Evolve

The Intel Core i5-12400F paired with the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT delivers a highly playable experience in Evolve, though the data shows a significant performance cliff at 4K Ultra settings. The combo ranks 1289th out of 1695 tested configurations for this title, placing it in the lower-mid tier of the database. Benchmark results indicate that the GPU is the primary bottleneck, particularly at higher resolutions and quality presets, where frame rates drop sharply from the strong 1080p numbers.

FAQ

Q: What is the average frame rate at 1080p High settings?

A: The measured average FPS is 97 frames per second at 1920x1080 with High settings.

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

A: The Intel Core i5-12400F has an average benchmark score of 19221, which is 0.1% higher than the Intel Core i7-8700K's score of 19210.

Q: Is the RX 5700 XT's DirectX 12 performance stronger than its DirectX 11 performance?

A: No. The PassMark DirectX 11 score is 116, while the DirectX 12 score is significantly lower at 64.

Q: What is the best-case frame rate scenario for this combo?

A: The highest average FPS recorded is 159.5, achieved at 1920x1080 with Low settings.

Q: How much faster is the GPU at Vulkan compared to OpenCL?

A: The Geekbench Vulkan score is 73091, while the OpenCL score is 77773, indicating OpenCL performance is slightly higher.

Q: What is the GPU's memory bandwidth and capacity?

A: The GPU has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, providing a bandwidth of 448.0 GB/s.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT is the defining component in this configuration's Evolve performance. Based on the RDNA 1.0 architecture, the GPU operates with a base clock of 1605 MHz and a boost clock of 1905 MHz. It is equipped with 2560 shading units and 64 ROPs, which handle the rasterization workload. The 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus delivers 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth, a crucial resource for texture-heavy scenes at high resolutions.

The GPU's synthetic benchmark scores provide context for its in-game behavior. Its PassMark G3D score is 16277, and its average benchmark score is 24731, placing it in the 68th percentile of all GPUs. This places it in a tight competitive cluster; its average score is 0.1% lower than the NVIDIA RTX A5000 Mobile's 24763, but 0.6% higher than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Mobile's 24592. In Evolve, the GPU's influence is clear: frame rates scale dramatically with settings. At 1080p, the difference between Low and Ultra is a massive 91.3 FPS, demonstrating that the GPU's compute and fillrate resources are heavily taxed by the Ultra preset's effects.

The GPU's memory subsystem appears sufficient for the game, as the 8 GB capacity is not exceeded at the measured settings. The 448.0 GB/s bandwidth is a likely factor in the smooth performance at 1440p, where the frame rate remains above 60 FPS on High settings. The data shows that the RX 5700 XT is the performance ceiling for this pairing, and its capabilities are the primary reason for the score drops seen at 4K.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data shows a clear and predictable pattern of performance degradation as resolution increases from 1920x1080 to 3840x2160. This scaling behavior is a strong indicator of where the performance bottleneck lies. At High settings, the average FPS drops from 97 at 1080p to 63.1 at 1440p, a reduction of 34.9 FPS. Moving to 4K, the average falls further to 40 FPS, a 57 FPS drop from the 1080p baseline.

This scaling profile is characteristic of a GPU-bound scenario. The CPU, with its high single-thread performance, is not the limiting factor here; instead, the GPU's rendering throughput is being saturated. The most dramatic evidence is at the Low preset. At 1080p, the combo achieves 159.5 FPS, but this drops to 103.4 FPS at 1440p and plummets to 62.8 FPS at 4K. The percentage of performance retained at 4K versus 1080p is only 39.4% at Low settings, showing the extreme load placed on the GPU's pixel and texture units.

The gap between 1080p and 1440p is significant, but the jump to 4K is even more punishing. For instance, at Medium settings, the 1440p score of 80.7 FPS is 65.4% of the 1080p score of 123.4 FPS. However, the 4K score of 44.3 FPS is only 35.9% of the 1080p score. This non-linear drop confirms that the RX 5700 XT's 9.754 TFLOPS of FP32 compute and 304.8 GTexel/s texture rate are simply overwhelmed by the 8.3 million pixels of 4K resolution, especially when combined with higher quality settings.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The data provides a complete matrix of average frame rates across four resolutions and four quality presets. Starting at 1920x1080, the configuration demonstrates excellent performance. The Low preset yields an average of 159.5 FPS, which is ideal for high-refresh-rate displays. Medium settings produce 123.4 FPS, and High settings deliver a solid 97 FPS. The Ultra preset, while still playable, drops to 68.2 FPS, indicating the settings' heavy use of post-processing effects.

At 2560x1440, the performance remains strong for most presets. Low settings average 103.4 FPS, providing a smooth experience. Medium settings achieve 80.7 FPS, and High settings hit 63.1 FPS, which is right at the threshold for a 60 Hz monitor. The Ultra preset falls to 45 FPS, which is noticeably less fluid and suggests that users should drop to High for a consistent experience at this resolution.

The 3840x2160 results reveal the hardware's limits. Low settings are the only playable option, with an average of 62.8 FPS. The Medium preset drops to 44.3 FPS, and High settings fall to 40 FPS. The Ultra preset is effectively unplayable, with an average of only 25.6 FPS. The data shows a clear hierarchy: 1080p is fully saturated, 1440p is the sweet spot for high quality, and 4K is only viable with reduced graphical fidelity.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-12400F provides a robust foundation for the RX 5700 XT in Evolve. This 6-core, 12-thread processor from the Alder Lake-S architecture has a base clock of 2.50 GHz and a boost clock of 4.40 GHz. It features 18 MB of shared L3 cache, which is beneficial for game logic and asset streaming. The CPU's memory support includes DDR4 and DDR5, though the specific bandwidth is not listed in the data.

Synthetic benchmarks indicate the CPU has strong computational power. Its Cinebench R23 multi-core score is 16518, and its single-core score is 2332. The PassMark multithread score is 19433, with a single-thread score of 3481. These scores place the CPU in the 77th percentile of all processors, with an average benchmark score of 19221. The 3DMark results show good scaling with thread count, from 909 in single-thread to 5912 in max-thread tests.

In the context of Evolve, the CPU's role is to feed the GPU and handle game simulation. The measured FPS data shows that even at 1080p Low, the frame rate hits 159.5 FPS, which is high enough to suggest the CPU is not a bottleneck at these settings. The 3DMark 2-thread score of 1699 and 4-thread score of 3067 indicate that the CPU has sufficient single-core and lightly-threaded performance for the game's main thread. The significant FPS drops observed when increasing resolution or settings are overwhelmingly attributable to the GPU, as the CPU's workload remains relatively constant across these changes. The i5-12400F is a capable partner, ensuring that the RX 5700 XT is the limiting factor in this pairing.