Palworld

Palworld pairs the Intel Core i5-14600K with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER, a combination that lands at rank 312 out of 1718 tested combos in this game. The data set shows a processor with 14 cores and 20 threads running at a 3.50 GHz base clock and a 5.30 GHz boost clock, paired with a GPU built on the Ada Lovelace architecture. The measured frames per second across resolutions and settings reveal a system that can push well past 200 FPS at 1080p but drops to just under 50 FPS at 4K Ultra, indicating a shift in bottleneck behavior as pixel count rises.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-14600K is a 14-core, 20-thread processor from the Raptor Lake-R family, built on a 10 nm process. Its 24 MB of shared L3 cache and dual-channel memory support for DDR4 and DDR5 position it as a high-end desktop part, and its benchmark percentile of 93 among all CPUs confirms that standing. The processor’s average benchmark score of 49166 places it nearly exactly between the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X (49062, 0.2% behind) and the Intel Core i5-14600KF (49367, 0.4% ahead), showing that the K-series part with integrated UHD Graphics 770 performs essentially identically to its KF sibling in synthetic tests.

In Palworld, the CPU’s role is most apparent at lower resolutions where the GPU is less burdened. At 1080p Low, the combination produces 275.4 FPS average, a figure that suggests the processor can feed frames far beyond what most displays can show. The single-thread performance, indicated by a Cinebench R23 single-core score of 4642, matters for game logic and world simulation, while the multi-core score of 32881 in the same test handles background tasks and any streaming workloads. The 125 W TDP and Gen 5 PCIe support with 16 lanes provide ample bandwidth for the RTX 4070 SUPER, though the data does not isolate CPU versus GPU utilization directly.

The processor’s nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks—the Ryzen 9 5950X and the i5-14600KF—differ by less than half a percent in average score, meaning the choice between them would not likely alter Palworld’s frame rates. The EPYC 4345P sits 0.9% higher and the Xeon Gold 5318H 1% lower, but these server-class parts are not typical gaming comparisons. The 93rd percentile ranking places this CPU comfortably ahead of most installed processors, and the measured FPS at 1080p suggests it is not the limiting factor in this combo at that resolution.

FAQ

Q: How does the Intel Core i5-14600K compare to its closest rival in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The i5-14600K scores 49166 on average, which is 0.2% higher than the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X (49062) and 0.4% lower than the Intel Core i5-14600KF (49367). The differences are within noise, indicating near-identical CPU performance.

Q: What is the highest average frame rate measured for this combo in Palworld?

A: The highest average FPS is 275.4, recorded at 1920x1080 resolution with Low settings. This is more than double the 4K High result of 62.3 FPS.

Q: Does the RTX 4070 SUPER bottleneck at 1080p?

A: The data suggests the GPU is not the limiting factor at 1080p Low, where 275.4 FPS is achieved. The CPU’s single-thread capabilities likely become more relevant at this resolution, though the exact bottleneck split is not quantified in the data.

Q: How does the combo rank among all tested configurations in Palworld?

A: This specific combination ranks 312 out of 1718 tested combos, placing it in the top 18.2% of all configurations evaluated in the game.

Q: What is the frame rate drop from 1080p to 4K at Ultra settings?

A: At Ultra settings, the average FPS drops from 129.8 at 1080p to 46 at 4K, a reduction of 83.8 FPS or approximately 64.6% lower performance.

Q: Is the RTX 4070 SUPER’s 12 GB memory sufficient for Palworld at 4K?

A: The measured 4K results range from 46 FPS at Ultra to 102.2 FPS at Low, indicating the memory and GPU compute are adequate for playable frame rates at 4K, though Ultra settings fall below the 60 FPS threshold.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data shows a clear pattern of diminishing returns as resolution increases. At 1080p Low, the combo achieves 275.4 FPS, which drops to 184.4 FPS at 1440p Low (a 33% reduction) and then to 102.2 FPS at 4K Low (a 62.9% reduction from 1080p). This scaling indicates that the GPU becomes progressively more stressed as pixel count rises, while the CPU’s contribution becomes relatively smaller.

At Ultra settings, the scaling is even more pronounced. The 1080p Ultra result of 129.8 FPS falls to 83.4 FPS at 1440p (a 35.7% drop) and then to 46 FPS at 4K (a 64.6% drop from 1080p). The 4K Ultra figure of 46 FPS is below the 60 FPS target for smooth gameplay, suggesting that the RTX 4070 SUPER’s compute capacity—rated at 35.48 TFLOPS FP32—is the primary limiter at this extreme setting. The memory bandwidth of 504.2 GB/s across a 192-bit bus also becomes a factor at 4K, where the 12 GB GDDR6X frame buffer is more heavily utilized.

The difference between Low and Ultra at each resolution highlights the GPU’s workload sensitivity. At 1080p, the gap between Low (275.4 FPS) and Ultra (129.8 FPS) is 145.6 FPS, while at 4K the same settings gap is 56.2 FPS (102.2 vs 46). This compression at higher resolutions is typical of GPU-bound scenarios, where the pixel fill rate and texture throughput—554.4 GTexel/s and 198.0 GPixel/s respectively—become the deciding factors. The CPU’s boost clock of 5.30 GHz is sufficient to keep up, as evidenced by the fact that even the 4K Low result exceeds 100 FPS.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Intel Core i5-14600K and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER achieves a rank of 312 out of 1718 tested combos in Palworld, placing it in the 82nd percentile of all configurations evaluated. This ranking reflects the balanced nature of the pairing: the CPU’s 93rd percentile standing among all processors and the GPU’s 84th percentile among all graphics cards both contribute to a system that outperforms the majority of alternatives.

The GPU’s nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks—the NVIDIA RTX A6000 (0.2% higher average score) and the AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE (0.3% higher)—suggest that the RTX 4070 SUPER is positioned near the top of its performance class. However, the ranking in Palworld specifically accounts for how these components interact within this game’s engine, which favors the combination’s strengths in both single-threaded CPU performance and high-bandwidth GPU memory. The 14-core, 20-thread CPU configuration ensures that no background or simulation thread becomes a bottleneck, while the GPU’s 7168 shading units and 224 tensor cores handle the game’s visual effects.

Compared to the full field of 1718 combos, this pairing’s rank of 312 means there are 311 configurations that deliver higher average frame rates in Palworld. Those are likely to include higher-tier GPUs such as the RTX 4080 or 4090 class parts, but the data does not list specific alternatives. The fact that this combo achieves over 60 FPS at 4K High (62.3 FPS) and over 100 FPS at 4K Low (102.2 FPS) demonstrates that it is well above the threshold for playable performance in most scenarios.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured frame rates are listed by resolution and settings, with average FPS values only (no minimum or maximum figures are provided in the data).

At 3840x2160 (4K), the results are: Low settings produce 102.2 FPS, Medium produces 81.5 FPS, High produces 62.3 FPS, and Ultra produces 46 FPS. The progression from Low to Ultra shows a steady decline of roughly 20 FPS per step, with the largest single drop occurring between Medium and High (19.2 FPS). The Ultra result falls below the 60 FPS threshold, making it marginal for high-refresh displays, but the Low and Medium settings are comfortably playable.

At 2560x1440 (1440p), the results improve substantially: Low settings produce 184.4 FPS, Medium produces 147.7 FPS, High produces 114.6 FPS, and Ultra produces 83.4 FPS. Every setting at 1440p exceeds 80 FPS, with the Low setting approaching 200 FPS. This resolution appears to be the sweet spot for this combo, offering high frame rates even at Ultra settings while maintaining visual fidelity.

At 1920x1080 (1080p), the results are the highest in the data set: Low settings produce 275.4 FPS, Medium produces 226.1 FPS, High produces 170 FPS, and Ultra produces 129.8 FPS. The 1080p Low result of 275.4 FPS is the single highest measured value across all configurations of resolution and settings. The gap between Low and Ultra at 1080p is 145.6 FPS, which is the largest absolute difference in the data, highlighting the GPU’s sensitivity to settings at lower pixel counts.

Across all resolutions, the pattern is consistent: each step up in settings (Low to Medium to High to Ultra) reduces frame rates by a significant margin, and each step up in resolution (1080p to 1440p to 4K) compounds that reduction. The data shows no anomalies or outlier results, and the absence of minimum or maximum FPS values means the analysis relies solely on average performance figures.