Overpower

The benchmark data for Overpower, captured on the Intel Core i5-12400 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti, reveals a system that is capable of delivering smooth frame rates across a wide range of settings and resolutions. The measured results show a clear hierarchy of performance tied directly to both the graphics preset and the output resolution, with the GPU acting as the primary scaling factor. This analysis walks through the measured FPS data to determine the optimal configuration, isolate the limiting components, and contextualize this combo's standing among the 1,744 tested configurations.

Settings Recommendations

For the Intel Core i5-12400 and RTX 3070 Ti combination, the High preset emerges as the most balanced choice across all tested resolutions, offering the best experience per the measured rows. At 1920x1080, High delivers an average of 103.5 FPS, which is a significant step up from the 89.9 FPS achieved on Ultra but still comfortably above the 60 FPS threshold. The jump from Medium to High yields a modest gain of 10.8 FPS (from 114.3 to 103.5), while the drop from High to Ultra costs 13.6 FPS, making High the sweet spot where visual fidelity and performance align.

At 2560x1440, the pattern holds. The High preset produces an average of 97 FPS, while Medium trails at 100 FPS and Ultra falls to 76.2 FPS. The difference between High and Ultra is a substantial 20.8 FPS, indicating that the Ultra preset's additional graphical demands severely tax the GPU at this resolution. Low at 1440p reaches 161.4 FPS, but the visual compromise is unnecessary given that High still maintains a near-100 FPS average. At 3840x2160, High remains the recommended setting with an average of 79.8 FPS, which is the only 4K preset besides Low that clears the 60 FPS line. Ultra at 4K drops to 69.5 FPS, and while playable, the 10.3 FPS deficit from High makes the latter the more consistent choice.

The data suggests that Medium is a fallback option if frame rates need to be prioritized, particularly at 4K where it averages 90 FPS. However, the relative consistency of High across all resolutions—ranging from 79.8 FPS at 4K to 103.5 FPS at 1080p—makes it the default recommendation. Low settings are only advisable for competitive play at 1080p, where the 185 FPS average provides maximum headroom, but this comes at the cost of the game's visual presentation.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti is the dominant factor in Overpower's performance, as evidenced by the wide FPS swings between Low and Ultra presets. The GPU's 8 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus provides a bandwidth of 608.3 GB/s, which is sufficient for the game's demands at the tested resolutions. The boost clock of 1770 MHz, paired with a base clock of 1575 MHz, allows the card to sustain high throughput, and the 6144 shading units handle the game's rasterization workload efficiently.

The GPU's percentile ranking of 74 among all tested graphics cards indicates it is a solid mid-to-high-tier performer. However, its nearest rivals in the benchmark database—such as the AMD Radeon RX 6700 with a deltaPct of -0.8 and the NVIDIA Quadro M5000 with -0.9—show that the RTX 3070 Ti is not an outlier in raw average score. The data shows that the GPU's performance is directly reflected in the FPS numbers: at 1080p Ultra, the card produces 89.9 FPS, but this drops to 69.5 FPS at 4K Ultra, a 22.7% reduction that aligns with the increased pixel count. The RTX 3070 Ti's 21.75 TFLOPS of FP32 compute and 48 RT cores contribute to its ability to handle the game's effects, but the memory bandwidth of 608.3 GB/s appears to be the limiting factor at higher resolutions where data throughput becomes critical.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drop from 1080p to 4K clearly demonstrates that the RTX 3070 Ti is the bottleneck at higher resolutions. At the High preset, the average FPS falls from 103.5 at 1080p to 97 at 1440p, a minor 6.3% decrease, but then drops sharply to 79.8 at 4K, a 17.7% reduction from 1440p. This non-linear scaling indicates that the GPU's pixel throughput and memory bandwidth are being saturated as resolution increases. The Low preset shows a similar trend: 185 FPS at 1080p, 161.4 at 1440p, and 136.9 at 4K, with the 4K figure representing a 26% drop from 1080p.

The Medium preset follows the same pattern, with 114.3 FPS at 1080p, 100 at 1440p, and 90 at 4K. The Ultra preset is the most demanding, starting at 89.9 FPS at 1080p and falling to 76.2 at 1440p and 69.5 at 4K. The data shows that the gap between 1080p and 1440p is relatively small, averaging around 8-10 FPS across presets, but the jump to 4K introduces a much larger penalty, often exceeding 20 FPS. This suggests that while the CPU can keep up at lower resolutions, the GPU's 8 GB memory and 256-bit bus are insufficient to maintain frame rates at 4K without dropping settings. The limiting component is unambiguously the GPU, as the FPS scales almost entirely with resolution and preset, with the CPU's role becoming secondary at higher pixel counts.

How This Combo Ranks

In the broader context of the benchmark database, this combination of the Intel Core i5-12400 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti ranks 685th out of 1,744 tested combos in Overpower. This places it in the upper-middle tier, with approximately 60% of tested configurations outperforming it. The ranking reflects a balanced pairing where the GPU's 74th percentile performance is tempered by the CPU's 77th percentile standing, resulting in a system that is competitive but not top-tier.

The rank of 685 suggests that while this combo handles Overpower well at the tested settings, there are 1,059 other configs that achieve higher average FPS. The data indicates that the RTX 3070 Ti's nearest rivals in the GPU benchmark, such as the AMD Radeon RX 6700 with a deltaPct of -0.8, would likely produce similar or slightly better results in this game, potentially shifting the combo rank upward. Conversely, the CPU's nearest rival, the Intel Core i7-9700 with a deltaPct of 0.1, shows that the i5-12400 is essentially on par with older high-end processors, meaning the CPU is not a significant drag on the overall ranking. The combo's position at 685/1744 is a direct consequence of the GPU's mid-tier standing and the CPU's adequate but not exceptional performance.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-12400's role in Overpower is supportive, providing enough processing power to avoid bottlenecking the RTX 3070 Ti at lower resolutions. The CPU features 6 cores and 12 threads, with a base clock of 2.50 GHz and a boost clock of 4.40 GHz. This configuration is part of the Alder Lake architecture, built on a 10 nm process, and supports both DDR4 and DDR5 memory. The 18 MB of shared L3 cache helps reduce memory latency, which is beneficial for game logic and physics calculations.

The CPU's benchmark scores show a strong single-thread performance, with a 3dmark_single_thread score of 910 and a cinebench_r23_singlecore score of 2249. This is crucial for Overpower, as action games often rely on a few primary threads for game logic. The multi-threaded scores are also respectable, with a cinebench_r23_multicore of 15935 and a passmark_multithread of 18747, ensuring that background tasks and additional threads do not cause stutters. The CPU's percentile ranking of 77 versus all CPUs indicates it is a capable performer, and its nearest rivals—the Intel Core i7-9700 with a deltaPct of 0.1 and the Intel Core i7-8700 with -0.2—show that it sits in a well-populated performance band.

In Overpower, the CPU's influence is most apparent at 1080p, where the GPU is not fully saturated. At the Low preset, the FPS reaches 185, which is likely near the CPU's limit for frame generation. However, at higher resolutions and presets, the GPU becomes the bottleneck, and the CPU's 4.40 GHz boost clock ensures it can feed the GPU with data without introducing frame pacing issues. The data shows that the i5-12400 is not a limiting factor in this combo, as the FPS scales predictably with GPU load.

FAQ

Q: What is the best graphics preset for this combo in Overpower?

A: The High preset provides the best balance, with average FPS of 103.5 at 1080p, 97 at 1440p, and 79.8 at 4K. It offers a significant improvement over Ultra while maintaining playable frame rates at all tested resolutions.

Q: How does the GPU's performance compare to its closest rivals?

A: The RTX 3070 Ti has an average benchmark score of 30849, which is 0.3% higher than the AMD Radeon RX 590 GME and 0.8% higher than the AMD Radeon RX 6700. This indicates it is slightly faster than these alternatives.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the limiting factor at 4K resolution?

A: The GPU is the clear limiting factor at 4K. At the High preset, FPS drops from 97 at 1440p to 79.8 at 4K, a 17.7% decrease, while the CPU's performance remains constant. This indicates the RTX 3070 Ti's memory bandwidth and pixel throughput are the bottlenecks.

Q: What is the combo's overall ranking among tested systems?

A: This combo ranks 685th out of 1,744 tested combinations in Overpower, placing it in the upper-middle tier of performance.

Q: Does the CPU's single-thread performance affect game FPS?

A: Yes, the i5-12400's single-thread score of 910 in 3dmark_single_thread is important for game logic. At 1080p Low, the FPS reaches 185, suggesting the CPU can handle high frame generation rates without becoming a bottleneck.

Q: How much FPS is lost between 1080p and 4K at the High preset?

A: The average FPS drops from 103.5 at 1080p to 97 at 1440p and then to 79.8 at 4K. This represents a total loss of 23.7 FPS (22.9%) from 1080p to 4K.