Overpower

FAQ

Q: What is the overall performance ranking of the Intel Core i5-9400 + AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT combo in Overpower?

A: This combination ranks 2353 out of 3713 tested combinations in the database. That places it in the lower-middle portion of all tested systems, indicating that while it can run the game, many other configurations achieve higher frame rates.

Q: How does the RX 7600 XT compare to its nearest GPU rivals in raw benchmark scores?

A: The RX 7600 XT has an average benchmark score of 17083. It sits 0.3% above the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 (17037) and 0.4% above the AMD Radeon HD 7970M (17019), while trailing the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 (17208) by 0.7%. The NVIDIA Tesla M4 (16932) is 0.9% behind.

Q: What is the CPU's standing relative to other processors?

A: The Intel Core i5-9400 has an average benchmark score of 2254, placing it at the 47th percentile of all CPUs. Its nearest rival, the Intel Core i7-1068NG7, scores 2259 (0.2% higher), while the Intel Core i7-10710U scores 2248 (0.3% lower) and the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 scores 2246 (0.4% lower).

Q: Does the combo achieve playable frame rates at 4K resolution?

A: Yes, but only at lower settings. At 3840x2160, Ultra settings produce 50 FPS average, High produces 60 FPS, Medium produces 64 FPS (with a 55 FPS minimum), and Low produces 103 FPS. The Medium setting is the only 4K preset with a recorded minimum above 60 FPS.

Q: How much performance difference exists between Low and Ultra settings at 1080p?

A: At 1920x1080, the Low preset yields 136 FPS average, while Ultra drops to 65 FPS. That represents a 71 FPS spread, meaning Ultra settings cost more than half the frame rate of Low. Medium sits at 85 FPS and High at 79 FPS.

Q: What is the GPU's percentile ranking among all tested graphics cards?

A: The RX 7600 XT ranks at the 60th percentile of all GPUs in the database. Its average benchmark score of 17083 reflects a mid-range position, consistent with its measured performance in Overpower where it delivers solid but not elite frame rates.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT is built on the Navi 33 chip using RDNA 3.0 architecture on a 6 nm process from TSMC. Its 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus provides a bandwidth of 288.0 GB/s. The GPU operates with a base clock of 1980 MHz, a game clock of 2470 MHz, and a boost clock of 2755 MHz. Memory runs at 2250 MHz with an effective speed of 18 Gbps.

These specifications translate directly to Overpower's measured results. The large 16 GB frame buffer prevents memory capacity from being a limiting factor even at 4K Ultra, where the game still runs but at 50 FPS. The 288.0 GB/s bandwidth is sufficient for the game's data streaming at 1080p and 1440p, as evidenced by the jump from 65 FPS at 4K Ultra to 79 FPS at 1080p High.

The GPU's compute capabilities include 2048 shading units, 128 texture mapping units, and 64 ROPs, delivering 22.57 TFLOPS of FP32 performance. Its texture rate of 352.6 GTexel/s and pixel rate of 176.3 GPixel/s explain why the card handles Low settings exceptionally well across all resolutions — the raw throughput is there, but the more demanding presets in Overpower push the architecture harder.

The card's 32 ray accelerators (RT cores) support DirectX 12 Ultimate, though Overpower's measured data does not indicate whether ray tracing is enabled. The GPU's 60th percentile ranking versus all GPUs, combined with its average benchmark score of 17083, places it in the upper-mid range — enough for playable 4K at reduced settings, and very comfortable at 1080p. The nearest rival comparisons show it trading blows with much older cards like the GTX 690 (0.3% ahead) and trailing the RTX 3070 by 0.7%, which contextualizes its position as a capable but not top-tier performer in this game.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data shows a clear pattern of diminishing performance as resolution increases, but the scaling is not uniform across settings. At Low settings, the frame rate drops from 136 FPS at 1080p to 121 FPS at 1440p (an 11% reduction), then to 103 FPS at 4K (a further 15% reduction). This relatively mild scaling suggests the CPU and GPU combination has headroom at lower resolutions, and the game becomes more GPU-bound as pixel count rises.

At Medium settings, the progression is 85 FPS at 1080p, 76 FPS at 1440p, and 64 FPS at 4K. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is 9 FPS, and from 1440p to 4K is 12 FPS. High settings show 79 FPS at 1080p, 70 FPS at 1440p, and 60 FPS at 4K — a steady 9-10 FPS decline per resolution step. Ultra settings follow a similar pattern: 65 FPS at 1080p, 58 FPS at 1440p, and 50 FPS at 4K.

The resolution scaling behavior indicates that the RX 7600 XT is the primary limiting component at higher resolutions. At 1080p, the 6-core i5-9400 can feed the GPU sufficiently, as evidenced by the 136 FPS Low result. But as resolution climbs, the GPU's workload increases proportionally, and the frame rates converge toward the GPU's raw throughput limits. The 4K Ultra result of 50 FPS is nearly identical in percentage terms to the 1080p Ultra result of 65 FPS (a 23% drop), showing that the GPU consistently handles the same relative workload regardless of resolution.

The minimum FPS data is only available for Medium settings: 72 FPS at 1080p, 64 FPS at 1440p, and 55 FPS at 4K. These minimums confirm that even at the most demanding resolution tested, the Medium preset maintains playable frame rates without dropping below 55 FPS. The absence of minimum data for other presets limits deeper analysis, but the average FPS trends clearly show the GPU scaling behavior.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured FPS rows, the Medium preset offers the best balance of visual fidelity and performance across all three resolutions. At 1080p, Medium delivers 85 FPS average with a 72 FPS minimum — well above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay. At 1440p, Medium maintains 76 FPS with a 64 FPS minimum, still comfortably playable. Even at 4K, Medium produces 64 FPS with a 55 FPS minimum, which remains acceptable for most action games.

The High preset is a viable alternative for users prioritizing visual quality over raw frame rate. It delivers 79 FPS at 1080p, 70 FPS at 1440p, and 60 FPS at 4K. However, no minimum FPS data exists for High settings, so users cannot assess frame time consistency. The lack of minimum data makes Medium the safer recommendation, as the recorded minimums of 72, 64, and 55 FPS across resolutions demonstrate stability.

Ultra settings are not recommended for this combination. At 4K Ultra, the average FPS drops to 50, which falls below the 60 FPS target most action games benefit from. At 1440p Ultra, 58 FPS is marginally playable but risky for frame pacing. Only at 1080p does Ultra reach 65 FPS, still below the Medium preset's performance at 4K. The visual uplift from Medium to Ultra is unlikely to justify the frame rate sacrifice.

Low settings serve as a performance fallback for users targeting maximum frame rates. The 136 FPS at 1080p and 121 FPS at 1440p results make Low ideal for competitive play or high-refresh-rate monitors. At 4K, Low's 103 FPS average is the only preset exceeding 100 FPS at that resolution. However, the visual quality trade-off is substantial, and most users will find Medium's combination of fidelity and speed more compelling.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the full range of presets were tested. Low delivers 136 FPS average, the highest result in the entire dataset. Medium follows at 85 FPS with a minimum of 72 FPS and a maximum of 98 FPS. High drops to 79 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 65 FPS. The 1080p results show a clear hierarchy: each preset step costs roughly 15-20% of the frame rate from the previous tier.

At 2560x1440, Low produces 121 FPS average. Medium delivers 76 FPS with a minimum of 64 FPS and a maximum of 87 FPS. High achieves 70 FPS, and Ultra reaches 58 FPS. The 1440p results follow the same relative ordering as 1080p, but with narrower absolute gaps. The spread from Low to Ultra is 63 FPS at 1440p, compared to 71 FPS at 1080p.

At 3840x2160, Low reaches 103 FPS average. Medium produces 64 FPS with a minimum of 55 FPS and a maximum of 74 FPS. High delivers 60 FPS, and Ultra falls to 50 FPS. The 4K results compress the range further, with a spread of 53 FPS from Low to Ultra. The Medium preset at 4K (64 FPS) outperforms the Ultra preset at 1440p (58 FPS), showing that resolution scaling affects different settings unequally.

The Medium preset is the only one with complete minimum and maximum data across all resolutions. At 1080p, the 72-98 FPS range shows a 26 FPS variance. At 1440p, the range narrows to 64-87 FPS (23 FPS variance). At 4K, the range tightens to 55-74 FPS (19 FPS variance). This trend suggests that higher resolutions smooth out frame time fluctuations, likely because the GPU becomes the consistent bottleneck rather than alternating between CPU and GPU limits.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-9400 provides 6 cores and 6 threads based on the Coffee Lake architecture, manufactured on Intel's 14 nm process. Its base clock of 2.90 GHz can boost to 4.10 GHz under load. The processor includes 64 KB of L1 cache per core, 256 KB of L2 cache per core, and 9 MB of shared L3 cache. Memory support is DDR4 with dual-channel configuration and a bandwidth of 42.7 GB/s.

In Overpower, the CPU's role is most evident at lower resolutions and settings. At 1080p Low, the system achieves 136 FPS, which suggests the i5-9400 can sustain high frame rates without bottlenecking the RX 7600 XT. The CPU's Cinebench R23 multicore score of 6629 and single-core score of 935 indicate moderate processing power that is sufficient for this game's demands at 1080p.

The 47th percentile ranking among all CPUs places the i5-9400 in the middle of the pack. Its average benchmark score of 2254 is nearly identical to the Intel Core i7-1068NG7 (2259, 0.2% higher) and the Intel Core i7-10710U (2248, 0.3% lower). This tight clustering suggests that the i5-9400 performs on par with several mobile and lower-tier desktop chips, which is consistent with its 2018 release date and 14 nm process node.

The CPU's 6 cores and 6 threads lack hyper-threading, which can limit performance in heavily threaded workloads. However, Overpower's measured results show that at 4K resolution, the frame rates are consistently lower than at 1080p, indicating the GPU becomes the limiting factor at higher pixel counts. The CPU's 4.10 GHz boost clock and 9 MB L3 cache provide enough single-thread performance for the game's core logic, as evidenced by the 103 FPS at 4K Low.

The Geekbench scores of 5141 multicore and 1389 single-core further contextualize the CPU's capability. These numbers, combined with the nearest rival comparisons, show a processor that is adequate for this game at medium settings but will not push extreme frame rates in CPU-bound scenarios. The 65 W TDP and end-of-life production status indicate this is a mainstream part from the Coffee Lake era, and its performance in Overpower reflects that positioning.