Barony

The measured Barony results for the Intel Core i5-12600KF paired with the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 consist of twelve average frame-rate rows covering 1920x1080, 2560x1440, and 3840x2160 at Low, Medium, High, and Ultra settings. The combination ranks 1428th out of 1702 tested combos in Barony. All rows are marked as measured data, and the dataset does not include minimum or maximum frame-rate columns.

FAQ

Q: What overall rank does this CPU/GPU combo achieve in Barony?

A: The combo ranks 1428 out of 1702 tested combinations. The CPU sits in the 84th percentile of all CPUs, while the GPU sits in the 51st percentile of all GPUs.

Q: What average frame rates are recorded at 1920x1080?

A: At 1920x1080, Low averages 237.2 FPS, Medium averages 173.3 FPS, High averages 150.2 FPS, and Ultra averages 107.3 FPS.

Q: How does the i5-12600KF compare with its nearest CPU rivals?

A: The i5-12600KF has an average benchmark score of 27827. The Intel Core i9-10900K scores 27829 with a deltaPct of 0, the Intel Core i5-12600K scores 27851 with a deltaPct of -0.1, the Intel Core Ultra 5 125H scores 27872 with a deltaPct of -0.2, and the Intel Core i7-13700H scores 27716 with a deltaPct of 0.4. In this group, the i5-12600KF is effectively tied with the i9-10900K, slightly behind the i5-12600K and Core Ultra 5 125H, and slightly ahead of the i7-13700H.

Q: How does the GTX 1070 compare with its nearest GPU rivals?

A: The GTX 1070 has an average benchmark score of 12331. It is 0.7% ahead of the NVIDIA Quadro K4200, which scores 12241. It is 1.3% behind the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 880M, which scores 12490; 1.4% behind the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER, which scores 12504; and 1.7% behind the NVIDIA Tesla K20Xm, which scores 12547.

Q: What CPU core and clock configuration underlies these results?

A: The i5-12600KF has 10 cores and 16 threads, with a base clock of 3.70 GHz and a boost clock of 4.90 GHz. It includes 20 MB of shared L3 cache, 80 KB of L1 cache per core, and 1.25 MB of L2 cache per core. Relevant benchmark scores include Cinebench R23 single-core 3309 and multi-core 23444, as well as Geekbench single-core 2529 and multi-core 12373.

Q: Which 4K setting is the fastest in the measured rows?

A: At 3840x2160, Low is the fastest setting at 80.6 FPS. Medium averages 57.1 FPS, High averages 49.8 FPS, and Ultra averages 35.8 FPS.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-12600KF is a 10-core, 16-thread desktop processor from the Alder Lake-S architecture, built on Intel's 10 nm process. It has a 3.70 GHz base clock and a 4.90 GHz boost clock, with 20 MB of shared L3 cache. Its memory support includes DDR4 and DDR5 over a dual-channel bus. These specifications are directly represented in the CPU benchmark data: the 3DMark single-thread score is 1016, the 2-thread score is 1995, the 4-thread score is 3806, the 8-thread score is 6128, the 16-thread score is 7956, and the maximum-thread score is 7952. The progression from 2-thread to 16-thread results shows that the processor scales strongly as more threads are used, while the near-identical 16-thread and maximum-thread scores indicate that the 10-core/16-thread configuration is the ceiling for these workloads.

The Barony measured rows show how this CPU behaves when paired with the GTX 1070. At 1920x1080 Low, the combo reaches 237.2 FPS, the highest average in the entire measured set. At 1920x1080 Ultra, it still delivers 107.3 FPS. These results do not isolate the CPU from the GPU, but the high single-thread scores are consistent with a processor that can sustain high average frame rates when the GPU is not heavily loaded. At 2560x1440 Low, the average is 148.8 FPS, and at 3840x2160 Low it is 80.6 FPS. The drop from 1920x1080 Low to 3840x2160 Low is large, which indicates that resolution scaling heavily affects this pairing. The CPU's aggregate average score of 27827 and its 84th percentile ranking show that the processor itself is a strong component. In the context of Barony, the CPU has enough single-thread and multi-thread performance to keep average frame rates high at lower resolutions.

Settings Recommendations

The measured settings rows provide a clear hierarchy at each resolution. At 1920x1080, all four presets are above the fastest 4K result: Low averages 237.2 FPS, Medium 173.3 FPS, High 150.2 FPS, and Ultra 107.3 FPS. Because Ultra is the highest preset in the measured set and still averages 107.3 FPS, the data supports using Ultra at 1080p for the best visual quality among the measured rows. Medium at 173.3 FPS or High at 150.2 FPS provide higher average frame rates for users who want more margin, but neither is necessary to keep the 1080p Ultra result from remaining above 100 FPS.

At 2560x1440, the measured rows are Low 148.8 FPS, Medium 110.4 FPS, High 93.7 FPS, and Ultra 70.1 FPS. Ultra is the highest preset in the measured set and remains above 70 FPS, so it is the recommended preset at this resolution from a quality-first perspective. High at 93.7 FPS offers a meaningful average frame rate increase over Ultra, but the Ultra row is still well above the other 4K settings. The 1440p data does not introduce any preset that forces a compromise below the 70 FPS mark.

At 3840x2160, the situation changes. Low averages 80.6 FPS, Medium 57.1 FPS, High 49.8 FPS, and Ultra 35.8 FPS. Low is the only 4K preset in the measured dataset that is clearly higher than Medium. Medium remains close at 57.1 FPS, but without minimum FPS data, it is not possible to confirm whether Medium stays smooth in demanding periods. The dataset contains no min or max frame-rate columns, so all recommendations here are based solely on average FPS. The measured rows indicate that 4K Ultra should be avoided if the goal is to stay near the faster averages, while 4K Low is the safest measured setting for maintaining a high average.

How This Combo Ranks

The comboRankInGame field places this pairing at 1428 out of 1702 tested combinations. This is a low position within the measured field. The CPU component ranks much higher individually: the i5-12600KF has a percentileVsAllCpus value of 84 and an average benchmark score of 27827. The GPU component is closer to the middle of the field: the GTX 1070 has a percentileVsAllGpus value of 51 and an average benchmark score of 12331. The overall combo rank is therefore substantially affected by the GPU's mid-pack position, even though the CPU is strong on its own.

The CPU's nearest rivals show how closely competitive this processor is. The Intel Core i9-10900K has an average score of 27829 and a deltaPct of 0, placing it in a statistical tie with the i5-12600KF. The Intel Core i5-12600K has an average score of 27851 and a deltaPct of -0.1, meaning the KF is only 0.1% behind the K variant. The Intel Core Ultra 5 125H has an average score of 27872 and a deltaPct of -0.2, placing it 0.2% ahead of the KF. The Intel Core i7-13700H has an average score of 27716 and a deltaPct of 0.4, placing the KF 0.4% ahead. In aggregate CPU benchmarks, the i5-12600KF is effectively equal to a group of competitors separated by less than one percentage point.

The GPU's nearest rivals show a similar pattern, but with the KF CPU side being stronger than the GPU side. The GTX 1070's average score of 12331 places it 0.7% ahead of the Quadro K4200, whose average is 12241. It is 1.3% behind the GTX 880M, which averages 12490; 1.4% behind the GTX 1650 SUPER, which averages 12504; and 1.7% behind the Tesla K20Xm, which averages 12547. These small deltas mean the GPU is in a tightly packed performance band, and the combination's 1428th-place rank reflects that the GPU portion sits well below the CPU portion in overall hardware strength.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 is built on the Pascal architecture using the GP104 chip, fabricated on TSMC's 16 nm process. The chip contains 7,200 million transistors on a 314 mm² die. It has 1920 shading units, 120 texture mapping units, and 64 ROPs. The base clock is 1506 MHz, the boost clock is 1683 MHz, and the memory clock is 2002 MHz with 8 Gbps effective speed. The memory subsystem consists of 8 GB of GDDR5 on a 256-bit bus, providing 256.3 GB/s of bandwidth. The GPU also supports DirectX 12 (12_1), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.

The GPU benchmark data reinforces its mid-pack position. The PassMark G3D score is 13498, the Geekbench OpenCL score is 47490, the Geekbench Vulkan score is 47395, and the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score is 1082. The PassMark GPU compute score is 6102. The GPU's percentileVsAllGpus value of 51 aligns with the average benchmark score of 12331, placing it near the middle of the GPU distribution. Its nearest rivals are all within a narrow range on either side, with the Quadro K4200 below and the GTX 880M, GTX 1650 SUPER, and Tesla K20Xm above.

In Barony, the GTX 1070 role is most visible at higher resolution. At 1920x1080 Ultra, the pair averages 107.3 FPS, while at 3840x2160 Ultra, it drops to 35.8 FPS. The same trend appears on Low: 1920x1080 Low averages 237.2 FPS, while 3840x2160 Low averages 80.6 FPS. The measured 2560x1440 rows sit between these extremes, with Low at 148.8 FPS and Ultra at 70.1 FPS. The datasheet includes 8 GB VRAM and the 256-bit memory bus, but it does not include VRAM usage measurements for Barony, so the data cannot quantify how much of that capacity is exercised. The combination of a mid-pack GPU with a high-percentile CPU explains why the overall combo rank in Barony is lower than the CPU's individual percentile ranking.