Ready Or Not

FAQ

Q: How does the Intel Core i7-14700F compare to its nearest rival in raw processing power?

A: The Core i7-14700F posts an average benchmark score of 54,097, placing it 0.6% behind the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X, which scores 54,450. It also trails the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D by 1.1%, but leads the Intel Xeon Phi 7290 by 1.2% and the AMD EPYC 7313P by 1.7%.

Q: What is the GPU's relative standing among all tested graphics cards?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER sits in the 63rd percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 19,774. Its closest rival is the NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN, which scores 19,706 (0.3% behind), followed by the RTX 2070 at 19,680 (0.5% behind).

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

A: In Cinebench R23, the Core i7-14700F achieves a multi-core score of 35,443, which is roughly seven times its single-core score of 5,003. This indicates strong scaling across its 20 cores and 28 threads.

Q: What is the best frame rate this combo achieves at 1080p?

A: At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the combo reaches an average of 221.7 FPS. At High settings, it still manages 180.1 FPS, while Ultra settings drop to 123.1 FPS.

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

A: At 3840x2160, the average frame rate ranges from 72.9 FPS on Low settings down to 44.1 FPS on Ultra. High settings deliver 61.2 FPS, and Medium settings yield 67.2 FPS, indicating playability at most settings except Ultra.

Q: How does the GPU's compute performance compare to its gaming performance?

A: The RTX 2060 SUPER scores 16,462 in Passmark G3D (gaming-oriented) but only 6,721 in Passmark GPU Compute. This gap suggests the card is more optimized for rasterization workloads than for general-purpose compute tasks.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i7-14700F is a 20-core, 28-thread processor built on Intel's Raptor Lake architecture using a 10 nm process. Its base clock of 2.10 GHz can boost up to 5.40 GHz, and it carries 33 MB of shared L3 cache. In Ready Or Not, a tactical shooter that often stresses single-thread performance for AI and physics, this CPU's high boost clock is critical.

Benchmark data shows the CPU excels in multi-threaded workloads: its Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 35,443 is among the strongest in its class, while the single-core score of 5,003 remains competitive. The Passmark multithread score of 41,765 and single-thread score of 4,261 confirm a balanced profile. The CPU sits in the 94th percentile of all CPUs, indicating it outperforms the vast majority of processors available.

In Ready Or Not, the CPU's role is most evident at lower resolutions where the GPU is less taxed. At 1080p Low, the combo hits 221.7 FPS, suggesting the CPU can feed frames far beyond what most displays can show. Even at 4K Low, the frame rate stays at 72.9 FPS, implying the CPU is not the bottleneck at higher resolutions either. The 65 W TDP and support for DDR4/DDR5 memory make it a flexible option, though its locked multiplier limits overclocking.

The nearest rival data shows the i7-14700F is essentially tied with the Ryzen 9 9900X, trailing by just 0.6% in average score. This means in CPU-heavy scenes within Ready Or Not, swapping between these processors would yield nearly identical results. The 1.7% lead over the EPYC 7313P further confirms the i7-14700F's position as a top-tier gaming CPU.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER is a Turing-architecture GPU built on TSMC's 12 nm process, featuring 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus with 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth. Its base clock of 1470 MHz boosts to 1650 MHz, and it includes 2,176 shading units, 136 TMUs, and 64 ROPs. The card also carries 34 RT cores and 272 tensor cores, enabling hardware ray tracing and DLSS support.

In Ready Or Not, the GPU becomes the limiting factor as resolution increases. At 1080p High, the combo achieves 180.1 FPS, but at 1440p High, this drops to 113.7 FPS, and at 4K High, it falls to 61.2 FPS. The pattern is consistent across all settings, with the GPU's 8 GB VRAM and 448 GB/s bandwidth proving sufficient for 1080p and 1440p, but strained at 4K Ultra where the frame rate drops to 44.1 FPS.

The GPU's benchmark scores reflect its mid-range positioning: it sits in the 63rd percentile of all GPUs, with a Passmark G3D score of 16,462. Its nearest rival, the GTX TITAN, is just 0.3% behind, and the RTX 2070 is 0.5% behind, indicating these cards are functionally interchangeable in performance. The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 2,011 and Geekbench OpenCL score of 87,670 provide additional context for its compute capabilities.

The RTX 2060 SUPER's 175 W TDP and dual-slot design make it a straightforward fit for most systems, though its end-of-life production status means it is no longer manufactured. For Ready Or Not specifically, the GPU handles 1080p and 1440p with ease, but 4K Ultra is beyond its comfortable range, as evidenced by the 44.1 FPS result.

How This Combo Ranks

In Ready Or Not, this combination of the Intel Core i7-14700F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER ranks 1,216th out of 1,748 tested combos. This places it in the lower third of all possible pairings, which is notable given the CPU's high percentile ranking.

The CPU alone sits in the 94th percentile, meaning it outperforms 94% of all processors. However, the GPU's 63rd percentile ranking drags the overall combo down. This disparity suggests the pairing is CPU-heavy, with the processor capable of far more than the GPU can deliver at higher resolutions.

The rank of 1,216 out of 1,748 indicates that most tested combos outperform this one in Ready Or Not. This is likely because the game is GPU-intensive at higher settings, and the RTX 2060 SUPER, while competent, is not a high-end card. At 1080p, the combo's performance is strong—180.1 FPS at High settings—but at 4K Ultra, the 44.1 FPS result is below the smooth 60 FPS threshold many players target.

The data suggests that this combo is well-balanced for 1080p and 1440p gaming, where the CPU's strength can shine without being bottlenecked. At 4K, the GPU becomes the clear limiting factor, and the combo's rank reflects this. For players prioritizing high frame rates at lower resolutions, this pairing delivers, but for 4K enthusiasts, it falls short of the top-tier combinations.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a clear pattern of performance scaling across resolutions. At 1080p High, the combo achieves 180.1 FPS. Moving to 1440p High drops this to 113.7 FPS, a 36.9% reduction. At 4K High, the frame rate falls to 61.2 FPS, another 46.2% drop from 1440p. This steep decline indicates the GPU is the primary bottleneck as resolution increases.

The same trend appears across all settings. At Low settings, 1080p yields 221.7 FPS, 1440p yields 145.1 FPS, and 4K yields 72.9 FPS. At Ultra settings, the numbers are 123.1 FPS, 76.4 FPS, and 44.1 FPS respectively. The consistent pattern—roughly a 35-40% drop from 1080p to 1440p, and another 40-45% drop from 1440p to 4K—points squarely at the GPU's rendering limits.

The CPU's influence is most apparent at 1080p, where the frame rates exceed 200 FPS at Low and Medium settings. This suggests the i7-14700F can handle the game's CPU demands easily, even at high frame rates. However, as resolution climbs, the RTX 2060 SUPER's 8 GB VRAM and 448 GB/s bandwidth become increasingly strained, particularly at 4K Ultra where the frame rate drops to 44.1 FPS.

The scaling data also shows diminishing returns from settings changes at higher resolutions. At 1080p, moving from Low to Ultra costs 98.6 FPS (from 221.7 to 123.1). At 4K, the same settings change costs only 28.8 FPS (from 72.9 to 44.1). This indicates that at 4K, the GPU is already saturated, and additional graphical fidelity has a smaller absolute impact on frame rate.

Overall, the resolution scaling analysis confirms that this combo is best suited for 1080p and 1440p gaming, where the CPU's strength can be fully utilized. At 4K, the GPU becomes the limiting component, and players would need to lower settings to maintain playable frame rates.