Doom

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600F paired with the AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT ranks 1054 out of 2930 tested combos for Doom. That places the combination in roughly the 64th percentile of all tested systems, which is a solidly upper-midrange position. The data indicates this combo sits above the median tested machine, but it is not among the elite tier of configurations that dominate the top of the leaderboard.

The ranking becomes more meaningful when contextualized against the individual component percentiles. The CPU holds an 85th percentile ranking versus all CPUs, which is notably stronger than the GPU's 67th percentile standing versus all GPUs. This discrepancy suggests the graphics card is the more limiting factor in this pairing, a point that becomes even clearer when examining the measured frame rates and how they scale with resolution. The combo's overall rank, while not stellar, reflects a balanced system where the CPU has headroom to spare in most scenarios.

FAQ

Q: How does the Ryzen 5 5600F compare to its nearest CPU rivals in average benchmark score?

A: The Ryzen 5 5600F scores 36945 in the average benchmark. Its nearest rival, the Intel Core Ultra 5 225, scores 36938 with a delta of 0%. The AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D scores 37018 (delta -0.2%), the AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 450 scores 37093 (delta -0.4%), and the Intel Core i9-12900T scores 37112 (delta -0.5%). The differences are all within half a percent, meaning these CPUs are essentially performance equals in synthetic averages.

Q: What is the FPS difference between Low and Ultra settings at 1080p?

A: At 1920x1080, the Low preset delivers 264 FPS average, while Ultra drops to 159 FPS average. That is a 105 FPS reduction when moving from the lowest to the highest preset. The Medium preset sits at 230 FPS, and High comes in at 194 FPS.

Q: How does the RX 7700 XT compare to its nearest GPU rivals in average benchmark score?

A: The RX 7700 XT scores 22549 in the average benchmark. Its nearest rival, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Mobile, scores 22435 with a delta of 0.5%. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile scores 22729 (delta -0.8%), the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 scores 22895 (delta -1.5%), and the AMD Radeon RX 5700 scores 22170 (delta 1.7%). These deltas show the RX 7700 XT sits within a tight cluster of comparable GPUs.

Q: What frame rates can be expected at 4K with Medium settings?

A: At 3840x2160 with Medium settings, the combo produces an average of 81 FPS, with a minimum of 69 FPS and a maximum of 93 FPS. This is the only 4K preset where min and max values were recorded in the measured data.

Q: Does the CPU have integrated graphics?

A: No, the AMD Ryzen 5 5600F has integrated graphics listed as "N/A". The system relies entirely on the discrete AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT for display output and rendering.

Q: What is the memory configuration of the Ryzen 5 5600F?

A: The CPU supports DDR4 memory in a dual-channel configuration, with a memory bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s. It also supports ECC memory, which is a feature not typically found on all consumer desktop processors.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a clear pattern of resolution scaling that points to the GPU as the primary bottleneck at higher resolutions. Starting at 1080p, the system delivers 194 FPS at High settings. Moving to 1440p, the same High preset yields 126 FPS, a 68 FPS drop. At 4K, High settings produce 68 FPS, another 58 FPS drop from the 1440p figure. The scaling from 1080p to 4K at High settings represents a 126 FPS reduction, or roughly a 65% decrease in frame rate.

This behavior is characteristic of a GPU-bound scenario. The CPU's 85th percentile ranking and the fact that it keeps pace with rivals within 0.5% suggests it has ample compute headroom. The GPU, with its 67th percentile ranking, becomes the constraining factor as pixel count rises. The data at Low settings reinforces this: at 1080p Low, the system hits 264 FPS, but at 4K Low, it drops to 93 FPS. Even at the lowest settings, the resolution increase cuts performance dramatically, confirming that the RX 7700 XT's rendering throughput is the limiting component rather than the CPU or memory subsystem.

The gap between 1080p and 1440p is proportionally larger than the gap between 1440p and 4K in absolute terms for High settings. From 1080p to 1440p, the drop is 68 FPS; from 1440p to 4K, the drop is 58 FPS. However, in percentage terms, the scaling is more uniform. The 4K results, particularly the 56 FPS average at Ultra, show that this combo can handle 4K only at lower presets for smooth gameplay. The 68 FPS at High is playable, but the 56 FPS at Ultra approaches the threshold where motion smoothness may begin to suffer on high-refresh displays.

Settings Recommendations

For the best measured experience, the Medium preset offers the most balanced combination of frame rate and visual quality across all resolutions. At 1080p Medium, the system produces 230 FPS average with a minimum of 196 FPS and a maximum of 265 FPS. The minimum above 190 FPS means the system rarely dips below refresh rates that most high-end monitors support. At 1440p Medium, the numbers remain strong: 149 FPS average, 127 FPS minimum, and 171 FPS maximum. This is a smooth experience for competitive play and fast-paced action.

At 4K, Medium is the only preset that provides a minimum FPS above 60, with a 69 FPS floor and an 81 FPS average. This makes Medium the recommended choice for 4K displays. The High preset at 4K delivers 68 FPS average but lacks a recorded minimum, and the Ultra preset drops to 56 FPS average, which may introduce noticeable stutter in intense scenes. Low settings at 4K achieve 93 FPS, but the visual compromise is substantial for a game that benefits from its presentation.

For users prioritizing maximum frame rates on 1080p or 1440p monitors, the Low preset delivers 264 FPS and 171 FPS respectively, but the jump to Medium is only a 34 FPS and 22 FPS reduction while providing significantly better image quality. The data suggests Medium is the sweet spot: it maintains high averages, keeps minimums comfortably above common refresh rate thresholds, and avoids the diminishing returns of High and Ultra settings that yield progressively smaller visual gains for larger performance losses.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the full settings sweep shows a wide performance envelope. Low produces 264 FPS average, the highest recorded figure in the entire dataset. Medium follows at 230 FPS with a minimum of 196 FPS and a maximum of 265 FPS. High drops to 194 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 159 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 105 FPS, indicating that the GPU's rendering load scales significantly with preset quality even at the lowest resolution.

At 2560x1440, the pattern continues but with reduced headroom. Low delivers 171 FPS, Medium reaches 149 FPS (minimum 127, maximum 171), High hits 126 FPS, and Ultra settles at 103 FPS. The drop from Low to Ultra is 68 FPS, a smaller absolute delta than at 1080p but a larger proportional reduction. The Medium preset's minimum of 127 FPS is still well above the 60 FPS threshold, making 1440p a comfortable resolution for this combo.

At 3840x2160, performance becomes more constrained. Low yields 93 FPS, Medium drops to 81 FPS (minimum 69, maximum 93), High falls to 68 FPS, and Ultra reaches 56 FPS. The delta from Low to Ultra is 37 FPS, the smallest absolute spread across the three resolutions, which underscores how the GPU's pixel throughput becomes the dominant factor at 4K. The Medium preset is the only one at 4K with a recorded minimum above 60 FPS, and even that floor of 69 FPS leaves little margin for demanding scenes.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600F is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Zen 3 architecture, codenamed Vermeer, manufactured on a 7 nm process by TSMC. Its base clock is 3.00 GHz with a boost clock of 4.00 GHz, and it has a 65 W TDP. The cache hierarchy includes 64 KB of L1 per core, 512 KB of L2 per core, and 32 MB of shared L3 cache. The CPU supports DDR4 memory in dual-channel mode with 51.2 GB/s bandwidth, and it connects via PCIe Gen 4 with 20 lanes.

In the context of Doom, the CPU's performance is more than adequate. Its 85th percentile ranking versus all CPUs and its average benchmark score of 36945 place it within 0.5% of its nearest rivals, including the Intel Core Ultra 5 225 and the AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D. The single-thread score of 2872 and multithread score of 19236 in Passmark tests indicate strong per-core performance, which is critical for a game engine that relies on a primary render thread alongside worker threads.

The measured FPS data at 1080p Low, where the GPU has the least work, shows 264 FPS. This figure suggests the CPU is capable of feeding the GPU well beyond typical display refresh rates. The fact that the 1080p Low result is not dramatically higher than the 1440p Low result (171 FPS) indicates that even at low settings, the GPU is the limiting factor. The CPU's 12 threads and high single-thread performance ensure that Doom's frame pacing remains consistent, as evidenced by the minimum FPS values recorded at Medium settings across all resolutions, which stay within reasonable range of the averages.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT is built on the RDNA 3.0 architecture with the Navi 32 chip, manufactured on a 5 nm process at TSMC. It features 3456 shading units, 216 texture mapping units, and 96 raster operations pipelines. The GPU has 54 ray tracing cores and delivers 35.17 TFLOPS of FP32 performance. Its memory subsystem consists of 12 GB of GDDR6 on a 192-bit bus, providing 432.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The clocks are listed at 1435 MHz base, 2171 MHz game, and 2544 MHz boost.

The GPU's 67th percentile ranking versus all GPUs and its average benchmark score of 22549 place it in a tight competitive cluster. Its nearest rivals, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Mobile and RTX 4060 Mobile, are within 1% of its score, while the older RTX 2080 is 1.5% higher and the RX 5700 is 1.7% lower. This indicates the RX 7700 XT is a mid-pack performer in the broader GPU landscape, which aligns with its role as the bottleneck in this combo.

The VRAM capacity of 12 GB is a notable asset for Doom at high resolutions. The 4K Ultra preset demands substantial memory bandwidth, and the 432.0 GB/s figure helps maintain the 56 FPS average at that setting. The pixel rate of 244.2 GPixel/s and texture rate of 549.5 GTexel/s are the raw throughput metrics that govern how quickly the GPU can fill frames. The measured results show that at 1080p, the GPU has ample headroom, but at 4K, it approaches its limits. The drop from 264 FPS at 1080p Low to 93 FPS at 4K Low is a 171 FPS reduction, which is consistent with a GPU that is being pushed to its fill-rate and bandwidth boundaries rather than a CPU that is stalling the pipeline.