Doom

The Intel Core i7-12700KF paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 delivers extreme performance in Doom, with measured frame rates that far exceed the 60 FPS playability threshold at every resolution and setting combination tested. The data indicates this is a high-end combination capable of running the game at maximum settings across all standard display resolutions, with substantial headroom for high-refresh-rate monitors.

Best Settings per Resolution

For 3840x2160 (4K), the most demanding preset that maintains at least 60 FPS is Ultra, which achieves an average of 96.2 FPS. While High, Medium, and Low presets all remain above 60 FPS at this resolution, the Ultra preset is the optimal choice given that it delivers nearly 100 FPS while providing the maximum visual quality. The performance headroom at 4K Ultra is substantial, with the average frame rate sitting 60% above the playability threshold.

At 2560x1440 (1440p), the Ultra preset delivers an average of 178.7 FPS, making it the clear recommendation for this resolution. This represents nearly triple the minimum playable frame rate, allowing for smooth gameplay on high-refresh-rate displays. The gap between Ultra and the next lower preset (High at 220 FPS) is significant, but the Ultra setting still provides an exceptionally fluid experience.

For 1920x1080 (1080p), the Ultra preset achieves an average of 276.2 FPS. This is the most demanding setting that stays well above 60 FPS, and it does so with remarkable margin. The data shows that even at the highest quality settings, the combination produces frame rates that exceed the needs of even the fastest consumer displays, making Ultra the obvious choice for this resolution.

CPU and GPU Roles

The benchmark data reveals a clear pattern where the GPU becomes progressively more influential as resolution increases, while the CPU maintains more relevance at lower resolutions. At 1920x1080, the average frame rates across presets range from 276.2 FPS (Ultra) to 415.2 FPS (Low), a spread of 139 FPS that indicates the GPU is being heavily utilized but the CPU is keeping pace with even the most demanding frame generation scenarios.

Moving to 2560x1440, the frame rates compress slightly, with Ultra at 178.7 FPS and Low at 298.5 FPS. This 119.8 FPS spread suggests the GPU is becoming more of a limiting factor as pixel count increases, but the CPU still provides enough headroom to avoid becoming a bottleneck at these elevated frame rates. The scaling from Low to Ultra at this resolution shows a 40% performance reduction, indicating that the GPU's rendering load is the primary driver of the performance delta.

At 3840x2160, the frame rates compress further, with Ultra at 96.2 FPS and Low at 160.9 FPS. The 64.7 FPS spread between presets is the narrowest of all resolutions, confirming that the GPU is the dominant component at 4K. The RTX 5090's performance scales consistently with resolution, with the 4K Ultra result being 46% lower than the 1440p Ultra result, while the 1440p Ultra result is 35% lower than the 1080p Ultra result. This pattern indicates that the GPU's fill rate and compute capabilities are the primary constraints at higher resolutions, while the CPU's 12 cores and 20 threads provide sufficient processing power across all tested configurations.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the measured average frame rates are as follows: Low settings produce 415.2 FPS, Medium settings produce 395.9 FPS, High settings produce 341 FPS, and Ultra settings produce 276.2 FPS. The progression from Low to Ultra shows a gradual decline in performance, with each preset tier costing roughly 40-60 FPS compared to the previous tier. The largest single drop occurs between High and Ultra, where the average frame rate falls by 64.8 FPS.

At 2560x1440, the measured averages are: Low at 298.5 FPS, Medium at 260.1 FPS, High at 220 FPS, and Ultra at 178.7 FPS. The scaling from Low to Ultra at this resolution shows a 40% performance reduction, which is more pronounced than the 33% reduction seen at 1080p. This indicates that the GPU's workload scales more steeply with quality settings when pixel count is higher.

At 3840x2160, the measured averages are: Low at 160.9 FPS, Medium at 138.7 FPS, High at 120.3 FPS, and Ultra at 96.2 FPS. The performance drop from Low to Ultra is 40%, consistent with the 1440p scaling pattern. The 4K Ultra result of 96.2 FPS is the lowest measured figure in the entire dataset, yet it remains well above the 60 FPS threshold. All measured values represent average frame rates; minimum and maximum frame rate data were not collected for this test, so the consistency of these averages cannot be further assessed from the available information.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The nearest rivals for the Intel Core i7-12700KF, based on average benchmark scores, include the Intel Core i7-13700T with a 0.1% lower score, the Intel Core i5-13600T with a 0.2% higher score, the Intel Core 5 213PE with a 0.2% lower score, and the Intel Core i7-12700K with a 0.2% higher score. These processors would deliver nearly identical CPU-bound performance in Doom, meaning that swapping the i7-12700KF for any of these alternatives would produce benchmark results within a fraction of a percent in CPU-limited scenarios.

For the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090, the nearest rivals based on average benchmark scores are the NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 16 GB with a 0.3% higher score, the NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 12 GB with a 0.6% higher score, the AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT with a 1.1% higher score, and the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 64X with a 1.4% lower score. These GPUs would produce frame rates within a few percent of the RTX 5090 in GPU-bound scenarios, though the architectural differences between consumer and professional/workstation parts may manifest differently in specific game workloads.

The combination of either the i7-13700T or i7-12700K with any of these rival GPUs would yield performance characteristics nearly indistinguishable from the tested configuration in Doom, particularly at 4K where the GPU is the dominant factor. At 1080p, the CPU choice becomes more relevant, but the small delta percentages among the rival processors suggest negligible differences in frame rates.

FAQ

Q: Can this combination run Doom at 4K Ultra settings?

A: Yes. The measured average frame rate at 3840x2160 Ultra settings is 96.2 FPS, which is 60% above the 60 FPS playability threshold.

Q: What is the highest quality preset that maintains at least 60 FPS at 1440p?

A: The Ultra preset at 2560x1440 produces an average of 178.7 FPS, making it the most demanding preset that stays well above the 60 FPS threshold.

Q: How does the frame rate scale between 1080p and 4K at Ultra settings?

A: The Ultra preset drops from 276.2 FPS at 1920x1080 to 96.2 FPS at 3840x2160, representing a 65% reduction when quadrupling the pixel count.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU more important for this game at 4K?

A: The GPU is the dominant component at 4K, as evidenced by the narrower 64.7 FPS spread between Low and Ultra presets at 3840x2160 compared to the 139 FPS spread at 1920x1080.

Q: What is the lowest frame rate measured in the entire test set?

A: The lowest average is 96.2 FPS, recorded at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings. All other resolution and preset combinations produced higher averages.

Q: Does the data include minimum or maximum frame rate information?

A: No. The measured FPS data for this combination includes only average frame rates; minimum and maximum values are not provided.

How This Combo Ranks

The Intel Core i7-12700KF and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 combination ranks 63rd out of 3712 tested combos for Doom, placing it in the top 1.7% of all configurations in the benchmark database. This ranking reflects the extreme performance of the RTX 5090 GPU, which sits at the 92nd percentile among all GPUs, paired with the i7-12700KF, which sits at the 85th percentile among all CPUs. The combination's rank is particularly impressive given that Doom is a 2016 title with relatively modest hardware requirements, meaning the performance ceiling is largely determined by the CPU's ability to feed frames to the GPU.

The high ranking is consistent with the measured frame rates, which show the combination producing 415.2 FPS at 1080p Low settings — a figure that exceeds the refresh rate capabilities of virtually all consumer monitors. Even at the most demanding configuration tested (4K Ultra), the combination produces nearly 100 FPS, which places it far ahead of the majority of the 3712 tested combos. The gap between this combination and less powerful configurations would be most pronounced at 4K, where the RTX 5090's 32 GB of GDDR7 memory and 512-bit memory bus provide substantial bandwidth advantages.

The Verdict

This PC can run Doom at every resolution and preset combination tested, with all twelve measured configurations exceeding the 60 FPS playability threshold. At 3840x2160, all four presets (Low, Medium, High, Ultra) are playable, with the Ultra preset achieving 96.2 FPS. At 2560x1440, all four presets are playable, with Ultra achieving 178.7 FPS. At 1920x1080, all four presets are playable, with Ultra achieving 276.2 FPS.

The verdict by resolution confirms that the best settings for each resolution are Ultra, as this provides the maximum visual quality while maintaining frame rates that are 60% to 360% above the playability threshold. The combination demonstrates exceptional headroom, with even the most demanding scenario (4K Ultra) delivering nearly 100 FPS. For users with high-refresh-rate displays, this configuration provides sufficient performance to take full advantage of 144Hz panels at 4K Ultra and 240Hz+ panels at 1440p Ultra. The data indicates that this combination is overqualified for Doom, delivering performance that far exceeds the requirements of the game, with the RTX 5090's massive computational resources being the primary driver of the high frame rates across all resolutions.