Palworld

Palworld pairs an Intel Core i7-14700KF with a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650, a combination that places 3579th out of 3711 tested combos in this game. The CPU is a 20-core, 28-thread Raptor Lake-R part with a 3.40 GHz base clock and 5.60 GHz boost clock, while the GPU is a 4 GB GDDR5 card based on the TU117 chip with a 1485 MHz base and 1665 MHz boost. Measured frames per second range from 73 at 1080p Low to 13 at 4K Ultra, with the GTX 1650’s 40th percentile ranking among all GPUs contrasting sharply with the i7-14700KF’s 94th percentile among CPUs. The data reveals a severe bottleneck: the GPU saturates long before the CPU’s substantial multi-threaded capacity is exercised, making this combo suitable only for low-resolution, low-settings play.

FAQ

Q: What average FPS does this combo achieve at 1080p with Low settings in Palworld?

A: The measured average is 73 FPS at 1920x1080 with Low settings. This is the highest average FPS recorded across all tested configurations for this combo.

Q: How does the GTX 1650’s overall benchmark standing compare to the i7-14700KF’s?

A: The GTX 1650 sits at the 40th percentile of all GPUs, while the i7-14700KF ranks at the 94th percentile of all CPUs. The GPU’s average benchmark score is 7472, whereas the CPU’s average benchmark score is 70163.

Q: What is the combo’s rank among all tested CPU-GPU pairs in Palworld?

A: The combo ranks 3579th out of 3711 tested combinations. This places it in the bottom few percent of all pairs evaluated for this game.

Q: What are the minimum and maximum FPS values recorded at 1440p Medium settings?

A: At 2560x1440 with Medium settings, the average FPS is 39, with a minimum of 33 and a maximum of 45. These are the only min/max values reported for that resolution in the data.

Q: Does the CPU’s high multi-core score translate into better FPS at 4K?

A: No. At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the average FPS drops to 13. The CPU’s Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 44167 does not prevent the GPU from becoming the limiting factor at high resolutions.

Q: Which rival GPU is closest in performance to the GTX 1650 according to average benchmark scores?

A: The AMD Radeon HD 8850M has an average score of 7447, which is 0.3% lower than the GTX 1650’s 7472. The Intel Arc A310 is 1% higher at 7550.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 is the decisive component in this pairing, and its limitations define every measured FPS figure. This GPU features 4 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 128-bit bus, delivering 128.1 GB/s of bandwidth. Its memory clock is listed as 2001 MHz with 8 Gbps effective throughput. The card’s base clock is 1485 MHz, boosting to 1665 MHz, and it has 896 shading units, 56 texture mapping units, and 32 ROPs. Pixel rate is 53.28 GPixel/s, texture rate is 93.24 GTexel/s, and FP32 performance is 2.984 TFLOPS.

In Palworld, the GPU’s 4 GB VRAM capacity becomes a hard constraint at higher resolutions and settings. At 1080p Low, the combo achieves 73 FPS, but stepping up to 1080p High drops the average to 45 FPS. At 1440p Medium, the average falls to 39 FPS, and at 4K Medium it is 21 FPS. The pattern is consistent: each increase in resolution or quality setting reduces FPS by a wide margin, which points to the GTX 1650 running out of both memory bandwidth and raw shading capacity. The GPU’s 40th percentile ranking among all GPUs, with a PassMark G3D score of 7880, confirms it is a low-end part by current standards. Its nearest rivals include the Intel UHD Graphics 750 (0.4% lower average score) and the AMD Radeon R7 350 (0.6% lower), showing how close the GTX 1650 sits to integrated or entry-level discrete solutions.

The GPU’s 75 W TDP and lack of power connectors suggest a modest design, but that does not change the measured outcomes. In Palworld, the GTX 1650 cannot maintain playable frame rates beyond 1080p Low or Medium. The gap between 1080p Low (73 FPS) and 1080p Ultra (34 FPS) is 39 FPS, a 53% reduction. At 4K, the situation worsens dramatically: 4K Low averages 27 FPS, and 4K Ultra averages only 13 FPS. The data shows that this GPU is the primary constraint, as even the lowest settings at 4K fail to reach 30 FPS.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo of Intel Core i7-14700KF and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 ranks 3579th out of 3711 tested combinations in Palworld. This is a bottom-tier placement, with only 132 tested combos performing worse. The ranking reflects the extreme mismatch between the CPU and GPU: the i7-14700KF is a high-end processor, while the GTX 1650 is a low-end graphics card. In a game like Palworld that is visually demanding, the GPU’s weaknesses dominate the final result.

To contextualize the CPU side, the i7-14700KF’s average benchmark score is 70163, placing it at the 94th percentile. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Ryzen 7 9700F (0.2% higher score), AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX (0.4% higher), and AMD Ryzen 9 7950X (0.9% higher), while the Intel Core Ultra 7 265K is 1% lower. These are all flagship or near-flagship processors, confirming that the CPU is not the bottleneck. The GPU’s average benchmark score is 7472, and its nearest rivals are the AMD Radeon HD 8850M (0.3% higher), Intel UHD Graphics 750 (0.4% higher), and AMD Radeon R7 350 (0.6% higher), with the Intel Arc A310 1% lower. This places the GTX 1650 in the company of integrated graphics and old mobile parts.

The combo rank of 3579 out of 3711 means that nearly all other pairings, including those with weaker CPUs but stronger GPUs, outperform this one in Palworld. The data strongly suggests that any tested combo with a GPU ranked above the 40th percentile would achieve higher FPS, regardless of CPU choice. The i7-14700KF’s 20 cores and 28 threads are irrelevant to the outcome because the GTX 1650 cannot feed frames fast enough to utilize them.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the GTX 1650 delivers its best results. With Low settings, the average FPS is 73. Medium settings reduce this to 59 FPS, with a minimum of 50 and a maximum of 68. High settings average 45 FPS, and Ultra settings drop to 34 FPS. The jump from Low to Medium costs 14 FPS, while the jump from High to Ultra costs 11 FPS. These numbers indicate that 1080p Low is the only fully playable configuration, with 1080p Medium being borderline acceptable for slower gameplay.

Moving to 2560x1440, the average FPS falls across all settings. Low settings average 48 FPS, Medium averages 39 FPS (minimum 33, maximum 45), High averages 30 FPS, and Ultra averages 23 FPS. The drop from 1080p Low to 1440p Low is 25 FPS, from 73 to 48. At 1440p Ultra, the combo produces 23 FPS, which is below the threshold for smooth motion in a survival game that often features fast combat and flying mounts.

At 3840x2160, the results are largely unplayable. Low settings average 27 FPS, Medium averages 21 FPS (minimum 18, maximum 25), High averages 17 FPS, and Ultra averages 13 FPS. Even the lowest settings at 4K fail to reach 30 FPS, and the Ultra setting at 13 FPS is a slideshow. The data shows a clear ceiling: the GTX 1650 is not capable of rendering Palworld at 4K with playable frame rates under any quality preset.

The pattern across all resolutions is consistent—lower settings yield higher FPS, but the absolute numbers are low. The only configuration exceeding 60 FPS is 1080p Low (73 FPS). The only other configuration above 50 FPS is 1440p Low (48 FPS) and 1080p Medium (59 FPS). Every other tested setting falls below 50 FPS, and most fall below 40 FPS.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drop from 1080p to 4K is steep and consistent, revealing a GPU-bound workload. At Low settings, the average FPS goes from 73 at 1080p to 48 at 1440p to 27 at 4K. That is a 34% reduction from 1080p to 1440p, and a 44% further reduction from 1440p to 4K. At Medium settings, the progression is 59 to 39 to 21 FPS, with similar percentage drops. At High settings, it is 45 to 30 to 17 FPS. At Ultra settings, it is 34 to 23 to 13 FPS.

These scaling ratios are typical for a GPU that is memory-bandwidth limited. The GTX 1650’s 128.1 GB/s bandwidth is insufficient for 4K rendering, where pixel count quadruples compared to 1080p. The FP32 throughput of 2.984 TFLOPS also becomes a bottleneck as resolution increases, since each frame requires more shading operations. The fact that FPS drops by roughly half when moving from 1080p to 4K at the same settings (e.g., 73 to 27 at Low, 34 to 13 at Ultra) indicates that the GPU is nearly saturated at all resolutions, with the CPU having ample headroom.

The limiting component is unequivocally the GPU. If the CPU were the constraint, the FPS would remain similar across resolutions, but that is not the case. The i7-14700KF’s single-core Cinebench R23 score of 6235 and multi-core score of 44167 are far above what Palworld requires at these frame rates. The GPU’s 40th percentile ranking and 4 GB VRAM capacity are the reasons why 4K Ultra yields only 13 FPS. Even 1080p Ultra at 34 FPS is below ideal, suggesting that the GTX 1650 struggles with the game’s visual effects and draw distances at higher presets.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i7-14700KF is a 20-core, 28-thread processor based on Raptor Lake architecture, with a 3.40 GHz base clock and 5.60 GHz boost clock. It has 33 MB of shared L3 cache, with 80 KB of L1 and 2 MB of L2 per core. The CPU supports DDR4 and DDR5 memory in dual-channel mode, and it uses the Intel Socket 1700. Its benchmark scores are exceptional: Cinebench R23 multi-core scores 44167, single-core scores 6235, and Geekbench multi-core scores 21462 with single-core at 2578. The PassMark multithread score is 52425, and single-thread score is 4480.

In Palworld, the CPU’s role is minimal because the GPU is the bottleneck. The measured FPS at 1080p Low (73 FPS) is the only scenario where the CPU might approach meaningful utilization, but even then, the GTX 1650 is likely the limit. The i7-14700KF’s 94th percentile ranking among all CPUs means it outperforms the vast majority of processors, and its nearest rivals are all high-end AMD and Intel parts. None of the CPU’s strengths—high core count, high boost clock, large cache—translate into higher FPS in this pairing because the GPU cannot render frames fast enough.

The data from the CPU benchmarks shows it is overkill for this game. For example, the Cinebench R15 multi-core score of 4452 and R20 multi-core score of 18550 are far above any game’s requirements. The CPU’s 20 cores and 28 threads are relevant for productivity tasks, but Palworld’s engine is not likely to scale beyond a few threads. The fact that the combo ranks 3579th out of 3711 testifies to the GPU being the sole limiting factor. Replacing the GTX 1650 with a stronger GPU would immediately improve FPS, while replacing the CPU would yield negligible gains. The i7-14700KF’s 125 W TDP and 5.60 GHz boost clock are wasted on this configuration, as the GPU’s 75 W TDP and 1665 MHz boost clock are the operational constraints.