Undisputed

The Intel Core i5-14400F paired with the AMD Radeon RX 6600 presents a classic 1080p-focused build, but the measured data for Undisputed shows this combination has surprising headroom. The benchmark results indicate a system that scales predictably with resolution, though the GPU becomes the clear limiting factor as pixel count climbs. This analysis breaks down exactly where this combo excels and where it struggles.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drop from 1080p to 4K is steep and consistent, revealing a GPU-bound scenario at higher resolutions. At High settings, the average frame rate falls from 122.7 FPS at 1920x1080 to 88.8 FPS at 2560x1440, a reduction of roughly 28%. Pushing to 3840x2160 High yields just 58 FPS, which is a 53% drop from the 1080p figure. This scaling curve is typical for a card with an 8 GB memory buffer and a 128-bit bus.

The story is similar across all presets. At Low settings, the system produces 212.6 FPS at 1080p, but this collapses to 150 FPS at 1440p and 97.4 FPS at 4K. The 4K Low result is still playable, but the massive gap between 1080p and 4K Low (over 115 FPS) indicates that the RX 6600’s compute throughput, rated at 8.928 TFLOPS, is saturated long before the CPU becomes a concern.

The most telling data point is the Ultra preset. At 1080p Ultra, the combo hits 79.7 FPS, which is fine, but 1440p Ultra drops to 61 FPS, and 4K Ultra falls to 35.2 FPS. That 4K Ultra figure is below the threshold for smooth gameplay. The scaling pattern suggests that while the i5-14400F can feed the GPU at lower resolutions, the Radeon RX 6600’s 224.0 GB/s memory bandwidth and 1792 shading units are the primary bottlenecks once resolution increases. The GPU’s boost clock of 2491 MHz helps at 1080p, but it cannot compensate for the raw pixel throughput required at 4K.

Settings Recommendations

The measured rows make the optimal preset clear: Medium is the sweet spot for this combo. At 1920x1080 Medium, the system delivers 152.1 FPS, which is a 24% improvement over High (122.7 FPS) and nearly double the Ultra figure (79.7 FPS). The jump from Medium to High costs 29.4 FPS, while the jump from High to Ultra costs another 43 FPS. For a sports title like Undisputed, maintaining a high frame rate is more important than marginal visual gains.

At 2560x1440, Medium remains the best choice. The 108.5 FPS average at Medium is comfortably above the 88.8 FPS at High, and it is 47.5 FPS higher than Ultra (61 FPS). The data shows that Medium at 1440p offers a better experience than High at 4K, where the average dips to 58 FPS. For 4K users, Low settings are the only viable option, producing 97.4 FPS, but this comes with a significant visual compromise compared to Medium’s 69.3 FPS at the same resolution.

The takeaway is straightforward: stick with Medium for a balance of visual fidelity and performance. High is acceptable only at 1080p, and Ultra should be avoided entirely unless the user prioritizes graphics over frame rate. The 35.2 FPS at 4K Ultra is a strong argument against enabling maximum settings with this hardware.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 6600 is the dominant component in this pairing, and its specifications directly explain the measured results. The GPU features 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, providing 224.0 GB/s of bandwidth. This is sufficient for 1080p and 1440p gameplay, but the 4K Ultra result of 35.2 FPS suggests the memory subsystem is overwhelmed by high-resolution textures and effects.

The chip’s base clock of 1626 MHz and boost clock of 2491 MHz, with a game clock of 2044 MHz, show that the card can operate at high frequencies when thermal headroom allows. The pixel rate of 159.4 GPixel/s and texture rate of 279.0 GTexel/s are modest figures that align with the observed performance scaling. The GPU’s 28 ray accelerators are not heavily utilized in this title, as the benchmark results show a linear relationship between resolution and frame rate rather than any ray-tracing-specific penalty.

Benchmark results place this GPU at the 69th percentile against all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 25235. Its nearest rival, the AMD Radeon 890M, scores 25246, a negligible 0% delta, while the AMD Radeon RX 6700M is 0.2% ahead. This places the RX 6600 in a competitive mid-range tier. The data shows that the GPU’s 8 GB buffer is the hard limit at 4K, as the drop from Medium (69.3 FPS) to High (58 FPS) is a 16% decrease, but the drop from High to Ultra (35.2 FPS) is a 39% decrease, indicating a cliff effect when memory capacity is exceeded.

How This Combo Ranks

In the database of tested combinations for Undisputed, this pairing ranks 1281 out of 1580 combos. This places it in the bottom 19% of all tested systems, which may seem low, but the context is important. The rank reflects all possible CPU-GPU pairings, including far more expensive configurations. For this specific hardware tier, the performance is respectable, but the ranking shows that many other combos deliver higher frame rates.

The combo rank is influenced heavily by the GPU’s limitations at higher resolutions. While the i5-14400F has an 88th percentile ranking among all CPUs, the RX 6600’s 69th percentile GPU ranking drags the overall combo down. The data indicates that this pairing is not designed for 4K gaming, and the rank reflects that. At 1080p, the combo would likely rank much higher, but the aggregate score across all resolutions pulls it down. The 1281 rank out of 1580 combos is a warning to users that this is a budget-oriented pairing, not a high-end solution.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-14400F is a 10-core, 16-thread processor based on the Raptor Lake architecture, with a base clock of 2.50 GHz and a boost clock of 4.70 GHz. The CPU’s benchmark results show strong multi-threaded performance, with a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 21914 and a single-core score of 3093. This places it in the 88th percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 32508.

In Undisputed, the CPU’s role is secondary to the GPU. The measured FPS at 1080p Low (212.6 FPS) shows that the i5-14400F can feed the RX 6600 far beyond its limits, as the GPU becomes the bottleneck. The CPU’s 20 MB of shared L3 cache and support for DDR4 and DDR5 memory provide ample bandwidth for game logic and physics. The processor’s nearest rivals, the Intel Core i7-12800H and AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645, have average scores of 32513 and 32446, respectively, with a 0% and 0.2% delta. This indicates that the i5-14400F is not a performance outlier but a solid mid-range option.

The lack of integrated graphics is irrelevant here, as the discrete GPU handles all rendering. The CPU’s 65 W TDP and PCIe Gen 5 support (16 lanes) ensure it will not bottleneck the RX 6600, which uses a PCIe 4.0 x8 interface. The data shows that the CPU’s single-thread performance, evidenced by the 311 Cinebench R15 single-core score, is more than adequate for a sports title like Undisputed, which typically relies on a few fast cores rather than many slower ones.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers a wide range of performance depending on settings. Low settings produce an average of 212.6 FPS, which is exceptionally high and indicates a CPU-limited scenario. Medium settings drop to 152.1 FPS, still excellent for competitive play. High settings yield 122.7 FPS, which is smooth, while Ultra brings the average down to 79.7 FPS. The differences are substantial: Medium is 60.5 FPS faster than Low, and High is 29.4 FPS slower than Medium. Ultra is 43 FPS slower than High, showing that the Ultra preset imposes a heavy penalty.

At 2560x1440, the same pattern holds but with lower absolute numbers. Low settings average 150 FPS, which is a 62.6 FPS drop from 1080p. Medium produces 108.5 FPS, a 43.6 FPS drop from 1080p Medium. High averages 88.8 FPS, and Ultra falls to 61 FPS. The 4K results are the most telling: Low averages 97.4 FPS, Medium 69.3 FPS, High 58 FPS, and Ultra 35.2 FPS. The 4K Ultra figure is the only sub-60 FPS result in the entire dataset, confirming that this combo is not suited for 4K max settings.

The data shows a clear hierarchy: 1080p Medium is the best balance, 1440p Medium is acceptable, and 4K is only viable on Low. The GPU’s 8 GB VRAM and 224.0 GB/s bandwidth are the limiting factors, and the CPU’s strong performance cannot overcome these constraints. For users targeting 1080p or 1440p, this combo offers a solid experience. For 4K, the measured results suggest lowering expectations to Low settings to maintain playable frame rates.