Overpower

Overpower, an Action title released in 2023, places the Intel Core i5-12400 and AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT combination in the 1329th position out of 1744 tested configurations. The measured frame rates across resolutions and presets reveal a system that is consistently capable at 1080p and 1440p, but which requires careful settings management to maintain smooth performance at 4K. The benchmark data indicates a pairing where the GPU's memory bandwidth and the CPU's six-core architecture interact in predictable ways depending on the chosen workload.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data shows that the High preset offers the most balanced experience, particularly for users targeting higher resolutions. At 1920x1080, High produces an average of 76.2 FPS, which is only 3.6 FPS lower than the Medium preset’s 79.8 FPS, while providing a substantial visual upgrade. The difference between Medium and High becomes even smaller at 2560x1440, where High averages 69 FPS versus Medium’s 70.7 FPS — a negligible 1.7 FPS gap that makes High the clear choice for 1440p gaming.

For users with 4K displays, the Low preset is the only viable option for maintaining high frame rates. At 3840x2160, Low delivers an average of 95.1 FPS, which is dramatically higher than the Medium preset’s 57.4 FPS and the High preset’s 57.9 FPS. The Ultra preset at 4K drops to 46.3 FPS, which falls below the 60 FPS threshold that many action games require for smooth gameplay. The data suggests that the gap between Low and Medium at 4K (a 37.7 FPS difference) indicates a significant performance cliff that makes Medium impractical at this resolution.

The Ultra preset should be avoided at all resolutions based on the measured results. At 1080p, Ultra averages 59.7 FPS, which is 16.5 FPS lower than High. At 1440p, Ultra drops to 52.7 FPS, and at 4K it falls to 46.3 FPS. The performance penalty for Ultra settings is disproportionate to the visual gains, especially when compared to the modest difference between Medium and High. Users seeking the highest fidelity should consider High as the ceiling for this configuration.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-12400 provides six cores and twelve threads, with a base clock of 2.50 GHz and a boost clock of 4.40 GHz. This Alder Lake-S architecture processor, built on Intel’s 10 nm process, demonstrates strong multi-threaded capabilities in synthetic benchmarks, achieving a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 15935 and a single-core score of 2249. The 3DMark results show scaling from 1692 in the 2-thread test to 5890 in the max-threads test, indicating that the processor efficiently utilizes its available threads.

In Overpower, the CPU’s role appears to be more critical at lower resolutions where the GPU is less burdened. The transition from 1080p Low (128.6 FPS) to 1080p High (76.2 FPS) shows a 52.4 FPS drop, which is primarily driven by GPU workload rather than CPU limitations. However, the fact that the 1080p Low preset achieves 128.6 FPS suggests that the i5-12400 can feed the RX 5700 XT effectively at high frame rates. The processor’s 18 MB of shared L3 cache and dual-channel memory support (both DDR4 and DDR5) provide adequate bandwidth for the GPU’s data requests.

The CPU’s benchmark percentile of 77 places it above most processors, with nearest rivals including the Intel Core i7-9700 (0.1% faster) and Intel Core i5-11600K (0.4% slower). This indicates that the i5-12400 is not a bottleneck in this system for Overpower. The measured frame rates at 4K, where the GPU is clearly the limiting factor, show that the CPU can maintain consistent performance even when the GPU is heavily strained. The processor’s 65 W TDP and locked multiplier suggest that it operates within a predictable thermal envelope, but the benchmark data does not indicate any throttling-related frame drops.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT, based on the Navi 10 chip and RDNA 1.0 architecture, is the primary determinant of Overpower’s performance across all tested configurations. This 7 nm GPU from TSMC features 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, providing 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The memory clock of 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective) and boost clock of 1905 MHz allow the GPU to maintain high fill rates, with a pixel rate of 121.9 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 304.8 GTexel/s.

The GPU’s 68th percentile ranking among all GPUs places it near the NVIDIA RTX A5000 Mobile (0.1% slower) and Intel Arc A350M (0.3% faster). In Overpower, the RX 5700 XT shows clear scaling behavior as resolution increases. At 1080p High, the GPU produces 76.2 FPS, which drops to 69 FPS at 1440p High (a 7.2 FPS decrease) and further to 57.9 FPS at 4K High (an 11.1 FPS decrease from 1440p). This pattern indicates that the GPU’s 8 GB VRAM and 448.0 GB/s bandwidth are sufficient for 1080p and 1440p, but become strained at 4K.

The 4K performance gap between Low (95.1 FPS) and Medium (57.4 FPS) is particularly notable, representing a 37.7 FPS drop that suggests a memory bandwidth limitation when higher-quality textures are loaded. The GPU’s 225 W TDP and dual-slot cooler design allow for sustained boost clocks, but the data indicates that the RDNA 1.0 architecture struggles with the increased pixel and texture loads at 4K High and Ultra presets. The GPU’s DirectX 12 support (12_1) is utilized effectively in Overpower, as evidenced by the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 2134.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution for this CPU-GPU combination in Overpower?

A: The measured data shows that 2560x1440 with High settings provides an average of 69 FPS, which is playable for an action game. However, 1920x1080 with High settings delivers 76.2 FPS, offering a more comfortable frame rate margin. For the highest possible performance, 1080p Low achieves 128.6 FPS.

Q: Why does the 4K Low preset perform so much better than 4K Medium?

A: The difference is 37.7 FPS (95.1 vs 57.4 FPS). This substantial drop indicates that the RX 5700 XT’s 8 GB VRAM and 448.0 GB/s bandwidth are insufficient for medium-quality textures at 4K, causing a significant performance penalty when the memory subsystem becomes saturated.

Q: How does this system compare to other CPU-GPU combinations in the database?

A: The combination ranks 1329th out of 1744 tested configurations. The CPU’s nearest rival, the Intel Core i7-9700, scores 0.1% higher, while the GPU’s nearest rival, the NVIDIA RTX A5000 Mobile, scores 0.1% lower. This places the system in the middle of the performance spectrum.

Q: Is the Intel Core i5-12400 a bottleneck for the RX 5700 XT in Overpower?

A: The benchmark data suggests not. At 1080p Low, the system achieves 128.6 FPS, which indicates the CPU can feed the GPU effectively. The CPU’s Cinebench R23 multicore score of 15935 and single-core score of 2249 demonstrate sufficient processing power for this game’s demands.

Q: What settings should be used for a 4K display?

A: Based on the measured FPS, Low settings are the only option that maintains high frame rates at 3840x2160, averaging 95.1 FPS. Medium (57.4 FPS) and High (57.9 FPS) are borderline at 4K, while Ultra (46.3 FPS) falls below acceptable levels for action gameplay.

Q: How does the GPU’s memory configuration affect Overpower’s performance?

A: The 8 GB GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus provides 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The significant performance drop from 4K Low to 4K Medium (37.7 FPS) indicates that this bandwidth becomes a limiting factor when texture quality increases at high resolutions, whereas at 1080p and 1440p the bandwidth is sufficient.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals the GPU as the primary limiting component in this configuration. At High settings, the system produces 76.2 FPS at 1920x1080, 69 FPS at 2560x1440, and 57.9 FPS at 3840x2160. This represents a 9.5% drop from 1080p to 1440p and a 16.1% drop from 1440p to 4K. The relatively modest decline from 1440p to 4K (11.1 FPS) compared to the expected pixel count increase suggests that the RX 5700 XT is not purely pixel-bound at these settings.

The Low preset shows different scaling behavior. At 1080p Low, the system achieves 128.6 FPS, which drops to 113.2 FPS at 1440p (a 15.4 FPS decrease) and 95.1 FPS at 4K (an 18.1 FPS decrease from 1440p). The percentage drops are 12% and 16% respectively, indicating that even at Low settings, the GPU workload scales significantly with resolution. The fact that 1080p Low reaches 128.6 FPS but 4K Low only reaches 95.1 FPS suggests that the GPU’s compute capabilities, not just memory bandwidth, are being challenged at 4K.

The Medium preset exhibits the most dramatic resolution scaling. From 79.8 FPS at 1080p to 70.7 FPS at 1440p (an 11.4% drop) and then to 57.4 FPS at 4K (an 18.8% drop from 1440p), the Medium preset shows that the GPU’s performance degrades more severely at 4K when moderate quality settings are applied. This pattern, combined with the 4K Low to Medium cliff, indicates that the RX 5700 XT’s 8 GB VRAM is the critical constraint at 4K, rather than raw compute throughput. The Ultra preset follows a similar trend, dropping from 59.7 FPS at 1080p to 52.7 FPS at 1440p and 46.3 FPS at 4K, with the 1440p to 4K drop of 6.4 FPS being the smallest absolute decline among all presets, suggesting that Ultra settings are consistently GPU-limited across all resolutions.