Control

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600G and Intel Arc B580 combination delivers a playable Control experience at 1080p and 1440p, but 4K requires significant settings compromises. At 1920x1080, the system clears the 60 FPS threshold at every preset, including Ultra at 64.9 FPS. At 2560x1440, it hits 60 FPS on Medium (61.9 FPS) and High (55.3 FPS) falls just short. At 3840x2160, only Low settings reach 60 FPS (61 FPS), with Medium at 39.7 FPS and High at 34.7 FPS. The CPU sits in the 74th percentile of all processors, while the GPU ranks in the 68th percentile, and this combo places 2801st out of 3720 tested combinations for this game.

FAQ

Q: Can this PC run Control at 60 FPS on Ultra settings?

A: Only at 1920x1080, where Ultra produces 64.9 FPS. At 2560x1440, Ultra drops to 49.9 FPS, and at 3840x2160 it falls to 31.4 FPS.

Q: What is the best playable setting at 1440p?

A: Medium is the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS, averaging 61.9 FPS. High comes close at 55.3 FPS but misses the 60 FPS target.

Q: How does the Arc B580 compare to an RTX 3080 in this context?

A: The Arc B580's average benchmark score is 23021, which is 0.7% lower than the RTX 3080's 23172, making them statistically near-identical in overall GPU performance.

Q: Is the Ryzen 5 5600G a bottleneck at 1080p?

A: The data does not indicate a bottleneck. At 1080p, the system achieves 111.2 FPS on Low and 83.1 FPS on Medium, showing strong scaling with settings. The CPU scores 10551 in Cinebench R23 multi-core and 1409 in single-core, placing it in the 74th percentile.

Q: What resolution offers the widest range of playable presets?

A: 1920x1080, where all four presets (Low, Medium, High, Ultra) clear 60 FPS. At 1440p, only Low and Medium are playable, and at 4K only Low.

Q: How close is the Ryzen 5 5600G to the Intel Core i3-1220P?

A: The Ryzen 5 5600G has an average benchmark score of 21088, which is 0.1% higher than the i3-1220P's 21066. The two are effectively tied in overall CPU performance.

CPU and GPU Roles

The benchmark data reveals a clear pattern: the GPU becomes the dominant factor as resolution increases, while the CPU's influence is most visible at lower resolutions. At 1920x1080, the system scales from 111.2 FPS on Low to 64.9 FPS on Ultra, a 46.3 FPS drop that reflects both GPU workload and CPU headroom. The Ryzen 5 5600G, with 6 cores and 12 threads, provides enough throughput to keep the Arc B580 fed at 1080p, as evidenced by the 75.2 FPS High result.

Moving to 2560x1440, the GPU's load increases substantially. The spread from Low (85.1 FPS) to Ultra (49.9 FPS) is 35.2 FPS, but the relative drop from High to Ultra is steeper than at 1080p. The Arc B580's 12 GB of GDDR6 memory and 456.0 GB/s bandwidth handle the extra pixel count, but the rendering demands of Control's physics-heavy environments push the GPU harder. The 55.3 FPS High result at 1440p versus 75.2 FPS at 1080p represents a 26.5% performance loss, which is primarily a GPU-bound scaling.

At 3840x2160, the GPU is unequivocally the limiting factor. The gap between Low (61 FPS) and Medium (39.7 FPS) is 21.3 FPS, and High drops further to 34.7 FPS. The CPU's role diminishes because the Arc B580 cannot generate enough frames to saturate the Ryzen 5 5600G's capabilities. The 4K results show that preset selection matters more than any CPU tuning — even a 10% CPU performance improvement would not meaningfully change the 31.4 FPS Ultra result.

The CPU does matter at lower resolutions where frame rates exceed 100 FPS. At 1080p Low, the system hits 111.2 FPS, and the Ryzen 5 5600G's single-thread score of 1409 in Cinebench R23 supports this level of performance. The CPU's 74th percentile ranking and 21088 average benchmark score indicate it is a mid-to-high tier part, but the Arc B580's 68th percentile GPU ranking means the pairing is balanced for 1080p and 1440p gaming, with the GPU taking over as the primary constraint at 4K.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 1920x1080, the most demanding preset that maintains 60 FPS is Ultra, which averages 64.9 FPS. This is the clear choice for visual fidelity, as it keeps the frame rate above the playable threshold while delivering maximum detail. High runs at 75.2 FPS and Medium at 83.1 FPS, but Ultra's 64.9 FPS provides the best image quality without sacrificing smoothness.

At 2560x1440, Medium is the highest preset that stays at or above 60 FPS, with an average of 61.9 FPS. This is a tight margin — just 1.9 FPS above the threshold — but it holds. High at 55.3 FPS is not playable by this standard, and Ultra at 49.9 FPS is further below. Players who want more visual detail at 1440p would need to accept frame rates in the 50s.

At 3840x2160, Low is the only playable preset, averaging exactly 61 FPS. Medium drops to 39.7 FPS, High to 34.7 FPS, and Ultra to 31.4 FPS. The 4K Low setting represents a substantial visual downgrade, but it is the sole option that clears the 60 FPS bar. The data shows no headroom for higher presets at this resolution.

The pattern across resolutions demonstrates diminishing returns for GPU investment. At 1080p, the system has 47 FPS of headroom above the 60 FPS threshold even on Ultra. At 1440p, that headroom shrinks to 1.9 FPS on Medium. At 4K, only the lowest preset is viable, and even that has just 1 FPS of margin.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The Ryzen 5 5600G's nearest rivals in CPU benchmark scores are all within 0.4% of its 21088 average. The Intel Core i3-1220P scores 21066 (0.1% slower), the Intel Core Ultra 7 256V scores 21112 (0.1% faster), the AMD Ryzen 5 7530U scores 21133 (0.2% faster), and the Intel Core Ultra 7 155U scores 21174 (0.4% faster). Any of these would behave nearly identically to the 5600G in Control, meaning the game's CPU-bound aspects — like physics calculations and AI — would see negligible differences.

For the GPU, the Intel Arc B580's nearest rivals present a more interesting picture. The AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP scores 23061, just 0.2% higher than the Arc B580's 23021. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 scores 22895, which is 0.6% lower. The RTX 3080 scores 23172, 0.7% higher. The NVIDIA P106-100 scores 23249, 1% higher. This means that in Control, the Arc B580 would deliver frame rates within a few percent of an RTX 2080 or RTX 3080, despite those cards occupying different market segments. The practical implication is that a system with an RTX 3080 would see roughly the same 1080p Ultra performance (64.9 FPS) and similar 1440p Medium results (61.9 FPS).

The combination of a 5600G-class CPU with an Arc B580-class GPU is well matched. Since the CPU's rivals are all within 0.4% and the GPU's rivals are within 1%, swapping to any of these alternatives would not change the playability verdict at any resolution. The 4K Low result of 61 FPS would remain the only viable 4K option, and 1080p Ultra would remain playable.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600G and Intel Arc B580 combination ranks 2801st out of 3720 tested combos for Control, placing it in the 24.7th percentile of all tested systems. This means roughly 75% of tested configurations perform better in this game. The ranking reflects the mid-tier nature of both components: the CPU sits in the 74th percentile of all processors, and the GPU in the 68th percentile of all GPUs, but their combined performance for Control specifically lands below the median.

The rank is influenced by the game's demanding nature at higher resolutions. At 1080p, the combo performs respectably — Ultra at 64.9 FPS is above the playable threshold — but many higher-end systems achieve far higher frame rates. At 4K, the 34.7 FPS High result and 31.4 FPS Ultra result pull the overall ranking down, as the GPU cannot handle Control's full visual feature set at that resolution.

Relative to the combo's own component rankings, the 2801st place is slightly worse than what the individual percentile scores suggest. A CPU in the 74th percentile and a GPU in the 68th percentile would naively suggest a combo ranking around the 70th percentile, but the actual 24.7th percentile shows that Control is particularly demanding on this pairing. This is likely due to the game's heavy use of physics and particle effects, which stress both the CPU's single-thread performance and the GPU's compute capabilities.

The Verdict

This PC can run Control, but the experience depends heavily on resolution and settings. At 1920x1080, the system is fully playable across all presets: Low (111.2 FPS), Medium (83.1 FPS), High (75.2 FPS), and Ultra (64.9 FPS) all clear the 60 FPS threshold. This is the resolution where the combo shines, offering smooth gameplay at maximum quality.

At 2560x1440, the system remains playable but with fewer options. Medium at 61.9 FPS is the best playable preset, and Low at 85.1 FPS offers higher frame rates. High at 55.3 FPS and Ultra at 49.9 FPS are below the 60 FPS target, so players must choose between frame rate and visual fidelity.

At 3840x2160, the system is barely playable. Low at 61 FPS just clears the threshold, but Medium (39.7 FPS), High (34.7 FPS), and Ultra (31.4 FPS) are all well below playable. The verdict for 4K is that only the lowest settings are viable, and even then, the margin is only 1 FPS.

For a definitive answer: this combo runs Control at 60 FPS on Ultra at 1080p, on Medium at 1440p, and on Low at 4K. Players targeting 1080p get the full experience, 1440p users must compromise on settings, and 4K users must accept significant visual downgrades. The data shows the Arc B580 pairing with the 5600G is a capable 1080p setup and a serviceable 1440p setup, but it is not a 4K solution for Control.