Minimum

The Intel Core i5-12400 paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti delivers a performance profile that is heavily skewed toward high refresh rate gaming, with benchmark results showing triple-digit frame rates across most settings and resolutions. The data indicates that this combination is more than sufficient for the game Minimum, a Third-Person Shooter released on 2014-06-25, with the only limitation appearing at 4K Ultra settings where the average frame rate dips below the 60 FPS playable threshold.

Measured FPS Breakdown

Benchmark results for this combo show a clear scaling pattern across the three tested resolutions and four quality presets. At 1920x1080, the system produces an average of 326 FPS on Low settings, which drops to 250 FPS on Medium with recorded minimum and maximum values of 212 and 287 FPS respectively. High settings at 1080p yield 210 FPS average, while Ultra settings still maintain a robust 160 FPS average.

Moving to 2560x1440, the performance remains exceptionally high. Low settings produce an average of 211 FPS, Medium settings deliver 161 FPS with a minimum of 137 FPS and maximum of 185 FPS, and High settings maintain 135 FPS average. Ultra settings at this resolution still clear the 100 FPS mark with an average of 103 FPS.

At 3840x2160, the performance curve becomes more demanding. Low settings achieve 113 FPS average, Medium settings drop to 87 FPS with min/max values of 74 and 100 FPS, and High settings sustain 73 FPS average. Ultra settings at 4K are the only configuration that falls below the 60 FPS playable threshold, producing an average of just 56 FPS.

CPU and GPU Roles

The scaling between resolutions and presets reveals a system where the GPU becomes the primary bottleneck as resolution increases. At 1920x1080, the difference between Low and Ultra settings is 166 FPS (326 down to 160), indicating that the CPU is capable of feeding the GPU at lower resolutions but the GPU workload dominates as settings increase. The RTX 4070 Ti, with its 7680 shading units and 40.09 TFLOPS FP32 performance, handles the computational load efficiently at 1080p and 1440p.

At 2560x1440, the gap between Low and Ultra narrows to 108 FPS (211 down to 103), showing that the GPU is becoming more saturated. The i5-12400, a 6-core 12-thread processor with a boost clock of 4.40 GHz, provides sufficient single-thread performance to avoid becoming the limiting factor at these settings. The CPU's 3dmark_single_thread score of 910 and passmark_single_thread score of 3456 suggest it can keep up with the GPU's frame generation demands.

The 4K results show the most significant GPU dependency. The drop from Low to Ultra at 3840x2160 is 57 FPS (113 down to 56), which is proportionally smaller than at lower resolutions. This indicates that at 4K, the GPU's memory bandwidth of 504.2 GB/s and 12 GB of GDDR6X memory become the constraining factors, particularly at Ultra settings where the 56 FPS average falls below playable levels.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo ranks 511 out of 3712 tested combinations in this game, placing it in the top 13.8% of all configurations. This ranking reflects the strong synergy between the i5-12400 and RTX 4070 Ti, as the CPU's 72nd percentile ranking among all CPUs and the GPU's 84th percentile ranking among all GPUs combine to produce a well-balanced system for this title.

The CPU's average benchmark score of 18683 places it within 0.1% of the AMD EPYC 7643 (18697) and 0.3% of the Intel Core i7-1355U (18730), showing that the i5-12400 delivers performance comparable to much more expensive server and mobile processors. The GPU's average benchmark score of 44795 puts it within 0.8% of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Mobile (45152) and 1.3% of the AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT (45384), indicating that the desktop RTX 4070 Ti holds its own against newer and workstation-class alternatives.

The Verdict

This PC can run Minimum effectively at all tested resolutions except for 4K Ultra. According to the verdict data, the playable settings at 3840x2160 include High, Low, and Medium, with High being the best setting that maintains an average of 73 FPS. At 2560x1440, all four settings are playable, with Ultra being the best choice at 103 FPS average. At 1920x1080, every preset is playable, and Ultra delivers 160 FPS average.

The 60 FPS playable threshold is cleared with significant headroom at 1080p and 1440p across all settings. At 4K, the system maintains playable frame rates up to High settings, with the 56 FPS average at Ultra falling just short of the threshold. For gamers targeting 4K Ultra, this combo would require lowering settings to High or Medium to maintain consistent performance above 60 FPS.

Similar Performance Alternatives

For the CPU, the nearest rivals in terms of average benchmark score include the AMD EPYC 7643 with a score of 18697 (0.1% higher), the Intel Core i7-1355U at 18730 (0.3% higher), and the AMD Ryzen AI 5 330 at 18811 (0.7% higher). The Intel Core i3-14100F scores 18519, which is 0.9% lower than the i5-12400. These alternatives would deliver nearly identical frame rates in CPU-bound scenarios.

For the GPU, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Mobile scores 45152 (0.8% higher), the AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT scores 45384 (1.3% higher), and the Intel Arc A730M scores 45592 (1.7% higher). The NVIDIA RTX A6000 scores 44075, which is 1.6% lower than the RTX 4070 Ti. Systems built with these components would produce similar gaming performance within a margin of roughly 2%.

FAQ

*Q: Can this system run Minimum at 4K with maximum settings?*

A: No. At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the average frame rate is 56 FPS, which falls below the 60 FPS playable threshold. High settings at 4K achieve 73 FPS average.

Q: What is the best settings preset for 1440p gaming?

A: Ultra settings at 2560x1440 produce an average of 103 FPS, making it the highest quality preset that maintains playable performance. All four presets at this resolution exceed 60 FPS.

Q: How does the i5-12400 compare to the Intel Core i7-1355U?

A: The i5-12400 has an average benchmark score of 18683, while the i7-1355U scores 18730, placing the i7-1355U 0.3% higher. The performance difference is negligible in real-world gaming scenarios.

Q: Is the RTX 4070 Ti comparable to the NVIDIA RTX A6000?

A: The RTX 4070 Ti scores 44795 on average benchmarks, which is 1.6% higher than the RTX A6000's score of 44075. The RTX 4070 Ti holds a slight performance advantage despite being a consumer card.

Q: What frame rates can I expect at 1080p with Medium settings?

A: At 1920x1080 with Medium settings, the system produces an average of 250 FPS, with minimum and maximum values of 212 and 287 FPS respectively.

Q: Does the system maintain 60 FPS at 4K with Low settings?

A: Yes. At 3840x2160 with Low settings, the average frame rate is 113 FPS, well above the 60 FPS playable threshold. Medium settings at 4K also clear this threshold with 87 FPS average.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 1920x1080, the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is Ultra, which delivers 160 FPS average. This provides the highest visual quality while maintaining a frame rate that is more than double the playable threshold.

At 2560x1440, Ultra settings are also the best choice, producing 103 FPS average. This allows for maximum visual fidelity at 1440p while still keeping the frame rate well above 60 FPS.

At 3840x2160, the most demanding playable preset is High, which achieves 73 FPS average. Ultra settings at this resolution fall below the threshold with 56 FPS, so High represents the optimal balance between visual quality and performance for 4K gaming.