The Technomancer

The Technomancer pairs a 4-core/8-thread Intel Core i3-12100F with an 8 GB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti, a combination that produces a wide performance envelope depending on resolution and settings. The CPU’s Alder Lake architecture, with a 3.30 GHz base clock and 4.30 GHz boost, drives a 12 MB shared L3 cache, while the GPU’s Ampere design operates at a 1575 MHz base and 1770 MHz boost clock. This setup yields measured frame rates that range from a demanding 35 FPS at 4K Ultra to a fluid 199.6 FPS at 1080p Low, indicating that the game’s engine scales significantly with both hardware and graphical presets.

CPU Role — cores, clocks, and how they relate to this game's results

The Intel Core i3-12100F is a 4-core, 8-thread processor built on Intel’s 10 nm process, with a 58 W TDP and support for DDR4 and DDR5 memory. Its benchmark results show a strong single-thread presence, scoring 893 in 3dmark_single_thread and 1681 in Cinebench R23 single-core, which suggests the CPU can handle lightly-threaded game logic efficiently. However, in a title like The Technomancer, an action RPG from 2016, the engine’s threading model is critical; the CPU’s 3dmark_16_threads score of 4051 and Cinebench R23 multicore score of 11912 indicate that while multi-threaded performance is respectable for a quad-core, it is not the limiting factor at lower resolutions.

At 1080p Low, the combo hits 199.6 FPS, a figure that demonstrates the CPU can feed the GPU well beyond typical display refresh rates. The 4.30 GHz boost clock helps maintain high minimum frame pacing, but the data reveals that as resolution increases to 1440p and 4K, the CPU’s influence wanes relative to the GPU. The processor’s 3dmark_8_threads score of 4026 is nearly identical to its max-threads score of 4023, showing that the 8 threads are fully utilized; adding more cores would not change results in this game. The CPU’s passmark_single_thread score of 3444 places it in the 72nd percentile of all CPUs, and its nearest rival, the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX, scores nearly identically at 13534, with a deltaPct of -0.1, meaning the i3-12100F is essentially tied with a high-end workstation chip in aggregate benchmarks—though that aggregate includes many tasks irrelevant to gaming.

For The Technomancer specifically, the CPU’s role is to maintain a stable frame delivery, and the data shows it succeeds up to 1440p High, where the combo produces 85.2 FPS. At 1080p, the CPU is clearly ahead of the GPU’s needs; the jump from High (135.2 FPS) to Low (199.6 FPS) is a 64.4 FPS increase, which is mostly a GPU-side effect. The processor’s 3dmark_2_threads score of 1659 and 3dmark_4_threads score of 2859 suggest that the game benefits from the 8 threads, but the 4-core design means that heavy scene complexity could cause dips, though the measured data does not include min FPS values to confirm this.

How This Combo Ranks — use comboRankInGame vs other tested combos

This specific pairing of the Core i3-12100F and RTX 3070 Ti ranks 681st out of 1656 tested combos in The Technomancer, placing it in the upper-middle tier of all configurations. That rank is influenced by the fact that the RTX 3070 Ti is a high-end GPU, but the i3-12100F is a budget-class CPU; the combination sits above many older or weaker pairings but below those using higher-core-count processors. The GPU’s avgBenchmarkScore of 30849 puts it in the 74th percentile of all GPUs, with nearest rivals including the AMD Radeon RX 6700 (score 31112, deltaPct -0.8) and the NVIDIA Quadro M5000 (score 31142, deltaPct -0.9), meaning the RTX 3070 Ti is slightly behind those in raw compute but still competitive.

The CPU’s percentileVsAllCpus of 72 means it outperforms 72% of all processors, but its nearest rivals in CPU benchmarks include the Intel Core i3-10105 (score 13430, deltaPct 0.6) and the Intel Core i7-7700K (score 13280, deltaPct 1.8), showing that the i3-12100F is only marginally faster than older quad-core parts. In-game, this rank of 681 suggests that while the combo delivers playable frame rates at most settings, it does not crack the top tier. For context, the measured FPS at 1080p Ultra is 103.1, which is a strong result, but the rank implies that many combos with higher-end CPUs or GPUs achieve higher averages. The data does not provide a list of what those combos are, but the percentile gaps indicate that the bottleneck shifts to the GPU at 4K, where the 4K Ultra average of 35 FPS is a low mark that drags the overall rank down.

Resolution Scaling — how FPS drops from 1080p to 4K and what it says about the limiting component

The scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals a classic GPU-bound progression. At High settings, the average FPS drops from 135.2 at 1080p to 85.2 at 1440p, a 37% reduction, and then to 46.2 at 4K, a further 45.8% drop from 1440p. This steep decline indicates that the RTX 3070 Ti’s 8 GB of GDDR6X memory and 608.3 GB/s bandwidth are being increasingly taxed as pixel count rises. At Low settings, the trend is even more pronounced: 199.6 FPS at 1080p falls to 129 at 1440p and then to 70.4 at 4K, showing that even at minimal graphical load, the 4K resolution demands more from the GPU than the CPU can compensate for.

The delta between Low and High settings at each resolution is telling. At 1080p, the difference is 64.4 FPS (199.6 vs 135.2), which is a 47.6% performance penalty for turning up settings. At 4K, the same delta is 24.2 FPS (70.4 vs 46.2), a 52.4% penalty, indicating that the GPU’s compute and memory bandwidth are the primary constraints. The CPU’s role becomes negligible at 4K; the i3-12100F’s 3.30 GHz base clock is sufficient to feed the GPU, but the 4K Ultra result of 35 FPS shows that the RTX 3070 Ti, despite its 21.75 TFLOPS FP32 performance, cannot handle the game’s Ultra preset at that resolution. The data suggests that the limiting component shifts from CPU at 1080p Low (where the 199.6 FPS is far above the GPU’s typical capability at that resolution) to GPU at 4K, where the 70.4 FPS Low result is still below the 1080p High figure. This is a clear indication that for this game, the RTX 3070 Ti is the bottleneck at 1440p and above, while the i3-12100F is sufficient for 1080p.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution and settings combination for this CPU/GPU pair in The Technomancer?

A: The data shows that 1080p High delivers 135.2 FPS, which is smooth and visually solid. 1440p High yields 85.2 FPS, still playable, while 4K High drops to 46.2 FPS, which is borderline. For a balance of quality and frame rate, 1440p High is the sweet spot.

Q: Does the Intel Core i3-12100F bottleneck the RTX 3070 Ti in this game?

A: At 1080p, the CPU is not a bottleneck; the 199.6 FPS at Low settings shows it can push far beyond typical monitor refresh rates. At 4K, the GPU is clearly the limiting factor, as the FPS drops dramatically regardless of CPU load. The CPU’s 4 cores are adequate for this game’s engine.

Q: How does the RTX 3070 Ti compare to its nearest rivals in benchmark scores?

A: The RTX 3070 Ti has an avgBenchmarkScore of 30849, which is 0.3% higher than the AMD Radeon RX 590 GME (score 30755) and 0.8% lower than the AMD Radeon RX 6700 (score 31112). In practical terms, these GPUs perform similarly in compute tasks.

Q: Why is the 4K Ultra frame rate so low at 35 FPS?

A: The 4K Ultra preset demands the most from the GPU’s 8 GB VRAM and 608.3 GB/s bandwidth. The RTX 3070 Ti’s 21.75 TFLOPS FP32 compute is insufficient for this game’s Ultra settings at 3840x2160, resulting in a sub-60 FPS experience.

Q: Is the i3-12100F’s single-thread performance relevant to this game?

A: Yes, the CPU’s 3dmark_single_thread score of 893 and Cinebench R23 single-core score of 1681 indicate strong per-core performance, which helps maintain frame pacing in action RPGs. However, the game’s scaling with resolution shows that this CPU is not the primary driver of high FPS at 4K.

Q: How does this combo rank among all tested configurations?

A: It ranks 681st out of 1656 combos, placing it in the 41st percentile. This rank reflects that while the GPU is strong, the CPU is a budget part, and the overall performance is mid-pack for this game.

GPU Role — VRAM, clocks, and how they relate to this game's results

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti is the dominant component in this pairing, with 8 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus providing 608.3 GB/s of bandwidth. Its Ampere architecture, built on Samsung’s 8 nm process, contains 17,400 million transistors and 6144 shading units, delivering 21.75 TFLOPS of FP32 compute. The GPU’s boost clock of 1770 MHz is modest, but the high shader count compensates, and the 48 RT cores and 192 tensor cores are largely irrelevant for The Technomancer, which predates widespread ray tracing. The memory clock of 19 Gbps effective is crucial; the 4K High result of 46.2 FPS suggests that the 8 GB VRAM capacity is sufficient, as the game does not exceed it, but the bandwidth is strained at higher resolutions.

The GPU’s benchmark scores show a strong overall profile: passmark_g3d score of 23356 and geekbench_opencl score of 137518, placing it in the 74th percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rival, the AMD Radeon RX 590 GME, scores 30755 in avgBenchmarkScore, which is 0.3% lower, indicating the RTX 3070 Ti is slightly faster. In-game, the GPU’s role is clear from the resolution scaling: at 1080p, the combo achieves 135.2 FPS on High, which is a GPU-bound result, but the CPU is not holding it back. At 4K, the 46.2 FPS High result is nearly identical to what one would expect from the GPU’s raw compute, confirming that the RTX 3070 Ti is the limiting factor at that resolution. The 4K Ultra drop to 35 FPS shows that the GPU’s 8 GB VRAM, while not exhausted, cannot handle the increased texture and shading loads efficiently. The GPU’s texture rate of 339.8 GTexel/s and pixel rate of 169.9 GPixel/s are high, but the game’s engine is old enough that these numbers are less relevant than raw fill rate. The data indicates that for The Technomancer, the RTX 3070 Ti is overkill for 1080p but appropriately matched for 1440p, and it begins to struggle at 4K, particularly on Ultra settings.