Allods Online

Allods Online, a 2010 MMORPG, shows a peculiar performance profile with this Intel Core i5-12400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 pairing. The data indicates that while the RTX 4090 provides immense raw power, the game's engine and the i5-12400F's six cores create a bottleneck that becomes increasingly apparent at lower resolutions. At 4K, the GPU is finally given room to work, but the experience is still defined by the CPU's limits in this specific title, resulting in a rank of 349 out of 3670 tested combos.

Resolution Scaling

The performance scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals a classic CPU-bound scenario that gradually shifts toward GPU-bound as resolution increases. At 1920x1080 with High settings, the combo produces 185 FPS, which drops to 155 FPS at 2560x1440, a 16% reduction, and then plummets to 81 FPS at 3840x2160, a 48% reduction from the 1440p result. This steep drop-off between 1440p and 4K indicates that the RTX 4090 is finally being pushed to its limits at the highest resolution, while the smaller drops at lower resolutions suggest the CPU is holding performance back.

The Low preset tells an even more revealing story about the bottleneck. At 1080p Low, the system achieves 242 FPS, which only drops to 207 FPS at 1440p (a 14% decrease) and then to 164 FPS at 4K (a 21% decrease from 1440p). The relatively modest scaling from 1080p to 1440p at Low settings—where the GPU has very little work to do—confirms that the i5-12400F is the primary limiting factor. The 4090 is capable of far more than 242 FPS, but the CPU's six cores and 12 threads cannot feed it any faster in this title.

Medium settings show a similar pattern but with a more linear progression. The 1080p Medium result of 221 FPS falls to 190 FPS at 1440p (a 14% drop) and then to 129 FPS at 4K (a 32% drop from 1440p). The fact that the 4K Medium result (129 FPS) is still significantly higher than the 4K High result (81 FPS) suggests that the GPU has headroom at 4K Medium, and the CPU is still contributing to the frame rate ceiling.

Ultra settings produce the most dramatic scaling, with 155 FPS at 1080p dropping to 98 FPS at 1440p (a 37% decrease) and then to 51 FPS at 4K (a 48% decrease from 1440p). This Ultra preset appears to be extremely demanding on the GPU, as the 4K Ultra result of 51 FPS is the only sub-60 FPS result in the entire dataset. The 1080p Ultra result of 155 FPS, which is the same as the 1440p High result, further emphasizes that the CPU is the limiting factor at lower resolutions and lower presets, while the GPU takes over as the bottleneck at 4K Ultra.

The frame time data provided for Medium settings shows consistency across resolutions. At 1080p Medium, the minimum FPS is 188 and the maximum is 254, while at 1440p Medium, the range is 161 to 218 FPS, and at 4K Medium, it narrows to 109 to 148 FPS. This tightening of the frame time range at higher resolutions is typical of a GPU-bound scenario, where the consistent workload on the 4090 produces more stable frame pacing.

Settings Recommendations

The data clearly indicates that Medium settings provide the best balance, particularly at higher resolutions. At 1440p Medium, the system delivers 190 FPS with a minimum of 161 FPS, which is well above the 1440p High result of 155 FPS. The 1440p Medium preset also offers a 94% improvement over 1440p Ultra (98 FPS) while maintaining a minimum frame rate that is 64% higher than the Ultra average. This makes Medium the optimal choice for competitive play at 1440p, as it maximizes both average and minimum frame rates.

At 4K, Medium is the only settings tier that maintains playable triple-digit performance. The 4K Medium result of 129 FPS with a 109 FPS minimum is dramatically better than 4K High's 81 FPS and 4K Ultra's 51 FPS. The 4K Medium preset offers a 59% improvement over High and a 153% improvement over Ultra, making it the definitive choice for 4K gaming on this combo. The fact that 4K Medium (129 FPS) is still higher than 4K High (81 FPS) suggests that the Medium preset reduces GPU load enough to allow the CPU to keep up, resulting in a smoother experience.

For 1080p, the Medium preset also stands out with 221 FPS, which is 19% higher than High at 185 FPS and 43% higher than Ultra at 155 FPS. The 1080p Medium minimum of 188 FPS is also higher than the 1080p High average, indicating that Medium provides superior frame pacing at this resolution as well. The Low preset at 1080p reaches 242 FPS, but the visual quality trade-off is substantial, and the 9% improvement over Medium is unlikely to be worth the graphical downgrade.

The Ultra preset is difficult to recommend at any resolution. While 1080p Ultra achieves 155 FPS, this is identical to the 1440p High result, and the 4K Ultra result of 51 FPS is the only sub-60 FPS measurement in the entire dataset. The 1440p Ultra result of 98 FPS is playable, but the 52% performance drop from Medium at the same resolution makes it a poor choice. For users who prioritize visual fidelity, 1440p High at 155 FPS offers a better experience than 1080p Ultra at the same frame rate, with a higher resolution and presumably similar visual quality.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-12400F is a 6-core, 12-thread processor from the Alder Lake architecture, with a base clock of 2.50 GHz and a boost clock of 4.40 GHz. Its benchmark data shows a significant gap between single-threaded and multithreaded performance, with a 3DMark single-thread score of 909 and a max-thread score of 5912. This gap is typical of a processor that is strong in lightly-threaded workloads but less impressive when all cores are engaged.

In Allods Online, an MMORPG that is likely more dependent on single-thread performance than many modern titles, the i5-12400F's single-thread capabilities are crucial. The 3DMark 2-thread score of 1699 and 4-thread score of 3067 suggest that the processor can handle the primary game thread and a few auxiliary threads effectively. However, the fact that the 8-thread score (4779) is only 62% higher than the 4-thread score (3067) indicates diminishing returns as more threads are utilized, which may explain why the CPU becomes a bottleneck in this game.

The processor's Cinebench R23 results further illustrate its capabilities, with a multicore score of 12380 and a singlecore score of 1680. The ratio between these scores (7.4:1) is relatively low, suggesting that the processor does not scale perfectly with additional cores. In a game like Allods Online, where the primary game logic and rendering threads may not be perfectly parallelized, this scaling characteristic can lead to performance limitations.

The i5-12400F's position in the CPU landscape, with a 73rd percentile ranking among all CPUs and an average benchmark score of 19039, places it as a solid mid-range processor. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS (19047, 0% delta) and the Intel Core i5-1335U (18982, 0.3% delta), indicating that it is roughly on par with these mobile-oriented processors in synthetic benchmarks. However, in Allods Online, the desktop i5-12400F's higher sustained clocks may give it an advantage that is not fully captured in the average benchmark scores.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Intel Core i5-12400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 ranks 349th out of 3670 tested combos in Allods Online, placing it in the top 9.5% of all configurations. This rank is notable because it places the combo in the top tier of systems, but the specific placement suggests that there are 348 other combos that perform better in this particular game.

The rank of 349 out of 3670 is likely influenced by the CPU being the limiting factor. While the RTX 4090 is one of the most powerful GPUs available, its performance in Allods Online is constrained by the i5-12400F's capabilities. The data shows that at 1080p High, the combo achieves 185 FPS, which is significantly lower than what the RTX 4090 could theoretically produce if paired with a faster CPU. This suggests that the combo rank could be improved by pairing the RTX 4090 with a higher-end processor.

The fact that the combo still ranks in the top 10% confirms the RTX 4090's raw power. Even with a CPU bottleneck, the 4090's 24 GB of GDDR6X memory and 1.01 TB/s bandwidth allow it to maintain high frame rates at 4K, where the GPU becomes the limiting factor. The 4K Medium result of 129 FPS is particularly impressive and likely contributes significantly to the combo's overall rank.

The combo's rank is also interesting when compared to the individual component rankings. The CPU's 73rd percentile ranking and the GPU's 88th percentile ranking suggest that the combo should perform better than the 9.5th percentile, but the game's specific CPU demands pull the combo rank down. This discrepancy highlights the importance of game-specific testing, as synthetic benchmarks do not always translate directly to real-world performance.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 is an absolute monster of a GPU, with 16,384 shading units, 512 TMUs, and 176 ROPs. Its base clock of 2235 MHz and boost clock of 2520 MHz, combined with 24 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 384-bit bus, provide a memory bandwidth of 1.01 TB/s. Its FP32 performance of 82.58 TFLOPS places it at the top of the consumer GPU stack, and its 88th percentile ranking among all GPUs confirms its elite status.

In Allods Online, the RTX 4090's role is paradoxical. At lower resolutions and settings, it is underutilized because the CPU cannot feed it enough data. The 1080p Low result of 242 FPS is likely far below the GPU's actual capability in this game, as the CPU becomes the bottleneck. However, the 4090's massive memory bandwidth and compute power become evident at 4K, where it can stretch its legs.

The 4K results show the GPU's true potential. The 4K Medium result of 129 FPS demonstrates that the 4090 can handle the game's demands at high resolution, and the 4K High result of 81 FPS shows that even at High settings, the GPU has plenty of headroom. The 4K Ultra result of 51 FPS, while the lowest in the dataset, is still playable and indicates that the 4090 is the first component to become fully saturated at this resolution and settings combination.

The GPU's benchmark scores further illustrate its capabilities. The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 9223 and the Passmark G3D score of 38194 place it far above most other GPUs. Its nearest rivals in terms of average benchmark score include the Intel Arc Pro A60 (60326, 0% delta) and the AMD Radeon Pro W6600M (61896, -2.5% delta), but these are workstation and mobile GPUs that are not directly comparable. The RTX 4090's 60347 average benchmark score is 50,000 points higher than a typical mid-range GPU, highlighting its dominance.

The GPU's 24 GB of VRAM is particularly relevant for Allods Online, which, despite being a 2010 MMORPG, may have high-resolution textures and large draw distances that benefit from ample memory. The 4090's 1.01 TB/s bandwidth ensures that texture streaming is never a bottleneck, even at 4K. This is likely why the 4K Medium and High presets perform as well as they do, as the GPU has both the memory capacity and bandwidth to handle the game's data demands.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution and settings combo for this system in Allods Online?

A: The data shows that 1440p Medium provides the best balance, delivering 190 FPS with a minimum of 161 FPS. At 4K, Medium is the only preset that maintains triple-digit performance, achieving 129 FPS with a 109 FPS minimum.

Q: Why does the 1080p Low setting only achieve 242 FPS instead of much higher?

A: The 1080p Low result of 242 FPS is limited by the Intel Core i5-12400F, not the RTX 4090. The CPU's six cores and 12 threads cannot process the game's logic fast enough to feed the GPU more frames, creating a CPU bottleneck at low resolutions.

Q: Is the RTX 4090 being held back by the i5-12400F in this game?

A: Yes, the benchmark results indicate a CPU bottleneck at lower resolutions and settings. The scaling from 1080p to 1440p at Low settings shows only a 14% drop, suggesting the CPU is the limiting factor. The GPU only becomes the bottleneck at 4K Ultra, where the frame rate drops to 51 FPS.

Q: How does the 4K Ultra preset compare to 4K Medium?

A: The 4K Ultra preset achieves 51 FPS, which is 153% lower than the 4K Medium result of 129 FPS. This massive performance penalty makes Ultra difficult to recommend, even for users with the RTX 4090.

Q: What is this combo's rank among all tested configurations?

A: This combo ranks 349th out of 3670 tested combos, placing it in the top 9.5% of all systems tested in Allods Online.

Q: Does the RTX 4090's 24 GB of VRAM matter for Allods Online?

A: The 24 GB of GDDR6X memory and 1.01 TB/s bandwidth likely contribute to the game's smooth performance at 4K, as the GPU can handle high-resolution textures and large draw distances without memory limitations. The 4K Medium result of 129 FPS indicates that the GPU's memory subsystem is more than sufficient for this game.