Control

FAQ

Q: What is the overall performance percentile of this CPU and GPU pairing?

A: The Intel Core i5-12400F sits in the 73rd percentile among all CPUs, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 ranks in the 81st percentile among all GPUs. This places the combo firmly in the upper-midrange tier for both components.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its closest rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The i5-12400F posts an average benchmark score of 19039. Its nearest rival, the AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS, scores 19047 with a 0% delta, making them statistically identical. The Intel Core 3 201E trails by 0.1%, while both the Intel Core i5-1335U and AMD EPYC 7773X are 0.3% ahead.

Q: What are the GPU's closest competitors and how large are the gaps?

A: The RTX 4070 has an average benchmark score of 37648. The NVIDIA Tesla P4 is essentially tied at 37628 (0.1% behind), the AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 is 0.4% behind at 37507, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile is 1.3% ahead at 38135. The AMD Radeon PRO W6400 trails by 1.3% at 37157.

Q: What is the best resolution for this combo in Control?

A: At 1920x1080, the combo delivers 193 FPS on Low and 106 FPS on Ultra, making it fully playable at any setting. At 2560x1440, it ranges from 146 FPS on Low to 80 FPS on Ultra. At 3840x2160, Ultra drops to 54 FPS, while High still holds 62 FPS.

Q: Does the GPU's memory configuration matter for this game?

A: The RTX 4070 features 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus with 504.2 GB/s bandwidth. This is sufficient for Control's demands across all tested settings, as evidenced by the smooth scaling from Low to Ultra without any min FPS drops below 59 at 4K Medium.

Q: How does this combo rank among all tested system configurations?

A: This pairing ranks 904th out of 3720 total combos tested in Control, placing it in the top 24.3% of all configurations. This is a strong result for a mainstream six-core CPU paired with a mid-range enthusiast GPU.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 is the driving force behind this combo's Control performance. Built on the Ada Lovelace architecture using TSMC's 5 nm process, this GPU packs 35,800 million transistors into a 294 mm² die. The 5888 shading units, 184 texture mapping units, and 64 ROPs deliver substantial raw throughput, with the card rated for 29.15 TFLOPS of FP32 compute and 455.4 GTexel/s of texture fill rate.

Clock speeds play a significant role in how this GPU scales across resolutions. The base clock of 1920 MHz boosts up to 2475 MHz under load, which translates to a pixel rate of 158.4 GPixel/s. The memory runs at 1313 MHz with 21 Gbps effective speed, feeding the 12 GB GDDR6X buffer through a 192-bit interface. This memory subsystem is critical for Control, a game that loads detailed environments and physics-heavy scenes.

The data shows clear GPU-bound behavior. At 1920x1080, the RTX 4070 delivers 193 FPS on Low settings, which drops to 106 FPS on Ultra. The scaling from Low to Ultra at 1080p is 87 FPS, showing that the GPU's compute and memory bandwidth are being fully exercised as settings increase. At 3840x2160, the same settings swing produces 98 FPS on Low versus 54 FPS on Ultra, a 44 FPS difference.

The 12 GB VRAM capacity proves adequate for Control at all tested configurations. Even at 4K Ultra, the card does not appear to hit a memory capacity wall—the limiting factor is raw compute and bandwidth, not buffer size. The 504.2 GB/s bandwidth is particularly relevant for a game like Control, which streams high-resolution textures and particle effects. The measured results show no anomalies such as sudden frame drops that would indicate memory paging issues.

The RTX 4070's 46 RT cores and 184 tensor cores are present but not specifically tested in this dataset. However, the card's overall benchmark scores—26927 in Passmark G3D and 154858 in Geekbench OpenCL—indicate strong general-purpose compute capability that carries over to rasterized performance in Control. The GPU's 81st percentile ranking among all GPUs confirms it is positioned well above the midpoint of the performance distribution.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data provides a clear picture of which settings presets deliver the best experience at each resolution. The goal is to maintain a playable frame rate while maximizing visual quality, and the data shows this combo has different optimal points depending on resolution.

At 1920x1080, the High preset delivers 122 FPS average, which is excellent for smooth gameplay. However, the Ultra preset still achieves 106 FPS, making it the best choice for users with 1080p displays who want maximum visual fidelity. The gap between High and Ultra is only 16 FPS, so there is no meaningful performance penalty for choosing Ultra. The Medium preset at 137 FPS offers a middle ground, but with High and Ultra both well above 100 FPS, there is little reason to compromise.

At 2560x1440, the situation changes. High produces 92 FPS, which is solid for most gamers. Ultra drops to 80 FPS, which is still playable but begins to approach the threshold where frame pacing becomes noticeable on high-refresh displays. For 1440p users, High is the sweet spot: it maintains a comfortable margin above 90 FPS while retaining most of the visual improvements over Medium. The Medium preset at 104 FPS is viable for those who prioritize frame rate above all else, but High offers a better balance.

At 3840x2160, the data becomes more conservative. Medium is the only preset with a recorded minimum FPS—59 FPS—which suggests it is the safest choice for 4K gaming. High averages 62 FPS, which is technically playable but leaves little headroom for demanding scenes. Ultra drops to 54 FPS, which is too low for consistent smoothness. Low at 98 FPS is playable but sacrifices too much visual quality for most users. The recommendation is Medium for 4K, as it provides the best combination of playable frame rates and acceptable visual quality.

The data indicates that this combo is best suited for 1080p and 1440p gaming, where it can run Ultra and High respectively with confidence. At 4K, users should accept Medium settings to stay within a comfortable frame rate envelope.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data for Control shows a consistent pattern of performance scaling across resolutions and settings. At 1920x1080, the combo delivers a range from 193 FPS on Low to 106 FPS on Ultra. The Medium preset records 137 FPS with a minimum of 116 FPS and a maximum of 157 FPS, providing the only full min/max data point at this resolution. High sits at 122 FPS, and Ultra at 106 FPS.

Moving to 2560x1440, performance scales down proportionally. Low produces 146 FPS, High delivers 92 FPS, and Ultra drops to 80 FPS. Medium records 104 FPS with a minimum of 88 FPS and a maximum of 119 FPS. The step from 1080p to 1440p costs roughly 26% performance across most settings, which is typical for a GPU-bound title.

At 3840x2160, the performance drop becomes more pronounced. Low yields 98 FPS, Medium averages 70 FPS with a minimum of 59 FPS and maximum of 80 FPS, High drops to 62 FPS, and Ultra falls to 54 FPS. The transition from 1440p to 4K costs approximately 33% performance at High settings, reflecting the increased pixel count.

The scaling efficiency is noteworthy. From Low to Ultra at 1080p, the average FPS drops from 193 to 106, a 45% reduction. At 1440p, the same transition goes from 146 to 80, a 45% reduction. At 4K, it goes from 98 to 54, a 45% reduction. This consistent scaling suggests the GPU's compute units and memory bandwidth are being utilized uniformly across resolutions, with no single bottleneck emerging at any particular setting.

The Medium preset is the only one with complete min/max data across all resolutions. At 1080p, the range is 116 to 157 FPS (a 41 FPS spread). At 1440p, the range is 88 to 119 FPS (a 31 FPS spread). At 4K, the range is 59 to 80 FPS (a 21 FPS spread). This narrowing range at higher resolutions indicates that frame pacing becomes more consistent as the GPU becomes more fully utilized.

How This Combo Ranks

This specific combination of Intel Core i5-12400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 ranks 904th out of 3720 tested combos in Control. This places it in the top 24.3% of all configurations tested, which is a strong result for a mid-range CPU paired with an upper-midrange GPU.

The ranking reflects the balance between the two components. The i5-12400F, with its 73rd percentile CPU ranking, is not a top-tier processor, but it provides sufficient single-threaded and multi-threaded performance to avoid bottlenecking the RTX 4070 in this game. The GPU's 81st percentile ranking is the primary driver of the overall combo position.

The 3720 total combos span a wide range of hardware configurations, from budget builds to flagship systems. Being in the 904th position means the combo outperforms approximately 2816 other tested configurations, which is a substantial majority. The gap to the top is significant, but the combo's placement indicates it is well above the median experience.

The CPU's nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks—the AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS, Intel Core 3 201E, Intel Core i5-1335U, and AMD EPYC 7773X—all score within 0.3% of each other, showing that the i5-12400F is in a dense performance cluster. This suggests that the CPU is not a differentiator in the combo ranking; the GPU choice matters more.

The GPU's nearest rivals—the NVIDIA Tesla P4, AMD Radeon RX Vega 56, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile, and AMD Radeon PRO W6400—all sit within 1.3% of the RTX 4070's average score. This is a competitive segment, but in Control specifically, the measured FPS data shows the RTX 4070 delivers strong results, justifying its placement in the top quarter of all tested combos.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-12400F is a six-core, twelve-thread processor based on the Alder Lake architecture, manufactured on Intel's 10 nm process. It operates with a base clock of 2.50 GHz and a boost clock of 4.40 GHz, drawing 65 W of TDP. The chip features 80 KB of L1 cache per core, 1.25 MB of L2 cache per core, and 18 MB of shared L3 cache.

In Control, the CPU's role is to feed the GPU with draw calls and physics calculations. The game's action-adventure gameplay involves dynamic environments and particle effects, which can be CPU-intensive. The i5-12400F's 12 threads provide adequate parallelism for these workloads, as evidenced by the measured FPS results. The processor's single-thread performance, scoring 909 in 3DMark single-thread and 1680 in Cinebench R23 single-core, ensures that the game's main thread is not a bottleneck.

The CPU's multi-threaded performance is robust for its class. Cinebench R23 multi-core scores 12380, and 3DMark max threads scores 5912. These numbers indicate that the i5-12400F can handle the background tasks and physics simulations that Control runs alongside the main rendering thread. The 18 MB of L3 cache is shared across all cores, which helps with data locality in games that access large working sets.

The CPU's 73rd percentile ranking among all CPUs places it in the upper half of processors, but it is not a top-tier chip. In Control, the measured data shows that the GPU is the limiting factor at higher settings and resolutions. At 1080p Low, the combo achieves 193 FPS, which is close to the practical limit for many displays. At 1080p Ultra, the frame rate drops to 106 FPS, indicating that the GPU is doing more work while the CPU remains capable of keeping up.

The i5-12400F's memory support for DDR4 and DDR5 with dual-channel configuration provides adequate bandwidth for gaming. The processor's PCIe Gen 5 interface with 20 lanes ensures the RTX 4070 can communicate at full bandwidth over PCIe 4.0 x16. The CPU's launch MSRP is $174, which positions it as a mainstream option, though its performance in Control shows it is sufficient for high-refresh gaming when paired with a strong GPU.

The benchmark data shows the CPU's synthetic scores are competitive with its nearest rivals, all within 0.3% of the AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS. This indicates that the i5-12400F is not a weak link in this combo—it delivers consistent performance that allows the RTX 4070 to express its full capability in Control. The measured FPS results across all resolutions and settings confirm that the CPU does not introduce observable frame pacing issues or bottleneck the GPU in this title.