Undisputed

The Intel Core i7-12700KF paired with the AMD Radeon RX 7700 delivers a remarkably fluid experience in Undisputed, with benchmark results showing that the combination is capable of high refresh rate performance across all tested resolutions. The data indicates that this pairing is particularly well-suited for competitive play, where frame rates above 100 FPS provide a distinct advantage in timing-based mechanics.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data for this combo reveals a clear hierarchy in performance across the four available graphics presets. At 1080p, the Low preset achieves a staggering 288 FPS average, which is more than sufficient for even the highest refresh rate monitors. However, the jump from Low to Medium is substantial, with the average dropping to 207 FPS while still maintaining excellent smoothness with a minimum of 176 FPS. The High preset at 171 FPS remains exceptionally playable, while Ultra drops to 110 FPS.

At 1440p, the pattern shifts. Low produces 208 FPS, Medium delivers 150 FPS with a minimum of 127 FPS, and High maintains a robust 124 FPS. The Ultra preset at this resolution yields 80 FPS, which is still perfectly playable for a sports title but begins to show the GPU working harder. The data suggests that Medium or High at 1440p provides the best balance between visual fidelity and performance, as both remain well above the 120 FPS threshold that competitive players typically target.

For 4K gaming, the recommendations change dramatically. The High preset at 4K produces 78 FPS, which is acceptable for casual play but not ideal for competitive scenarios. Medium at 4K yields 95 FPS with a minimum of 80 FPS, representing the best playable experience at this resolution. The Ultra preset at 4K drops to 50 FPS, which is below the smoothness threshold most players would find acceptable for a fast-paced boxing sim. The Low preset at 4K (132 FPS) is technically the most responsive option, but it sacrifices too much visual detail to be the recommended choice.

The optimal experience across all resolutions is achieved with the High preset at 1080p or 1440p. At 1080p High, the 171 FPS average provides excellent headroom above the 144Hz refresh rate common in gaming monitors, while at 1440p High, the 124 FPS average still comfortably exceeds 120 FPS. For players with high refresh rate 4K displays, Medium at 4K is the only preset that balances smoothness with visual quality, delivering a consistent 95 FPS average with a 80 FPS minimum.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 7700 is built on the RDNA 3.0 architecture with a Navi 32 chip manufactured on a 5 nm process by TSMC. The GPU features 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, providing a bandwidth of 624.1 GB/s. This memory configuration is notably generous for a card in this performance tier, and the data shows it is more than sufficient for Undisputed at all tested settings and resolutions.

The GPU operates with a base clock of 1900 MHz and a boost clock of 2459 MHz, with a game clock of 2041 MHz. The card's 2560 shading units, 160 texture mapping units, and 96 raster operation pipelines deliver a pixel rate of 236.1 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 393.4 GTexel/s. These specifications translate to 25.18 TFLOPS of FP32 compute performance, which the benchmark data indicates is well-matched to the demands of this sports title.

The performance scaling across settings reveals the GPU's capabilities. At 1080p, the RX 7700 demonstrates its strength by delivering 288 FPS on Low, which is an exceptional result that suggests the card is barely taxed at this resolution. The drop to 110 FPS on Ultra at 1080p represents the GPU being pushed harder, but the 171 FPS on High shows there is still considerable headroom in the card's performance envelope.

The RX 7700's 40 ray tracing cores and DirectX 12 Ultimate support are present in the specifications, though the benchmark data does not indicate that Undisputed utilizes these features heavily. The card's 200 W TDP and dual-slot cooling solution suggest it is designed for efficient operation, and the measured frame rates confirm that it delivers strong performance without requiring extreme power delivery. The 16 GB VRAM allocation proves particularly valuable at 4K, where the High preset maintains 78 FPS without any indication of memory-related stuttering.

Resolution Scaling

The performance degradation from 1080p to 4K is substantial and reveals the nature of the workload. At High settings, the average FPS drops from 171 at 1080p to 124 at 1440p (a 27.5% reduction) and then to 78 at 4K (a 37.1% further reduction). This scaling pattern is typical for a GPU-bound scenario at higher resolutions, where the rendering pipeline becomes increasingly saturated.

The Medium preset shows a similar trend, with 207 FPS at 1080p dropping to 150 FPS at 1440p (27.5% reduction) and then to 95 FPS at 4K (36.7% further reduction). The consistency of these percentage drops across settings suggests that the scaling is driven primarily by pixel count rather than by settings-specific effects, which indicates the GPU is the limiting component at higher resolutions.

The Low preset demonstrates the most dramatic scaling, from 288 FPS at 1080p to 208 FPS at 1440p (27.8% reduction) and then to 132 FPS at 4K (36.5% further reduction). This pattern is remarkably uniform across all three presets, with approximately a 27-28% reduction when moving from 1080p to 1440p and a further 36-37% reduction when moving to 4K. This consistency strongly suggests that the game's rendering pipeline scales predictably with resolution.

The Ultra preset follows a slightly different pattern, with 110 FPS at 1080p dropping to 80 FPS at 1440p (27.3% reduction) and then to 50 FPS at 4K (37.5% reduction). The fact that the percentage drops are nearly identical across all presets indicates that the limiting factor at higher resolutions is the GPU's fill rate and compute capacity rather than any specific setting. The data shows that this combo is best utilized at 1080p or 1440p for high refresh rate gaming, while 4K is viable primarily at Medium settings where the 95 FPS average remains competitive.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers exceptional performance across all settings. The Low preset achieves 288 FPS average, which is the highest measured result in the entire dataset. The Medium preset produces 207 FPS with a minimum of 176 FPS and a maximum of 238 FPS, indicating excellent frame pacing. The High preset maintains 171 FPS, while the Ultra preset drops to 110 FPS. All four settings at 1080p exceed the 100 FPS threshold, making this resolution the most versatile for the combo.

Moving to 2560x1440, performance remains strong but shows the expected reduction. The Low preset delivers 208 FPS, which is still remarkably high. The Medium preset achieves 150 FPS with a minimum of 127 FPS and a maximum of 172 FPS, providing smooth gameplay with plenty of headroom. The High preset produces 124 FPS, which is still well above the 120 FPS mark that many players consider the minimum for competitive play. The Ultra preset at 80 FPS is the first setting that drops below the 100 FPS threshold, though it remains perfectly playable for non-competitive scenarios.

At 3840x2160, the performance envelope narrows considerably. The Low preset delivers 132 FPS, which is respectable for 4K. The Medium preset achieves 95 FPS with a minimum of 80 FPS and a maximum of 109 FPS, representing the best balance of visual quality and responsiveness at this resolution. The High preset produces 78 FPS, which is adequate for casual play. The Ultra preset drops to 50 FPS, which is below the threshold for smooth, responsive gameplay and would only be suitable for players who prioritize visual fidelity over frame rate.

The measured data shows that the Medium preset at every resolution provides the most consistent frame times, as evidenced by the minimum and maximum values. The 1080p Medium preset has a 62 FPS range between minimum and maximum, while the 1440p Medium has a 45 FPS range, and the 4K Medium has a 29 FPS range. This tightening of frame time variance at higher resolutions is typical for GPU-bound scenarios and indicates that the combo maintains stability even when pushed harder.

How This Combo Ranks

The Intel Core i7-12700KF and AMD Radeon RX 7700 combination ranks 1284 out of 2813 tested combos in Undisputed, placing it in the 54th percentile of all systems tested. This mid-pack ranking is notable given the strong absolute performance numbers, indicating that many other combinations in the database achieve even higher frame rates in this title.

The CPU component of this combo ranks in the 85th percentile among all processors, with an average benchmark score of 35365. Its nearest rivals include the Intel Core i7-13700T with an average score of 35403 (a -0.1% delta), the Intel Core i5-13600T with 35305 (a 0.2% delta), and the Intel Core 5 213PE with 35428 (a -0.2% delta). The Intel Core i7-12700K is also closely matched at 35287 (a 0.2% delta). This clustering indicates that the CPU is performing essentially identically to its closest competitors, with differences well within measurement noise.

The GPU ranks in the 58th percentile among all graphics cards, with an average benchmark score of 15852. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon R9 370X with 15862 (a -0.1% delta), the AMD Radeon RX 9060 with 16014 (a -1% delta), and the AMD Radeon Pro W5500 with 15679 (a 1.1% delta). The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti is also close at 16129 (a -1.7% delta). These small deltas demonstrate that the RX 7700 sits in a tightly contested performance tier.

The combination of a CPU in the 85th percentile with a GPU in the 58th percentile creates an interesting dynamic. The CPU is clearly not the bottleneck in Undisputed, as its performance class is significantly higher than the GPU's. This suggests that the combo's mid-pack ranking is primarily determined by the GPU's capability, and any upgrade path should focus on the graphics card first to improve frame rates in this title.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i7-12700KF is a 12-core, 20-thread processor based on the Alder Lake architecture, manufactured on Intel's 10 nm process. It features a base clock of 3.60 GHz and a boost clock of 5.00 GHz, with a 125 W TDP. The CPU's cache hierarchy includes 80 KB of L1 per core, 1.25 MB of L2 per core, and 25 MB of shared L3 cache, providing 20 MB of L3 cache that is accessible across the entire processor.

In Undisputed, the CPU's role appears to be secondary to the GPU, given the resolution-dependent scaling observed in the measured FPS data. The processor's single-thread performance is strong, as evidenced by its 3dmark single-thread score of 1043 and its Cinebench R23 single-core score of 4071. This is important for a sports title like Undisputed, where game logic, physics, and AI are typically handled by a limited number of threads.

The multi-threaded capabilities of the i7-12700KF are substantial, with a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 28838 and a 3dmark max threads score of 9983. However, the data from the game benchmarks shows that the CPU is not the limiting factor in this combo. The consistent percentage drops in FPS as resolution increases indicate that the GPU is the bottleneck, particularly at 4K where the CPU has ample headroom to feed the graphics card.

The processor's PassMark multithread score of 34092 and Geekbench multicore score of 14367 demonstrate its strong overall compute capability. The CPU also performs well in specialized workloads, with a PassMark data encryption score of 23181 and a floating point math score of 87449. These scores suggest that the i7-12700KF has sufficient processing power to handle the background tasks and game logic while the RX 7700 focuses on rendering.

The 12-core configuration with 20 threads provides excellent parallel processing capability, and the 5.00 GHz boost clock ensures responsive single-threaded performance. The data shows that in Undisputed, the CPU maintains frame rates without issue, even at 1080p where the GPU produces 288 FPS on Low settings. The fact that the CPU can sustain such high frame rates without becoming a bottleneck confirms that it is well-matched to the RX 7700 for this title.