Doom

The pairing of an Intel Core i7-12700KF with an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D is a lopsided combination on paper — a 12-core Alder Lake CPU from 2021 feeding a Blackwell-class flagship with 32 GB of GDDR7 and 104.8 TFLOPS of FP32 throughput — but the benchmark data shows it makes short work of Doom. Measured results place this combo 29th out of 3712 tested configurations in the game, and every preset at every tested resolution clears the 60 FPS playability threshold by a wide margin.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the data shows the pairing running Doom at frame rates that saturate what most displays can present. Low settings average 417 FPS, Medium averages 397 FPS, High averages 357 FPS, and even Ultra holds a 292 FPS average. The Medium run is the only one with recorded frame-time extremes: a minimum of 338 FPS and a maximum of 457 FPS. That spread of 119 frames between floor and ceiling indicates remarkably consistent frame delivery — the worst moments at Medium still run well past five times the 60 FPS playability threshold.

At 2560x1440, resolution costs the combo roughly a third of its headroom but leaves performance comfortably in high-refresh territory. Low averages 314 FPS, Medium 273 FPS, High 231 FPS, and Ultra 189 FPS. The Medium preset again carries the only min/max data: a 232 FPS floor and a 314 FPS ceiling. Note that the Medium minimum at 1440p sits almost exactly at the Low average, which tells you the performance dips under load merely drop the experience to what a lighter preset sustains on average.

At 3840x2160, the RTX 5090 D continues to treat 4K as a formality. Low averages 170 FPS, Medium 148 FPS, High 125 FPS, and Ultra 102 FPS. The Medium run recorded a minimum of 126 FPS and a maximum of 170 FPS. Even the most demanding preset at the most demanding resolution — Ultra at 4K — averages 102 FPS, meaning the worst-case Medium dip of 126 FPS is still more than double the playable threshold.

The scaling pattern across presets is also worth noting. From Ultra to Low at 1080p, the spread is 292 to 417 FPS; at 4K it is 102 to 170 FPS. The gap between presets widens at higher resolution, which is consistent with a GPU-bound profile where the 5090 D's 1.79 TB/s of memory bandwidth and 21760 shading units do the heavy lifting rather than the CPU's per-core speed.

How This Combo Ranks

Doom has been tested across 3712 CPU/GPU combinations in this database, and the i7-12700KF plus RTX 5090 D ranks 29th. That places it in the top one percent of tested configurations for this game — specifically, ahead of roughly 3683 other pairings.

The rank makes sense given the individual component standings. The RTX 5090 D sits in the 92nd percentile versus all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 77712. The i7-12700KF sits in the 85th percentile versus all CPUs with an average benchmark score of 35365. Doom, as a fast-paced FPS, rewards both the GPU's raw throughput and strong single-thread performance — the CPU posts a Cinebench R23 single-core score of 4071 and a Geekbench single-core score of 2255, numbers that keep frame pacing stable at frame rates approaching 400.

Similar Performance Alternatives

If a builder wants similar Doom behavior without this exact hardware, the rival data points to nearby options on both sides.

On the CPU side, the i7-12700KF's average score of 35365 is nearly indistinguishable from its closest competitors. The Intel Core i7-13700T averages 35403, just 0.1 percent higher. The Intel Core i5-13600T averages 35305, 0.2 percent lower. The Intel Core 5 213PE averages 35428, 0.2 percent higher. And the Core i7-12700K — the unlocked sibling from the same Alder Lake-S family — averages 35287, also 0.2 percent lower. Any of these processors paired with a comparable flagship GPU would be expected to deliver effectively identical Doom results.

On the GPU side, the listed nearest rivals are an unusual set: the AMD Radeon RX 6650M XT averages 76904, 1.1 percent behind the 5090 D; the AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT averages 78940, 1.6 percent ahead; the NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 12 GB averages 79396, 2.1 percent ahead; and the Tesla P100 PCIe 16 GB averages 79605, 2.4 percent ahead. Based on these aggregate scores, the 6850M XT and the two P100 variants would be expected to land within a few frames of the 5090 D in Doom, with the 6650 XT marginally behind. The data shows what it shows: in average benchmark terms, these are the closest matches on record.

The Verdict

Yes — this PC runs Doom, and then some. The verdict data is unambiguous: at 1920x1080, 2560x1440, and 3840x2160, all four tested presets (Low, Medium, High, Ultra) are playable, meaning every single configuration measured sits above the 60 FPS threshold.

The strongest results: 292 FPS average at 1080p Ultra, 189 FPS at 1440p Ultra, and 102 FPS at 4K Ultra. In each case Ultra is the best playable setting. There is no scenario in this dataset where the combo drops below 60 FPS — the lowest average recorded anywhere is 102 FPS, at 4K Ultra, and the lowest recorded instantaneous frame rate is 126 FPS, at 4K Medium.

FAQ

Q: Can the i7-12700KF + RTX 5090 D run Doom at 4K?

A: Yes. At 3840x2160, every tested preset clears 60 FPS: Low averages 170 FPS, Medium 148 FPS, High 125 FPS, and Ultra 102 FPS.

Q: What is the highest FPS this combo achieves in Doom?

A: 417 FPS, at 1920x1080 on Low settings. The highest recorded instantaneous frame is 457 FPS, logged during the 1080p Medium run.

Q: How does this pairing rank against other tested combinations?

A: It ranks 29th out of 3712 tested combos in Doom, placing it in the top one percent of configurations.

Q: Does the CPU or GPU matter more here?

A: The data indicates a GPU-driven result: the RTX 5090 D sits in the 92nd percentile of all GPUs, while the i7-12700KF sits in the 85th percentile of all CPUs. Frame rates scale down with resolution far more than they vary between presets, consistent with GPU-bound behavior.

Q: Which CPUs would perform about the same as the i7-12700KF in this game?

A: The Core i7-13700T (average score 35403), Core i5-13600T (35305), Core 5 213PE (35428), and Core i7-12700K (35287) all land within 0.2 percent of the 12700KF's average score of 35365.

Q: What was the lowest frame rate measured?

A: A minimum of 126 FPS, recorded at 3840x2160 on Medium settings — still more than double the 60 FPS playability threshold.

Best Settings per Resolution

• 1920x1080 — Ultra: 292 FPS average. The most demanding preset still runs at nearly five times the playable threshold; there is no reason to lower settings.
• 2560x1440 — Ultra: 189 FPS average. Comfortably beyond triple-digit frame rates even at maximum quality, making this an ideal pairing for a high-refresh 1440p display.
• 3840x2160 — Ultra: 102 FPS average. Ultra remains the best playable preset even at 4K, holding above 100 FPS on average with a 126 FPS floor recorded at the Medium preset one notch below.

In short, the most demanding preset is the correct preset at every resolution tested.