Overpower

# Overpower with Intel Core i5-12400F + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080

The Intel Core i5-12400F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 delivers a robust Overpower experience, ranking 84th out of 1744 tested combos. This places the configuration in the top 5% of all tested systems, with the GPU's high percentile score (89th among all GPUs) clearly dominating the performance picture. The CPU, while not the strongest available, holds its own with a 77th percentile ranking among all processors. The result is a system that handles Overpower's Action gameplay with high frame rates across all resolutions, though the scaling patterns reveal where each component's influence begins and ends.

FAQ

Q: What frame rate can I expect at 1080p with Ultra settings?

A: The measured average FPS at 1920x1080 with Ultra settings is 135.5 FPS. This is the most demanding preset tested at this resolution, and it remains well above the 100 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay.

Q: How does this combo perform at 4K resolution?

A: At 3840x2160, the system averages 101.9 FPS on Ultra settings, 125.6 FPS on High, 136.7 FPS on Medium, and 210.3 FPS on Low. Even the most demanding 4K preset maintains triple-digit frame rates.

Q: Is the RTX 5080 the limiting factor in this setup?

A: The data indicates the GPU is the primary performance driver. The RTX 5080 sits in the 89th percentile among all GPUs, while the i5-12400F ranks in the 77th percentile among CPUs. Frame rate scaling across resolutions shows the GPU's workload increasing proportionally with pixel count.

Q: How does the i5-12400F compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The i5-12400F's average benchmark score of 19221 places it 0.1% ahead of the Intel Core i7-8700K, 0.3% ahead of the Intel Core i5-1335U, 0.7% behind the AMD Ryzen 5 7533HS, and 1.3% ahead of the AMD EPYC 7773X.

Q: What memory and PCIe capabilities does this CPU offer?

A: The i5-12400F supports both DDR4 and DDR5 memory in a dual-channel configuration. It provides PCIe Gen 5 with 20 lanes from the CPU, which is more than sufficient for the RTX 5080's PCIe 5.0 x16 interface.

Q: Does this combo maintain high frame rates at lower settings?

A: Yes. At 1080p Low, the system hits 228.9 FPS, and at 1440p Low it reaches 224.7 FPS. Even at 4K Low, it sustains 210.3 FPS, showing the GPU's headroom when graphical load is reduced.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 is the undisputed star of this configuration, and its specifications explain why. Built on the Blackwell 2.0 architecture with a 5 nm process, this GPU packs 45,600 million transistors into a 378 mm² die. The 16 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 256-bit bus delivers 960.0 GB/s of bandwidth, which proves crucial for Overpower's texture-heavy action sequences at high resolutions.

Clock speeds are equally impressive, with a base of 2295 MHz and boost up to 2617 MHz. The memory runs at 1875 MHz, translating to 30 Gbps effective. These clocks, combined with 10752 shading units, 336 TMUs, and 112 ROPs, produce a pixel rate of 293.1 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 879.3 GTexel/s. The FP32 compute throughput of 56.28 TFLOPS gives the card substantial headroom for both rasterization and compute workloads.

The RTX 5080's benchmark credentials are strong. It scores 8637 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, 264461 in Geekbench OpenCL, and 257942 in Geekbench Vulkan. In PassMark testing, it achieves 36565 in G3D and 21789 in GPU compute. Its average benchmark score of 59188 places it 1.6% ahead of the Intel Arc A570M and 2.5% ahead of the Intel Arc A580, while sitting 1.9% behind the Intel Arc Pro A60 and 2.6% ahead of the AMD Radeon Pro W5500X.

In Overpower specifically, the GPU's influence is clear. The RTX 5080's 89th percentile ranking among all GPUs positions it well above the CPU's 77th percentile. The measured frame rates reflect this hierarchy, with the GPU maintaining high performance even as resolution increases. The card's 360 W TDP and 750 W suggested PSU requirement indicate a power-hungry component, but one that delivers accordingly in gameplay.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a clear pattern of GPU-bound scaling as resolution increases. At 1080p Ultra, the system produces 135.5 FPS. Moving to 1440p Ultra drops this to 124.1 FPS, a reduction of 11.4 FPS. At 4K Ultra, the frame rate falls to 101.9 FPS, another 22.2 FPS decrease. This scaling is consistent with a GPU-limited scenario, where the RTX 5080's rendering workload grows with each pixel count increase.

The Low settings tell a similar story but with higher absolute numbers. At 1080p Low, the system hits 228.9 FPS. At 1440p Low, it reaches 224.7 FPS, only a 4.2 FPS drop. At 4K Low, it sustains 210.3 FPS, a further 14.4 FPS decline. The smaller drops at lower settings suggest that the CPU begins to play a more significant role when the GPU has less work to do, though the i5-12400F still keeps pace.

Medium and High settings fall between these extremes. At Medium, the system produces 180.9 FPS at 1080p, 160.7 FPS at 1440p, and 136.7 FPS at 4K. At High, it delivers 169.1 FPS at 1080p, 148.5 FPS at 1440p, and 125.6 FPS at 4K. The consistent downward trend across all settings confirms that Overpower scales predictably with resolution, and the RTX 5080's 16 GB VRAM and 960.0 GB/s bandwidth prevent any memory-related bottlenecks even at 4K.

The largest resolution-based drop occurs between 1080p and 4K at High settings, where the frame rate falls from 169.1 to 125.6, a 43.5 FPS reduction. This 25.7% decrease is typical for a high-end GPU handling a modern Action title, and it indicates that the RTX 5080 is the performance limiter at higher resolutions. The CPU's role is more apparent at lower resolutions and settings, where the frame rates approach 230 FPS and the i5-12400F's 6 cores and 12 threads become more relevant.

How This Combo Ranks

The Intel Core i5-12400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 combination ranks 84th out of 1744 tested combos in Overpower, placing it in the top 4.8% of all configurations. This rank reflects the GPU's dominant performance contribution, as the RTX 5080's 89th percentile standing among GPUs far exceeds the CPU's 77th percentile among processors.

The GPU's nearest rivals help contextualize this rank. The RTX 5080's average benchmark score of 59188 is 1.6% higher than the Intel Arc A570M's 58239, 2.5% higher than the Intel Arc A580's 57756, and 2.6% higher than the AMD Radeon Pro W5500X's 57661. It trails the Intel Arc Pro A60 by 1.9%, whose score of 60326 is the closest competitor. These margins are small, but in gaming scenarios like Overpower, the RTX 5080's architectural advantages in ray tracing and tensor cores likely contribute to its strong measured performance.

The CPU's ranking among its peers is similarly tight. The i5-12400F's average score of 19221 is virtually identical to the Intel Core i7-8700K's 19210, a 0.1% difference. It also sits 0.3% above the Intel Core i5-1335U and 1.3% above the AMD EPYC 7773X, while trailing the AMD Ryzen 5 7533HS by 0.7%. These narrow margins suggest that the i5-12400F is a well-balanced mid-range processor whose performance is sufficient to avoid bottlenecking the RTX 5080 in most scenarios.

The 84th rank out of 1744 combos means this system outperforms the vast majority of tested configurations. The data shows that the GPU's high-end positioning, combined with a competent CPU, creates a top-tier gaming experience for Overpower.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-12400F provides the computational foundation for this system, and its specifications are well-matched to the RTX 5080's demands. This 6-core, 12-thread processor operates at a base clock of 2.50 GHz and boosts up to 4.40 GHz. Built on Intel's Alder Lake architecture with a 10 nm process, the CPU features an 18 MB shared L3 cache, with 80 KB of L1 and 1.25 MB of L2 per core. The 65 W TDP keeps power requirements modest, and the Intel Socket 1700 compatibility offers upgrade paths.

In synthetic benchmarks, the i5-12400F demonstrates solid performance. It scores 16518 in Cinebench R23 multi-core and 2332 in single-core, along with 6937 in Cinebench R20 multi-core and 979 in single-core. Geekbench results show 9138 multi-core and 2221 single-core scores. PassMark testing yields 19433 in multithread and 3481 in single-thread performance. The 3DMark results are particularly relevant for gaming: 5895 in 16-thread, 5912 in max-thread, and 909 in single-thread tests.

The CPU's average benchmark score of 19221 places it in the 77th percentile among all CPUs, with its nearest rivals separated by no more than 1.3%. This consistency means the i5-12400F is unlikely to create a significant bottleneck in Overpower, especially given the game's Action genre focus, which typically relies more heavily on GPU rendering than CPU simulation.

The CPU's memory support for both DDR4 and DDR5 offers flexibility, though the dual-channel configuration may limit bandwidth in memory-intensive scenarios. The PCIe Gen 5 support with 20 lanes ensures the RTX 5080's PCIe 5.0 x16 interface operates at full bandwidth. In Overpower, the CPU's role is most evident at lower resolutions and settings, where frame rates exceed 220 FPS and the processor must feed the GPU more quickly.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system delivers exceptional frame rates across all settings. Low settings produce 228.9 FPS, Medium reaches 180.9 FPS, High hits 169.1 FPS, and Ultra maintains 135.5 FPS. The 93.4 FPS gap between Low and Ultra at this resolution shows the GPU's sensitivity to graphical fidelity, while even the most demanding preset remains comfortably above 120 FPS.

Moving to 2560x1440, the frame rates remain high but show the expected decline. Low settings yield 224.7 FPS, Medium achieves 160.7 FPS, High produces 148.5 FPS, and Ultra sustains 124.1 FPS. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is modest at each setting, with the largest decrease of 20.2 FPS occurring at Medium settings.

At 3840x2160, the system maintains playable frame rates across all presets. Low settings deliver 210.3 FPS, Medium reaches 136.7 FPS, High produces 125.6 FPS, and Ultra sustains 101.9 FPS. The 108.4 FPS difference between Low and Ultra at 4K highlights the GPU's workload scaling with both resolution and settings.

The data shows that this combo never drops below 100 FPS in any tested configuration. The largest single-step decline occurs between 1080p Medium (180.9 FPS) and 1440p Medium (160.7 FPS), a 20.2 FPS reduction. The smallest decline is between 1080p Low (228.9 FPS) and 1440p Low (224.7 FPS), at just 4.2 FPS. This pattern indicates that the RTX 5080 has ample headroom at lower resolutions, while the i5-12400F provides sufficient CPU support to avoid limiting performance.