Rust

The Intel Core i5-12400 paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB delivers a highly playable Rust experience, with the data showing a clear trend: the combination is capable of high refresh rates at 1080p but becomes progressively more limited as resolution increases. The measured results demonstrate that this system sits in the upper echelon of tested configurations, ranking 684th out of 1717 total combos in the game's database, placing it in the top 40% of all tested hardware pairings.

FAQ

Q: Can this system achieve 60 FPS at 1440p with maximum settings?

A: No. At 2560x1440 with Ultra settings, the system produces an average of 55.7 FPS, which falls short of the 60 FPS threshold. However, dropping to High settings at the same resolution yields 71.8 FPS, comfortably exceeding 60 FPS.

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

A: The measured data shows a substantial gap. At 1920x1080, the Low preset delivers 190.8 FPS, while the Ultra preset produces 81.9 FPS. This represents a performance drop of approximately 57% when moving from the lowest to the highest quality settings.

Q: How does this CPU compare to its nearest rival in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The Intel Core i5-12400 achieves an average benchmark score of 19850, which places it 0.1% ahead of the Intel Core i7-9700 (19831) and 0.4% ahead of the Intel Core i5-11600K (19771). It trails the Intel Core i7-8700 by 0.2% and the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX by 0.4%.

Q: Is the RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB well-positioned relative to other GPUs in the database?

A: The GPU holds a 17th percentile ranking among all GPUs, meaning 83% of tested graphics cards perform better. Its 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 2913 is identical to the NVIDIA GeForce GT 555M, 0.2% ahead of the RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB (2907), and 0.7% ahead of the GT 650M (2893).

Q: What is the best preset for 4K gaming on this hardware?

A: The data suggests that Low settings at 3840x2160 is the only viable option for smooth gameplay, producing 75.6 FPS. Medium settings drop to 54.6 FPS, High falls to 41.4 FPS, and Ultra plummets to 34.3 FPS, all of which are below the 60 FPS threshold for comfortable play.

Q: How does the CPU's multi-threaded performance compare to its single-threaded performance?

A: The Cinebench R23 results show a multicore score of 15935 versus a singlecore score of 2249. This ratio of approximately 7.1:1 indicates strong scaling across the 6 cores and 12 threads, with the 3DMark 16-thread score of 5873 being nearly identical to the max-thread score of 5890, suggesting the processor is fully utilized in heavily threaded workloads.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data reveals that the optimal preset depends heavily on the target resolution and refresh rate. For 1920x1080, the High preset at 110 FPS offers the best balance between visual quality and performance, as it maintains a frame rate well above 100 FPS while providing significantly better visuals than Medium at 126.4 FPS. The Ultra preset at 81.9 FPS is still playable but the performance cost relative to High is substantial. For 2560x1440, the High preset at 71.8 FPS is the recommended choice, as it stays above 70 FPS while the Medium preset at 91.2 FPS offers a smoother experience but with reduced visual fidelity. The Ultra preset at 55.7 FPS is below the 60 FPS threshold and should be avoided for competitive play. At 3840x2160, the Low preset at 75.6 FPS is the only setting that provides a consistently smooth experience, as even Medium at 54.6 FPS falls short of 60 FPS. For users with high refresh rate monitors at 1080p, the Low preset at 190.8 FPS is optimal for maximum frame rates, though the visual compromise may not be worth it for all players.

Resolution Scaling

The data shows a clear and predictable pattern of performance degradation as resolution increases, but the rate of decline reveals important insights about the system's bottleneck characteristics. Moving from 1920x1080 to 2560x1440 at High settings, the frame rate drops from 110 FPS to 71.8 FPS, a reduction of approximately 34.7%. This is a significant drop that suggests the GPU is becoming increasingly stressed at higher resolutions. The scaling from 1440p to 4K at High settings is even more severe: the frame rate falls from 71.8 FPS to 41.4 FPS, a 42.3% reduction. This accelerating decline indicates that the RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB is the primary limiting factor at higher resolutions, as the CPU's performance headroom becomes less relevant when the GPU is saturated. At Low settings, the pattern is similar but with higher absolute values: 190.8 FPS at 1080p, 129.2 FPS at 1440p, and 75.6 FPS at 4K. The 4K Low result is particularly telling — it represents a 60.4% drop from 1080p Low, confirming that the GPU is heavily constrained by memory bandwidth and pixel throughput at 4K. The 8 GB VRAM capacity and 288.0 GB/s memory bandwidth are likely contributing factors to this scaling behavior, as higher resolutions demand more memory and bandwidth.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system delivers its strongest performance across all settings. The Low preset achieves 190.8 FPS, which is the highest measured result for this configuration. Medium produces 126.4 FPS, High yields 110 FPS, and Ultra dips to 81.9 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra at 1080p is 108.9 FPS, demonstrating the significant impact of quality settings on frame rates. At 2560x1440, the performance hierarchy remains consistent but with lower absolute values. Low delivers 129.2 FPS, Medium produces 91.2 FPS, High reaches 71.8 FPS, and Ultra falls to 55.7 FPS. The settings spread at 1440p is 73.5 FPS, narrower than at 1080p, indicating that the GPU is becoming more of a limiting factor. At 3840x2160, the results compress further. Low achieves 75.6 FPS, Medium produces 54.6 FPS, High reaches 41.4 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 34.3 FPS. The spread at 4K is 41.3 FPS, showing that even the lowest settings cannot escape the GPU's resolution constraints. The data reveals that the relationship between settings is not linear — the difference between Low and Medium is consistently smaller than the difference between High and Ultra across all resolutions, suggesting that the Ultra preset imposes a disproportionately heavy load on the GPU.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB plays a decisive role in this system's Rust performance, particularly at higher resolutions. The GPU's 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus provides 288.0 GB/s of bandwidth, which appears to be a limiting factor at 4K resolutions where texture data demands exceed what this memory configuration can efficiently deliver. The GPU's boost clock of 2535 MHz and base clock of 2310 MHz represent the Ada Lovelace architecture's capabilities, with 4352 shading units and 48 ROPs handling the rasterization workload. The 22.06 TFLOPS of FP32 compute and 344.8 GTexel/s texture rate provide ample raw throughput for 1080p and 1440p gaming, as evidenced by the strong performance at those resolutions. However, the pixel rate of 121.7 GPixel/s becomes increasingly inadequate at 4K, where the sheer number of pixels to fill taxes the GPU's output stages. The 5 nm process node from TSMC with 22,900 million transistors on a 188 mm² die demonstrates efficient manufacturing, but the 160 W TDP suggests a power envelope that limits sustained high-clock operation under load. The GPU's 17th percentile ranking among all GPUs places it in the lower performance tier, yet the measured Rust results show it can still deliver playable frame rates at 1440p with High settings. The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 2913 provides a synthetic baseline that aligns with the in-game results, confirming that the GPU's capabilities are consistent across different workloads. The 8 GB VRAM capacity is sufficient for 1080p and 1440p play but becomes a potential constraint at 4K, where the measured performance drops suggest memory bandwidth and capacity are working against the system.