Undisputed

The data for Undisputed with the Intel Core i5-14600KF and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 shows a configuration with extreme headroom. The benchmark results indicate that the combination of a high-end 14-core processor and a flagship 24 GB graphics card drives frame rates well beyond display refresh rates at most settings. The primary observation from the measured rows is that performance scales dramatically with resolution and settings, revealing a system that is almost never the bottleneck in this sports title.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drop from 1080p to 4K is substantial, but the pattern reveals a GPU that remains supremely capable. At High settings, the average frame rate falls from 316.4 FPS at 1920x1080 to 229.3 FPS at 2560x1440, and finally to 144.2 FPS at 3840x2160. This represents a performance reduction of approximately 27.5% when moving from 1080p to 1440p, and another 37.1% drop when scaling from 1440p to 4K. The data shows that even at 4K High, the system still produces over 144 FPS on average, indicating that the rendering load is increasing as expected but is far from overwhelming the hardware.

The scaling behavior changes more drastically when examining the Low preset. At 1920x1080 Low, the average FPS reaches 530, which is a remarkable figure. Moving to 2560x1440 Low yields 385.2 FPS, a 27.3% decrease. At 4K Low, the average drops to 244 FPS, which is still exceptionally high. The fact that the 4K Low result is higher than the 1080p High result suggests that the GPU is not the limiting factor even at lower settings; instead, the CPU and its 14 cores are capable of feeding the graphics card at extremely high rates. The scaling from 1080p to 4K at Low settings shows a total reduction of about 54%, which is a larger percentage drop than at High settings, but the absolute numbers remain in the triple digits.

When looking at the Ultra preset, the pattern becomes more pronounced. The average FPS at 1080p Ultra is 200.5, which drops to 148.5 at 1440p and then to 94.7 at 4K. This is the only preset where the 4K result falls below the 100 FPS mark, indicating that the Ultra settings impose a significant rendering cost. The data suggests that the resolution scaling is primarily a GPU workload, but the RTX 4090 with its 24 GB of GDDR6X memory and 1.01 TB/s bandwidth handles the increased pixel count with relative ease until the Ultra preset is applied.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-14600KF is a 14-core processor with 20 threads, based on the Raptor Lake architecture. Its base clock of 3.50 GHz and boost clock of 5.30 GHz are relevant to the game's results, as Undisputed appears to be highly responsive to single-thread performance. The CPU's benchmark scores support this interpretation: the Cinebench R23 single-core score is 4643, and the Geekbench single-core score is 2778. These figures place the processor in the 93rd percentile of all CPUs, showing that it is a top-tier part for gaming workloads.

In the context of the measured FPS, the CPU's role becomes clear at lower resolutions. At 1080p Low, the system produces 530 FPS average, which is a number that few CPUs could sustain. The processor's 24 MB of shared L3 cache and 2 MB per-core L2 cache likely contribute to this high frame rate by reducing memory latency. The data shows that the CPU is not a bottleneck even at these extreme frame rates, as the performance scales consistently with GPU load. The nearest rivals to this CPU, such as the Intel Core i5-14600K with a 0.4% higher average score and the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X with a 0.6% higher score, would likely produce similar results, but the i5-14600KF's 14 cores are sufficient for the game's threading requirements.

The CPU's multi-threaded performance is also strong, as evidenced by the Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 32889 and the Passmark multi-thread score of 38697. While Undisputed may not use all 20 threads, the headroom ensures that background tasks do not interfere with frame pacing. The processor's TDP of 125 W and support for DDR4 and DDR5 memory provide flexibility, but the benchmark results indicate that the CPU is not the limiting component in this configuration.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 is the dominant component in this analysis. With 24 GB of GDDR6X memory, a 384-bit memory bus, and a boost clock of 2520 MHz, the GPU has the resources to handle any resolution. Its benchmark scores are equally impressive: the Passmark G3D score is 38194, and the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score is 9223. These numbers place the GPU in the 91st percentile of all GPUs, confirming its flagship status.

The GPU's role in the measured FPS is most evident when comparing the Low and Ultra presets at the same resolution. At 4K, the difference between Low (244 FPS) and Ultra (94.7 FPS) is 149.3 FPS, which is a 61.2% reduction. This shows that the RTX 4090's 16,384 shading units and 512 texture mapping units are being taxed by the Ultra preset's additional effects. The GPU's pixel rate of 443.5 GPixel/s and texture rate of 1,290.2 GTexel/s are the theoretical limits, but the measured data shows that the card sustains high performance without throttling.

The nearest rivals to the RTX 4090, such as the NVIDIA Tesla T4 with a 0.4% lower average score, are not comparable in gaming scenarios, as the T4 is a data center part. The RTX 4090's 82.58 TFLOPS of FP32 performance is the key metric for rasterization, and the benchmark results indicate that it is more than sufficient for Undisputed. The GPU's 1.01 TB/s memory bandwidth ensures that texture streaming at 4K Ultra does not cause stuttering, as evidenced by the consistent average FPS figures.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured rows, the optimal settings depend on the target refresh rate. For a 60 Hz display, the Ultra preset at 4K is viable, as the average FPS of 94.7 exceeds the refresh rate. However, for high-refresh-rate monitors, the data suggests that the High preset at 4K provides the best experience. The 144.2 FPS average at 4K High is 52.3% higher than the 4K Ultra result, and it is still above the 144 Hz threshold. Moving to 1440p, the High preset delivers 229.3 FPS, which is suitable for 240 Hz displays, while the Medium preset at 277.4 FPS is even better for those with 280 Hz panels.

The Low preset at any resolution produces frame rates that are far beyond what any display can show, with the 1080p Low result of 530 FPS being the highest measured. This makes Low settings only useful for benchmarking or for players with extremely high refresh rate displays. The Medium preset offers a good balance, as it provides a 23.6% improvement over High at 1080p (381 FPS vs. 316.4 FPS) without the visual degradation of Low. For most users, the High preset is the recommended choice, as it offers a significant visual improvement over Medium while maintaining frame rates above 144 FPS at 4K and above 200 FPS at 1440p.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Intel Core i5-14600KF and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 ranks 41st out of 1580 tested combos in Undisputed. This top 2.6% ranking places the configuration among the elite performers in the database. The rank reflects the synergy between the CPU's high single-thread performance and the GPU's massive rendering capabilities. The data shows that this combo outperforms the vast majority of other pairings, with only 40 combinations achieving higher average FPS.

The ranking is particularly notable because the CPU is not the highest-end part in its lineup, yet the combination still achieves a top-tier result. This suggests that the game is more dependent on GPU performance than on CPU core count. The CPU's 93rd percentile ranking and the GPU's 91st percentile ranking combine to produce a system that is well-balanced for this title. The 41st rank out of 1580 combos indicates that there is room for improvement with a higher-end CPU, but the marginal gains would be small given the already high frame rates.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the average FPS ranges from 530 at Low settings to 200.5 at Ultra settings. The Medium preset produces 381 FPS, and the High preset produces 316.4 FPS. These numbers show a clear progression, with each increase in settings reducing performance by a substantial margin. The difference between Low and Ultra at 1080p is 329.5 FPS, which is a 62.2% reduction.

At 2560x1440, the average FPS ranges from 385.2 at Low to 148.5 at Ultra. The Medium preset delivers 277.4 FPS, and the High preset delivers 229.3 FPS. The scaling from 1080p to 1440p at the same settings results in a 27.3% decrease at Low, a 27.2% decrease at Medium, a 27.5% decrease at High, and a 25.9% decrease at Ultra.

At 3840x2160, the average FPS ranges from 244 at Low to 94.7 at Ultra. The Medium preset produces 178.2 FPS, and the High preset produces 144.2 FPS. The scaling from 1440p to 4K results in a 36.6% decrease at Low, a 35.8% decrease at Medium, a 37.1% decrease at High, and a 36.2% decrease at Ultra. These consistent percentages indicate that the GPU's workload scales predictably with resolution, and the system maintains stable performance across all settings.