Allods Online

Allods Online, a 2010-released MMORPG, presents an interesting performance profile when paired with the Intel Core i5-12400 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080. The benchmark data reveals a configuration that is heavily dependent on in-game settings, with a wide variance in frame rates across the tested presets. This analysis examines the measured data to determine the optimal settings, the combo’s standing among other tested systems, and the specific roles the CPU and GPU play in shaping the final experience.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data for this combination shows a clear and dramatic split between the Low, Medium, High, and Ultra presets. The performance penalty for moving from Low to Ultra is substantial at every resolution, making the choice of settings the single most important factor in defining the playable experience.

At 1920x1080, the Low preset delivers an average of 240 FPS, which appears to be a cap or a very high ceiling. The Medium preset averages 219 FPS, with a minimum of 187 FPS and a maximum of 252 FPS. High settings still produce a robust 183 FPS average. However, the Ultra preset drops the average to 140 FPS, which is a significant reduction but still highly fluid. For competitive or fast-paced gameplay, the Medium preset offers a near-maximum frame rate with a tight minimum FPS of 187, providing a smoother experience than the High preset’s 183 FPS average.

At 2560x1440, the trend continues. Low settings average 206 FPS, while Medium averages 188 FPS, with a minimum of 160 FPS. High settings produce an average of 140 FPS, which is identical to the 1080p Ultra result, indicating a shift in bottleneck behavior. The Ultra preset at 1440p yields an average of 88 FPS, which is playable but a far cry from the lower presets. The Medium preset at this resolution still provides an excellent balance, with its 188 FPS average and 160 FPS minimum ensuring consistent performance that surpasses the High preset’s average.

At 3840x2160, the demands of the resolution become apparent. Low settings still manage an average of 149 FPS, while Medium drops to 116 FPS, with a minimum of 99 FPS. High settings average 73 FPS, which is a considerable step down, and Ultra settings plummet to an average of 46 FPS, which is generally considered marginal for smooth gameplay. For a 4K experience, the Medium preset is the clear recommendation, offering an average of 116 FPS with a minimum of 99 FPS, which remains comfortably above 60 FPS. The Low preset is the only other viable option for high refresh rates at 4K, but the visual quality trade-off is substantial.

The data suggests that the "best" experience is a balance between visual fidelity and frame rate. The Ultra preset provides the highest visual quality but comes with a steep performance cost, especially at higher resolutions. The Medium preset consistently offers the best performance-per-visual-step, delivering frame rates that are more than double the Ultra preset at 1080p and 1440p, and nearly triple at 4K. Therefore, the Medium preset is recommended as the optimal choice for this hardware combination, as it provides a high-refresh-rate experience at 1080p and 1440p while maintaining playability at 4K.

How This Combo Ranks

The benchmark data places this specific CPU-GPU combination at rank 506 out of 3670 tested combos for Allods Online. This places it in the top 14% of all tested systems, indicating that it is a high-performing configuration for this title. The percentile ranking for the GPU is 86, and for the CPU it is 72, which aligns with the combo’s overall strong position.

This rank suggests that while the combination is powerful, it is not at the absolute top of the performance charts. The 506th rank implies that a significant number of other combinations, likely featuring more recent or higher-tier components, achieve higher average frame rates. However, the data shows that this combo is far from being a bottleneck itself; rather, it is a very capable setup that will provide a superior experience compared to the majority of systems.

The performance relative to the GPU's own peer group is notable. The RTX 4080's average benchmark score is 54247, which is nearly identical to the RTX 4080 SUPER (54209), a difference of only 0.1%. This indicates that the 4080 is performing as expected for its class. The combo’s rank in-game, however, is also influenced by the CPU, and the i5-12400’s performance in this MMORPG is a critical factor. Since Allods Online is a game from 2010, its engine may be more sensitive to single-threaded performance, where the i5-12400's 3dmark_single_thread score of 910 and passmark_single_thread score of 3456 are solid, but not class-leading.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 is the dominant component in this pairing, and its specifications largely dictate the performance ceiling at higher resolutions and settings. The GPU features 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus, providing a memory bandwidth of 716.8 GB/s. This substantial memory allocation is crucial for high-resolution textures and modern game assets, ensuring that the GPU does not run out of memory in most scenarios.

The GPU’s clock speeds are a base of 2205 MHz and a boost of 2505 MHz. These high frequencies, combined with the Ada Lovelace architecture, contribute to the GPU's raw compute power, which is rated at 48.74 TFLOPS for FP32 operations. This explains the GPU's ability to push high frame rates at 1440p and even 4K on less demanding presets. The RTX 4080's average benchmark score of 54247 places it in the 86th percentile of all GPUs, confirming its high-end status.

The role of the GPU is most evident in the resolution scaling. Moving from 1080p to 4K at High settings, the average FPS drops from 183 to 73. This 110 FPS reduction is a direct result of the increased pixel count, which places a greater load on the GPU's shading units, ROPs, and memory subsystem. The data shows that the RTX 4080 is fully capable of handling the workload at 4K Medium settings, producing an average of 116 FPS. However, the Ultra preset at 4K, which likely enables more intensive effects and higher resolution textures, proves to be too demanding, resulting in an average of only 46 FPS. This indicates that the GPU's performance, while immense, has limits that are reached by the most demanding settings at maximum resolution.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data provides a comprehensive view of the system's performance across a grid of resolutions and settings.

At 1920x1080, the frame rates are exceptionally high across the board. The Low preset achieves an average of 240 FPS. The Medium preset shows an average of 219 FPS, with a minimum of 187 FPS and a maximum of 252 FPS, indicating a stable and high-performance state. The High preset produces an average of 183 FPS. The Ultra preset, while still providing a very smooth 140 FPS average, represents a 43% reduction in performance compared to the Medium preset.

At 2560x1440, performance remains strong but shows more significant scaling. The Low preset averages 206 FPS. The Medium preset averages 188 FPS, with a minimum of 160 FPS and a maximum of 217 FPS. The High preset sees a substantial drop to 140 FPS average, which is a 23% decrease from the Medium preset's average. The Ultra preset averages 88 FPS, which is a 53% decrease from the High preset's average, showing the heavy cost of maximum settings at this resolution.

At 3840x2160, the performance curve becomes steep. The Low preset averages 149 FPS, which is still very high for 4K. The Medium preset averages 116 FPS, with a minimum of 99 FPS and a maximum of 134 FPS, making it the only 4K preset with an average above 100 FPS. The High preset drops to 73 FPS average, which is a 37% decrease from Medium. The Ultra preset averages 46 FPS, which is below the threshold for smooth 60 FPS gameplay and represents a 61% decrease from the High preset's average.

This breakdown highlights a non-linear scaling pattern. The gap between Medium and High is larger than the gap between Low and Medium, particularly at 1440p and 4K. The gap between High and Ultra is the largest of all, indicating that the Ultra preset introduces rendering features that are disproportionately expensive on this hardware.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS data reveals a clear trend in how the system scales from 1080p to 4K. At the Medium settings, the average FPS drops from 219 at 1080p to 188 at 1440p, a 14% decrease, and then to 116 at 4K, a further 38% decrease. This scaling indicates that the GPU is becoming the primary limiting factor as resolution increases, which is expected given the higher pixel count.

At High settings, the scaling is more pronounced. The average FPS drops from 183 at 1080p to 140 at 1440p, a 23% decrease, and then to 73 at 4K, a 48% decrease from the 1440p figure. The large drop from 1440p to 4K at High settings suggests that the GPU is nearing its limits, as the increased resolution combined with higher-quality textures and effects significantly increases the memory bandwidth and shading requirements.

The Ultra preset shows the most dramatic scaling. The average FPS drops from 140 at 1080p to 88 at 1440p, a 37% decrease, and then to 46 at 4K, a 48% decrease. This steep decline indicates that Ultra settings are extremely demanding on the GPU, and the 4K Ultra configuration is not a viable option for smooth gameplay. The data suggests that while the CPU is a capable partner, the performance at higher resolutions is almost entirely dictated by the GPU's ability to process the increased graphical workload.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-12400 is a 6-core, 12-thread processor from the Alder Lake-S architecture, with a base clock of 2.50 GHz and a boost clock of 4.40 GHz. Its role in Allods Online is to handle game logic, physics, and the many background tasks that an MMORPG generates. The CPU's benchmark scores, such as the passmark_multithread score of 18747 and the cinebench_r23_multicore score of 15989, indicate strong multi-threaded performance for a mid-range desktop processor.

However, the game's release date of 2010 suggests that its engine may not be optimized for many cores. In such cases, single-threaded performance becomes more critical. The i5-12400's 3dmark_single_thread score of 910 and passmark_single_thread score of 3456 are respectable, but the data shows that the CPU is not the bottleneck in this configuration. Evidence for this is seen in the FPS scaling; at 1080p with Low settings, the system achieves 240 FPS, which is a high ceiling. If the CPU were the primary limiter, the FPS would likely plateau at a lower value regardless of resolution or settings.

The CPU's role becomes more apparent when comparing the FPS at the same settings across different resolutions. For instance, at High settings, the 1080p average is 183 FPS, while the 1440p average is 140 FPS. The drop from 1080p to 1440p indicates that the GPU is becoming more involved, but the fact that the 1080p High preset does not reach the same level as the Low preset (240 FPS) suggests that the CPU is still providing a sufficient frame time to allow the GPU to produce these results. The CPU is strong enough to feed the RTX 4080 in most scenarios, but it is not so strong that it can overcome the GPU's limitations at higher resolutions and settings. The CPU's performance is adequate, but the data points to the GPU as the component that determines the playable settings and resolutions.

FAQ

Q: What is the best settings preset for this hardware combo at 2560x1440 resolution?

A: The Medium preset is the best choice, delivering an average FPS of 188 with a minimum of 160 FPS. This provides a high-refresh-rate experience that is significantly smoother than the High preset's 140 FPS average.

Q: Why is the Ultra preset so much slower than the Medium preset?

A: The benchmark data shows the Ultra preset incurs a massive performance penalty. For example, at 1080p, Ultra averages 140 FPS compared to Medium's 219 FPS, a 36% reduction. This suggests the Ultra preset enables graphical features that are disproportionately demanding on the GPU.

Q: Can this system run Allods Online at 4K with a high refresh rate?

A: Yes, but only with specific settings. At 4K, the Low preset averages 149 FPS and the Medium preset averages 116 FPS, with a minimum of 99 FPS. The High and Ultra presets are not recommended for high refresh rates, as they average 73 FPS and 46 FPS respectively.

Q: How does this combo rank compared to other tested systems?

A: The combination is ranked 506 out of 3670 tested combos for Allods Online, placing it in the top 14% of all tested configurations. This indicates it is a high-performing setup for this game.

Q: Is the CPU or the GPU the main bottleneck in this system?

A: The data indicates the GPU is the primary limiting factor, especially at higher resolutions and settings. The FPS drops significantly as resolution increases (e.g., High preset goes from 183 FPS at 1080p to 73 FPS at 4K), which is a classic sign of a GPU-bound workload. The CPU is capable enough to avoid being the main constraint.

Q: What is the performance difference between the RTX 4080 and the RTX 4080 SUPER?

A: Based on the average benchmark scores, the RTX 4080 scores 54247, while the RTX 4080 SUPER scores 54209. This shows a negligible difference of 0.1%, with the RTX 4080 actually scoring slightly higher in this specific metric.