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Rate My PC: Intel Core i5-12490F + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D V2

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Intel Core i5-12490F

20,802 Benchmark Score

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D V2

16,504 Benchmark Score

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# CPU Analysis

The Intel Core i5-12490F is a 6-core, 12-thread desktop processor built on Intel's Alder Lake architecture and fabricated on Intel's 10 nm process node. It operates with a base clock of 3.00 GHz and a boost clock of 4.60 GHz, with a thermal design power of 65 W. The chip features 80 KB of L1 cache per core, 1.25 MB of L2 cache per core, and a shared 20 MB L3 cache. It supports dual-channel DDR4 and DDR5 memory and provides PCIe Gen 5 with 20 lanes from the CPU. The processor's die size is 163 mm², and it fits the Intel Socket 1700 platform.

Benchmark results show a processor that scales predictably with thread count. In 3DMark tests, the CPU scores 946 in single-thread, 1,727 in 2-thread, 3,133 in 4-thread, 4,811 in 8-thread, 5,923 in 16-thread, and 5,936 in max-thread workloads. This scaling pattern indicates that the 12 threads are effectively utilized, with the max-thread score only slightly above the 16-thread score, suggesting that the workload saturates near 16 threads and additional scheduling overhead offsets gains. Cinebench results reinforce this: R15 multicore scores 1,742 versus 245 single-core, R20 multicore scores 7,259 versus 1,024 single-core, and R23 multicore scores 17,284 versus 2,440 single-core. The R23 multicore-to-single-core ratio of roughly 7.1x demonstrates strong parallel efficiency for a 6-core/12-thread part.

PassMark results provide broader workload insights. The CPU achieves 20,202 in multithread, 3,682 in single-thread, 60,548 in integer math, 47,326 in floating-point math, 23,791 in random string sorting, 237,304 in data compression, 12,018 in data encryption, 15,993 in extended instructions, 87 in find prime numbers, and 1,345 in physics. The integer math score being notably higher than floating-point math suggests the architecture favors general-purpose compute over heavy FPU workloads, which is typical for a mainstream desktop part without AVX-512 enhancements. The data compression score is exceptionally high relative to other metrics, indicating strong memory subsystem performance and cache efficiency.

Relative to nearest rivals, the i5-12490F sits at the 74th percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 20,802. Its closest competitors are tightly clustered: the Intel Xeon 6325P scores 20,821 (0.1% higher), the Intel Core Ultra 5 125U scores 20,826 (0.1% higher), the AMD EPYC 7J13 scores 20,845 (0.2% higher), and the AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT scores 20,733 (0.3% lower). These delta percentages are negligible in real-world terms; the i5-12490F is functionally equivalent to these rivals in aggregate throughput, despite the Xeon and EPYC being server-class parts with different power envelopes and the Core Ultra 5 being a mobile chip. This positions the i5-12490F as a strong mainstream desktop performer that competes with both older server silicon and newer efficiency-oriented designs.

# Usage Scenarios

High-refresh gaming: The single-thread score of 946 in 3DMark and 2,440 in Cinebench R23 indicate strong per-core performance that drives frame generation in lightly-threaded game engines. Combined with the GPU's capabilities, this CPU can support high-refresh gaming at 1080p and 1440p where CPU-bound scenarios dominate, though exact FPS figures require measured data.

Streaming: The 6-core/12-thread configuration with a multithread score of 20,202 in PassMark provides enough parallel headroom for simultaneous game encoding and gameplay. The 20 MB L3 cache helps maintain low latency for real-time encoding workloads, and the 65 W TDP keeps thermal load manageable during extended streaming sessions.

Video editing: The Cinebench R23 multicore score of 17,284 indicates solid rendering performance for timeline previews and export tasks. The data compression score of 237,304 in PassMark suggests efficient handling of video codec data streams, while the floating-point math score of 47,326 supports color grading and effects processing.

3D rendering: The 3DMark max-thread score of 5,936 and Cinebench R20 multicore score of 7,259 show that the CPU can handle multi-frame rendering workloads, though it will trail higher-core-count parts. For single-frame interactivity, the single-thread scores are adequate for viewport manipulation but not for final-frame production rendering at scale.

Software development: The integer math score of 60,548 and extended instructions score of 15,993 in PassMark indicate strong performance for compilation tasks, code analysis, and test execution. The 12 threads allow parallel builds, and the 20 MB L3 cache reduces overhead for frequently accessed code segments.

Student and office work: The single-thread score of 3,682 in PassMark and 946 in 3DMark handle everyday productivity applications with negligible latency. The 65 W TDP ensures low power draw and quiet operation, making it suitable for sustained office workloads without thermal throttling.

# Upgrade Path and Platform

The Intel Core i5-12490F uses the Intel Socket 1700 platform, which supports both DDR4 and DDR5 memory across dual-channel configurations. This flexibility allows builders to choose between cost-effective DDR4 or higher-bandwidth DDR5 depending on motherboard selection. The CPU provides PCIe Gen 5 with 20 lanes, enabling high-speed connectivity for modern GPUs and NVMe storage devices.

The 65 W TDP of the CPU contrasts sharply with the GPU's 575 W TDP, and the suggested PSU for the GPU alone is 950 W. This means the power supply requirement is driven almost entirely by the graphics card, not the processor. The CPU's modest power draw leaves substantial headroom for overclocking the GPU or adding peripherals without exceeding PSU capacity, assuming the 950 W unit is selected. However, the CPU multiplier is locked, so no CPU overclocking headroom exists; performance gains must come from memory tuning or platform features.

A sensible next upgrade path within the same socket would involve moving to a higher-core-count Alder Lake or Raptor Lake part if the motherboard's VRM and BIOS support it. Given that the i5-12490F already operates at the 74th CPU percentile, the most impactful upgrade would be to a processor with more cores for heavily threaded workloads, while the GPU remains the dominant component for gaming. The dual memory support means that upgrading from DDR4 to DDR5 would require a new motherboard, so the platform choice at initial build time determines future memory upgrade options.

# Balance and Bottleneck

The combined percentile of this CPU+GPU pairing is 67, indicating that the system as a whole sits above the median but below the top tier. The CPU's 74th percentile versus the GPU's 59th percentile reveals a notable imbalance: the processor is relatively stronger compared to its peers than the graphics card is compared to its own peers. This suggests that in CPU-bound workloads, the system will perform better than in GPU-bound scenarios relative to other builds.

In gaming workloads, the CPU's single-thread performance (946 in 3DMark single-thread) and the GPU's capabilities will interact such that at lower resolutions, the CPU becomes the limiting factor for frame generation, while at higher resolutions, the GPU's rendering throughput dominates. The CPU's 12 threads provide enough parallelism for modern game engines that spawn multiple worker threads, but the GPU's relatively lower percentile position means that graphics-heavy settings will be constrained by the GPU first.

For productivity workloads, the CPU's multithread score of 20,202 in PassMark and the GPU's compute capabilities (104.8 TFLOPS FP32) mean that CPU-bound tasks like compilation or spreadsheet analysis will be limited by the processor, while GPU-accelerated tasks like rendering or machine learning will be limited by the graphics card. The deltaPct values for the GPU's nearest rivals (0% to 0.9% difference) indicate that the GPU is in a tight performance cluster, so any bottleneck analysis should treat the GPU's position as representative of a broader group of similar-performing cards.

# Benchmark Performance

The CPU achieves an average benchmark score of 20,802, placing it at the 74th percentile among all CPUs. Its nearest rival, the Intel Xeon 6325P, scores 20,821, a delta of -0.1%, meaning the i5-12490F is effectively tied with that server processor. The AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT is 0.3% lower at 20,733, while the Intel Core Ultra 5 125U and AMD EPYC 7J13 are 0.1% and 0.2% higher, respectively. These sub-1% differences mean the i5-12490F is interchangeable with its rivals for aggregate performance.

The GPU scores 16,504 in the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test, placing it at the 59th percentile among all GPUs. Its nearest rivals are tightly bunched: the NVIDIA T400 scores 16,508 (0% delta), the AMD Radeon PRO W7500 scores 16,415 (0.5% higher), the NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell scores 16,408 (0.6% higher), and the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT scores 16,361 (0.9% higher). These deltas are all within 1%, indicating that the RTX 5090 D V2 performs nearly identically to a professional workstation GPU and a last-generation mainstream gaming card in this specific benchmark.

The combined picture shows a CPU that outperforms its percentile position relative to the GPU. The CPU's 74th percentile versus the GPU's 59th percentile means that the system's overall percentile of 67 is pulled down by the GPU. In workloads that are purely CPU-bound, the system will perform like a top-quartile machine, but in GPU-bound tasks, it will perform like a mid-pack system.

# Who Should Build It

This pairing suits gamers targeting high-refresh 1080p or 1440p gaming where the CPU's strong single-thread performance (946 in 3DMark single-thread) supports high frame rates, and the GPU's 24 GB VRAM ensures texture-rich scenes fit within memory. The CPU's 74th percentile and GPU's 59th percentile mean that 4K gaming will be GPU-limited, so users at that resolution should expect mid-pack performance relative to other 4K systems.

Content creators working on video editing will benefit from the CPU's Cinebench R23 multicore score of 17,284 for export tasks and the GPU's 104.8 TFLOPS FP32 for GPU-accelerated effects. The 24 GB GDDR7 VRAM with 1.34 TB/s bandwidth supports large compositing projects and multi-layer timelines without swapping to system memory.

Software developers compiling large codebases will find the CPU's integer math score of 60,548 and 12 threads adequate for parallel builds, while the GPU can accelerate testing or simulation workloads. The 65 W CPU TDP keeps the build quiet and cool in an office environment, and the dual DDR4/DDR5 support allows flexibility in memory selection.

Students and small business workstations benefit from the CPU's single-thread score of 3,682 in PassMark for responsive everyday use, and the GPU's 24 GB VRAM future-proofs against increasingly memory-hungry productivity applications. The 950 W suggested PSU provides headroom for expansion, though the CPU's locked multiplier limits overclocking.

# Gaming Performance

No measured FPS rows exist for this exact CPU+GPU combination, and the FACT PACK contains no measuredFps data. Therefore, all FPS figures discussed here are estimates derived from the benchmark scores of the CPU and GPU, not from direct game testing. The dataIsMeasured field is false for this pairing.

Based on the CPU's single-thread score of 946 in 3DMark and the GPU's 3DMark Steel Nomad score of 16,504, this system should deliver playable frame rates in most modern titles at 1080p and 1440p with ultra settings. The CPU's 74th percentile position suggests it can feed the GPU adequately at these resolutions, where frame generation is often CPU-limited. At 4K, the GPU's 59th percentile becomes the primary constraint, and performance will be lower relative to top-tier GPU configurations.

The GPU's 24 GB VRAM and 1.34 TB/s bandwidth indicate that texture-heavy games at high resolutions will not experience memory bottlenecks, but the GPU's raw compute throughput (104.8 TFLOPS FP32) is in the mid-range among peers, so ray-tracing or path-tracing workloads will be more demanding. Esports titles with lower graphical demands will likely run at very high frame rates given the CPU's strong single-thread performance, but exact numbers require measured data.

# FAQ

Q: What is the CPU's core and thread count?

A: The Intel Core i5-12490F has 6 cores and 12 threads.

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

A: The CPU's average benchmark score of 20,802 is 0.1% lower than the Intel Xeon 6325P (20,821) and 0.3% higher than the AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT (20,733).

Q: What is the GPU's memory configuration?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D V2 has 24 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 384-bit bus with 1.34 TB/s bandwidth.

Q: What is the GPU's percentile position?

A: The GPU is at the 59th percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 16,504.

Q: What is the combined percentile of this build?

A: The combined percentile for this CPU+GPU pairing is 67.

Q: Does this CPU support overclocking?

A: No, the multiplier is locked (multiplierUnlocked is false).

Q: What is the suggested PSU wattage for the GPU?

A: The suggested PSU for the GPU is 950 W.

# GPU Analysis

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D V2 is built on the Blackwell 2.0 architecture with the GB202 chip, fabricated on TSMC's 5 nm process node. The die contains 92,200 million transistors across a 750 mm² area, yielding a transistor density of 122.9M per mm². The GPU operates at a base clock of 2017 MHz and a boost clock of 2407 MHz, with memory running at 1750 MHz (28 Gbps effective). It features 24 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 384-bit bus, providing 1.34 TB/s of bandwidth.

The GPU's compute resources include 21,760 shading units, 680 texture mapping units, 176 ROPs, 170 RT cores, and 680 tensor cores. It delivers 423.6 GPixel/s pixel rate, 1,636.8 GTexel/s texture rate, and 104.8 TFLOPS for both FP32 and FP16 (1:1). The card has a 575 W TDP, uses a dual-slot cooler, and requires a single 16-pin power connector. It connects via PCIe 5.0 x16 and outputs through 1x HDMI 2.1b and 3x DisplayPort 2.1b. The card measures 304 mm in length, 137 mm in height, and 48 mm in width.

In 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, the GPU scores 16,504, placing it at the 59th percentile among all GPUs. Its nearest rivals are the NVIDIA T400 (16,508, 0% delta), AMD Radeon PRO W7500 (16,415, 0.5% higher), NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell (16,408, 0.6% higher), and AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (16,361, 0.9% higher). These near-identical scores indicate that the RTX 5090 D V2's raw DX12 performance is comparable to a professional workstation card and a previous-generation gaming card, despite the massive VRAM and bandwidth advantage. The 24 GB GDDR7 memory with 1.34 TB/s bandwidth means that memory-bound workloads such as high-resolution texture streaming or large dataset processing will not be constrained, but compute-bound rendering tasks will perform at the level indicated by the 59th percentile.

The 170 RT cores and 680 tensor cores provide hardware acceleration for ray tracing and AI-based features, though the benchmark data only includes the Steel Nomad DX12 test. The 104.8 TFLOPS FP32 throughput supports general compute workloads, and the 1:1 FP16 ratio indicates efficient half-precision processing for AI inference.

# Build Overview

This build pairs the Intel Core i5-12490F with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D V2 in a desktop class configuration. The CPU sits at the 74th percentile among all CPUs with an average benchmark score of 20,802, while the GPU sits at the 59th percentile with a score of 16,504. The combined percentile for this pairing is 67, placing the system in the upper-middle tier of all desktop builds.

The CPU is a 6-core/12-thread Alder Lake part with a 65 W TDP, while the GPU is a Blackwell 2.0 architecture card with a 575 W TDP and a suggested PSU of 950 W. The CPU's 74th percentile indicates strong relative performance for its class, while the GPU's 59th percentile shows it is more mid-pack relative to its peers. This asymmetry means the system is better suited for CPU-intensive workloads than GPU-intensive ones, relative to other systems at the same overall percentile.

The GPU's launch MSRP is 2,299 USD. The build class is desktop, and the pairing targets users who need strong single-thread CPU performance for gaming and productivity, combined with a GPU that offers 24 GB of VRAM and 1.34 TB/s bandwidth for memory-hungry applications, despite its mid-pack compute performance relative to other GPUs.

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