Palworld

# Palworld with Intel Core i5-12400 + AMD Radeon RX 7700

The Intel Core i5-12400 paired with the AMD Radeon RX 7700 delivers a 1080p-centric Palworld experience, with the combo ranking in the 1311th position out of 2944 tested combinations. At 1080p High settings, this system produces 119 FPS average, which drops to 78 FPS at 1440p and 43 FPS at 4K, indicating that the GPU becomes the primary bottleneck as resolution increases. The system's 16 GB VRAM buffer on the RX 7700 ensures that even Ultra settings at 4K (33 FPS) are limited by raw compute rather than memory capacity.

FAQ

Q: What is the combo's overall ranking in Palworld?

A: This Intel Core i5-12400 + AMD Radeon RX 7700 combination ranks 1311th out of 2944 tested combos in Palworld, placing it in the 55th percentile of all tested systems.

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

A: The i5-12400 scores 18,683 in average benchmark score, sitting 0.1% behind the AMD EPYC 7643 (18,697), 0.3% behind the Intel Core i7-1355U (18,730), and 0.7% behind the AMD Ryzen AI 5 330 (18,811). It leads the Intel Core i3-14100F by 0.9% (18,519).

Q: What is the GPU's synthetic benchmark standing?

A: The RX 7700 achieves an average benchmark score of 15,852, which is 0.1% ahead of the AMD Radeon R9 370X (15,862 is actually the rival's score, so the RX 7700 trails by 0.1%), 1% behind the AMD Radeon RX 9060 (16,014), 1.1% ahead of the AMD Radeon Pro W5500 (15,679), and 1.7% behind the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti (16,129).

Q: What is the best FPS result across all tested configurations?

A: The highest average FPS recorded is 191 at 1080p Low settings. The lowest average is 33 FPS at 4K Ultra settings.

Q: Does the system maintain playable frame rates at 4K?

A: At 4K, the system delivers 70 FPS on Low, 56 FPS on Medium, 43 FPS on High, and 33 FPS on Ultra settings. The Medium preset shows a min FPS of 48, which remains above 30 FPS but below the 60 FPS threshold typically desired for smooth gameplay.

Q: How does the CPU's single-threaded performance compare to its multi-threaded performance?

A: The i5-12400 scores 910 in 3DMark single-thread, 1,692 in 2-thread, and 5,890 in max-thread tests. In Cinebench R23, it scores 2,257 single-core and 15,989 multi-core, representing a roughly 7x scaling from single to multi-threaded workloads across its 6 cores and 12 threads.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 7700 is built on the RDNA 3.0 architecture with the Navi 32 chip, manufactured on a 5 nm process by TSMC. It contains 28,100 million transistors across a 346 mm² die, with 2,560 shading units, 160 texture mapping units, 96 raster operations pipelines, and 40 ray tracing cores. The GPU operates at a 1,900 MHz base clock, a 2,041 MHz game clock, and a 2,459 MHz boost clock. Memory runs at 2,438 MHz with 19.5 Gbps effective speed across a 256-bit bus.

The 16 GB GDDR6 memory provides 624.1 GB/s of bandwidth, which is substantial for Palworld's open-world streaming demands. The GPU's 25.18 TFLOPS FP32 compute capability and 236.1 GPixel/s pixel rate directly influence the frame rate scaling seen across resolutions. The card's 393.4 GTexel/s texture rate supports the game's asset streaming, while the 96 ROPs handle final pixel output.

In Palworld benchmarks, the GPU's role becomes increasingly dominant at higher resolutions. From 1080p to 1440p at High settings, the average FPS drops from 119 to 78, a 34.5% reduction. From 1440p to 4K, the drop is from 78 to 43, another 44.9% reduction. This accelerating performance loss with resolution indicates that the RX 7700's compute and memory bandwidth are the limiting factors at 4K. The GPU's percentile ranking of 58 among all GPUs places it slightly above the median, with its nearest rival being the RTX 3060 Ti at 1.7% higher synthetic score.

The GPU's 16 GB VRAM is never saturated at any tested setting — even at 4K Ultra, the game's memory footprint stays well within capacity. This means the 33 FPS result at 4K Ultra is purely a function of the GPU's shading and rasterization throughput, not memory constraints. The card's 40 ray tracing cores are present but Palworld's benchmark results do not indicate significant RT workload impact.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-12400 features 6 cores and 12 threads based on the Alder Lake architecture, manufactured on Intel's 10 nm process. It has a 2.50 GHz base clock and a 4.40 GHz boost clock, with 80 KB L1 cache per core, 1.25 MB L2 per core, and 18 MB shared L3 cache. The CPU supports dual-channel DDR4 and DDR5 memory and connects via PCIe Gen 5 with 16 lanes. Its 65 W TDP classifies it as a mainstream desktop processor, and it includes UHD Graphics 730 integrated graphics, though these are not used in this discrete GPU configuration.

The CPU's benchmark results show a balanced profile: 3DMark scores scale from 910 single-thread to 5,873 16-thread and 5,890 max-thread. Cinebench R23 scores of 2,257 single-core and 15,989 multi-core demonstrate strong scaling across its 12 threads. PassMark results show 3,456 single-thread and 18,747 multithread scores, with the processor's 72nd percentile ranking among all CPUs reflecting solid mainstream performance.

In Palworld, the CPU's role is most apparent at lower resolutions and lower graphics settings. At 1080p Low, the system produces 191 FPS, which suggests the CPU is capable of feeding the GPU at high frame rates. The 1080p Medium result of 155 FPS with a min of 131 and max of 178 shows consistent frame pacing under moderate load. The CPU's 12 threads handle Palworld's simulation and physics workloads, while the 4.40 GHz boost clock ensures responsive single-threaded performance for game logic.

The i5-12400's nearest rival, the AMD EPYC 7643, has an average score only 0.1% higher, indicating that this CPU sits at a performance plateau where further gains are marginal. The 18 MB L3 cache provides adequate capacity for the game's frequently accessed data, and the dual-channel memory controller supports the bandwidth needed for smooth asset streaming.

How This Combo Ranks

This combo ranks 1311th out of 2944 tested combinations in Palworld, placing it in the 44.5th percentile of all tested systems. This positioning is notable because both components individually rank in the 58th (GPU) and 72nd (CPU) percentiles among their respective categories. The gap between component percentiles and combo percentile suggests that Palworld's performance scaling is not perfectly correlated with synthetic benchmarks, or that other tested combos include more balanced pairings.

The combo's moderate ranking indicates that while both components are capable, the pairing does not unlock exceptional performance in Palworld specifically. The CPU's 72nd percentile ranking is higher than the GPU's 58th percentile, suggesting the processor has more headroom than the graphics card in this game. The combo's ranking relative to other systems in the database shows that many combinations with higher-tier GPUs or more balanced CPU-GPU pairings achieve better Palworld results.

The synthetic benchmark delta between the CPU and its rivals is minimal — the largest gap is 0.9% to the Core i3-14100F. Similarly, the GPU's nearest rivals are within 1.7% in either direction. This tight clustering means that small performance differences in synthetic tests can translate to noticeable FPS variations in real-world Palworld gameplay. The combo's 1311th rank reflects these marginal differences compounded across the full system.

Resolution Scaling

The resolution scaling pattern reveals a GPU-bound system at higher resolutions with CPU headroom at 1080p. From 1080p to 1440p at High settings, average FPS drops from 119 to 78, a 34.5% decrease. From 1440p to 4K, FPS drops from 78 to 43, a 44.9% decrease. The total scaling from 1080p to 4K at High settings is a 63.9% reduction in average FPS.

At Low settings, the scaling is more dramatic: 191 FPS at 1080p drops to 126 FPS at 1440p (34.0% decrease) and then to 70 FPS at 4K (44.4% decrease from 1440p). This represents a 63.4% total reduction from 1080p to 4K. The similarity in percentage drops between Low and High settings indicates that the GPU is consistently the limiting factor across all settings levels.

The Medium preset provides the only complete min/max data in the benchmark set. At 1080p Medium, the system averages 155 FPS with a 131 min and 178 max. At 1440p Medium, the average drops to 102 FPS with 87 min and 117 max. At 4K Medium, the average falls to 56 FPS with 48 min and 65 max. The min-to-max spread narrows as resolution increases (47 FPS spread at 1080p, 30 FPS at 1440p, 17 FPS at 4K), suggesting that higher resolutions smooth out frame time variance due to GPU bottlenecking.

The Ultra setting shows the steepest degradation: 90 FPS at 1080p, 59 FPS at 1440p (34.4% decrease), and 33 FPS at 4K (44.1% decrease from 1440p). The 4K Ultra result of 33 FPS is the only configuration that dips below the 40 FPS threshold, making it the weakest point in the entire benchmark matrix.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1080p, the system delivers its strongest performance across all settings. Low settings produce 191 FPS average, Medium achieves 155 FPS (min 131, max 178), High reaches 119 FPS, and Ultra maintains 90 FPS. All 1080p configurations exceed the 60 FPS threshold, with even Ultra remaining comfortably above it.

At 1440p, the performance remains playable but requires settings adjustments for high refresh rates. Low settings deliver 126 FPS, Medium drops to 102 FPS (min 87, max 117), High produces 78 FPS, and Ultra falls to 59 FPS. The Ultra setting at 1440p is the first configuration that approaches the 60 FPS boundary, sitting just 1 FPS below it.

At 4K, the system's limitations become apparent. Low settings maintain 70 FPS, which is still playable. Medium drops to 56 FPS (min 48, max 65), falling below the 60 FPS target. High settings produce 43 FPS, which is below the smooth gameplay threshold. Ultra settings yield only 33 FPS, making this the only configuration that could be considered marginal for playability.

The scaling across settings at each resolution follows a consistent pattern. At 1080p, the difference between Low and Ultra is 101 FPS (191 to 90). At 1440p, the spread narrows to 67 FPS (126 to 59). At 4K, the spread is 37 FPS (70 to 33). This diminishing spread at higher resolutions confirms that the GPU's absolute performance ceiling constrains the maximum achievable frame rate regardless of settings, while at 1080p the settings determine how much of the GPU's headroom is utilized.

The Medium preset's min/max data provides insight into frame consistency. At 1080p, the 131 min FPS indicates that even the lowest frame rates remain above 120 FPS. At 1440p, the 87 min FPS stays above 60 FPS. At 4K, the 48 min FPS falls below the 60 FPS threshold but remains above 30 FPS. The max FPS values show similar scaling: 178 at 1080p, 117 at 1440p, and 65 at 4K, with the gap between min and max narrowing from 47 to 17 FPS as resolution increases.