Revolution Idle

# Revolution Idle with Intel Core i7-12700KF + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080

The combination of the Intel Core i7-12700KF and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 places this system in the 178th position out of 3,712 tested combos for Revolution Idle, putting it in the top 5% of all configurations. This idle game, released in 2023, presents an unusual workload where the RTX 5080's raw compute power and the i7-12700KF's 12-core/20-thread design interact in ways that reveal clear bottlenecks at different resolution and settings tiers.

FAQ

Q: What is the best measured performance for this combo in Revolution Idle?

A: The highest average FPS recorded is 217 at 1920x1080 with Low settings. The lowest is 37 FPS at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, representing a significant performance envelope across the tested configurations.

Q: How does this combo rank among all tested systems for this game?

A: The combo ranks 178th out of 3,712 tested combinations, placing it in the upper tier of configurations. This rank reflects the balance between the CPU's 85th percentile standing among all CPUs and the GPU's 87th percentile among all GPUs.

Q: What is the CPU's closest rival in benchmark scores?

A: The Intel Core i7-12700KF has an average benchmark score of 35,365. Its nearest rival is the Intel Core i7-13700T with a score of 35,403, which is only 0.1% higher. The Intel Core i5-13600T and Intel Core i7-12700K are both 0.2% lower at 35,305 and 35,287 respectively.

Q: What is the GPU's closest rival in benchmark scores?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 has an average benchmark score of 56,083. The closest rival is the AMD Radeon 8060S at 55,757, which is 0.6% lower. The AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE leads by 2.2% with a score of 57,367.

Q: What is the launch MSRP of the processor?

A: The Intel Core i7-12700KF had a launch MSRP of $384. This processor uses the Intel Socket 1700 and belongs to the Alder Lake-S architecture family.

Q: What memory types does this CPU support?

A: The Intel Core i7-12700KF supports both DDR4 and DDR5 memory through a dual-channel memory bus. It has 20 PCIe Gen 4 lanes available from the CPU.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 brings 16 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 256-bit bus, delivering 960.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth. The GPU operates at a base clock of 2295 MHz with a boost clock of 2617 MHz, and memory runs at 1875 MHz (30 Gbps effective). This Blackwell 2.0 architecture chip, built on TSMC's 5 nm process, contains 45,600 million transistors across a 378 mm² die with 10,752 shading units.

In Revolution Idle, the GPU's role becomes evident when examining the scaling from 1080p to 4K. At High settings, the system delivers 175 FPS at 1920x1080 but drops to 111 FPS at 2560x1440 and further to 58 FPS at 3840x2160. This represents a 67% reduction in framerate from 1080p to 4K at High settings. The GPU's 56.28 TFLOPS of FP32 performance and 879.3 GTexel/s texture rate drive these results, but the game's idle genre suggests that the rendering workload may be less demanding than typical action titles.

The 16 GB of GDDR7 memory with 960.0 GB/s bandwidth appears sufficient across all tested resolutions, as no configuration shows signs of memory capacity limitations. The pixel rate of 293.1 GPixel/s and 112 ROPs provide adequate fill rate for the game's visual output. The GPU's passmark G3D score of 36,565 and 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 8,637 indicate strong synthetic performance that translates to the measured framerates in this title.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a clear pattern of resolution-dependent performance scaling. Moving from 1080p to 1440p at Low settings, the average FPS drops from 217 to 154, a 29% reduction. The further step to 4K Low yields 80 FPS, representing another 48% drop from 1440p. This steep decline indicates that even at Low settings, the GPU becomes increasingly strained as pixel count rises.

At Medium settings, the scaling is more moderate: 184 FPS at 1080p, 116 FPS at 1440p (37% lower), and 61 FPS at 4K (47% lower than 1440p). The High settings show 175 FPS at 1080p, 111 FPS at 1440p, and 58 FPS at 4K, with similar percentage drops. Ultra settings produce the most dramatic scaling: 112 FPS at 1080p, 71 FPS at 1440p (37% lower), and 37 FPS at 4K (48% lower than 1440p).

The consistent pattern of roughly 30-40% drops from 1080p to 1440p and another 45-50% drops from 1440p to 4K across most settings suggests that the RTX 5080 is the primary limiting component at higher resolutions. However, the relatively smaller gap between Medium and High settings at the same resolution (184 vs 175 at 1080p, 116 vs 111 at 1440p, 61 vs 58 at 4K) indicates that the game's visual complexity at these settings does not heavily tax the GPU's capabilities. The larger gap between Medium and Ultra (184 vs 112 at 1080p) shows that Ultra settings introduce significantly more rendering overhead.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo rank of 178 out of 3,712 tested combinations places this system in the 95.2nd percentile of all tested configurations for Revolution Idle. This high ranking reflects the synergy between the i7-12700KF and RTX 5080, where the CPU's 12 cores and 20 threads provide sufficient processing power to keep the GPU fed at lower resolutions.

The CPU's average benchmark score of 35,365 places it at the 85th percentile among all CPUs, with its nearest rivals all within 0.2% of its score. The Intel Core i7-13700T leads by just 0.1%, while the Intel Core i5-13600T and Intel Core i7-12700K trail by 0.2%. In single-threaded workloads, the CPU achieves a Cinebench R23 score of 4,071 and a Geekbench single-core score of 2,255, while multi-threaded performance reaches 28,838 in Cinebench R23 and 14,367 in Geekbench.

The GPU's average benchmark score of 56,083 places it at the 87th percentile among all GPUs, with the AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE leading by 2.2% at 57,367 and the AMD Radeon 8060S trailing by 0.6% at 55,757. The RTX 5080's Geekbench OpenCL score of 235,901 and Vulkan score of 255,450 demonstrate strong compute capabilities that support its high ranking.

The combination of a top-5% CPU and top-13% GPU results in this strong combo rank, though the idle game genre likely benefits more from the CPU's processing capabilities than the GPU's raw rendering power.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured FPS data, Medium settings provide the best balance of performance and visual quality across all resolutions. At 1920x1080, Medium delivers 184 FPS average with a minimum of 156 and maximum of 212, providing smooth gameplay well above typical refresh rates. At 2560x1440, Medium achieves 116 FPS average (99 min, 134 max), which remains highly playable on high-refresh monitors.

At 3840x2160, Medium produces 61 FPS average (52 min, 70 max), which is acceptable for a game of this genre where precise timing is less critical. The jump from Medium to High yields minimal improvements (184 to 175 at 1080p, 116 to 111 at 1440p, 61 to 58 at 4K), suggesting that the visual difference between these settings does not justify the performance cost.

Ultra settings should be avoided except at 1080p, where 112 FPS remains playable. At 1440p Ultra drops to 71 FPS, and at 4K Ultra falls to 37 FPS, which may feel sluggish even for an idle game. Low settings offer the highest framerates but likely sacrifice too much visual quality for the modest gains over Medium (217 vs 184 at 1080p, 154 vs 116 at 1440p, 80 vs 61 at 4K).

The data indicates that Medium settings at 1440p (116 FPS) or 4K (61 FPS) represent the sweet spot, providing reliable performance without the significant drops seen at Ultra.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system delivers its highest performance across all settings. Low settings average 217 FPS, Medium averages 184 FPS with a range of 156 to 212, High averages 175 FPS, and Ultra averages 112 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra represents a 48% reduction in average framerate.

At 2560x1440, performance remains strong but shows clear scaling. Low settings average 154 FPS, Medium averages 116 FPS (99 to 134 range), High averages 111 FPS, and Ultra averages 71 FPS. The 1440p results show a 54% reduction from Low to Ultra.

At 3840x2160, the system delivers playable but notably lower performance. Low settings average 80 FPS, Medium averages 61 FPS (52 to 70 range), High averages 58 FPS, and Ultra averages 37 FPS. The 4K Ultra result represents only 17% of the 1080p Low performance (37 vs 217 FPS).

The Medium settings consistently show the tightest min-max ranges relative to their averages, indicating more stable frametimes. At 4K Medium, the 52-70 FPS range brackets the 61 FPS average, while at 1440p Medium the 99-134 range centers on 116 FPS, and at 1080p Medium the 156-212 range centers on 184 FPS.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i7-12700KF provides 12 cores and 20 threads from its Alder Lake-S architecture, with a base clock of 3.60 GHz and boost clock of 5.00 GHz. The processor has 80 KB of L1 cache per core, 1.25 MB of L2 cache per core, and 25 MB of shared L3 cache. Built on Intel's 10 nm process with a 215 mm² die size, this CPU supports DDR4 and DDR5 memory through a dual-channel configuration.

In Revolution Idle, the CPU's multi-threaded capabilities appear significant given the game's idle genre, which often involves complex background calculations. The processor's PassMark multi-thread score of 34,092 and Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 28,838 indicate strong parallel processing capability. The 3DMark 16-thread score of 9,282 and max-thread score of 9,983 show consistent scaling across thread counts.

The CPU's single-thread performance is also robust, with a Cinebench R23 single-core score of 4,071 and Geekbench single-core score of 2,255, which handles game logic and UI interactions. The PassMark single-thread score of 3,984 reinforces this capability.

The CPU's 85th percentile ranking among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 35,365, places it just 0.1% behind the Intel Core i7-13700T and 0.2% ahead of the Intel Core i7-12700K. The processor's 125 W TDP and unlocked multiplier allow for potential overclocking, though the measured performance already achieves strong results. The combination of 12 cores for background tasks and 20 threads for parallel workloads appears well-suited to Revolution Idle's computational demands, as evidenced by the high combo rank of 178 out of 3,712.