Evolve

The Intel Core i5-12600KF paired with Intel Arc B390 graphics produces a deeply uneven combination for Evolve, a first-person shooter released in early February 2015. The processor side of this pairing sits in the 79th percentile of all CPUs in the database, with a single-thread Passmark score of 3925 and a multithread score of 27575. The graphics side tells a very different story: the Arc B390 sits in the 9th percentile of all GPUs, an integrated graphics solution whose only recorded synthetic result is a 3dmark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 1482. Benchmark results indicate that this imbalance defines the Evolve experience end to end, with frame rates that fall sharply as resolution climbs.

FAQ

Q: Can the i5-12600KF + Arc B390 run Evolve at 1080p?

A: Yes. At 1920x1080 the combo averages 89 FPS on Low settings and 69 FPS on Medium settings, both at or above the 60 FPS playable threshold. High settings drop to 54 FPS average, and Ultra falls to 37 FPS, so the playable band at 1080p is Low and Medium only.

Q: Is 4K playable on this configuration?

A: No. At 3840x2160 no preset clears the threshold: Low averages 34 FPS, Medium 26 FPS (with a range of 22 to 30), High 21 FPS, and Ultra 14 FPS. The recorded data lists zero playable settings at this resolution.

Q: What about 1440p?

A: Marginally. Only the Low preset is playable at 2560x1440, averaging exactly 60 FPS. Medium averages 46 FPS with a minimum of 39 and maximum of 53, High averages 36 FPS, and Ultra 25 FPS.

Q: Is the CPU or the GPU the limiting factor here?

A: The GPU, clearly. The i5-12600KF ranks in the 79th percentile of all CPUs, while the Arc B390 ranks in the 9th percentile of all GPUs. Frame rates also scale steeply with resolution, which is the classic signature of graphics-side limitation.

Q: How does this combo rank against others tested in Evolve?

A: It ranks 3288 out of 3700 tested combinations, placing it near the bottom of the leaderboard.

Q: What was the launch MSRP of the processor?

A: The Core i5-12600KF had a launch MSRP of $264.

CPU and GPU Roles

Evolve, as an FPS title from 2015, is not a demanding game by modern standards, but the recorded data shows that this configuration's bottleneck is never in doubt. The Core i5-12600KF is a 10-core, 16-thread Alder Lake-S processor built on Intel's 10 nm process, with a base clock of 3.70 GHz, a boost clock of 4.90 GHz, and 20 MB of shared L3 cache. Its synthetic profile is strong across the board: 3302 points in Cinebench R23 single-core, 23391 points in Cinebench R23 multi-core, and a Geekbench multi-core score of 12137. Among its nearest rivals are the Intel Core i9-10900K (average score 27872, within 0.3 percent), the AMD Ryzen 5 8500GE (27712, within 0.3 percent), the AMD Ryzen 7 6800U (27887, within 0.3 percent), and the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D (27896, within 0.3 percent). All of these are capable processors that would handle an older FPS title without difficulty.

The Arc B390 is a different class of hardware entirely. It is an integrated solution on the Panther Lake chip, using the Xe3-LPG architecture on a 3 nm process, with 1536 shading units, 48 TMUs, 24 ROPs, 12 RT cores, a boost clock of 2500 MHz, and an 80 W TDP. Its theoretical output is 7.680 TFLOPS FP32, but its only recorded synthetic score, 1482 in 3dmark Steel Nomad DX12, places it beside hardware such as the NVIDIA GeForce GT 520MX (1463, 1.3 percent behind), the GeForce 800M (1460, 1.5 percent behind), the GT 625 OEM (1446, 2.5 percent behind), and the GT 710 (1443, 2.7 percent behind).

The scaling data confirms the GPU is the constraint. Moving from 1080p to 1440p cuts Medium-settings performance from 69 FPS to 46 FPS, and moving to 4K drops it further to 26 FPS. That steady collapse with pixel count, while a 79th-percentile CPU sits largely idle, means processor headroom is wasted at every resolution above 1080p.

How This Combo Ranks

Out of 3700 combinations tested in Evolve, this pairing ranks 3288th. That places it in the bottom portion of the leaderboard, roughly 412 positions from the very bottom. The rank is unsurprising given the composition: a strong desktop CPU attached to a low-percentile integrated GPU. The database shows that Evolve rewards graphics capability far more than CPU throughput at higher resolutions, so pairing a mid-range-plus processor with the Arc B390 produces a combination that performs like its weakest component. Even at the friendliest settings measured, 1080p Low at 89 FPS, the combo cannot climb meaningfully because every other preset and resolution is dragged down by the graphics side.

Similar Performance Alternatives

For the GPU side, the nearest rivals list makes clear what would behave similarly: the NVIDIA GeForce GT 520MX, GeForce 800M, GT 625 OEM, and GT 710 all sit within roughly 1.3 to 2.7 percent of the Arc B390's average score. Any of these paired with a comparable processor would deliver a very similar Evolve experience: playable at 1080p on Low and Medium, borderline at 1440p Low, and unplayable at 4K.

For the CPU side, the i5-12600KF's rivals are effectively interchangeable for this workload. The Intel Core i9-10900K, AMD Ryzen 5 8500GE, Ryzen 7 6800U, and Ryzen 7 5800X3D all sit within 0.3 percent of its average benchmark score. Since the game is GPU-limited on this configuration, swapping any of these processors in or out would change Evolve frame rates very little. The practical conclusion from the database: to improve Evolve performance on a system like this, replace the graphics solution, not the processor.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the recorded averages are 89 FPS on Low, 69 FPS on Medium (minimum 59, maximum 79), 54 FPS on High, and 37 FPS on Ultra. The Medium preset's one-FPS-short minimum of 59 shows occasional dips just under the threshold, though the average holds comfortably above it.

At 2560x1440, Low averages 60 FPS, Medium averages 46 FPS (minimum 39, maximum 53), High averages 36 FPS, and Ultra averages 25 FPS. Only the Low preset meets the 60 FPS bar, and it meets it exactly, leaving no headroom.

At 3840x2160, the numbers fall apart: 34 FPS on Low, 26 FPS on Medium (minimum 22, maximum 30), 21 FPS on High, and 14 FPS on Ultra. Every preset at this resolution is well below playable.

Two patterns stand out. First, each step up in resolution costs roughly a third of the frame rate, consistent with a fill-rate-limited integrated GPU with 24 ROPs. Second, each step up in preset also carries a heavy penalty: at 1080p, going from Low to Ultra cuts performance by more than half, from 89 FPS to 37 FPS.

The Verdict

Can this PC run Evolve? Yes, but only in a narrow window. At 1920x1080 the game is playable on Low (89 FPS) and Medium (69 FPS) settings, with Medium being the best preset that stays at or above 60 FPS. At 2560x1440 the game is technically playable on Low settings at exactly 60 FPS, though the average sitting precisely at the threshold means dips below it are certain in practice. At 3840x2160 the game is not playable on any preset; the best result, 34 FPS on Low, is barely more than half the target. For a fast-paced FPS where sustained frame delivery matters, the realistic recommendation from the data is 1080p Medium, and nothing more ambitious.

Best Settings per Resolution

• 1920x1080: Medium, averaging 69 FPS. High settings fall to 54 FPS, below the 60 FPS threshold, so Medium is the most demanding playable preset.
• 2560x1440: Low, averaging 60 FPS. Medium settings average only 46 FPS, so Low is the only preset that meets the threshold.
• 3840x2160: None. No preset reaches 60 FPS; the highest average recorded at this resolution is 34 FPS on Low.

In summary, the database positions this pairing as a 1080p-only configuration for Evolve, held back entirely by an integrated GPU that ranks in the 9th percentile while the processor beside it ranks in the 79th.