Intel Core i5-12600K + Radeon RX 7900 XTX Bottleneck
4K16 GB RAMGaming Estimate based on PassMark scores
Excellent balance
2.2%
bottleneck at 4K
The graphics card is the limit, which is what you want in games. The processor has a little headroom left.
Which part is the limit?
Limit: GPU
← CPU is the limitBalancedGPU is the limit →
CPU est. usage in games 53%
GPU est. usage in games 99%
At other resolutions
Things to know
- 24 GB VRAM is enough for 4K.
- 16 GB RAM won't limit games.
- Real FPS also depends on the game, settings and cooling. Treat this as an estimate.
Spec comparison
Processor
Intel Core i5-12600K
- Cores
- 6
- Base / boost clock
- 3.7 GHz / 4.9 GHz
- Single-thread score
- 3,917
- CPU Mark
- 27,497
- TDP
- 150 W
- Socket
- FCLGA1700
- Category
- Desktop
- Released
- Nov 2021
- Price
- $275
Graphics card
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
- VRAM
- 24 GB
- Core clock
- 1855 MHz
- G3D Mark
- 31,476
- G2D Mark
- 1,290
- TDP
- 355 W
- Bus
- PCIe 4.0 x16
- Category
- Desktop
- Released
- Dec 2022
- Price
- $1,995
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