Overpower

The Intel Core i5-12400F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 delivers strong performance in Overpower, a 2023 action title, with measured frame rates that clear the 60 FPS playability threshold at every tested resolution and preset combination. Across 4K, 1440p, and 1080p, the combo produces average FPS ranging from a low of 77.7 at 4K Ultra to a high of 213.9 at 1080p Low, indicating that this system has substantial headroom for high-refresh-rate displays and maximum quality settings. The data, which is measured rather than estimated, shows a consistent scaling pattern: lower resolutions and lower presets yield progressively higher frame rates, while the gap between presets narrows as resolution drops, reflecting the shifting balance between GPU and CPU workload.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 3840x2160 (4K), the RTX 4070 and Core i5-12400F produce an average of 93 FPS on High settings, which is the second-highest result at this resolution. Dropping to Medium yields 102.6 FPS, a 10.3% improvement over High, while Low settings jump to 159.2 FPS, representing a 71.2% increase over High and a 55.2% increase over Medium. On the demanding end, Ultra settings still maintain an average of 77.7 FPS, which is 16.4% below High but remains comfortably above the 60 FPS threshold. The spread between the fastest and slowest presets at 4K is 81.5 FPS, from 159.2 down to 77.7, indicating that the GPU has significant headroom even at the highest pixel count.

Moving to 2560x1440, the frame rates scale upward across all presets. High settings average 109 FPS, a 17.2% gain over the same preset at 4K. Medium reaches 117 FPS, which is 14.0% faster than 4K Medium. Low settings hit 188.5 FPS, a 18.4% improvement over 4K Low, while Ultra delivers 90.3 FPS, 16.2% higher than 4K Ultra. The relative ordering remains identical to 4K: Low is fastest, followed by Medium, then High, with Ultra slowest. At this resolution, the delta between Ultra and High is 18.7 FPS, and the gap between Low and Ultra is 98.2 FPS, showing that preset choice has a larger absolute impact at 1440p than at 4K.

At 1920x1080, the combo reaches its highest measured frame rates. Low settings produce an average of 213.9 FPS, which is 13.5% faster than 1440p Low and 34.4% faster than 4K Low. Medium settings average 133.3 FPS, a 13.9% gain over 1440p Medium and a 29.9% gain over 4K Medium. High settings hit 124.2 FPS, 14.0% above 1440p High and 33.6% above 4K High. Ultra settings deliver 104.1 FPS, which is 15.3% higher than 1440p Ultra and 34.0% higher than 4K Ultra. Notably, the jump from High to Ultra at 1080p is 19.8 FPS, and the difference between Medium and High is 9.1 FPS, a smaller gap than at higher resolutions. The total spread from Low to Ultra at 1080p is 109.8 FPS, the largest absolute range across all resolutions.

Across all resolutions, the pattern is consistent: Low always provides the highest average FPS, followed by Medium, High, and Ultra in descending order. The data shows no min or max FPS values recorded, so all reported figures are averages. The largest relative gains from preset changes occur at 4K, where dropping from Ultra to Low nearly doubles the frame rate, while at 1080p, the same preset change yields a 105.5% improvement. The smallest relative improvement from Ultra to Low is at 1440p, where the gain is 108.7%. These numbers indicate that the GPU is the primary scaling factor at 4K, while at lower resolutions, the CPU’s capabilities become more relevant.

CPU and GPU Roles

The performance scaling across resolutions and presets reveals how the Intel Core i5-12400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 share the workload in Overpower. At 3840x2160, the GPU is heavily loaded, and the frame rates respond strongly to preset changes. For instance, moving from Ultra to Low at 4K increases average FPS from 77.7 to 159.2, a 105.0% jump, which suggests that the RTX 4070’s rendering capabilities dominate the bottleneck at this resolution. The CPU, with its 6 cores and 12 threads based on Alder Lake architecture, has enough headroom to feed the GPU without becoming a limiting factor, as evidenced by the consistent scaling pattern.

At 2560x1440, the balance shifts slightly. The frame rates are higher across all presets compared to 4K, indicating that the GPU has more spare capacity. The relative improvements from resolution scaling are notable: High settings go from 93 FPS at 4K to 109 FPS at 1440p, a 17.2% gain, while Ultra goes from 77.7 to 90.3, a 16.2% gain. These gains are smaller than the preset-to-preset differences at the same resolution, which implies that the GPU still determines the overall performance ceiling. However, the CPU’s role becomes more visible in the fact that the gap between Low and Ultra at 1440p (98.2 FPS) is larger than at 4K (81.5 FPS), suggesting that the CPU can push higher frame rates when the GPU is less constrained.

At 1920x1080, the CPU’s influence grows further. The average FPS for Low settings reaches 213.9, which is 55.2% higher than 4K Low and 13.5% higher than 1440p Low, indicating that the CPU can drive very high frame rates when the GPU load is reduced. The difference between Medium and High at 1080p is 9.1 FPS, while at 4K the same two presets differ by 9.6 FPS, showing that the GPU still matters for preset scaling. But the fact that Ultra at 1080p (104.1 FPS) is faster than High at 4K (93 FPS) and Medium at 4K (102.6 FPS) points to the CPU’s ability to maintain high throughput at lower pixel counts. The Core i5-12400F’s boost clock of 4.40 GHz and 18 MB of shared L3 cache help sustain these frame rates, though the data does not isolate CPU-only performance.

The measured FPS values show that the RTX 4070 is the dominant component at 4K, where even Low settings only reach 159.2 FPS, a figure that suggests GPU-bound behavior. At 1080p, the combo achieves 213.9 FPS on Low, which is 34.4% higher than 4K Low, and the scaling from 1440p to 1080p (13.5% improvement) is smaller than from 4K to 1440p (18.4% improvement), indicating diminishing returns as the CPU approaches its limits. The verdict data confirms that all resolutions and presets are playable, meaning the CPU never becomes a hard bottleneck below 60 FPS. Instead, the CPU and GPU work in tandem, with the GPU leading at 4K and the CPU becoming more relevant at 1080p, where frame rates exceed 200 FPS on Low.

How This Combo Ranks

In the benchmark database, this specific combination of Intel Core i5-12400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 achieves a combo rank of 826 out of 3713 tested combinations, placing it in the top 22.2% of all systems. This rank reflects the measured performance in Overpower specifically, not synthetic benchmarks, and the data is marked as measured rather than estimated. The combo’s percentile standings for its components are also relevant: the CPU has a percentile of 73 versus all CPUs, while the GPU has a percentile of 81 versus all GPUs, suggesting that the GPU is the stronger component in this pairing.

The combo rank of 826 out of 3713 means that 2887 tested combinations produce higher frame rates in this game, while 826 produce lower ones. This places the system in a competitive position, but not at the top tier. The RTX 4070’s average benchmark score of 37648 and its percentile of 81 indicate that it outperforms most GPUs, while the Core i5-12400F’s average benchmark score of 19039 and percentile of 73 show solid mid-range CPU performance. The combination of a high-percentile GPU with a slightly lower-percentile CPU results in a system that is well-balanced for gaming, as evidenced by the measured FPS data.

When interpreting the rank, it is important to note that the combo rank is specific to this game and this resolution and preset set. The measured FPS values show that the system clears 60 FPS at every tested setting, including 4K Ultra at 77.7 FPS, which is a strong result for a game with demanding action sequences. The rank of 826 out of 3713 suggests that there are many faster systems, but the data also shows that this combo is far from the bottom, with the majority of tested combos being slower. The nearest rivals for the CPU and GPU provide context for what other hardware might perform similarly, which is covered in a later section.

The Verdict

Based on the verdict by resolution, this PC can run Overpower at every resolution and preset combination tested, with all average FPS values above the 60 FPS playable threshold. At 3840x2160, the playable settings include High, Low, Medium, and Ultra, with the best settings being Ultra at an average of 77.7 FPS. This means that even at 4K with maximum quality, the system maintains a frame rate that is 29.5% above the 60 FPS threshold, providing a smooth experience. At 2560x1440, all four presets are also playable, and the best settings are Ultra at 90.3 FPS, which is 50.5% above the threshold. At 1920x1080, the best settings are again Ultra, with an average of 104.1 FPS, which is 73.5% above the threshold.

The verdict data lists no resolution or preset that falls below 60 FPS, so the system is fully capable of running the game without performance issues. The lowest measured frame rate across all tests is 77.7 FPS at 4K Ultra, which still leaves a 17.7 FPS margin over the playable threshold. This suggests that even in demanding action sequences, the system is unlikely to drop below 60 FPS, although the data does not include min or max FPS values to confirm frame time stability. The CPU and GPU combination is well-suited for this game, and the high average FPS at 4K indicates that the RTX 4070 has enough headroom for future patches or more demanding scenes.

For gamers with 4K displays, the Ultra preset at 77.7 FPS is the recommended choice, as it offers the best visual quality without sacrificing playability. At 1440p, Ultra at 90.3 FPS provides an excellent balance, and at 1080p, Ultra at 104.1 FPS is ideal for high-refresh-rate monitors, although Low at 213.9 FPS could be used for competitive play. The system does not require any compromises in settings to achieve 60 FPS, which is a clear endorsement of its capability.

Similar Performance Alternatives

Looking at the nearest rivals for the Intel Core i5-12400F, the AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS has an average benchmark score of 19047, which is essentially identical to the i5-12400F’s 19039, with a deltaPct of 0. This means the two CPUs deliver nearly the same performance in synthetic tests, so a system with a Ryzen 5 7535HS and the same RTX 4070 would likely produce similar frame rates in Overpower. The Intel Core 3 201E has an average score of 19056, a delta of -0.1% compared to the i5-12400F, indicating slightly higher performance, though the difference is negligible. The Intel Core i5-1335U scores 18982, a 0.3% delta, and the AMD EPYC 7773X scores 18979, also a 0.3% delta, meaning these CPUs are all within a fraction of a percent of the i5-12400F’s performance. In practical terms, any of these CPUs would pair with the RTX 4070 to produce frame rates within a few FPS of the measured values.

For the GPU, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070’s nearest rivals include the NVIDIA Tesla P4, which has an average score of 37628 versus the RTX 4070’s 37648, a deltaPct of 0.1%. This suggests the Tesla P4, despite being a data center card, offers comparable raw performance, though it may lack gaming-specific features. The AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 scores 37507, a 0.4% delta, making it a close match in synthetic benchmarks. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile scores 38135, which is 1.3% higher than the RTX 4070, meaning it would be slightly faster in gaming. The AMD Radeon PRO W6400 scores 37157, a 1.3% delta, indicating it is slightly slower. In a system with the i5-12400F, swapping the RTX 4070 for any of these GPUs would result in frame rates that are within roughly 1.3% of the measured values, translating to a few FPS difference in Overpower.

These alternatives highlight that the combo’s performance is not unique, and users with similar hardware can expect comparable results. The CPU rivals all have average scores within 0.3% of the i5-12400F, while the GPU rivals are within 1.3%, so the overall gaming experience would be nearly identical. However, the RTX 4070’s 12 GB of GDDR6X memory and Ada Lovelace architecture provide features that some rivals may lack, though the benchmark data does not quantify those differences.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 3840x2160, the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is Ultra, which achieves an average of 77.7 FPS. This is the highest quality setting available, and it clears the 60 FPS threshold by 17.7 FPS, so there is no need to reduce settings for playability. The data shows that High, Medium, and Low also exceed 60 FPS at 4K, but Ultra is the best choice for visual fidelity. At 2560x1440, the best settings are also Ultra, with an average of 90.3 FPS, which is 30.3 FPS above the threshold. This allows for maximum quality at 1440p without any performance concerns. At 1920x1080, Ultra delivers 104.1 FPS, which is 44.1 FPS above the threshold, making it the recommended preset for 1080p displays.

For each resolution, the data indicates that Ultra is the most demanding preset that remains playable, and all other presets are also playable. This means that users can choose any preset based on their preferences, with Low offering the highest frame rates (159.2 at 4K, 188.5 at 1440p, 213.9 at 1080p) for competitive play or high-refresh-rate monitors. The verdict by resolution confirms that every preset is playable, so the best settings are simply the highest quality ones, which are Ultra in all cases. The average FPS at Ultra ranges from 77.7 at 4K to 104.1 at 1080p, and the system never drops below 60 FPS, making it a reliable choice for this game.