Rust

FAQ

Q: How does the Intel Core i7-14700F compare to its closest rival in overall CPU performance?

A: The Core i7-14700F has an average benchmark score of 54097, placing it 0.6% behind the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X and 1.1% behind the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D. It outperforms the Intel Xeon Phi 7290 by 1.2% and the AMD EPYC 7313P by 1.7%.

Q: What is the GPU's performance percentile and who are its nearest competitors?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT sits in the 77th percentile among all GPUs. Its average benchmark score of 33721 puts it 0.7% ahead of the AMD Radeon RX 6800 and 1.3% ahead of the NVIDIA RTX A5000, while trailing the AMD Radeon HD 7950 and AMD Radeon RX 480 by 1%.

Q: What is the best settings preset for 1080p gaming in Rust?

A: At 1920x1080, the Low preset delivers the highest average frame rate at 164.7 FPS. The Medium preset achieves 113.2 FPS, High reaches 94.3 FPS, and Ultra drops to 72.2 FPS. For competitive play, Low offers the smoothest experience, while Medium provides a balance of visual quality and performance.

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

A: This specific combination of the Core i7-14700F and Radeon RX 6700 XT ranks 903rd out of 1717 tested combos in Rust. This places it in the middle of the performance distribution, indicating a balanced but not top-tier pairing for this title.

Q: What is the CPU's multi-threaded capability based on benchmark scores?

A: The Core i7-14700F achieves a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 35443 and a Passmark multithread score of 41765. Its 20 cores and 28 threads provide substantial parallel processing power, with a Geekbench multi-core score of 16571 and a Passmark physics score of 2495.

Q: Does the GPU's memory configuration support high-resolution gaming?

A: The Radeon RX 6700 XT features 12 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus, delivering 384.0 GB/s of bandwidth. This configuration supports 4K gaming, though the measured data shows frame rates drop significantly at 3840x2160 compared to lower resolutions.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data reveals a clear hierarchy of performance across presets in Rust. At 1920x1080, the Low preset delivers 164.7 FPS, which is the highest frame rate recorded for this combo. This represents the optimal choice for players prioritizing smoothness and responsiveness, particularly in competitive scenarios. The Medium preset at 113.2 FPS still provides excellent fluidity while offering improved visual fidelity over Low.

The High preset at 94.3 FPS remains highly playable and represents the best balance for most users, as it maintains frame rates well above the 60 FPS threshold while providing richer graphics. The Ultra preset at 72.2 FPS is the most demanding option, still playable but with a noticeable performance penalty of 22.1 FPS compared to High.

At 2560x1440, the same pattern emerges with Low leading at 116.6 FPS, followed by Medium at 77.4 FPS, High at 68 FPS, and Ultra at 50.7 FPS. The Medium preset here offers the best compromise, delivering nearly 80 FPS while maintaining decent visual quality. At 3840x2160, all presets struggle to maintain high frame rates, with Low at 66.1 FPS being the only preset that reaches playable levels for most users. The data suggests that for the best overall experience, the High preset at 1080p provides the ideal combination of visual quality and performance, while competitive players should opt for Low at 1080p.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate scaling across resolutions reveals important insights about system bottlenecks. At High settings, performance drops from 94.3 FPS at 1080p to 68 FPS at 1440p, a reduction of 26.3 FPS, and further to 37.1 FPS at 4K, representing a total drop of 57.2 FPS from 1080p to 4K. This substantial decline indicates that the GPU becomes increasingly limiting as resolution increases.

At Low settings, the scaling is more pronounced: 164.7 FPS at 1080p drops to 116.6 FPS at 1440p and then to 66.1 FPS at 4K. The percentage drop from 1080p to 4K is approximately 60%, suggesting that even at Low settings, the Radeon RX 6700 XT struggles to maintain high frame rates at 4K resolution. The pattern holds across Medium and Ultra presets, with 4K frame rates of 47.1 FPS and 28.6 FPS respectively.

The data indicates that this system is well-suited for 1080p and 1440p gaming, where it can maintain respectable frame rates across all presets. The significant performance degradation at 4K, particularly at Ultra where frame rates fall below 30 FPS, demonstrates that the GPU is the primary limiting factor at higher resolutions. The CPU's substantial processing power, evidenced by its high multi-core scores, appears sufficient for this title at lower resolutions, but the GPU's rendering capacity becomes the bottleneck as pixel count increases.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Intel Core i7-14700F and AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT ranks 903rd out of 1717 tested combos in Rust, placing it in the 47th percentile of all tested configurations. This middle-tier ranking suggests that while the system is capable of running Rust effectively, there are many other combinations that deliver superior performance.

The CPU's percentile ranking of 94 versus all CPUs indicates strong processing capability, while the GPU's 77th percentile ranking shows solid but not exceptional graphics performance. The disparity between these rankings suggests that the GPU is the limiting factor in this pairing, as the CPU has more headroom relative to its peers than the GPU does.

Compared to other tested combos, this system's position in the 47th percentile means it outperforms roughly half of all configurations tested in Rust. This is consistent with the measured frame rates, which show playable performance at 1080p and 1440p across most presets, but limitations at 4K. The ranking reflects a balanced mid-range system that can handle Rust well at mainstream resolutions but does not excel at the highest settings or resolutions.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT features 12 GB of GDDR6 memory with a 192-bit bus, providing 384.0 GB/s of bandwidth. Its clock speeds include a base of 2321 MHz, a boost of 2581 MHz, and a game clock of 2424 MHz, with memory running at 2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective). The GPU is built on the RDNA 2.0 architecture using a 7 nm process with 17,200 million transistors on a 335 mm² die.

In Rust, the GPU's role is evident from the frame rate scaling across resolutions. At 1080p, the GPU can deliver 164.7 FPS at Low settings, indicating sufficient headroom. However, at 4K Ultra, performance drops to 28.6 FPS, demonstrating that the GPU's rendering capabilities are strained by the combination of high resolution and maximum settings. The 40 ray tracing cores and 2560 shading units provide the computational resources needed for this title, but the 13.21 TFLOPS of FP32 performance is not enough to maintain high frame rates at 4K Ultra.

The GPU's memory configuration proves adequate for Rust, with 12 GB of VRAM sufficient for the game's requirements even at 4K. The 384.0 GB/s bandwidth supports the texture streaming demands of the game, though the measured data shows that compute performance, rather than memory bandwidth, is the limiting factor at high resolutions and settings.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system delivers 164.7 FPS on Low, 113.2 FPS on Medium, 94.3 FPS on High, and 72.2 FPS on Ultra. The progression from Low to Ultra shows a performance penalty of 92.5 FPS, representing a 56% reduction in frame rate at the highest settings.

At 2560x1440, frame rates decrease across all presets: Low achieves 116.6 FPS, Medium 77.4 FPS, High 68 FPS, and Ultra 50.7 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra narrows to 65.9 FPS, indicating that the GPU is becoming more constrained at this resolution.

At 3840x2160, the system produces 66.1 FPS on Low, 47.1 FPS on Medium, 37.1 FPS on High, and 28.6 FPS on Ultra. The Low preset at 4K delivers identical performance to the Ultra preset at 1440p, highlighting the significant impact of resolution on frame rates. The Ultra preset at 4K falls below 30 FPS, which is generally considered the minimum for playable performance.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i7-14700F provides 20 cores and 28 threads with a base clock of 2.10 GHz and a boost clock of 5.40 GHz. Its cache configuration includes 80 KB of L1 per core, 2 MB of L2 per core, and 33 MB of shared L3 cache. The CPU scores 35443 in Cinebench R23 multi-core and 5003 in single-core, with a Passmark multithread score of 41765.

In Rust, the CPU's substantial multi-threading capability appears sufficient for the game's demands. The frame rates at 1080p, particularly the 164.7 FPS on Low settings, suggest that the CPU can feed the GPU effectively at lower resolutions. The single-core performance of 4261 in Passmark single-thread indicates strong per-core capability, which is important for Rust's simulation and physics calculations.

The CPU's 94th percentile ranking versus all CPUs demonstrates that it outperforms the vast majority of processors. Its nearest rival, the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X, scores only 0.6% higher on average, indicating that the i7-14700F is competitive with top-tier desktop processors. The 65W TDP, while modest, does not appear to hinder performance in this title, as the measured frame rates show no signs of CPU bottlenecking at 1080p or 1440p.