Control

FAQ

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

A: No. The recorded data shows no preset at any resolution reaches the 60 FPS playable threshold. The closest result is 1920x1080 Low with an average of 59 FPS, which is just 1 FPS short of the target.

Q: What is the best average FPS this combo achieves in Control?

A: The highest recorded average is 59 FPS at 1920x1080 with Low settings. Every other preset and resolution combination produces lower averages, with 3840x2160 Ultra bottoming out at 17 FPS.

Q: How does the Intel Arc B370 rank among all tested GPUs?

A: The Intel Arc B370 sits in the 5th percentile of all GPUs in the database. Its average benchmark score is 1184, placing it near the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570 (1186, 0.2% faster) and the ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1190, 0.5% faster).

Q: How does the AMD Ryzen 5 7600X compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The Ryzen 5 7600X has an average benchmark score of 27636, which is 0.2% higher than the AMD Ryzen 7 5700X and Intel Core i5-12600K (both 27578). It trails the AMD Ryzen 5 8500GE (27712) by 0.3% and leads the AMD Ryzen 7 5800 (27535) by 0.4%.

Q: Does the CPU or GPU limit the game at 1080p?

A: The GPU is the limiting factor. The Intel Arc B370 has only 1280 shading units, 40 texture mapping units, and 20 raster output units, with a 25 W TDP. The Ryzen 5 7600X, by contrast, is a 105 W desktop processor with 6 cores and 12 threads. The massive FPS drops when raising resolution indicate GPU-bound performance.

Q: What resolution and settings give the highest frame rate?

A: 1920x1080 with Low settings yields the highest average at 59 FPS. Medium at the same resolution drops to 42 FPS, High to 37 FPS, and Ultra to 32 FPS.

CPU and GPU Roles

The recorded data shows that the Intel Arc B370 is the dominant performance constraint in Control. The GPU's specifications reveal why: it is an integrated-class part with a 25 W TDP, 1280 shading units, and system-shared memory. Its benchmark percentile of 5 places it far below the Ryzen 5 7600X, which sits in the 79th percentile of all CPUs. The CPU has ample headroom for gaming workloads, with a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 15236 and a single-core score of 1965, but the GPU cannot translate that headroom into high frame rates.

The scaling between resolutions confirms the GPU bottleneck. At 1920x1080 Low, the combo averages 59 FPS. Moving to 2560x1440 Low drops the average to 45 FPS, a 23.7% reduction. At 3840x2160 Low, the average falls to 30 FPS, another 33.3% reduction from 1440p. This steep decline with resolution is characteristic of a GPU-limited scenario; a CPU-limited system would show far less variation across resolutions.

The preset scaling at each resolution reinforces this conclusion. At 1920x1080, Low averages 59 FPS, Medium 42 FPS, High 37 FPS, and Ultra 32 FPS. The 17 FPS gap between Low and Ultra at 1080p is substantial, and it grows at higher resolutions. At 2560x1440, Low averages 45 FPS while Ultra averages 25 FPS, a 20 FPS spread. At 3840x2160, Low averages 30 FPS while Ultra averages 17 FPS, a 13 FPS spread. These preset deltas show that visual quality settings heavily impact the GPU workload, while the CPU's role remains secondary.

The Ryzen 5 7600X's processing power is effectively wasted in this pairing. Its nearest rivals in the database include the AMD Ryzen 7 5700X and Intel Core i5-12600K, both within 0.2% of its average score. The CPU could drive far more demanding GPUs, but the Arc B370 cannot exploit its capabilities. In Control specifically, the game's physics and AI systems would benefit from strong single-threaded performance, and the 7600X delivers that with a PassMark single-thread score of 4135. Yet the frame rates never approach the playable threshold because the GPU saturates first.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 3840x2160, no preset reaches 60 FPS. The Low preset delivers the highest average at 30 FPS, but that remains far below the playable threshold. Medium averages 21 FPS, High averages 19 FPS, and Ultra averages 17 FPS. The database's verdict for this resolution lists no playable settings.

At 2560x1440, the same pattern holds. No preset clears 60 FPS. Low delivers 45 FPS, Medium 32 FPS, High 28 FPS, and Ultra 25 FPS. The verdict again lists no playable settings.

At 1920x1080, the Low preset comes closest to the target with 59 FPS average. This is the best result in the entire dataset, but it still falls 1 FPS short of the 60 FPS playable threshold. Medium averages 42 FPS, High 37 FPS, and Ultra 32 FPS. The verdict lists no playable settings at this resolution either.

The data shows a clear rule: this combo cannot sustain 60 FPS in Control at any resolution or preset. The maximum achievable average is 59 FPS, and that requires the lowest visual quality at the lowest resolution.

The Verdict

The verdict is unambiguous: this PC cannot run Control at the 60 FPS playable threshold. The verdictByResolution data shows empty playable settings lists for all three resolutions, meaning no configuration in the database meets the minimum frame rate target.

At 3840x2160, the best possible average is 30 FPS on Low settings. That is half the required frame rate. The experience would be stuttery and visually unresponsive, with Ultra dropping to 17 FPS.

At 2560x1440, the situation improves but remains unplayable. Low settings produce 45 FPS, which is closer to the target but still 15 FPS short. Medium, High, and Ultra all stay below 33 FPS.

At 1920x1080, the Low preset achieves 59 FPS, a result that is tantalizingly close to 60 FPS but still below the threshold. The difference of 1 FPS means the game does not qualify as playable according to the database's standard. Medium, High, and Ultra all fall further behind.

The GPU's 5th percentile ranking among all tested GPUs explains this outcome. Its nearest rivals are the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570 and ATI Radeon HD 5770, both legacy parts from a different era. The Arc B370's 6.144 TFLOPS of FP32 performance and 48.00 GPixel/s pixel rate are simply insufficient for a demanding action adventure title like Control.

The Ryzen 5 7600X is not the problem. Its 79th percentile CPU ranking and strong benchmark scores indicate it has the processing capability to run modern games. The bottleneck is entirely on the graphics side. Users seeking playable Control performance would need a far more powerful GPU.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 3840x2160, the recorded averages are 30 FPS on Low, 21 FPS on Medium, 19 FPS on High, and 17 FPS on Ultra. The Medium preset has the only complete min/max data at this resolution: minimum 18 FPS, maximum 25 FPS. The other presets lack min/max entries in the database.

At 2560x1440, the averages are 45 FPS on Low, 32 FPS on Medium, 28 FPS on High, and 25 FPS on Ultra. Medium shows a minimum of 27 FPS and a maximum of 37 FPS. The gap between Low and Medium is 13 FPS, the largest preset-to-preset jump at this resolution.

At 1920x1080, the averages are 59 FPS on Low, 42 FPS on Medium, 37 FPS on High, and 32 FPS on Ultra. Medium records a minimum of 36 FPS and a maximum of 48 FPS. The Low preset's 59 FPS average is the single best result in the entire dataset, and it comes within 1 FPS of the playable threshold.

The pattern across all resolutions is consistent: Low is always the fastest, Ultra is always the slowest, and Medium sits between High and Low. The min/max data for Medium shows that even the best-case frame times stay well below 60 FPS. At 1080p Medium, the maximum recorded FPS is 48, which is 12 FPS below the playable threshold.

The frame rate drops from Low to Medium are particularly steep. At 1080p, the drop is 17 FPS. At 1440p, it is 13 FPS. At 4K, it is 9 FPS. This suggests that the Medium preset introduces significant GPU workload increases that the Arc B370 cannot handle efficiently.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 5 7600X and Intel Arc B370 ranks 3436 out of 3720 tested combos in Control. This places it in the bottom 7.6% of all combinations in the database. Only 284 combos rank below it.

This poor ranking is driven entirely by the GPU. The Arc B370's 5th percentile ranking among all GPUs is the lowest component percentile in this pairing. Its average benchmark score of 1184 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 places it alongside GPUs from over a decade ago. The ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570 scores 1186, the ATI Radeon HD 5770 scores 1190, and the AMD Radeon HD 7650M scores 1192. The Arc B370 trails all of these by small margins.

The CPU, by contrast, is a strong performer. The Ryzen 5 7600X's 79th percentile ranking places it in the top fifth of all CPUs. Its average benchmark score of 27636 is competitive with the AMD Ryzen 7 5700X (27578, 0.2% slower), Intel Core i5-12600K (27578, 0.2% slower), and AMD Ryzen 7 5800 (27535, 0.4% slower). The only near rival that edges it out is the AMD Ryzen 5 8500GE at 27712, a 0.3% difference.

The rank of 3436 out of 3720 reflects the fundamental mismatch in this combo. A high-performing CPU paired with a low-performing GPU produces a system that cannot handle demanding games at acceptable frame rates. In Control, this translates to sub-60 FPS performance at every setting and resolution combination. The combo's position in the bottom 7.6% of tested configurations is consistent with the measured FPS data, which shows no configuration reaching the playable threshold. Users considering this combination for Control should look elsewhere or significantly reduce their performance expectations.