Palworld

Palworld places the Intel Core i5-12400 and AMD Radeon RX 570 combo in a demanding spotlight, with benchmark results showing a configuration that struggles to maintain playable framerates at higher resolutions. The data indicates a system heavily constrained by its graphics processor, where even the most favorable settings yield only modest performance. This analysis breaks down the scaling behavior, component roles, and overall ranking of this pairing in the survival game.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a steep performance cliff as resolution increases, clearly identifying the GPU as the primary bottleneck. At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the combo achieves an average of 72.1 FPS, which is the only configuration in the dataset to cross the 60 FPS threshold. Moving to 2560x1440 at the same Low preset, the average drops to 48 FPS, a 33.5% reduction that shows how quickly the rendering load outpaces the hardware. At 3840x2160, the Low setting average falls to 25.2 FPS, representing a 65% loss compared to the 1080p result.

The scaling pattern across quality presets tells a similar story. At 1080p, the drop from Low to Medium is 14.8 FPS (72.1 to 57.3), and from Medium to High it is another 11.8 FPS (57.3 to 45.5). The Ultra preset at 1080p brings the average down to 32.4 FPS, which is less than half of the Low setting figure. This consistent degradation suggests that the RX 570's 4 GB frame buffer and 224.0 GB/s memory bandwidth are overwhelmed by the game's texture and shader demands as quality increases.

At 1440p, the situation worsens significantly. The High preset averages 29.7 FPS, while Ultra falls to 25.5 FPS. The gap between Low (48 FPS) and Ultra (25.5 FPS) at this resolution is 22.5 FPS, indicating that even the most aggressive quality reductions cannot compensate for the pixel count increase. The 4K results are uniformly below playable thresholds, with High at 17.9 FPS, Medium at 23.8 FPS, and Ultra at a dismal 13.5 FPS. The fact that Medium outperforms High at 4K (23.8 vs 17.9) suggests that certain High settings trigger memory or compute limits that disproportionately hurt performance.

The resolution scaling data points to a clear conclusion: this is a 1080p-class setup. The jump from 1080p to 1440p costs roughly 33-40% of the framerate at equivalent settings, while the jump to 4K costs around 65-75%. This behavior is characteristic of a GPU-bound scenario where the Pixel Rate of 39.81 GPixel/s and Texture Rate of 159.2 GTexel/s are simply insufficient for higher resolution workloads.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 570 sits at the center of this performance profile, and its specifications explain the observed framerate limitations. With 4 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus, the card delivers 224.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The base clock of 1168 MHz and boost clock of 1244 MHz drive 2048 shading units, 128 texture mapping units, and 32 ROPs. These specs, combined with a 150 W TDP, place the card in a performance tier that the benchmark data confirms is marginal for Palworld.

The GPU's compute capabilities, rated at 5.095 TFLOPS for FP32, are the likely limiting factor in this game's rendering pipeline. Palworld's open-world environments with numerous creatures and dynamic lighting require substantial pixel and texture throughput. At 1080p Low, the card manages 72.1 FPS, but this drops to 45.5 FPS at High settings. The 26.6 FPS difference between these presets highlights how sensitive the RX 570 is to quality increases, likely due to the combination of shader complexity and memory pressure.

The 4 GB VRAM capacity is a critical constraint. At 1440p and above, the game's asset streaming likely exceeds the available frame buffer, causing the steep performance drops observed. The 4K Ultra result of 13.5 FPS is particularly telling, as it suggests the card is entirely saturated and possibly spilling to system memory. The GPU's percentile ranking of 74 versus all GPUs indicates it sits above average historically, but its nearest rivals in the benchmark database—the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 (deltaPct 0.2), AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT (deltaPct 0.2), NVIDIA Tesla M60 (deltaPct 0.6), and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile (deltaPct 0.8)—show that its average score of 30158 is competitive with modern parts in synthetic tests, yet Palworld's real-world demands expose its age.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-12400 provides a solid foundation for this combo, though its influence on Palworld's framerates is secondary to the GPU. This processor features 6 cores and 12 threads, with a base clock of 2.50 GHz and a boost clock of 4.40 GHz. Its 18 MB shared L3 cache and support for both DDR4 and DDR5 memory give it ample headroom for gaming workloads. The CPU's percentile rank of 77 versus all CPUs places it in the upper quartile, and its average benchmark score of 19850 is nearly identical to its nearest rivals—the Intel Core i7-9700 (deltaPct 0.1) and Intel Core i7-8700 (deltaPct -0.2).

In Palworld, the CPU's role is to handle game logic, physics, and AI for the many creatures that populate the world. The 12 threads provide sufficient parallelism for these tasks, and the 4.40 GHz boost clock ensures responsive single-thread performance. PassMark single-thread score of 3456 and Cinebench R23 single-core score of 2249 indicate strong per-core capability. However, the measured FPS data shows that resolution and quality settings have a much larger impact on performance than any CPU-side variable, confirming that the RX 570 is the limiting component.

The CPU's multi-threaded performance, evidenced by a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 15935 and a PassMark multi-thread score of 18747, suggests it could handle higher framerates if paired with a more powerful GPU. At 1080p Low, the combo achieves 72.1 FPS, which is likely near the CPU's practical limit for this game's simulation thread, but the GPU's 4 GB memory and 2048 shaders prevent any further scaling. The data implies that upgrading the graphics card would yield significant gains, while the i5-12400 would not be a bottleneck until framerates approach or exceed 100 FPS in this title.

How This Combo Ranks

In the benchmark database, this Intel Core i5-12400 + AMD Radeon RX 570 combination ranks 1654 out of 1718 total tested combos for Palworld. This places it in the bottom 4% of all configurations, a position that reflects the GPU's limitations more than the CPU's capabilities. The rank of 1654 indicates that the vast majority of tested setups outperform this pairing, which is consistent with the measured FPS data showing sub-60 averages at most settings.

The ranking is particularly stark given that the individual components have respectable percentiles—the CPU at 77 and the GPU at 74. This discrepancy highlights how Palworld's specific demands amplify the GPU's weaknesses. The RX 570's 4 GB VRAM and GCN 4.0 architecture, while competent for older titles, struggle with this game's modern rendering requirements. The combo's position near the bottom of the rankings suggests that users of this configuration would need to significantly lower expectations, likely sticking to 1080p with Low or Medium settings to maintain acceptable framerates.

The data shows that this combo is not well-suited for Palworld beyond casual play. At 1080p Medium, the 57.3 FPS average is borderline playable, but any increase in resolution or quality quickly pushes the system into unplayable territory. The rank of 1654 out of 1718 serves as a warning that this pairing, while balanced for many older games, is mismatched for this particular title's demands. The CPU's strong relative performance compared to its rivals does little to offset the GPU's shortcomings in this context.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution and settings for this combo in Palworld?

A: The data shows that 1920x1080 with Low settings is the only configuration achieving an average above 60 FPS, at 72.1 FPS. For a more balanced visual experience, 1080p Medium yields 57.3 FPS, while 1080p High drops to 45.5 FPS.

Q: How does the RX 570's 4 GB VRAM affect performance at higher resolutions?

A: The 4 GB GDDR5 memory with 224.0 GB/s bandwidth becomes a critical constraint at 1440p and 4K. At 1440p High, the average FPS is 29.7, and at 4K High it drops to 17.9, indicating that memory capacity and bandwidth are insufficient for these workloads.

Q: Is the Intel Core i5-12400 a bottleneck in this configuration?

A: No, the CPU is not the limiting factor. Its 6 cores and 12 threads, with a boost clock of 4.40 GHz, provide strong performance, but the GPU's 5.095 TFLOPS and 4 GB memory cap the framerates well below what the CPU could support.

Q: How does this combo compare to other tested configurations?

A: It ranks 1654 out of 1718 combos for Palworld, placing it in the bottom 4%. This is despite the CPU ranking at the 77th percentile and the GPU at the 74th percentile among their respective component categories.

Q: What framerate can be expected at 4K with this setup?

A: The 4K results are consistently low. The best 4K average is 25.2 FPS at Low settings, while High averages 17.9 FPS and Ultra drops to 13.5 FPS, making 4K impractical for this game.

Q: Does the CPU's multi-threaded performance impact Palworld's framerates?

A: The CPU's multi-threaded scores, such as a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 15935, are more than adequate for the game's logic, but the measured FPS data shows that GPU-bound factors dominate performance across all resolutions and settings.