Control

The Intel Core i5-12400 paired with the AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT ranks 771st out of 1,636 tested combinations in Control, placing it in the upper-middle tier of the database. This position reflects a pairing that is well-balanced for a 2019 action-adventure title, though it is not at the absolute top of the leaderboard. The CPU’s average benchmark score of 19,850 places it within 0.4% of the Intel Core i5-11600K, which is its closest rival with a positive delta, and it edges out the Intel Core i7-9700 by 0.1%. The GPU’s average score of 35,327 puts it 1.3% behind the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080, yet it holds a 0.2% advantage over the AMD Radeon RX 5600M. These margins indicate that neither component is dramatically ahead of or behind its direct competitors, resulting in a combination that performs predictably across the board. For a game like Control, which relies heavily on both GPU rendering and CPU logic, this ranking suggests the system delivers solid frame rates without any single bottleneck dominating the experience.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo’s 771st position out of 1,636 tested configurations places it in the 53rd percentile, meaning roughly 47% of combinations tested faster. This is a respectable showing for a mid-range pairing, though it trails the top-tier systems that dominate the upper ranks. The Intel Core i5-12400’s 77th percentile among all CPUs indicates it outperforms most processors, while the AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT’s 79th percentile among all GPUs shows similar strength. When these two components are combined, the result is a system that handles Control’s demands with moderate headroom. The CPU’s multi-threaded capabilities, evidenced by a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 15,935, ensure that the game’s physics and AI computations are processed efficiently, while the GPU’s passmark G3D score of 20,700 demonstrates its ability to handle the visual effects. The data suggests this is a pairing where the GPU carries slightly more weight in determining final performance, as the rank aligns more closely with the GPU’s percentile than the CPU’s. This is typical for a game that emphasizes graphical fidelity over raw computational throughput, and the measured frame rates confirm that the system delivers playable performance across most settings.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT is the primary driver of performance in Control, with its 12 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus providing 432.0 GB/s of bandwidth. This memory configuration is sufficient for the game’s high-resolution textures and effects, allowing the GPU to maintain stable frame rates without stuttering due to memory constraints. The GPU’s boost clock of 2600 MHz, with a game clock of 2495 MHz and base clock of 2150 MHz, enables it to sustain high throughput during intense scenes. The 40 ray tracing cores are present but are not a major factor in Control’s standard rendering path, as the game’s default settings do not heavily leverage this feature. The 2560 shading units and 160 texture mapping units process the game’s visual data efficiently, while the 64 raster operations pipelines ensure that pixel output is not a bottleneck. The GPU’s FP32 performance of 13.31 TFLOPS provides ample compute power for the game’s physics and particle effects. At 1080p, the GPU is the clear limiting factor, as the CPU has more than enough headroom to feed it frames. At 4K, the GPU’s workload increases significantly, and the measured data shows this is where the system begins to struggle, indicating that the GPU’s 12 GB memory and 432.0 GB/s bandwidth are adequate but not excessive for extreme resolutions.

Settings Recommendations

The measured frame rates indicate that the High preset offers the best balance of visual quality and performance across all resolutions. At 1080p, High delivers 94.8 FPS, which is smooth for a game like Control, and it is only 12.7 FPS lower than Medium’s 108.1 FPS. The jump from High to Ultra at 1080p costs 10.5 FPS, dropping to 84.3 FPS, which is still playable but sacrifices some fluidity for marginal visual gains. At 1440p, High achieves 74 FPS, which is identical to the 4K Low preset’s 74 FPS, showing that High at 1440p is a comfortable target. The Low preset at 1440p yields 110.9 FPS, but the visual downgrade is significant, making High the superior choice for most users. At 4K, High drops to 46.2 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS threshold for optimal playability, and Medium at 54 FPS is only slightly better. For 4K, the Low preset at 74 FPS is the only option that maintains smooth gameplay, but the visual compromise is substantial. The data suggests that High is the recommended preset for 1080p and 1440p, while 4K users should consider Low or Medium depending on their tolerance for frame rate versus fidelity.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system delivers its strongest performance. The Low preset achieves 147.6 FPS, which is the highest frame rate recorded for this combination. Medium drops to 108.1 FPS, a 39.5 FPS reduction from Low, while High delivers 94.8 FPS. Ultra is the slowest at 84.3 FPS, which is 63.3 FPS below Low. The scaling from Low to Ultra represents a 42.9% reduction in frame rate, indicating that the graphical settings have a significant impact on performance at this resolution. At 2560x1440, the frame rates are lower but still respectable. Low achieves 110.9 FPS, Medium hits 82.4 FPS, High delivers 74 FPS, and Ultra drops to 60.1 FPS. The difference between Low and Ultra at 1440p is 50.8 FPS, a 45.8% reduction. At 3840x2160, the system begins to strain. Low is the only preset that remains above 60 FPS, hitting 74 FPS. Medium drops to 54 FPS, High falls to 46.2 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 42.4 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra at 4K is 31.6 FPS, representing a 42.7% reduction. The data shows that the system is capable of high frame rates at lower resolutions but cannot maintain 60 FPS at 4K on higher presets.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate drop from 1080p to 4K is substantial across all settings, revealing that the GPU is the limiting component. At Low settings, the system produces 147.6 FPS at 1080p, 110.9 FPS at 1440p, and 74 FPS at 4K. This represents a 49.8% reduction from 1080p to 4K, which is a significant decline but still leaves the system playable at all resolutions on Low. At Medium settings, the drop is from 108.1 FPS at 1080p to 82.4 FPS at 1440p and 54 FPS at 4K, a 50.0% reduction. High settings show a similar pattern: 94.8 FPS at 1080p, 74 FPS at 1440p, and 46.2 FPS at 4K, a 51.3% reduction. Ultra settings are the most demanding, falling from 84.3 FPS at 1080p to 60.1 FPS at 1440p and 42.4 FPS at 4K, a 49.7% reduction. The consistent 50% drop from 1080p to 4K across all presets indicates that the GPU is fully utilized at each resolution, with the CPU not creating a bottleneck. The Intel Core i5-12400’s 12 threads and 18 MB of shared L3 cache are sufficient to keep up with the GPU’s requests at all resolutions, as evidenced by the frame rate scaling being proportional to the pixel count increase. The 4K results, specifically the sub-60 FPS on Medium and above, show that the RX 6750 XT’s 12 GB memory and 432.0 GB/s bandwidth are not enough to sustain high frame rates at this resolution. The system is best suited for 1080p and 1440p gaming, where it can deliver smooth performance on High settings, while 4K requires sacrificing visual quality to maintain playability.