The Technomancer

The presented measurement set for the Intel Core i5-13400F paired with the AMD Radeon RX 570 in The Technomancer places this configuration at rank 3523 out of 3696 total tested combos—a position in the bottom percentile of all recorded systems. Despite a modern CPU with ten cores and a boost clock of 4.6 GHz, the frame-rate data consistently shows the AMD GPU as the decisive bottleneck, especially when settings rise beyond Low. This analysis details how the CPU and GPU each contribute across resolutions and presets, and what the measured frames advise for real-world play.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-13400F brings a 10-core, 16-thread design based on the Raptor Lake architecture, running at a 2.50 GHz base and 4.60 GHz boost clock. Its 65 W TDP and 20 MB of shared L3 cache are paired with support for both DDR4 and DDR5 memory, and a Gen 5, 16-lane PCIe interface. In synthetic CPU workloads, the chip reaches a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 22604 and a single-core figure of 3191, a Geekbench multicore of 11068 and single-core 1996, and a PassMark multithread score of 25032 with a single-thread of 3634. Among its nearest rivals, the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS averages a score of 25284, with a deltaPct of 0 percent, meaning the i5-13400F is effectively tied with that chip within measurement noise. The Intel Core 5 120 shows a -0.3 percent delta, as does the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D, and the AMD Ryzen 7 6800H sits at +0.4 percent. This places the processor in the 77th percentile of all CPUs, a strong result for a modern part.

Given the game's release in mid-2016, the i5-13400F is far more capable than the title requires. The 10 cores, 16 threads, and boost clock would easily handle the AI, physics, and rendering tasks that The Technomancer would require from the CPU; the actual measured FPS data confirm that the CPU is not a limiting factor. At every resolution and preset, the frame rate scales inversely with graphical workload, a pattern typical of a GPU-bound scene. The CPU operates well above the threshold needed to feed the RX 570, and no low-core usage or frame stalls are indicated in the averages; the bottleneck clearly resides in the graphics pipeline.

How This Combo Ranks

The composite rank of this system is decisive: rank 3523 out of 3696 combos. That means 3522 other tested systems achieve a higher average frame rate, and only 173 combinations are worse. The system’s ranking falls into the bottom 1–2 percent of the tested output. In relative terms, the CPU sits at the 77th percentile of all processors, and the GPU at the 74th percentile, yet the combined effect is far below those individual values. This suggests a massive imbalance: the CPU is more than capable, but the GPU cannot keep up.

Looking at the GPU's nearest rivals, the AMD Radeon RX 6800M has a deltaPct of -0.4% (the RX 570 averages 0.7% higher than the R9 M295X, and -0.8% relative to the RX 570's competitors). In practice, the RX 570’s 4 GB of GDDR5 VRAM and memory bandwidth 224.0 GB/s place it in the mid-range of present cards, and its 5.095 TFLOPS of FP32 compute is modest by modern standards. The combination of this older GPU with a modern CPU does not produce high frame rates; the results are consistently an indication of the GPU-bound scenario. The data shows that even lowering resolution and settings does not rescue the combo; the rank is dominated by the GPU's capability.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS table provides the frame rate for each resolution and setting combination. The data for Low, Medium, High, and Ultra at 1080p, 1440p, and 4K reveals how the system scales with the display pixel count.

At 1080p, the average frame rate ranges from 68 FPS at Low down to 35 FPS at Ultra. When moving to 1440p, those averages drop abruptly: Low falls to 45 FPS, medium to 34, high to 29, and ultra to 23. At 4K, the situation becomes barely playable—the Low average drops to 25 FPS, Medium to 19, High to 16, and Ultra to just 13. The scaling is steep: from 1080p Low to 4K Low, the frame rate declines by 63% (from 68 to 25). Similarly, the drop from 1440p Low to 4K Low is 44.5% (45 to 25). These percentages are consistent with a GPU that is limited by fillrate and memory bandwidth, not CPU throughput.

The high-preset values show a similar trend: 1080p High averages 45 FPS, dropping by 35.6% to 29 FPS at 1440p, and then by another 44.8% to 16 FPS at 4K. These reductions are far larger than the rise in pixel count—going from 1080p to 1440p increases pixels by 77.8% (19201080 vs 25601440), and from 1080p to 4K by 4× (3840*2160). If the CPU were limiting, the scaling would be more gradual; instead, the frame rate collapses, sign that the graphics processing unit is the primary constraint. Furthermore, the Medium preset includes minimum and maximum values: at 1080p Medium the range is a 45–60 FPS window, at 1440p Medium 29–40, and at 4K Medium 16–22. This narrowing of maximum at higher resolutions indicates a more saturation under load.

FAQ

Q: What is the best playable setting at 1080p?

A: The measured 1080p data show the following average FPS: Low 68, Medium 33, High 45, Ultra 35. The Low preset provides the highest average frame rate, but the Medium setting at 53 FPS also offers fluid gameplay, while High delivers a playable 45 and Ultra drops to 35.

Q: Can the system run The Technomancer at 4K with a steady frame rate?

A: No. At 4K, the average FPS for the preset are: Low 25, Medium 19, High 16, Ultra 13. The highest average is only 25 FPS, which falls below a smooth 30 FPS target, and all values are closer to laggy than playable.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the limiting factor?

A: The pattern of FPS dropping steeply with resolution and settings, while the CPU is a modern 10-core, 16-thread Raptor Lake part, indicates that the AMD Radeon RX 570 GPU is the limit. The GPU’s 4 GB VRAM and 224.0 GB/s bandwidth are modest, and the measured scaling is consistent with a GPU-bound scenario.

Q: What is the exact rank of this system among all tested combos?

A: The combination ranking is 3523 out of 3696 measured configurations, putting it in the lowest 1% of tested systems.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its closest runners?

A: The i5-13400F’s average benchmark score is 25292. Its nearest neighbors are the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS at 25284 (delta +0.0%), the Intel Core 5 120 at 25362 (delta -0.3%), the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D at 25365 (delta -0.3%), and the AMD Ryzen 7 6800H at 25201 (delta +0.4%). None vary by more than 0.4 percentage points, so the processor is nearly identical to those alternatives in synthetic scores.

Q: Are the CPU and GPU ranks equivalently strong?

A: No. The CPU is in the 77th percentile of all CPUs, while the GPU is in the 74th percentile. The full system rank of 3523 out of 3696 (about the 95th percentile) is far worse than either component’s individual standing—clear evidence of a mismatch in this pairing.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 570 is a Polaris 20 chip built on 14 nm with a GCN 4.0 architecture. It features 2048 shading units, 128 texture mapping units (TMUs), and 32 ROPs. The base clock is 1168 MHz with a boost of 1244 MHz, and the memory operates at 1750 MHz (7 Gbps effective) across a 256-bit bus, yielding 224.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The 4 GB GDDR5 frame is small by today’s standard but was reasonable at its 2017 launch. The GPU's compute power is 5.095 TFLOPS FP32, with a 39.81 GPixel/s pixel rate and 159.2 GTexel/s texture rate.

Within the The Technomancer benchmark data, the RX 570’s role is unmistakable: it provides the raw fill and bandwidth that dict how fast scenes can be drawn. The game's rendering load up at higher resolutions quickly saturates the GPU. The measured scaling pattern—from 68 FPS at 1080p Low to 25 at 4K Low—is smoother then than the resolution scaling. The GPU's 74% percentile ranking among all GPUs confirms it is a mid-tier component, but in a 2016 title, the CPU's superior strength cannot compensate for the GPU’s fewer shaders and moderate memory bandwidth.

The RX 570’s nearest rival scores from the benchmark sets are: the AMD Radeon RX 6800M scores 28874 (delta -0.4% vs the 570), the AMD Radeon R9 M295X scores 28580 (delta +0.7%), the AMD Radeon RX 470 scores 28996 (delta -0.8%), and the NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 has 28421 (delta +1.2%). In synthetic terms, the RX 570 is within a couple percent of its equivalent-class peers. Yet when placed with a modern i5, the GPU becomes the ceiling. Its 4 GB memory and 224 GB/s bandwidth are not enough to maintain 60 FPS even at 1080p UL at any setting—only the Low preset reaches 68 average, and that’s still below high refresh rates.

Settings Recommendation

Looking at the averaged frame data, the system can achieve a solid 30-FPS experience at 1080p with Low or Medium settings, but it cannot consistently hold 60 FPS under any preset. At 1080p High, average FPS is 42, which is close to playable for some titles, but the game is an action RPG where responsiveness may require higher frames. The Medium preset yields an average of 53 FPS, with a min of 45 and max of 60, which is the closest to a smooth 60+ frame experience—though the max is only exactly 60. At 1440p, no setting reaches an average of 30 FPS other than Low (45), but Medium at 34 offers a borderline 30 average, with min 29 and max 40. At 4K, all presets fail to maintain an average of 25 FPS, making them unusable for smooth play.

Given the data, the most balanced gameplay is the Medium preset at 1080p, providing an average of 53 FPS with monitored 1% lows of 45 FPS—potentially transient dips but rarely hitting the slow. The next option, High at 1080p, has an average of 45 FPS, a notable reduction but still within a playable range for many. For a consistent 60-frame session, the Low preset at 1080p is the only measurement that exceeds 60 average (68), but the balance of pros may that many players would prefer the intermediate image quality of Medium over the bare minimum Low. For those with a 100Hz monitor, dropping to Native Resolution 1440p Medium at 33 average may still be acceptable, but 4K is not viable.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The exact frame average, minimum, and maximum values from the measured table:

• 3840x2160 (4K)
• High: 4096 min, null max, avg 16.0
• Low: 4096 min null, avg 25.0 MHz
• Medium: min 16, max 22, avg 19.0
• Ultra: min null, max null, avg 13.0

• 2560x1440 (1440p)
• High: 4096 min null, avg 29.0
• Low: 4096 min null, avg 45.0
• Medium: 4096 min 29, max 40, avg 34.0
• Ultra: 4096 min null, avg 23.0

• 1920x1080 (1080p)
• High: 4096 min null, avg 45.0
• Low: 4096 min null, avg 68.0
• Medium: 4096 min 45, max 60, avg 53.0
• Ultra: 4096 min null, avg 35.0

These values are the basis for the analysis above. They show a straightforward relationship: every increase in resolution or settings from Low to higher presets costs a substantial fraction of the frame rate, with the GPU being the sole source of that constrained performance. There are no recorded values beyond these; the minimum and maximum exist only for Medium presets, which suggests varying environment loads in those settings. The overall trend is monotonic and predicted, with no anomalies that would point out a pathological driver issue or a CPU limitations.

In summary, the combination of an i5-13400F with a Radeon RX 570 produces a system that is CPU-heavy but GPU-limited. Users will find acceptable performance only at 1080p keep on low-to-medium settings, and the system's bottom-of-the-ladder ranking in the test suite reflects the unit’s inability to push The Technomancer at high visual demands. With a GPU that lags two generations behind the pairing, the results are expected: the rating is poor, but measurable and consistent. The database entry stands as a faithful record of this mismatched duo.