Intel Core i5-10400F + GeForce RTX 3080 Bottleneck
1440p16 GB RAMGaming Estimate based on PassMark scores
Good balance
13.7%
bottleneck at 1440p
The processor is the limit. It holds back about 14% of the graphics card's performance at 1440p. Upgrade the CPU first.
Which part is the limit?
Limit: CPU
← CPU is the limitBalancedGPU is the limit →
CPU est. usage in games 99%
GPU est. usage in games 85%
At other resolutions
Things to know
- 10 GB VRAM is enough for 1440p.
- 16 GB RAM won't limit games.
- A higher resolution or heavier graphics settings shift load to the GPU and hide some of the CPU limit.
Spec comparison
Processor
Intel Core i5-10400F
- Cores
- 6
- Base / boost clock
- 2.9 GHz / 4.3 GHz
- Single-thread score
- 2,540
- CPU Mark
- 12,090
- TDP
- 65 W
- Socket
- FCLGA1200
- Category
- Desktop
- Released
- Jun 2020
- Price
- $225
Graphics card
GeForce RTX 3080
- VRAM
- 10 GB
- Core clock
- 1440 MHz
- G3D Mark
- 24,970
- G2D Mark
- 1,062
- TDP
- 320 W
- Bus
- PCIe 4.0 x16
- Category
- Desktop
- Released
- Sep 2020
- Price
- $469
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