Control

The Intel Core i5-12400F paired with the AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT delivers a robust Control experience, placing 573rd out of 1636 tested combos. This mid-tier ranking indicates a system that balances the CPU's six performance cores with the GPU's substantial RDNA 2 architecture, though the data reveals that resolution and settings dramatically alter the bottleneck dynamics.

FAQ

Q: How does this combo rank among all tested systems in Control?

A: This configuration ranks 573rd out of 1636 tested combos, placing it in the upper-middle portion of the database. The percentile positioning suggests it outperforms roughly 65% of all recorded system configurations for this title.

Q: What is the best performance this combo achieves at 1080p?

A: At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the combo reaches 176.8 FPS average, which is the highest measured result across all resolution and settings combinations. This represents a 83.5% improvement over the 1080p Ultra result of 96.3 FPS.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rivals in general benchmarks?

A: The i5-12400F has an average benchmark score of 19221, placing it 0.1% ahead of the Intel Core i7-8700K (19210) and 0.3% ahead of the Intel Core i5-1335U (19167). It trails the AMD Ryzen 5 7533HS by 0.7% and the AMD EPYC 7773X by 1.3%.

Q: What is the GPU's standing relative to its closest competitors?

A: The RX 6800 XT scores 49982 on average, which is 0.5% higher than the Intel Arc A550M (49737) and 1.9% higher than the NVIDIA CMP 50HX (49071). It falls behind the NVIDIA RTX A1000 by 1.7% and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER by 2.6%.

Q: What is the largest FPS drop observed when moving from 1080p to 4K?

A: At Low settings, the drop from 1920x1080 (176.8 FPS) to 3840x2160 (93.4 FPS) represents a 47.2% reduction. The High settings show a smaller relative drop of 48.2%, from 111.3 FPS to 57.7 FPS.

Q: Does the combo maintain playable frame rates at 4K Ultra?

A: At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the average FPS is 48.3, which is below the 60 FPS threshold typically considered smooth. This is the weakest measured result, indicating the GPU is heavily taxed at this extreme configuration.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT serves as the primary rendering engine in this combo, built on the Navi 21 chip with RDNA 2.0 architecture. The GPU operates with a base clock of 1825 MHz and boosts to 2250 MHz, while the game clock sits at 2015 MHz. Memory runs at 2000 MHz with 16 Gbps effective speed across a 256-bit bus, yielding 512.0 GB/s bandwidth.

The 16 GB GDDR6 frame buffer is substantial for Control's demanding visual effects, which include physics-based destruction and reflective surfaces. At 4K Ultra settings, the combo produces 48.3 FPS, suggesting the GPU's 20.74 TFLOPS FP32 compute and 288.0 GPixel/s pixel rate are insufficient for maxed-out 4K. However, the 128 ROPS and 4608 shading units allow the card to maintain 96.3 FPS at 1080p Ultra, showing that the GPU scales well when resolution demands are reduced.

The GPU's 72 ray tracing cores are present but Control's implementation of ray-traced reflections and shadows places heavy load on these units. The data indicates that at 1440p High (84.6 FPS), the GPU remains the limiting factor, as the CPU's 6 cores and 12 threads can feed the card adequately at this resolution. The 300 W TDP and dual-slot design with 2x 8-pin connectors suggest this is a power-hungry component, and the 700 W suggested PSU reflects its demands.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination ranks 573rd out of 1636 tested combos in Control, positioning it within the 65th percentile of all configurations. This is a respectable placement that reflects the balance between the i5-12400F's single-thread performance and the RX 6800 XT's rasterization capabilities.

The CPU's average benchmark score of 19221 places it in the 77th percentile of all CPUs, while the GPU's 49982 average score puts it in the 87th percentile of all GPUs. The gap between these percentiles indicates the GPU is relatively stronger than the CPU, which manifests in the measured FPS data showing GPU-bound behavior at higher resolutions.

Compared to the GPU's nearest rivals, the RX 6800 XT leads the Intel Arc A550M by 0.5% and the NVIDIA CMP 50HX by 1.9% in average benchmark scores. It trails the NVIDIA RTX A1000 by 1.7% and the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER by 2.6%. This positioning suggests that similar GPUs might produce slightly higher or lower FPS in Control, but the overall rank of 573 indicates this combo sits in a competitive tier.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its strongest results. Low settings produce 176.8 FPS, Medium achieves 126.7 FPS, High reaches 111.3 FPS, and Ultra manages 96.3 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 80.5 FPS, showing that Control's settings significantly impact performance at this resolution.

Moving to 2560x1440, the FPS figures drop noticeably. Low settings yield 133.4 FPS, Medium produces 95.2 FPS, High achieves 84.6 FPS, and Ultra falls to 75.0 FPS. The transition from 1080p to 1440p at Low settings represents a 24.6% reduction, while at Ultra the drop is 22.1%.

At 3840x2160, the GPU is clearly stressed. Low settings maintain 93.4 FPS, Medium drops to 62.7 FPS, High falls to 57.7 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 48.3 FPS. The difference between Low and Ultra at 4K is 45.1 FPS, which is smaller than at lower resolutions, indicating the GPU is approaching its limits regardless of settings.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals the bottleneck characteristics of this combo. At Low settings, the drop from 176.8 FPS to 93.4 FPS represents a 47.2% reduction, which is close to the theoretical 75% pixel count increase. This suggests the GPU is the limiting factor even at low settings, as the CPU can maintain high frame rates.

At Ultra settings, the 1080p result of 96.3 FPS drops to 48.3 FPS at 4K, a 49.8% reduction. The similar percentage drops across settings indicate that resolution scaling is consistent, pointing to the GPU as the primary constraint. The i5-12400F's single-thread score of 909 in 3DMark and 2332 in Cinebench R23 suggest it can feed the GPU adequately at 1080p, but as resolution increases, the GPU's workload grows disproportionately.

The data shows that at 1440p, the combo still delivers playable performance across all settings, with the lowest being 75.0 FPS at Ultra. At 4K, however, only Low settings exceed 90 FPS, while Medium, High, and Ultra all fall below 63 FPS. This indicates that for 4K gaming, users must significantly reduce settings to maintain smooth frame rates, while 1080p and 1440p offer more headroom for visual quality.