Revolution Idle

# Revolution Idle with Intel Core i7-14700KF + Intel Arc B390

The Intel Core i7-14700KF paired with the Intel Arc B390 produces a highly unusual performance profile in Revolution Idle, a game that is fundamentally an idle genre title. The data shows a combination that ranks 2,629 out of 2,986 tested combos, placing it in the lower 12th percentile of all tested configurations. This ranking is driven almost entirely by the GPU, which sits at the 9th percentile among all tested graphics cards, while the CPU sits at the 94th percentile among all processors. The result is a system where the processor is massively overqualified relative to the graphics solution, leading to frame rates that are playable only at lower resolutions and settings. The measured data reveals a clear story: this is a CPU-limited platform in most scenarios, but the GPU's low absolute performance creates a hard ceiling that prevents the system from ever reaching high frame rates.

FAQ

Q: What is the best settings preset for this combo at 1920x1080?

A: The data shows that Low settings at 1920x1080 produce an average of 62 FPS, which is the highest measured frame rate for this combination across all tested configurations. Medium settings drop to 47 FPS average, High to 45 FPS, and Ultra to 29 FPS. For a smooth experience, Low at 1080p is the only preset that breaks the 60 FPS threshold.

*Q: How does this combo rank among all tested combinations in Revolution Idle?*

A: The combination ranks 2,629 out of 2,986 tested combos. This places it in the bottom 12% of all configurations tested for this game. The rank reflects the GPU's low performance ceiling, as the CPU is in the 94th percentile of all processors but the GPU is in only the 9th percentile of all graphics cards.

Q: What is the difference in average FPS between Low and Ultra settings at 2560x1440?

A: At 2560x1440, Low settings produce an average of 39 FPS, while Ultra settings produce an average of 18 FPS. This is a difference of 21 FPS, or a 54% reduction in average frame rate when moving from the lowest to the highest quality preset. Medium settings sit at 30 FPS and High at 28 FPS.

Q: Is the Intel Core i7-14700KF or the Intel Arc B390 the limiting factor in this game?

A: The data indicates the GPU is the primary limiting factor. The Arc B390 has a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 1,482, which places it at the 9th percentile among all GPUs. Its nearest rivals are the NVIDIA GeForce GT 520MX (1,463 score, 1.3% faster) and the NVIDIA GeForce 800M (1,460 score, 1.5% faster), all of which are entry-level mobile or OEM parts from many years ago. The CPU, by contrast, sits at the 94th percentile among all CPUs.

Q: What is the highest average FPS achievable with this combo at 4K?

A: At 3840x2160, the highest average FPS is 21, achieved at Low settings. Medium settings drop to 16 FPS, High to 15 FPS, and Ultra falls to 9 FPS. None of the 4K presets deliver playable frame rates for most users, with even the best preset falling well below 30 FPS.

Q: How does the CPU's benchmark performance compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The Intel Core i7-14700KF has an average benchmark score of 70,163. Its nearest rival is the Intel Core Ultra 7 265K with an average score of 70,879, which is 1% higher. The AMD Ryzen 7 9700F scores 69,996 (0.2% lower), the AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX scores 69,875 (0.4% lower), and the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X scores 69,515 (0.9% lower). The CPU's percentile rank of 94 indicates it outperforms 94% of all CPUs tested.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data across all resolutions and settings presets provides a clear picture of which configurations deliver the best experience. At 1920x1080, the Low preset produces an average of 62 FPS, which is the only measured configuration that achieves a 60 FPS average. This makes Low at 1080p the only preset that can be considered fully smooth for standard display refresh rates. Medium at 1080p produces 47 FPS average, which is playable but with noticeable dips (min FPS of 40). High at 1080p produces 45 FPS average, which is nearly identical to Medium but without the min FPS data point. Ultra at 1080p drops to 29 FPS average, which is not recommended for any real-time interaction.

At 2560x1440, the situation degrades significantly. Low settings produce 39 FPS average, Medium produces 30 FPS (with min of 25 and max of 34), High produces 28 FPS, and Ultra produces 18 FPS. None of these presets achieve 60 FPS, and even the best 1440p preset (Low at 39 FPS) is 23 FPS below the 1080p Low result. For users who must run at 1440p, Low is the only preset that stays above 30 FPS average, though it remains below the ideal 60 FPS target.

At 3840x2160, all presets produce sub-30 FPS averages. Low achieves 21 FPS, Medium achieves 16 FPS (with min of 13 and max of 18), High achieves 15 FPS, and Ultra achieves 9 FPS. These results are uniformly poor and suggest that 4K gaming with this combo is not viable for Revolution Idle. The best experience across all tested configurations is clearly 1920x1080 at Low settings, which is the only preset that delivers 60 FPS average. For users prioritizing visual quality over frame rate, Medium at 1080p (47 FPS) offers a reasonable middle ground, but the data suggests that staying at Low settings provides the most consistent experience.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals important information about where the bottleneck lies in this system. At Low settings, the average FPS drops from 62 at 1920x1080 to 39 at 2560x1440 and then to 21 at 3840x2160. This represents a 37% reduction from 1080p to 1440p, and a further 46% reduction from 1440p to 4K. The total drop from 1080p to 4K is 66%, which is substantial but not as dramatic as what would be expected if the GPU were the sole limiting factor at all resolutions.

At High settings, the progression is 45 FPS at 1080p, 28 FPS at 1440p, and 15 FPS at 4K. This is a 38% drop from 1080p to 1440p and a 46% drop from 1440p to 4K, which closely mirrors the Low settings scaling pattern. The consistency of these percentage drops across different settings presets suggests that the resolution scaling is behaving predictably, with pixel count increases (2.25x from 1080p to 4K) being the dominant factor.

However, the absolute frame rates are so low that the scaling analysis points to a GPU that is severely underpowered for this game. The Arc B390's 3DMark Steel Nomad score of 1,482 puts it in the 9th percentile of all GPUs, and its nearest rivals are all NVIDIA parts from the GT 520MX (1,463 score) and 800M (1,460 score) era. These are not gaming-class GPUs, and the measured FPS reflects this. The CPU, by contrast, is a 20-core, 28-thread part with a boost clock of 5.60 GHz, which is more than capable of handling the computational demands of an idle game. The data suggests that the GPU is the limiting component at all resolutions, but the CPU's high performance ensures that the system does not suffer from additional CPU-side bottlenecks that would make the scaling even worse.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Intel Core i7-14700KF and Intel Arc B390 ranks 2,629 out of 2,986 tested combos in Revolution Idle. This places the combo in the bottom 12% of all tested configurations, which is a remarkably poor result given the CPU's high performance. The CPU alone ranks in the 94th percentile of all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 70,163. This score is 0.2% higher than the AMD Ryzen 7 9700F (69,996), 0.4% higher than the AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX (69,875), 0.9% higher than the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X (69,515), and 1% lower than the Intel Core Ultra 7 265K (70,879).

The GPU, on the other hand, ranks in the 9th percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 1,482. This score is 1.3% lower than the NVIDIA GeForce GT 520MX (1,463), 1.5% lower than the NVIDIA GeForce 800M (1,460), 2.5% lower than the NVIDIA GeForce GT 625 OEM (1,446), and 2.7% lower than the NVIDIA GeForce GT 710 (1,443). The deltaPct values for the GPU's nearest rivals are all positive, meaning the Arc B390 is actually faster than these rivals by 1.3% to 2.7%, but these rivals are all extremely low-end parts from years ago.

The combination's rank of 2,629 out of 2,986 is a direct consequence of this massive CPU-GPU imbalance. Many other tested combos likely use less powerful CPUs but more capable GPUs, resulting in better overall game performance. The data shows that the combo's rank is driven almost entirely by the GPU's low absolute performance, as the CPU's high percentile rank does not translate into a high combo rank. This suggests that for Revolution Idle, the GPU is the dominant factor in determining overall combo performance, and the CPU's high benchmark scores cannot compensate for the GPU's limitations.

GPU Role

The Intel Arc B390 is a 3 nm part from Intel's Arc Graphics-M (Panther Lake) generation, using the Xe3-LPG architecture. It has a base clock of 300 MHz and a boost clock of 2500 MHz, with 1,536 shading units, 48 texture mapping units, and 24 render output units. The GPU also has 12 ray tracing cores and supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. Its memory configuration is "System Shared," meaning it uses system memory rather than dedicated VRAM, with memory bandwidth listed as "System Dependent."

The GPU's 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score is 1,482, which places it at the 9th percentile among all GPUs. Its nearest rivals are the NVIDIA GeForce GT 520MX (1,463, 1.3% slower), the NVIDIA GeForce 800M (1,460, 1.5% slower), the NVIDIA GeForce GT 625 OEM (1,446, 2.5% slower), and the NVIDIA GeForce GT 710 (1,443, 2.7% slower). These are all entry-level or legacy parts, and the Arc B390's performance is only marginally better than these parts, despite being a much newer product.

The measured FPS in Revolution Idle reflects this low GPU performance. At 1920x1080, the best average FPS is 62 at Low settings, which is the only preset that achieves a 60 FPS average. At 2560x1440, the best is 39 FPS at Low, and at 3840x2160, the best is 21 FPS at Low. These numbers are consistent with a GPU that sits at the 9th percentile of all GPUs. The shared memory configuration likely contributes to the performance limitations, as the GPU must compete with the CPU for system memory bandwidth, which is described as "System Dependent." The boost clock of 2500 MHz is relatively high, but the low shading unit count (1,536) and the memory architecture constrain the GPU's ability to deliver high frame rates at higher resolutions.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data provides a comprehensive view of the combo's performance across all tested configurations. At 3840x2160, the results are uniformly low. Low settings produce an average of 21 FPS, Medium produces an average of 16 FPS with a minimum of 13 and maximum of 18, High produces an average of 15 FPS, and Ultra produces an average of 9 FPS. None of these presets approach playable frame rates, and even the best 4K result (21 FPS at Low) is below 30 FPS.

At 2560x1440, the results improve but remain below ideal levels. Low settings produce an average of 39 FPS, Medium produces an average of 30 FPS with a minimum of 25 and maximum of 34, High produces an average of 28 FPS, and Ultra produces an average of 18 FPS. The Medium preset at 1440p shows the only min/max data points for this resolution, with a range of 25 to 34 FPS, indicating some frame time variability. Low at 1440p is the only preset that stays above 30 FPS average, though it does not reach the 60 FPS target.

At 1920x1080, the results are the best of any resolution. Low settings produce an average of 62 FPS, which is the highest measured average FPS for this combo across all configurations. Medium produces an average of 47 FPS with a minimum of 40 and maximum of 54, High produces an average of 45 FPS, and Ultra produces an average of 29 FPS. The Medium preset at 1080p shows the most complete data with min/max values, indicating a range of 40 to 54 FPS. The gap between Low (62 FPS) and Medium (47 FPS) is 15 FPS, while the gap between Medium and High (45 FPS) is only 2 FPS, and the gap between High and Ultra (29 FPS) is 16 FPS. This pattern suggests that the Low to Medium transition has a significant performance cost, while the Medium to High transition has a minimal cost.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i7-14700KF is a 20-core, 28-thread processor from Intel's Core 14th Gen series, based on the Raptor Lake architecture. It has a base clock of 3.40 GHz and a boost clock of 5.60 GHz, with a TDP of 125 W. The CPU features an L3 cache of 33 MB (shared), an L2 cache of 2 MB per core, and an L1 cache of 80 KB per core. It supports DDR4 and DDR5 memory in a dual-channel configuration and has PCIe Gen 5 with 16 lanes (CPU only). The CPU is built on Intel's 10 nm process node with a die size of 257 mm².

The CPU's benchmark performance is strong across all tests. Its Cinebench R23 multicore score is 44,167, and its single-core score is 6,235. Geekbench multicore is 21,462 and single-core is 2,578. PassMark scores include multithread at 52,425, single-thread at 4,480, integer math at 183,056, floating point math at 134,393, and data compression at 694,963. The CPU's average benchmark score is 70,163, placing it at the 94th percentile among all CPUs.

In the context of Revolution Idle, the CPU's role is to handle the game's logic, which for an idle game is typically not demanding. The game's computational requirements are unlikely to stress a 20-core, 28-thread processor with a 5.60 GHz boost clock. The CPU's high performance means it is almost certainly not the bottleneck in this combo. This is confirmed by the fact that the combo's rank (2,629 out of 2,986) is far below what the CPU's 94th percentile rank would suggest. The CPU's nearest rivals — the AMD Ryzen 7 9700F (0.2% lower score), AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX (0.4% lower), AMD Ryzen 9 7950X (0.9% lower), and Intel Core Ultra 7 265K (1% higher) — would all likely produce similar results when paired with the same GPU, since the GPU is the limiting factor. The data indicates that the CPU provides more than enough processing power for this game, and the measured FPS differences between settings presets are driven by the GPU's rendering capabilities, not by CPU limitations.