Doom

The Intel Core i7-12700KF paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti delivers a very strong performance profile in Doom, with the measured data showing that the Ultra preset is the only option that dips below the 60 FPS threshold at 4K. At 1080p and 1440p, the Ultra preset maintains average frame rates well above 100 FPS, making it the recommended choice for the best visual experience without sacrificing fluidity. For players prioritizing maximum frame rates over visual fidelity, the Low preset offers a significant boost, reaching 270.1 FPS at 1080p and 178.2 FPS at 1440p. The Medium preset provides a balanced middle ground, with 238.4 FPS at 1080p and 155.1 FPS at 1440p, while the High preset still delivers excellent playability at 202.4 FPS and 127.8 FPS respectively. The data suggests that for most users, the High preset at 1440p offers the optimal combination of image quality and performance, while the Ultra preset is best reserved for 1080p gaming where the frame rate remains comfortably high at 167 FPS.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS rows reveal a clear hierarchy across the four settings presets. At 1920x1080, the Ultra preset delivers an average of 167 FPS, which is a substantial 38% lower than the Low preset's 270.1 FPS but still well above the threshold for high-refresh-rate displays. The Medium preset at 238.4 FPS and the High preset at 202.4 FPS sit between these extremes, offering diminishing returns in performance as settings increase. At 2560x1440, the pattern continues with Ultra at 108 FPS, High at 127.8 FPS, Medium at 155.1 FPS, and Low at 178.2 FPS. The 4K resolution tells a different story entirely: Ultra drops to 58.6 FPS, which falls below the 60 FPS target that many consider the minimum for smooth gameplay. High at 72.1 FPS, Medium at 84.3 FPS, and Low at 94.4 FPS all remain playable at 4K. The data strongly suggests that the Ultra preset is the best experience at 1080p, where the 167 FPS average is still excellent, and at 1440p where 108 FPS remains fluid. At 4K, however, the High preset at 72.1 FPS is the highest quality setting that maintains a comfortable frame rate, as the Ultra preset's 58.6 FPS average introduces noticeable stutter risk. For competitive play, the Low preset at any resolution provides the maximum frame rate headroom, but the visual degradation is significant.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti's 8 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus with 608.3 GB/s of bandwidth is a critical factor in Doom's performance at higher resolutions. The GPU's boost clock of 1770 MHz and base clock of 1575 MHz, combined with its 6144 shading units and 192 texture mapping units, provide the raw compute power necessary to handle the game's demanding scenes. The data shows that the GPU becomes the primary bottleneck at 4K, where the gap between settings presets narrows compared to lower resolutions. At 3840x2160, the difference between Low (94.4 FPS) and Ultra (58.6 FPS) is 35.8 FPS, whereas at 1920x1080, the same comparison yields a 103.1 FPS difference. This compression of performance at higher resolutions indicates that the RTX 3070 Ti is being pushed to its limits, with the 8 GB VRAM potentially becoming a constraint when rendering at 4K with Ultra textures. The GPU's 21.75 TFLOPS of FP32 compute and 169.9 GPixel/s pixel rate are substantial, but Doom's rapid-fire action sequences demand consistent frame delivery, and the data reveals that only the lower settings presets can maintain high frame rates at 4K. The GPU's position in the 74th percentile versus all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 30849, places it in a competitive tier where its nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon RX 6700 (score 31112, deltaPct -0.8) and the AMD Radeon RX 590 GME (score 30755, deltaPct 0.3). These close margins suggest that the RTX 3070 Ti is well-matched to its peers, though Doom's specific engine optimizations may favor NVIDIA's architecture.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest settings preset that maintains an average frame rate above 60 FPS at 4K resolution?

A: The High preset at 3840x2160 achieves an average of 72.1 FPS, while the Ultra preset drops to 58.6 FPS. Therefore, High is the highest quality setting that stays above 60 FPS at 4K.

Q: How much performance is gained by switching from Ultra to Low settings at 1080p?

A: At 1920x1080, the Low preset delivers 270.1 FPS compared to Ultra's 167 FPS, representing a gain of 103.1 FPS, which is approximately a 62% increase in average frame rate.

Q: Is the RTX 3070 Ti more likely to be the limiting factor at 1440p or 1080p based on the data?

A: The data shows a larger absolute frame rate drop between 1080p and 1440p for all settings, with Ultra going from 167 FPS to 108 FPS. This 59 FPS drop indicates that the GPU is heavily engaged at both resolutions, but the diminishing returns at 4K (Ultra dropping only to 58.6 FPS) suggest the GPU becomes increasingly dominant as resolution rises.

Q: What is the combo's rank among all tested combinations in Doom?

A: The Intel Core i7-12700KF and RTX 3070 Ti combo ranks 650th out of 1681 tested combinations, placing it in the upper portion of the field but not at the top tier.

Q: How does the CPU's multi-threaded performance compare to its nearest rival?

A: The i7-12700KF has an average benchmark score of 35355, which is 0.1% higher than the Intel Core i5-14400's 35336 score, and 0.2% higher than the Intel Core i7-13800H's 35416 score (which is actually higher, making the i7-13800H 0.2% faster).

Q: Does the 4K Ultra preset ever reach a playable frame rate?

A: At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the average FPS is 58.6, which is below the 60 FPS threshold commonly considered the minimum for smooth gameplay. This suggests that 4K Ultra is not recommended for this combo.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured data provides a comprehensive view of the combo's performance across three resolutions and four settings presets. At 1920x1080, the frame rates are exceptionally high across the board: Low runs at 270.1 FPS, Medium at 238.4 FPS, High at 202.4 FPS, and Ultra at 167 FPS. The progression from Low to Ultra shows a consistent step-down, with each preset tier costing roughly 30-35 FPS on average. At 2560x1440, the same pattern holds but with lower absolute numbers: Low at 178.2 FPS, Medium at 155.1 FPS, High at 127.8 FPS, and Ultra at 108 FPS. The relative penalty for each settings increase remains similar, indicating that the GPU is scaling predictably with visual complexity. The 3840x2160 results show a more compressed range: Low at 94.4 FPS, Medium at 84.3 FPS, High at 72.1 FPS, and Ultra at 58.6 FPS. Here, the step from Medium to High costs 12.2 FPS, while High to Ultra costs 13.5 FPS, suggesting that the GPU is becoming saturated and the settings impact is less uniform. The data reveals that at 1080p, the CPU has more headroom to feed the GPU, allowing the full range of settings to shine, while at 4K, the GPU's limits are exposed.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate drop from 1080p to 4K is steep and varies by settings preset. At Low settings, the average FPS falls from 270.1 at 1080p to 94.4 at 4K, a reduction of 175.7 FPS or approximately 65% lower. At Medium settings, the drop is from 238.4 to 84.3 FPS, a 154.1 FPS decrease (roughly 65% lower). The High preset goes from 202.4 to 72.1 FPS, a 130.3 FPS drop (64% lower), while Ultra goes from 167 to 58.6 FPS, a 108.4 FPS decrease (65% lower). The consistency of this percentage drop across all settings is striking: each preset loses approximately 65% of its frame rate when moving from 1080p to 4K. This uniform scaling behavior strongly indicates that the GPU is the primary limiting component, as the resolution increase puts proportionally equal stress on the rendering pipeline regardless of the visual complexity. The data suggests that the CPU is not a bottleneck at 1080p, since the frame rates scale directly with pixel count rather than being capped by processing power. The GPU's 8 GB VRAM and 608.3 GB/s bandwidth are likely the key constraints, as 4K rendering requires significantly more memory bandwidth and capacity. The fact that the percentage drop is nearly identical across all settings suggests that the memory subsystem is the limiting factor rather than shader compute, which would typically show different scaling patterns.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i7-12700KF provides exceptional processing power for Doom, with 12 cores and 20 threads running at a base clock of 3.60 GHz and a boost clock of 5.00 GHz. The CPU's benchmark results show strong single-threaded performance with a 3dmark_single_thread score of 1043 and a cinebench_r23_singlecore score of 4091, while multi-threaded performance is robust with a cinebench_r23_multicore score of 28979 and a passmark_multithread score of 34092. These figures place the CPU in the 89th percentile versus all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 35355. The nearest rivals include the Intel Core i5-14400 (score 35336, deltaPct 0.1), the Intel Core i7-13800H (score 35416, deltaPct -0.2), and the Intel Core i9-12900HX (score 35289, deltaPct 0.2). The data shows that the CPU is not a limiting factor in Doom's measured FPS, as the frame rates scale consistently with GPU load across resolutions. At 1080p with Low settings, the 270.1 FPS average demonstrates that the CPU can feed the GPU at very high frame rates without bottlenecking. The CPU's 25 MB of shared L3 cache and dual-channel memory support for DDR4 and DDR5 provide ample bandwidth for game data, and its 10 nm process node with 125 W TDP ensures efficient operation. The CPU's performance in 3dmark tests (9983 for max threads) suggests it has sufficient headroom for Doom's engine, which is known for its id Tech 6 optimizations and efficient multi-threading capabilities.

How This Combo Ranks

The Intel Core i7-12700KF and RTX 3070 Ti combination ranks 650th out of 1681 tested combos in Doom, placing it in the 61st percentile of all tested configurations. This ranking reflects a strong but not elite position, indicating that while the combo delivers excellent frame rates, there are many higher-end configurations that outperform it. The CPU's 89th percentile ranking versus all CPUs (average score 35355) and the GPU's 74th percentile ranking versus all GPUs (average score 30849) combine to produce a system that is well above average but not top-tier. The GPU's nearest rivals in benchmark scores include the AMD Radeon RX 6700 (score 31112, deltaPct -0.8) and the AMD Radeon RX 590 GME (score 30755, deltaPct 0.3), showing that the RTX 3070 Ti is closely matched with these alternatives in general compute, though Doom's specific workload may favor one over another. The CPU's nearest rivals include the Intel Core i5-14400 (deltaPct 0.1) and the Intel Core i7-13800H (deltaPct -0.2), with margins so small they are essentially performance-equivalent. The combo's rank of 650 out of 1681 suggests that in Doom, this system is outperformed by configurations with more powerful GPUs such as the RTX 3080 or higher, but it still delivers a highly playable experience across all resolutions except 4K Ultra. The data indicates that this combo is a solid mid-to-high-range option that excels at 1080p and 1440p gaming, with the 4K Ultra preset being the only scenario where it falls short of the 60 FPS target.