Minimum

The Intel Core i3-12100F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER delivers a wide spread of performance in Minimum, depending on the resolution and the preset selected. The database records measured average frame rates at three resolutions, 1920x1080, 2560x1440, and 3840x2160, each tested across Low, Medium, High, and Ultra settings. The headline result: this combination clears the 60 FPS playable threshold at 1080p on every preset, and at 1440p on three of the four presets. At 4K, however, no preset reaches 60 FPS, with the best recorded result being 56.3 FPS on Low.

The data shows a clear pattern of diminishing returns as resolution increases. At 1920x1080, the frame rates range from a low of 84.1 FPS on Ultra to a high of 170.8 FPS on Low. At 2560x1440, the same presets produce 55.9 FPS on Ultra and 107.4 FPS on Low. At 3840x2160, the spread tightens to 30.1 FPS on Ultra and 56.3 FPS on Low. This progression indicates that the GPU becomes the limiting factor at higher resolutions, while the CPU still has headroom at 1080p.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The recorded measurements provide a complete picture of how this combo behaves in Minimum. All values are average frame rates; the database does not include separate minimum or maximum frame rate figures for any resolution or preset.

At 1920x1080, the lowest preset, Low, delivers 170.8 FPS. Moving up to Medium drops the average to 129 FPS, a reduction of 41.8 FPS. High settings produce 110.8 FPS, another 18.2 FPS lower. Ultra is the most demanding preset at 1080p, yielding 84.1 FPS. That is still well above the 60 FPS playable threshold, with a margin of 24.1 FPS. The step from Low to Ultra represents a 50.7% decrease in frame rate, but even the worst case at 1080p remains comfortably playable.

At 2560x1440, the same preset ladder shows a similar ordering but with lower absolute values. Low averages 107.4 FPS, Medium drops to 82.2 FPS, High lands at 71.5 FPS, and Ultra falls to 55.9 FPS. The High preset is the only one at 1440p that sits above 60 FPS with a meaningful margin, 11.5 FPS. Medium is also above the threshold, at 82.2 FPS. Low is far above, at 107.4 FPS. Ultra, however, misses the playable mark by 4.1 FPS. This makes 1440p a mixed bag: three settings are playable, one is not.

At 3840x2160, the situation is more constrained. Low averages 56.3 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS threshold by 3.7 FPS. Medium produces 42.4 FPS, High drops to 35.4 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 30.1 FPS. None of these reach the playable threshold. The gap between Low and Ultra at 4K is 26.2 FPS, a 46.5% reduction. Even the best 4K result falls short of playable, meaning this resolution is not viable for smooth gameplay with this hardware.

The scaling between resolutions is also informative. At Low settings, moving from 1080p to 1440p reduces the average from 170.8 FPS to 107.4 FPS, a 63.1 FPS drop. Moving from 1440p to 4K at Low settings reduces the average from 107.4 FPS to 56.3 FPS, a 51.1 FPS drop. The same pattern holds at Ultra: 1080p to 1440p drops from 84.1 FPS to 55.9 FPS, and 1440p to 4K drops from 55.9 FPS to 30.1 FPS. The resolution scaling is consistent, with each step up costing roughly half the remaining performance.

FAQ

*Q: Can this PC run Minimum at 1920x1080 with Ultra settings?*

A: Yes. The database records an average of 84.1 FPS at 1080p with Ultra settings, which is above the 60 FPS playable threshold.

Q: What is the best preset at 2560x1440 that stays at or above 60 FPS?

A: High is the best playable preset at 1440p, with an average of 71.5 FPS. Medium also qualifies at 82.2 FPS, and Low at 107.4 FPS, but High offers the highest visual quality among playable options.

Q: Does this combo reach 60 FPS at 3840x2160 on any setting?

A: No. The highest recorded average at 4K is 56.3 FPS on Low settings, which is below the 60 FPS threshold. Medium, High, and Ultra all fall further behind.

Q: How much performance is lost when moving from 1080p to 1440p at High settings?

A: The average frame rate drops from 110.8 FPS at 1080p to 71.5 FPS at 1440p, a reduction of 39.3 FPS.

Q: Which preset at 1920x1080 delivers the highest average frame rate?

A: Low settings produce the highest average at 1080p, reaching 170.8 FPS. Medium follows at 129 FPS, then High at 110.8 FPS, and Ultra at 84.1 FPS.

Q: Is the 1440p Ultra setting playable?

A: No. The average is 55.9 FPS, which falls below the 60 FPS playable threshold by 4.1 FPS.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The database places this CPU and GPU in specific performance neighborhoods based on their average benchmark scores. For the Intel Core i3-12100F, the average benchmark score is 13494, and it sits at the 68th percentile against all CPUs. The nearest rivals, by average score, are the Intel Core 3 N355 at 13492, the Intel Core i5-9500 at 13452, the Intel Core 5 120UL at 13594, and the Intel Core i7-1250U at 13351. The delta percentages are minimal: 0% for the Core 3 N355, 0.3% for the Core i5-9500, -0.7% for the Core 5 120UL, and 1.1% for the Core i7-1250U. In practical terms, a system built with any of these four CPUs would deliver nearly identical CPU-bound performance in Minimum, since the benchmark scores differ by less than 2% across the group.

For the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER, the average benchmark score is 18093, placing it at the 62nd percentile against all GPUs. Its nearest rivals are the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile at 18159, the AMD Radeon Pro 5700 at 18189, the AMD Radeon RX 460 at 18373, and the Intel Arc A770M at 18383. The delta percentages are -0.4%, -0.5%, -1.5%, and -1.6% respectively. These small differences mean that swapping the RTX 2060 SUPER for any of these GPUs would produce nearly identical frame rates in GPU-bound scenarios. The RTX 3060 Mobile, for example, is only 0.4% faster on average, so the measured FPS values in Minimum would be essentially unchanged.

This near-equivalence matters for users who happen to own one of these alternative components. The CPU rivals, in particular, show that the i3-12100F is not uniquely positioned; several other processors with similar benchmark scores would behave the same way in this game. The GPU rivals follow the same pattern, with all four alternatives falling within a 1.6% band of the RTX 2060 SUPER.

How This Combo Ranks

The database ranks this specific CPU and GPU combination against all other tested combos for Minimum. The combo rank is 2707 out of 3712 total combinations. This places it in the lower portion of the field, at roughly the 73rd percentile (2707 divided by 3712 gives 0.729). That rank reflects the fact that the i3-12100F and RTX 2060 SUPER are mid-range components by current standards, and many higher-end CPUs and GPUs would produce faster frame rates.

However, the rank does not tell the whole story. The measured FPS data shows that this combo is fully playable at 1080p and mostly playable at 1440p. A rank of 2707 out of 3712 means that about 1000 other combos outperform it, but that still leaves a large number of combos that perform worse. For a game like Minimum, which is a third-person shooter from 2014, the performance requirements are modest enough that this rank translates into a smooth experience at the lower resolutions.

The Verdict

The verdict is clear from the recorded data. At 1920x1080, this combo delivers playable frame rates on all four presets. The lowest result, 84.1 FPS on Ultra, is well above the 60 FPS threshold, and the highest, 170.8 FPS on Low, provides a large margin for high-refresh displays. At 2560x1440, three presets clear 60 FPS: Low at 107.4 FPS, Medium at 82.2 FPS, and High at 71.5 FPS. Ultra at 1440p falls short at 55.9 FPS. At 3840x2160, no preset reaches 60 FPS, with Low at 56.3 FPS being the closest.

The practical answer is that this PC can run Minimum at 1080p with any settings, and at 1440p with most settings. For 4K, the hardware does not have enough GPU performance to maintain 60 FPS, even on Low.

Best Settings per Resolution

For each resolution, the database identifies the most demanding preset that still stays at or above 60 FPS. At 1920x1080, that preset is Ultra, with an average of 84.1 FPS. This is the best visual quality available at 1080p while maintaining playability. At 2560x1440, the best playable preset is High, with an average of 71.5 FPS. Medium and Low also qualify, but High offers the highest graphical fidelity without dropping below 60 FPS. At 3840x2160, no preset qualifies as playable, so there is no best setting recommendation.

These findings suggest that users with a 1080p monitor can run the game at maximum settings without compromise. Users with a 1440p monitor should select High for the best visual experience, though they could drop to Medium for a higher frame rate cushion. Users with a 4K monitor would need to lower the resolution to 1440p or accept frame rates below 60 FPS.

CPU and GPU Roles

The measured data reveals how the CPU and GPU share the workload in Minimum at each resolution. The key evidence comes from the scaling between presets and resolutions.

At 1920x1080, the frame rates are high across all presets, from 170.8 FPS on Low to 84.1 FPS on Ultra. The large gap between Low and Ultra (86.7 FPS) indicates that the GPU is doing most of the work, since lowering the preset reduces the graphical load and produces a substantial frame rate increase. The CPU, with its 4 cores and 8 threads, is sufficient to feed the GPU at this resolution, as even the Ultra preset stays above 84 FPS.

At 2560x1440, the frame rates drop across the board, but the relative ordering remains the same. Low is 107.4 FPS, Medium is 82.2 FPS, High is 71.5 FPS, and Ultra is 55.9 FPS. The step from 1080p to 1440p at the same preset (for example, High going from 110.8 to 71.5 FPS) shows that the GPU is becoming more of a bottleneck, since the CPU workload does not change with resolution. The GPU must render more pixels, and the frame rate falls accordingly.

At 3840x2160, the GPU bottleneck is severe. Even Low settings only reach 56.3 FPS, and Ultra drops to 30.1 FPS. The CPU is clearly not the limiting factor here, because lowering the preset from Ultra to Low at 4K increases the frame rate by 26.2 FPS, which is a GPU-driven gain. The CPU has ample headroom at 4K, but the RTX 2060 SUPER cannot keep up with the pixel count.

The conclusion is that the GPU dominates performance at all resolutions, but its dominance grows as the resolution increases. At 1080p, the CPU is strong enough to keep the GPU well fed, and the preset choice has a large impact. At 4K, the GPU is the sole constraint, and even the lowest preset cannot reach 60 FPS. For users who want to improve performance at 1440p or 4K, upgrading the GPU would have the largest effect. For users at 1080p, the current combo already provides a strong experience, and the CPU would not need upgrading unless the target is a very high refresh rate beyond 170 FPS.