Rust

The Intel Core Ultra 7 265 paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 delivers a robust Rust experience, with the data showing this combination performing strongly across the tested resolutions and settings. This analysis walks through the benchmark results for this specific pairing, examining the roles of the CPU and GPU, the measured frame rates, and how the combination ranks against other tested configurations.

FAQ

Q: What is the combo rank for the Intel Core Ultra 7 265 with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 in Rust?

A: The combo rank in Rust is 68 out of 3723 tested combinations. This places it in the top 1.8% of all tested configurations, indicating exceptional performance.

Q: What is the highest average FPS recorded with this combo?

A: The highest average FPS recorded is 275 FPS, which occurs at 1080p resolution with Low settings. This is the peak performance measured across all tested configurations.

Q: What is the lowest average FPS recorded with this combo?

A: The lowest average FPS recorded is 56 FPS, which occurs at 4K resolution with Ultra settings. This is the only measured configuration that dips below 60 FPS.

Q: How does the RTX 4090 compare to rival GPUs in average benchmark score?

A: The RTX 4090 has an average benchmark score of 60347. The closest rival is the Intel Arc Pro A60 with a score of 60326, which is 0% difference. The AMD Radeon Pro W6600M has a score of 61896, which is 2.5% higher, while the AMD Radeon PRO V710 has a score of 58657, which is 2.9% lower.

Q: What is the average FPS at 1440p with Medium settings, and what are the min and max FPS?

A: At 1440p with Medium settings, the average FPS is 147, with a minimum of 125 and a maximum of 169. This shows a tight variance of 44 FPS between minimum and maximum.

Q: What is the core and thread configuration of the Intel Core Ultra 7 265?

A: The Intel Core Ultra 7 265 has 20 cores and 20 threads. It has a base clock of 2.40 GHz and a boost clock of 5.30 GHz. The CPU has 30 MB of shared L3 cache.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 is a high-end graphics card built on the Ada Lovelace architecture. It uses the AD102 chip, manufactured on a 5 nm process with 76,300 million transistors. The GPU has 16,384 shading units, 512 texture mapping units, and 176 raster operation units. It also includes 128 ray tracing cores and 512 tensor cores, which are relevant for certain workloads in Rust. The RTX 4090 has a base clock of 2235 MHz and a boost clock of 2520 MHz, with a memory clock of 1313 MHz (21 Gbps effective). The memory configuration includes 24 GB of GDDR6X on a 384-bit bus, providing 1.01 TB/s of bandwidth. The GPU's pixel rate is 443.5 GPixel/s, and the texture rate is 1,290.2 GTexel/s. The compute performance is 82.58 TFLOPS for FP32 and FP16. The total board power is 450 W, and the power connector is 1x 16-pin.

In this benchmark, the RTX 4090's massive memory and bandwidth are critical for Rust, which is a large open-world survival game that loads many assets. With 24 GB of VRAM, memory capacity is not a bottleneck at any resolution. The 1.01 TB/s of bandwidth ensures texture streaming and asset loading are not constrained, which is a significant factor in Rust's large map. The 82.58 TFLOPS compute throughput allows the GPU to handle physics and draw calls efficiently. The boost clock of 2520 MHz gives a high frequency that helps in CPU-bound scenarios, where the GPU is not the limiting factor. The RTX 4090's performance is consistent across the board; the data shows it is a strong GPU for Rust, with the highest average FPS at 275 and the lowest at 56.

CPU Role

The Intel Core Ultra 7 265 is a desktop processor from the Core Ultra Series 2, built on the Arrow Lake architecture with a 3 nm process. It has 20 cores and 20 threads, with a base clock of 2.40 GHz and a boost clock of 5.30 GHz. The CPU has 192 KB of L1 cache per core, 3 MB of L2 cache per core, and 30 MB of shared L3 cache. It supports DDR5 memory with a dual-channel bus, providing 102.4 GB/s of memory bandwidth. The CPU has a PCIe Gen 5 interface with 20 lanes.

In Rust, the CPU plays a significant role in game logic and physics. Rust is a survival game with a large open world, and the CPU must handle the simulation of many entities and player actions. The 20 cores and 20 threads of the Ultra 7 265 provide robust parallel processing, which is utilized by modern game engines. The high boost clock of 5.30 GHz is beneficial for single-threaded performance, which is critical for games that rely on a small number of threads for rendering and AI. The Ultra 7 265's single-core performance is high, with a score of 5960 in Cinebench R23, and multi-core performance is 42216 in Cinebench R23. These scores indicate strong performance in both single-threaded and multi-threaded tasks. In Rust, the CPU is often the bottleneck at lower resolutions and settings, and the Ultra 7 265's strong single and multi-thread performance helps minimize this bottleneck. The data shows that in Rust, the CPU is not the limiting factor at 1080p with Low settings, where the average FPS is 275, but it may become more of a factor at lower settings where the GPU is less stressed.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data for this combination covers three resolutions (4K, 1440p, and 1080p) and four settings (Low, Medium, High, Ultra). The data shows clear trends in how settings and resolution affect performance.

At 1080p (1920x1080), the best average FPS is 275 FPS with Low settings. This is the highest average FPS recorded for this combo. At Medium settings, the average FPS drops to 214, with a min of 182 and a max of 246. At High settings, the average FPS is 180, and at Ultra settings, it drops to 137. The 1080p data shows that the GPU is not a bottleneck at this resolution; the CPU is the primary limiting factor. The difference between Low and Ultra is 138 FPS, indicating that settings have a significant impact. The high average FPS at Low suggests that the CPU is the main bottleneck, as the GPU has plenty of headroom at this resolution.

At 1440p (2560x1440), the average FPS at Low settings is 219, which is 56 FPS lower than at 1080p. At Medium settings, the average FPS is 147, with a min of 125 and a max of 169. At High settings, the average FPS is 124, and at Ultra settings, it is 94. The decrease from 1080p to 1440p is consistent across settings, with an average drop of about 40-50 FPS. At 1440p, the GPU starts to become a more significant factor, but the CPU still provides enough headroom to keep FPS high. The difference between Low and Ultra at 1440p is 125 FPS.

At 4K (3840x2160), the average FPS at Low settings is 129, at Medium settings is 87 (with a min of 74 and a max of 100), at High settings is 73, and at Ultra settings is 56. At 4K, the GPU is the primary bottleneck, as the higher resolution requires more GPU resources. The difference between Low and Ultra is 73 FPS. At Ultra, the average FPS drops below 60, which is significant for a smooth experience. The min FPS at 4K Ultra is not provided, but the average of 56 FPS suggests some drops below 60 FPS.

The data shows a clear relationship between settings and FPS. Across all resolutions, the Low settings provide the highest FPS, followed by Medium, High, and Ultra. The drop in FPS from Low to Ultra is consistent, with the largest drop at 4K (73 FPS) and the smallest at 1080p (138 FPS). The medium settings provide a balance, with average FPS of 147 at 1440p and 87 at 4K, which are playable.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drop from 1080p to 4K is significant and reveals the bottleneck component. At Low settings, the average FPS drops from 275 at 1080p to 219 at 1440p (a drop of 56 FPS) and then to 129 at 4K (a drop of 90 FPS). At Medium settings, the drop is from 183 at 1080p to 147 at 1440p (a drop of 36 FPS) and then to 87 at 4K (a drop of 60 FPS). At High settings, the drop is from 180 to 124 to 73 (a drop of 56 FPS from 1080p to 1440p and 51 FPS from 1440p to 4K). At Ultra settings, the drop is from 137 to 94 to 56 (a drop of 43 FPS from 1080p to 1440p and 38 FPS from 1440p to 4K).

The scaling pattern: at Low settings, the FPS drops by 56% from 1080p to 4K (275 to 129), while at Ultra settings, the drop is 56% (137 to 56). This suggests that the CPU is the bottleneck at lower resolutions, and the GPU becomes the bottleneck at higher resolutions. At 1080p, the CPU is the limiting factor, as the GPU is not fully utilized. As resolution increases, the GPU becomes more stressed, and the FPS drops. The data shows that the CPU is the bottleneck at 1080p, and the GPU is the bottleneck at 4K. At 1440p, the bottleneck is more balanced, with the CPU still providing a significant of the performance.

Settings Recommendations

The best settings for this combo depend on the resolution the user is target. At 1080p, the CPU is the bottleneck, so using Low settings provides the highest FPS (275), but even Ultra settings deliver 137 FPS, which is still a high frame rate. For a 1080p display, Ultra settings provide a smooth experience with a high average FPS. However, if the user has a 1440p monitor, the data shows that Medium settings provide a good balance: 147 FPS average, with a min of 125 and max of 169. High settings at 1440p offer 124 FPS, which is still smooth, but at Ultra, the FPS drops to 94, which is still playable. At 4K, the situation is different. The GPU is the bottleneck, and even at Low settings, the average FPS is 129, which is playable. Medium settings at 4K provide 87 FPS, which is smooth. High settings at 4K drop to 73 FPS, and Ultra settings drop to 56 FPS, which is below the often-cited 60 FPS target. Thus, for 4K, the best experience per the measured rows is to use Medium settings, which provides a playable 87 FPS, or High settings if the user is willing to accept a slightly lower FPS.

The data shows that the Ultra preset provides the highest visual quality but at a significant cost to FPS, especially at 4K. For most users, the Medium or High preset provides the best balance of visual quality and performance. The Medium preset at 1440p offers 147 FPS, which is excellent. The High preset at 1440p offers 124 FPS, which is also smooth. At 4K, the Medium preset offers 87 FPS, which is the best balance for that resolution.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo rank in Rust is 68 out of 3723 tested combinations. This places it in the top 1.8% of all tested configurations. This is an excellent ranking, indicating that this combination is one of the top performers in the game. The rank is based on the measured FPS across all resolutions and settings. The combo's performance is consistent with the high-end components: the RTX 4090 is a top-tier GPU, and the Ultra 7 265 is a high-end CPU. The 68th rank out of 3723 indicates that there are 67 other configurations that perform better, likely with more powerful components, but this is a very high ranking.

The rank in the context of the GPU and CPU. The RTX 0 has a percentile of 88% versus all GPUs, meaning it is better than 88% of GPUs. The Intel Ultra 8 265 has a percentile of 93% versus all CPUs. The combination is in the top 1.8% of tested combos, which makes sense given the high percentiles of both components. The CPU's average benchmark score is 64640, with nearest rivals being the AMD EPYC 4464P at 64823 (0.3% higher), the Intel Core Ultra 7 265F at 64438 (0.3% lower), the AMD EPYC 7343 at 64202 (0.7% lower), and the AMD EPYC 9124 at 65104 (0.7% higher). The GPU's average benchmark score is 60347, with the nearest rivals being the Intel Arc Pro A60 at 60326 (0% diff) and the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 48 at 60140 (0.3% diff). These scores indicate that the components are very close in performance to their rivals, but the combo's rank in Rust is still very high, suggesting that the combination's performance in Rust is better than the average benchmark scores might suggest.

The rank of 68 out of 3723 is a strong indicator that this combination is one of the best for Rust. The fact that it is not in the top 10 suggests that there are a few other configurations that are even faster, but for the vast majority of users, this will be an excellent experience. The benchmark results show that this combo can handle any settings at 1080p and 1440p, and can handle 4K at Medium settings with a smooth 87 FPS. The data also shows that the CPU is the bottleneck at lower resolutions, while the GPU is the bottleneck at 4K. The Ultra 7 265's strong single-core and multi-core performance, combined with the RTX 4090's massive memory and bandwidth, makes this a top-tier combination for Rust. The rank of 68 out of 3723 confirms that this is a very high-end configuration that will provide a high level of performance for a long time.