Frametime Analysis

We present a more in-depth analysis than just average FPS to show how the framerate changes over time, which helps highlight FPS drops. Minimum FPS at both the 95th and 99th percentile are reported in these charts, too. A second chart, a histogram, shows shape and spread for the frametime data—how tightly grouped the measurements are. The "IQR" result is called "Interquartile Range," which is an outlier-resistant statistical value that tells us the range in the middle of the frametime distribution.

In the following charts, we are comparing two retail memory kits. By doing so, the game benchmarks reveal where the limitations lay in a top of the line Intel computer for 2024. For both memory kits, XMP is loaded and all sub-timings are based on the individual XMP profile. These are not adjusted further.

Tests are conducted with the following components:
CPU: Intel Core i9-13900K (Locked P-core 5.5 GHz, E-cores 4.3 GHz)
GPU: PNY GeForce RTX 4090 XLR8 VERTO
Memory (1): XPG Lancer Blade RGB DDR5-6000 32 GB AX5U6000C3016G (30-40-40-77)
Memory (1): DDR5-6000 48 GB (42-42-42-82)




The first game we will look at here is Forza Horizon 5. While there is a frame gap between the two, Intel overall is a lot less sensitive to memory latency and general benefits the most from higher frequency memory instead.




As we raise the graphical settings, this gap is nearly none existent because they are both running at the same frequency.




Lastly, at 4K, both memory kits are still pushing a high frame-rate, yet the XPG Lancer Blade pulls slightly ahead in the average.