To The Core

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution for this CPU and GPU combination in To The Core?

A: The data shows 2560x1440 as the strongest balance, with 124 to 210 FPS across presets, while 3840x2160 stays above 71 FPS at all settings and 1920x1080 reaches as high as 313 FPS.

Q: Does the RTX 4060 bottleneck the Ryzen 7 3700X in this game?

A: Benchmark results indicate the CPU can feed the GPU well. At 1080p Low, the combo hits 313 FPS, which is close to the CPU's single-thread ceiling, but at 1440p and 4K the GPU becomes the primary limiter, as shown by the FPS scaling with settings.

Q: How much performance drops when moving from 1080p to 4K at Ultra settings?

A: At Ultra, the average FPS falls from 185 at 1920x1080 to 124 at 2560x1440, then to 71 at 3840x2160. That is a 61.6% reduction from 1080p to 4K.

Q: Which preset gives the highest minimum FPS at 1440p?

A: The Medium preset at 2560x1440 records a minimum of 151 FPS, which is the only preset at that resolution with a recorded minimum. Low and High have no min values, but their averages are 210 and 154 FPS respectively.

Q: Is the RTX 4060's 8 GB VRAM sufficient for this game?

A: Based on the measured FPS, the 8 GB GDDR6 memory with 272.0 GB/s bandwidth is adequate at all tested resolutions and presets. The game does not show a VRAM-related frame drop, as even the highest load (4K Ultra) maintains a 71 FPS average.

Q: How does this combo rank compared to other tested systems?

A: The combination places 2004th out of 3725 tested combos in the database for To The Core, which puts it in the 46th percentile of all recorded systems.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured FPS rows, the Medium preset at 2560x1440 delivers the best experience. It produces an average of 178 FPS with a minimum of 151 and a maximum of 205, which is the only preset at any resolution with a full min-max range recorded. This indicates stable frame pacing.

At 1920x1080, Medium also stands out with 265 average FPS, a 225 minimum, and a 304 maximum, but the jump to High at 1080p (229 FPS) does not offer a proportional visual gain over Medium. The difference between Medium and High at 1440p is 24 FPS (178 vs 154), while the difference between High and Ultra at the same resolution is 30 FPS (154 vs 124). Medium avoids the steep Ultra penalty.

For 4K, Medium at 3840x2160 is the only preset with recorded minimum and maximum values (87 and 117 FPS), and its 102 FPS average is 14 FPS higher than High. Low at 4K reaches 120 FPS, but the visual quality loss is not justified when Medium still holds above 100 FPS.

The data suggests that Medium is the optimal preset across all resolutions because it provides the most complete frame time data and avoids the diminishing returns of High and Ultra. At 1440p, Medium's 151 FPS minimum is well above the typical 60 FPS threshold, and at 1080p it exceeds 225 FPS even in the worst recorded frame.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 uses the AD107 chip on a 5 nm TSMC process with 18,900 million transistors. Its 8 GB GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus delivers 272.0 GB/s of bandwidth, which is sufficient for To The Core's idle-genre rendering demands. The boost clock is rated at 2460 MHz, with a base of 1830 MHz.

The GPU's compute resources include 3072 shading units, 96 texture mapping units, and 48 raster output pipelines. It also carries 24 RT cores and 96 tensor cores, though To The Core does not appear to utilize ray tracing or DLSS based on the FPS data. The FP32 throughput is 15.11 TFLOPS, which aligns with the measured frame rates.

The recorded FPS shows a clear GPU-bound scaling pattern. At 1920x1080, the difference between Low and Ultra is 128 FPS (313 vs 185), indicating that the GPU has headroom at lower settings. At 3840x2160, the same preset gap is 49 FPS (120 vs 71), showing that pixel throughput becomes the limiting factor. The 4K Ultra result of 71 FPS is 61.6% lower than 1080p Ultra, which is consistent with the 4x pixel count increase.

The RTX 4060's 8 GB VRAM does not show capacity limits in this game. The highest memory pressure scenario, 4K Ultra, still maintains a playable 71 FPS average. The 272.0 GB/s bandwidth is also not a bottleneck, as the 4K Medium preset (102 FPS) and 4K High (88 FPS) both scale predictably with settings rather than stalling on memory transfers.

The GPU's power target of 115 W with a suggested 300 W PSU is modest, and the dual-slot cooler with a 240 mm length fits standard ATX cases. The PCIe 4.0 x8 interface does not appear to limit performance, as the FPS data shows no unusual dips at any resolution.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its highest frame rates. Low settings produce 313 FPS average, Medium produces 265 FPS with a 225 minimum and 304 maximum, High produces 229 FPS, and Ultra produces 185 FPS. The step from Low to Medium costs 48 FPS, from Medium to High costs 36 FPS, and from High to Ultra costs 44 FPS. The scaling is nearly linear, suggesting no single bottleneck at this resolution.

At 2560x1440, the averages are 210 FPS on Low, 178 FPS on Medium (151 minimum, 205 maximum), 154 FPS on High, and 124 FPS on Ultra. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is 103 FPS on Low (313 to 210), 87 FPS on Medium (265 to 178), 75 FPS on High (229 to 154), and 61 FPS on Ultra (185 to 124). The percentage reduction grows as settings increase, from 32.9% on Low to 33.0% on Ultra.

At 3840x2160, the averages are 120 FPS on Low, 102 FPS on Medium (87 minimum, 117 maximum), 88 FPS on High, and 71 FPS on Ultra. The 4K results show a compressed range compared to 1080p: the spread from Low to Ultra is 49 FPS at 4K versus 128 FPS at 1080p. This compression indicates that the GPU's fill rate and memory bandwidth become more significant at higher pixel counts.

The only preset with complete min-max data at every resolution is Medium. At 1080p Medium, the range is 225 to 304 FPS, a 79 FPS spread. At 1440p Medium, the range is 151 to 205 FPS, a 54 FPS spread. At 4K Medium, the range is 87 to 117 FPS, a 30 FPS spread. The narrowing range as resolution increases suggests that frame time variance is lower at higher pixel loads, which is typical for GPU-bound scenarios.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 7 3700X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 combination ranks 2004th out of 3725 tested combos in To The Core. This places it in the 46.2nd percentile of all recorded systems, meaning roughly 46% of tested combos perform worse and 54% perform better.

This mid-pack ranking is notable given the CPU's strong synthetic scores. The Ryzen 7 3700X has a percentile of 84 against all CPUs, and its average benchmark score of 34260 is nearly equal to the nearest rival, the AMD Ryzen AI 7 350, which scores 34222 (0.1% lower). However, the GPU's percentile is only 61, and its average benchmark score of 17639 is slightly below the AMD Radeon HD 7790 (17666, 0.2% higher).

The combination's rank in To The Core reflects the game's relatively light GPU demands. The measured FPS are high even at 4K, so the combo's 2004th position is more indicative of the database including many higher-end GPUs rather than a weakness in this specific pairing. The RTX 4060's nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon 780M (17588, 0.3% lower) and AMD Radeon Pro 560 (17551, 0.5% lower), which suggests the GPU is competitive with mid-range integrated and entry-level discrete parts.

The CPU's nearest rivals are all newer or more power-efficient parts: the AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 (34222, 0.1% lower), AMD EPYC 4244P (34220, 0.1% lower), and Intel Core i5-13450HX (34333, 0.2% higher). The Ryzen 7 3700X holds its own despite being from the 3000 series, which supports the observed high frame rates in To The Core.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 3700X is an 8-core, 16-thread processor based on Zen 2 architecture (Matisse codename) on a 7 nm TSMC process. It has a base clock of 3.60 GHz and a boost clock of 4.40 GHz, with a 65 W TDP. The cache hierarchy includes 64 KB L1 per core, 512 KB L2 per core, and 32 MB L3 total.

In To The Core, the CPU's role is to feed the GPU with draw calls and game logic. The 8 cores and 16 threads provide ample parallel throughput for an idle-genre title, which typically has low per-thread demands but can benefit from background simulation threads. The 4.40 GHz boost clock ensures strong single-thread performance for the main game loop.

The CPU's synthetic benchmarks confirm its capability. It scores 2092 in Cinebench R15 multi-core and 204 in single-core, 8899 in Geekbench multi-core and 1593 in single-core. The PassMark suite shows 22458 in multithread and 2656 in single-thread. These scores place the CPU at the 84th percentile of all CPUs, which is high for a 2019 release.

In To The Core specifically, the CPU does not appear to bottleneck the GPU at lower resolutions. At 1080p Low, the combo achieves 313 FPS, which approaches the CPU's single-thread limits. At higher settings and resolutions, the FPS drops are consistent with GPU load increases, not CPU limitations. The 4K Ultra result of 71 FPS is far below any CPU constraint.

The CPU's memory support for DDR4 at 51.2 GB/s dual-channel bandwidth is adequate for this game. The 32 MB L3 cache helps with repeated access patterns common in idle games. The PCIe Gen 4 interface with 24 lanes provides sufficient bandwidth for the RTX 4060's x8 connection.

The Ryzen 7 3700X's nearest rivals in the database, such as the Intel Core i5-13450HX (0.2% higher average score) and Intel Core Ultra 7 165H (0.5% higher), do not show any meaningful advantage in To The Core based on the measured FPS. The CPU's 84th percentile rank and 34260 average benchmark score confirm that it remains a capable processor for this title, even when paired with a newer GPU like the RTX 4060.