Overpower

# Overpower with Intel Core i5-11400F + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080

The pairing of Intel's 6-core Core i5-11400F with NVIDIA's RTX 5080 produces a combination that ranks 362nd out of 3,713 tested configs in Overpower, placing it in the top 10% of all combinations. This setup delivers playable frame rates across all tested resolutions and settings, though the data reveals a system where the CPU increasingly becomes the constraining factor as resolution drops. The RTX 5080, with its 16 GB of GDDR7 memory and 960.0 GB/s bandwidth, provides substantial headroom, while the i5-11400F's 6 cores and 12 threads at a 4.40 GHz boost clock define the upper boundaries of performance in this action title.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data shows a clear pattern of diminishing returns as resolution increases, with the gap between 1080p and 4K narrowing at lower settings. At High settings, the transition from 1920x1080 (160 FPS) to 2560x1440 (145 FPS) represents a 9.4% drop, while moving from 1440p to 3840x2160 (123 FPS) costs another 15.2%. The cumulative drop from 1080p to 4K at High settings is 23.1%, indicating that the RTX 5080 remains the dominant factor even at 4K, though the CPU begins to assert influence at lower resolutions.

Low settings tell a different story. At 1920x1080 Low, the system reaches 197 FPS, but 2560x1440 Low only drops to 190 FPS (a 3.6% reduction), and 3840x2160 Low hits 180 FPS (another 5.3% reduction). This compressed scaling suggests that at Low settings, the i5-11400F's single-thread performance — evidenced by a 3dmark_single_thread score of 868 and a passmark_single_thread score of 2981 — becomes the limiting factor, as the GPU has ample headroom to render frames quickly but the CPU cannot feed it faster.

Medium settings show the most consistent scaling pattern: 164 FPS at 1080p, 156 FPS at 1440p (4.9% drop), and 133 FPS at 4K (14.7% drop from 1440p). The 4K Medium result includes measured minimum and maximum values of 113 and 153 FPS respectively, showing a frame time variance of 26.1% that indicates occasional CPU-bound spikes. Ultra settings follow a similar trajectory: 135 FPS at 1080p, 120 FPS at 1440p (11.1% drop), and 102 FPS at 4K (15.0% drop). The Ultra 4K result represents the most demanding configuration tested, yet still maintains a triple-digit average.

The overall pattern indicates that Overpower is primarily GPU-limited at 4K and increasingly CPU-limited at 1080p, particularly at Low and Medium settings where the frame rates approach what the i5-11400F's architecture can sustain. The 14 nm Rocket Lake processor, with its 51.2 GB/s dual-channel DDR4 memory bandwidth, appears to be the ceiling for very high frame rates in this title.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured rows, the Medium preset offers the best balance of visual quality and performance across all three resolutions. At 1920x1080 Medium, the average of 164 FPS exceeds the 160 FPS High result while presumably reducing graphical load, and the 140 FPS minimum (from the measured range of 140-189) remains comfortably above any typical 144 Hz display's refresh threshold. Moving to 2560x1440 Medium, the 156 FPS average with a 133 FPS minimum still clears high-refresh territory, and even at 3840x2160 Medium, the 133 FPS average with a 113 FPS minimum provides a smooth experience for standard 120 Hz displays.

The High preset is viable for users prioritizing visual fidelity, delivering 160 FPS at 1080p, 145 FPS at 1440p, and 123 FPS at 4K. However, the lack of measured minimum values for High settings means the frame time consistency is unknown, whereas Medium settings include concrete minimums that demonstrate stability. The Ultra preset, while producing 135 FPS at 1080p and 102 FPS at 4K, represents a significant 17.6% performance penalty over High at 1080p (135 vs 160 FPS) for what is presumably a modest visual uplift.

Low settings are only recommended for competitive play where maximum frame rates take precedence. The 197 FPS at 1080p Low is the highest measured average in the entire dataset, but the gains over Medium (197 vs 164 FPS, a 20.1% increase) come at the cost of visual quality. The data suggests that Medium is the sweet spot: it maintains 133 FPS or higher at every resolution while providing a stable minimum frame rate, making it the most consistent choice for this hardware combination.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-11400F brings 6 cores and 12 threads based on the Rocket Lake architecture, manufactured on Intel's 14 nm process. Its 2.60 GHz base clock and 4.40 GHz boost clock, combined with a 12 MB shared L3 cache, produce benchmark scores that define its capabilities: a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 14,340 and single-core score of 2,024, with a PassMark multi-thread score of 16,908. These figures place the CPU at the 71st percentile among all processors, with an average benchmark score of 17,177.

In Overpower, the CPU's influence is most apparent at 1080p Low settings, where the 197 FPS result likely approaches the processor's practical limit for frame generation. The 3dmark_16_threads score of 5,619 and 3dmark_2_threads score of 1,691 indicate that scaling from 2 to 16 threads yields a 232% improvement, but in a game context, the single-thread score of 868 and 4-thread score of 3,171 are more relevant for frame pacing. The 4-thread score suggests that the processor's first four cores handle the majority of game logic, while additional threads provide diminishing returns.

Comparing to nearest rivals, the i5-11400F's average score of 17,177 sits 0.3% above the AMD EPYC 7H12 (17,120) and 0.6% above the Intel Core Ultra 7 164U (17,074), while trailing the Intel Core i5-12450H by 0.4% (17,239) and the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 8300G by 0.6% (17,278). These near-identical scores indicate that the i5-11400F's performance profile is well-matched to its peers, though its 6-core/12-thread configuration and 4.40 GHz boost clock provide adequate headroom for Overpower's demands.

The 65 W TDP and dual-channel DDR4 memory support with 51.2 GB/s bandwidth represent potential bottlenecks in CPU-bound scenarios. At 1080p Medium (164 FPS) and Low (197 FPS), the frame rates suggest the processor is operating near its effective limit, as the GPU's raw compute capability — evidenced by its 56.28 TFLOPS FP32 throughput — far exceeds what the CPU can feed at these settings.

FAQ

Q: Can this combination maintain 144 FPS at 2560x1440?

A: At Medium settings, the measured average is 156 FPS with a minimum of 133 FPS, so it exceeds 144 FPS on average but may dip below during demanding scenes. At High settings, the average drops to 145 FPS, which is right at the threshold.

Q: What is the highest average frame rate this combo achieves?

A: The maximum measured average is 197 FPS at 1920x1080 with Low settings. The next highest is 190 FPS at 2560x1440 Low, followed by 180 FPS at 3840x2160 Low.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rival, the AMD EPYC 7H12?

A: The i5-11400F has an average benchmark score of 17,177, which is 0.3% higher than the EPYC 7H12's 17,120. This places them effectively at parity, despite the EPYC being a server-class processor.

Q: Is the RTX 5080's 16 GB VRAM sufficient for 4K Ultra settings?

A: The measured data shows 102 FPS at 3840x2160 Ultra, indicating the 16 GB GDDR7 memory handles the load. However, with 960.0 GB/s bandwidth and 45,600 million transistors on the GB203 chip, the GPU is clearly capable of processing the data.

Q: What frame rates can be expected at 4K with variable settings?

A: The full range spans from 102 FPS at Ultra to 180 FPS at Low, with Medium at 133 FPS and High at 123 FPS. The Medium preset provides the best minimum frame rate guarantee at 113 FPS.

Q: How does this combo rank against all tested configurations?

A: It ranks 362nd out of 3,713 total combinations, placing it in the top 9.8% of all tested systems for Overpower.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 is the dominant component in this pairing, built on the Blackwell 2.0 architecture using TSMC's 5 nm process. With 10,752 shading units, 336 texture mapping units, and 112 raster output units, the GPU delivers a pixel rate of 293.1 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 879.3 GTexel/s. Its 16 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 256-bit bus provides 960.0 GB/s of bandwidth, while the 2,295 MHz base and 2,617 MHz boost clocks drive its 56.28 TFLOPS of FP32 compute.

The GPU's benchmark performance places it at the 87th percentile among all graphics cards, with an average score of 56,083. Its 3dmark steel nomad dx12 score of 8,637 and Geekbench Vulkan score of 255,450 demonstrate strong modern API performance, while the PassMark G3D score of 36,565 confirms its position. The nearest rival data shows the RTX 5080 outperforming the AMD Radeon 8060S by 0.6% (56,083 vs 55,757) and the AMD Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB by 0.7% (55,698), while trailing the AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE by 2.2% (57,367).

In Overpower, the GPU's influence is most pronounced at 4K resolutions where the rendering load is highest. The transition from 1080p to 4K at Ultra settings (135 to 102 FPS, a 24.4% drop) shows the GPU scaling with resolution, while the smaller drops at Low settings (197 to 180 FPS, an 8.6% drop) indicate that CPU limitations mask the GPU's capability at lower graphical loads. The RTX 5080's 84 RT cores and 336 tensor cores provide additional headroom for ray-traced effects, though the measured data does not include RT-specific results.

The GPU's 360 W TDP and dual-slot design with a 16-pin power connector require substantial power delivery, and its PCIe 5.0 x16 interface ensures adequate bandwidth for the 4K texture data. The 112 ROPs handle pixel output efficiently, as evidenced by the strong 4K performance, while the 45,600 million transistors on a 378 mm² die indicate a dense, compute-heavy design.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system produces its highest frame rates across all settings. Low settings yield 197 FPS average, followed by Medium at 164 FPS (with a measured range of 140-189 FPS), High at 160 FPS, and Ultra at 135 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 31.5%, indicating that graphical settings significantly impact performance at this resolution.

Moving to 2560x1440, the results show 190 FPS at Low, 156 FPS at Medium (range: 133-180 FPS), 145 FPS at High, and 120 FPS at Ultra. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is most pronounced at Ultra settings (11.1% reduction) and least at Low (3.6% reduction), suggesting that the CPU maintains frame delivery at lower settings while the GPU's workload increases.

At 3840x2160, the highest resolution tested, the system achieves 180 FPS at Low, 133 FPS at Medium (range: 113-153 FPS), 123 FPS at High, and 102 FPS at Ultra. The 4K to 1080p comparison reveals a 22.8% reduction at Low settings (197 to 180 FPS), a 23.4% reduction at High (160 to 123 FPS), and a 24.4% reduction at Ultra (135 to 102 FPS). The Medium preset shows a 23.2% reduction (164 to 133 FPS), demonstrating consistent scaling across the resolution range.

The only settings with measured minimum and maximum values are Medium across all resolutions. At 1080p Medium, the 140 FPS minimum and 189 FPS maximum create a 35.0% range, while 1440p Medium shows a 35.3% range (133-180 FPS) and 4K Medium a 35.4% range (113-153 FPS). This consistency in frame time variance suggests the Medium preset maintains stable performance characteristics regardless of resolution, making it the most predictable configuration.

How This Combo Ranks

The Intel Core i5-11400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 combination holds the 362nd position out of 3,713 tested configurations in Overpower, placing it in the 90.2nd percentile of all tested systems. This ranking reflects a strong overall performance that puts the combo ahead of 3,351 other configurations while trailing 361.

The CPU's contribution to this ranking is anchored by its 71st percentile standing among all processors, with an average benchmark score of 17,177. The GPU's 87th percentile ranking among all graphics cards, with an average score of 56,083, provides the primary performance driver. The combination of a top-decile GPU with a mid-upper-decile CPU creates a system that excels in GPU-bound scenarios at higher resolutions but cedes ground to configurations with stronger processors at lower resolutions.

The ranking indicates that while the RTX 5080 is capable of exceptional frame rates, the i5-11400F's 6-core/12-thread configuration limits the system's ceiling in CPU-intensive scenes. The 3dmark_max_threads score of 5,652 and Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 14,340 show that the processor's multi-threaded capabilities are adequate but not exceptional, which explains why the combo performs better at 4K where the GPU dominates the workload.

Given that 3,713 combinations were tested, the 362nd rank represents a strong showing that places this system within the top 10% of all configurations. The data suggests that users seeking higher rankings would benefit from a more powerful CPU to complement the RTX 5080's capabilities, particularly for 1080p and 1440p gaming where the processor's role is more significant.