Intel Core i5-9400F @ 2.90GHz + GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Intel Core i5-9400F @ 2.90GHz
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
The Intel Core i5-9400F @ 2.90GHz paired with the GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER produces a 13.09% bottleneck. The CPU is the limit, so it finishes its share of each frame last and the other component waits. A gap this size is usually recoverable through resolution and settings rather than new hardware.
Estimated FPS at 1080p, high preset
Ranges, not exact figures: identical builds vary by roughly a quarter in real use depending on drivers, thermals and background load. Bars are scaled against the fastest title here, and each row states which component sets its ceiling.
Method: estimated from measured GPU baseline framerates and PassMark CPU scores, capped by whichever component limits first. Workload factors derived from the OpenML "fps-in-video-games" dataset (CC-BY, Sven Peeters).
Intel Core i5-9400F @ 2.90GHz and GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER: FPS by game and resolution
High preset. Each cell is a range; the label marks which component sets the ceiling. Blank cells mean this pairing has no measured data for that combination, and nothing is estimated in.
| Game | 720p | 1080p | 1440p |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fortnite | 128-214 CPU | 134-223 GPU | 95-158 GPU |
| CS:GO | 208-347 GPU | 219-365 GPU | 153-255 GPU |
| PUBG | 88-147 CPU | 87-145 GPU | 72-120 GPU |
| GTA V | 74-123 CPU | 79-132 CPU | 58-97 GPU |
| Apex Legends | - | 86-143 GPU | - |
| Overwatch | - | 132-219 GPU | 95-158 GPU |
| League of Legends | - | 174-289 GPU | - |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 | - | 88-146 GPU | - |
| Battlefield 1 | - | 88-146 GPU | - |
| Battlefield 4 | - | 110-183 GPU | - |
| Rust | - | 67-112 GPU | - |
| Minecraft | - | 198-330 GPU | - |
| World of Tanks | - | 95-159 CPU | - |
| ARK: Survival Evolved | - | 62-104 GPU | - |
How quality settings affect this build: Fortnite at 1080p
Dropping settings only helps while the GPU is the limit. Once the label reads CPU, lowering quality stops buying frames on this pairing.
Bottleneck by resolution
Raising resolution shifts load from the CPU to the GPU, so the balance of this pairing changes with the display it drives. Note this measures imbalance, not speed: the lowest figure is usually the lowest resolution, which is not the one to play at. Read it alongside the limiting part.
On this chart a longer bar is worse: it measures imbalance, not speed.
How these parts rank
Position within the 1,255 processors and 268 graphics cards in our database, by the same benchmark scores this calculator runs on.
Upgrade options
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Try a different pairing
Swap either component and see how the balance moves. Changing the resolution alone often matters more than changing a part.