Inside

The Intel Core i5-12400F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER is a mid-range desktop combination facing Inside, Playdead's 2016 puzzle platformer — a game whose modest rendering demands make it an easy target for modern hardware. The measured data confirms this emphatically: across every tested resolution from 1920x1080 to 3840x2160, and every preset from Low to Ultra, average frame rates never drop below 111 FPS. This pairing sits at rank 682 of 3716 tested combinations in this game, placing it in the upper tier of recorded results while leaving substantial headroom on the table relative to the game's needs.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured averages tell a consistent story at every resolution. At 1920x1080, the combo delivers 319.3 FPS on Low, 298 FPS on Medium, 247.8 FPS on High, and 239.8 FPS on Ultra. The spread between the cheapest and most expensive preset is only about 80 FPS — a small gap by any standard, and evidence that Inside's visual settings place a light load on this GPU regardless of detail level.

Moving up to 2560x1440, the numbers remain far beyond the 60 FPS playability threshold: 284.6 FPS on Low, 262.2 FPS on Medium, 183.7 FPS on High, and 175.6 FPS on Ultra. Even at 4K (3840x2160), the weakest result in the entire dataset is 111 FPS on Ultra, flanked by 114.9 FPS on High, 182.8 FPS on Medium, and 233.5 FPS on Low. Minimum and maximum frame rates were not captured for these runs, so the averages stand as the sole measured figure — but with every average comfortably above 100 FPS, the absence of min/max data does not threaten the playability verdict.

An interesting pattern appears at 4K: Medium outperforms High by a wide margin (182.8 vs 114.9 FPS), a gap far larger than the High-to-Ultra difference (114.9 vs 111 FPS). This suggests a specific visual effect or feature toggled at the High tier — rather than a gradual detail ramp — accounts for most of the 4K cost. Players who want the highest frame rates at 4K without dropping all the way to Low can target Medium and nearly double their average compared to High.

How This Combo Ranks

Inside the benchmark database, this CPU and GPU pairing ranks 682nd out of 3716 tested combinations in Inside — roughly the top fifth of all recorded results. For a game released in mid-2016, that ranking reflects the sheer overkill of the hardware rather than any necessity: a title with a 60 FPS playability threshold is cleared at every setting by hardware positioned well above the median.

The components themselves reinforce this standing. The RTX 4070 SUPER sits in the 83rd percentile versus all GPUs in the database, with an average benchmark score of 43223 and a PassMark G3D result of 29995. The i5-12400F occupies the 73rd percentile versus all CPUs with an average benchmark score of 19039. Neither component is flagship-class, but both are far beyond what a puzzle platformer from this era requires.

CPU and GPU Roles

The scaling data makes the bottleneck analysis straightforward. At 1080p Ultra, the combo manages 239.8 FPS; at 1440p Ultra, 175.6 FPS; at 4K Ultra, 111 FPS. Frame rate falls steadily as resolution climbs, which indicates the GPU is the limiting factor at higher resolutions — the RTX 4070 SUPER is doing more pixel-pushing work as the render target grows, and the CPU feeds frames fast enough that it never becomes the constraint.

Even at 1080p, where CPU limits typically appear first, the settings tell a different story: Low averages 319.3 FPS versus Ultra's 239.8 FPS, a gap of nearly 80 FPS caused purely by graphics settings. If the CPU were the ceiling at 1080p, all presets would converge on the same frame rate. They do not. The i5-12400F — with 6 cores, 12 threads, a 4.40 GHz boost clock, a 909-point 3DMark single-thread score, and a 1680-point Cinebench R23 single-core score — is more than capable of driving this game's logic, physics, and scene streaming.

In short: for Inside, the GPU shoulders the load at every resolution, and the CPU's contribution is effectively invisible in the results. That is expected for a 2.5D puzzle platformer where single-threaded responsiveness matters more than thread count, and the i5-12400F's single-thread figures are strong for its class.

Similar Performance Alternatives

For CPUs, the i5-12400F's nearest rivals by aggregate score are effectively interchangeable: the AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS sits at an average score of 19047 (a 0% delta), the Intel Core 3 201E at 19056 (within 0.1%), the Intel Core i5-1335U at 18982 (0.3% behind), and even the AMD EPYC 7773X lands at 18979 (0.3% behind). Any of these processors would produce virtually identical Inside results in this pairing, though the EPYC result is a quirk of aggregate scoring rather than a genuine gaming equivalence — the data simply notes the average-score parity.

On the GPU side, the nearest rivals are the NVIDIA Quadro M6000 24 GB (average score 43262, 0.1% delta), the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile (43268, 0.1%), the NVIDIA Quadro M6000 (43301, 0.2%), and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile (43667, 1% ahead). Substituting any of these for the RTX 4070 SUPER would yield frame rates within a rounding error of the measured results in this game, since Inside nowhere approaches the limits of any card in this performance band.

Best Settings per Resolution

Given the playable threshold of 60 FPS and the measured averages, the recommended preset is simply the most demanding one available at every resolution:

• 1920x1080 — Ultra: 239.8 FPS average, roughly four times the playability threshold.
• 2560x1440 — Ultra: 175.6 FPS average, nearly triple the threshold.
• 3840x2160 — Ultra: 111 FPS average, still comfortably above 85 FPS beyond the threshold.

There is no scenario in this dataset where settling for a lower preset is necessary for playability. The only reason to step down — for example, to 4K Medium at 182.8 FPS — is chasing high-refresh-rate output on a suitable display, not reaching 60 FPS.

FAQ

Q: Can the i5-12400F + RTX 4070 SUPER run Inside at 4K?

A: Yes, at every preset. The lowest measured average at 3840x2160 is 111 FPS on Ultra, with Low reaching 233.5 FPS. All four presets clear the 60 FPS threshold by a wide margin.

Q: What is the best settings choice for this game on this PC?

A: Ultra at any resolution. It delivers 239.8 FPS at 1080p, 175.6 FPS at 1440p, and 111 FPS at 4K — the most demanding preset available never falls below the playability line.

Q: Is the CPU or the GPU more important for Inside on this build?

A: The GPU. Frame rates scale downward with resolution (239.8 to 175.6 to 111 FPS on Ultra from 1080p to 4K) and vary with graphics presets even at 1080p, both signatures of GPU-bound operation. The i5-12400F never limits results.

Q: How does this combination rank against other tested PCs in Inside?

A: It ranks 682 out of 3716 tested combinations, placing it in roughly the top fifth of recorded results for this game.

Q: Would a similar CPU give the same experience?

A: Yes. The AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS scores within 0% of the i5-12400F's average benchmark score, and the Intel Core 3 201E, Core i5-1335U, and AMD EPYC 7773X all fall within 0.3% — statistically indistinguishable in aggregate terms.

Q: Does lowering settings at 4K help significantly?

A: Dropping from High to Medium at 3840x2160 raises the average from 114.9 to 182.8 FPS — the single largest settings-driven gain in the dataset. Going further to Low adds another jump to 233.5 FPS, though no reduction is needed to stay playable.

The Verdict

Yes — decisively. The i5-12400F and RTX 4070 SUPER run Inside at every tested resolution and every preset, with all twelve measured configurations clearing the 60 FPS playability threshold. The verdict by resolution confirms it: at 1920x1080, 2560x1440, and 3840x2160, all four settings tiers (Low, Medium, High, Ultra) are playable, with Ultra as the best setting at 239.8, 175.6, and 111 FPS respectively. The hardware sits in the 73rd percentile (CPU) and 83rd percentile (GPU) of the database, and ranks 682nd of 3716 combinations in this game — far more machine than a 2016 puzzle platformer demands, and a pairing that converts that surplus into triple-digit frame rates even at 4K Ultra.