Undisputed

The Intel Core i7-12700KF paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti delivers a distinctive performance profile in Undisputed, a sports title that scales dramatically with resolution and graphical presets. This combination occupies a specific niche in the database, ranking 1110th out of 1580 tested combos, placing it in the lower-middle tier of the overall pool. The data reveals a system that is well-balanced at 1440p but shows clear bottlenecks when pushed to the extremes of 4K Ultra or 1080p Low.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data for this combo illustrates a steep performance curve as resolution increases. At 1080p with High settings, the system produces an average of 135.4 FPS, which drops to 96.7 FPS at 1440p High, and further declines to 61.3 FPS at 4K High. This progression shows a predictable scaling pattern where each step up in resolution reduces performance by roughly 30-35%, indicating that the rendering pipeline is heavily influenced by pixel count.

The gap between Low and Ultra settings widens considerably at higher resolutions. At 1080p, the difference between Low (229.9 FPS) and Ultra (90.8 FPS) is a substantial 139.1 FPS, representing a 60.5% reduction in frame rate. At 1440p, this spread narrows slightly in absolute terms but remains significant: Low produces 168.4 FPS while Ultra falls to 65.9 FPS. The 4K resolution tells a more telling story, where Low hits 104.5 FPS but Ultra plummets to just 40.4 FPS, a 61.3% drop that makes Ultra settings essentially unplayable for smooth gameplay.

These numbers suggest that the limiting component shifts based on the resolution and settings combination. At 1080p Low, the system achieves 229.9 FPS, a figure that approaches the practical ceiling for many displays and suggests the CPU is doing heavy lifting to feed the GPU. The data indicates that at 1080p, the frame rate is not constrained by the graphics card alone, as the jump from 1080p Low to 1440p Low only costs 61.5 FPS, whereas the jump from 1080p High to 1440p High costs 38.7 FPS. This asymmetric scaling points to a system where the RTX 3060 Ti becomes the primary bottleneck as resolution climbs, particularly at 4K where even Medium settings only muster 77.2 FPS.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti is built on the Ampere architecture with a GA104 chip manufactured on Samsung's 8 nm process. It carries 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, delivering a memory bandwidth of 448.0 GB/s. The GPU operates with a base clock of 1410 MHz and a boost clock of 1665 MHz, with memory rated at 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective). These specifications position the card in the 69th percentile of all GPUs tested, with an average benchmark score of 25120.

The GPU's benchmark results show a mixed picture across different API tests. In 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, it scores 2626, while Geekbench OpenCL and Vulkan tests yield 109075 and 107543 respectively. The Passmark suite reveals interesting variations: DirectX 11 scores 163, DirectX 12 scores 78, and DirectX 9 scores 234. The Passmark G3D score of 20349 and GPU Compute score of 10006 round out the performance profile. These figures indicate that the card is well-suited for traditional rasterization workloads but shows relative weakness in compute-heavy scenarios.

In the context of Undisputed, the GPU's 8 GB VRAM capacity appears sufficient for the tested resolutions. The fact that 4K Ultra produces 40.4 FPS while 4K Low produces 104.5 FPS suggests that the performance drop at Ultra is more about shader complexity and fill rate demands than memory capacity. The card's 80 ROPs and 152 TMUs, combined with a pixel rate of 133.2 GPixel/s and texture rate of 253.1 GTexel/s, provide the raw throughput needed for the game's rendering tasks. The FP32 performance of 16.20 TFLOPS is adequate for the physics and animation systems in a sports title like Undisputed.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i7-12700KF represents Alder Lake-S architecture with 12 cores and 20 threads, operating from a base clock of 3.60 GHz to a boost clock of 5.00 GHz. This processor features a 25 MB shared L3 cache and per-core L2 cache of 1.25 MB, with L1 cache at 80 KB per core. It supports both DDR4 and DDR5 memory in a dual-channel configuration, though the specific memory bandwidth is not listed. The CPU has a TDP of 125 watts and is built on Intel's 10 nm process with a die size of 215 mm².

The CPU's benchmark scores demonstrate strong multi-threaded performance. Cinebench R23 yields 28979 multi-core and 4091 single-core, while Geekbench shows 13596 multi-core and 2526 single-core. The 3DMark tests reveal scaling from 1043 single-thread to 9983 max-thread, indicating good thread utilization. Passmark results show 34092 multi-thread and 3984 single-thread, with specific workloads like integer math at 113521 and floating point math at 87449. The processor sits in the 89th percentile of all CPUs with an average benchmark score of 35355.

In Undisputed, the CPU's role becomes apparent when examining the low-settings frame rates. At 1080p Low, the system achieves 229.9 FPS, which is 61.5 FPS higher than at 1440p Low. This 36.5% difference suggests that at 1080p, the CPU is capable of driving higher frame rates than the GPU can render, making the graphics card the limiting factor even at lower resolutions. However, the 12-core, 20-thread configuration ensures that the game's simulation and AI logic, which are typically single-threaded or lightly threaded, run without introducing CPU-bound stutters. The processor's 5.00 GHz boost clock provides strong single-core performance for the main game loop.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Core i7-12700KF and RTX 3060 Ti ranks 1110th out of 1580 tested combos in Undisputed, placing it in the 70.3rd percentile of all configurations. This ranking reflects a system that is capable of solid performance but sits below the top tier of gaming rigs. The CPU's individual ranking is notably stronger than the combo's overall position, as the i7-12700KF outperforms the nearest rival, the Intel Core i5-14400, by 0.1% with an average score of 35355 versus 35336. The CPU also beats the Intel Core i9-12900HX by 0.2% and the Intel Core i5-13600T by 0.3%, while trailing the Intel Core i7-13800H by 0.2%.

The GPU's ranking presents a different picture. The RTX 3060 Ti's average benchmark score of 25120 places it slightly below the AMD Radeon RX 6700M, which scores 25180, a delta of -0.2%. It also trails the AMD Radeon RX 6600 by 0.5% and both the AMD Radeon 890M and RX 580 2048SP by 0.5% and 0.7% respectively. This indicates that the GPU is the weaker component in the pairing, and the combo's rank of 1110 out of 1580 reflects this bottleneck.

The data suggests that the combo's rank is dragged down by the GPU's relative position. While the CPU performs in the top 11% of all processors, the GPU sits in the 69th percentile, and the combination of these two components results in a system that is better suited for 1440p gaming than 4K. The measured FPS at 1440p High of 96.7 FPS is respectable, and 1080p High at 135.4 FPS is strong, but the 4K Ultra result of 40.4 FPS clearly indicates the GPU's limitations.

FAQ

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

A: Based on the measured data, 1440p High provides the best balance with 96.7 FPS, while 1080p High reaches 135.4 FPS. The 4K High result of 61.3 FPS is playable but leaves little headroom.

Q: How does the GPU compare to its nearest rival?

A: The RTX 3060 Ti scores 25120 on average, which is 0.2% lower than the AMD Radeon RX 6700M's 25180 and 0.5% lower than the AMD Radeon RX 6600's 25235.

Q: Is the CPU a bottleneck at 1080p?

A: At 1080p Low, the system produces 229.9 FPS, which is 61.5 FPS higher than at 1440p Low. This suggests the CPU is not the limiting factor, as the GPU is already saturated at these frame rates.

Q: What is the performance gap between Low and Ultra at 4K?

A: The difference is 64.1 FPS, with Low at 104.5 FPS and Ultra at 40.4 FPS, representing a 61.3% reduction in performance.

Q: How does the CPU rank among all processors?

A: The Intel Core i7-12700KF sits in the 89th percentile with an average benchmark score of 35355, beating the Intel Core i5-14400 by 0.1%.

Q: What is the combo's overall ranking in the database?

A: The combination ranks 1110th out of 1580 tested combos in Undisputed, placing it in the lower-middle portion of the overall pool.