Doom

Measured Doom results for the AMD Ryzen 5 9600X paired with the AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT span a wide performance range: the lowest average is 54.7 FPS at 3840x2160 Ultra, and the highest is 263.4 FPS at 1920x1080 Low. The database places this combination 731st out of 1681 tested combos in Doom, a first-person shooter released 2016-05-12. The CPU carries an average benchmark score of 28,246, while the GPU averages 30,097, giving the component-level context before examining game-specific frame rates.

Resolution Scaling

At 1920x1080, the measured frame rates are high across every settings level. Low averages 263.4 FPS, Medium averages 230.7 FPS, High averages 194.2 FPS, and Ultra averages 161.2 FPS. Moving to 2560x1440, the same settings produce 168.8 FPS on Low, 145.6 on Medium, 123.6 on High, and 102.5 on Ultra. At 3840x2160, Low drops to 93.8, Medium to 82.1, High to 68.9, and Ultra to 54.7. The decrease is monotonic for every preset: each resolution step removes a substantial number of frames across the board.

The shape of these results points to the GPU as the primary limiting component at higher resolutions. At 1920x1080, even Ultra stays above 161.2 FPS, which leaves room for the CPU's per-core throughput to keep the frame rate high. At 3840x2160, Low produces only 93.8 FPS, and Ultra falls to 54.7. The scale of the drop between resolutions is much larger than the difference between the CPU and its close rivals would suggest. Because the CPU configuration is identical across all measured points, the steeper frame rate loss at 3840x2160 is attributable to the rendering load placed on the Radeon RX 7700 XT.

The pattern also holds within each resolution. Low is always the fastest preset, followed by Medium, then High, then Ultra. At 1920x1080, the spread from Low to Ultra is from 263.4 down to 161.2. At 3840x2160, the same settings span only from 93.8 down to 54.7. That tighter absolute range at 3840x2160 is another sign that resolution is squeezing the GPU limit, rather than the CPU or game logic becoming the bottleneck.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 9600X is a 6-core, 12-thread Zen 5 processor on the AMD Socket AM5 platform. Its base clock is 3.90, its boost clock is 5.40, and it has 32 MB of shared L3 cache. Each core also has 80 KB of L1 cache and 1 MB of L2 cache. The CPU's single-thread scores are relevant for an FPS title: 3DMark single-thread reports 1,253, Cinebench R23 single-core reports 3,603, Geekbench single-core reports 3,363, and PassMark single-thread reports 4,570. Multi-thread performance is also strong, with Cinebench R23 multi-core at 25,525 and Geekbench multi-core at 15,182.

The CPU's aggregate benchmark score of 28,246 places it in the 85th percentile of all CPUs. Its nearest rivals are tightly clustered. The Intel Core i5-13490F averages 28,173 and trails the 9600X by 0.3%. The AMD Ryzen 5 230 averages 28,164 and also trails by 0.3%. The AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS averages 28,369 and leads by 0.4%. The Intel Core i5-14500T averages 28,377 and leads by 0.5%. These are small aggregate deltas, so the 9600X sits in a narrow competitive band. In Doom, the 6-core and 12-thread configuration appears sufficient to drive the RX 7700 XT to 263.4 FPS at 1920x1080 Low and 194.2 FPS at 1920x1080 High. The later drop at 3840x2160 is therefore not explained by CPU core count or clock capability; the resolution scaling section shows that the graphics load is the deciding factor.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest measured average frame rate in this dataset?

A: The highest value is 263.4 FPS, measured at 1920x1080 with Low settings.

Q: What is the lowest measured average frame rate?

A: The lowest value is 54.7 FPS, measured at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings.

Q: How does this combo rank among all tested combinations in Doom?

A: It ranks 731st out of 1681 tested combos.

Q: What is the CPU core and clock configuration?

A: The Ryzen 5 9600X has 6 cores and 12 threads, with a base clock of 3.90 and a boost clock of 5.40.

Q: How close is the GPU to its nearest rivals in aggregate benchmarks?

A: The RX 7700 XT averages 30,097. That is level with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 (30,109, deltaPct 0), 0.2% behind the AMD Radeon RX 570 (30,158), 0.4% ahead of the NVIDIA Tesla M60 (29,969), and 0.6% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile (29,928).

Q: Does the measured data indicate a CPU or GPU limitation?

A: At 1920x1080 the frame rates are high across all presets, while at 3840x2160 they drop sharply for the same presets. The shift from 1920x1080 Low at 263.4 FPS to 3840x2160 Low at 93.8 FPS is consistent with the GPU becoming the limiting component as resolution rises.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo rank of 731 out of 1681 places this pairing in the middle of the measured field for Doom. The CPU is in the 85th percentile of all CPUs, and the GPU is in the 73rd percentile of all GPUs. The game-specific rank is closer in distribution to the GPU's percentile than to the CPU's, which aligns with the resolution scaling data showing the GPU taking the limiting role. The measured FPS range at 1920x1080 is strong: 161.2 on Ultra all the way up to 263.4 on Low. At 3840x2160, the range narrows to 54.7 on Ultra and 93.8 on Low.

A 731st rank means a majority of the 1681 tested combinations are behind this combo, while a substantial group remains ahead. The ranking is not near the top of the database, but it is also far from the bottom. This is a reasonable mid-pack placement for a 6-core CPU with a 12 GB RDNA 3 GPU in an older FPS like Doom. The individual component scores are respectable, but the game-specific ranking shows that Doom rewards raw GPU throughput once resolution increases past 1920x1080.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The table below lists all measured average FPS values for the AMD Ryzen 5 9600X with the AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT in Doom.

| Resolution | Settings | Average FPS |

|---|---:|---:|

| 3840x2160 | High | 68.9 |

| 3840x2160 | Low | 93.8 |

| 3840x2160 | Medium | 82.1 |

| 3840x2160 | Ultra | 54.7 |

| 2560x1440 | High | 123.6 |

| 2560x1440 | Low | 168.8 |

| 2560x1440 | Medium | 145.6 |

| 2560x1440 | Ultra | 102.5 |

| 1920x1080 | High | 194.2 |

| 1920x1080 | Low | 263.4 |

| 1920x1080 | Medium | 230.7 |

| 1920x1080 | Ultra | 161.2 |

All values are measured average frame rates. Minimum and maximum frame rate fields were not recorded for these configurations.