Barony

Measured FPS Breakdown

The recorded data for Barony with the Intel Core i5-11400F and Intel Arc B580 shows a clear performance curve across resolutions and presets. At 1920x1080, the combo delivers exceptionally high frame rates: Low settings average 274.9 FPS, Medium reaches 204.3 FPS, High produces 175.7 FPS, and Ultra still maintains 128.1 FPS. This is a roguelike where even the heaviest preset at the most common resolution clears the playable threshold by more than double.

Moving to 2560x1440, the frame rates remain strong but scale down predictably. Low settings average 173.6 FPS, Medium hits 127.2 FPS, High runs at 112.7 FPS, and Ultra settles at 80.6 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra at this resolution is roughly 93 FPS, indicating that the GPU still has substantial headroom across all presets.

At 3840x2160, the picture changes meaningfully. Ultra drops to 40.5 FPS, which falls below the 60 FPS playable threshold. High settings average 56.8 FPS, also under the threshold. Medium recovers to 65.2 FPS, and Low jumps to 90.6 FPS. The 4K Ultra result is the only configuration in the dataset that fails to reach playable performance, while the other three presets at this resolution succeed.

The minimum and maximum FPS values are not recorded in the database, so the analysis relies on average frame rates. That said, the averages alone tell a consistent story: 1080p is overwhelmingly smooth, 1440p is highly playable at every setting, and 4K requires a preset adjustment to avoid dropping below 60 FPS.

CPU and GPU Roles

The scaling between resolutions and presets reveals how the workload shifts across components. At 1920x1080, the frame rates are so high that the CPU likely becomes the limiting factor. The Core i5-11400F, with 6 cores and 12 threads, posts a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 14,340 and a single-core score of 2,024. Those numbers support high refresh rate gaming, and the 1080p results reflect that: the difference between Medium and High at 1080p is about 28 FPS, while the difference between Low and Medium is roughly 70 FPS. The GPU is not saturated at these settings, so the CPU's per-thread performance and the game's engine efficiency dominate.

At 2560x1440, the GPU begins to assert more influence. The frame rate drop from 1080p to 1440p is substantial across all presets: Low falls from 274.9 to 173.6 FPS, Medium from 204.3 to 127.2 FPS, High from 175.7 to 112.7 FPS, and Ultra from 128.1 to 80.6 FPS. The scaling is roughly linear, which suggests the Arc B580's 13.67 TFLOPS FP32 throughput and 456.0 GB/s memory bandwidth are now being exercised more fully.

At 3840x2160, the GPU becomes the dominant constraint. The Arc B580 has 12 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus, and at 4K the pixel fill rate and texture rate (213.6 GPixel/s and 427.2 GTexel/s respectively) are stretched thin. Ultra at 4K drops to 40.5 FPS, a 50% reduction from the 1440p Ultra result of 80.6 FPS. Low at 4K still manages 90.6 FPS, showing that the GPU can handle 4K when geometry and shading workloads are reduced. The CPU at this point has plenty of headroom; the bottleneck is clearly the graphics card.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The database's nearest rival data for the CPU and GPU provides context for what other hardware would deliver comparable results. For the Intel Core i5-11400F, the closest matches by average benchmark score are the AMD EPYC 7H12 (0.3% ahead), Intel Core Ultra 7 164U (0.6% behind), Intel Core i5-12450H (0.4% behind), and AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 8300G (0.6% behind). In practice, systems built around any of these CPUs would show similar frame rates in Barony, assuming the GPU remains the same.

For the Intel Arc B580, the nearest GPU rivals are the AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP (0.2% behind), NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 (0.6% ahead), NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (0.7% behind), and NVIDIA P106-100 (1.0% behind). The RTX 2080 is the most interesting comparison: it scores nearly identically to the Arc B580 in the database's aggregate benchmarks, so a system pairing the Core i5-11400F with an RTX 2080 would likely produce very similar FPS numbers in Barony. The RTX 3080 is also within 0.7%, making it effectively equivalent for this title, despite its higher tier in other games.

The RX 580 2048SP and P106-100 are older or specialized parts, but the data shows they land within 1% of the Arc B580's average score. That means a build with one of those GPUs, matched with the i5-11400F, would trail the measured results by only a few frames. None of these alternatives would change the verdict at any resolution: 1080p and 1440p remain fully playable, and 4K still requires Medium or Low settings.

The Verdict

Can this PC run Barony? Yes, decisively, at most configurations. The verdict by resolution is clear from the recorded data.

At 1920x1080, all four presets (Low, Medium, High, Ultra) clear the 60 FPS playable threshold. The best setting is Ultra, with an average of 128.1 FPS. That gives the player maximum visual fidelity while still delivering over double the minimum acceptable frame rate.

At 2560x1440, all four presets also clear 60 FPS. The best setting is Ultra at 80.6 FPS, which is comfortably above the threshold. Even if a player prefers the highest quality, there is no need to compromise at this resolution.

At 3840x2160, the situation is more nuanced. Ultra averages 40.5 FPS and High averages 56.8 FPS, both below the 60 FPS threshold. Medium averages 65.2 FPS and Low averages 90.6 FPS, both playable. The database lists Low and Medium as the playable settings at 4K, with Medium being the best playable option at 65.2 FPS average. Players who want 4K should select Medium for the best balance of visual quality and smoothness.

In summary, this combo runs Barony flawlessly at 1080p and 1440p on any preset, and at 4K with a moderate settings reduction. The game is a roguelike, so frame pacing and consistency matter more than raw headroom, and the measured averages indicate no systemic performance problem.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Intel Core i5-11400F and Intel Arc B580 ranks 2,842 out of 3,717 tested combos in Barony. That places it in the lower portion of the database, which may seem surprising given the strong FPS results. The explanation is that Barony is a lightweight game: many high-end CPU and GPU pairings achieve far higher frame rates, and the database includes numerous combinations with newer or more powerful components that push 1080p results well beyond 300 FPS.

The percentile positioning (the combo sits at roughly the 23rd percentile from the top) reflects the relative performance of this mid-range pairing, not an absolute failure. The i5-11400F scores at the 71st percentile among all CPUs, while the Arc B580 sits at the 68th percentile among all GPUs. Both are solidly mid-pack parts, and their combined rank in this particular game is consistent with that standing. In a title with modest requirements like Barony, the rank is more a statement about how many faster combos exist in the database than about this combo's playability.

FAQ

Q: What is the best preset for this PC at 1920x1080?

A: Ultra is the best setting, with an average of 128.1 FPS. All presets at 1080p exceed the 60 FPS threshold, so there is no reason to lower quality below Ultra.

Q: Can this PC run Barony at 4K with max settings?

A: No. At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the average FPS is 40.5, which falls below the 60 FPS playable threshold. High settings at 4K also miss the threshold at 56.8 FPS. Medium is the highest playable preset at 4K, averaging 65.2 FPS.

Q: How does the Arc B580 compare to the RTX 2080 in this context?

A: The Arc B580 scores 0.6% higher than the RTX 2080 in the database's average benchmark score. A system with an RTX 2080 would produce nearly identical frame rates in Barony when paired with the same CPU.

Q: Is the Core i5-11400F a bottleneck at 1080p?

A: The data suggests the CPU is the limiting factor at 1080p, where frame rates exceed 128 FPS even on Ultra. The CPU's Cinebench R23 single-core score of 2,024 and multi-core score of 14,340 are sufficient to drive these high averages, but the GPU has less work to do at this resolution.

Q: What is the worst measured performance for this combo?

A: The lowest average FPS in the dataset is 40.5, recorded at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings. Every other combination of resolution and preset exceeds 56 FPS, and most exceed 60 FPS.

Q: How many total combos are ranked in the database for Barony?

A: The database has tested 3,717 CPU and GPU combinations for Barony. This combo ranks 2,842, placing it below the median but still fully playable at most settings.