Ready Or Not

# Ready Or Not: Intel Core i5-12400F + AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT

This combination pairs a mid-range Alder Lake CPU with a high-end RDNA 3 GPU, and the benchmark data for Ready Or Not reveals a system that is overwhelmingly GPU-bound at standard resolutions, with the CPU becoming a more relevant factor only at 4K Ultra settings. The measured frame rates across all twelve resolution/settings combinations show exceptional performance, with the weakest result still being 72.3 FPS at 4K Ultra, which is well above playable thresholds for a tactical shooter.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-12400F provides 6 cores and 12 threads, with a base clock of 2.50 GHz and a boost clock of 4.40 GHz. This processor sits in the 77th percentile of all CPUs tested, with an average benchmark score of 19221, placing it statistically adjacent to the Intel Core i7-8700K (19210, 0.1% delta) and the AMD Ryzen 5 7533HS (19364, -0.7% delta). Its multi-threaded performance, as measured by Cinebench R23, reaches 16518 points, while single-core performance hits 2332 points; Geekbench results show 9138 multi-core and 2221 single-core scores.

In Ready Or Not, the CPU's role becomes apparent when analyzing the scaling from 1080p to 4K. At 1080p High settings, the combo delivers 315.2 FPS, while at 4K High it drops to 104.7 FPS — a reduction of approximately 67%. This dramatic scaling indicates that at lower resolutions, the CPU is capable of feeding the GPU at very high frame rates, but the data suggests the processor is not the bottleneck even at 1080p, given the sheer magnitude of frame rates achieved. The CPU's 3DMark scores reinforce this: 16-thread performance reaches 5895, while single-thread scores 909, indicating robust thread scaling that benefits the game's AI and physics systems.

Notably, the CPU's performance relative to its rivals shows near-parity with much older and newer designs, with the largest delta being 1.3% against the AMD EPYC 7773X. This indicates that the i5-12400F provides consistent, predictable performance that does not introduce notable variability in this game's frame pacing. The 18 MB of shared L3 cache and 1.25 MB per-core L2 cache are sufficient for the game's data access patterns, as evidenced by the high frame rates sustained across all settings.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT is the dominant component in this pairing, built on the Navi 31 chip with RDNA 3.0 architecture. It features 20 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 320-bit bus, delivering 800.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The GPU operates with a base clock of 1387 MHz and boosts to 2394 MHz, with a game clock rated at 2025 MHz. Its compute resources include 5376 shading units, 336 texture mapping units, and 192 ROPs, alongside 84 ray tracing cores. The GPU's raw throughput is substantial: 51.48 TFLOPS FP32 and a pixel rate of 459.6 GPixel/s.

The GPU's benchmark standing is strong, sitting in the 82nd percentile with an average score of 38358. Its nearest rivals in the database include the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Mobile (38349, 0.0% delta) and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile (38135, 0.6% delta), indicating the RX 7900 XT performs in a similar class to these mobile parts despite being a desktop card with a 300 W TDP. The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 5623 and PassMark G3D score of 29009 underscore its capability.

In Ready Or Not, the GPU's influence is most evident in the delta between Low and Ultra settings at each resolution. At 1080p, the spread from 394.8 FPS (Low) to 218.7 FPS (Ultra) represents a 44.6% performance penalty for maximum visual fidelity. At 4K, the same settings span from 130.7 FPS to 72.3 FPS — a 44.7% reduction, showing that the GPU's workload scaling is consistent across resolutions. The 20 GB VRAM capacity is ample for the game's textures and geometry, even at 4K Ultra, where the GPU still maintains 72.3 FPS.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals how the limiting component shifts with resolution. From 1080p to 1440p at High settings, average FPS drops from 315.2 to 200.9, a 36.3% decrease. Moving from 1440p to 4K at High settings, FPS falls from 200.9 to 104.7, a 47.9% reduction. The scaling pattern indicates that at 1080p, the system is operating near the CPU's practical limit for this game engine, as evidenced by the 394.8 FPS ceiling at Low settings — a figure that likely approaches the engine's frame rate cap or the CPU's ability to issue draw calls.

At 4K, the GPU becomes the clear bottleneck. The 72.3 FPS at Ultra settings represents the heaviest workload tested, and the fact that this remains above 60 FPS suggests the RX 7900 XT has sufficient headroom for this title. The Low-to-Ultra scaling at 4K shows a 44.7% performance drop, which is nearly identical to the 44.6% drop at 1080p, indicating that the GPU's efficiency curve is consistent regardless of resolution. However, the absolute frame rates at 1080p (218.7 FPS at Ultra) versus 4K (72.3 FPS at Ultra) show a 66.9% reduction, which is larger than the pixel count increase (4x), suggesting that other factors such as memory bandwidth and ROP throughput are limiting at higher resolutions.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution to play Ready Or Not with this combination?

A: The data shows that 1440p High settings delivers 200.9 FPS, while 1440p Ultra achieves 141.2 FPS. Both are well above the 60 FPS threshold, making 1440p the sweet spot for high refresh rate displays, though 4K High at 104.7 FPS is also viable for those prioritizing visual fidelity.

Q: How much performance is lost when moving from 1080p to 4K?

A: At High settings, the average FPS drops from 315.2 at 1080p to 104.7 at 4K, representing a 66.8% reduction. At Ultra settings, the drop is from 218.7 to 72.3 FPS, a 66.9% decrease, indicating that the resolution scaling penalty is consistent across quality presets.

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

A: The 72.3 FPS result at 4K Ultra, combined with the 44.7% performance drop from Low to Ultra at that resolution, indicates the GPU is the primary bottleneck. The CPU's 3DMark single-thread score of 909 is sufficient to drive the GPU at these settings, as evidenced by the 130.7 FPS at 4K Low.

Q: Does the RX 7900 XT's 20 GB VRAM provide enough capacity for this game?

A: Yes, the data shows playable performance at 4K Ultra with 72.3 FPS, and the 800.0 GB/s memory bandwidth supports consistent frame delivery. The VRAM capacity exceeds what Ready Or Not requires, as no texture-related stuttering or frame drops are indicated in the FPS measurements.

Q: How does this CPU compare to its nearest rivals in terms of overall performance?

A: The i5-12400F scores 19221 on average, which is 0.1% above the Intel Core i7-8700K (19210) and 0.3% above the Intel Core i5-1335U (19167), but 0.7% below the AMD Ryzen 5 7533HS (19364). These deltas are minimal, indicating near-identical overall throughput.

Q: What is the frame rate difference between Low and Ultra settings at 1080p?

A: At 1080p, Low settings produce 394.8 FPS while Ultra produces 218.7 FPS, a difference of 176.1 FPS or a 44.6% reduction. This shows that the GPU's shading units and ROPs are heavily taxed by the game's higher-quality effects.

How This Combo Ranks

In the database of tested combinations for Ready Or Not, this pairing ranks 384th out of 1748 total combos, placing it in the top 22% of all systems tested. This ranking reflects the balance between the i5-12400F's strong mid-range performance and the RX 7900 XT's high-end capabilities. The rank is particularly notable given that the GPU's nearest rivals are mobile parts (RTX 5080 Mobile and RTX 4080 Mobile), suggesting that this desktop configuration outperforms many laptop-based systems in the database.

The rank of 384 out of 1748 indicates that approximately 1364 other combinations achieve better performance in this game, which is expected given that the CPU sits in the 77th percentile while the GPU is in the 82nd percentile. The combination's measured data being classified as "true" (dataIsMeasured) adds confidence to these results. For context, the CPU's nearest rival comparisons show deltas within 1.3%, meaning that swapping to a different processor in this class would not substantially change the overall rank. The GPU's rival deltas are similarly tight, with the closest competitor (RTX 5080 Mobile) matching the RX 7900 XT's average score exactly (0.0% delta).

The practical implication of this rank is that the system delivers excellent frame rates across all tested configurations, with the weakest result (72.3 FPS at 4K Ultra) still exceeding 60 FPS. The rank could be improved by pairing the GPU with a higher-tier CPU, but the data shows that the current pairing already achieves frame rates that exceed the refresh rate of most monitors at 1080p and 1440p, making this a well-balanced configuration for Ready Or Not.