Palworld

The Intel Core i5-11400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 combination lands at rank 961 out of 1718 tested combos in Palworld, placing it in the upper half of the field. The CPU sits at the 75th percentile among all processors, while the GPU is at the 66th percentile, so the combo’s overall standing is dragged down by the graphics card’s relative position. Still, the measured frame rates show a capable 1080p and 1440p experience, with 4K requiring settings compromises.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo’s rank of 961 out of 1718 means 960 tested pairings are faster, and 757 are slower. That puts it just above the midpoint of the database. The CPU’s percentile (75) is notably higher than the GPU’s (66), which suggests the processor is the stronger component in this pairing. The GPU’s average benchmark score of 23181 places it at the 66th percentile, while the CPU’s average of 17181 sits at the 75th percentile. In Palworld, the combo’s rank is lower than either component’s individual percentile, indicating that the game’s performance is more sensitive to the GPU than to the CPU.

The CPU’s nearest rivals are all within 0.2% of its average score: the AMD Ryzen 7 5700U (17189, 0% delta), Intel Core i7-1260P (17212, -0.2%), Intel Core Ultra 7 164U (17215, -0.2%), and Intel Core i5-1240U (17141, +0.2%). This tight cluster means the i5-11400F is effectively tied with those chips in synthetic benchmarks. The GPU’s nearest rivals are similarly close: AMD Radeon RX 6600M (23321, -0.6%), NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti (23338, -0.7%), Intel Arc B580 (23021, +0.7%), and AMD Radeon 760M (22999, +0.8%). The RTX 4060’s 23181 average is within a fraction of a percent of all four, so it is not a standout in its class.

GPU Role

The RTX 4060 brings 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, delivering 272.0 GB/s of bandwidth. Its base clock is 1830 MHz, boost clock 2460 MHz, and memory runs at 2125 MHz (17 Gbps effective). The chip has 3072 shading units, 96 texture mapping units, 48 ROPs, 24 RT cores, and 96 tensor cores, with FP32 performance of 15.11 TFLOPS. The card is rated at 115 W TDP and uses a PCIe 4.0 x8 interface. Its launch MSRP is 299 USD.

In Palworld, the GPU’s influence is clear from the FPS scaling. At 1080p Low, the combo hits 182.3 FPS, showing the card can push very high frame rates when settings are light. At 4K Ultra, it drops to 29.6 FPS, a 84% reduction from that Low 1080p figure. The 8 GB frame buffer is typical for this class, and while we have no VRAM usage data, the steep drop at 4K Ultra suggests the card is both compute- and memory-limited at that extreme. The GPU’s benchmark scores—3DMark Steel Nomad 2302, Geekbench OpenCL 101030, Vulkan 98095, Passmark G3D 19545—place it in the mid-range of the database, consistent with its 66th percentile.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drop from 1080p to 1440p to 4K is consistent across settings, which points to the GPU as the limiting factor at higher resolutions. At High settings, 1080p yields 114.6 FPS, 1440p 72.6 FPS, and 4K 41.1 FPS. That is a 36.6% drop from 1080p to 1440p, and a 43.4% drop from 1440p to 4K. At Low settings, the numbers are 182.3, 117.6, and 65.7 FPS, with drops of 35.5% and 44.1% respectively. The similarity of these percentages indicates that the GPU is being stressed proportionally to pixel count, not that the CPU is becoming a bottleneck at higher resolutions. If the CPU were limiting, the FPS would flatten out as resolution increases; instead, it continues to fall.

At 1080p, the CPU can feed the GPU well enough to reach 182.3 FPS on Low, which is far above any display refresh rate most users would have. At 4K, even Low settings only manage 65.7 FPS, so the GPU is clearly the constraint. The scaling pattern holds for Medium and Ultra as well: Medium goes from 146.0 (1080p) to 98.4 (1440p) to 53.9 (4K), and Ultra from 85.3 to 56.6 to 29.6. The consistent ~35-44% drops per resolution step confirm that the RTX 4060 is the primary determinant of frame rate in Palworld.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured average FPS for each resolution and settings combination is as follows:

| Resolution | Settings | Avg FPS |

|------------|----------|---------|

| 3840x2160 | High | 41.1 |

| 3840x2160 | Low | 65.7 |

| 3840x2160 | Medium | 53.9 |

| 3840x2160 | Ultra | 29.6 |

| 2560x1440 | High | 72.6 |

| 2560x1440 | Low | 117.6 |

| 2560x1440 | Medium | 98.4 |

| 2560x1440 | Ultra | 56.6 |

| 1920x1080 | High | 114.6 |

| 1920x1080 | Low | 182.3 |

| 1920x1080 | Medium | 146.0 |

| 1920x1080 | Ultra | 85.3 |

At 1080p, every setting exceeds 60 FPS, with Ultra at 85.3 and Low at 182.3. This makes 1080p a comfortable zone for high-refresh monitors. At 1440p, Ultra drops to 56.6 FPS, just below the 60 FPS threshold, while High (72.6), Medium (98.4), and Low (117.6) all stay above. For 4K, only Low (65.7) reaches 60 FPS; Medium (53.9), High (41.1), and Ultra (29.6) fall short. The data shows that 1440p High is the sweet spot for a 60+ FPS experience, and 4K requires Low settings to maintain playable frame rates.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-11400F is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on Rocket Lake, with a base clock of 2.60 GHz and a boost clock of 4.40 GHz. It has 12 MB of shared L3 cache, supports DDR4 memory in dual-channel mode with 51.2 GB/s bandwidth, and uses the Intel Socket 1200. The chip is built on a 14 nm process and has a 65 W TDP. Its launch MSRP is $157.

Synthetic benchmarks show a strong mid-range performer. Cinebench R23 multicore scores 14372, single-core 2029; Geekbench multicore 7579, single-core 1979; Passmark multithread 16908, single-thread 2981. The CPU’s average benchmark score is 17181, placing it at the 75th percentile. Its nearest rivals are all within 0.2% of that score, as noted earlier. In Palworld, the CPU’s role is to feed the GPU. At 1080p Low, the combo reaches 182.3 FPS, which is high enough to indicate the CPU is not a limiting factor at that resolution. The 6 cores and 12 threads are sufficient for the game’s simulation and AI workloads, and the strong single-thread score (2029 in Cinebench R23) helps with game logic.

The fact that the combo ranks lower than the CPU’s percentile suggests that Palworld is more GPU-bound. The CPU’s performance is above average, but the RTX 4060’s mid-range standing holds the pairing back. For users with a 144Hz 1080p monitor, this CPU can easily keep up with the GPU’s output. At 4K, the CPU is not the bottleneck; the GPU is.

FAQ

Q: What is the combo’s rank among tested systems in Palworld?

A: It ranks 961 out of 1718 combos, placing it in the upper half of the database.

Q: What average FPS does the combo achieve at 1080p Ultra?

A: 85.3 FPS.

Q: What settings are needed for 60+ FPS at 1440p?

A: High (72.6), Medium (98.4), and Low (117.6) all exceed 60 FPS; Ultra drops to 56.6 FPS.

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

A: The i5-11400F has an average benchmark score of 17181, within 0.2% of the Ryzen 7 5700U, i7-1260P, Ultra 7 164U, and i5-1240U.

Q: How does the GPU compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The RTX 4060 scores 23181 on average, with the RX 6600M at 23321 (-0.6%), GTX 780 Ti at 23338 (-0.7%), Arc B580 at 23021 (+0.7%), and Radeon 760M at 22999 (+0.8%).

Q: What is the launch MSRP of the CPU and GPU?

A: The CPU has a launch MSRP of $157, and the GPU has a launch MSRP of 299 USD.