Fivem

Fivem presents an unusual scaling pattern for the Intel Core i5-12400 and AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT combination. At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the system produces 159.4 FPS, but this drops to 100.4 FPS at High and 74.3 FPS at Ultra. The jump from 1080p to 1440p at High settings reduces performance from 100.4 FPS to 67.1 FPS, a 33% loss. Moving from 1440p to 4K at High settings further cuts the frame rate to 34.5 FPS, representing another 49% reduction. This steep decline indicates that the GPU becomes the primary limiting factor as resolution increases, particularly beyond 1440p.

The Low preset tells a different story. At 1080p Low, the system reaches 159.4 FPS, while 1440p Low still manages 101.2 FPS. However, 4K Low drops to 56.1 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra at 1080p is substantial — 159.4 FPS versus 74.3 FPS — showing that the RX 5700 XT has ample headroom at lower resolutions but struggles to maintain high frame rates at 4K even on minimal settings. The 4K Ultra result of 27.9 FPS falls below the generally acceptable threshold for smooth gameplay, suggesting that this resolution and preset combination is not viable for this hardware pairing.

Settings Recommendations

The data supports a clear tiering of playable presets based on target resolution. At 1920x1080, the Medium preset delivers 126.7 FPS, which is 26% higher than High (100.4 FPS) and 71% higher than Ultra (74.3 FPS). Given that the gap between Medium and High is relatively modest at 26%, users seeking higher visual fidelity can reasonably select High while still maintaining triple-digit frame rates. The Ultra preset at 1080p sacrifices too much performance — dropping below 75 FPS — for what appears to be a marginal visual gain over High based on the measured rows.

For 2560x1440, the Medium preset produces 81.6 FPS, which provides smoother motion than High's 67.1 FPS. The High preset remains playable, but the Medium setting offers a 22% performance advantage. At 4K, no preset achieves 60 FPS; the best option is Low at 56.1 FPS, followed by Medium at 45.5 FPS and High at 34.5 FPS. The Ultra preset at 4K is effectively unusable at 27.9 FPS. For players prioritizing frame rate consistency in this multiplayer environment, the Medium preset at 1440p appears to be the sweet spot, balancing visual quality with 81.6 FPS. At 1080p, High at 100.4 FPS offers the best experience per the measured rows.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-12400 brings six cores and twelve threads, with a base clock of 2.50 GHz and a boost clock of 4.40 GHz. Its architecture is Alder Lake on a 10 nm process, featuring 18 MB of shared L3 cache. The benchmark data shows this processor performs close to several rivals: it sits 0.1% above the Intel Core i7-9700, 0.2% below the Intel Core i7-8700, and 0.4% above the Intel Core i5-11600K in average benchmark score. This places the i5-12400 in a competitive position among older and similarly-tiered processors.

In Fivem, the CPU's role becomes more apparent at lower resolutions and settings. At 1080p Low, the system reaches 159.4 FPS, which suggests the CPU can feed the GPU sufficiently at that level. The single-thread performance of 910 in 3dMark single-thread and 2249 in Cinebench R23 single-core indicates strong per-core capability, which matters for a multiplayer game that often relies on a few heavily loaded threads. The multi-threaded scores — 5890 in 3dMark max threads and 15935 in Cinebench R23 multicore — show adequate overall throughput, but the game's scaling from 1080p to 4K suggests that CPU bottlenecks are less relevant at higher resolutions where the GPU dominates.

How This Combo Ranks

This specific combination of the Intel Core i5-12400 and AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT ranks 1343 out of 1792 tested combos in Fivem. This places it in the lower-middle portion of the distribution, indicating that while the hardware is functional, many other pairings deliver better frame rates in this specific game. The rank reflects the GPU's position in the overall hierarchy — the RX 5700 XT sits at the 68th percentile of all GPUs, which is respectable but not exceptional. The CPU, at the 77th percentile of all CPUs, is comparatively stronger relative to its peers.

The deltaPct values for the GPU's nearest rivals show tight competition: the RX 5700 XT is 0.1% below the NVIDIA RTX A5000 Mobile, 0.3% above the Intel Arc A350M, and 0.6% above the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Mobile. This clustering around the 24700 average score suggests that the RX 5700 XT performs within a narrow band of comparable graphics solutions. The combo rank of 1343 out of 1792 means roughly 75% of tested combinations outperform this pairing in Fivem, which aligns with the GPU's mid-tier standing. However, the measured FPS data shows that at 1080p and 1440p with appropriate settings, this combo still delivers playable results.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT is built on the RDNA 1.0 architecture with a 7 nm process and contains 10,300 million transistors on a 251 mm² die. It features 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, providing 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The GPU has 2560 shading units, 160 texture mapping units, and 64 render output units. Its clocks run at 1605 MHz base, 1755 MHz game, and 1905 MHz boost, with memory at 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective). The pixel rate is 121.9 GPixel/s and texture rate is 304.8 GTexel/s, with FP32 performance of 9.754 TFLOPS.

In Fivem, the GPU's memory capacity and bandwidth appear sufficient for 1080p and 1440p gaming, but the 4K results expose its limitations. The drop from 56.1 FPS at 4K Low to 34.5 FPS at 4K High shows a 38% performance penalty for increased visual fidelity at this resolution. The GPU's percentile rank of 68 versus all GPUs, combined with its Passmark G3D score of 16277, places it as a mid-range solution. Its nearest rivals — the NVIDIA RTX A5000 Mobile, Intel Arc A350M, and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Mobile — all score within 1% of the RX 5700 XT, indicating that this GPU's performance level is well-established. The 4K Ultra result of 27.9 FPS represents the weakest measured outcome, confirming that this GPU is not designed for 4K gaming at high presets, though it remains competent at lower resolutions.