Undisputed

# Undisputed with Intel Core Ultra 5 225 + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070

The Intel Core Ultra 5 225 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 combination delivers a robust experience in Undisputed, a sports title from October 2023. With measured frame rates ranging from 70 FPS at 4K Ultra to 400 FPS at 1080p Low, this pairing demonstrates strong headroom across all tested resolutions and settings. The data reveals a system that comfortably handles competitive play at high refresh rates, though the Ultra preset at 4K shows the first signs of strain.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average FPS recorded for this combo?

A: The maximum measured average is 400 FPS at 1920x1080 with Low settings. This drops to 238 FPS at the same resolution with High settings, showing the substantial impact of quality presets even at 1080p.

Q: How does the combo rank among all tested combinations?

A: The combo ranks 555th out of 2,813 tested combinations in Undisputed, placing it in the top quintile. This percentile position reflects a capable pairing for this title, given the CPU's 85th percentile ranking among all processors and the GPU's 82nd percentile among all graphics cards.

Q: What is the minimum FPS recorded at 1440p Medium?

A: At 2560x1440 with Medium settings, the minimum FPS is 177, with an average of 208 FPS and a maximum of 239 FPS. This represents the only resolution where min/max data is available for this setting level.

Q: Does the RTX 5070's 12 GB VRAM become a limiting factor?

A: The data shows no clear VRAM bottleneck. Even at 3840x2160 Ultra, the average FPS is 70, which is playable. The memory configuration—12 GB GDDR7 on a 192-bit bus with 672.0 GB/s bandwidth—appears sufficient for all tested presets in this game.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rivals in general benchmarks?

A: The Core Ultra 5 225 has an average benchmark score of 36,938, essentially matching the AMD Ryzen 5 5600F at 36,945 (0% delta). It sits slightly behind the AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D by 0.2% and the AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 450 by 0.4%.

Q: What is the FPS difference between Low and Ultra at 4K?

A: At 3840x2160, Low settings produce 183 FPS average, while Ultra drops to 70 FPS—a reduction of 113 FPS or roughly 62%. This wide gap indicates the GPU is heavily taxed by the Ultra preset's visual demands.

CPU Role

The Intel Core Ultra 5 225 brings 10 cores and 10 threads to the pairing, with a base clock of 3.30 GHz and a boost clock of 4.90 GHz. This Arrow Lake-S architecture chip, built on a 3 nm process by TSMC, offers a 20 MB shared L3 cache alongside 192 KB L1 and 3 MB L2 per core. The 65 W TDP and dual-channel DDR5 memory support with 102.4 GB/s bandwidth round out a modern desktop platform.

In Undisputed, a sports title that typically relies on consistent frame pacing rather than massive thread counts, the 10-core/10-thread configuration appears well-suited. The lack of Hyper-Threading (10 threads on 10 cores) is notable, but the high boost clock compensates in scenarios where single-thread performance matters. Cinebench R23 scores of 25,891 multi-core and 3,655 single-core reflect strong general performance, placing the chip in the 85th percentile among all CPUs.

The CPU's PassMark multithread score of 30,459 and single-thread score of 4,412 suggest balanced capabilities. For a game like Undisputed, where physics calculations and AI opponent behavior can create spikes in CPU demand, the 4.90 GHz boost is likely the more critical specification. The data shows that at 1080p Low—a setting where GPU load is minimal—the system reaches 400 FPS, indicating the CPU can feed frames at very high rates without becoming a bottleneck.

Comparing to nearest rivals, the Core Ultra 5 225's average benchmark score of 36,938 is effectively tied with the AMD Ryzen 5 5600F (36,945) and Ryzen 5 5500X3D (37,018, -0.2%). This parity suggests that any performance differences in-game would stem from architectural quirks rather than raw compute power. The Intel chip's 10-core design offers a different threading model than these competitors, which may interact with Undisputed's engine in ways that the aggregate scores don't fully capture.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 anchors this system with its Blackwell 2.0 architecture, built on a 5 nm process by TSMC. The chip contains 31,100 million transistors across a 263 mm² die, with 6,144 shading units, 192 texture mapping units, and 80 raster output pipelines. Clock speeds are set at a 2325 MHz base and 2512 MHz boost, delivering 30.87 TFLOPS of FP32 compute.

Memory configuration is a highlight: 12 GB of GDDR7 on a 192-bit bus provides 672.0 GB/s of bandwidth. This is paired with 48 ray tracing cores and 192 tensor cores, though Undisputed's rendering demands in this test dataset don't specifically exercise those features. The GPU's PassMark G3D score of 29,137 and 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 5,077 place it in the 82nd percentile among all GPUs.

In the measured results, the RTX 5070 shows clear scaling across settings. At 1080p, the jump from Low (400 FPS) to Ultra (153 FPS) represents a 61.8% performance drop, while at 4K the same settings transition yields a 61.7% reduction (183 to 70 FPS). This consistent proportional scaling suggests the GPU is the primary driver of frame rate changes as settings increase, with the CPU maintaining adequate headroom.

The GPU's nearest rivals in benchmark scores are notably different in market positioning: AMD Radeon Pro 580 (40,318, +0.1%), AMD Radeon Pro WX 7100 (40,063, +0.8%), and AMD Radeon Pro 5300 (40,870, -1.2%). These workstation-class cards scoring similarly to the RTX 5070 in aggregate benchmarks doesn't translate to gaming performance parity, but the percentile placement indicates the RTX 5070 sits comfortably in the upper tier of available GPUs.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured FPS values, the Medium preset offers the best balance between visual quality and performance headroom. At 4K, Medium delivers 132 FPS average with a minimum of 112 FPS and maximum of 151 FPS—a smooth experience that stays well above typical 60 FPS display refresh rates. At 1440p, Medium reaches 208 FPS average (min 177, max 239), and at 1080p it hits 288 FPS (min 245, max 331).

The High preset is also viable, particularly for users prioritizing visual fidelity. At 4K High, the system maintains 109 FPS average, while 1440p High reaches 172 FPS and 1080p High hits 238 FPS. These numbers suggest High is playable across all resolutions, though the 4K figure leaves less margin for frame time spikes during intense boxing exchanges.

The Ultra preset at 4K (70 FPS) is likely only suitable for users with variable refresh rate displays who can tolerate occasional dips below 60 FPS. At lower resolutions, Ultra proves more reasonable: 111 FPS at 1440p and 153 FPS at 1080p. The Low preset, while producing extreme frame rates (400 FPS at 1080p, 289 FPS at 1440p, 183 FPS at 4K), would likely sacrifice too much visual quality for a game where character model detail and arena atmosphere contribute to the experience.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination ranks 555th out of 2,813 tested combos in Undisputed, placing it in the top 19.7% of all pairings. This rank reflects the strong but not elite positioning of both components: the CPU sits at the 85th percentile among all processors, while the GPU sits at the 82nd percentile among all graphics cards. The rank suggests that while this system delivers high frame rates, there are many stronger combinations—likely involving higher-tier GPUs or CPUs—that achieve even more extreme performance.

The GPU's nearest rivals in aggregate benchmarks are all AMD Radeon Pro workstation cards, which are not typically gaming-focused. This underscores that the RTX 5070's gaming performance in Undisputed is better than its raw benchmark percentile might suggest, as workstation cards often emphasize compute over rasterization. The CPU's nearest rivals include the Ryzen 5 5600F and Ryzen 5 5500X3D, both solid gaming chips, indicating the Intel Ultra 5 225 holds its own in this segment.

The 555th rank out of 2,813 combos means this pairing outperforms roughly 80% of all tested systems in Undisputed. For a game with competitive online modes, this level of performance comfortably handles high-refresh-rate monitors at most settings, with only the most demanding 4K Ultra scenario falling to standard 60 Hz territory.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system delivers exceptional performance across all presets. Low settings produce 400 FPS average, Medium reaches 288 FPS (min 245, max 331), High achieves 238 FPS, and Ultra still maintains 153 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra is 247 FPS, demonstrating the GPU's ability to scale its workload across a wide performance envelope.

At 2560x1440, the frame rates remain high but show the expected reduction. Low settings yield 289 FPS, Medium averages 208 FPS (min 177, max 239), High produces 172 FPS, and Ultra drops to 111 FPS. The step-down from 1080p to 1440p costs between 51 FPS (Low) and 42 FPS (Ultra), a relatively modest penalty that keeps all presets playable.

At 3840x2160, the performance hierarchy shifts. Low settings still deliver 183 FPS, but Medium falls to 132 FPS (min 112, max 151), High drops to 109 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 70 FPS. The 4K Ultra result represents the only measured configuration below 100 FPS, and the 70 FPS average leaves limited headroom for demanding scenes or background processes.

The min/max data available only for Medium settings shows consistent frame delivery: at 1080p, the range spans 86 FPS (245 to 331), at 1440p it spans 62 FPS (177 to 239), and at 4K it spans 39 FPS (112 to 151). The narrowing range at higher resolutions suggests the GPU becomes more consistently loaded, reducing frame time variance.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate progression from 1080p to 4K reveals important insights about the limiting component. At Low settings, the drop from 400 FPS (1080p) to 289 FPS (1440p) to 183 FPS (4K) represents a 54.3% reduction from 1080p to 4K. This substantial scaling indicates the GPU is the primary constraint even at minimal visual quality, as a CPU-limited scenario would show less variation across resolutions.

At Medium settings, the progression is 288 → 208 → 132 FPS, a 54.2% drop from 1080p to 4K. The consistency of this percentage across Low and Medium settings strongly suggests GPU-bound performance throughout. At High settings, the drop is 238 → 172 → 109 FPS (54.2% reduction), and at Ultra, it's 153 → 111 → 70 FPS (54.2% reduction). The near-identical scaling percentages across all settings—hovering around 54%—confirm that resolution scaling follows a predictable pattern driven by pixel count.

The 4K resolution (3840x2160) contains exactly four times the pixels of 1080p (1920x1080), yet the FPS drop is only 54% rather than 75%. This suggests that while the GPU is the limiting factor, other bottlenecks—likely CPU frame generation or memory bandwidth—prevent the scaling from being purely pixel-count driven. The 672.0 GB/s memory bandwidth of the RTX 5070 appears sufficient to feed the GPU at all tested settings, but the 12 GB VRAM capacity may influence texture streaming at higher resolutions.

The fact that Ultra settings produce identical proportionally drops to Low settings indicates that Undisputed's engine scales predictably. For users targeting 4K, the data suggests that Medium (132 FPS) is the sweet spot, while High (109 FPS) remains viable. The 70 FPS Ultra result, while technically playable, represents the first configuration where the system's performance class becomes apparent, hinting that future titles with heavier visual demands may require settings compromises at 4K.