Minimum

The Intel Core i5-12600KF paired with the Intel Arc B570 delivers a clear, resolution-dependent story in Minimum. At 1080p, this combination is outright dominant, clearing every preset with substantial headroom. At 1440p, it remains comfortably playable across most settings, though Ultra dips below the 60 FPS threshold. At 4K, the combo falls short across all tested presets, making it unsuitable for that resolution. The measured data, captured directly from benchmark runs, shows a system that scales predictably with resolution and preset load, with the GPU emerging as the primary constraint at higher resolutions while the CPU holds its own throughout.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data for Minimum spans three resolutions and four presets, providing a complete picture of performance headroom. At 1920x1080, the combo starts at 145 FPS average on Low settings, which is the highest recorded frame rate across the entire dataset. Medium settings deliver 111 FPS average, with a measured minimum of 95 FPS and maximum of 128 FPS — the only preset in the entire dataset where both min and max values were captured. High settings bring the average down to 93 FPS, and even Ultra, the most demanding preset, sustains 71 FPS average. Every 1080p preset stays well above the 60 FPS playability threshold, with Ultra being 11 FPS over the line. The gap between Low and Ultra at 1080p is 74 FPS, indicating that the visual quality scaling costs about half the frame rate when moving from the lowest to the highest preset.

At 2560x1440, the frame rates compress noticeably. Low settings produce 94 FPS average, a 51 FPS drop from the 1080p Low result. Medium settings average 72 FPS, with a minimum of 61 FPS and maximum of 82 FPS — the min here is just 1 FPS above the playability threshold, which is worth noting for anyone sensitive to frametime spikes. High settings land at exactly 60 FPS average, meeting the threshold but with no margin to spare. Ultra drops to 46 FPS average, which is 14 FPS below the playability line. The scaling from Low to Ultra at 1440p is 48 FPS, slightly less severe than at 1080p, suggesting the GPU is becoming more of a limiting factor as pixel count rises. The 1440p Medium preset’s minimum of 61 FPS versus its average of 72 FPS shows an 11 FPS spread, which is tighter than the 1080p Medium spread of 33 FPS (95 min to 128 max).

At 3840x2160, performance falls off sharply. Low settings average 50 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS threshold. Medium settings average 39 FPS, with a minimum of 33 FPS and maximum of 44 FPS — the lowest min/max values recorded in the entire dataset. High settings average 32 FPS, and Ultra averages 25 FPS. No 4K preset reaches 60 FPS, and the gap from the threshold grows from 10 FPS on Low to 35 FPS on Ultra. The scaling from Low to Ultra at 4K is only 25 FPS, indicating that the GPU is heavily saturated even at Low settings; raising preset quality yields diminishing returns in visual fidelity relative to the frame rate cost. Comparing the three resolutions, 1080p Low to 1440p Low is a 51 FPS drop, and 1440p Low to 4K Low is a 44 FPS drop — the resolution scaling is nearly linear in absolute frame rate terms, but the percentage impact grows as the base frame rate shrinks.

FAQ

*Q: Can this combo run Minimum at 1080p on Ultra settings?*

A: Yes. The measured average FPS at 1920x1080 with Ultra settings is 71 FPS, which is 11 FPS above the 60 FPS playability threshold. This is the highest preset tested at 1080p, and it clears the threshold with comfortable margin.

Q: What is the best playable preset at 2560x1440?

A: High settings are the best playable option at 1440p, with an average FPS of exactly 60. Medium settings also work at 72 FPS average, but High is the most demanding preset that stays at or above the threshold. Ultra is not playable at this resolution, averaging 46 FPS.

Q: Is 4K playable with this hardware?

A: No. At 3840x2160, the highest average FPS recorded is 50 on Low settings, which is 10 FPS below the 60 FPS playability threshold. Medium averages 39 FPS, High averages 32 FPS, and Ultra averages 25 FPS. The verdict data lists no playable settings for 4K.

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

A: At Low settings, the average FPS drops from 145 at 1080p to 94 at 1440p, a 51 FPS reduction. At High settings, the drop is from 93 to 60, a 33 FPS reduction. The percentage loss is larger at lower presets: Low loses 35% of its frame rate, while High loses 36%.

Q: Does the Medium preset at 1440p have consistent frametimes?

A: The Medium preset at 2560x1440 shows a minimum of 61 FPS and maximum of 82 FPS, producing an average of 72 FPS. The min-to-avg spread is 11 FPS, and the min is just 1 FPS above the playability threshold. This is the only 1440p preset with recorded min/max values, and it indicates occasional dips close to the 60 FPS line.

Q: What is the combo’s rank among all tested configurations for this game?

A: The combo ranks 2984 out of 3712 tested combinations in Minimum. This places it in the lower portion of the tested pool, which is consistent with the 4K performance shortfall, though 1080p and 1440p results are solidly playable.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo rank in Minimum is 2984 out of 3712 total tested combos, placing it at roughly the 80th percentile from the bottom — or, put another way, about 20% of tested configurations perform worse. This rank is heavily influenced by the 4K results, where no preset reaches 60 FPS, dragging the overall standing down despite strong 1080p and 1440p performance. The CPU alone sits in the 79th percentile against all CPUs, while the GPU sits in the 65th percentile against all GPUs, so neither component is a top-tier performer in the broader benchmark database. The CPU’s average benchmark score is 27799, with the nearest rival being the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D at 27896 (0.3% faster), followed by the Intel Core i9-10900K at 27872 (0.3% faster), the AMD Ryzen 7 6800U at 27887 (0.3% faster), and the AMD Ryzen 5 8500GE at 27712 (0.3% slower). These deltas are all within a fraction of a percent, meaning the i5-12600KF is statistically tied with those rivals in average CPU performance.

The GPU’s average benchmark score is 20556, with the nearest rival being the Intel Arc A750 at 20582 (0.1% faster), followed by the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile at 20534 (0.1% slower), the AMD Radeon R9 M390X at 20662 (0.5% faster), and the NVIDIA Quadro M4000M at 20480 (0.4% slower). Again, the deltas are tiny — the Arc B570 is effectively neck-and-neck with the Arc A750 and RTX 3070 Mobile in aggregate benchmarks. However, the in-game rank of 2984/3712 is what matters for Minimum specifically, and that rank reflects the measured FPS data rather than synthetic scores. The measured data shows that the combo’s real-world performance in this title is strong at 1080p, acceptable at 1440p with preset caveats, and inadequate at 4K. The rank suggests that a substantial portion of tested combos achieve better 4K results, which is likely the main differentiator pushing this combo below the median of the tested pool.

The Verdict

The question of whether this PC can run Minimum depends entirely on the target resolution and preset. At 1920x1080, the answer is a definitive yes — every single preset, from Low to Ultra, clears the 60 FPS playability threshold. Low averages 145 FPS, Medium averages 111 FPS, High averages 93 FPS, and Ultra averages 71 FPS. The Ultra preset is the most demanding option tested, and it still delivers 71 FPS average, giving 11 FPS of headroom above the threshold. For 1080p gaming, this combo is overqualified for the game’s demands, and users can max out all settings without concern.

At 2560x1440, the answer is yes with conditions. The playable settings list includes Low (94 FPS), Medium (72 FPS), and High (60 FPS), with High being the best playable preset at exactly 60 FPS average. Ultra is not playable, averaging 46 FPS — 14 FPS below the threshold. Anyone with a 1440p monitor should stick to High or lower presets to stay at or above 60 FPS. The Medium preset’s minimum of 61 FPS suggests that even with headroom on average, there can be dips close to the line, so High’s exact 60 FPS average carries some risk if frametime variance spikes.

At 3840x2160, the answer is no. No preset reaches 60 FPS — Low averages 50 FPS, Medium 39 FPS, High 32 FPS, and Ultra 25 FPS. The playable settings list is empty for 4K, meaning this combo cannot maintain playable frame rates at that resolution under any tested preset. Users with 4K displays would need to either lower resolution or accept sub-60 FPS performance. The verdict data is unambiguous: 4K is out of reach for this hardware in Minimum.

CPU and GPU Roles

The measured FPS scaling across resolutions and presets reveals which component dominates in Minimum. The CPU, an Intel Core i5-12600KF with 10 cores and 16 threads, has a boost clock of 4.90 GHz and a strong benchmark profile — its Cinebench R23 multicore score is 23391, and its single-core score is 3302. The GPU, an Intel Arc B570 with 2304 shading units and 10 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 160-bit bus, delivers 380.0 GB/s of bandwidth and 11.52 TFLOPS of FP32 compute. In Minimum, the GPU is the primary limiting factor at higher resolutions, while the CPU appears sufficient at all tested settings.

The evidence for GPU dominance comes from the resolution scaling. At Low settings, moving from 1080p (145 FPS) to 1440p (94 FPS) drops frame rates by 51 FPS, and moving to 4K (50 FPS) drops another 44 FPS. This steep decline with pixel count is a classic GPU-bound signature — the CPU is not the bottleneck because frame rates are high at 1080p, and the drop is directly proportional to the increase in rendering workload. Similarly, at High settings, 1080p averages 93 FPS, 1440p averages 60 FPS, and 4K averages 32 FPS — the halving of frame rates as resolution doubles reflects GPU rasterization limits rather than CPU thread saturation.

Preset scaling within a resolution reinforces this. At 1080p, Low to Ultra costs 74 FPS (145 to 71), a 51% reduction. At 1440p, Low to Ultra costs 48 FPS (94 to 46), a 51% reduction. At 4K, Low to Ultra costs 25 FPS (50 to 25), a 50% reduction. The consistent percentage drop across resolutions indicates that preset quality affects the GPU workload uniformly, and the GPU is the component rendering geometry, textures, and post-processing effects. The CPU’s role is to feed the GPU with draw calls and game logic, but the i5-12600KF’s 16 threads and 20 MB of L3 cache are ample for a 2014-era third-person shooter; the game’s release date of 2014-06-25 means its CPU requirements are modest by modern standards.

At 4K, the GPU is unquestionably the bottleneck. Low settings average 50 FPS, meaning the Arc B570 cannot even sustain 60 FPS at the lowest preset. The GPU’s pixel rate is 200.0 GPixel/s, and the 4K resolution demands over 8 million pixels per frame; combined with the game’s rendering overhead, this exceeds the GPU’s capacity. The CPU, meanwhile, has no trouble maintaining frame delivery at 4K — the frame rates are dictated entirely by GPU throughput. For users seeking better 4K performance, upgrading the GPU would be the only effective path, as the i5-12600KF is unlikely to bottleneck any reasonable GPU in this title.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 1920x1080, the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is Ultra, with an average FPS of 71. This is the highest preset tested, and it clears the threshold by 11 FPS. Users can enable all visual features without compromise. Low, Medium, and High also all clear the threshold, with averages of 145, 111, and 93 FPS respectively, but Ultra is the recommended choice since it delivers the best visual quality while maintaining playability.

At 2560x1440, the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is High, with an average FPS of exactly 60. This is a razor-thin margin — the average meets the threshold, but there is no headroom for frametime spikes. Medium is also playable at 72 FPS average, and Low at 94 FPS average, but High is the best visual quality option that remains technically playable. Users who prioritize frametime consistency over visual fidelity may prefer Medium, which has a recorded minimum of 61 FPS and a maximum of 82 FPS, providing a more comfortable buffer above the threshold. Ultra is not viable at 1440p, averaging 46 FPS.

At 3840x2160, no preset reaches 60 FPS, so there is no best playable setting. The closest is Low at 50 FPS average, which is 10 FPS below the threshold. Medium averages 39 FPS, High averages 32 FPS, and Ultra averages 25 FPS. The verdict data confirms an empty playable settings list for 4K, meaning users must reduce resolution to 1440p or lower to achieve playable frame rates. For those who must run at 4K, Low settings offer the least-bad experience, but the 50 FPS average will still result in visible stutter and input latency compared to the smoother 1080p and 1440p results.