Control

Control is an Action Adventure title released on 2019-08-26. The tested combination pairs an Intel Core i5-12600KF with an AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 8 GB. The CPU is an Alder Lake-S desktop part with 10 cores and 16 threads, while the GPU is built on RDNA 4.0 with 8 GB GDDR6 memory. The measured rows cover three resolutions and four presets, and the data also includes a combo rank among 1636 tested configurations.

Resolution Scaling

The measured frame rates make the resolution scaling pattern clear. At 1920x1080 on Low settings, the combo reaches 144 fps. Moving to 2560x1440 on Low drops the average to 108.5 fps, and at 3840x2160 on Low it falls to 75.9 fps. The same pattern appears on every preset: High scores 91.3 at 1080p, 70.7 at 1440p, and 44.3 at 4K; Medium scores 100.8, 78.6, and 54.7 across the same resolutions; Ultra drops from 79.6 at 1080p to 57.5 at 1440p and 42.2 at 4K.

This consistent step-down from 1080p to 1440p to 4K indicates the Radeon RX 9060 XT becomes the limiting component as pixel count rises. The GPU has an 8 GB GDDR6 frame buffer on a 128-bit memory bus with 322.3 GB/s bandwidth. The measured behavior fits a configuration where rendering throughput, not CPU throughput, is the main constraint at higher resolutions. At 1080p Low, the 144 fps result is the ceiling in the dataset; no higher-resolution preset gets close to it. The data does not include min or max FPS values, so frame-time stability cannot be read from these rows, but the average FPS trend points firmly toward GPU-bound scaling as resolution increases.

Settings Recommendations

Across the 12 measured rows, Low always produces the highest average FPS at a given resolution, and Ultra always produces the lowest. At 1920x1080, Medium is the highest preset that remains above 100 fps, with an average of 100.8 fps. High stays above 90 at 91.3 fps, and Ultra sits at 79.6 fps. At 2560x1440, Medium and High both stay above 60 fps, scoring 78.6 and 70.7 respectively, while Ultra drops to 57.5 fps. At 3840x2160, only Low reaches above 60 fps at 75.9 fps; Medium is 54.7 fps, High is 44.3 fps, and Ultra is 42.2 fps.

For a practical balance of visual quality and measured frame rate, Medium is the strongest preset at 1080p and 1440p. It keeps 1080p above 100 fps and 1440p near 80 fps. At 4K, the data supports Low as the only settings row that avoids the sub-60 range. High at 1440p is also a reasonable pick if the user wants more visual quality while staying above 70 fps. Ultra is difficult to justify from the measured numbers, because it falls below 60 fps at both 1440p and 4K, and even at 1080p it costs a substantial measured drop compared to High and Medium.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-12600KF is a 10-core, 16-thread processor with a 3.70 GHz base clock and a 4.90 GHz boost clock. It has 20 MB of shared L3 cache and a 125 W TDP. The CPU also supports DDR4 and DDR5 memory in a dual-channel setup. In synthetic benchmarks, it scores 23444 in Cinebench R23 multicore and 3309 in Cinebench R23 singlecore. Its average benchmark score is 27827, which places it at the 84th percentile of all CPUs.

Those numbers show a strong general-purpose CPU. In Control, however, the measured frame rates scale with resolution in a way that points to the graphics card as the primary performance limit. The jump from 1080p Low at 144 fps to 1440p Low at 108.5 fps and then 4K Low at 75.9 fps is a resolution-driven pattern. If CPU throughput were the main bottleneck, the frame rate would not be expected to fall so consistently as the GPU workload grows. The 10-core, 16-thread configuration provides enough headroom that the game’s measured results are not centered on the CPU. The CPU role here is best described as a capable partner that does not appear to cap the 9060 XT’s output at lower resolutions.

How This Combo Ranks

In Control, this combination is ranked 846 out of 1636 tested combos. That places it in the middle part of the overall distribution. The component-level data helps explain that position: the CPU sits at the 84th percentile of all CPUs, while the GPU sits at the 50th percentile of all GPUs. The graphics card is the lower-ranked piece, making it the more likely anchor for the combo’s standing.

The CPU’s nearest rivals reinforce the idea that processor choice is not the deciding factor here. The i5-12600KF has an average benchmark score of 27827. The Intel Core i9-10900K scores 27829 with a deltaPct of 0, the Core i5-12600K scores 27851 with a deltaPct of -0.1, the Core Ultra 5 125H scores 27872 with a deltaPct of -0.2, and the Core i7-13700H scores 27716 with a deltaPct of 0.4. These deltas are small in the available data, so swapping to one of those CPUs would not dramatically change the game-level ranking. The GPU’s nearestRivals list is empty in the dataset, so no direct card-to-card deltas are available for further comparison.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest measured average FPS in the dataset?

A: The highest measured average FPS is 144, recorded at 1920x1080 with Low settings.

Q: How does this combo perform at 4K?

A: At 3840x2160, the averages are 75.9 fps on Low, 54.7 fps on Medium, 44.3 fps on High, and 42.2 fps on Ultra.

Q: Which component has the lower percentile ranking?

A: The GPU is at the 50th percentile of all GPUs, while the CPU is at the 84th percentile of all CPUs.

Q: What is the GPU’s memory configuration?

A: The Radeon RX 9060 XT uses 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus with 322.3 GB/s bandwidth and 20.1 Gbps effective memory speed.

Q: How close is the i5-12600KF to its nearest CPU rivals?

A: Its average benchmark score is 27827. The i9-10900K scores 27829 with a deltaPct of 0, the i5-12600K scores 27851 with a deltaPct of -0.1, the Core Ultra 5 125H scores 27872 with a deltaPct of -0.2, and the i7-13700H scores 27716 with a deltaPct of 0.4.

Q: Where does this combo rank in Control among tested combos?

A: It ranks 846 out of 1636 tested combos.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The dataset reports average FPS only; min and max fields are null for every row. The full measured breakdown is below.

| Resolution | Settings | Avg FPS |

|---|---|---|

| 1920x1080 | Low | 144 |

| 1920x1080 | Medium | 100.8 |

| 1920x1080 | High | 91.3 |

| 1920x1080 | Ultra | 79.6 |

| 2560x1440 | Low | 108.5 |

| 2560x1440 | Medium | 78.6 |

| 2560x1440 | High | 70.7 |

| 2560x1440 | Ultra | 57.5 |

| 3840x2160 | Low | 75.9 |

| 3840x2160 | Medium | 54.7 |

| 3840x2160 | High | 44.3 |

| 3840x2160 | Ultra | 42.2 |

Sorted this way, the data shows every preset following the same resolution curve. Low keeps every resolution above 60 fps, Medium stays above 60 only up to 1440p, and High and Ultra require 1080p to stay in that range.