Barony

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the Intel Core i5-10400F paired with the Intel Arc B580 delivers a wide performance spread across the four presets. On Low settings, the combo reaches an average of 274.6 FPS, which drops to 205.3 FPS on Medium. High settings produce 175.6 FPS on average, while the most demanding Ultra preset still holds an average of 124.5 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra is substantial, with Ultra reducing the average frame rate by roughly 55% compared to Low, but every preset remains far above the 60 FPS playability threshold.

Moving up to 2560x1440, the same pattern holds but with lower absolute numbers. Low settings average 174 FPS, Medium averages 128.9 FPS, and High averages 113.5 FPS. Ultra at this resolution still delivers a comfortable 78.8 FPS average. The step from 1080p to 1440p costs roughly 37% of the frame rate at Low settings, while the Ultra preset loses about 37% as well, indicating a consistent resolution scaling penalty across the board.

At 3840x2160, the demands of 4K begin to strain the combination. Low settings average 92 FPS, which remains fluid. Medium drops to 67.8 FPS, still above the 60 FPS line, but with less headroom. High settings fall to 56.3 FPS, just under the threshold, and Ultra averages 45.2 FPS, which is not playable by the 60 FPS standard used in this database. The data shows that the i5-10400F and Arc B580 can handle 4K only at Low and Medium presets, with Medium being the highest preset that stays playable.

The recorded measurements do not include minimum or maximum frame time data, so the analysis relies solely on average FPS. This means frame pacing consistency cannot be assessed, but the average results are clear enough to establish the performance envelope.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 1920x1080, the best settings are Ultra, with an average of 124.5 FPS. This is the most demanding preset tested, and it clears the 60 FPS line by a wide margin. The data indicates that users with 1080p displays can enable the highest visual quality without any concern about playability.

At 2560x1440, the best settings are also Ultra, averaging 78.8 FPS. While this is lower than the 1080p result, it still provides a 31% buffer above the 60 FPS threshold. The jump from High to Ultra at 1440p costs about 35 FPS on average, but the final number remains respectable.

At 3840x2160, the best settings are Medium, with an average of 67.8 FPS. This is the only resolution where the Ultra preset fails to reach 60 FPS, and High also falls short at 56.3 FPS. Medium provides just enough headroom above the threshold, though the margin is slim. Users targeting 4K should accept Medium as the ceiling for this combination.

CPU and GPU Roles

The data shows that the Intel Core i5-10400F, with its 6 cores and 12 threads, is not the limiting factor at lower resolutions. At 1080p Low, the combo achieves 274.6 FPS, which is well beyond what most displays can show. The Arc B580 is clearly capable of immense frame rates when the CPU can feed it quickly enough. However, the scaling from Low to Ultra at 1080p indicates that the GPU workload is the primary driver of performance changes: Ultra drops to 124.5 FPS, a reduction of 150 FPS, which is a GPU-bound behavior.

At 1440p, the same pattern emerges. Low averages 174 FPS, while Ultra averages 78.8 FPS. The nearly 100 FPS gap between presets reinforces that the GPU is doing the heavy lifting. The CPU, with a boost clock of 4.30 GHz and a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 10283, has enough single-thread throughput to keep up at these settings.

At 4K, the GPU becomes even more dominant. The Arc B580, with 12 GB of GDDR6 memory and 456.0 GB/s of bandwidth, sees its frame rates drop from 92 FPS at Low to 45.2 FPS at Ultra. The resolution scaling from 1080p to 4K at the same preset (for example, Low from 274.6 to 92 FPS) shows a 66% reduction, which is far larger than the preset scaling at any fixed resolution. This indicates that at 4K, the GPU's pixel throughput and memory bandwidth are the decisive factors, while the CPU's role diminishes further. The i5-10400F's 3DMark single-thread score of 688 and PassMark single-thread score of 2541 suggest it is not a bottleneck even at 4K, where the GPU is clearly saturated.

FAQ

Q: Can this combo run Barony at 4K with High settings?

A: No. The measured average FPS at 3840x2160 with High settings is 56.3, which falls below the 60 FPS playability threshold used in this database.

Q: What is the highest playable preset at 1440p?

A: Ultra is playable at 2560x1440, with an average of 78.8 FPS. All four presets (Low, Medium, High, Ultra) stay above 60 FPS at this resolution.

Q: How much performance is lost when moving from 1080p to 1440p at Ultra settings?

A: At 1080p Ultra, the average is 124.5 FPS. At 1440p Ultra, the average is 78.8 FPS. This represents a reduction of approximately 37%.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU more important at 1080p?

A: The GPU is more important. The frame rate drops from 274.6 FPS at Low to 124.5 FPS at Ultra, a 150 FPS swing driven by GPU workload. The CPU's performance remains constant across presets.

Q: What is the lowest playable resolution and preset combination?

A: All tested resolutions and presets are playable except for 4K High (56.3 FPS) and 4K Ultra (45.2 FPS). The lowest playable combination is 4K Low at 92 FPS, but the best playable 4K preset is Medium at 67.8 FPS.

Q: Does the Arc B580's 12 GB memory cause any frame rate anomalies?

A: The recorded data shows no anomalies. The frame rates scale predictably with resolution and preset, and the 12 GB capacity is sufficient for all tested configurations, as no out-of-memory behavior is indicated.

How This Combo Ranks

The Intel Core i5-10400F and Intel Arc B580 combination ranks 2828 out of 3717 tested combos in Barony. This places it in the lower portion of the database, around the 24th percentile of all tested systems. However, this ranking is relative to a wide range of hardware, including much more expensive configurations. The absolute performance data shows that this combo is still fully capable of running Barony at high frame rates across most settings.

The CPU alone sits in the 68th percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 14185. The GPU also sits in the 68th percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 23021. The fact that both components are near the median of their respective pools, yet the combo ranks in the 24th percentile for this game, suggests that Barony may not scale perfectly with this particular pairing at the highest settings, or that the game's workload favors other architectures.

The Verdict

Yes, this PC can run Barony. The verdict by resolution is clear. At 1920x1080, all four presets clear 60 FPS, with Ultra averaging 124.5 FPS, so users can play at maximum quality. At 2560x1440, all four presets also clear 60 FPS, with Ultra averaging 78.8 FPS, offering a strong experience at high resolution. At 3840x2160, only Low and Medium are playable, with Medium averaging 67.8 FPS as the best option. High and Ultra at 4K fall short at 56.3 FPS and 45.2 FPS respectively. For 1080p and 1440p gamers, this combo is more than sufficient. For 4K users, the recommendation is to stick with Medium settings to maintain a playable frame rate.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The nearest rivals for the Intel Core i5-10400F in the database are the Intel Xeon 6756E, the Intel Core 7 160UL, the AMD EPYC 7552, and the AMD Ryzen 3 7320C. The Xeon 6756E has an average score of 14163, which is 0.2% lower than the i5-10400F. The Core 7 160UL scores 14232, 0.3% higher. The EPYC 7552 scores 14115, 0.5% lower, and the Ryzen 3 7320C scores 14277, 0.6% higher. These deltas are all within a single percentage point, meaning any of these CPUs would produce nearly identical frame rates in Barony when paired with the same GPU.

For the Intel Arc B580, the nearest rivals are the AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080, and the NVIDIA P106-100. The RX 580 2048SP has an average score of 23061, which is 0.2% higher than the Arc B580. The RTX 2080 scores 22895, 0.6% lower. The RTX 3080 scores 23172, 0.7% higher, and the P106-100 scores 23249, 1% higher. Again, all of these GPUs are within a 1% performance band of the Arc B580, so users with any of these graphics cards can expect essentially the same FPS results in Barony as the measurements recorded for this combo. The practical takeaway is that the i5-10400F and Arc B580 sit in a tightly clustered performance tier, and swapping any of these near-equivalent parts would not materially change the gaming experience.