Undisputed

The Intel Core i3-12100F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 produces a limited but consistent experience in Undisputed, with benchmark results placing this combination in the 1514th position out of 1580 tested combos. The data indicates a system that is heavily constrained by its graphics processor, particularly at higher resolutions, while the CPU demonstrates sufficient headroom to support competitive frame rates at lower settings.

FAQ

Q: What is the average frame rate at 1080p with Low settings?

A: The measured average FPS at 1920x1080 with Low settings is 111.1, which is the highest result recorded for this configuration.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rivals in overall benchmark average?

A: The Core i3-12100F has an average benchmark score of 13516, which places it 0.1% behind the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX and 0.4% ahead of the Intel Core i7-1250U.

Q: What is the GPU's percentile ranking among all tested graphics cards?

A: The GeForce GTX 1650 sits at the 43rd percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 8713.

Q: What frame rate can be expected at 1440p with Medium settings?

A: The measured average FPS at 2560x1440 with Medium settings is 55.7, which remains above the 60 FPS threshold but shows a significant drop from the 1080p result.

Q: Does the CPU have a high single-thread performance score?

A: Yes, the Cinebench R23 single-core score is 1681, and the 3DMark single-thread score is 893, indicating solid per-core performance for a quad-core part.

Q: What is the lowest recorded average frame rate for this combo?

A: The lowest measured average is 22.2 FPS, observed at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 is built on the Turing architecture with a TU117 chip manufactured on a 12 nm process at TSMC. It features 896 shading units, 56 texture mapping units, and 32 raster output pipelines. The GPU operates at a base clock of 1485 MHz and a boost clock of 1665 MHz, with memory running at 2001 MHz (8 Gbps effective) across a 128-bit bus. This configuration yields a memory bandwidth of 128.1 GB/s and a pixel rate of 53.28 GPixel/s.

The GPU's 4 GB of GDDR5 memory becomes a critical constraint in Undisputed. At 4K resolution with Ultra settings, the average FPS falls to 22.2, and even at 1080p Ultra the average is only 41.2. The data shows a clear pattern: the GTX 1650 is positioned well below the 50th percentile of all GPUs, and its nearest rivals include the NVIDIA Quadro P2200 (0.5% lower score) and the AMD Radeon Pro WX 5100 (0.5% higher score). The benchmark results indicate that the GPU's limited memory bandwidth and modest compute throughput (2.984 TFLOPS FP32) are the primary factors restricting performance in this boxing title.

The frame rate scaling across settings at any given resolution demonstrates the GPU's sensitivity to graphical load. At 1440p, dropping from High to Low settings increases the average FPS from 47.4 to 77.7, a gain of over 30 frames. The GTX 1650's DirectX 12 score of 35 in Passmark and its 3DMark Steel Nomad score of 305 confirm that it is not designed for demanding modern workloads, making it suitable primarily for lower settings at mainstream resolutions.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a steep performance drop as resolution increases, which strongly indicates that the GTX 1650 is the limiting component. At High settings, the average frame rate falls from 65.9 at 1080p to 47.4 at 1440p, and then to 31.5 at 4K. This represents a 28% reduction from 1080p to 1440p, and a further 34% reduction from 1440p to 4K.

The scaling pattern changes with settings. At Low settings, the averages are 111.1 at 1080p, 77.7 at 1440p, and 49.7 at 4K. The proportional drop from 1080p to 4K is roughly 55% at Low settings, compared to a 52% drop at High settings. This suggests that even when the GPU is less stressed by graphical effects, the resolution increase still overwhelms the memory bandwidth and fill rate capabilities of the GTX 1650.

The 4K Ultra result of 22.2 FPS is below playable thresholds, while the 4K Medium result of 35.4 is borderline. The data indicates that this combination is only viable at 1080p for smooth gameplay, with 1440p requiring Low or Medium settings to maintain acceptable frame rates. The CPU, with its 12 MB of shared L3 cache and boost clock of 4.30 GHz, is unlikely to be the bottleneck at any of these resolutions, as the consistent scaling pattern aligns with a purely GPU-bound scenario.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the resolution where this combo performs best, the results are: Low settings deliver an average of 111.1 FPS, Medium settings produce 79.7 FPS, High settings yield 65.9 FPS, and Ultra settings drop to 41.2 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra is 69.9 FPS, showing a wide range of performance depending on graphical fidelity.

Moving to 2560x1440, the averages are 77.7 FPS at Low, 55.7 at Medium, 47.4 at High, and 32.7 at Ultra. The 1440p results show that only Low settings approach the 60 FPS threshold, while Ultra falls below 40 FPS. The difference between Low and Ultra at this resolution is 45 FPS, a narrower margin than at 1080p, indicating that the GPU is becoming saturated.

At 3840x2160, performance drops significantly across all settings: Low averages 49.7 FPS, Medium 35.4 FPS, High 31.5 FPS, and Ultra 22.2 FPS. None of the 4K results reach 60 FPS, and the Ultra setting produces a stutter-prone experience. The data shows a clear hierarchy where the GTX 1650 can handle 1080p Low to High settings comfortably, but struggles at 1440p Ultra and becomes largely unplayable at 4K with anything above Low settings.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i3-12100F is a quad-core processor with 8 threads, based on the Alder Lake architecture and manufactured on Intel's 10 nm process. It has a base clock of 3.30 GHz and a boost clock of 4.30 GHz, with a TDP of 58 W. The cache hierarchy includes 80 KB of L1 per core, 1.25 MB of L2 per core, and 12 MB of shared L3 cache. The CPU supports DDR4 and DDR5 memory in a dual-channel configuration.

Benchmark results show this CPU performs well for its class. The Cinebench R23 multi-core score is 11912 and the single-core score is 1681. In 3DMark tests, the 4-thread score is 2859 and the single-thread score is 893. The Passmark multi-thread score is 14015, with a single-thread score of 3444. These numbers place the i3-12100F at the 72nd percentile of all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 13516.

Relative to its nearest rivals, the i3-12100F trails the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX by only 0.1% in average score, and sits ahead of the Intel Core i7-1250U by 0.4% and the Intel Core i3-10105 by 0.6%. This indicates that the quad-core design is competitive with much larger parts in aggregate benchmarks, though the 4-core/8-thread configuration limits scaling in heavily threaded workloads. In Undisputed, the CPU's strong single-thread performance and high boost clock suggest it is not the primary bottleneck; the measured FPS scaling across resolutions aligns with GPU limitations rather than CPU constraints. The i3-12100F's launch MSRP is $97.