Roblox

Roblox is a notoriously CPU-sensitive sandbox title, and the data for the Intel Core i5-14400F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti reflects this dynamic clearly. Across the measured resolutions and settings, the combination produces an average frame rate ranging from 77.3 FPS at 4K Ultra to 311 FPS at 1080p Low, with the CPU and GPU trading the performance bottleneck depending on the workload. The following analysis breaks down how these components interact, what the scores mean relative to their respective rivals, and where the limits of this combination lie.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate scaling from 1920x1080 to 3840x2160 reveals a system that is heavily CPU-bound at lower resolutions. At 1080p High, the combo produces 246.6 FPS; at 1440p High, that drops to 166.8 FPS, and at 4K High, it falls to 95.1 FPS. The percentage drop from 1080p to 4K at High settings is approximately 61%, which is a substantial reduction, but the absolute numbers remain high enough to suggest that the GPU is only beginning to become the limiting factor at 4K.

This pattern becomes more evident when examining the Low settings. At 1080p Low, the system achieves 311 FPS, which is nearly double the 4K Low result of 115.9 FPS. The fact that 1080p Low cannot exceed 311 FPS—despite the RTX 3060 Ti being capable of far higher frame rates in less demanding titles—indicates that the Intel Core i5-14400F's single-thread performance is the ceiling here. The CPU's Cinebench R23 single-core score of 3093 and Passmark single-thread score of 3723 are strong, but they cap the frame rate in a game where physics and game logic often outpace rendering.

Conversely, the scaling from 1440p to 4K at Ultra settings shows a smaller relative drop: 136.1 FPS at 1440p versus 77.3 FPS at 4K, a decline of about 43%. This suggests that at Ultra quality, the GPU is taking on more work, but the CPU is still contributing significantly to the bottleneck. The data indicates that this combo is best suited for high-refresh-rate 1080p or 1440p gaming, where the CPU can stretch its legs, while 4K gaming will see the GPU more fully engaged, though still not to the point of being maxed out.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average frame rate this combo achieves?

A: The highest measured average is 311 FPS, which occurs at 1920x1080 with Low settings.

Q: How much faster is 1080p Medium compared to 4K Medium?

A: At 1080p Medium, the system produces 277.5 FPS, while 4K Medium yields 107.6 FPS, making the 1080p result roughly 2.6 times higher.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the primary bottleneck at 1080p Low?

A: The data suggests the CPU is the limiting factor at 1080p Low, as the frame rate of 311 FPS is likely capped by the processor's single-thread performance rather than the GPU's capabilities.

Q: What is the lowest average frame rate measured?

A: The lowest average is 77.3 FPS, recorded at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings.

Q: How does the combo rank among all tested combinations in Roblox?

A: The combination ranks 1253 out of 1800 tested combos, placing it in the lower-middle portion of the database.

Q: What is the difference in FPS between Ultra and Low at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, Ultra produces 136.1 FPS while Low produces 202.9 FPS, a difference of 66.8 FPS.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti is built on the Ampere architecture with a GA104 chip, featuring 4864 shading units and 80 ROPs. Its memory subsystem consists of 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 256-bit bus, yielding a bandwidth of 448.0 GB/s. The GPU's boost clock is rated at 1665 MHz, and it achieves a Passmark G3D score of 20349, which places it at the 69th percentile of all GPUs.

In Roblox, the GPU's role becomes more pronounced as resolution and settings increase. At 1080p Low, the GPU is underutilized, as evidenced by the 311 FPS result being virtually identical to what the CPU can feed it. However, at 4K Ultra, the GPU's workload increases, and the frame rate drops to 77.3 FPS. This is still a playable level, but the GPU is clearly working harder. The RTX 3060 Ti's nearest rival, the AMD Radeon RX 6700M, has an average benchmark score of 25180, which is 0.2% higher, indicating the two are functionally equivalent in raw compute terms. The 8 GB VRAM is sufficient for Roblox's blocky textures, even at 4K, but the data does not indicate any VRAM-related frame drops, as the minimum FPS values are not provided.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured data provides a comprehensive look at the combo's performance across 12 distinct configurations. At 1920x1080, the frame rates are consistently high, with Low at 311 FPS, Medium at 277.5 FPS, High at 246.6 FPS, and Ultra at 197.5 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra is 113.5 FPS, showing that settings have a significant impact even at 1080p.

Moving to 2560x1440, the averages are 202.9 FPS for Low, 189 FPS for Medium, 166.8 FPS for High, and 136.1 FPS for Ultra. The drop from 1080p to 1440p at each setting is roughly 30-35%, which is consistent with the increase in pixel count. At 3840x2160, the numbers fall further: Low yields 115.9 FPS, Medium 107.6 FPS, High 95.1 FPS, and Ultra 77.3 FPS. The scaling from Medium to Ultra at 4K is a 28% reduction, suggesting that the most demanding settings tax the GPU more heavily.

Notably, the gap between Low and Ultra narrows as resolution increases: it is 113.5 FPS at 1080p, 66.8 FPS at 1440p, and 38.6 FPS at 4K. This indicates that the CPU bottleneck at lower resolutions exaggerates the settings impact, while at 4K, the GPU becomes the limiting factor, and the settings curve flattens.

How This Combo Ranks

In the database of tested combinations for Roblox, this CPU-GPU pairing achieves a rank of 1253 out of 1800 combos, placing it in the 30th percentile of all tested systems. This rank is lower than the individual component percentiles might suggest—the CPU is at the 88th percentile of all CPUs, and the GPU is at the 69th percentile—which indicates that Roblox is not particularly demanding on either component relative to their overall capabilities.

The rank reflects that many other combos, likely with higher-end CPUs, achieve better frame rates in Roblox due to the game's reliance on single-thread performance. For context, the i5-14400F's nearest CPU rivals include the Intel Core i7-12800H and AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645, with average scores of 32513 and 32446 respectively, which are within 0.2% of the i5's 32508. This tight clustering suggests that swapping among these CPUs would yield minimal differences in Roblox performance. The GPU's nearest rival, the RX 6700M, is also within 0.2%, so the combo's rank is less about hardware deficiency and more about the game's specific bottlenecks.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-14400F is a 10-core, 16-thread processor based on the Raptor Lake architecture, with a base clock of 2.50 GHz and a boost clock of 4.70 GHz. It features 20 MB of shared L3 cache and supports both DDR4 and DDR5 memory. Its benchmark results are robust: Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 21914 and single-core score of 3093, with a Passmark multithread score of 25783.

In Roblox, the CPU's single-core performance is the primary driver of frame rates, especially at lower resolutions. The game's engine often bottlenecks on a single thread, and the i5-14400F's boost clock of 4.70 GHz is critical for maintaining high FPS. The data shows that at 1080p Low, the CPU can push 311 FPS, but this is likely near its limit for this title. The CPU's percentile ranking of 88th among all CPUs is strong, but the game's specific demands mean that even a processor at this level cannot overcome the engine's serial nature.

Comparing to its nearest rivals, the i5-14400F is virtually tied with the Intel Core i7-13705H (deltaPct -0.2%) and AMD Ryzen 7 250 (deltaPct -0.2%). This means that in Roblox, the choice between these CPUs would have negligible impact on measured FPS. The CPU's 65 W TDP and dual-channel memory support are typical for its class, but the game does not appear to leverage multi-threading heavily, as evidenced by the relatively small FPS differences between Low and Medium settings at the same resolution.