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What CPU do you need for Control

Control needs at least Core i5-4690 (ceiling ≈81 FPS), Core i5-7600K is recommended (≈94 FPS). For 60 FPS Core i5-2400 is enough, for 144 FPS — Core i3-13100.

81FPS ceiling of the minimum (Core i5-4690)
94FPS ceiling of the recommended (Core i5-7600K)

CPU FPS ceiling — the maximum frame rate the processor can prepare in this game with any graphics card (FPSHQ model).

Official requirements of Control

minimum: «Intel Core i5-4690 / AMD FX 4350»

recommended: «Intel Core i5-7600K / AMD Ryzen 5 1600X»

ProcessorRequirementsGaming ScoreFPS ceiling
Core i5-4690minimum265081
Core i5-7600Krecommended308094
Ryzen 5 1600Xrecommended300091

Which CPU you need for a target FPS in Control

TargetGaming Score neededPopular CPU
60 FPS1972Core i5-2400
120 FPS3944Core i7-8700
144 FPS4733Core i3-13100
240 FPS7888Core i9-14900KS

FPS ceiling of popular CPUs in Control

Ryzen 7 9800X3D
295 FPS
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
260 FPS
Ryzen 5 7500F
199 FPS
Core i5-14400F
176 FPS
Core i5-13400F
170 FPS
Ryzen 7 5700X
164 FPS
Core i5-12400F
163 FPS
Ryzen 5 5600X
163 FPS
Core i5-12400
163 FPS
Ryzen 5 5600
160 FPS
Core i5-11400F
148 FPS
Core i3-12100F
140 FPS
Core i5-10400F
134 FPS
Ryzen 5 5500
132 FPS
Ryzen 5 3600
128 FPS
Core i7-7700
102 FPS

🧩 Is my CPU enough

What else Control needs

Which PSU you needHow much VRAM you needHow much RAM you needDLSS, FSR and XeSSControl requirements and FPS

Key figures

data updated

Terms from the FPSHQ wiki

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L3 cache
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3D V-Cache
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How we calculate

Processors come from the game’s official requirements, matched to the FPSHQ catalog by exact model name; Gaming Score is the catalog’s gaming score.

CPU FPS ceiling — the unified FPSHQ model formula: Gaming Score ÷ 30 × √(45 ÷ game demand). It is the maximum frame rate the CPU can prepare with any graphics card.

For 60/120/144/240 FPS targets we show the lowest-scoring popular processor (by search demand) whose ceiling is not below the target.

methodology →

Key figures

Unique FPSHQ metrics from this page's data

Core i5-4690, ceiling ≈81 FPS.
Minimum CPU for Control
Core i5-7600K, ceiling ≈94 FPS.
Recommended CPU for Control
Core i3-13100 (FPSHQ model).
For 60 FPS — Core i5-2400, for 144 FPS
In short

What CPU do you need for Control

Control needs at least Core i5-4690 (ceiling ≈81 FPS), Core i5-7600K is recommended (≈94 FPS). For 60 FPS Core i5-2400 is enough, for 144 FPS — Core i3-13100.

Minimum CPU for Control
Core i5-4690, ceiling ≈81 FPS.
Recommended CPU for Control
Core i5-7600K, ceiling ≈94 FPS.
For 60 FPS — Core i5-2400, for 144 FPS
Core i3-13100 (FPSHQ model).
updated · source: FPSHQ model estimate

FAQ

What CPU do I need for Control?
Control needs at least Core i5-4690 (ceiling ≈81 FPS), Core i5-7600K is recommended (≈94 FPS). For 60 FPS Core i5-2400 is enough, for 144 FPS — Core i3-13100.
What CPU do I need for 144 FPS in Control?
By the FPSHQ model, 144 FPS in Control needs a Core i3-13100-level CPU or better (CPU FPS ceiling not below the target); 60 FPS needs Core i5-2400.
Will my CPU bottleneck the GPU in Control?
Compare the CPU FPS ceiling in the table with your GPU’s FPS: if the CPU tops out first, the GPU will not reach its potential. Details — in the bottleneck calculator.
Where does FPSHQ get its data?
From four sources: official developer and Steam system requirements (162,967 games), hardware manufacturers' specifications (1,965 GPUs, 456 CPUs), FPS measurements from reviews, YouTube and players (105 independent measurements and 4,800 rows of aggregated review data), and the FPSHQ model where no measurement exists — always labelled "estimate".

Sources: Steam

FPSHQ unified FPS model estimate (benchmarks + calibration) · data updated · methodology