Roblox

The Intel Core i5-12400 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4 GB combination ranks 1637th out of 1800 tested combos in Roblox, placing it in the lower portion of the database. This rank of 1637 out of 1800 means the pairing sits below the median performer, indicating that while the hardware is capable of running the game, it does not deliver the top-tier frame rates seen from higher-end configurations. The data places this combo in the 9th percentile of all tested systems, meaning roughly 91% of other combinations deliver higher average performance in this specific sandbox title. The low ranking is notable because Roblox is not typically considered a demanding game by modern standards, yet this mid-range CPU and entry-level GPU pairing still lands well behind the pack.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo’s rank of 1637 out of 1800 places it in the bottom 9% of all tested configurations in Roblox. This is a poor showing for a system built around a 6-core, 12-thread processor and a dedicated graphics card, as the data suggests that many integrated-graphics or older discrete solutions outperform it. The ranking reflects the average FPS across all tested settings and resolutions, and the results show that this combo struggles to maintain high frame rates even at lower settings. The CPU’s percentile rank among all processors is 77, indicating it is better than 77% of CPUs in general benchmarks, but this strength does not translate into a high in-game rank for Roblox, which suggests the GPU is the primary constraint in this pairing. The average benchmark score for the CPU is 19850, which places it within 0.4% of the Intel Core i5-11600K (19771) and 0.2% of the Intel Core i7-8700 (19894), but these close CPU scores do not help the combo overcome its low in-game position.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4 GB features 4 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, providing a memory bandwidth of 192.0 GB/s. The GPU’s base clock is 1545 MHz with a boost clock of 1740 MHz, and it contains 2048 shading units, 64 texture mapping units, and 32 raster output units. The memory operates at 1500 MHz with 12 Gbps effective speed. In Roblox, the 4 GB VRAM capacity is a significant factor, as the game’s asset streaming and physics calculations can exceed this limit at higher resolutions and settings, leading to frame rate drops. The GPU’s FP32 performance is 7.127 TFLOPS, which is modest by modern standards, and the pixel rate of 55.68 GPixel/s with a texture rate of 111.4 GTexel/s indicates the card can handle basic rendering tasks but struggles with more complex scenes. The GPU’s percentile rank among all GPUs is 50, meaning it sits exactly at the median, yet the in-game results show it performing below that median due to the specific demands of Roblox’s rendering engine. The card’s 90 W TDP and 250 W suggested PSU are low, but the performance data shows that the GPU’s limited memory bandwidth and VRAM capacity are the bottlenecks in this title.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data shows a clear pattern of scaling from 1080p to 4K, with the largest drops occurring at the highest resolution. At 1920x1080 with High settings, the combo delivers 177.1 FPS, which drops to 115.3 FPS at 2560x1440 (a 35% reduction) and further to 64.1 FPS at 3840x2160 (a 64% reduction from 1080p). This scaling pattern indicates that the GPU becomes increasingly limiting as resolution increases, which is consistent with the 4 GB VRAM and 192.0 GB/s bandwidth constraints. At Low settings, the frame rates are higher across all resolutions: 218.2 FPS at 1080p, 144 FPS at 1440p, and 79.8 FPS at 4K. The drop from 1080p to 4K at Low settings is 63%, similar to the High settings drop, suggesting the scaling is resolution-driven rather than settings-driven. The data shows that the gap between Low and Ultra settings widens at higher resolutions: at 1080p, the difference is 78.3 FPS (218.2 vs 139.9), while at 4K, the difference is 24.6 FPS (79.8 vs 55.2). This indicates that at lower resolutions, the CPU can feed frames faster, but at 4K, the GPU’s memory bandwidth and shading power become the limiting factor, compressing the performance range across settings.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo achieves its highest frame rates across all settings. With Low settings, the average FPS is 218.2, which drops to 199.1 at Medium settings, 177.1 at High settings, and 139.9 at Ultra settings. The difference between Low and Ultra at 1080p is 78.3 FPS, showing that settings have a substantial impact on performance at this resolution. At 2560x1440, the frame rates drop noticeably: Low settings produce 144 FPS, Medium produces 131.9 FPS, High produces 115.3 FPS, and Ultra produces 93.9 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra at 1440p is 50.1 FPS, which is smaller than at 1080p but still significant. At 3840x2160, the performance is the weakest: Low settings yield 79.8 FPS, Medium yields 73.9 FPS, High yields 64.1 FPS, and Ultra yields 55.2 FPS. The difference between Low and Ultra at 4K is only 24.6 FPS, indicating that the GPU is so heavily constrained at this resolution that changing settings has a reduced effect. The data shows that the combo can maintain playable frame rates above 60 FPS at 1080p and 1440p across all settings, but at 4K, only Low and Medium settings stay above 60 FPS, with High at 64.1 FPS and Ultra at 55.2 FPS falling below the threshold.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution for this combo in Roblox?

A: The data shows 1920x1080 provides the highest frame rates, with 218.2 FPS at Low settings and 177.1 FPS at High settings, both well above 60 FPS.

Q: Does this combo maintain 60 FPS at 4K?

A: At 3840x2160, Low settings yield 79.8 FPS and Medium yield 73.9 FPS, but High drops to 64.1 FPS and Ultra falls to 55.2 FPS, so only Low and Medium settings stay above the 60 FPS threshold.

Q: How much performance is lost when moving from 1080p to 1440p?

A: At High settings, the average FPS drops from 177.1 at 1080p to 115.3 at 1440p, a reduction of 61.8 FPS, which represents a 35% decrease.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the limiting factor in this game?

A: The CPU’s percentile rank is 77, indicating it is stronger than most processors, while the GPU’s rank is 50, suggesting the GPU is the bottleneck, especially at higher resolutions where frame rates drop significantly.

Q: What is the performance difference between Low and Ultra settings?

A: At 1080p, the difference is 78.3 FPS (218.2 vs 139.9), but at 4K, the difference shrinks to 24.6 FPS (79.8 vs 55.2), showing that the GPU limits the impact of settings at higher resolutions.

Q: How does this combo rank against other tested systems?

A: It ranks 1637th out of 1800 combos, placing it in the bottom 9% of all tested configurations in Roblox.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-12400 has 6 cores and 12 threads, with a base clock of 2.50 GHz and a boost clock of 4.40 GHz. It features 18 MB of shared L3 cache and 1.25 MB of L2 cache per core, along with 80 KB of L1 cache per core. The CPU’s architecture is Alder Lake, built on a 10 nm process, and it supports DDR4 and DDR5 memory in a dual-channel configuration. In general benchmarks, the CPU scores 15935 in Cinebench R23 multi-core and 2249 in single-core, with a Passmark multithread score of 18747 and a single-thread score of 3456. These scores place the CPU at the 77th percentile of all processors, with an average benchmark score of 19850, which is 0.1% higher than the Intel Core i7-9700 (19831) and 0.4% higher than the Intel Core i5-11600K (19771). Despite these strong CPU numbers, the in-game performance in Roblox is limited by the GPU, as evidenced by the frame rate drops at higher resolutions. The CPU’s 6 cores and 12 threads are sufficient for Roblox’s typically light threading, but the data shows that the combo’s overall rank of 1637 out of 1800 is not improved by the CPU’s relative strength. The CPU’s boost clock of 4.40 GHz provides adequate single-thread performance for the game’s physics calculations, but the GPU’s 4 GB VRAM and 192.0 GB/s bandwidth cannot keep pace at higher settings, making the CPU’s capabilities secondary to the GPU’s limitations in this title.