Ready Or Not

The Intel Core i5-12400F paired with the AMD Radeon RX 570 is a combination that lands near the bottom of the database for Ready Or Not, ranking 1670th out of 1748 tested combos. This places it in the bottom 5% of all configurations, indicating a significant performance ceiling. The data shows a system that is heavily GPU-limited at higher resolutions, but the CPU is not entirely off the hook at 1080p, where frame rates are more respectable.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured FPS rows, the optimal experience for this combo is the Low preset at 1920x1080, which delivers an average of 109 FPS. This is the only configuration that breaks the 100 FPS barrier, providing the smoothest gameplay for a tactical shooter where reaction time matters. The Low preset at 1080p is 15.8 FPS faster than the Medium preset (93.2 FPS) and 24.8 FPS faster than the High preset (84.2 FPS), showing that the GPU's limited 4 GB VRAM and GCN 4.0 architecture are quickly saturated by higher graphical demands.

If visual fidelity is preferred over raw frame rate, the Medium preset at 2560x1440 offers a balanced compromise at 62.4 FPS, which is still playable. However, the Ultra preset is not recommended at any resolution. At 1080p, Ultra drops to 57.9 FPS, which is a 51.1 FPS loss compared to Low. At 1440p, Ultra falls to 39.5 FPS, and at 4K, it becomes unplayable at 18.5 FPS. The performance cliff between Medium and Ultra is steep, with a 35.3 FPS drop at 1080p (from 93.2 to 57.9), indicating that the Ultra preset's additional effects are too demanding for the RX 570's 5.095 TFLOPS of FP32 compute.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 570 is the primary bottleneck in this configuration, particularly at higher resolutions. The GPU features 4 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus, providing 224.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The data shows a clear scaling pattern: at 1080p Low, the GPU manages 109 FPS, but this falls to 69.9 FPS at 1440p Low and 34.2 FPS at 4K Low. This 74.8 FPS drop from 1080p to 4K at the same settings is a direct result of the GPU being forced to render significantly more pixels, and the 4 GB VRAM may be insufficient for the game's texture pools at higher resolutions.

The GPU's clocks are modest, with a base of 1168 MHz and a boost of 1244 MHz. This, combined with the Polaris 20 chip's 2048 shading units and 32 ROPs, results in a pixel rate of 39.81 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 159.2 GTexel/s. The memory clock runs at 1750 MHz (7 Gbps effective), which is a limiting factor in bandwidth-sensitive scenes. The GPU's benchmark scores show it sits near the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 and AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT in average score (30158 vs 30109 and 30097 respectively), but those are synthetic tests that do not reflect the specific VRAM and driver overhead issues seen in Ready Or Not. The measured FPS data indicates that the RX 570's 74th percentile ranking against all GPUs does not translate to playable 4K performance, as the 25.9 FPS High and 18.5 FPS Ultra results are well below the 30 FPS threshold.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-12400F provides a solid foundation with 6 cores and 12 threads, running at a base clock of 2.50 GHz and a boost clock of 4.40 GHz. The CPU's benchmark scores are strong, with a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 16518 and a single-core score of 2332. In Ready Or Not, the CPU's role is less critical than the GPU's at higher resolutions, but it still matters at 1080p. The data shows that at 1080p, the frame rates vary significantly with settings (from 57.9 FPS at Ultra to 109 FPS at Low), which suggests the CPU is capable of feeding the GPU with enough data to reach these levels, but the GPU is the limiting factor when settings increase.

The CPU's 18 MB of shared L3 cache and support for DDR4 and DDR5 memory (dual-channel) are adequate for this workload. Its 77th percentile ranking against all CPUs is respectable, but its nearest rivals include the Intel Core i7-8700K (deltaPct 0.1) and the AMD Ryzen 5 7533HS (deltaPct -0.7), indicating it is a mid-range performer. The 3dmark single-thread score of 909 and 2-thread score of 1699 show that the CPU can handle the game's logic and AI, but the 4K Ultra result of 18.5 FPS is so low that even a stronger CPU would not help, as the GPU is clearly overwhelmed.

FAQ

*Q: Is this combo capable of running Ready Or Not at 4K?*

A: No. The measured data shows 4K performance is poor across all settings, with the best result being 34.2 FPS on Low. The High preset yields 25.9 FPS, Medium yields 33.9 FPS, and Ultra drops to 18.5 FPS. These are all below the 60 FPS target for smooth gameplay.

Q: What is the best settings preset for competitive play?

A: The Low preset at 1920x1080 is the best for competitive play, delivering an average of 109 FPS. This is the only configuration that exceeds 100 FPS, providing a significant advantage in a tactical shooter where frame timing is critical.

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

A: The 4 GB VRAM is a limiting factor at higher resolutions and settings. The data shows a dramatic drop from 1080p High (84.2 FPS) to 1440p High (57 FPS), which is a 27.2 FPS loss. This suggests that at 1440p and above, the GPU is running out of memory bandwidth and capacity, leading to stutter and lower average frame rates.

Q: Is the i5-12400F holding back the RX 570?

A: At 1080p, the CPU is not the main bottleneck, as shown by the 109 FPS result on Low. However, at 1440p and 4K, the GPU is clearly the limiting component, with the CPU's strong single-thread performance (3dmark single-thread score of 909) being sufficient to keep up. The CPU's 2.50 GHz base clock and 4.40 GHz boost are adequate for this game.

Q: Can this combo handle the Ultra preset?

A: No. The Ultra preset is not playable at any resolution. The best result is 57.9 FPS at 1080p, which drops to 39.5 FPS at 1440p and 18.5 FPS at 4K. The performance cost of Ultra settings is too high for the RX 570's 5.095 TFLOPS compute capability.

Q: How does this combo rank compared to other tested configurations?

A: This combo ranks 1670th out of 1748 tested combos in Ready Or Not, placing it in the bottom 5% of all configurations. This is consistent with the RX 570's 74th percentile GPU ranking and the i5-12400F's 77th percentile CPU ranking, which together produce a below-average gaming experience for this title.

Resolution Scaling

The data reveals a clear trend of performance degradation as resolution increases, confirming the GPU as the primary bottleneck. At the Low preset, the average FPS drops from 109 at 1080p to 69.9 at 1440p (a 39.1 FPS loss) and then to 34.2 at 4K (another 35.7 FPS loss). This pattern is consistent across all settings, with the High preset dropping from 84.2 to 57 and then to 25.9. The largest absolute drop occurs between 1440p and 4K, where the pixel count quadruples, and the RX 570's 224.0 GB/s bandwidth cannot sustain the fill rate required.

The scaling also shows that the gap between Low and Ultra settings narrows as resolution increases. At 1080p, the difference between Low and Ultra is 51.1 FPS (109 vs 57.9), but at 4K, the gap shrinks to 15.7 FPS (34.2 vs 18.5). This indicates that at 4K, the GPU is so saturated that even reducing settings has diminishing returns, as the core rendering load dominates the memory and compute resources. The limiting component is unequivocally the GPU, as the CPU's performance (with a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 16518) is more than adequate for the frame rates observed.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its best results. The Low preset achieves 109 FPS average, which is the highest measured in the entire dataset. Medium follows at 93.2 FPS, High at 84.2 FPS, and Ultra at 57.9 FPS. The spread of 51.1 FPS between the lowest and highest settings shows that the GPU has headroom at this resolution, but only with reduced graphical complexity.

At 2560x1440, performance drops significantly. The Low preset is still the fastest at 69.9 FPS, followed by Medium at 62.4 FPS and High at 57 FPS. The Ultra preset falls to 39.5 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS target. The difference between Low and Ultra here is 30.4 FPS, showing that the GPU is becoming the limiting factor as resolution increases.

At 3840x2160, the combo struggles. The Low preset is the only one that remains playable at 34.2 FPS, with Medium at 33.9 FPS and High at 25.9 FPS. The Ultra preset is unplayable at 18.5 FPS. The difference between Low and Ultra is just 15.7 FPS, indicating that the GPU is so constrained that settings changes have minimal impact. The 4K results are all below the 30 FPS threshold for High and Ultra, making this resolution unsuitable for this hardware.

How This Combo Ranks

The Intel Core i5-12400F + AMD Radeon RX 570 combo ranks 1670th out of 1748 tested combinations for Ready Or Not, placing it in the bottom 4.5% of all configurations. This low ranking is primarily driven by the GPU's limitations, as the CPU is a mid-range part that performs well in synthetic benchmarks (19221 average score, 77th percentile). The GPU's average benchmark score of 30158 places it in the 74th percentile, but its nearest rivals include the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 (deltaPct 0.2) and the AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT (deltaPct 0.2), which are modern parts that likely have better driver support and newer architectures.

The data shows that this combo is only viable for 1080p gaming, and even then, only at lower settings. The 109 FPS result at 1080p Low is respectable, but the 57.9 FPS at 1080p Ultra is below the 60 FPS target. At higher resolutions, the combo falls well behind the pack, with the 4K Ultra result of 18.5 FPS being among the lowest in the database. Users with this hardware should stick to 1080p and Low or Medium settings for a playable experience, as the 1670th rank reflects a system that is at the edge of minimum requirements for modern tactical shooters.