Ready Or Not

The Intel Core i5-12400F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER delivers a remarkably strong performance profile in Ready Or Not, a tactical shooter where precision and frame pacing matter more than raw spectacle. The data indicates this combination sits at rank 320 out of 1748 tested combos, placing it comfortably in the top quintile of all systems tested. The measured frame rates show that this pairing is capable of driving even 4K Ultra settings to playable levels, while at 1080p it produces frame rates that far exceed the refresh rate capabilities of most monitors. The GPU is clearly the dominant component in this pairing, though the six-core CPU provides enough headroom to avoid bottlenecking at lower resolutions.

FAQ

*Q: What is the overall performance ranking of this CPU and GPU combination in Ready Or Not?*

A: The combo ranks 320th out of 1748 tested combinations, placing it in the top 18.3% of all systems tested for this game.

*Q: Can this system handle 4K gaming in Ready Or Not?*

A: Yes. At 3840x2160 resolution, the combo delivers an average of 108.2 FPS on High settings, 120.4 FPS on Medium, and 76.4 FPS on Ultra. Even the most demanding settings remain playable.

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

A: The Core i5-12400F scores an average benchmark score of 19,221, which is 0.1% higher than the Intel Core i7-8700K and 0.7% lower than the AMD Ryzen 5 7533HS. It slightly edges out the AMD EPYC 7773X by 1.3%.

Q: What is the GPU's standing relative to other graphics cards in its benchmark class?

A: The RTX 4070 SUPER has an average benchmark score of 42,576, which is 0.2% lower than the NVIDIA RTX A6000 and 0.3% lower than the AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE. It outperforms the AMD Radeon Pro 580X by 1.4% and the NVIDIA Tesla M40 by 1.6%.

Q: What is the frame rate difference between High and Ultra settings at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, High settings produce an average of 203.8 FPS, while Ultra settings drop to 142.4 FPS. This represents a 30.1% reduction in frame rate when moving from High to Ultra.

Q: Is the CPU's single-threaded performance sufficient for this game?

A: The CPU achieves a single-thread score of 909 in 3DMark and 2,332 in Cinebench R23. These scores indicate strong per-core performance that supports the high frame rates observed at 1080p.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER is the primary engine driving Ready Or Not's frame rates. Its 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus provides 504.2 GB/s of bandwidth, which is critical for loading the detailed textures and environmental geometry of a tactical shooter at high resolutions. The GPU's Ada Lovelace architecture, built on a 5 nm process at TSMC, contains 7,168 shading units and 56 RT cores. The boost clock of 2475 MHz ensures that these cores operate at high utilization when rendering the game's interiors and lighting effects.

The GPU's memory configuration becomes increasingly important as resolution scales. At 4K, the frame rates show a clear dependence on the GPU's ability to manage its VRAM and bandwidth. The measured data shows that at 3840x2160, the average frame rate on High settings is 108.2 FPS, which is more than sufficient for smooth gameplay. The 12 GB frame buffer proves adequate for this title, as even at Ultra settings with the highest texture quality, the system maintains a playable 76.4 FPS average. The GPU's FP32 performance of 35.48 TFLOPS provides the raw compute power needed to handle the game's physics and AI calculations without stuttering.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Intel Core i5-12400F and RTX 4070 SUPER achieves a rank of 320 out of 1,748 tested combos in Ready Or Not. This places the system in the top 18.3% of all configurations tested, a strong showing for a mid-range CPU paired with a high-end GPU. The ranking reflects the balance between the two components; the GPU's compute capabilities are well-matched with the CPU's ability to feed it data quickly enough at lower resolutions.

To contextualize this rank, consider that the CPU sits at the 77th percentile among all processors, with an average benchmark score of 19,221 that is nearly identical to the Intel Core i7-8700K (19,210, a 0.1% difference). The GPU, meanwhile, sits at the 84th percentile among all graphics cards with an average score of 42,576, trailing the RTX A6000 by just 0.2%. The combination of a 77th-percentile CPU and an 84th-percentile GPU yields a top-20% overall system ranking, suggesting that the pairing is efficient without any single component dragging the other down. The gap between the CPU's percentile and the GPU's percentile indicates that the graphics card is the more capable component, and the measured frame rates confirm this.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured frame rates for this combo span four settings levels across three resolutions, providing a complete picture of performance scaling. At 1920x1080, the system produces outstanding results: Low settings average 408.8 FPS, Medium averages 357.1 FPS, High averages 326.3 FPS, and Ultra averages 229.1 FPS. These numbers are well beyond the refresh rate of any mainstream monitor, meaning the system will be limited by display capability rather than hardware at 1080p.

Moving to 2560x1440, the frame rates remain high but show a more pronounced separation between settings. Low averages 257.7 FPS, Medium averages 223.5 FPS, High averages 203.8 FPS, and Ultra averages 142.4 FPS. The step down from High to Ultra at 1440p represents a 30.1% drop, which is substantial but still leaves the system comfortably above the 144 Hz refresh rate that many gamers target at this resolution.

At 3840x2160, the system's performance remains playable across all settings. Low averages 134.7 FPS, Medium averages 120.4 FPS, High averages 108.2 FPS, and Ultra averages 76.4 FPS. The 4K Ultra result is particularly notable, as it demonstrates that this mid-range CPU and high-end GPU pairing can handle the most demanding settings at the highest resolution while staying above 60 FPS. The progression from Low to Ultra at 4K shows a 43.3% reduction in frame rate, indicating that the GPU is the limiting factor at this resolution.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate data reveals a clear pattern of GPU-bound performance as resolution increases. At 1080p High, the system delivers 326.3 FPS. Moving to 1440p High, the frame rate drops to 203.8 FPS, a 37.5% reduction. At 4K High, the frame rate falls to 108.2 FPS, which is a 46.9% further reduction from 1440p. This scaling pattern is typical of a system where the GPU is the primary bottleneck, as the CPU has enough headroom to maintain high frame rates at lower resolutions.

The data suggests that the CPU is not limiting performance at 1080p. The jump from 1080p to 1440p at Low settings shows a 36.9% drop (from 408.8 to 257.7 FPS), which is slightly less than the 37.5% drop observed at High settings. If the CPU were the bottleneck, we would expect to see a smaller percentage drop at lower settings where the GPU has less work to do. Instead, the consistent percentage drops across settings indicate that the GPU's rendering workload is the dominant factor. At 4K Ultra, the system produces 76.4 FPS, which is a 66.6% drop from 1080p Ultra's 229.1 FPS. This steep decline confirms that the RTX 4070 SUPER's 12 GB of VRAM and 504.2 GB/s bandwidth are being fully utilized at 4K.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-12400F provides the foundation for this system's performance, though its role becomes less critical as resolution increases. With 6 cores and 12 threads, the CPU runs at a base clock of 2.50 GHz and boosts up to 4.40 GHz. The Alder Lake architecture, manufactured on Intel's 10 nm process, includes 18 MB of shared L3 cache and 1.25 MB of L2 cache per core. The CPU's single-thread performance, measured at 909 in 3DMark and 2,332 in Cinebench R23, is sufficient to feed the GPU at 1080p, as evidenced by the 408.8 FPS average at Low settings.

The CPU's multi-threaded capabilities are less critical for Ready Or Not, which is primarily a GPU-bound title. However, the processor's 12 threads handle the game's background tasks, AI, and physics calculations without creating a bottleneck. The Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 16,518 demonstrates that the CPU can sustain high throughput when needed. The 3DMark 16-thread score of 5,895 further confirms the CPU's ability to handle parallel workloads. The CPU's launch MSRP is $174, and it supports both DDR4 and DDR5 memory, though the game's performance is not heavily dependent on memory bandwidth. The CPU's 77th percentile ranking among all processors, with an average benchmark score of 19,221, shows that it performs nearly identically to the Intel Core i7-8700K, which reflects the efficiency of the Alder Lake architecture.