SYSTEM ANALYZER

Rate My PC: Intel Core i3-12100F + AMD Radeon RX 9070

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87 / 100
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Power Build

Top 13% of systems. Excellent for 1440p Ultra or 4K High gaming.

1440p Ultra4K High

System Balance Analysis

CPU vs GPU performance ratio
Well Balanced
CPU
81%
VS
GPU
92%
PROCESSOR

Intel Core i3-12100F

13,494 Benchmark Score
Top 19% Market Ranking
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AMD Radeon RX 9070

23,877 Benchmark Score
Top 8% Market Ranking
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Market Position

How your build compares to others
Budget
0-30
Mid-Range
30-60
High-End
60-85
Enthusiast
85-100
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Strong Performance

Excellent for 1440p gaming. Most games will run at high/ultra settings smoothly.

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Performance Tiers Explained

90-100

Ultimate

4K Ultra gaming, VR ready, ray tracing enabled, professional workloads

4K 60+ FPS VR Ready
70-89

High-End

1440p Ultra or 4K High settings, excellent for modern AAA titles

1440p Ultra 4K High
50-69

Mid-Range

1080p Ultra or 1440p Medium, great value for most gamers

1080p Ultra 1440p Med
30-49

Entry Level

1080p Medium settings, suitable for eSports and older titles

1080p Med eSports
0-29

Legacy

Basic gaming, older titles, consider upgrading for modern games

720p-1080p Low Older Games

Gaming Performance

The measured frame rates for this Core i3-12100F + Radeon RX 9070 pairing reveal a system that excels at 1080p and remains highly capable at 1440p, with 4K as a more demanding target. At 1920x1080, the data shows an average of 151.7 FPS across the tested game suite, with several titles pushing well past high-refresh thresholds. Counter-Strike 2 runs at 239 FPS, Valorant at 429.1 FPS, and the older Counter-Strike: Global Offensive hits an extraordinary 527.7 FPS. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege reaches 285 FPS, and the Siege X variant follows closely at 284.4 FPS. Roblox posts 310 FPS, while Minecraft delivers 236 FPS, confirming that esports and lighter titles easily clear 240Hz displays.

Moving to 2560x1440, performance remains strong but scaling shows the expected drop. Valorant still manages 408.4 FPS, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 361.5 FPS, and Counter-Strike 2 158 FPS. Rainbow Six Siege delivers 187 FPS, with Siege X at 185.3 FPS. Roblox drops to 203.9 FPS, and Minecraft to 149 FPS. Heavier titles show their weight at this resolution: Cyberpunk 2077 runs at 53 FPS, Red Dead Redemption 2 at 48.8 FPS, and Ark: Survival Ascended at 24.3 FPS. Call of Duty: Warzone remains playable at 119 FPS, while Assetto Corsa delivers 98.7 FPS.

At 3840x2160, the picture changes considerably. Only a handful of titles maintain high refresh rates: Valorant at 373.7 FPS, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive at 216.4 FPS, and Rainbow Six Siege at 103 FPS. Most AAA games fall below 60 FPS. Cyberpunk 2077 runs at 35 FPS, Red Dead Redemption 2 at 29.9 FPS, and Ark: Survival Ascended at 12.7 FPS. Call of Duty: Warzone manages 101 FPS, which is respectable for 4K, but the overall trend is clear: this system is optimized for 1080p and 1440p gaming, with 4K reserved for less demanding or well-optimized titles.

The data indicates that the CPU becomes a limiting factor at lower resolutions in certain esports titles, while the GPU handles the heavy lifting at higher resolutions. In Valorant at 1080p, the 429.1 FPS figure suggests headroom beyond what many displays can show, but at 4K the same game still produces 373.7 FPS, indicating that even this lightweight title scales with GPU load. For single-player experiences like Control, the progression from 100 FPS at 1080p to 75 FPS at 1440p to 51 FPS at 4K shows a balanced scaling curve typical of a GPU-bound system.

FAQ

Q: What is the average FPS across all tested games for this build?

A: The average FPS across the measured game suite is 151.7, based on data from the pair rank analysis.

Q: How does this build rank among all tested system pairs?

A: The pairing ranks 1149th out of 3732 total pairs, placing it in the 69th percentile overall when combining CPU and GPU performance.

Q: What is the CPU's multi-threaded performance in Cinebench R23?

A: The Core i3-12100F scores 11860 in Cinebench R23 multicore and 1674 in single-core, reflecting its 4-core, 8-thread configuration.

Q: What is the GPU's memory bandwidth and capacity?

A: The Radeon RX 9070 features 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, providing 644.6 GB/s of bandwidth.

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

A: The RX 9070 has an average benchmark score of 23877, which is 0.6% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN Z and 1.1% ahead of the RTX 3080 Mobile.

Q: Can this system handle 4K gaming at playable frame rates?

A: Select titles run well at 4K, such as Valorant at 373.7 FPS and Call of Duty: Warzone at 101 FPS, but demanding AAA games like Cyberpunk 2077 at 35 FPS and Ark: Survival Ascended at 12.7 FPS fall below smooth playability.

Q: What is the CPU's percentile ranking among all CPUs?

A: The Core i3-12100F sits in the 68th percentile of all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 13494.

Balance and Bottleneck

The performance data reveals a system where the CPU and GPU occupy different performance tiers, yet the pairing works effectively for most gaming scenarios. The Core i3-12100F ranks in the 68th percentile of all CPUs, while the Radeon RX 9070 sits in the 69th percentile of all GPUs. This near-match in percentile suggests a balanced pairing, but the workload-specific data tells a more nuanced story.

In CPU-intensive scenarios, the quad-core i3 shows its limits. The 3DMark 16-thread score of 4051 and max-thread score of 4023 indicate that the CPU's scaling plateaus quickly beyond 4 threads, which is expected for a 4-core, 8-thread part. The PassMark multithread score of 14015 and single-thread score of 3444 show a large gap between lightly-threaded and fully-loaded performance. In games, this manifests as exceptional frame rates in esports titles where single-thread performance dominates. Valorant at 429.1 FPS at 1080p relies heavily on the CPU's 4.30 GHz boost clock and strong single-core efficiency, evidenced by the Geekbench single-core score of 1932.

The GPU becomes the bottleneck in graphically demanding titles, particularly at higher resolutions. Cyberpunk 2077 drops from 71 FPS at 1080p to 35 FPS at 4K, a 50.7% reduction that tracks closely with the GPU's rendering workload rather than CPU limitations. Similarly, Red Dead Redemption 2 falls from 62.5 FPS at 1080p to 29.9 FPS at 4K. The GPU's 36.13 TFLOPS FP32 performance and 644.6 GB/s bandwidth are the determining factors in these scenarios.

At 1080p in lighter titles, the CPU can limit maximum frame rates. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive reaches 527.7 FPS at 1080p but only 216.4 FPS at 4K, suggesting that at 1080p the CPU is pushing near its maximum throughput. The 3DMark 2-thread score of 1659 and 4-thread score of 2859 show that the CPU's strength lies in fewer, faster cores, which benefits games with limited thread utilization.

Who Should Build It

This build targets gamers who prioritize high-refresh-rate 1080p or smooth 1440p play over 4K max settings. The measured data shows 1080p average FPS of 151.7 across all tested games, with esports titles far exceeding that figure. Competitive players seeking 240Hz or higher in games like Valorant, Counter-Strike 2, and Rainbow Six Siege will find this system well-suited, as those titles deliver 429.1, 239, and 285 FPS respectively at 1080p.

For 1440p gamers, the system handles most titles admirably. Call of Duty: Warzone at 119 FPS, Control at 75 FPS, and Assetto Corsa at 98.7 FPS all provide smooth experiences on high-refresh monitors. Even demanding single-player games like Cyberpunk 2077 at 53 FPS and Red Dead Redemption 2 at 48.8 FPS are playable, though not at maximum settings.

Content creators working with video editing or 3D rendering will find the GPU's compute capabilities valuable. The RX 9070 scores 131539 in Geekbench OpenCL and 14737 in PassMark GPU compute, making it capable for GPU-accelerated workflows. The CPU's Cinebench R23 multicore score of 11860 and Geekbench multicore of 7252 indicate it can handle moderate productivity tasks, though heavy multi-threaded workloads will expose the 4-core limitation.

Students and office workers building a single system for both work and play will benefit from the desktop form factor and the CPU's 58 W TDP, which keeps power requirements modest. The GPU's 220 W TDP and suggested 550 W PSU make this a straightforward build for a standard desktop configuration.

CPU Analysis

The Intel Core i3-12100F is a 4-core, 8-thread processor based on the Alder Lake architecture, manufactured on Intel's 10 nm process. It features a base clock of 3.30 GHz and a boost clock of 4.30 GHz, with a TDP of 58 W. The chip uses the Intel Socket 1700 and supports both DDR4 and DDR5 memory in dual-channel configuration, though it lacks ECC memory support. The CPU provides Gen 5 PCIe with 16 lanes, and its die size is 163 mm². The cache hierarchy consists of 80 KB L1 per core, 1.25 MB L2 per core, and 12 MB of shared L3 cache.

Benchmark results show a processor that performs strongly in single-threaded tasks but scales modestly with additional threads. The 3DMark single-thread score of 893 and 2-thread score of 1659 demonstrate solid lightly-threaded performance. The 4-thread score of 2859 and 8-thread score of 4026 show that the CPU's performance gains diminish after 4 threads, which aligns with its physical core count. The max-thread score of 4023 is nearly identical to the 8-thread score, confirming that the 8 threads represent the full processing capacity.

In Cinebench tests, the CPU scores 1674 single-core and 11860 multicore in R23, with corresponding R20 scores of 703 and 4981. The Geekbench scores of 1932 single-core and 7252 multicore place the CPU in the 68th percentile of all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 13494. This places it alongside the Intel Core 3 N355 (13492, 0% delta), Intel Core i5-9500 (13452, 0.3% ahead), Intel Core 5 120UL (13594, -0.7% behind), and Intel Core i7-1250U (13351, 1.1% ahead).

PassMark results show balanced performance across various workloads. The single-thread score of 3444, integer math score of 40978, floating-point math score of 31977, and extended instructions score of 10842 indicate a well-rounded CPU for general-purpose computing. Data compression at 160452 and data encryption at 8071 show competent throughput for file operations and security tasks. The lower scores in physics (985) and prime number finding (60) highlight the limitations of 4 cores in certain computational workloads.

For real-world use, this CPU handles everyday productivity, web browsing, and office applications with ease. In gaming, its strong single-thread performance supports high frame rates in CPU-bound titles. For content creation, the 4-core configuration will handle light video editing and photo work, but longer render times are expected compared to higher-core-count processors.

GPU Analysis

The AMD Radeon RX 9070 is built on the RDNA 4.0 architecture using TSMC's 4 nm process, with the Navi 48 chip containing 53,900 million transistors on a 357 mm² die. The GPU features 3584 shading units, 224 texture mapping units, and 128 raster operation units, along with 56 ray tracing cores. Clock speeds are rated at 1330 MHz base, 2070 MHz game, and 2520 MHz boost, with memory running at 2518 MHz or 20.1 Gbps effective.

The 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus provides 644.6 GB/s of bandwidth, which is substantial for both gaming and compute workloads. The GPU delivers 36.13 TFLOPS of FP32 and FP16 performance in a 1:1 ratio, along with pixel rate of 322.6 GPixel/s and texture rate of 564.5 GTexel/s. The board uses a dual-slot cooler with dual 8-pin power connectors and has a TDP of 220 W, with a suggested PSU of 550 W. Connectivity includes PCIe 5.0 x16, one HDMI 2.1b port, and three DisplayPort 2.1a outputs. API support covers DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.

Benchmark results place the GPU in the 69th percentile of all GPUs, with an average score of 23877. The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 6290 reflects strong modern API performance. Geekbench OpenCL score of 131539 and Vulkan score of 58705 show robust compute capabilities. PassMark results include a G3D score of 25381, GPU compute score of 14737, and G2D score of 1280. The DirectX 11 score of 281 and DirectX 10 score of 141 indicate that legacy API performance is less of a focus, while DirectX 9 at 343 shows compatibility for older titles.

Compared to its nearest rivals, the RX 9070 is 0.6% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN Z (23736) and 1.1% ahead of the RTX 3080 Mobile (23628), while sitting 0.8% behind the Radeon RX 6800S (24063) and 1.2% behind the RTX 2080 SUPER (24170). This places the GPU in a competitive mid-to-high range tier.

For rendering workloads, the RX 9070's 16 GB VRAM and high bandwidth make it suitable for 3D modeling, texture-heavy scenes, and GPU-accelerated rendering. The 56 ray tracing cores provide hardware acceleration for ray-traced effects in supported games and applications. The FP32 and FP16 compute performance of 36.13 TFLOPS supports scientific computing and machine learning inference tasks, though the lack of dedicated tensor cores means some AI workloads may rely on general-purpose compute.

Benchmark Performance

The combined performance picture shows a system in the 69th percentile overall, with the CPU and GPU each contributing similar relative strength. The Core i3-12100F achieves an average benchmark score of 13494, placing it in the 68th percentile of all CPUs. Its nearest rival, the Intel Core 3 N355, scores 13492 with a 0% delta, while the Core i5-9500 is 0.3% ahead at 13452. The CPU's strongest results come in single-threaded tests: 3DMark single-thread at 893, Geekbench single-core at 1932, and PassMark single-thread at 3444.

The Radeon RX 9070 achieves an average benchmark score of 23877, placing it in the 69th percentile of all GPUs. Its performance is tightly clustered with rivals: 0.6% ahead of the GTX TITAN Z (23736), 1.1% ahead of the RTX 3080 Mobile (23628), 0.8% behind the RX 6800S (24063), and 1.2% behind the RTX 2080 SUPER (24170). The GPU's standout results include the 3DMark Steel Nomad score of 6290 and the Geekbench OpenCL score of 131539.

When viewed together, the CPU and GPU percentiles of 68 and 69 respectively suggest a well-matched pairing. The combined percentile of 69 confirms this balance. The system's gaming performance, with an average of 151.7 FPS across all tested games, aligns with what these benchmark scores would predict. The pair rank of 1149 out of 3732 places the system in the top 30% of all tested configurations, which is a solid result for a desktop build.

The data shows that the CPU's single-thread performance and the GPU's raw rendering power complement each other effectively. In CPU-light games, the GPU's 36.13 TFLOPS of compute power drives high frame rates. In GPU-light games, the CPU's 4.30 GHz boost clock and strong single-core efficiency prevent bottlenecks. The result is a system that performs above its individual component percentiles would suggest for gaming, particularly at 1080p and 1440p resolutions.

Build Overview

This is a desktop build pairing the Intel Core i3-12100F with the AMD Radeon RX 9070. The CPU is a 4-core, 8-thread Alder Lake processor on the Intel Socket 1700 platform, while the GPU is a RDNA 4.0 architecture card from the Radeon RX 9000 series. Both components are currently in active production, indicating an available and supportable configuration.

The overall tier of this build, based on the combined percentile of 69, places it in the upper-mid range of systems. The CPU's 68th percentile and GPU's 69th percentile show that neither component dramatically outperforms the other, creating a balanced platform that avoids severe bottlenecking in most workloads. The system's pair rank of 1149 out of 3732 configurations, with an average FPS of 151.7 across games, confirms its capability as a high-performance gaming desktop.

The desktop form factor allows for future upgrades, though the CPU's LGA 1700 socket and the GPU's PCIe 5.0 x16 interface provide modern connectivity. The CPU's support for both DDR4 and DDR5 memory offers flexibility in system building, while the GPU's 16 GB VRAM ensures long-term viability for increasingly demanding games. The power requirements, with the CPU at 58 W and GPU at 220 W, are manageable for a standard desktop PSU rated at 550 W as suggested.

In terms of tier, this build sits comfortably above budget systems but below enthusiast-level configurations. It is designed for gamers who want high performance at mainstream resolutions without the cost of top-tier components. The measured data supports this positioning: excellent 1080p performance, strong 1440p capability, and acceptable 4K in select titles.

Usage Scenarios

High-refresh gaming: At 1080p, this system delivers exceptional frame rates for competitive play. Valorant runs at 429.1 FPS, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive at 527.7 FPS, and Rainbow Six Siege at 285 FPS, all exceeding 240Hz display capabilities. The 151.7 FPS average across all tested games ensures smooth gameplay even in less optimized titles.

Streaming: The CPU's 8 threads handle streaming overhead while maintaining playable frame rates in most games. At 1080p, titles like Call of Duty: Warzone at 134 FPS and Fortnite at 115 FPS provide headroom for encoding. The GPU's 16 GB VRAM and 36.13 TFLOPS compute performance can also support hardware-accelerated encoding tasks.

Video editing: The GPU's Geekbench OpenCL score of 131539 and PassMark GPU compute score of 14737 make it well-suited for GPU-accelerated effects and rendering in video editors. The CPU's Cinebench R23 multicore score of 11860 handles timeline scrubbing and basic encoding, though 4K exports will be slower than on higher-core-count systems.

3D rendering: With 36.13 TFLOPS of FP32 compute and 56 ray tracing cores, the RX 9070 accelerates 3D renders significantly. The 16 GB VRAM accommodates complex scenes and high-resolution textures. The CPU's PassMark integer math score of 40978 supports geometry processing, though final CPU-based renders will be limited by the 4-core configuration.

Software development: The CPU's strong single-thread performance, evidenced by Geekbench single-core score of 1932, handles compilation tasks efficiently for smaller projects. The 68th percentile CPU ranking ensures responsive IDE performance. The GPU can accelerate parallel computing workloads through OpenCL and Vulkan APIs.

Student and office work: The CPU's 58 W TDP keeps power consumption low for daily tasks. The 3DMark 2-thread score of 1659 and PassMark single-thread score of 3444 indicate fast response for document editing, web browsing, and spreadsheet work. The GPU's G2D score of 1280 supports smooth 2D desktop rendering and multiple monitor setups with its 1x HDMI 2.1b and 3x DisplayPort 2.1a outputs.