Doom

FAQ

Q: What is the combo rank of the Intel Core Ultra 5 225 and AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT in Doom?

A: This hardware combination ranks 1396 out of 3712 tested combos in Doom, placing it in the upper-middle portion of the database.

Q: What is the highest average FPS achieved by this combo in Doom?

A: The highest measured average FPS is 264, achieved at 1080p with Low settings. The same settings at 1440p produce 171 FPS, and at 4K the average drops to 93 FPS.

Q: How much FPS difference exists between Low and Ultra settings at 1440p?

A: At 1440p, the Low preset averages 171 FPS while Ultra averages 103 FPS, representing a 68 FPS reduction when moving from the lowest to the highest quality preset.

Q: What is the minimum measured FPS in the dataset?

A: The lowest minimum FPS recorded is 69, which occurs at 4K resolution with Medium settings. The min FPS values are only provided for the Medium preset at each resolution.

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

A: The Intel Core Ultra 5 225 scores 25,891 in Cinebench R23 multi-core, sitting within 0.5% of its nearest rivals including the AMD Ryzen 5 5600F (0% delta) and AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D (-0.2% delta).

Q: What is the GPU's percentile ranking among all tested GPUs?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT ranks in the 67th percentile among all GPUs in the database, with an average benchmark score of 22,549.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT carries 12 GB of GDDR6 memory across a 192-bit bus, delivering 432.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The GPU's clock configuration shows a base clock of 1435 MHz, a game clock of 2171 MHz, and a boost clock of 2544 MHz. These specifications position the card to handle Doom's demands, as the benchmark data demonstrates consistently high frame rates across all tested resolutions.

In Doom, the GPU's role becomes increasingly apparent as resolution rises. At 1080p, the card delivers 194 FPS on High settings, and the frame rate scales to 264 FPS on Low. The 12 GB frame buffer proves sufficient even at 4K, where the card still maintains playable performance. The memory bandwidth of 432.0 GB/s supports the texture streaming and geometry processing that Doom's engine requires, particularly at higher quality presets.

The GPU's benchmark scores contextualize its performance tier. It achieves 22,547 in Passmark G3D, ranking in the 67th percentile. Its nearest rivals in the database include the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Mobile at 0.5% higher average score, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile at 0.8% lower, and the AMD Radeon RX 5700 at 1.7% lower. These proximity scores indicate the RX 7700 XT sits in a competitive performance band, though Doom's optimization for AMD hardware may allow it to punch slightly above its synthetic benchmark standing.

The pixel rate of 244.2 GPixel/s and texture rate of 549.5 GTexel/s provide the raw throughput needed for Doom's fast-paced rendering. The 96 ROPs ensure adequate fill rate for high-resolution output, while the 3456 shading units handle the compute workload. In practice, the measured FPS data shows the GPU scaling from 159 FPS at 1080p Ultra to 56 FPS at 4K Ultra, demonstrating that the card's capabilities are stretched but not broken at the highest settings.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a clear pattern of resolution-dependent scaling. Moving from 1080p to 1440p on High settings, the average FPS drops from 194 to 126, a 68 FPS reduction. The jump from 1440p to 4K on the same preset brings the average down from 126 to 68 FPS, another 58 FPS decrease. This progression shows diminishing returns as resolution increases, with each step up costing roughly half the frame rate of the previous step.

The Low preset demonstrates the most dramatic scaling: 264 FPS at 1080p, 171 FPS at 1440p, and 93 FPS at 4K. The percentage drops are 35% from 1080p to 1440p and 46% from 1440p to 4K. This larger percentage drop at higher resolutions indicates the GPU becomes the limiting factor when the CPU has less work to do at lower quality settings.

At Ultra settings, the scaling pattern shifts. The card produces 159 FPS at 1080p, 103 FPS at 1440p, and 56 FPS at 4K. The 4K Ultra result represents the only sub-60 FPS average in the entire dataset, suggesting that this configuration pushes the GPU near its limits. The 1080p to 1440p drop of 56 FPS is similar to the High preset's 68 FPS drop, but the 1440p to 4K drop of 47 FPS is slightly smaller, indicating that the GPU's memory bandwidth and compute resources are being taxed more uniformly at higher resolutions.

The scaling behavior across all presets shows that the RX 7700 XT maintains a strong performance envelope at 1080p and 1440p, while 4K requires careful settings selection. The data indicates the GPU is the primary limiting factor at 4K, as the CPU's processing headroom cannot compensate for the increased pixel throughput demands.

Settings Recommendations

Examining the measured FPS rows, the Medium preset offers the most balanced experience across all resolutions. At 1080p, Medium produces 230 FPS average with a minimum of 196 FPS and maximum of 265 FPS. The 1440p Medium result shows 149 FPS average with 127 FPS minimum and 171 FPS maximum. At 4K, Medium delivers 81 FPS average with 69 FPS minimum and 93 FPS maximum.

The Medium preset's minimum FPS values are particularly telling. At every resolution, the minimum stays comfortably above playable thresholds: 196 FPS at 1080p, 127 FPS at 1440p, and 69 FPS at 4K. This consistency suggests the Medium preset provides stable frame pacing without the volatility that might appear at higher settings.

The High preset offers a modest visual upgrade over Medium, with average FPS of 194 at 1080p, 126 at 1440p, and 68 at 4K. The 4K High result nearly matches the 4K Medium minimum FPS, indicating that High at 4K pushes the hardware close to its limits. The Ultra preset, while delivering 159 FPS at 1080p and 103 FPS at 1440p, drops to 56 FPS at 4K, breaking the 60 FPS threshold that many consider essential for smooth gameplay in a fast-paced FPS.

For the best experience per the measured data, Medium at 1440p emerges as the sweet spot: it provides 149 FPS average, well above high refresh rate monitors' capabilities, while maintaining a minimum of 127 FPS. At 4K, Medium is the only preset that keeps the minimum above 60 FPS, making it the recommended choice for UHD displays. The Low preset, while achieving 264 FPS at 1080p, offers diminishing returns in visual quality for the frame rate gain.

How This Combo Ranks

The Intel Core Ultra 5 225 paired with the AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT ranks 1396 out of 3712 tested combos in Doom, placing it in the 62nd percentile of all configurations tested. This ranking reflects a solid mid-to-upper tier position, indicating the combo handles Doom well relative to other hardware pairings in the database.

The CPU's synthetic benchmark standing supports this ranking. The Core Ultra 5 225 sits in the 85th percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 36,938. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Ryzen 5 5600F at 36,945 average score (0% delta), the AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D at 37,018 (-0.2% delta), and the AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 450 at 37,093 (-0.4% delta). The tight clustering of these scores shows the CPU performs competitively within its segment.

The GPU's 67th percentile ranking among all GPUs places it slightly lower than the CPU's percentile, suggesting the graphics card may be the limiting factor in Doom's performance. However, the GPU's nearest rivals demonstrate close competition: the RTX 5060 Mobile at 0.5% higher, the RTX 4060 Mobile at 0.8% lower, and the RTX 2080 at 1.5% lower average scores. This positioning indicates the RX 7700 XT is well-matched to the Core Ultra 5 225's capabilities.

Within the context of all 3712 combos, the 1396 rank means roughly 62% of tested configurations outperform this pairing, while 38% perform worse. This mid-pack ranking aligns with the component choices: neither the CPU nor GPU is a top-tier part, but both are competent performers in their respective classes, and Doom's engine appears to utilize their strengths effectively.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the Intel Core Ultra 5 225 and AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT combination produces its highest frame rates. The Low preset averages 264 FPS, Medium averages 230 FPS with a minimum of 196 FPS and maximum of 265 FPS, High averages 194 FPS, and Ultra averages 159 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 105 FPS, showing the significant impact of quality settings at this resolution.

Moving to 2560x1440, the frame rates remain strong but show expected reductions. Low averages 171 FPS, Medium averages 149 FPS with a minimum of 127 FPS and maximum of 171 FPS, High averages 126 FPS, and Ultra averages 103 FPS. The setting spread narrows to 68 FPS, indicating the GPU is becoming more of a factor at this resolution.

At 3840x2160, the 4K results demonstrate where this combo's limits lie. Low averages 93 FPS, Medium averages 81 FPS with a minimum of 69 FPS and maximum of 93 FPS, High averages 68 FPS, and Ultra averages 56 FPS. The setting spread shrinks further to 37 FPS, confirming the GPU is the dominant bottleneck at this resolution.

The Medium preset's min/max data provides insight into frame pacing. At each resolution, the minimum FPS is consistently around 85-86% of the average, while the maximum exceeds the average by 13-15%. This pattern suggests stable performance without significant frame time spikes, which is particularly important for a fast-paced FPS like Doom.

CPU Role

The Intel Core Ultra 5 225 features 10 cores and 10 threads, running at a base clock of 3.30 GHz and boost clock of 4.90 GHz. This Arrow Lake-S architecture processor uses a 3 nm process from TSMC, with 20 MB of shared L3 cache. The CPU's 65 W TDP indicates efficient operation, while its DDR5 memory support with dual-channel configuration provides 102.4 GB/s of memory bandwidth.

In Doom, the CPU's role is most evident at lower resolutions where the GPU has spare capacity. At 1080p Low, the combo achieves 264 FPS, which requires the CPU to feed frames at a rate exceeding 4.4 ms per frame. The 10-core configuration with 10 threads provides adequate parallelism for Doom's engine, which scales well across multiple cores for physics, AI, and game logic.

The CPU's Cinebench scores demonstrate its capability. The R23 multi-core score of 25,891 and single-core score of 3,655 indicate strong per-thread performance, which matters for games that rely on a main thread for rendering commands. The Passmark single-thread score of 4,412 and multi-thread score of 30,459 further contextualize its gaming performance.

At 4K, the CPU's influence diminishes as the GPU becomes the limiting factor. The 68 FPS High and 56 FPS Ultra results at 4K show the GPU's throughput ceiling, while the CPU likely has headroom remaining. The scaling pattern across resolutions — where 1080p to 1440p drops are larger than 1440p to 4K drops at higher settings — suggests the CPU handles the game logic efficiently, allowing the GPU to be the primary determinant of performance at higher resolutions.

The CPU's 85th percentile ranking among all processors, combined with its competitive standing against rivals like the Ryzen 5 5600F and Ryzen 5 5500X3D, confirms it provides sufficient processing power for Doom without bottlenecking the RX 7700 XT in most scenarios.