Undisputed

# Undisputed with Intel Core i5-12400F + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070

This combination of an Intel Core i5-12400F processor and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 graphics card delivers exceptional performance in Undisputed, a sports title that clearly rewards high refresh rate displays. The measured data reveals a system capable of exceeding 400 FPS at 1080p on Low settings, while still maintaining triple-digit frame rates at 4K on High settings. With the GPU ranking in the 82nd percentile among all tested graphics cards and the CPU in the 73rd percentile, this pairing demonstrates strong headroom across resolutions. The benchmark results indicate a balanced system where the GPU becomes the primary bottleneck at higher resolutions, while the CPU's 6 cores and 12 threads handle the game's physics and AI demands without becoming a limiting factor at lower settings.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data across all three resolutions and four quality presets provides clear guidance on which settings deliver the best experience. At 1080p, the Low preset achieves an average of 400 FPS, which is far beyond what any display can currently show, while High still produces 238 FPS. The Medium preset at 1080p shows 288 FPS average with a minimum of 245 FPS and maximum of 331 FPS, indicating excellent consistency. The Ultra preset at 1080p drops to 153 FPS, which remains highly playable but represents a substantial 36% reduction from High settings. For esports-style play or competitive matches, the Medium preset at 1080p offers the best balance—it provides 288 FPS average with tight frame pacing (245 minimum), ensuring no drops below typical 240Hz display refresh rates. The High preset at 1080p (238 FPS) is also viable for 240Hz monitors, though it leaves less headroom for demanding scenes.

At 1440p, the High preset delivers 172 FPS average, making it the sweet spot for high-refresh 1440p displays. The Medium preset at this resolution shows 208 FPS average with 177 minimum and 239 maximum, which is excellent for 240Hz 1440p panels. However, the step from Medium to High at 1440p costs only 36 FPS (208 to 172), while the visual quality improvement is typically substantial. The Ultra preset at 1440p (111 FPS) still clears 100 FPS for smooth gameplay, but the 61 FPS gap between High and Ultra suggests diminishing returns. For 4K gaming, the High preset produces 109 FPS average, which is ideal for 120Hz 4K displays. Medium at 4K gives 132 FPS with 112 minimum and 151 maximum, providing headroom above 120Hz. The Ultra preset at 4K falls to 70 FPS, which is acceptable for 60-75Hz displays but not ideal for higher refresh rates. The Low preset at 4K (183 FPS) demonstrates that this GPU has substantial overhead when visual effects are reduced.

The data suggests that High settings provide the most balanced experience across all resolutions. At 4K, High achieves 109 FPS, which is 39 FPS above the Ultra preset's 70 FPS while still delivering most visual features. At 1440p, High's 172 FPS comfortably supports 165Hz displays. At 1080p, High's 238 FPS nearly saturates 240Hz displays. The Medium preset is the recommended choice for those prioritizing maximum refresh rates, particularly at 1440p where it maintains 208 FPS.

How This Combo Ranks

This specific CPU-GPU combination ranks 782nd out of 3,718 tested combos in Undisputed, placing it in the top 21% of all systems tested for this game. This ranking reflects the strong synergy between the RTX 5070 and the i5-12400F. The GPU alone sits in the 82nd percentile among all tested graphics cards, while the CPU is in the 73rd percentile among all processors. The combo's rank of 782 out of 3,718 indicates that while there are many faster systems, this pairing outperforms nearly 79% of all tested configurations in Undisputed.

The ranking becomes more meaningful when examining the FPS data. At 1080p Low, the system achieves 400 FPS, which places it in the upper echelon of systems capable of driving esports-level frame rates. The 4K High result of 109 FPS demonstrates that this combo can handle 4K gaming at high quality settings, a capability typically reserved for more expensive configurations. The gap between the combo's rank and the individual component percentiles suggests that the CPU-GPU pairing works efficiently together in this game. The i5-12400F's 12 threads provide adequate parallelism for Undisputed's simulation logic, while the RTX 5070's 30.87 TFLOPS of FP32 performance handles the rendering workload without being starved for data.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 features 12 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 192-bit bus, providing 672.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth. This memory configuration proves sufficient for Undisputed at all tested settings. The 4K Ultra preset, which is the most demanding configuration tested, produces 70 FPS average. The GPU's 2,325 MHz base clock and 2,512 MHz boost clock, combined with 6,144 shading units, deliver the raw compute needed for this performance. The 48 RT cores and 192 tensor cores are present but likely underutilized in this sports title, which typically relies more on traditional rasterization.

The GPU's memory bandwidth of 672.0 GB/s appears to be a limiting factor at 4K Ultra, where the FPS drops to 70. This is a 36% reduction from the 4K High preset's 109 FPS, suggesting that the Ultra preset's additional memory pressure exceeds what the 192-bit bus can efficiently deliver. At 1080p, the GPU has substantial headroom—the Low preset achieves 400 FPS, but the Ultra preset drops to 153 FPS, indicating that even at lower resolutions, the Ultra settings create significant load. The 12 GB VRAM capacity is not exhausted at any tested setting, as evidenced by the consistent performance scaling. The GPU's 82nd percentile ranking among all graphics cards confirms its high-end positioning, though the nearest rivals list shows it clustered with professional workstation cards like the AMD Radeon Pro 580 (0.1% delta) and AMD Radeon Pro WX 7100 (0.8% delta).

FAQ

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

A: The data shows that 1440p with High settings provides the best balance, achieving 172 FPS average. This resolution and settings combination offers high frame rates while maintaining visual quality, as the 4K High preset drops to 109 FPS and 1080p High reaches 238 FPS.

Q: Can this system achieve 240 FPS in Undisputed?

A: Yes, at 1080p on Medium settings, the system averages 288 FPS with a minimum of 245 FPS. The 1080p Low preset reaches 400 FPS average. At 1440p, the Low preset achieves 289 FPS, which also exceeds 240 FPS.

Q: How does the RTX 5070 compare to its nearest rival GPUs?

A: The RTX 5070 has an average benchmark score of 40,377, which is 0.1% higher than the AMD Radeon Pro 580 (40,318) and 0.8% higher than the AMD Radeon Pro WX 7100 (40,063). It trails the AMD Radeon Pro 5300 by 1.2% (40,870).

Q: Is the i5-12400F a bottleneck for the RTX 5070 in this game?

A: Benchmark results indicate the CPU is not a significant bottleneck. The combo ranks 782nd out of 3,718, and the FPS scales predictably with resolution changes. At 1080p Low, the system reaches 400 FPS, suggesting the CPU can feed the GPU sufficiently even at high frame rates.

Q: What are the minimum FPS values for the Medium preset?

A: The Medium preset shows minimum FPS of 245 at 1080p, 177 at 1440p, and 112 at 4K. These minimums indicate consistent frame pacing, with the 4K minimum of 112 FPS still above 100 FPS for smooth gameplay.

Q: How does the 4K Ultra preset perform?

A: The 4K Ultra preset averages 70 FPS, which is the lowest measured result across all configurations. This represents a significant drop from the 4K High preset's 109 FPS, indicating that Ultra settings impose a heavy load on the GPU at 4K resolution.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals important information about the system's bottleneck characteristics. At High settings, the system achieves 238 FPS at 1080p, 172 FPS at 1440p, and 109 FPS at 4K. This represents a 28% drop from 1080p to 1440p and a 54% drop from 1080p to 4K. The scaling is consistent with GPU-bound behavior, where pixel count increases (1080p has roughly 2.07 million pixels, 1440p has 3.69 million, and 4K has 8.29 million) and frame rates decrease proportionally.

At Low settings, the scaling is more dramatic: 400 FPS at 1080p, 289 FPS at 1440p, and 183 FPS at 4K. The 1080p to 1440p drop of 28% mirrors the High settings scaling, but the 1440p to 4K drop is 37%, suggesting that at Low settings, the GPU becomes more memory-bandwidth limited at higher resolutions. The Medium preset shows 288 FPS at 1080p, 208 FPS at 1440p, and 132 FPS at 4K, with consistent 28% and 37% drops between resolutions.

The Ultra preset exhibits the largest resolution scaling penalties: 153 FPS at 1080p, 111 FPS at 1440p, and 70 FPS at 4K. The 54% drop from 1080p to 4K at Ultra settings is identical to High settings, indicating that the GPU's memory subsystem and compute resources are the limiting factors. The CPU's role becomes apparent when examining the 1080p Low result of 400 FPS—this is likely near the CPU's maximum frame delivery capability, as the 1440p Low result of 289 FPS represents a 28% reduction that aligns with GPU scaling expectations. The data suggests that at 1080p Low, the system is approaching CPU limits, while at 4K, the GPU is clearly the bottleneck.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-12400F provides 6 cores and 12 threads, with a base clock of 2.50 GHz and boost clock of 4.40 GHz. This Alder Lake-S architecture processor features 18 MB of shared L3 cache and 1.25 MB L2 cache per core. In Undisputed, the CPU's 12 threads are sufficient to maintain high frame rates, as evidenced by the 400 FPS result at 1080p Low. The processor's benchmarks show strong single-thread and multi-thread performance: Cinebench R23 scores of 1,680 single-core and 12,380 multi-core, with Geekbench scores of 1,964 single-core and 9,472 multi-core.

The CPU's 73rd percentile ranking among all processors places it above average, but its nearest rivals include the AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS (0% delta), Intel Core 3 201E (-0.1% delta), and Intel Core i5-1335U (0.3% delta). These rivals are all mobile or lower-power desktop parts, suggesting the i5-12400F's desktop 65W TDP provides adequate sustained performance for gaming. The CPU's 3DMark scores reveal scaling characteristics: 1,699 for 2 threads, 3,067 for 4 threads, 4,779 for 8 threads, and 5,912 for max threads. This indicates that the CPU's performance increases with thread count up to 12 threads, which is relevant for Undisputed's physics and AI calculations.

In this game, the CPU's role appears to be secondary to the GPU at higher resolutions, but at 1080p Low, the 400 FPS result suggests the CPU can deliver frames at a rate that exceeds most displays' capabilities. The CPU's PassMark single-thread score of 3,481 and multi-thread score of 19,433 indicate solid per-core performance that benefits games with moderate thread usage.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system delivers its highest frame rates across all settings. The Low preset averages 400 FPS, representing the absolute peak measured performance. Medium settings produce 288 FPS average with a minimum of 245 FPS and maximum of 331 FPS, showing excellent frame consistency with a 43 FPS spread between minimum and maximum. High settings average 238 FPS, while Ultra settings drop to 153 FPS. The 1080p results demonstrate that this system can easily drive 240Hz displays at Medium settings or 144Hz displays at Ultra settings.

At 2560x1440, the performance remains strong. Low settings achieve 289 FPS, nearly matching the 1080p Medium result. Medium settings produce 208 FPS average with 177 minimum and 239 maximum, showing a 62 FPS spread. High settings average 172 FPS, which is suitable for 165Hz displays. Ultra settings at 1440p deliver 111 FPS, crossing the 100 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay. The 1440p results indicate that Medium settings provide the best experience for high-refresh displays, while High settings are optimal for standard 144Hz monitors.

At 3840x2160, the system demonstrates its 4K capabilities. Low settings average 183 FPS, which is impressive for 4K gaming. Medium settings produce 132 FPS average with 112 minimum and 151 maximum, providing a 39 FPS spread that indicates stable performance. High settings achieve 109 FPS, making them suitable for 120Hz 4K displays. Ultra settings drop to 70 FPS, which remains playable but represents a significant compromise. The 4K results show that High settings offer the best balance of visual quality and performance, with Medium settings providing additional headroom for those with 120Hz+ 4K displays. The minimum FPS values at 4K Medium (112 FPS) and 1440p Medium (177 FPS) confirm that the system maintains playable frame rates even in demanding scenes.