Palworld

# How This Combo Ranks

The Intel Core i5-11400F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti ranks 236th out of 1,718 tested combos in Palworld, placing it in the top 14% of all system configurations evaluated. This is a strong position for a mid-generation pairing, though the data suggests the ranking is driven almost entirely by GPU headroom rather than CPU capability.

Within the context of this benchmark database, the combo's rank reflects a system that can handle Palworld's demanding survival-world rendering at high frame rates across most resolutions. The 236th position out of 1,718 combos means roughly 1,482 other configurations trail this pairing. However, the 136th-percentile gap between this combo and the top-tier systems is substantial, indicating that while the RTX 4070 Ti provides excellent raw throughput, the i5-11400F's six cores may hold back peak performance in CPU-bound scenarios.

The data shows a system that is balanced enough for 1440p gaming but begins to show its limitations at 4K Ultra, where the average frame rate drops below 50. The combo's rank is respectable but not elite—it sits comfortably ahead of the majority of tested systems while remaining well behind configurations built around newer, higher-core-count processors.

# GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti is the dominant component in this pairing, and its specifications explain why. Built on the AD104 chip using a 5 nm process from TSMC, this GPU packs 7,680 shading units, 240 texture mapping units, and 80 raster operation pipelines. The 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus delivers 504.2 GB/s of bandwidth, which is critical for Palworld's open-world textures and dynamic object streaming.

Clock speeds are equally telling: the base clock runs at 2310 MHz, boosting to 2610 MHz under load. These frequencies, combined with 60 ray-tracing cores and 240 tensor cores, allow the GPU to handle the game's rendering workload with significant headroom. The data confirms this—at 1080p Low settings, the combo achieves 282.9 FPS average, which is nearly double the 1440p High result of 118.3 FPS.

The RTX 4070 Ti's 40.09 TFLOPS of FP32 performance and 626.4 GTexel/s texture rate provide the computational muscle needed for Palworld's dense environments. The 208.8 GPixel/s pixel rate ensures that even at 4K, the GPU can fill frames quickly. This is why the combo maintains 64.2 FPS at 4K High—a playable frame rate that would be impossible without this level of GPU power.

The GPU's 85th percentile ranking among all tested GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 44,900, places it well above the median. Its nearest rivals include the RTX 5090 Mobile (0.6% faster) and Intel Arc A730M (1.5% faster), while the Radeon Pro 580 trails by 1.6%. These margins are small, indicating that the 4070 Ti is competitive with top-tier laptop GPUs despite being a desktop part.

# FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution for this combo in Palworld?

A: The data shows 1440p High as the sweet spot, delivering 118.3 FPS average. At 1080p, frame rates exceed 180 FPS, but the visual fidelity gain at 1440p is more significant than the performance loss. At 4K, the combo dips to 64.2 FPS on High, which is playable but not ideal for fast-paced combat.

Q: How does the RTX 4070 Ti compare to its closest GPU rivals?

A: The RTX 4070 Ti's average benchmark score of 44,900 is only 0.6% behind the RTX 5090 Mobile (45,152) and 1.5% behind the Intel Arc A730M (45,592). It outperforms the AMD Radeon Pro 580 (44,195) by 1.6%. These are small margins, showing the 4070 Ti is well-positioned among high-end GPUs.

Q: Is the Intel Core i5-11400F a bottleneck for the RTX 4070 Ti?

A: The CPU's 75th percentile ranking and 17,181 average benchmark score suggest it is adequate but not outstanding. At 1080p Low, where CPU load is highest relative to GPU, the combo achieves 282.9 FPS, indicating the CPU can keep up. However, the gap between 1080p and 1440p results suggests GPU scaling is the primary factor.

Q: What is the frame rate difference between Low and Ultra settings?

A: At 1080p, Low settings produce 282.9 FPS while Ultra drops to 137.7 FPS—a 145.2 FPS difference. At 1440p, the spread is 190.9 FPS to 93.3 FPS. At 4K, the gap narrows to 104.4 FPS versus 48.2 FPS, showing that GPU limits compress the range at higher resolutions.

Q: How does the CPU's multi-threaded performance compare to its rivals?

A: The i5-11400F scores 17,181 on average, nearly identical to the AMD Ryzen 7 5700U (17,189, 0% delta) and Intel Core i7-1260P (17,212, -0.2%). The Intel Core Ultra 7 164U is also 0.2% behind, while the Core i5-1240U is 0.2% ahead. This places the CPU in a tight cluster of mid-range processors.

Q: Does the combo maintain playable frame rates at 4K Ultra?

A: No. The 4K Ultra result of 48.2 FPS average falls below the 60 FPS threshold typically considered smooth. This is the only tested configuration where the combo drops below playable levels, indicating that 4K Ultra exceeds the system's practical capabilities.

# Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured frame rate data reveals a clear performance hierarchy across resolutions and settings. At 1920x1080, the combo delivers high frame rates across the board: Low settings produce 282.9 FPS, Medium drops to 236.6 FPS, High reduces further to 183.6 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 137.7 FPS. These numbers show a system that can easily handle 1080p gaming with refresh rates up to 240 Hz on lower settings.

Moving to 2560x1440, the frame rates remain impressive but show the expected decline. Low settings achieve 190.9 FPS, Medium reaches 155.8 FPS, High holds at 118.3 FPS, and Ultra settles at 93.3 FPS. At this resolution, the combo maintains high refresh rates even on Ultra, making 1440p the optimal balance of visual quality and performance.

At 3840x2160, the GPU begins to strain. Low settings produce 104.4 FPS, Medium drops to 87.9 FPS, High falls to 64.2 FPS, and Ultra manages only 48.2 FPS. These results indicate that 4K gaming is possible but requires settings adjustments to maintain smooth frame rates. The Ultra setting at 4K is the only configuration that fails to reach 60 FPS.

The progression from Low to Ultra at each resolution shows a consistent pattern: a roughly 30-50% performance reduction across the settings spectrum. At 1080p, the drop from Low to Ultra is 145.2 FPS, while at 4K, the same settings change reduces frame rates by 56.2 FPS. This narrowing spread at higher resolutions confirms that the GPU becomes the limiting factor as pixel count increases.

# Resolution Scaling

The scaling behavior from 1080p to 4K provides insight into which component is limiting performance. At High settings, the combo delivers 183.6 FPS at 1080p, 118.3 FPS at 1440p, and 64.2 FPS at 4K. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is 65.3 FPS (35.6%), while the drop from 1440p to 4K is 54.1 FPS (45.7%). This pattern indicates that the GPU's rendering throughput is the primary constraint at higher resolutions.

Looking at Low settings, the scaling is even more pronounced: 282.9 FPS at 1080p, 190.9 FPS at 1440p, and 104.4 FPS at 4K. The 1080p-to-1440p drop is 92 FPS (32.5%), and the 1440p-to-4K drop is 86.5 FPS (45.3%). The consistent percentage drops across settings suggest that resolution scaling is governed by GPU pixel throughput rather than CPU limitations.

The most telling data point is the 4K Ultra result of 48.2 FPS. This is the only sub-60 FPS result in the entire dataset, and it occurs precisely when both resolution and settings are maximized. The fact that the GPU can still deliver 104.4 FPS at 4K Low shows that the RTX 4070 Ti has substantial headroom, but even this powerful GPU cannot maintain high frame rates at 4K Ultra in Palworld's demanding environments.

The scaling behavior indicates that the i5-11400F is not the limiting factor at higher resolutions. If the CPU were the bottleneck, we would expect to see smaller frame rate differences between 1080p and 1440p, as the GPU would have less work to do relative to the CPU. Instead, the consistent ~35% drop from 1080p to 1440p and ~45% drop from 1440p to 4K across all settings points to GPU-bound performance scaling.

# CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-11400F provides the foundation for this combo, and its specifications explain why it does not bottleneck the RTX 4070 Ti in Palworld. With 6 cores and 12 threads, the CPU operates at a base clock of 2.60 GHz and boosts to 4.40 GHz. This Rocket Lake architecture, built on Intel's 14 nm process, delivers single-thread performance that is adequate for the game's primary game logic and AI calculations.

The CPU's benchmark results show a processor that is competent but not exceptional. In Cinebench R23, it scores 14,372 multi-core and 2,029 single-core. The Geekbench scores of 7,579 multi-core and 1,979 single-core reinforce this picture. The 3DMark results are particularly relevant: 5,652 max threads and 868 single-thread. These scores place the CPU in the 75th percentile of all processors, with an average benchmark score of 17,181.

The nearest rivals cluster tightly around the i5-11400F's performance. The AMD Ryzen 7 5700U matches it exactly (0% delta), while the Intel Core i7-1260P and Core Ultra 7 164U are both 0.2% slower. The Core i5-1240U is 0.2% faster. This tight grouping suggests that the i5-11400F sits at a performance plateau where small architectural differences do not translate into meaningful in-game advantages.

In Palworld, the CPU's role is to handle world simulation, creature AI, and physics calculations. The 12 MB of shared L3 cache and 512 KB per-core L2 cache provide sufficient data locality for these workloads. The 65W TDP and dual-channel DDR4 memory support with 51.2 GB/s bandwidth are modest but adequate for this game. The CPU's 14 nm process node, while less efficient than newer designs, does not appear to limit performance in this title.

The data shows that at 1080p Low, where CPU load is highest relative to GPU, the combo still achieves 282.9 FPS. This indicates the CPU can feed the GPU effectively even in the most demanding CPU-bound scenario. However, the CPU's 75th percentile ranking suggests that pairing it with a faster processor could yield higher frame rates in CPU-heavy scenes, even if the GPU would remain the primary constraint at higher resolutions.