Control

Measured FPS Breakdown

The recorded data for Control with the AMD Ryzen 7 5700X and Intel Arc B370 shows a consistent pattern across all tested resolutions: this combination struggles to reach smooth frame rates, with the gap widening as resolution increases. At 3840x2160, the best result comes from Low settings, which produces an average of 30 FPS. The Medium preset at this resolution averages 21 FPS, with a minimum of 18 FPS and a maximum of 25 FPS, indicating noticeable frame time variance. High settings drop further to 19 FPS on average, while Ultra falls to 17 FPS. These numbers place the combo far below the 60 FPS threshold that defines playability in the database.

Moving to 2560x1440, the situation improves slightly but remains underwhelming. Low settings deliver an average of 45 FPS, which is the only preset at this resolution to approach acceptable performance. Medium averages 32 FPS, with recorded minimum and maximum values of 27 and 37 FPS respectively. High settings produce 28 FPS on average, while Ultra drops to 25 FPS. The jump from 3840x2160 to 2560x1440 yields roughly a 50% improvement in average FPS across most settings, which suggests the GPU is the primary bottleneck at higher resolutions.

At 1920x1080, the best measured result is 59 FPS on Low settings, just one frame shy of the 60 FPS playable threshold. Medium settings average 42 FPS, with a minimum of 36 FPS and a maximum of 48 FPS, showing that even the middle preset cannot sustain smooth gameplay. High settings average 37 FPS, while Ultra averages 32 FPS. The scaling from 2560x1440 to 1920x1080 is less dramatic than the step from 4K to 1440p, with approximately 30% more FPS on average across presets. This diminishing return hints that the CPU begins to play a larger role at lower resolutions, though neither component is strong enough to push the frame rate to 60.

Best Settings per Resolution

The database records no playable settings for any resolution, as the verdictByResolution field lists empty playableSettings arrays for 3840x2160, 2560x1440, and 1920x1080. This means no preset at any tested resolution achieves an average of 60 FPS or higher. The closest result is 1920x1080 on Low, which averages 59 FPS, but this falls short of the playable threshold. For 2560x1440, the best option is Low at 45 FPS, while 3840x2160 tops out at 30 FPS on Low. The data indicates that users seeking 60 FPS would need to consider lower resolutions than those tested, or accept frame rates in the 30 to 59 range with reduced visual quality.

How This Combo Ranks

Within the database of tested CPU and GPU combinations for Control, this pairing ranks 3436 out of 3720 total combos. This places it in the bottom 8% of all tested configurations, which aligns with the measured FPS results. The rank reflects a combination where neither the CPU nor the GPU excels: the Ryzen 7 5700X sits at the 79th percentile among all CPUs in the database, but the Arc B370 ranks at only the 5th percentile among all GPUs. The GPU's weak standing dominates the overall outcome, as Control is a graphically demanding title that relies heavily on rasterization performance. The combo rank of 3436 suggests that most other hardware pairings in the database deliver better results, with only 284 combos performing worse.

FAQ

Q: Can this PC run Control at 1920x1080?

A: No, not at 60 FPS. The best recorded result at 1920x1080 is 59 FPS on Low settings, which falls just below the playable threshold of 60 FPS. All other presets at this resolution average between 32 and 42 FPS.

Q: What is the highest settings preset that comes closest to 60 FPS?

A: Low settings at 1920x1080, with an average of 59 FPS. This is the only configuration across all resolutions and presets that nearly reaches the playable threshold, but it still misses by one frame.

Q: How does the GPU affect performance compared to the CPU?

A: The Intel Arc B370 ranks at the 5th percentile among all GPUs, while the AMD Ryzen 7 5700X ranks at the 79th percentile among CPUs. The large disparity in percentile rankings, combined with the FPS scaling across resolutions, points to the GPU as the primary limiting factor.

Q: Is 2560x1440 playable at any settings?

A: No. The highest average FPS at 2560x1440 is 45 on Low settings. Medium averages 32 FPS, High averages 28 FPS, and Ultra averages 25 FPS, all well below 60.

Q: What frame rates can be expected at 3840x2160?

A: The best result is 30 FPS on Low settings. Medium averages 21 FPS, High averages 19 FPS, and Ultra averages 17 FPS. None of these are close to playable.

Q: How does this combo rank compared to other tested hardware?

A: It ranks 3436 out of 3720 tested combinations for Control, meaning approximately 92% of tested combos perform better. The GPU's low percentile is the dominant factor in this poor ranking.

CPU and GPU Roles

The measured FPS data reveals a clear division of labor between the Ryzen 7 5700X and the Arc B370 in Control. At 3840x2160, the frame rates are extremely low across all settings, ranging from 17 FPS on Ultra to 30 FPS on Low. This narrow spread suggests that the GPU is saturated, as even dropping from Ultra to Low only yields a 13 FPS improvement. The GPU's 5th percentile ranking among all GPUs supports this interpretation: at 4K resolution, the Arc B370 simply cannot keep up with the game's rendering demands, regardless of how much the CPU has to offer.

At 2560x1440, the pattern shifts slightly. Low settings average 45 FPS, while Ultra averages 25 FPS, a difference of 20 FPS between the two extremes. The larger spread compared to 4K indicates that the GPU is less of a bottleneck at this resolution, allowing preset changes to have a more pronounced effect. However, the absolute frame rates remain low, and the CPU's high percentile (79th) does not translate into playable performance. This suggests that while the GPU is still the primary constraint, the CPU cannot compensate for the GPU's limitations.

At 1920x1080, the scaling between presets becomes even more pronounced: Low averages 59 FPS, Medium 42 FPS, High 37 FPS, and Ultra 32 FPS. The difference between Low and Ultra is 27 FPS, the largest spread of any resolution. This indicates that at 1080p, the CPU has enough headroom to feed the GPU more frames when settings are reduced, but the GPU still cannot reach 60 FPS even at the lowest settings. The fact that the combo rank is 3436 out of 3720, despite the CPU being in the top 21% of all CPUs, underscores that the GPU is the decisive factor. The Ryzen 7 5700X, with its 8 cores and 16 threads, is more than adequate for Control's CPU demands, but the Arc B370's modest specifications (1280 shading units, 20 ROPs, 6.144 TFLOPS FP32) cap performance far below playable levels at every tested resolution.

The Verdict

This PC cannot run Control at a playable frame rate, according to the database's 60 FPS threshold. The verdictByResolution field shows empty playableSettings arrays for all three tested resolutions, confirming that no settings preset achieves an average of 60 FPS or higher. At 1920x1080, the closest result is 59 FPS on Low, which is one frame short of playable. At 2560x1440, the best is 45 FPS on Low, and at 3840x2160, the best is 30 FPS on Low. The data is unambiguous: users would need to either lower the resolution below 1920x1080, accept frame rates in the 30 to 59 range, or replace the GPU to achieve smooth gameplay. The CPU is not the issue, as evidenced by its 79th percentile ranking, but the GPU's 5th percentile ranking makes this combination unsuitable for Control under the database's playability criteria.

Similar Performance Alternatives

Looking at the nearest rivals for both components provides context for what similar hardware would behave like. For the AMD Ryzen 7 5700X, the closest CPUs by average benchmark score are the Intel Core i5-12600K, the AMD Ryzen 7 5800, the AMD Ryzen 5 7600X, and the Intel Core Ultra 5 125H. These chips have average scores within 0.3% of the 5700X, with the i5-12600K matching it exactly at 27578, the Ryzen 7 5800 at 27535 (0.2% slower), the Ryzen 5 7600X at 27636 (0.2% faster), and the Core Ultra 5 125H at 27507 (0.3% slower). In terms of CPU-bound scenarios, swapping the 5700X for any of these would produce nearly identical results in Control, as the game does not appear to be CPU-limited in the measured data.

For the Intel Arc B370, the nearest GPU rivals are the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570, the ATI Radeon HD 5770, the AMD Radeon HD 7650M, and the AMD FirePro M2000. The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 scores are extremely close: the Arc B370 scores 1184, the HD 5570 scores 1186 (0.2% faster), the HD 5770 scores 1190 (0.5% faster), the HD 7650M scores 1192 (0.7% faster), and the FirePro M2000 scores 1168 (1.4% slower). These GPUs represent a similar performance tier, meaning any of them would likely produce frame rates within a few FPS of the Arc B370 in Control. The implication is that this pairing's poor performance is not an outlier but rather characteristic of a GPU class that ranks at the 5th percentile overall. Users considering alternatives should expect comparable results from any of these GPUs when paired with a high-end CPU like the Ryzen 7 5700X.