10 series and successor in the GeForce 20 series shows its age. The data shows that the GTX 1650 is only capable of providing a smooth experience at the lowest settings, highlighting a fundamental hardware limitation for this title.

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

The measured data provides a complete picture of the combo's capabilities across three resolutions and four quality presets.

3840x2160: The highest resolution tested yields the lowest performance. The Low preset is the best option, averaging 48.5 FPS. The Medium preset drops to 28.2 FPS, while High and Ultra are nearly identical at 27.3 FPS and 20.6 FPS, respectively. None of these 4K results are ideal for an action game, but Low is the only one that approaches playability.

2560x1440: At 1440p, the Low preset is the only one to break the 50 FPS barrier, averaging 58 FPS. The High preset manages 31.8 FPS, Medium averages 34.1 FPS, and Ultra falls to 29.1 FPS. The performance delta between Low and Medium is 23.9 FPS, showing a steep cliff in performance once the visual fidelity is increased.

1920x1080: This is the primary resolution for this hardware. The Low preset is the only one to hit 60 FPS, averaging 62.4 FPS. The Medium preset averages 37.9 FPS, High averages 35.4 FPS, and Ultra averages 27.9 FPS. The data shows a clear pattern: the jump from Low to Medium incurs a massive 24.5 FPS penalty, while subsequent jumps to High and Ultra incur smaller, but still significant, penalties of 2.5 FPS and 7.5 FPS, respectively. This indicates the GTX 1650 is only comfortable when processing the most basic graphical workload.