Intel Core i5-9400F + GeForce RTX 3050 8GB Bottleneck
1440p16 GB RAMGaming Estimate based on PassMark scores
Excellent balance
9.2%
bottleneck at 1440p
The graphics card is the limit, which is what you want in games. The processor has a little headroom left.
Which part is the limit?
Limit: GPU
← CPU is the limitBalancedGPU is the limit →
CPU est. usage in games 63%
GPU est. usage in games 99%
At other resolutions
Things to know
- 8 GB VRAM is enough for 1440p.
- 16 GB RAM won't limit games.
- Real FPS also depends on the game, settings and cooling. Treat this as an estimate.
Spec comparison
Processor
Intel Core i5-9400F
- Cores
- 6
- Base / boost clock
- 2.9 GHz / 4.1 GHz
- Single-thread score
- 2,420
- CPU Mark
- 9,463
- TDP
- 65 W
- Socket
- FCLGA1151-2
- Category
- Desktop, Laptop
- Released
- Feb 2019
- Price
- $145
Graphics card
GeForce RTX 3050 8GB
- VRAM
- 8 GB
- Core clock
- 1552 MHz
- G3D Mark
- 12,455
- G2D Mark
- 915
- TDP
- 130 W
- Bus
- PCIe 4.0 x8
- Category
- Desktop
- Released
- Jan 2022
- Price
- $260
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