Minimum

Minimum is a third-person shooter from the summer of 2014, and the pairing of Intel's Core i5-12400 with AMD's Radeon RX 9060 handles it with room to spare at mainstream resolutions. Measured benchmark data for this combination shows frame rates comfortably above the 60 FPS playability threshold at 1080p and 1440p, with only native 4K requiring a step down to Low settings. The CPU sits in the 72nd percentile of all tested processors with an average benchmark score of 18683, while the GPU occupies the 59th percentile with an average score of 16014 — a mid-range pairing that, against a title of this age, is more than sufficient.

Similar Performance Alternatives

On the processor side, the Core i5-12400's average benchmark score of 18683 places it in a tight cluster of rivals. The AMD EPYC 7643 scores 18697, a difference of just -0.1 percent, meaning that chip would deliver effectively identical CPU-side behavior in Minimum. The Intel Core i7-1355U sits at 18730, 0.3 percent ahead, and the AMD Ryzen AI 5 330 at 18811 is 0.7 percent ahead — both within the margin where in-game performance would be indistinguishable. The Intel Core i3-14100F scores 18519, 0.9 percent behind the i5-12400, again close enough to be a functional stand-in. Any of these processors paired with the same GPU would produce essentially the same frame rates in a title like Minimum, which is unlikely to stress a modern six-core, twelve-thread part with a 910-point 3DMark single-thread score and a 2257-point Cinebench R23 single-core result.

For the graphics card, the RX 9060's nearest rivals are similarly close. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti averages 16129, 0.7 percent ahead of the Radeon's 16014. The AMD Radeon R9 370X and RX 7700 sit at 15862 and 15852 respectively, both one percent behind, and the Radeon Pro W5500 trails at 15679, 2.1 percent back. A system built around the RTX 3060 Ti or the RX 7700 with a comparable processor would post nearly identical numbers in Minimum at every resolution and preset tested here. The RX 9060's PassMark G3D score of 17631 and 3DMark Steel Nomad result of 3322 define its baseline; any of these rivals would land within a few frames of that output.

CPU and GPU Roles

The scaling data makes the division of labor clear: this game is GPU-bound at every resolution with this pairing. Moving from 1080p Medium (143 FPS average) to 1440p Medium (92 FPS) to 4K Medium (50 FPS) shows frame rates falling steeply as pixel count rises — the classic signature of a graphics-limited workload, since a CPU bottleneck would cap frame rates regardless of resolution. The drop from 187 FPS at 1080p Low to 121 FPS at 1440p Low and 65 FPS at 4K Low follows the same pattern.

Preset scaling tells the same story from the other direction. At 1080p, going from Low to Ultra cuts the average from 187 to 92 FPS — a 95 FPS cost for visual fidelity, all of it paid on the GPU side. At 4K, the Low-to-Ultra spread runs from 65 down to 32 FPS. The Core i5-12400, with its 15989 Cinebench R23 multi-core score and 5890 3DMark max-threads result, is never the limiting component here; even the 187 FPS ceiling at 1080p Low is reached before the processor breaks a sweat. Players deciding between upgrading CPU or GPU for this title should look entirely at the graphics card.

Measured FPS Breakdown

All figures below are measured averages for this exact pairing.

At 1920x1080:

• Low: 187 FPS average
• Medium: 143 FPS average, with a 122 minimum and 165 maximum
• High: 120 FPS average
• Ultra: 92 FPS average

Every preset clears the 60 FPS threshold at 1080p, and even Ultra sits more than 50 percent above it. The Medium numbers show tight frame pacing territory — a floor of 122 against a ceiling of 165.

At 2560x1440:

• Low: 121 FPS average
• Medium: 92 FPS average, ranging from a 79 minimum to a 106 maximum
• High: 78 FPS average
• Ultra: 59 FPS average

Three of four presets remain playable. Ultra misses the threshold by a single frame at 59 FPS average — close enough that players sensitive to detail might accept it, though the data classifies it below the bar.

At 3840x2160:

• Low: 65 FPS average
• Medium: 50 FPS average, spanning a 42 minimum to a 57 maximum
• High: 42 FPS average
• Ultra: 32 FPS average

Only Low clears 60 FPS at native 4K, and even then narrowly. The Medium result is revealing: its 42 FPS minimum matches the High preset's average exactly, indicating how quickly the RX 9060's 8 GB of GDDR6 and 288 GB/s of bandwidth get saturated at this pixel count.

FAQ

Q: Can the i5-12400 + RX 9060 run Minimum at 60 FPS?

A: Yes, at 1080p on every preset (up to 92 FPS on Ultra) and at 1440p on Low, Medium, and High (up to 78 FPS on High). At 4K, only the Low preset stays above the threshold, averaging 65 FPS.

Q: What is the best-looking setting this combo can use at 1440p?

A: High, averaging 78 FPS. Ultra averages 59 FPS at 2560x1440, falling one frame short of the 60 FPS threshold.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the bottleneck in this game?

A: The GPU. Frame rates scale sharply with resolution — 143 FPS at 1080p Medium versus 50 FPS at 4K Medium — while the i5-12400's 72nd-percentile CPU performance is never stressed by this title.

Q: How much performance is lost going from Low to Ultra at 1080p?

A: The average drops from 187 FPS to 92 FPS — roughly half the frame rate — in exchange for maximum visual detail.

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

A: It ranks 2179 out of 3712 tested combinations, placing it in the top 59 percent of configurations benchmarked for this game.

Q: What hardware would perform similarly to this combo?

A: On the CPU side, the AMD EPYC 7643, Intel Core i7-1355U, AMD Ryzen AI 5 330, and Intel Core i3-14100F all score within one percent of the i5-12400. On the GPU side, the NVIDIA RTX 3060 Ti, AMD Radeon R9 370X, RX 7700, and Radeon Pro W5500 are all within about two percent of the RX 9060.

How This Combo Ranks

Across the full field of tested combinations in Minimum, the i5-12400 plus RX 9060 lands at rank 2179 of 3712 — the top 59 percent. That is a solidly mid-pack position, which tracks with the components' individual percentiles: 72nd for the CPU, 59th for the GPU. Given that Minimum launched in mid-2014, plenty of older and weaker combinations still clear its modest demands, which inflates the field below this pairing; the rank reflects the breadth of the database more than any weakness of this setup. Against its closest peers — an RTX 3060 Ti or RX 7700 system built around an equivalently scoring processor — the ranking would be effectively identical, since those GPUs sit within one percent of the RX 9060's average benchmark score.

Best Settings per Resolution

Based on the measured data and the 60 FPS playability threshold:

• 1920x1080 — Ultra, 92 FPS average. The most demanding preset in the game still delivers over 90 frames per second at Full HD, with headroom to spare.
• 2560x1440 — High, 78 FPS average. High is the top playable preset; Ultra averages 59 FPS and misses the cutoff by a single frame.
• 3840x2160 — Low, 65 FPS average. Low is the only preset at native 4K that stays at or above 60 FPS. Medium averages 50 FPS with dips to 42.

The verdict: this combination runs Minimum at maximum detail without compromise at 1080p, near-maximum at 1440p, and requires significant visual sacrifice only at native 4K.