Undisputed

# Undisputed with Intel Core i5-10400F + AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX

The pairing of Intel's 10th-generation Core i5-10400F with AMD's Radeon RX 7900 XTX produces a dramatic spread of frame rates across resolutions and presets in Undisputed. The data shows a system capable of extreme performance at lower resolutions, while the frame rate scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals where the bottleneck shifts between the CPU and GPU. This combination ranks 264th out of 1,580 tested combos in this title, placing it comfortably within the top 17% of all configurations measured.

Resolution Scaling

The measured frames per second demonstrate a clear and predictable decline as resolution increases, but the magnitude of that decline varies significantly depending on the quality preset selected. At Low settings, the average frame rate drops from 394.9 FPS at 1920x1080 to 316.7 FPS at 2560x1440, a reduction of approximately 19.8%. Moving from 1440p to 4K at Low settings yields 201.8 FPS, which represents a further drop of 36.3% from the 1440p figure. This steep decline at 4K indicates the GPU is becoming the primary limiting component, as the RX 7900 XTX's compute resources are increasingly taxed by the pixel count.

The Medium preset shows a similar pattern, with 311.1 FPS at 1080p falling to 223.5 FPS at 1440p, a 28.2% reduction, and then to 142.3 FPS at 4K, another 36.3% drop. The High preset follows the same trajectory: 256.1 FPS at 1080p, 188.8 FPS at 1440p, and 116.7 FPS at 4K. The percentage drops from 1080p to 1440p are 26.3% for High and 28.2% for Medium, while the 1440p-to-4K drops are 38.2% and 36.3% respectively.

Ultra settings present the most constrained scaling. At 1080p, the system produces 164.1 FPS, which drops to 122.3 FPS at 1440p (a 25.5% reduction) and then to 79.2 FPS at 4K (a 35.2% reduction from 1440p). The fact that even at 1080p Ultra the frame rate is only 164.1 FPS, compared to 394.9 FPS at 1080p Low, indicates that the graphical settings themselves impose a significant load independent of resolution. The data suggests that at 1080p and 1440p with lower presets, the CPU's six cores and 12 threads can keep pace with the GPU's output, but at 4K the RX 7900 XTX's 61.39 TFLOPS FP32 compute and 960.0 GB/s memory bandwidth become the determining factor.

Settings Recommendations

Examining the measured rows, the most favorable balance between visual quality and frame rate appears at the High preset across all resolutions. At 1080p, High delivers 256.1 FPS, which is 82.0 FPS below Medium's 311.1 FPS but still far above the 164.1 FPS of Ultra. At 1440p, High produces 188.8 FPS compared to 223.5 FPS for Medium and 122.3 FPS for Ultra. At 4K, High achieves 116.7 FPS, while Medium manages 142.3 FPS and Ultra falls to 79.2 FPS.

For players targeting 4K, the Medium preset at 142.3 FPS offers the best experience per the measured data, as it remains well above the 116.7 FPS of High while avoiding the substantial frame rate penalty of Ultra. The jump from Medium to Ultra at 4K costs 63.1 FPS, a 44.3% reduction, which is a steep price for the additional visual fidelity. At 1440p, the High preset at 188.8 FPS provides a strong experience, and the 34.7 FPS difference between High and Medium is relatively modest compared to the 101.2 FPS gap between High and Ultra.

The Low preset, while delivering 394.9 FPS at 1080p and 316.7 FPS at 1440p, sacrifices too much visual quality for the frame rates to be meaningful on standard display hardware. The data shows that the system is capable of exceeding 300 FPS at 1080p Medium, which suggests that players with high-refresh-rate 1080p monitors can comfortably use Medium or High without approaching the GPU's limits. For 4K displays, High at 116.7 FPS is playable, but Medium at 142.3 FPS provides a more comfortable margin.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average frame rate measured for this combination?

A: The highest measured average frame rate is 394.9 FPS, achieved at 1920x1080 with Low settings.

Q: How does the 4K Ultra performance compare to 1080p Ultra?

A: The 4K Ultra average of 79.2 FPS is less than half of the 1080p Ultra average of 164.1 FPS, representing a 51.8% reduction in frame rate.

Q: What is the frame rate difference between High and Ultra at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, the High preset produces 188.8 FPS while Ultra produces 122.3 FPS, a difference of 66.5 FPS in favor of High.

Q: Is the RX 7900 XTX's performance limited by the i5-10400F at lower resolutions?

A: The data suggests CPU influence at lower resolutions, as the frame rates at 1080p Low (394.9 FPS) and Medium (311.1 FPS) show less scaling than would be expected from GPU-bound scenarios, though the GPU's compute resources are still substantial.

Q: Which settings preset delivers the highest frame rate at 4K?

A: The Low preset delivers the highest 4K average at 201.8 FPS, followed by Medium at 142.3 FPS, High at 116.7 FPS, and Ultra at 79.2 FPS.

Q: What is the combination's overall rank among tested configurations?

A: This CPU-GPU combination ranks 264th out of 1,580 tested combos in Undisputed, placing it in the 83rd percentile of all measured configurations.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo rank of 264 out of 1,580 tested combinations places this system in the upper tier of performance for Undisputed. This ranking reflects the synergy between the i5-10400F's 6 cores and 12 threads with the RX 7900 XTX's 24 GB of GDDR6 memory and 6144 shading units. The CPU's 3DMark results show a max-thread score of 4,735 and a single-thread score of 688, while the GPU's PassMark G3D score of 31,238 and 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 6,841 contribute to the overall capability.

The CPU's percentile versus all CPUs is 73, meaning it outperforms 73% of processors in the database, while the GPU's percentile versus all GPUs is 85. This imbalance suggests the GPU is the stronger component in this pairing, which aligns with the resolution scaling data showing the GPU becoming the limiting factor at 4K. The system's ranking of 264th suggests that while it is not among the absolute elite combinations, it outperforms the vast majority of tested setups.

The nearest rival CPUs in terms of average benchmark score include the AMD EPYC 7552 with a delta of 0.4%, the AMD Ryzen 3 7320C at -0.8%, and the Intel Core i5-8500 at -1.1%. These close deltas indicate that the i5-10400F's processing power is competitive with these alternatives. The GPU's nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon Pro 580 at -0.4%, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile at 0.8%, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti at -2%, showing that the RX 7900 XTX sits in a competitive performance band.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-10400F provides 6 cores and 12 threads, with a base clock of 2.90 GHz and a boost clock of 4.30 GHz. This Comet Lake architecture processor, built on Intel's 14 nm process, has a 12 MB shared L3 cache and supports DDR4 memory with dual-channel configuration. The benchmark scores show a single-thread result of 688 in 3DMark and 1,453 in Cinebench R23, while multi-thread scores reach 4,735 in 3DMark max-threads and 10,297 in Cinebench R23.

In Undisputed, the CPU's role is most evident at lower resolutions and presets. At 1080p Low, the system produces 394.9 FPS, which is 93.1 FPS higher than at 1440p Low (316.7 FPS). This difference is largely attributable to reduced GPU load at lower resolutions, allowing the CPU to feed frames faster. However, the fact that 1080p Medium (311.1 FPS) is lower than 1440p Low (316.7 FPS) indicates that the graphical preset has a greater impact on frame rate than resolution alone, suggesting the GPU is still a significant factor even at 1080p.

The CPU's PassMark single-thread score of 2,541 and multithread score of 12,115, along with its Geekbench scores of 1,454 single-core and 5,783 multi-core, provide context for its gaming performance. The processor's 65 W TDP and 42.7 GB/s memory bandwidth are modest figures, but the combination with the RX 7900 XTX's 960.0 GB/s bandwidth and 479.6 GPixel/s pixel rate creates a balanced system for this sports title. The data indicates that while the CPU is not the primary bottleneck at 4K, it contributes to the frame rate ceiling at 1080p and 1440p, where the GPU has more headroom to operate at its full potential.