Thief

Based on the measured frame rate data, the Intel Core i5-11400F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 produces a gameplay rank of 1653 out of 3720 tested combinations in Thief. This places the combo slightly above the median, outperforming roughly 2,007 other tested pairings while trailing 1,652 of them. The frame rates are captured at four resolutions—1920x1080, 2560x1440, and 3840x2160—across Low, Medium, High, and Ultra settings, offering a complete picture of how the CPU and GPU interact in this stealth title.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo rank of 1653 out of 3720 combos is a solid mid-pack result. It sits in the 45th percentile, meaning it beats about 55% of all tested combinations in Thief specifically. The rank is driven by the combination of a mid-range 11th-generation six-core processor and a shader-heavy Ampere graphics card. The CPU, which scores in the 71st percentile of all CPUs in the database, pairs with a GPU that sits in the 61st percentile, so the overall ranking is slightly lower than the percentile of the GPU alone, likely because the CPU has a smaller margin of advantage at higher resolutions. The benchmark confirms that this combo is neither a top-tier 4K powerhouse nor a weak 1080p performer—it lands in the space where it can handle 1440p Ultra settings with very playable frame rates.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 is built on the Ampere architecture with a GA104 chip fabricated on Samsung’s 8 nm process. It contains 17.4 million transistors across a 392 mm² die, yielding a density of 44.4 million transistors per square millimeter. The GPU’s base clock is 1500 MHz, boosting to 1725 MHz, while its GDDR6 memory runs at an effective 14 Gbps across a 256-bit bus, yielding a bandwidth of 448.0 GB/s. The shading core count is 5888, with 184 TMUs, 96 ROPs, 46 RT cores, and 184 tensor cores. Its FP32 throughput is 20.31 TFLOPS, and the texture rate is 317.4 GTexel/s. The card draws 220 W and uses a single 12-pin power connector, with a recommended system power supply of 550 W.

For Thief, the GPU’s raw compute and memory bandwidth play a decisive role as resolution climbs. At 1080p, the RTX 3070 delivers very high frame rates—even at Ultra settings it averages 115 FPS. Both the pixel rate (165.6 GPixel/s) and the 8 GB VRAM capacity are ample for the game’s textures at all tested settings, and no memory-related bottlenecks appear in the data; the game uses only fractional portions of the VRAM budget since even at 4K Ultra the average frame rate drops to 46 FPS rather than experiencing a memory-induced hit. The benchmark aggregate of the RTX 3070 reaches a score of 17208, which places its nearest competitors are the AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT (0.7% difference), the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 (1.0% difference), and the AMD Radeon HD 7970M (1.1% difference). Within this game, the GPU’s ability to scale its compute resources is visible: moving from 1080p High to 1440p High reduces the average by 37 FPS, and then to 4K High reduces it another 34 FPS, reflecting the pixel load.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-11400F is a 6-core, 12-thread processor built on Rocket Lake architecture with a 14 nm process. Its base clock is 2.60 GHz and boost reaches 4.40 GHz, with a thermal design power of 65 W. It supports dual-channel DDR4 memory with a memory bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s, and it provides 20 PCIe Gen 4 lanes. The cache hierarchy comprises 80 KB L1 per core, 512 KB L2 per core, and a 12 MB shared L3 cache. The CPU does not include integrated graphics, contributing to its end-of-life production status, but it remains a capable unit for a game released earlier in the decade.

In synthetic benchmarks, the i5-11400F achieves a 3DMark 16-thread score of 5619, a single-thread of 868, and a speculative peak of 5652. Its Cinebench R23 multi-core score is 14340, with a single-core score of 2024; in Cinebench R20 it reaches 6022 and 850, respectively. The CPU’s aggregate benchmark average is 17177, placing it in the 71st percentile of all CPUs. Its nearest rivals in that aggregate are the AMD EPYC 7H12 (0.3% difference), the Intel Core i5-12450H (-0.4% difference), and the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 8300G (-0.6% difference). The single-thread performance is solid, scoring 2024 in Cinebench R23, which is far above what most single-thread titles need. In Thief, the CPU load is moderate; the thread utilization is typically modest, and the game relies on 1–4 threads, so the 2.6 GHz base clock is less critical than the boost frequency. At 1080p Low, the CPU can deliver 146 FPS steady, which indicates ample headroom. The limiting component shifts to the GPU only when raising the resolution and the settings.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured frame rates cover three resolutions and four presets, allowing both resolution and quality scaling to be isolated. Starting at 1920x1080, the Low preset reports an average of 146 FPS. Medium averages 132 FPS with a minimum of 112 and a maximum of 152. High is 120 FPS average, while Ultra is 115 FPS. Note that only Medium provides a min/max spread; the other presets list only the average in the dataset. At 2560x1440, the Low preset averages a 129 FPS, Medium 109 FPS (minimum 92, maximum 125), High 83, and Ultra 79. At the 3840x2160 resolution, the numbers fall to 84 on Low, 64 on Medium (54 to 74), 49 on High, and 46 on Ultra. None of the 4K rows except Medium include a min/max range, so only the averages are available for the wider analysis.

The data shows that the step from 1080p to 1440p causes an across-the-board reduction of about 20–46 average FPS depending on preset. The step from 1440p to 4K is more severe, typically subtracting 35–64 average frames. Medium preset at each resolution remains above playable thresholds: at 4K Medium the average 64 with a minimum of 54 ensures that even in the most stressful scenes, it will not dip below the 50-FPS line, while at 2160p High and Ultra, the average is only 49 and 46 respectively, and some scenes could dip below that without the min data we are not informed.

Resolution Scaling

From 1080p to 4K Ultra, the average FPS drops from 115 to 46, a drop of 69 FPS. The same settings across the two higher resolutions reduce the frame rate down to 79 FPS at 1440p and 49 FPS at High. In Low preset, the drop is from 146 at 1080p to 129 at 1440p to 84 at 4K. The FPS numbers indicate that the GPU becomes the primary limiter once the resolution increases beyond 1080p; the CPU is able to sustain 120+ FPS at 1080p in every preset, but the GPU cannot hold that same margin at 4K. This is typical of a system with a balanced CPU and GPU that together can push to 1653rd ranking out of 3720.

The Medium preset is the only row that supplies full min/max frame metrics. At 1080p Medium, the min is 112 and max 152; the min is less than the average but not critically so. At 1440p Medium, the min is 92 and max 165. At 4K Medium, min = 54, max = 74. The presence of min data only for Medium suggests that this preset is the only one where frame times were captured with enough detail to report a delta, but the values confirm that the minimum frame rates stay within the playable range for all three resolutions, provided one accepts a 54 FPS absolute floor at 4K.

FAQ

Q: How many tested combos does this Intel Core i5-11400F + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 system rank behind in Thief?

A: This combo listed rank 1653 out of 3,720 tested combos, meaning it outperforms 2,067 of them.

Q: What is the measured FPS at 1080p Medium?

A: 1080p Medium averages 160 FPS, with a minimum of 112 and maximum of 152.

Q: What frame rate can be expected at 4K Ultra?

A: 3840x2160 Ultra averages 46 FPS, which is below the 47 FPS that would define a steady playing experience.

Q: Does the CPU have enough single-thread headroom?

A: The Core i5-11400F has a Cinebench R23 single-thread score of 2024, which is sufficient for the game – at 1080p Low it reach 146 FPS.

Q: Are there official min/max values for all presets?

A: No, only the Medium preset includes min and max. The other rows only provide an average FPS.

Q: What is the memory bandwidth of the RTX 3070?

A: The GPU has a memory bandwidth of 448.0 GB/s over a 256-bit bus.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured frame rates, the best experience depends on the resolution target. At 1920x1080, the Ultra preset is still quite playable with a 115 average FPS, but Medium reaches 110 average with a 112 minimum, which delivers almost the same smoothness at a lower visual effectiveness. If the user wants to maximize frame pacing and minimize frame drops, Medium is the safest choice; otherwise, High at 120 FPS is also very smooth. At 2560x1440, the Medium preset emerges as the best area: it provides 109 average FPS with a 92 minimum, which comfortably clears a 60/75/120 Hz refresh. The High and Ultra presets drop below 83 and 79 average respectively, which could matter for a high refresh-rate effort. At 3840x2160, Low is the only preset above 50 average, with 84 FPS; Medium returns 64 average, and High/Ultra fall below 50—46 and 46. For 4K gaming, Medium is the recommended compromise for a playable frame rate (or Low if a 100+ FPS target is desired). No preset at 4K achieves that level except theLow, which has a 84 average but likely leaves the other , but the GPU cannot manage more. Given the dataset, the value of the High and Ultra presets are only justifiable at 1080p where they still exceed 100 FPS, but even then Medium yields a higher average. Thus, the analysis indicates that the core strength of this combo lies around Medium quality at 1440p and 1080p.