Control

FAQ

Q: What is the average frame rate for Control at 1920x1080 with Low settings?

A: The recorded data shows an average of 59 FPS at 1920x1080 with Low settings. This is the highest average frame rate achieved by this CPU and GPU combination across all tested configurations.

Q: Does the AMD Ryzen 5 7500F outperform its nearest CPU rivals?

A: The AMD Ryzen 5 7500F has an average benchmark score of 24964. It sits 0.1% above the Intel Core i7-11850H, 0.2% above the Intel Core i7-13620H, and 0.4% above the Intel Core 5 210H. The AMD Ryzen 5 8400F is 0.2% ahead of the 7500F in average score.

Q: How does the Intel Arc B370 compare to its nearest GPU rivals?

A: The Intel Arc B370 has an average benchmark score of 1184. The ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570 scores 1186, which is 0.2% higher. The ATI Radeon HD 5770 scores 1190, 0.5% higher. The AMD Radeon HD 7650M scores 1192, 0.7% higher. The AMD FirePro M2000 scores 1168, which is 1.4% lower than the Arc B370.

Q: What is the lowest average frame rate recorded for this combination?

A: The lowest average frame rate is 17 FPS, recorded at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings. At the same resolution with High settings, the average is 19 FPS, and with Medium settings it is 21 FPS.

Q: Is there any resolution and settings combination that reaches 60 FPS?

A: No combination reaches 60 FPS. The closest result is 59 FPS at 1920x1080 with Low settings. At 2560x1440 with Low settings, the average is 45 FPS, and at 3840x2160 with Low settings, the average is 30 FPS.

Q: How does this combo rank among all tested combinations?

A: The combination of AMD Ryzen 5 7500F and Intel Arc B370 ranks 3436 out of 3720 tested combos for Control. This places it in the lower portion of the database results.

CPU and GPU Roles

The benchmark data for Control shows that the Intel Arc B370 is the limiting factor in this pairing. The AMD Ryzen 5 7500F holds a 77th percentile ranking among all CPUs, with strong multi-threaded performance reflected in a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 22799 and a Geekbench multi-core score of 12362. The GPU, by contrast, sits at the 5th percentile among all GPUs, with a single recorded 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 1184.

Resolution scaling confirms the GPU bottleneck. When moving from 1920x1080 Low to 2560x1440 Low, the average frame rate drops from 59 FPS to 45 FPS, a reduction of 14 FPS. Moving from 2560x1440 Low to 3840x2160 Low drops the average from 45 FPS to 30 FPS, another 15 FPS reduction. This consistent decline across resolution steps indicates that the GPU's rendering throughput, not CPU capability, determines performance.

The CPU's role becomes apparent in the frame rate gaps between settings at the same resolution. At 1920x1080, Low delivers 59 FPS, Medium delivers 42 FPS, High delivers 37 FPS, and Ultra delivers 32 FPS. The spacing between Low and Medium is 17 FPS, while the spacing between High and Ultra is only 5 FPS. This suggests the CPU can feed the GPU adequately at lower settings, but the GPU reaches its limits as graphical load increases.

At 2560x1440, the pattern shifts. Low delivers 45 FPS, Medium delivers 32 FPS, High delivers 28 FPS, and Ultra delivers 25 FPS. The gap between Medium and High narrows to 4 FPS, and between High and Ultra to 3 FPS. At 3840x2160, Low delivers 30 FPS, Medium delivers 21 FPS, High delivers 19 FPS, and Ultra delivers 17 FPS. The setting-to-setting deltas compress further, confirming that pixel throughput is the dominant constraint.

The CPU's 6 cores and 12 threads, with a boost clock of 5.00 GHz, are more than sufficient for Control's engine demands at these frame rates. The data shows no scenario where CPU throughput limits the average FPS. Every measured configuration falls below 60 FPS, and the GPU's 6.144 TFLOPS FP32 throughput and 48.00 GPixel/s pixel rate are insufficient to drive higher frame rates.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the Low preset produces an average of 59 FPS. Medium produces an average of 42 FPS with a minimum of 36 FPS and a maximum of 48 FPS. High produces an average of 37 FPS. Ultra produces an average of 32 FPS. The delta from Low to Ultra is 27 FPS, a 45.8% reduction in average frame rate.

At 2560x1440, the Low preset produces an average of 45 FPS. Medium produces an average of 32 FPS with a minimum of 27 FPS and a maximum of 37 FPS. High produces an average of 28 FPS. Ultra produces an average of 25 FPS. The delta from Low to Ultra is 20 FPS, a 44.4% reduction.

At 3840x2160, the Low preset produces an average of 30 FPS. Medium produces an average of 21 FPS with a minimum of 18 FPS and a maximum of 25 FPS. High produces an average of 19 FPS. Ultra produces an average of 17 FPS. The delta from Low to Ultra is 13 FPS, a 43.3% reduction.

The Medium preset is the only configuration in the entire dataset with recorded minimum and maximum frame rates. At 1920x1080 Medium, the frame rate ranges from 36 to 48 FPS. At 2560x1440 Medium, the range is 27 to 37 FPS. At 3840x2160 Medium, the range is 18 to 25 FPS. The spread between minimum and maximum is consistent at approximately 11 to 12 FPS for 1920x1080 and 2560x1440, and 7 FPS for 3840x2160.

The scaling efficiency from 1920x1080 Low to 2560x1440 Low is 76.3%, meaning the 1440p result retains roughly three-quarters of the 1080p frame rate. From 2560x1440 Low to 3840x2160 Low, the retention is 66.7%. The same pattern holds for Medium: 32 FPS at 1440p is 76.2% of 42 FPS at 1080p, and 21 FPS at 4K is 65.6% of 32 FPS at 1440p. These ratios indicate that the GPU's fill rate and shader throughput scale poorly with pixel count, a characteristic of a low-end integrated-class GPU.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The nearest rivals for the AMD Ryzen 5 7500F are all within 0.4% of its average benchmark score of 24964. The Intel Core i7-11850H scores 24935, 0.1% lower. The AMD Ryzen 5 8400F scores 25005, 0.2% higher. The Intel Core i7-13620H scores 24911, 0.2% lower. The Intel Core 5 210H scores 24872, 0.4% lower. Any of these CPUs paired with the same GPU would produce nearly identical frame rates in Control, since the GPU is the performance bottleneck.

The nearest rivals for the Intel Arc B370 are older discrete GPUs and a mobile workstation GPU. The ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570 scores 1186, 0.2% higher than the Arc B370's 1184. The ATI Radeon HD 5770 scores 1190, 0.5% higher. The AMD Radeon HD 7650M scores 1192, 0.7% higher. The AMD FirePro M2000 scores 1168, 1.4% lower. These deltas are small, so a system using any of these GPUs with a comparable CPU would deliver frame rates within approximately 2% of the measured results.

The CPU's single-thread performance, with a 3DMark single-thread score of 974 and a Passmark single-thread score of 3841, places it far above the GPU's capability. The GPU's nearest rivals are all legacy parts, which confirms that the Arc B370's performance class is well below the CPU's class. The frame rate data reflects this mismatch: even the best measured result, 59 FPS at 1080p Low, barely approaches the playable threshold of 60 FPS.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 5 7500F and Intel Arc B370 combination ranks 3436 out of 3720 tested combos for Control. This places it in the bottom 7.6% of all recorded combinations. The ranking reflects the GPU's severe performance limitation rather than the CPU's capability.

The CPU alone ranks at the 77th percentile among all CPUs in the database, with an average benchmark score of 24964. The GPU ranks at the 5th percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 1184. The wide gap between these two percentiles explains why the combo ranks so low: the CPU is a mid-to-high tier part, but the GPU is near the bottom of the distribution.

In practical terms, the combo rank means that the vast majority of tested CPU and GPU pairings in the database achieve higher frame rates in Control. The 3436th rank out of 3720 indicates that only 284 tested combinations perform worse. The GPU's low pixel rate and texture rate, combined with its shared system memory architecture, place it in a performance tier that cannot handle Control at acceptable frame rates at any tested resolution or preset.

The Verdict

The recorded data shows that this PC cannot run Control at 60 FPS at any resolution or settings combination. The verdict by resolution is clear: 3840x2160 has no playable settings, 2560x1440 has no playable settings, and 1920x1080 has no playable settings. The playable threshold is 60 FPS, and every measured average frame rate falls below it.

The closest result is 59 FPS at 1920x1080 with Low settings. This is 1 FPS below the threshold. The gap at higher resolutions is larger: 45 FPS at 2560x1440 Low is 15 FPS below the threshold, and 30 FPS at 3840x2160 Low is 30 FPS below the threshold.

The verdict is consistent across all settings tiers. At 1920x1080, every preset from Low to Ultra fails to reach 60 FPS. At 2560x1440, every preset fails. At 3840x2160, every preset fails. The GPU's performance ceiling is below the requirement for smooth gameplay in Control.

The minimum frame rate data, available only for the Medium preset, reinforces this verdict. At 3840x2160 Medium, the minimum is 18 FPS. At 2560x1440 Medium, the minimum is 27 FPS. At 1920x1080 Medium, the minimum is 36 FPS. These minimums are far below 60 FPS, so even if the average frame rate approached the threshold, the frame time variance would produce noticeable stutter.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 3840x2160, no preset maintains an average frame rate at or above 60 FPS. The highest average is 30 FPS at Low settings. The best settings field is null in the database, meaning no configuration at this resolution is playable.

At 2560x1440, no preset maintains an average frame rate at or above 60 FPS. The highest average is 45 FPS at Low settings. The best settings field is null, meaning no configuration at this resolution is playable.

At 1920x1080, no preset maintains an average frame rate at or above 60 FPS. The highest average is 59 FPS at Low settings. The best settings field is null, meaning no configuration at this resolution is playable.

The Low preset at 1920x1080 is the most demanding configuration that comes closest to the threshold, but it still fails by 1 FPS. The database records no playable settings for any resolution, so there is no recommended preset that satisfies the 60 FPS requirement. The highest average frame rate across the entire dataset is 59 FPS, which occurs only at the lowest resolution and lowest settings tier.