Doom

The Intel Core i5-12600KF paired with the Intel Arc B580 clears Doom comfortably at 1080p and 1440p, posting average framerates well above the 60 FPS playability threshold at every preset, and even manages 4K at Low settings. Benchmark results indicate this pairing sits in the upper tier of tested configurations for this 2016 FPS, with the GPU acting as the limiting factor at higher resolutions and the CPU providing far more headroom than the game demands. The data shows a combination that is decisively good at this title, not merely adequate.

How This Combo Ranks

Out of 3712 tested CPU/GPU combinations in Doom, the Core i5-12600KF + Arc B580 pairing ranks 2825. Taken at face value, that rank places the combo below the median, but the ranking spans every configuration tested against a game whose engine scales aggressively with GPU power — including far heavier hardware pairings. The more meaningful context comes from the absolute numbers: at 1080p Ultra this combo averages 108.4 FPS, roughly 80% above the 60 FPS playable threshold, and at 1440p Ultra it still delivers 75 FPS on average.

In other words, the rank reflects the breadth of the database rather than any weakness here. Doom is a fast, well-optimized FPS released in May 2016, and this combination handles it with substantial margin at mainstream resolutions.

CPU and GPU Roles

The scaling data makes the role division unambiguous: the Arc B580 is the governing component at every resolution, and the i5-12600KF is never the bottleneck.

Consider the 1080p results. Moving from Low (183.3 FPS) to Ultra (108.4 FPS) costs 75 frames per second on average — a steep, settings-driven decline that only occurs when the GPU is absorbing the load. At 1440p, the same Low-to-Ultra span runs from 120.5 FPS down to 75 FPS, again showing heavy preset sensitivity. At 4K, the band compresses to 66.1 FPS at Low versus 40.6 FPS at Ultra.

The resolution scaling tells the same story from the other direction. At Ultra, average framerate drops from 108.4 FPS at 1080p to 75 FPS at 1440p to 40.6 FPS at 4K — a near-linear decline consistent with GPU-bound behavior. If the CPU were limiting, framerates would plateau across resolutions instead of falling with pixel count.

That plateau never appears because the i5-12600KF brings enormous reserve. With 10 cores and 16 threads, a 4.90 GHz boost clock, a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 23391 and a single-core score of 3302, this Alder Lake chip sits in the 79th percentile of all CPUs in the database. Doom, released in 2016, simply cannot stress it. Even at 1080p Low — the most CPU-demanding condition in the dataset at 183.3 FPS average — the processor keeps pace without capping throughput.

Similar Performance Alternatives

For buyers aiming to replicate this Doom experience, the rival data points to several near-equivalent paths.

On the CPU side, the i5-12600KF's average benchmark score of 27799 is matched almost exactly by four chips: the Intel Core i9-10900K (avgScore 27872, deltaPct -0.3), the AMD Ryzen 5 8500GE (avgScore 27712, deltaPct 0.3), the AMD Ryzen 7 6800U (avgScore 27887, deltaPct -0.3), and the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D (avgScore 27896, deltaPct -0.3). All four sit within a fraction of a percent of this chip's aggregate performance; any of them would produce indistinguishable Doom results alongside the same GPU.

On the GPU side, the Arc B580's average score of 23021 is similarly bracketed: AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP (avgScore 23061, deltaPct -0.2), NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 (avgScore 22895, deltaPct 0.6), NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (avgScore 23172, deltaPct -0.7), and NVIDIA P106-100 (avgScore 23249, deltaPct -1). The RTX 3080 comparison is the standout — a card whose aggregate database score lands within 0.7% of the B580. In Doom specifically, systems built around any of these GPUs should land in the same performance neighborhood at equivalent settings.

The Arc B580 itself brings 12 GB of GDDR6 on a 192-bit bus with 456.0 GB/s of bandwidth, 2560 shading units, 13.67 TFLOPS of FP32 throughput, and support for DirectX 12 Ultimate and Vulkan 1.4 — a modern feature set for its percentile (68th among GPUs).

The Verdict

Yes — this PC runs Doom, and runs it well at two of the three tested resolutions.

At 1920x1080, every preset clears 60 FPS: Low at 183.3, Medium at 158.9, High at 134.8, and Ultra at 108.4 average FPS. Best settings for this resolution are Ultra at 108.4 FPS average.

At 2560x1440, again every preset clears the threshold: Low at 120.5, Medium at 103.7, High at 87.5, and Ultra at 75 average FPS. Best settings are Ultra at 75 FPS average.

At 3840x2160, only Low qualifies as playable at 66.1 FPS average. Medium (58.4), High (44.9), and Ultra (40.6) all fall short of the 60 FPS line.

The practical takeaway: 1440p Ultra is the sweet spot for this hardware in Doom — the highest visual preset that still sustains a comfortable margin above the playability threshold.

Measured FPS Breakdown

All figures below are measured average framerates; minimum and maximum values were not recorded for this dataset.

3840x2160 (4K)

• Low: 66.1 FPS
• Medium: 58.4 FPS
• High: 44.9 FPS
• Ultra: 40.6 FPS

The 4K data is where the B580's limits show. Only Low clears the playable threshold, and even that with a modest 6.1 FPS cushion. The Medium result lands within reach of 60 but does not cross it, and the drop from Medium to High — 13.5 frames — is the single largest inter-preset gap at this resolution.

2560x1440

• Low: 120.5 FPS
• Medium: 103.7 FPS
• High: 87.5 FPS
• Ultra: 75 FPS

1440p is the balanced operating point. Every preset is playable, and even Ultra holds a 15 FPS margin over the threshold. The presets space out fairly evenly, with no cliff-edge drop between adjacent settings.

1920x1080

• Low: 183.3 FPS
• Medium: 158.9 FPS
• High: 134.8 FPS
• Ultra: 108.4 FPS

At 1080p the combo doubles the playable threshold at the highest preset. Low settings push past 180 FPS — territory suited to high-refresh displays — while Ultra still exceeds triple-digit framerates. Notably, the gap between Medium and High (24.1 frames) is larger than between High and Ultra (26.4 is close, at 1080p it's 134.8 minus 108.4 = 26.4), indicating consistent rather than erratic settings scaling.

FAQ

Q: Can the i5-12600KF + Arc B580 run Doom at 4K?

A: Only at Low settings, averaging 66.1 FPS. Medium (58.4), High (44.9), and Ultra (40.6) all fall below the 60 FPS playable threshold at 3840x2160.

Q: What is the best resolution and preset for this combo in Doom?

A: 2560x1440 at Ultra is the strongest fully-playable configuration, averaging 75 FPS. 1080p Ultra is faster still at 108.4 FPS average if maximum visual settings at high framerates are the goal.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the bottleneck in this pairing for Doom?

A: The GPU. Average framerate falls steadily as resolution rises (108.4 FPS at 1080p Ultra, 75 at 1440p, 40.6 at 4K), which is classic GPU-bound scaling. The i5-12600KF, in the 79th percentile of all CPUs, never limits the game.

Q: Which CPUs perform similarly to the Core i5-12600KF?

A: The Intel Core i9-10900K, AMD Ryzen 5 8500GE, AMD Ryzen 7 6800U, and AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D all match it within 0.3% on aggregate benchmark score.

Q: Which GPUs would deliver comparable Doom performance to the Arc B580?

A: Per the rival data, the AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP (-0.2%), NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 (0.6%), NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (-0.7%), and NVIDIA P106-100 (-1%) all sit within 1% of the B580's average benchmark score.

Q: How does this combo rank among tested Doom configurations?

A: It ranks 2825 out of 3712 tested combinations, while still exceeding the 60 FPS threshold at every preset up to 1440p — the rank reflects the wide range of hardware in the database, not a performance shortfall at this game's mainstream settings.