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Rate My PC: Intel Core i5-12400F + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070

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87 / 100
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Power Build

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

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System Balance Analysis

CPU vs GPU performance ratio
Well Balanced
CPU
84%
VS
GPU
90%
PROCESSOR

Intel Core i5-12400F

19,039 Benchmark Score
Top 16% Market Ranking
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070

17,208 Benchmark Score
Top 10% 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

The Intel Core i5-12400F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 is a desktop build that sits in the 67th combined percentile, placing it above the majority of systems. The CPU delivers strong single-threaded performance with a Geekbench single-core score of 1964, while the GPU’s PassMark G3D score of 22214 places it in the 61st percentile. Measured 1080p ultra gaming averages are high, with titles like Counter-Strike 2 hitting 210.9 FPS and Valorant reaching 438.5 FPS, but the data shows clear resolution scaling limits, particularly at 4K where demanding titles like Cyberpunk 2077 drop to 31.7 FPS.

FAQ

Q: What is the combined performance percentile of this CPU and GPU pairing?

A: The build’s combined percentile is 67, meaning it outperforms 67% of all tracked CPU+GPU pairings. The CPU alone sits in the 73rd percentile among all CPUs, while the GPU is in the 61st percentile among all GPUs.

Q: How does the Intel Core i5-12400F compare to its closest rival, the AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS?

A: The i5-12400F has an average benchmark score of 19039, while the Ryzen 5 7535HS scores 19047, a delta of 0%. The two are effectively tied in overall CPU performance. The i5 is slightly behind the Intel Core 3 201E by 0.1% but ahead of the Intel Core i5-1335U by 0.3%.

Q: What is the RTX 3070’s performance ranking relative to the AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT?

A: The RTX 3070 has an average GPU benchmark score of 17208, which is 0.7% higher than the RX 7600 XT’s score of 17083. The RTX 3070 also leads the GTX 690 by 1% and the HD 7970M by 1.1%, but trails the Tesla K40c by 1.5%.

Q: What is the maximum measured FPS across all games in the dataset?

A: The highest measured FPS at 1080p ultra is 461 FPS in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. At 1440p, the same game hits 317 FPS, and at 4K it reaches 187 FPS. Valorant follows closely with 438.5 FPS at 1080p.

Q: What is the lowest measured FPS at 4K ultra in the dataset?

A: The lowest 4K ultra result is 10 FPS in Ark: Survival Ascended. Other notably low 4K results include The Medium at 31.3 FPS and Cyberpunk 2077 at 31.7 FPS, showing the GPU’s limit at this resolution.

Q: Does the CPU support DDR5 memory?

A: Yes, the Intel Core i5-12400F supports both DDR4 and DDR5 memory through its dual-channel memory bus. This provides flexibility in motherboard and memory selection, though the specific memory bandwidth figures are not listed in the data.

Q: What is the suggested power supply wattage for this GPU?

A: The suggested PSU for the RTX 3070 is 550 W. The GPU itself has a TDP of 220 W, and it requires a single 12-pin power connector.

Balance and Bottleneck

The data indicates that the RTX 3070 is the primary performance ceiling for this pairing at higher resolutions, while the i5-12400F provides ample headroom at lower resolutions. The CPU’s 3dmark single-thread score of 909 and 2-thread score of 1699 are strong enough to drive high frame rates; for instance, CS2 reaches 210.9 FPS at 1080p, and Valorant hits 438.5 FPS. However, these numbers drop sharply when resolution increases—CS2 falls to 135.9 FPS at 1440p and 78.4 FPS at 4K, indicating the GPU becomes the limiting factor.

At 1080p, the CPU can still push many esports titles past 200 FPS, but the GPU’s 8 GB VRAM and 448.0 GB/s bandwidth begin to constrain performance in modern AAA titles. Cyberpunk 2077 at 1080p delivers 60.5 FPS, which is playable but not high-refresh territory. At 1440p, the average FPS across all measured games is 136.8, but this figure masks significant variance; titles like Red Dead Redemption 2 drop to 44.7 FPS, while older games like CS:GO remain at 317 FPS. The GPU’s PassMark G3D score of 22214 is 61st percentile, while the CPU’s PassMark multithread score of 19433 is higher relative to its peers, reinforcing that the GPU is the bottleneck in graphics-heavy workloads.

For CPU-intensive tasks like physics or data compression, the i5-12400F scores 1202 in PassMark physics and 233327 in data compression, which are robust numbers. The 3dmark 16-thread score of 5895 and max-thread score of 5912 show that multi-threaded scaling is nearly flat beyond 16 threads, meaning additional cores would not help this workload. The bottleneck analysis points to a balanced system for 1080p gaming, but at 4K, the GPU’s 61st percentile ranking becomes the limiting factor, as seen in the 4K FPS figures across all games.

GPU Analysis

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 is built on the Ampere architecture with a GA104 chip manufactured on an 8 nm process at Samsung. The GPU contains 17,400 million transistors on a 392 mm² die, with a transistor density of 44.4M per mm². It has 5888 shading units, 184 texture mapping units, and 96 raster output units. The memory subsystem consists of 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 256-bit bus, providing a memory bandwidth of 448.0 GB/s. The base clock is 1500 MHz with a boost clock of 1725 MHz, while the memory runs at an effective 14 Gbps.

The RTX 3070 includes 46 RT cores and 184 tensor cores, which are dedicated to ray tracing and AI-based workloads. The FP32 performance is rated at 20.31 TFLOPS, with FP16 also at 20.31 TFLOPS (1:1 ratio). Pixel fill rate is 165.6 GPixel/s, and texture fill rate is 317.4 GTexel/s. These specifications support the benchmark results: the 3dmark Steel Nomad DX12 score is 3162, while the Geekbench OpenCL score is 112821. The PassMark G3D score is 22214, and the PassMark GPU compute score is 11195, indicating strong compute capability for a GPU in the 61st percentile.

The GPU’s 8 GB VRAM is a limiting factor at 4K ultra settings, as evidenced by the measured FPS. In Ark: Survival Ascended, the 4K ultra result is 10 FPS, and Cyberpunk 2077 manages only 31.7 FPS. The bandwidth of 448.0 GB/s is sufficient for 1440p gaming, where most titles stay above 60 FPS, but 4K performance suffers in demanding titles. The RTX 3070 supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4, making it compatible with modern APIs. The display outputs include one HDMI 2.1 and three DisplayPort 1.4a connections, and the card measures 242 mm in length with a dual-slot design.

Who Should Build It

This pairing is suited for gamers targeting 1080p or 1440p high-refresh-rate play. The measured data shows that at 1080p ultra, most games exceed 60 FPS, with esports titles like CS:GO (461 FPS), Valorant (438.5 FPS), and Rainbow Six Siege (248 FPS) far exceeding 144 Hz monitors. At 1440p, the average FPS across all games is 136.8, but AAA titles like Cyberpunk 2077 (49 FPS) and Red Dead Redemption 2 (44.7 FPS) require settings adjustments to hit 60 FPS. 4K gaming is possible only in lighter titles; the RTX 3070’s 8 GB VRAM limits performance in modern AAA games, as seen in the 4K results.

Content creators who work with CPU-bound tasks will benefit from the i5-12400F’s performance. The Cinebench R23 multicore score of 12380 and Geekbench multicore score of 9472 indicate capable rendering performance for video editing and 3D modeling. The PassMark integer math score of 59995 and floating point math score of 46759 support this, showing strong compute for code compilation and scientific calculations. Students and small business workstations can use this build for everyday productivity, but the data shows it is overkill for basic tasks—the CPU’s single-thread score of 3481 in PassMark is high, and the GPU is far more powerful than needed for office applications.

Developers working on game engines or machine learning will benefit from the RTX 3070’s tensor cores and 20.31 TFLOPS FP32 performance. The Geekbench OpenCL score of 112821 indicates strong GPGPU compute, and the 184 tensor cores accelerate AI inference workloads. However, the 8 GB VRAM may be insufficient for large models or high-resolution textures. This build is not intended for 4K gaming at ultra settings, as the data shows the GPU is in the 61st percentile and struggles with the most demanding titles at that resolution.

Upgrade Path and Platform

The Intel Core i5-12400F uses the Intel Socket 1700 platform, which supports the Alder Lake architecture. The CPU has a 65 W TDP, and the memory support includes both DDR4 and DDR5 with a dual-channel bus. The PCIe interface is Gen 5 with 20 lanes from the CPU, providing ample bandwidth for the RTX 3070’s PCIe 4.0 x16 interface. The CPU is not multiplier-unlocked, so overclocking is not available, but the boost clock of 4.40 GHz is already high.

The RTX 3070 has a TDP of 220 W, and the suggested PSU is 550 W, leaving headroom for future upgrades to a more power-hungry GPU. The power connector is a single 12-pin, which may require an adapter for older PSUs. The GPU is end-of-life, with its successor being the GeForce 40 series, but the current platform supports any PCIe 4.0 x16 card. The CPU’s production status is active, meaning it is still available for new builds.

A sensible next upgrade would be a GPU with more VRAM, as the 8 GB limit on the RTX 3070 is the primary bottleneck at 4K. The CPU’s 73rd percentile ranking suggests it has enough performance to drive a faster GPU at 1080p and 1440p without becoming a bottleneck. The socket 1700 platform supports 12th Gen Core CPUs, and while the i5-12400F is a 6-core/12-thread part, users could upgrade to a higher-core-count CPU in the same generation if needed. The memory support for both DDR4 and DDR5 means the motherboard choice determines which memory type is used, and upgrading from DDR4 to DDR5 would require a new motherboard.

Gaming Performance

The measured FPS data at ultra settings reveals a system that excels at 1080p and 1440p but struggles at 4K in demanding titles. At 1920x1080, the highest FPS is 461 in CS:GO, followed by 438.5 in Valorant and 269.4 in Roblox. Counter-Strike 2 hits 210.9 FPS, and Rainbow Six Siege X reaches 252.4 FPS. For AAA titles at 1080p, Cyberpunk 2077 runs at 60.5 FPS, Red Dead Redemption 2 at 57.9 FPS, and Control at 90 FPS. The lowest 1080p result is Ark: Survival Ascended at 30 FPS, which is a particularly demanding game.

At 2560x1440, the average FPS across all games is 136.8, but the range is wide. Valorant leads with 404.5 FPS, and CS:GO hits 317 FPS. Assetto Corsa runs at 88.3 FPS, and Doom achieves 103.3 FPS. Cyberpunk 2077 drops to 49 FPS, Red Dead Redemption 2 to 44.7 FPS, and Control to 63.6 FPS. The 1440p results show the RTX 3070 is capable of high refresh rates in esports titles but requires lowered settings for AAA games to reach 60 FPS.

At 3840x2160, the GPU’s limitations become apparent. Valorant still manages 323.7 FPS, and CS:GO hits 187 FPS, but most AAA titles fall below 60 FPS. Cyberpunk 2077 runs at 31.7 FPS, Red Dead Redemption 2 at 27.2 FPS, and Control at 43.3 FPS. Ark: Survival Ascended is unplayable at 10 FPS. The 4K results for lighter games like Minecraft (68 FPS) and Roblox (103.5 FPS) are acceptable, but the data indicates this is not a 4K gaming build. The pair rank by FPS is 1486 out of 3732 pairs, with an average FPS of 136.8 across all games and resolutions.

CPU Analysis

The Intel Core i5-12400F is a 6-core, 12-thread processor from the Core 12th Gen series, based on the Alder Lake-S architecture. It has a base clock of 2.50 GHz and a boost clock of 4.40 GHz, with a 65 W TDP. The CPU is manufactured on a 10 nm process at Intel with a die size of 163 mm². The cache hierarchy includes 80 KB of L1 per core, 1.25 MB of L2 per core, and 18 MB of shared L3 cache. The CPU supports DDR4 and DDR5 memory in a dual-channel configuration, and it has PCIe Gen 5 with 20 lanes from the CPU.

The benchmark scores show a strong single-thread performer. The Cinebench R23 single-core score is 1680, and the Geekbench single-core score is 1964. The 3dmark single-thread score is 909, and the 2-thread score is 1699. Multi-threaded performance is solid for a 6-core part: Cinebench R23 multicore scores 12380, and Geekbench multicore scores 9472. The 3dmark 16-thread score is 5895, and the max-thread score is 5912, showing that the CPU scales well up to 12 threads but gains little beyond that.

In PassMark tests, the CPU scores 19433 in multithread, 3481 in single-thread, and 1202 in physics. The integer math score is 59995, floating point math is 46759, and extended instructions score 15834. Data compression scores 233327, and data encryption scores 11679. The random string sorting score is 22975, and the find prime numbers score is 72. The average benchmark score is 19039, placing the CPU in the 73rd percentile among all CPUs. The closest rival is the AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS with a score of 19047, a 0% delta, indicating near-identical performance.

The CPU’s performance is adequate for gaming and productivity, but the 6-core/12-thread configuration is a limiting factor in heavily threaded workloads. The 3dmark 16-thread score is 5895, and the max-thread score is 5912, showing diminishing returns beyond 12 threads. For real-world tasks, this means video rendering and 3D modeling will be slower than higher-core-count CPUs, but the single-thread performance ensures snappy responsiveness in daily use.

Build Overview

This is a desktop build featuring the Intel Core i5-12400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070. The combined percentile is 67, indicating this system outperforms two-thirds of all tracked pairings. The CPU is a 12th Gen Core i5 with 6 cores and 12 threads, while the GPU is a GeForce 30-series card with 8 GB of GDDR6 memory. The build class is desktop, and the data is measured, not estimated.

The overall tier is solidly mid-range to upper-mid-range. The CPU’s 73rd percentile and GPU’s 61st percentile combine to produce a system that excels at 1080p and 1440p gaming. The average FPS across all measured games is 136.8, and the pair ranks 1486 out of 3732 pairs. This is not a top-tier 4K system, but it is a highly capable 1440p machine.

The RTX 3070 is an end-of-life product, but it remains competitive, as shown by its 0.7% lead over the RX 7600 XT. The i5-12400F is still an active product, making this a viable current build. The combination of a 65 W CPU and 220 W GPU means the system is power-efficient, with a suggested 550 W PSU providing ample headroom. This is a balanced system for gamers who prioritize frame rates over resolution, and for users who need CPU performance for productivity tasks.

Benchmark Performance

The Intel Core i5-12400F has an average benchmark score of 19039, placing it in the 73rd percentile of all CPUs. The Cinebench R23 multicore score is 12380, and the single-core score is 1680. The Geekbench multicore score is 9472 with a single-core score of 1964. In 3dmark tests, the CPU scores 909 single-thread, 1699 2-thread, 3067 4-thread, 4779 8-thread, 5895 16-thread, and 5912 max-thread. The PassMark multithread score is 19433, and the single-thread score is 3481.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 has an average benchmark score of 17208, placing it in the 61st percentile of all GPUs. The 3dmark Steel Nomad DX12 score is 3162, and the Geekbench OpenCL score is 112821. The Geekbench Vulkan score is 21022. In PassMark tests, the GPU scores 22214 in G3D, 11195 in GPU compute, and 1001 in G2D. DirectX scores are 150 for DX10, 182 for DX11, and 85 for DX12, with a DX9 score of 247.

The combined picture is a CPU that is stronger relative to its peers than the GPU. The CPU’s 73rd percentile is 12 points higher than the GPU’s 61st percentile. The GPU’s nearest rival is the RX 7600 XT, which it leads by 0.7%, while the CPU is tied with the Ryzen 5 7535HS. The pair’s combined percentile of 67 reflects this balance, with the CPU providing a strong foundation and the GPU delivering solid 1080p and 1440p performance. The data shows a system that is well-matched for high-refresh gaming at 1080p and 1440p, with the GPU being the limiting factor at 4K.