Minimum

The pairing of an Intel Core i5-12600KF with an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti is a straightforward mid-to-high-end desktop combination, and the measured data shows it handles Minimum — a third-person shooter released in mid-2014 — with a large margin at every resolution tested. The i5-12600KF sits in the 79th percentile of all CPUs in the database with an average benchmark score of 27799, while the RTX 4070 Ti sits in the 84th percentile of all GPUs with an average benchmark score of 44795. Against 3712 tracked hardware combinations for this game, this build ranks 511th, placing it firmly in the upper tier. All figures below are measured, not estimated.

Similar Performance Alternatives

For the CPU, the nearest rivals cluster remarkably tightly around the i5-12600KF's average score of 27799. The Intel Core i9-10900K scores 27872, just 0.3 percent higher. The AMD Ryzen 5 8500GE sits at 27712, only 0.3 percent lower. The AMD Ryzen 7 6800U lands at 27887, again a 0.3 percent gap, and the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D at 27896 rounds out the group at the same 0.3 percent delta. Any of these processors would deliver effectively identical behavior in Minimum — a game where even a 10-core, 16-thread Alder Lake part at this performance level is far beyond what the title demands. Builders considering a swap should expect no perceptible difference in frame rates from any of these four alternatives.

On the GPU side, the RTX 4070 Ti's average score of 44795 has slightly wider but still small rival spread. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Mobile scores 45152, 0.8 percent ahead. The AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT scores 45384, 1.3 percent ahead. The NVIDIA RTX A6000 comes in at 44075, 1.6 percent behind, and the Intel Arc A730M at 45592 is 1.7 percent ahead. Any of these cards would reproduce the results in this breakdown within a small margin. The practical takeaway: this performance band is reachable from several vendors and product lines, so the specific model matters far less than landing in this score neighborhood.

FAQ

Q: Can this PC run Minimum at 4K with high settings?

A: Yes. At 3840x2160 on High, the measured average is 73 FPS, comfortably above the 60 FPS playable threshold.

Q: What is the only setting combination that fails to reach 60 FPS?

A: 3840x2160 on Ultra, which averages 56 FPS — the single result in the dataset below the 60 FPS threshold.

Q: How fast is this build at 1080p on the highest preset?

A: At 1920x1080 on Ultra, the measured average is 160 FPS. Dropping to Low pushes the average to 326 FPS.

Q: How does the i5-12600KF compare to other CPUs?

A: It sits in the 79th percentile of all CPUs tracked, with an average benchmark score of 27799. Its closest rivals — the i9-10900K, Ryzen 5 8500GE, Ryzen 7 6800U, and Ryzen 7 5800X3D — all fall within 0.3 percent of that score.

Q: Is the RTX 4070 Ti a strong GPU by database standards?

A: It ranks in the 84th percentile of all GPUs with an average score of 44795, and its nearest rivals differ by no more than 1.7 percent in either direction.

Q: Where does this CPU/GPU combination rank for this game?

A: It ranks 511th out of 3712 tracked combinations for Minimum, placing it well within the top tier of tested hardware.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the build is untouchable. Low averages 326 FPS, Medium averages 250 FPS with a minimum of 212 and a maximum of 287, High averages 210 FPS, and Ultra averages 160 FPS. Every preset clears the 60 FPS threshold by an enormous margin; even the most demanding setting more than doubles it.

At 2560x1440, the numbers scale down but stay far above playable. Low averages 211 FPS, Medium averages 161 FPS with a minimum of 137 and a maximum of 185, High averages 135 FPS, and Ultra averages 103 FPS. Ultra at 1440p still delivers 43 FPS more than the threshold requires.

At 3840x2160, the picture splits. Low averages 113 FPS and Medium averages 87 FPS with a minimum of 74 and a maximum of 100 — both comfortably playable. High averages 73 FPS, clearing 60 FPS but with a thinner cushion. Ultra averages 56 FPS and is the one configuration in the entire dataset that falls short of the threshold.

The min/max data, where captured, reinforces the headroom: at 4K Medium the frame rate never drops below 74, and at 1440p Medium it never drops below 137. Those minimums alone exceed the playable threshold, meaning frame dips do not threaten playability at those settings.

The Verdict

Yes — this PC runs Minimum decisively. At 1920x1080, all four presets are playable, with Ultra as the best setting at 160 FPS average. At 2560x1440, all four presets are again playable, with Ultra delivering 103 FPS average. At 3840x2160, High, Medium, and Low clear 60 FPS, and the best playable setting is High at 73 FPS average; only 4K Ultra misses the cut at 56 FPS. In practice, a player on this hardware should simply pick the highest preset their resolution allows: Ultra at 1080p and 1440p, High at 4K. For a 2014 third-person shooter matched against a GPU in the 84th percentile and a CPU in the 79th percentile, the outcome is exactly what the generational gap predicts — surplus performance at every turn.

CPU and GPU Roles

The data points to the GPU as the governing component at every resolution. From 1080p Ultra to 1440p Ultra, the average falls from 160 to 103 FPS; from 1440p Ultra to 4K High — a lower preset — it falls further to 73 FPS. That steady decline as pixel count rises, even while the CPU load is unchanged, is the classic signature of GPU-bound scaling: the RTX 4070 Ti is the limiting factor, not the i5-12600KF.

The preset scaling tells the same story. At 4K, going from Low (113 FPS) to Ultra (56 FPS) roughly halves the frame rate, while the CPU-side demands of a third-person shooter barely move. If the CPU were the constraint, raising resolution or preset quality would produce flat frame rates; instead, they fall substantially.

Within a single preset, the 1080p-to-4K drop is severe — Low goes from 326 FPS at 1080p to 113 FPS at 4K, a near-tripling of the pixel count cutting the frame rate to roughly a third. That ratio indicates the GPU is absorbing nearly all of the added load. The i5-12600KF, with its 10 cores, 16 threads, single-thread score of 1016 in 3DMark and 3302 in Cinebench R23, is never the bottleneck here. For this game, GPU choice dictates the experience; the CPU merely needs to be competent, and this one is more than that.

Best Settings per Resolution

• 1920x1080 — Ultra, 160 FPS average. No compromise needed; the most demanding preset clears 60 FPS by 100 FPS.
• 2560x1440 — Ultra, 103 FPS average. Still 43 FPS of headroom over the threshold at maximum quality.
• 3840x2160 — High, 73 FPS average. Ultra dips to 56 FPS at 4K, so High is the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS, holding a 13 FPS cushion.

The simple rule for this build: play at Ultra unless gaming at 4K, where one step down to High keeps the experience above the threshold.