Undisputed

The Intel Core i5-10400F paired with the AMD Radeon RX 7700 delivers a highly capable 1440p and 1080p experience in Undisputed, with the data showing a clear performance hierarchy across settings. This combination ranks in the 1284th position out of 2813 tested combos, placing it in the upper-middle tier of all systems evaluated for this title. The benchmark results indicate that the RX 7700's 16 GB of VRAM and RDNA 3.0 architecture provide ample headroom for the game's demands, while the i5-10400F's six cores and twelve threads keep pace without becoming a bottleneck at most settings.

FAQ

*Q: What is the best resolution for this combo in Undisputed?*

A: The data shows 2560x1440 as the sweet spot. At High settings, the combo delivers 124 avg FPS, which is well above the 78 avg FPS seen at 3840x2160. The 1440p resolution maintains high frame rates while offering a significant visual upgrade over 1080p.

Q: How does the RX 7700's VRAM affect gameplay at 4K?

A: With 16 GB of GDDR6 memory and a 256-bit bus providing 624.1 GB/s bandwidth, the card has sufficient memory for 3840x2160. However, the measured data shows a steep drop at Ultra settings (50 avg FPS) compared to High (78 avg FPS), indicating that raw compute limits, rather than VRAM capacity, are the primary constraint at 4K Ultra.

Q: Is the i5-10400F a bottleneck for this GPU?

A: At lower resolutions and settings, the CPU's single-thread performance becomes more relevant. The i5-10400F's single-thread score of 688 in 3dmark and 1451 in Cinebench R23 suggests it can feed the GPU adequately at 1080p, where the combo still achieves 288 FPS at Low settings, but the frame rate scaling from Low to Ultra (288 to 110) shows the GPU is the limiting factor at higher presets.

Q: What is the jump from Medium to High settings at 1440p?

A: The data shows a drop from 150 avg FPS at Medium to 124 avg FPS at High, a decrease of 26 FPS. This is a moderate cost for the visual improvement, as both settings remain well above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay.

Q: How does this combo compare to CPUs near its benchmark score?

A: The i5-10400F's average benchmark score of 14185 is nearly identical to the AMD EPYC 7552, which scores 14115 (0.5% lower). It sits 0.2% above the Intel Xeon 6756E (14163) and 0.3% below the Intel Core 7 160UL (14232), indicating the CPU's performance is right in line with its expected tier.

Q: Should I use Low settings at 4K for competitive play?

A: With 132 avg FPS at 3840x2160 Low, this is a viable option for high-refresh 4K monitors. The jump to Medium (95 FPS) costs 37 FPS, so Low is preferable if frame rate consistency is the priority over visual fidelity.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data reveals a clear pattern: Medium settings provide the best balance of performance and visual quality across all resolutions. At 1920x1080, Medium delivers 207 avg FPS with a minimum of 176, ensuring no dips below 144 Hz for most high-refresh displays. The step to High costs 36 FPS (down to 171), which is still smooth but less forgiving on 165 Hz panels. At 2560x1440, Medium produces 150 avg FPS (min 127), while High drops to 124 — both are excellent, but Medium offers more headroom. The 3840x2160 resolution shows a similar trend: Medium hits 95 avg FPS (min 80), whereas High falls to 78, making Medium the only 4K preset that consistently stays above 60 FPS with some margin.

For competitive play where frame rate is king, Low settings at 1440p (208 FPS) or 1080p (288 FPS) are the clear choices. These presets eliminate any risk of frame drops below 144 FPS and take full advantage of high-refresh monitors. However, the difference between Low and Medium is substantial — 58 FPS at 1080p and 58 FPS at 1440p — so Medium is recommended for most players who want a balance of responsiveness and graphics quality. Ultra settings are only viable at 1080p (110 FPS), and even then, the 97 FPS drop from Medium makes it a poor trade-off for the visual gains. The 4K Ultra result of 50 FPS is below the 60 FPS playability threshold and should be avoided.

How This Combo Ranks

The Intel Core i5-10400F + AMD Radeon RX 7700 combination ranks 1284 out of 2813 tested combos for Undisputed, placing it in the 54th percentile of all systems evaluated. This is a solid mid-pack result, reflecting the balanced nature of this pairing. The GPU's benchmark percentile of 58% (vs all GPUs) is slightly higher than the combo's overall rank, suggesting the CPU is holding back the system slightly in this title. Conversely, the CPU's 68th percentile (vs all CPUs) is higher than the combo rank, indicating that the GPU is the performance limiter in most scenarios.

The RX 7700's nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks include the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, which scores 16129 (1.7% higher), and the AMD Radeon RX 9060 at 16014 (1% higher). The RX 7700's Passmark G3D score of 20974 places it just above the Radeon Pro W5500 (15679, 1.1% lower) and below the R9 370X (15862, 0.1% lower). This positioning suggests the card trades blows with last-generation mid-range offerings, but its 16 GB VRAM gives it an advantage in memory-heavy titles like Undisputed where 4K textures can consume significant memory. The combo's rank of 1284 is respectable for a 10th-gen Intel CPU paired with a current-gen mid-range GPU, and the data shows it outperforms roughly 54% of all tested configurations.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers exceptional performance across all settings. Low settings yield 288 avg FPS, Medium produces 207 (min 176, max 238), High reaches 171, and Ultra drops to 110. The scaling from Low to Ultra is dramatic — a 178 FPS difference — indicating that the GPU is heavily utilized at this resolution. The minimum frame rate at Medium (176 FPS) shows the system can maintain high refresh rates even during intense scenes.

Moving to 2560x1440, the results remain strong but show the expected performance cost. Low settings achieve 208 avg FPS, Medium produces 150 (min 127, max 172), High hits 124, and Ultra drops to 80. The reduction from 1080p to 1440p costs roughly 27% of performance at Medium (207 to 150), which is a reasonable penalty for the resolution upgrade. The minimum at Medium (127 FPS) ensures the system stays above 120 FPS, making this an excellent 1440p high-refresh setup.

At 3840x2160, the performance drops become more pronounced. Low settings still produce a playable 132 avg FPS, Medium delivers 95 (min 80, max 109), High falls to 78, and Ultra plummets to 50. The gap between Medium and High at 4K is 17 FPS, while High to Ultra costs 28 FPS — a steep curve that reflects the GPU's compute limits at this resolution. The 4K Low result (132 FPS) is notable, as it shows the RX 7700 can handle 4K gaming at competitive frame rates if visual settings are reduced.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 7700 is built on the Navi 32 chip using TSMC's 5 nm process, with 28,100 million transistors on a 346 mm² die. Its RDNA 3.0 architecture provides 2560 shading units, 160 TMUs, and 96 ROPs, with 40 ray tracing cores. The GPU's boost clock of 2459 MHz and game clock of 2041 MHz are supported by 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, delivering 624.1 GB/s of bandwidth. This memory configuration is generous for Undisputed, as the game's texture-heavy environments and character models benefit from the large frame buffer, particularly at 4K where the data shows playable performance at Medium settings (95 FPS).

The GPU's compute capabilities are reflected in its 25.18 TFLOPS FP32 performance and 236.1 GPixel/s pixel rate. These specs translate to the measured FPS results: at 1440p Medium, the card maintains 150 FPS, and at 1080p Low it reaches 288 FPS. The RX 7700's Passmark G3D score of 20974 and 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 2865 indicate strong rasterization performance, though the card's ray tracing performance (40 RT cores) is not heavily utilized in this sports title. The GPU's 200 W TDP and dual-slot design with 2x 8-pin connectors make it a power-hungry but manageable addition to a system, with a suggested 550 W PSU.

The RX 7700's performance relative to its benchmark rivals — 1.7% below the RTX 3060 Ti and 1% below the RX 9060 — shows it competes well with other mid-range options. However, in Undisputed, the 16 GB VRAM is a distinct advantage, as the game's 4K Ultra preset demands more memory than the 8 GB cards in this class can comfortable provide, potentially causing stuttering or texture pop-in on lower-VRAM competitors.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-10400F is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Comet Lake architecture, manufactured on Intel's 14 nm process. With a base clock of 2.90 GHz and a boost clock of 4.30 GHz, it offers a single-thread 3dmark score of 688 and a multi-thread score of 4748. Its Cinebench R23 results show 1451 single-core and 10283 multi-core, which places it in the 68th percentile of all CPUs. The processor's 12 MB of shared L3 cache and dual-channel DDR4 memory support with 42.7 GB/s bandwidth provide adequate data throughput for gaming workloads.

In Undisputed, the CPU's role becomes more apparent at lower resolutions and settings. At 1080p Low, the combo achieves 288 FPS, and at 1440p Low it hits 208 FPS — these high frame rates require the CPU to feed the GPU quickly, and the i5-10400F's boost clock of 4.30 GHz handles this task effectively. The processor's 3dmark 2-thread score of 1350 and 4-thread score of 2560 show strong scaling for lightly-threaded workloads, which is typical for sports games that rely on a few main threads.

The i5-10400F's average benchmark score of 14185 is nearly identical to its nearest rivals, including the Intel Xeon 6756E (14163, 0.2% lower) and AMD EPYC 7552 (14115, 0.5% lower). This indicates the CPU performs exactly as expected for its position in the market. However, the combo rank of 1284 (out of 2813) is lower than the CPU's individual percentile, suggesting that while the processor is capable, the RX 7700's performance ceiling limits the overall system in this title. At 4K Ultra, where the GPU is clearly the bottleneck (50 FPS), the CPU's 12 threads are more than sufficient, and its 65 W TDP ensures it doesn't contribute excessive heat to the system.