Undisputed

The Intel Core i7-12700K paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 delivers a robust performance profile in Undisputed, with measured frame rates that scale predictably across resolutions. The data shows a clear transition from a CPU-bound environment at 1080p to a GPU-bound one at 4K, with the most demanding settings exposing the limits of this mid-range combination.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate drop from 1080p to 4K is steep, indicating a significant shift in workload distribution. At High settings, the average FPS falls from 182.3 at 1920x1080 to 133.0 at 2560x1440, a reduction of approximately 27%. Moving further to 3840x2160, the average drops to 86.3 FPS, which is about 53% lower than the 1080p figure. This trend is consistent across all settings, but the magnitude of the drop increases with graphical fidelity.

For Low settings, the scaling is the most dramatic. At 1080p, the combo achieves 307.7 FPS, which drops to 223.0 at 1440p (a 27.5% decrease) and then to 141.2 at 4K (a 54.1% decrease from 1080p). The sheer headroom at 1080p Low suggests the CPU is the primary limiter at that resolution, as the GPU is not being saturated. At 4K Low, the 141.2 FPS figure indicates the GPU is now the bottleneck, but the high frame rate still implies the game is not particularly demanding on the graphics card at lower presets.

The Ultra preset shows the most brutal scaling. The average FPS drops from 118.1 at 1080p to 83.3 at 1440p (a 29.5% decrease) and then falls to 56.7 at 4K (a 52% decrease from 1080p). This pattern reveals that the pixel throughput required at 4K Ultra overwhelms the RTX 3070, halving the performance compared to the more CPU-friendly 1080p resolution. The data suggests that for competitive play at high refresh rates, 1080p is the sweet spot, while 4K is only viable on Low settings for a smooth experience.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070’s role becomes increasingly central as resolution and settings increase. The GPU’s 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus provides a bandwidth of 448.0 GB/s, which is sufficient for 1080p and 1440p gaming but becomes a limiting factor at 4K Ultra. The benchmark results show that at 4K Ultra, the average FPS falls to 56.7, which is below the 60 FPS threshold often considered ideal for smooth gameplay. This indicates that the combination of the 8 GB frame buffer and the GPU’s compute capabilities (20.31 TFLOPS FP32) is stressed by the 3840x2160 resolution with high-quality textures and effects.

The GPU’s boost clock of 1725 MHz (base 1500 MHz) is a key determinant of its performance. The data shows that the card can push high frame rates at lower resolutions, but the scaling to 4K reveals its architectural limits. The RTX 3070’s percentile ranking of 72 against all GPUs places it in the upper-middle tier, which aligns with its measured performance in this title. The nearest rivals, such as the AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT (deltaPct of 0.9) and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti (deltaPct of 1), are within 1% of its average benchmark score, indicating that the 3070 is a well-balanced card for its class. However, the 4K Ultra results demonstrate that it is not a high-end 4K solution, as the 56.7 FPS average is a clear indicator of the GPU being the primary constraint.

How This Combo Ranks

In the comprehensive database of tested combinations, this specific pairing of the Intel Core i7-12700K and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 ranks 728th out of 1580 total combos in Undisputed. This places it in the 46th percentile, meaning it outperforms 46% of all tested systems. This mid-pack ranking is consistent with the individual component standings: the CPU ranks in the 89th percentile among all processors, while the GPU ranks in the 72nd percentile among all graphics cards.

The disparity between the CPU’s high percentile (89) and the combo’s overall rank (46th percentile) highlights that the GPU is the limiting factor in this pairing. The CPU’s performance is not the bottleneck for this game, as evidenced by the high frame rates at 1080p Low (307.7 FPS), which far exceed the GPU’s capabilities at higher settings. The combo rank suggests that while the CPU is capable of feeding the GPU at lower resolutions, the GPU’s mid-tier standing prevents this system from climbing higher in the overall rankings. The data indicates that this combination is well-suited for 1080p and 1440p gaming, but it is not competitive with top-tier systems at 4K, which is reflected in its 728th position.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data provides a granular view of the system’s performance across all settings and resolutions. At 1920x1080, the averages range from 307.7 FPS on Low to 118.1 FPS on Ultra, with Medium at 224.4 and High at 182.3. The progression from Low to Ultra shows a performance penalty of 61.6% when moving from the lowest to the highest preset. This suggests that the Ultra preset introduces significant graphical effects that heavily tax the GPU, even at a lower resolution.

At 2560x1440, the averages are 223.0 FPS on Low, 159.0 on Medium, 133.0 on High, and 83.3 on Ultra. The difference between Low and Ultra here is 62.6%, a slightly larger penalty than at 1080p, which reflects the increased pixel workload. The 1440p High setting at 133.0 FPS is a notable figure, as it indicates that this combo can handle high-refresh-rate 1440p gaming with most settings enabled.

At 3840x2160, the averages drop to 141.2 FPS on Low, 104.8 on Medium, 86.3 on High, and 56.7 on Ultra. The 4K Ultra result is the only one below 60 FPS in the entire dataset, confirming that this resolution and setting combination is beyond the RTX 3070’s comfortable performance envelope. The 4K Low setting at 141.2 FPS shows that the game is still playable at 4K if the user is willing to sacrifice visual quality. The data shows a consistent pattern: the gap between Low and Ultra widens as resolution increases, from 189.6 FPS at 1080p to 84.5 FPS at 4K, indicating that the GPU’s workload scales non-linearly with pixel count.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i7-12700K is a 12-core, 20-thread processor based on the Alder Lake architecture, with a base clock of 3.60 GHz and a boost clock of 5.00 GHz. Its benchmark scores are impressive, with a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 29241 and a single-core score of 4128. The CPU’s performance in synthetic tests places it in the 89th percentile of all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 35684.

In Undisputed, the CPU’s role is most evident at 1080p with Low settings, where the frame rate reaches 307.7 FPS. This high number suggests that the CPU is capable of feeding the GPU with enough data to achieve such high frame rates, and the GPU becomes the limiting factor only when settings are increased. The CPU’s nearest rivals, such as the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5845 (deltaPct of -0.3) and the Intel Core i7-13700T (deltaPct of 0.6), are within 1% of its average score, indicating that the 12700K is a solid performer but not the absolute best in its class.

The data shows that the CPU is not a bottleneck in this game. At 4K Ultra, the frame rate drops to 56.7 FPS, which is far below the CPU’s potential output, as evidenced by the 1080p Low results. The 20 threads and high boost clock ensure that the CPU can handle the game’s simulation and physics without becoming a limiting factor. The game’s Sports genre typically requires consistent frame times for smooth animations, and the CPU’s strong single-thread performance (Geekbench single-core score of 2561) supports this. The 125W TDP and the 10nm process node allow for sustained performance, and the CPU’s 25 MB of shared L3 cache provides ample space for game data. Overall, the i7-12700K is a capable partner for the RTX 3070, and the measured FPS data confirms that the GPU is the primary constraint in this system for Undisputed.