To The Core

The AMD Ryzen 5 7400F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 delivers exceptional performance in To The Core, an Idle genre title. The measured data shows this combination is capable of extremely high frame rates across all tested resolutions and settings, firmly establishing it as a top-tier pairing for this game, ranking 180th out of 2991 tested combos.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate data reveals how this combo scales across the three primary resolutions. At 1080p with High settings, the average FPS is 420. Moving to 1440p drops this to 282, a decrease of 138 FPS, while 4K High yields 161 FPS, which is 259 FPS below the 1080p figure. This scaling pattern indicates that the RTX 5080's rendering load increases predictably with pixel count.

The most revealing data point comes from the Low settings preset. At 1080p Low, the system achieves 564 FPS. At 1440p Low, it reaches 385 FPS, and at 4K Low, it manages 220 FPS. The fact that FPS still scales down significantly at Low settings across resolutions suggests that the GPU remains the primary workload driver even when graphical effects are minimized. However, the massive frame rates at 1080p Low—over 500 FPS—indicate that the Ryzen 5 7400F is more than capable of feeding the RTX 5080, as such numbers are far beyond typical display refresh rates.

The transition from Medium to High settings provides another lens on scaling. At 4K, Medium averages 186 FPS while High drops to 161 FPS, a 25 FPS difference. At 1440p, the gap widens slightly: Medium hits 326 FPS and High sits at 282 FPS, a 44 FPS delta. At 1080p, the difference is 64 FPS (484 vs 420). This increasing gap at lower resolutions implies that the CPU becomes more relevant as the GPU has less work to do per frame, but the Ryzen 5 7400F holds up admirably—there is no sign of a hard CPU bottleneck even at 1080p High.

The 4K Ultra setting produces an average of 130 FPS, which is the lowest measured result in the entire dataset. This represents a 35% drop from 4K High's 161 FPS, showing that the Ultra preset's additional effects carry a substantial cost at high pixel counts. The data suggests that while the GPU is the limiting factor at 4K Ultra, the combo still delivers a highly playable experience.

How This Combo Ranks

In To The Core, this specific CPU-GPU combination achieves a rank of 180 out of 2991 tested combos, placing it in the top 6% of all pairings tested. This is a strong showing, though not the absolute top tier, which suggests that other combinations with more powerful CPUs or GPUs can edge out higher frame rates in this title.

The RTX 5080 itself holds the 87th percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 56083. Its nearest rivals in the GPU benchmark database are the AMD Radeon 8060S (avg score 55757, 0.6% slower), the AMD Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB (avg score 55698, 0.7% slower), and the AMD Radeon Pro W5700X (avg score 54828, 2.3% slower). The RTX 5080 sits 2.2% above the AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE (avg score 57367, -2.2% delta). These close margins indicate that the RTX 5080 is competitively positioned against its nearest rivals, though the actual in-game ranking depends on how the game engine utilizes the GPU.

The Ryzen 5 7400F holds the 83rd percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 32750. Its nearest rivals include the Intel Core i5-14600T (avg score 32707, 0.1% slower), the Intel Core Ultra 7 155H (avg score 32697, 0.2% slower), and the AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 (avg score 32662, 0.3% slower). The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H is 0.2% faster (avg score 32812). This CPU is essentially neck-and-neck with its closest competitors in general benchmarks, which means the 180th place ranking in To The Core is likely driven more by the GPU's raw throughput than by CPU differentiation.

Given that the combo ranks 180th out of 2991, it sits comfortably in the upper echelon. The data indicates that the RTX 5080's strong percentile (87) combined with the Ryzen 5 7400F's solid percentile (83) results in a pairing that outperforms the vast majority of tested systems in this game, even though neither component is the absolute fastest in its class.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data provides clear guidance on which preset offers the best balance between visual quality and performance. The Ultra preset is the most demanding, yielding 130 FPS at 4K, 227 FPS at 1440p, and 338 FPS at 1080p. These are all perfectly playable numbers, but the step down to High offers a significant performance boost: 161 FPS at 4K, 282 FPS at 1440p, and 420 FPS at 1080p.

For 4K displays, High settings are the optimal choice. The jump from 130 FPS (Ultra) to 161 FPS (High) is a 24% improvement, and the visual difference between these presets is often minimal in an Idle game. This keeps the experience smooth while preserving most of the graphical fidelity. Medium at 4K provides 186 FPS, which could be worth considering for those with 120Hz displays who want headroom, but High is the better balance.

At 1440p, High settings at 282 FPS are more than sufficient for any high-refresh-rate monitor on the market. The Ultra preset at 227 FPS still exceeds 144Hz displays, so users with such screens can safely enable Ultra for maximum quality. However, if the goal is to push beyond 240Hz, Medium at 326 FPS or Low at 385 FPS are available options.

For 1080p, the situation is reversed—the CPU becomes more important, and the data shows the Ryzen 5 7400F keeps pace. Ultra at 338 FPS is excellent, but High at 420 FPS offers a substantial increase. Given that the difference between High and Ultra in visual terms is often subtle, High is the recommended preset for 1080p gaming, as it provides a 24% FPS boost over Ultra while still delivering a rich visual experience.

The Medium preset is a fallback for those who prioritize maximum frame rates above all else. The measured minimum FPS on Medium at 1080p is 411, at 1440p it is 277, and at 4K it is 158. These minimums are all well above playable thresholds, so Medium is a safe choice for competitive or high-refresh scenarios.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1080p, the full range of settings produces the following average FPS: Low hits 564, Medium reaches 484, High achieves 420, and Ultra delivers 338. The Medium preset has a recorded minimum of 411 and maximum of 556, indicating some variance but no concerning dips. The gap between Low and Medium is 80 FPS, while the gap between Medium and High is 64 FPS, and finally High to Ultra is 82 FPS. This shows that each step up in quality has a similar cost at 1080p.

Moving to 1440p, the averages are: Low at 385, Medium at 326, High at 282, and Ultra at 227. The Medium preset's minimum is 277 and maximum is 374. The scaling from 1080p to 1440p is roughly 0.68x for Low (385/564), 0.67x for Medium (326/484), 0.67x for High (282/420), and 0.67x for Ultra (227/338). This consistent ~33% reduction in FPS when moving from 1080p to 1440p indicates that the performance scaling is primarily resolution-driven, with the GPU handling the increased pixel load predictably.

At 4K, the averages are: Low at 220, Medium at 186, High at 161, and Ultra at 130. The Medium preset's minimum at 4K is 158 and maximum is 214. The scaling from 1440p to 4K is approximately 0.57x for Low (220/385), 0.57x for Medium (186/326), 0.57x for High (161/282), and 0.57x for Ultra (130/227). This further confirms that the GPU is the dominant factor in frame rate scaling, as the ratio remains remarkably consistent across all settings.

The highest recorded average FPS in the entire dataset is 564 at 1080p Low, while the lowest is 130 at 4K Ultra. The spread between these extremes is 434 FPS, which illustrates the wide performance envelope this combo offers depending on the resolution and quality settings chosen.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 is built on the Blackwell 2.0 architecture with the GB203 chip, manufactured on a 5 nm process at TSMC. It features 16 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 256-bit bus, providing a memory bandwidth of 960.0 GB/s. The GPU's base clock is 2295 MHz with a boost clock of 2617 MHz, and memory runs at 1875 MHz (30 Gbps effective).

The RTX 5080's memory configuration is particularly relevant for To The Core. With 16 GB of VRAM, the card has ample capacity for this Idle game, which is unlikely to exceed 8 GB even at 4K Ultra. The high memory bandwidth of 960.0 GB/s ensures that texture streaming and any large data transfers are handled without bottlenecking the GPU's compute units. The shading units number 10752, with 336 TMUs and 112 ROPs, providing a pixel rate of 293.1 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 879.3 GTexel/s. The FP32 performance is 56.28 TFLOPS, which is more than sufficient for the demands of this title.

In the benchmark database, the RTX 5080's Passmark G3D score is 36565, and its 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score is 8637. The GPU's percentile versus all GPUs is 87, meaning it outperforms 87% of all GPUs tested. The nearest rival data shows the AMD Radeon 8060S is 0.6% slower, the AMD Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB is 0.7% slower, and the AMD Radeon Pro W5700X is 2.3% slower, while the AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE is 2.2% faster.

The measured FPS in To The Core aligns with the GPU's strong benchmark standing. The RTX 5080 delivers 161 FPS at 4K High, which is far beyond what most games require, indicating that the GPU is not the limiting factor at any resolution below 4K Ultra. The GPU's role is clearly to provide headroom, and the data shows it does so generously.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 7400F is a 6-core, 12-thread processor from the 7000 series, built on the Zen 4 architecture with the Raphael codename. It operates on a 5 nm process at TSMC, with a base clock of 3.70 GHz and a boost clock of 4.70 GHz. The CPU has a TDP of 65 W, making it a power-efficient choice for gaming. It supports DDR5 memory in a dual-channel configuration, offering a memory bandwidth of 83.2 GB/s, and uses the AMD Socket AM5.

The CPU's cache hierarchy includes 64 KB of L1 per core, 1 MB of L2 per core, and 32 MB of shared L3 cache. This amounts to a total of 6 MB of L2 and 32 MB of L3, which is adequate for To The Core's typical workload patterns. The CPU's benchmark scores are solid: Cinebench R23 multicore reaches 21765 and single-core reaches 3072, while Passmark's multithread score is 25645 and single-thread is 3689. The Passmark data compression score is 289999, and integer math is 74745, indicating strong general compute capabilities.

In the context of To The Core, the CPU's role is to feed the GPU with enough data to keep it busy. At 1080p Low, the system achieves 564 FPS, which is a high bar for any CPU to sustain. The Ryzen 5 7400F manages this without showing signs of bottlenecking, as the FPS scales consistently with resolution changes. The CPU's 6 cores and 12 threads are more than sufficient for an Idle game, which typically doesn't scale well beyond a few threads.

The CPU's percentile versus all CPUs is 83, placing it ahead of 83% of all CPUs tested. Its nearest rival, the Intel Core i5-14600T, is only 0.1% slower, indicating that the Ryzen 5 7400F is competitively positioned in the mid-range segment. The measured FPS data in To The Core confirms that the CPU is not a limiting factor, as the frame rates at every resolution and settings combination are limited by the GPU's rendering capabilities rather than CPU processing power. The fact that the combo ranks 180th out of 2991 suggests that the CPU's performance is well-matched to the RTX 5080, providing a balanced platform for this game.