Fivem

# Fivem with Intel Core i5-12400 + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060

The Intel Core i5-12400 paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 delivers a solid Fivem experience, with performance heavily influenced by both resolution and quality settings. The data shows a clear pattern: this combo scales from highly playable frame rates at 1080p to borderline playable at 4K Ultra, with the CPU demonstrating sufficient headroom to keep the GPU as the primary bottleneck in most scenarios. The combo ranks 991st out of 1792 tested combinations, placing it in the upper-middle tier of tested hardware pairings for this multiplayer title.

Resolution Scaling

Fivem's frame rate drops are steep as resolution climbs, revealing the RTX 4060's memory bandwidth and pixel throughput limits. At 1080p Low, the combo produces 187.1 FPS, but at 4K Low that figure falls to 71 FPS — a reduction of 116.1 FPS, or roughly 62% of the 1080p performance. This dramatic scaling indicates that even at Low settings, the GPU is the limiting factor at higher resolutions, as the render load increases with pixel count.

The pattern holds across all quality presets. Moving from 1080p High (120.7 FPS) to 1440p High (80.8 FPS) represents a 39.9 FPS drop, and then to 4K High (43.8 FPS) another 37 FPS drop. The scaling between 1440p and 4K is notably steeper in percentage terms, with 4K High delivering only 54.2% of the 1440p High performance. At Ultra settings, the trend is more pronounced: 1080p Ultra yields 94.3 FPS, 1440p Ultra drops to 60.3 FPS, and 4K Ultra falls to 33.3 FPS. The 4K Ultra result sits below the 30 FPS threshold by only 3.3 FPS, making it marginally playable at best.

The consistent pattern across all settings — where each resolution step roughly halves performance — points to the GPU's 128-bit memory bus and 272.0 GB/s bandwidth as the constraining factor. The RTX 4060's 8 GB GDDR6 frame buffer also comes into play at 4K, where texture and geometry data exceeds what the memory subsystem can efficiently feed.

GPU Role

The RTX 4060's specifications directly explain the observed frame rates. With a base clock of 1830 MHz and boost clock of 2460 MHz, the GPU's Ada Lovelace architecture (5 nm process from TSMC, using the AD107 chip) delivers 15.11 TFLOPS of FP32 compute. The 3072 shading units, 96 TMUs, and 48 ROPs provide the raw throughput needed to drive Fivem's multiplayer environments, but the 128-bit memory bus with 8 GB GDDR6 at 17 Gbps effective creates a bandwidth ceiling of 272.0 GB/s.

This bandwidth ceiling becomes evident when examining the FPS deltas between Low and High settings at each resolution. At 1080p, the gap between Low (187.1 FPS) and High (120.7 FPS) is 66.4 FPS, while at 4K the gap narrows to 27.2 FPS (71 vs 43.8). The narrowing delta suggests that at 4K, the GPU is already saturated at Low settings, leaving less headroom for quality improvements to impact performance. The Ultra preset at 4K (33.3 FPS) versus High (43.8 FPS) shows a 10.5 FPS penalty, indicating that the extra shading and texture work at Ultra exceeds what the RTX 4060 can sustain at that resolution.

The GPU's percentile ranking of 66 among all tested GPUs places it above the median, and its average benchmark score of 23181 positions it close to the AMD Radeon RX 6600M (23321, delta -0.6%) and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti (23338, delta -0.7%). The Intel Arc B580 trails slightly at 23021 (delta 0.7%), while the AMD Radeon 760M sits at 22999 (delta 0.8%). This clustering indicates that the RTX 4060 delivers performance consistent with its class, neither overperforming nor underperforming relative to its immediate peers.

How This Combo Ranks

Within the Fivem benchmark database, this combination of Intel Core i5-12400 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 holds the 991st position out of 1792 tested combos, placing it in the 55.3rd percentile of all pairings. This mid-pack ranking reflects a balanced setup where neither component dramatically overachieves nor bottlenecks the other. The CPU's 77th percentile ranking among all processors (average benchmark score 19850) outpaces the GPU's 66th percentile, suggesting the processor has more relative headroom than the graphics card.

The CPU's nearest rivals in the benchmark database include the Intel Core i7-9700 (avg score 19831, delta 0.1%), Intel Core i7-8700 (19894, delta -0.2%), AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX (19928, delta -0.4%), and Intel Core i5-11600K (19771, delta 0.4%). These deltas are all within 0.4% of the i5-12400's score, indicating that the 12th-gen processor performs essentially identically to these alternatives in synthetic benchmarks. For Fivem specifically, the CPU's 6 cores and 12 threads with a boost clock of 4.40 GHz provide sufficient processing power to avoid becoming the primary constraint.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its strongest results across all settings. Low settings produce 187.1 FPS, which climbs to 147.1 FPS at Medium, 120.7 FPS at High, and drops to 94.3 FPS at Ultra. The step from Low to Medium costs 40 FPS, while the step from High to Ultra costs 26.4 FPS. All four settings at 1080p exceed the 90 FPS threshold, making this resolution fully playable regardless of quality preference.

Moving to 2560x1440, the scores remain respectable but show the GPU working harder. Low settings yield 126.2 FPS, Medium drops to 98.5 FPS, High produces 80.8 FPS, and Ultra falls to 60.3 FPS. The transition from Low to Medium costs 27.7 FPS, and from High to Ultra costs 20.5 FPS. The 1440p Ultra result sits just above the 60 FPS mark, making it a viable option for players who prioritize image quality over maximum frame rates.

At 3840x2160, performance becomes more constrained. Low settings deliver 71 FPS, Medium drops to 55.6 FPS, High falls to 43.8 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 33.3 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra at 4K is 37.7 FPS, which is smaller than the 92.8 FPS gap at 1080p and the 65.9 FPS gap at 1440p. This compression indicates that at 4K, the GPU is hitting its performance limits even at Low settings, with quality increases providing diminishing returns in terms of visual fidelity versus frame rate impact.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution for this combo in Fivem?

A: The data shows 1920x1080 as the strongest resolution, with all settings exceeding 94 FPS. At 1440p, Ultra settings still achieve 60.3 FPS, while 4K Ultra drops to 33.3 FPS, making 1080p the recommended resolution for consistent high frame rates.

Q: How does the RTX 4060 compare to its nearest GPU rivals?

A: The RTX 4060's average benchmark score of 23181 is within 0.8% of the AMD Radeon RX 6600M (23321, delta -0.6%), NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti (23338, delta -0.7%), Intel Arc B580 (23021, delta 0.7%), and AMD Radeon 760M (22999, delta 0.8%).

Q: Is the Intel Core i5-12400 a bottleneck for the RTX 4060 in this game?

A: Given the CPU's 77th percentile ranking versus the GPU's 66th percentile, the processor appears to have more headroom. The FPS scaling from 1080p to 4K follows a GPU-limited pattern, suggesting the i5-12400 is not the primary constraint.

Q: What frame rate can I expect at 1440p High settings?

A: The measured data shows 80.8 FPS at 2560x1440 with High settings, which is well above the 60 FPS standard for smooth gameplay.

Q: How does the i5-12400 perform in synthetic CPU benchmarks?

A: The CPU scores 15935 in Cinebench R23 multicore and 2249 in single-core, with a PassMark multithread score of 18747. Its average benchmark score of 19850 places it within 0.4% of its nearest rivals.

Q: Is 4K Ultra playable with this combination?

A: At 33.3 FPS, the 4K Ultra result is marginally above the 30 FPS minimum threshold but below the 60 FPS target. Players seeking smoother gameplay should use High settings at 4K (43.8 FPS) or drop to 1440p Ultra (60.3 FPS).

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-12400, based on Alder Lake architecture and manufactured on Intel's 10 nm process, provides 6 cores and 12 threads with a base clock of 2.50 GHz and boost clock of 4.40 GHz. The 18 MB shared L3 cache and dual-channel DDR4/DDR5 memory support help feed the RTX 4060 with data, while the 65 W TDP indicates efficient power draw. The CPU's integrated UHD Graphics 730 is present but irrelevant for gaming when a discrete GPU is installed.

The CPU's benchmark results show strong single-thread performance (3dmark_single_thread score of 910, Cinebench R23 single-core of 2249) that benefits Fivem's multiplayer scenarios, which often rely on single-threaded game logic. The multi-threaded scores (3dmark_max_threads of 5890, Cinebench R23 multicore of 15935) demonstrate adequate scaling across the 12 threads. The PassMark results — including 226908 in data compression, 11418 in data encryption, and 58366 in integer math — indicate solid overall processing capability.

In the context of Fivem, the CPU's role appears secondary to the GPU. The frame rate scaling across resolutions follows a consistent pattern of roughly halving with each resolution step, which is characteristic of GPU-bound performance. The CPU's 77th percentile ranking versus the GPU's 66th percentile suggests that the processor has more relative headroom, meaning that in most Fivem scenarios, the RTX 4060 is the limiting component. However, in densely populated multiplayer areas where many players and vehicles interact, the CPU's 6 cores and 12 threads at up to 4.40 GHz provide sufficient processing power to avoid creating a bottleneck.