Outriders

The Intel Core i5-12400F paired with the AMD Radeon RX 9060 delivers a solid 1080p experience in Outriders, but the data reveals a clear ceiling at higher resolutions. This combo ranks 1647th out of 2913 tested combinations, placing it in the lower-middle tier of the database. The measured FPS rows show a system that can push very high frame rates at 1080p with lower settings, yet struggles to maintain playable performance at 4K on the Ultra preset. The relationship between CPU and GPU becomes increasingly lopsided as resolution climbs, with the GPU taking on the dominant role in determining final output.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data for this combo shows a wide spread between presets, and the choice of settings depends heavily on the target resolution. At 1920x1080, the Low preset produces an average of 215 FPS, which is exceptionally high for a looter shooter. The Medium preset still delivers 165 FPS, while High drops to 124 FPS. The Ultra preset at 1080p yields 90 FPS, which is still smooth for most displays. For competitive play or high-refresh-rate monitors, the Low or Medium presets are clearly the best options, as they provide headroom well beyond the 144 Hz mark.

Moving to 2560x1440, the picture changes. The Low preset averages 144 FPS, which is exactly at the refresh rate of many gaming monitors. Medium produces 104 FPS, High drops to 78 FPS, and Ultra falls to 57 FPS. At this resolution, the Medium preset offers the best balance between visual fidelity and frame rate, as it stays comfortably above 100 FPS while providing more detail than Low. The High preset is still playable, but the drop to 78 FPS may be noticeable on 144 Hz displays.

At 3840x2160, the situation becomes more constrained. The Low preset averages 75 FPS, which is the only setting that maintains a smooth experience. Medium drops to 55 FPS, High falls to 41 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 30 FPS. For 4K gaming, the Low preset is the only viable choice if a consistent 60 FPS or higher is desired. The Medium preset at 55 FPS might be acceptable for slower-paced play, but the data suggests that High and Ultra are not recommended at this resolution. Overall, the best experience per the measured rows is the Medium preset at 1440p, which balances frame rate and visual quality without falling below 100 FPS.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-12400F is a 6-core, 12-thread processor from the Alder Lake-S family, with a base clock of 2.50 GHz and a boost clock of 4.40 GHz. Its architecture is built on a 10 nm process, and it features 18 MB of shared L3 cache alongside 1.25 MB of L2 cache per core. The CPU’s benchmark scores show strong single-thread and multi-thread capabilities: a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 12380 and a single-core score of 1680, with Geekbench scores of 9472 multi-core and 1964 single-core. These numbers indicate a capable mid-range processor that handles modern game engines well.

In Outriders, the CPU’s role is most evident at lower resolutions where the GPU is not the primary bottleneck. At 1080p, the combo achieves 215 FPS on Low settings, which suggests the CPU can feed the GPU with enough frames to reach very high rates. The 3DMark 16-thread score of 5895 and max-thread score of 5912 indicate that the CPU’s multi-threaded performance is consistent, which is beneficial for a game that may utilize multiple cores for physics, AI, and world streaming. The single-thread score of 909 in 3DMark reinforces that the processor has solid per-core performance, which is critical for game logic that cannot be fully parallelized.

However, the data shows that the CPU’s influence wanes as resolution increases. The FPS drop from 1080p Low (215 FPS) to 1440p Low (144 FPS) is a 33% reduction, which is primarily driven by the GPU’s rendering load. At 4K Low, the average is 75 FPS, a further 48% drop from 1440p. These declines are much larger than what would be expected if the CPU were the limiting factor, indicating that the GPU takes over as the primary constraint at higher resolutions. The CPU’s percentile rank of 73 against all tested CPUs puts it above average, and its nearest rivals include the AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS with a delta of 0% and the Intel Core 3 201E at -0.1%. This suggests the i5-12400F is well within the expected performance envelope for this class of processor.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 9060 is built on the RDNA 4.0 architecture with a Navi 44 chip, fabricated on a 4 nm process by TSMC. It features 1792 shading units, 112 texture mapping units, and 64 raster operations pipelines, along with 28 ray tracing cores. The GPU has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, providing 288.0 GB/s of bandwidth. Its boost clock is 2990 MHz, with a game clock of 2400 MHz and a base clock of 1700 MHz. The FP32 performance is 21.43 TFLOPS, which places it in the mid-range segment of the GPU market.

The GPU’s benchmark scores show a mixed picture. The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score is 3322, while the Passmark G3D score is 17631. Its percentile rank against all GPUs is 59, which is slightly above the median. The nearest rivals include the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti with a delta of -0.7% and the AMD Radeon RX 7700 at +1%, indicating that the RX 9060 performs in the same tier as these cards. In Outriders, the GPU’s role is dominant at higher resolutions, as evidenced by the FPS scaling.

At 1080p, the GPU is capable of delivering 215 FPS on Low, but this drops to 124 FPS on High and 90 FPS on Ultra. The gap between Low and Ultra at 1080p is 125 FPS, which shows that the GPU’s rendering pipeline is heavily taxed by the Ultra preset’s effects. At 1440p, the Ultra preset drops to 57 FPS, a 37% reduction from 1080p Ultra. At 4K, the Ultra preset yields only 30 FPS, which is below the playable threshold for most users. The GPU’s 8 GB of VRAM may also be a factor at higher resolutions and settings, as the 4K Ultra average of 30 FPS suggests the card is overwhelmed by the combination of resolution and graphical detail.

The GPU’s memory bandwidth of 288.0 GB/s is modest for 4K gaming, and the 128-bit bus limits how much data can be moved per cycle. This is likely why the Low preset at 4K still manages 75 FPS, as lower settings reduce the memory footprint and texture sampling demands. The data implies that the RX 9060 is well-suited for 1080p and 1440p gaming, but it is not designed for 4K Ultra in demanding titles like Outriders.

How This Combo Ranks

This combination of the Intel Core i5-12400F and AMD Radeon RX 9060 ranks 1647th out of 2913 tested combos in Outriders. This places it in the 56.6th percentile of all tested systems, meaning it outperforms just over half of the combinations in the database. While this is not a top-tier ranking, it is respectable for a mid-range CPU and GPU pairing. The rank suggests that the combo is neither exceptionally strong nor particularly weak for this game, but rather sits in the broad middle of the pack.

The CPU’s individual percentile of 73 is higher than the combo’s overall rank, indicating that the processor is more capable relative to other CPUs than the combined system is relative to other combos. This suggests that the GPU is the limiting factor in this pairing. The GPU’s percentile of 59 is lower than the CPU’s, which aligns with the observed FPS scaling where the GPU becomes the bottleneck at higher resolutions. The combo’s rank of 1647 reflects this imbalance, as the GPU’s mid-range performance holds back the otherwise strong CPU.

When compared to other combos in the database, this pairing would likely be outpaced by systems with higher-tier GPUs, even if they use a weaker CPU. Conversely, it would outperform combos with a similar GPU but a much weaker processor. The data indicates that for Outriders, the GPU is the more critical component in determining overall system performance, and the CPU’s headroom is not fully utilized at higher resolutions.

FAQ

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

A: The data shows that 1920x1080 provides the highest frame rates, with the Low preset averaging 215 FPS and Medium at 165 FPS. At 2560x1440, the Low preset achieves 144 FPS, while 4K drops significantly, with Low averaging 75 FPS.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The Intel Core i5-12400F has an average benchmark score of 19039, which is nearly identical to the AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS at 19047 (0% delta) and the Intel Core 3 201E at 19056 (-0.1% delta). It is slightly ahead of the Intel Core i5-1335U at 18982 (0.3% delta).

Q: Is the GPU sufficient for 4K gaming?

A: The GPU can handle 4K at Low settings with an average of 75 FPS, but higher settings are not recommended. The Medium preset at 4K drops to 55 FPS, High to 41 FPS, and Ultra to 30 FPS, which is below the typical playable threshold.

Q: What is the frame rate difference between Low and Ultra at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, the Low preset averages 144 FPS, while the Ultra preset averages 57 FPS. This is a 87 FPS difference, representing a 60% reduction in performance when switching from Low to Ultra.

Q: How does the GPU’s performance compare to the RTX 3060 Ti?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 9060 has an average benchmark score of 16014, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti scores 16129, a delta of -0.7%. This means the RX 9060 is slightly slower than the RTX 3060 Ti in synthetic benchmarks.

Q: Does the CPU bottleneck the GPU at 1080p?

A: At 1080p, the combo reaches 215 FPS on Low, which is very high. The CPU’s single-thread score of 909 in 3DMark and multi-thread score of 5912 suggest it can keep up with the GPU’s output at this resolution, but the GPU still limits Ultra performance to 90 FPS.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data provides a complete picture of how this combo performs across resolutions and settings. At 1920x1080, the Low preset delivers an average of 215 FPS, with no min or max values recorded. The Medium preset averages 165 FPS, with a minimum of 141 FPS and a maximum of 190 FPS. High averages 124 FPS, and Ultra drops to 90 FPS. These numbers show that the combo is more than capable of driving high-refresh-rate 1080p displays, even on the most demanding preset.

At 2560x1440, the Low preset averages 144 FPS, which is exactly at the refresh rate of many gaming monitors. The Medium preset averages 104 FPS, with a minimum of 89 FPS and a maximum of 120 FPS. High drops to 78 FPS, and Ultra falls to 57 FPS. The Medium preset at 1440p provides a good balance, staying above 100 FPS while offering more visual detail than Low. The High preset is still playable, but the 78 FPS average may be noticeable on 144 Hz displays.

At 3840x2160, the Low preset is the only setting that maintains a smooth experience, averaging 75 FPS. The Medium preset averages 55 FPS, with a minimum of 46 FPS and a maximum of 63 FPS, which is borderline for playability. High drops to 41 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 30 FPS. These numbers clearly show that 4K gaming is only feasible with the Low preset, and even then, the frame rate is not ideal for fast-paced action. The data also shows that the Medium preset at 4K has the only recorded min and max values, indicating some frame time variance.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drop from 1080p to 4K reveals important information about the limiting component. At Low settings, the average FPS goes from 215 at 1080p to 144 at 1440p, a 33% reduction. Moving to 4K, the average drops to 75 FPS, a 48% reduction from 1440p. This steep decline indicates that the GPU is the primary bottleneck as resolution increases. If the CPU were the limiting factor, the FPS would remain more consistent across resolutions, as the CPU workload does not scale with pixel count.

At Medium settings, the FPS drops from 165 at 1080p to 104 at 1440p (a 37% reduction) and then to 55 at 4K (a 47% reduction from 1440p). This pattern is similar to Low, confirming that the GPU’s rendering capacity is the main constraint. At High settings, the drop from 124 FPS at 1080p to 78 FPS at 1440p is a 37% reduction, and then to 41 FPS at 4K is a 47% reduction. Ultra shows the most dramatic scaling, with 90 FPS at 1080p dropping to 57 FPS at 1440p (a 37% reduction) and then to 30 FPS at 4K (a 47% reduction).

The consistent percentage reductions across settings suggest that the GPU’s performance scales predictably with resolution, with each step up in resolution costing roughly 35-50% of the frame rate. The data implies that the GPU is the limiting component at all resolutions above 1080p, and even at 1080p, the ultra preset shows the GPU struggling to maintain high frame rates. The CPU’s strong benchmark scores, including a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 12380, indicate that it is not the bottleneck in this pairing, as the FPS scaling is entirely consistent with GPU-bound behavior.