Barony

The Intel Core i5-12400F paired with the Intel Arc B580 demonstrates a clear performance hierarchy across resolutions in Barony, with the data showing a dramatic shift in playability as pixel count increases. At 1080p and 1440p, this combo delivers headroom far beyond the 60 FPS threshold, while 4K presents a more demanding scenario where only specific presets remain viable. The measured FPS values reveal that the Arc B580’s 12 GB memory and 456.0 GB/s bandwidth scale effectively with lower resolutions, but the Ultra preset at 3840x2160 falls short of smooth gameplay.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 1920x1080, the most demanding preset that maintains at least 60 FPS is Ultra, delivering an average of 127 FPS. This leaves substantial margin above the playability threshold, indicating the CPU-GPU combo is not stressed at this resolution. For 2560x1440, the answer is also Ultra, with an average of 80 FPS — still comfortably above 60 FPS, though the margin narrows compared to 1080p. At 3840x2160, the situation changes: the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is Medium, which averages 68 FPS. The Ultra preset at 4K drops to 42 FPS, making it unplayable under the defined threshold, while High averages 58 FPS — just two frames short of the target. The data suggests that 4K users must accept Medium quality to maintain fluid gameplay, whereas lower resolutions allow maximum visual fidelity without compromise.

FAQ

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

A: No. The Ultra preset at 3840x2160 yields an average of 42 FPS, which falls below the 60 FPS playable threshold. The best playable setting at 4K is Medium, averaging 68 FPS.

Q: How does the combo perform at 1440p compared to 1080p?

A: At 2560x1440, the Ultra preset averages 80 FPS, while at 1920x1080 the same preset averages 127 FPS. The 1080p result is 58.75% higher than the 1440p score, showing a clear resolution scaling penalty.

Q: What is the lowest FPS recorded for any setting at 1080p?

A: For the Medium preset at 1920x1080, the minimum FPS is 175, with a maximum of 237. Other presets at this resolution do not report min/max values in the data.

Q: Is the 4K High preset close to playable?

A: Yes, but it misses the mark. The High preset at 3840x2160 averages 58 FPS, which is 2 FPS below the 60 FPS threshold. Only Low (91 FPS) and Medium (68 FPS) are playable at 4K.

Q: How many total combinations were tested for this game?

A: The combo ranks 2789 out of 3717 tested combinations, placing it in the lower-mid tier of all tested hardware pairings for Barony.

Q: Does the combo ever dip below 60 FPS at 1440p?

A: The Medium preset at 2560x1440 reports a minimum of 111 FPS, which is well above 60 FPS. No other 1440p preset lists min FPS, but all average values (Low: 175, High: 112, Ultra: 80) exceed the threshold significantly.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the Low preset reaches an average of 277 FPS, the highest score in the entire dataset. Medium averages 206 FPS, with a minimum of 175 and maximum of 237 — a 62 FPS spread that indicates some frame pacing variation. High drops to 177 FPS, while Ultra averages 127 FPS. The scaling from Low to Ultra at 1080p shows a 54.15% reduction in average FPS, reflecting the increasing GPU load from each quality tier. All 1080p presets remain far above the 60 FPS threshold, with even the lowest recorded minimum (175 FPS at Medium) more than doubling the playable target.

Moving to 2560x1440, the Low preset averages 175 FPS, a 36.82% decrease from the 1080p Low score. Medium averages 130 FPS, with a minimum of 111 and maximum of 150, showing a tighter range than the 1080p Medium. High averages 112 FPS, while Ultra drops to 80 FPS. The transition from 1080p to 1440p at Ultra reduces performance by 37.01%, illustrating the resolution’s impact on the Arc B580. Even at the most demanding 1440p preset, the average FPS is 33.33% above the 60 FPS target, leaving comfortable headroom.

At 3840x2160, the Low preset averages 91 FPS, which is the only 4K setting that comfortably exceeds 60 FPS. Medium averages 68 FPS, with a minimum of 58 and maximum of 78 — the minimum dips just below the playable threshold, though the average stays above it. High averages 58 FPS, missing the target by 2 FPS, while Ultra averages 42 FPS. The 4K Ultra score is 66.93% lower than the 1080p Ultra score, demonstrating a severe resolution penalty. The min FPS of 58 at 4K Medium is the only sub-60 minimum recorded across all resolutions, indicating that even the best playable 4K preset has occasional frame drops below the threshold.

How This Combo Ranks

The Intel Core i5-12400F and Intel Arc B580 combination ranks 2789th out of 3717 tested combos for Barony, placing it in the 25th percentile of all tested systems. This rank reflects that while the combo handles 1080p and 1440p exceptionally well, its 4K limitations and overall score drag it down relative to higher-end pairings. The CPU itself holds a 73rd percentile ranking among all CPUs, while the GPU sits at a 68th percentile among all GPUs, yet their combined performance in this specific game lags behind many alternatives. The rank suggests that Barony is not particularly demanding at lower resolutions, allowing even mid-tier hardware to excel, but the 4K Ultra result of 42 FPS reveals a ceiling that prevents this combo from climbing higher in the rankings. Compared to the 3717 tested combos, this system sits in the bottom quartile, meaning most other tested configurations achieve better overall performance in this title.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The CPU’s nearest rivals, based on average benchmark scores, include the AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS with a delta of 0%, the Intel Core 3 201E at -0.1%, the Intel Core i5-1335U at +0.3%, and the AMD EPYC 7773X at +0.3%. These processors deliver virtually identical average scores, so swapping the Core i5-12400F for any of these would yield negligible performance differences in Barony. The GPU’s nearest rivals show more variance: the AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP has a delta of -0.2%, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 is +0.6%, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 is -0.7%, and the NVIDIA P106-100 is -1%. The RTX 2080 and RTX 3080 are particularly interesting comparisons, as they represent older and newer NVIDIA generations with similar average scores to the Arc B580. In practical terms, a system with the Core i5-12400F paired with any of these rival GPUs would produce nearly identical FPS values in Barony, meaning the 4K Medium limit and 1440p Ultra capability would remain consistent. The EPYC 7773X rival is a server processor, but its benchmark similarity suggests that CPU-bound scenarios in this game are not a limiting factor for any of these pairings.

The Verdict

This PC can run Barony at 1920x1080 and 2560x1440 with all presets exceeding 60 FPS, making it fully playable at those resolutions with maximum quality. At 3840x2160, the verdict is conditional: the Low preset (91 FPS) and Medium preset (68 FPS) are playable, while High (58 FPS) and Ultra (42 FPS) fall short. The data shows that 1080p Ultra is the strongest showing, with 127 FPS average, followed by 1440p Ultra at 80 FPS. For 4K users, the best playable setting is Medium, which averages 68 FPS but has a minimum of 58 FPS — meaning occasional dips below the threshold are possible. The combo’s rank of 2789 out of 3717 indicates it is not a top-tier system for this game, but the practical results show strong performance at mainstream resolutions. Users with 1080p or 1440p monitors can enable every visual option without concern, while 4K users must compromise on quality to maintain fluid gameplay.

CPU and GPU Roles

The data reveals an interesting division of labor between the Intel Core i5-12400F and Intel Arc B580 across resolutions. At 1920x1080, the Low preset achieves 277 FPS, which is likely CPU-limited given that the GPU has ample headroom at this resolution. The scaling from Low to Ultra at 1080p (277 to 127 FPS) shows a 54.15% drop, indicating that the GPU becomes more involved as settings increase, but the CPU still maintains high frame rates. At 2560x1440, the Low preset drops to 175 FPS (a 36.82% decrease from 1080p), while Ultra drops to 80 FPS (a 37.01% decrease). This consistent reduction across presets suggests that the GPU is the primary bottleneck at 1440p, as the CPU’s workload does not change significantly with resolution. The 4K results confirm this trend: Low falls to 91 FPS (a 48% drop from 1440p), and Ultra falls to 42 FPS (a 47.5% drop from 1440p). The GPU’s role becomes dominant at 4K, where the Arc B580’s 13.67 TFLOPS and 456.0 GB/s bandwidth are stretched thin. The CPU’s percentile ranking (73rd) versus the GPU’s (68th) suggests the processor is slightly stronger relative to its peers, but the game’s scaling patterns indicate that the GPU dictates playability at higher resolutions. At 1080p, the CPU likely caps performance in low-settings scenarios, while at 4K, the GPU is the clear limiting factor, as evidenced by the Ultra preset falling to 42 FPS — less than one-third of the 1080p Low score.