Roblox

Roblox is a demanding sandbox title in its own right, but when paired with the Intel Core i5-14400F and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650, the benchmark data reveals a configuration that is heavily constrained by its graphics subsystem. The measured frame rates show a clear narrative: this combo is playable at 1080p, struggles to maintain high refresh rates at 1440p, and falls below the 60 FPS threshold at 4K. The data indicates that the CPU has ample headroom, while the GPU becomes the primary bottleneck as resolution increases.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drop from 1080p to 4K is stark and definitive. At 1080p with High settings, the combo produces an average of 119.8 FPS. Moving to 2560x1440 at the same High preset, the average falls to 81.4 FPS, a reduction of approximately 32%. At 3840x2160, the average plummets to 47.8 FPS, which is a 60% drop from the 1080p figure. This scaling pattern is characteristic of a GPU-bound scenario, where the rendering resolution directly multiplies the workload on the graphics card.

The data shows that the GTX 1650's 128.1 GB/s memory bandwidth and 2.984 TFLOPS of FP32 compute are insufficient to maintain a smooth experience at 4K. The transition from Low to Ultra settings at each resolution also highlights the GPU's limitations. At 1080p, the spread between Low (147 FPS) and Ultra (96 FPS) is 51 FPS, indicating a significant performance cost for higher visual fidelity. At 4K, the spread narrows to 18 FPS (56.7 FPS on Low versus 38.7 FPS on Ultra), which suggests that the GPU is so saturated at this resolution that even lowering settings cannot fully compensate for the pixel count.

This behavior indicates that the limiting component is the GPU. The CPU, a 10-core Raptor Lake part with a boost clock of 4.70 GHz, has the processing power to feed frames at much higher rates, as evidenced by the 1080p results. The scaling data suggests that players targeting 60 FPS should stick to 1080p or 1440p with lower settings, as the 4K Ultra preset yields only 38.7 FPS, which is below the playability threshold for a fast-paced sandbox experience.

How This Combo Ranks

Within the benchmark database, this specific combination ranks 1715 out of 1800 tested configurations for Roblox. This places it in the bottom 5% of all combos, which is a surprisingly low position given that the game is not traditionally considered a graphics showcase. The ranking reflects the GTX 1650's age and position in the market; it sits at the 43rd percentile of all GPUs, meaning that over half of the graphics cards in the database are more powerful.

The combo's low rank is a direct consequence of the GPU's performance ceiling. The CPU, on the other hand, is a strong performer. The Core i5-14400F achieves an 88th percentile ranking among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 32508. Its nearest rivals include the Intel Core i7-12800H (32513, 0% delta) and the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645 (32446, 0.2% delta), showing that the i5-14400F is competitive with higher-tier mobile and desktop parts. This disparity between the CPU's high percentile and the combo's low rank in Roblox underscores that the system's overall performance is dragged down by the graphics card. The data suggests that this pairing is unbalanced for Roblox, where the GPU becomes the sole arbiter of frame rates beyond 1080p.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 is the decisive component in this configuration. Its specifications are modest by modern standards: 4 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 128-bit bus, a base clock of 1485 MHz, and a boost clock of 1665 MHz. The memory operates at 2001 MHz, yielding an effective data rate of 8 Gbps and a total bandwidth of 128.1 GB/s. The card has 896 shading units, 56 TMUs, and 32 ROPs, with a texture rate of 93.24 GTexel/s and a pixel rate of 53.28 GPixel/s.

These figures explain the FPS results. The 4 GB VRAM capacity is a potential constraint for Roblox at high resolutions, although the game's art style is not particularly texture-heavy. The benchmark data shows that at 4K Ultra, the average FPS drops to 38.7, which is below the 40 FPS threshold typically considered minimum playability. The card's compute capability of 2.984 TFLOPS is also a limiting factor; the data indicates that the GTX 1650 is roughly on par with the NVIDIA Quadro P2200 (0.5% delta) and slightly behind the AMD Radeon 550X (-0.4% delta) in average benchmark scores.

In Roblox, the GPU's role is to handle the geometry and lighting of user-generated worlds. The measured FPS at 1080p High (119.8 FPS) shows that the card can handle the game at mainstream resolutions, but the 4K results (47.8 FPS on High) reveal its limitations. The card's end-of-life production status and its 75 W TDP suggest that it is a legacy part, and the data confirms that it is not suited for high-resolution gaming in this title.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The complete dataset provides a detailed view of the combo's performance across three resolutions and four quality presets.

At 1920x1080, the results are consistently above 90 FPS. The Low preset yields the highest average at 147 FPS, followed by Medium at 133.4 FPS, High at 119.8 FPS, and Ultra at 96 FPS. These numbers indicate that the combo is well-suited for 1080p gaming, with all presets delivering smooth, responsive gameplay. The gap between Low and Ultra is 51 FPS, showing that the game's settings have a substantial impact on performance at this resolution.

At 2560x1440, the performance drops noticeably but remains playable on lower presets. The Low preset achieves 99.3 FPS, while Medium falls to 89.7 FPS. The High preset produces 81.4 FPS, which is still above 60 FPS, but the Ultra preset drops to 63.4 FPS. This indicates that 1440p is the edge of the combo's capability, with only the highest settings pushing the frame rate below the 60 FPS threshold.

At 3840x2160, none of the presets reach 60 FPS. The Low preset is the best at 56.7 FPS, followed by Medium at 51.5 FPS, High at 47.8 FPS, and Ultra at 38.7 FPS. The data shows a steep decline, with the Ultra preset being 31.8% slower than Low. This pattern confirms that 4K is beyond the GTX 1650's capabilities for Roblox, even with the game's relatively simple rendering requirements.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-14400F is a powerful processor that is not the limiting factor in this configuration. It has 10 cores and 16 threads, with a base clock of 2.50 GHz and a boost clock of 4.70 GHz. The CPU is built on Intel's 10 nm process (Raptor Lake) and has a 20 MB shared L3 cache. Its benchmark scores are robust: a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 21914 and a single-core score of 3093, along with a Geekbench multi-core score of 11209 and a single-core score of 2333.

In Roblox, the CPU's role is to handle game logic, physics, and the behavior of other players' avatars. The data shows that the i5-14400F has more than enough headroom for these tasks. At 1080p Low, the combo achieves 147 FPS, which is likely near the CPU's limit for this game, but the GPU is still the bottleneck at higher settings. The fact that the FPS scales down with resolution and settings, rather than being capped by CPU performance, demonstrates that the processor is not holding back the system.

The CPU's 88th percentile ranking and its parity with the Intel Core i7-12800H (0% delta) and AMD Ryzen 7 250 (-0.2% delta) show that it is a high-end part. Its performance in Roblox is adequate, but the overall combo ranking of 1715 out of 1800 is dragged down by the GPU. The data suggests that if this CPU were paired with a more capable graphics card, the system's Roblox performance would be significantly better, as the i5-14400F can easily feed frames to a faster GPU.