To The Core

FAQ

Q: What is the comboRankInGame for this Ryzen 5 9600X + RTX 4060 pairing in To The Core?

A: The combination ranks 1010 out of 1756 tested combos, placing it in the lower-middle portion of the database for this title.

Q: How does the Ryzen 5 9600X compare to its nearest CPU rivals in average benchmark score?

A: The Ryzen 5 9600X scores 28246 on average. It sits 0.3% ahead of the Intel Core i5-13490F (28173) and the AMD Ryzen 5 230 (28164), while trailing the AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS (28369) by 0.4% and the Intel Core i5-14500T (28377) by 0.5%.

Q: What is the RTX 4060's position relative to its nearest GPU rivals?

A: The RTX 4060 averages 23181 in benchmarks. It is 0.6% behind the AMD Radeon RX 6600M (23321), 0.7% behind the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti (23338), 0.7% ahead of the Intel Arc B580 (23021), and 0.8% ahead of the AMD Radeon 760M (22999).

Q: What is the peak average FPS recorded for this combo at 1080p?

A: At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the combo achieves 313.3 FPS average, the highest figure across all measured configurations.

Q: Does the combo maintain playable frame rates at 4K Ultra?

A: At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the average FPS drops to 72.1, which remains above the 60 FPS threshold but represents the lowest measured result.

Q: What is the FPS difference between Low and Ultra at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, Low settings yield 212.8 FPS average while Ultra yields 123.6 FPS, a difference of 89.2 FPS (roughly 72% higher on Low).

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 brings 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, delivering 272.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The GPU's boost clock sits at 2460 MHz, with a base clock of 1830 MHz. Its 3072 shading units and 48 ROPs handle the rendering workload in To The Core, an idle genre title that nevertheless shows measurable scaling across settings.

The 8 GB VRAM capacity proves sufficient for this game’s demands. Even at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the measured average FPS of 72.1 indicates the frame buffer is not exhausted. The memory clock runs at 2125 MHz (17 Gbps effective), which supports the bandwidth needed for 4K texture streaming without causing a bottleneck.

The GPU's 24 RT cores and 96 tensor cores are present but less relevant for an idle game, which typically does not leverage ray tracing or DLSS heavily. The FP32 throughput of 15.11 TFLOPS provides the raw compute headroom observed in the benchmark results. The 115 W TDP and 300 W suggested PSU rating indicate this is a power-efficient part, though those figures do not directly translate to game performance metrics.

What the data shows is a GPU that scales predictably with resolution. At 1080p, the RTX 4060 produces frame rates well above 180 FPS even at Ultra. The gap between Low and Ultra at 1080p is 128.1 FPS (313.3 vs 185.2), which narrows to 49.4 FPS at 4K (121.5 vs 72.1). This compression at higher resolutions suggests the GPU becomes more constrained as pixel count rises, though it never falls below playable thresholds.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS rows reveal a clear hierarchy across the four settings presets. At 1920x1080, Low delivers 313.3 FPS, Medium 263.1 FPS, High 230.1 FPS, and Ultra 185.2 FPS. The step from High to Ultra costs 44.9 FPS, while the step from Low to Medium costs 50.2 FPS. This suggests diminishing returns at the top end.

For 2560x1440, the pattern holds: Low yields 212.8 FPS, Medium 178.9 FPS, High 151.4 FPS, and Ultra 123.6 FPS. The drop from High to Ultra is 27.8 FPS, a smaller absolute penalty than at 1080p. At 3840x2160, Low produces 121.5 FPS, Medium 99.8 FPS, High 89 FPS, and Ultra 72.1 FPS.

The best experience per the measured data depends on the display's refresh rate. For 1080p displays capped at 240 Hz, High settings (230.1 FPS) nearly saturate the refresh while preserving visual quality over Medium. For 1440p at 144 Hz, High (151.4 FPS) exceeds the refresh threshold comfortably. For 4K at 60 Hz, Ultra (72.1 FPS) remains above the threshold, making it viable if visual fidelity is prioritized.

The data indicates that High settings offer the most balanced trade-off across resolutions. It consistently sits between the extremes, losing roughly 26-27% FPS compared to Low while gaining substantial visual quality. At 4K, High's 89 FPS average leaves headroom above 60 FPS, whereas Ultra's 72.1 FPS is closer to the minimum acceptable threshold.

How This Combo Ranks

The comboRankInGame of 1010 out of 1756 places this pairing in the 57th percentile of all tested combinations for To The Core. This is a mid-pack result, reflecting the balanced nature of the components. The Ryzen 5 9600X holds an 85th percentile ranking among all CPUs, while the RTX 4060 sits at the 66th percentile among all GPUs.

The CPU's strong multi-threaded performance — evidenced by a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 25525 and a Passmark multithread score of 30027 — suggests it is not the limiting factor in most scenarios. The GPU, with its Passmark G3D score of 19545, provides adequate but not exceptional rasterization performance. In an idle game like To The Core, the workload is likely light enough that the GPU's mid-range standing becomes the primary constraint at higher resolutions.

Relative to its nearest rivals, the CPU's 0.3% edge over the Intel Core i5-13490F and 0.5% deficit to the Intel Core i5-14500T indicate that processor choice within this tier has minimal impact on overall system rankings. The GPU's position near the AMD Radeon RX 6600M and Intel Arc B580 further confirms that this combo sits in a competitive but not dominant segment.

The ranking of 1010 suggests that while this pairing is competent, many other combinations in the database achieve higher frame rates in To The Core. The data does not show any anomalous bottleneck; the results are consistent with the component tier.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS progression from 1080p to 4K reveals how the workload shifts between CPU and GPU. At 1920x1080 Low, the combo produces 313.3 FPS. Moving to 2560x1440 Low drops this to 212.8 FPS, a 32.1% reduction. At 3840x2160 Low, the average falls to 121.5 FPS, a 61.2% reduction from 1080p.

For Ultra settings, the scaling is steeper in percentage terms: 185.2 FPS at 1080p drops to 123.6 FPS at 1440p (33.3% reduction) and further to 72.1 FPS at 4K (61.1% reduction from 1080p). The consistency of these percentage drops across settings suggests a uniform scaling behavior.

The pixel count from 1080p to 4K increases by a factor of 4, yet the FPS does not quarter. This indicates that the system is not purely GPU-limited at lower resolutions. At 1080p, the CPU's single-thread performance — a Passmark single-thread score of 4570 and a 3DMark single-thread score of 1253 — likely caps frame rates. As resolution increases, the GPU becomes more dominant, evidenced by the converging FPS values across settings at 4K.

The gap between Low and Ultra at 1080p is 128.1 FPS, which narrows to 49.4 FPS at 4K. This compression demonstrates that at higher resolutions, the GPU's pixel throughput becomes the binding constraint, reducing the impact of settings changes. Conversely, at 1080p, the CPU can feed frames faster than the GPU can render them at lower settings, but the settings overhead still shows GPU involvement.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the full settings sweep shows: Low 313.3 FPS, Medium 263.1 FPS, High 230.1 FPS, Ultra 185.2 FPS. The stepwise degradation from Low to Medium is 50.2 FPS, from Medium to High is 33 FPS, and from High to Ultra is 44.9 FPS. The largest single-step penalty occurs between Low and Medium, suggesting that Medium introduces significant rendering effects.

At 2560x1440, the values are: Low 212.8 FPS, Medium 178.9 FPS, High 151.4 FPS, Ultra 123.6 FPS. The step penalties are 33.9 FPS (Low to Medium), 27.5 FPS (Medium to High), and 27.8 FPS (High to Ultra). These steps are more uniform than at 1080p, indicating a smoother scaling curve at this resolution.

At 3840x2160, the results are: Low 121.5 FPS, Medium 99.8 FPS, High 89 FPS, Ultra 72.1 FPS. The step penalties are 21.7 FPS (Low to Medium), 10.8 FPS (Medium to High), and 16.9 FPS (High to Ultra). The Medium-to-High step at 4K is notably smaller, suggesting that the High preset's additional effects are less demanding relative to the resolution's pixel load.

Comparing the same settings across resolutions: Low sees a 64.8% drop from 1080p to 4K (313.3 to 121.5). Medium drops 62.1% (263.1 to 99.8). High drops 61.3% (230.1 to 89). Ultra drops 61.1% (185.2 to 72.1). The near-parallel scaling across settings reinforces that resolution scaling is the dominant factor, with settings adding a consistent overhead.

The minimum and maximum FPS values are not provided in the data, so the analysis relies solely on averages. The average FPS figures all remain above 60 FPS, with the lowest being 72.1 at 4K Ultra. This indicates that the combo sustains playable performance across all measured configurations in To The Core.