Undisputed

The Intel Core i5-10400F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER delivers a highly capable 1080p and 1440p experience in Undisputed, but the data reveals a clear shift in system bottleneck as resolution and settings scale. At 1080p with Low settings, the combo produces an average of 232 FPS, a figure that drops by 40.8% to 137.2 FPS at High settings, indicating a significant load increase on the graphics pipeline. Moving to 4K, the average frame rate at High settings falls to 60.5 FPS, a 55.9% reduction from the 1440p High result of 97.4 FPS. This steep decline at higher resolutions demonstrates that the RTX 2060 SUPER becomes the primary limiting factor, while the processor's 6 cores and 12 threads are sufficient to feed the GPU at lower resolutions where frame rates exceed 200 FPS.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data shows a predictable yet pronounced scaling pattern across the three tested resolutions. At 1080p, the system is heavily GPU-bound at higher settings, but the CPU still plays a role in maintaining high frame rates. The jump from 1080p Low (232 FPS) to 1440p Low (167.7 FPS) represents a 27.7% performance drop, which is less severe than the 38.2% drop observed when moving from 1440p Low to 4K Low (103.6 FPS). This indicates that the GPU's compute and memory bandwidth—448.0 GB/s on a 256-bit bus—are being saturated as pixel count increases.

At Ultra settings, the scaling is even more dramatic. The average frame rate at 1080p Ultra is 86.1 FPS, which drops to 62 FPS at 1440p Ultra (a 28.0% decrease) and then to 39.7 FPS at 4K Ultra (a 36.0% decrease from 1440p). The difference between 1080p High and 4K High is 76.7 FPS, or a 55.9% reduction. This suggests that while the RTX 2060 SUPER with its 8 GB of GDDR6 memory can handle 1080p and 1440p comfortably, the 4K Ultra preset pushes the GPU's 7.181 TFLOPS of FP32 performance and 64 ROPs to their limits, resulting in sub-60 FPS averages that would compromise competitive play.

Interestingly, the gap between Low and Ultra settings widens with resolution. At 1080p, the difference is 145.9 FPS (232 vs. 86.1), while at 4K, the gap narrows to 63.9 FPS (103.6 vs. 39.7). This pattern indicates that at lower resolutions, the CPU's boost clock of 4.30 GHz can drive higher frame rates, but the GPU's rendering overhead per frame becomes the dominant cost at 4K, regardless of the quality preset.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-10400F is a 6-core, 12-thread processor from the Comet Lake architecture, built on Intel's 14 nm process. Its base clock of 2.90 GHz and boost clock of 4.30 GHz provide a solid foundation for gaming workloads. In synthetic benchmarks, the CPU achieves a multi-threaded score of 10,297 in Cinebench R23 and a single-thread score of 1,453, placing it in the 73rd percentile among all CPUs. Its nearest rivals include the AMD EPYC 7552 (0.4% higher average score) and the Intel Core i5-8500 (1.1% lower), showing that the 10400F sits in a competitive mid-range segment.

In Undisputed, the CPU's role is most apparent at 1080p Low, where the 232 FPS average suggests the processor is not the bottleneck. The 12 MB of shared L3 cache and 42.7 GB/s of dual-channel DDR4 memory bandwidth are sufficient to keep the GPU fed with draw calls and physics data. However, the data shows that at 1440p and 4K, the frame rate differences between settings are larger than what a CPU-limited scenario would produce. The 3DMark 16-thread score of 4,748 and the Passmark multi-thread score of 12,115 indicate that the CPU has ample headroom for this sports title, which likely does not utilize more than 6 cores efficiently.

The CPU's percentile ranking of 73rd versus all CPUs means it outperforms a majority of processors in general benchmarks. Yet, the game's measured FPS at 4K Ultra (39.7 FPS) is far below the CPU's theoretical capability, confirming that the RTX 2060 SUPER is the limiting component at higher resolutions. The processor's lack of integrated graphics and PCIe Gen 3 interface (16 lanes) does not appear to hinder performance in this title, as the GPU's PCIe 3.0 x16 bus matches the CPU's lane configuration.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER is a Turing-architecture GPU with 2,176 shading units, 136 TMUs, and 64 ROPs. Its base clock of 1470 MHz and boost clock of 1650 MHz, combined with 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, deliver a memory bandwidth of 448.0 GB/s. The GPU's 34 RT cores and 272 tensor cores are present but likely underutilized in Undisputed, which is a sports title without ray tracing or DLSS support. The 12 nm process node from TSMC and 10,800 million transistors on a 445 mm² die give the GPU a transistor density of 24.3M per mm².

The GPU's benchmark results show a Passmark G3D score of 16,462 and a Geekbench OpenCL score of 87,670, placing it in the 63rd percentile among all GPUs. Its nearest rivals include the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (0.5% higher average score) and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN (0.3% lower), indicating that the 2060 SUPER performs nearly identically to its immediate successor in synthetic tests. The FP32 performance of 7.181 TFLOPS and a texture rate of 224.4 GTexel/s are adequate for 1080p and 1440p gaming, but the 4K Ultra result of 39.7 FPS shows that the pixel rate of 105.6 GPixel/s is insufficient for extreme resolutions.

The GPU's memory configuration is a key factor. With 8 GB of VRAM, the card can handle 4K textures, but the 448.0 GB/s bandwidth becomes a bottleneck when moving from 1440p to 4K. The measured FPS at 4K High (60.5 FPS) and 4K Medium (78.8 FPS) suggest that the GPU can maintain playable frame rates at lower settings, but the 4K Ultra preset (39.7 FPS) reveals that the shading units and ROPs are overwhelmed. The GPU's TDP of 175 W and dual-slot design are consistent with its performance class, and the 1x 8-pin power connector suffices for the 450 W suggested PSU.

How This Combo Ranks

In the database of tested combos for Undisputed, this configuration ranks 1,176th out of 1,580 possible combinations, placing it in the 74.4th percentile of all tested systems. This ranking is lower than what the individual component percentiles might suggest, indicating that the pairing is not optimal for this specific title. The CPU's 73rd percentile and GPU's 63rd percentile would imply a stronger overall position, but the game's engine appears to favor combinations with more balanced or higher-end GPUs.

The rank of 1,176 out of 1,580 means that 404 tested combos perform worse, while 1,175 perform better. This places the system in the lower half of the upper-middle tier, suggesting that while it can play Undisputed at playable frame rates, it is not among the top performers. The measured FPS data at 1080p High (137.2 FPS) and 1440p High (97.4 FPS) are respectable, but the 4K Ultra result (39.7 FPS) drags down the overall ranking, as many combos with more powerful GPUs achieve higher 4K scores.

The combo's performance relative to its component scores suggests a slight imbalance. The CPU's Cinebench R20 multi-core score of 4,324 and the GPU's 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 2,011 indicate that the GPU is roughly 46.5% weaker than the CPU in raw compute terms, but the game's resolution scaling shows that the GPU is the limiting factor at 4K. This rank is a useful indicator for users seeking a 1080p or 1440p experience, as the system's 1080p Ultra score of 86.1 FPS is above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system delivers its highest frame rates. Low settings produce an average of 232 FPS, which drops to 163.6 FPS at Medium settings (a 29.5% reduction), 137.2 FPS at High (a 16.1% reduction from Medium), and 86.1 FPS at Ultra (a 37.2% reduction from High). These numbers show that the RTX 2060 SUPER can easily handle 1080p, with even the Ultra preset exceeding 60 FPS.

At 2560x1440, the performance remains strong but shows more variation. Low settings average 167.7 FPS, Medium 116.9 FPS, High 97.4 FPS, and Ultra 62 FPS. The drop from Low to Ultra is 105.7 FPS, or a 63.0% reduction. The 1440p Ultra result of 62 FPS is just above the 60 FPS target, indicating that users must choose between high quality and high refresh rates.

At 3840x2160, the GPU's limitations become evident. Low settings average 103.6 FPS, Medium 78.8 FPS, High 60.5 FPS, and Ultra 39.7 FPS. The 4K Ultra result is the only sub-60 FPS figure in the entire dataset, and it is 47.1 FPS below the 1440p Ultra result. The 4K High result of 60.5 FPS is borderline playable, but the 4K Low result of 103.6 FPS shows that the GPU can still deliver high frame rates if settings are reduced.

The data across all resolutions and settings shows a consistent pattern: the RTX 2060 SUPER is the primary bottleneck at 4K, while the i5-10400F provides sufficient headroom at 1080p and 1440p. The system's rank of 1,176 out of 1,580 reflects this mixed capability, with strong performance at lower resolutions but diminishing returns at 4K Ultra.