Control

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D and Intel Arc B580 combination delivers a split verdict for Control, with 1080p proving fully playable at maximum settings while 4K remains out of reach. At 3840x2160, no preset achieves the 60 FPS threshold; Ultra averages 30.9 FPS, High and Medium both hover near 38 FPS (38.1 and 38.3 respectively), and Low reaches 59.7 FPS — just 0.3 FPS short of playable. The situation improves at 2560x1440, where Low and Medium both clear 60 FPS, with Medium being the most demanding playable preset at 61.3 FPS. At 1920x1080, the entire settings range is playable, capped by Ultra at 64.6 FPS.

Best Settings per Resolution

The data indicates a clear progression of achievable quality as resolution drops. At 3840x2160, there is no playable setting; the closest option is Low at 59.7 FPS, which falls marginally below the 60 FPS threshold. Pushing to Medium drops performance to 38.3 FPS, a 35.8% reduction relative to Low, making it unsuitable for smooth gameplay. At 2560x1440, the best playable preset is Medium, delivering 61.3 FPS. This represents the optimal balance point at this resolution — High drops to 53.2 FPS, which misses the threshold by 6.8 FPS, while Low runs at 84.2 FPS but sacrifices visual quality unnecessarily. At 1920x1080, the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is Ultra, averaging 64.6 FPS. This leaves headroom above the threshold, suggesting the combo can handle the game’s maximum visual fidelity at this resolution without dipping below playable levels.

Similar Performance Alternatives

Looking at the CPU benchmarks, the Ryzen 7 5700X3D posts an average score of 24709, placing it in the 77th percentile among all CPUs. Its nearest rival is the AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D, which scores 24728 — a delta of -0.1%, effectively identical performance. The AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX follows at 24822 (-0.5%), while the Intel Core i5-12450HX (24576, +0.5%) and Intel Core i5-11600 (24563, +0.6%) are slightly slower. In practical terms, swapping to any of these processors would yield negligible frame rate differences in Control, as the margins are all under 1%. On the GPU side, the Intel Arc B580 averages 23021 in benchmarks, sitting at the 68th percentile. Its closest competitor is the AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP at 23061 (-0.2%), followed by the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 at 23172 (-0.7%) and the RTX 2080 at 22895 (+0.6%). The NVIDIA P106-100 scores 23249 (-1%), rounding out the group. These deltas indicate that any of these GPUs would produce nearly identical frame rates in Control, with the RTX 3080 being the most notable alternative due to its higher nominal tier.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the measured average frame rates span from 111 FPS on Low to 64.6 FPS on Ultra. Medium delivers 81.7 FPS, while High sits at 69.5 FPS. The scaling from Low to Medium represents a 26.4% drop, while Medium to High costs another 14.9% (81.7 to 69.5 FPS), and High to Ultra reduces performance by 7.1% (69.5 to 64.6 FPS). The gradient is relatively smooth, with each settings tier costing progressively less performance. At 2560x1440, Low runs at 84.2 FPS, Medium at 61.3 FPS, High at 53.2 FPS, and Ultra at 45.6 FPS. The jump from Low to Medium is steep — a 27.2% reduction — while Medium to High costs 13.2% and High to Ultra 14.3%. At 3840x2160, Low achieves 59.7 FPS, but Medium drops to 38.3 FPS (-35.8%), High to 38.1 FPS (nearly identical to Medium), and Ultra to 30.9 FPS (-19% from High). Notably, the difference between Medium and High at 4K is just 0.2 FPS, suggesting a resolution-bound bottleneck where settings changes beyond Medium have minimal impact.

The Verdict

The verdict by resolution is unambiguous. At 1920x1080, this PC runs Control with all four presets — Low, Medium, High, and Ultra — clearing the 60 FPS threshold. The best playable setting is Ultra at 64.6 FPS, which leaves a small buffer of 4.6 FPS above the playability line. At 2560x1440, only Low (84.2 FPS) and Medium (61.3 FPS) are playable; High (53.2 FPS) and Ultra (45.6 FPS) fall short. The best setting here is Medium, barely clearing the threshold. At 3840x2160, no preset is playable. The closest is Low at 59.7 FPS, which misses the 60 FPS mark by a fractional margin. Users targeting 4K would need to reduce resolution or accept sub-60 performance. Overall, the system is a solid 1080p ultra-capable machine, a decent 1440p medium machine, and not viable at 4K for Control.

CPU and GPU Roles

The performance scaling across resolutions reveals how the balance shifts between the AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D and Intel Arc B580. At 1920x1080, the CPU’s role is more prominent — the 8-core, 16-thread processor with 96 MB of L3 cache maintains high frame rates even at Low settings (111 FPS), where the GPU has less work per frame. The fact that Ultra still hits 64.6 FPS at 1080p suggests the GPU is capable but not overwhelmed; the CPU provides ample headroom. Moving to 2560x1440, the GPU becomes the limiting factor. The drop from 84.2 FPS at Low to 61.3 FPS at Medium indicates that the Arc B580’s 13.67 TFLOPS and 456.0 GB/s memory bandwidth are being taxed by increased pixel output. At 3840x2160, the GPU bottleneck dominates. The near-identical scores for Medium (38.3 FPS) and High (38.1 FPS) at 4K suggest that the rendering pipeline is saturated — the GPU cannot leverage higher settings because it is already at its limit. The CPU’s 3.00 GHz base and 4.10 GHz boost clocks, combined with its strong multi-threaded scores (22366 in Cinebench R23 multi-core), are sufficient to feed the GPU even at 4K, where frame rates are low enough that CPU overhead is minimal. In summary, the CPU is more influential at 1080p where high frame rates demand quick draw-call processing, while the GPU dictates performance at 1440p and 4K.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest preset that maintains 60 FPS at 1920x1080?

A: Ultra is the highest playable preset at 1080p, averaging 64.6 FPS, which is 4.6 FPS above the 60 FPS threshold.

Q: Can this system run Control at 2560x1440 with High settings?

A: No. High settings at 1440p average 53.2 FPS, which falls short of the 60 FPS playable threshold. Medium is the best playable preset at 61.3 FPS.

Q: How close does the 4K Low preset get to playable performance?

A: Low at 3840x2160 averages 59.7 FPS, missing the 60 FPS threshold by only 0.3 FPS. No 4K preset is officially playable.

Q: Which component is the bottleneck at 1920x1080?

A: The CPU plays a larger role at 1080p, as evidenced by the 111 FPS Low setting — the Ryzen 7 5700X3D’s strong multi-threaded performance (22366 in Cinebench R23 multicore) keeps frame rates high, while the GPU has less work per frame.

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

A: The Arc B580’s average benchmark score is 23021, while the RTX 3080 scores 23172 — a delta of -0.7%. In Control, this means nearly identical frame rates, with the RTX 3080 being slightly faster but not enough to change playable settings.

Q: What is the overall ranking of this CPU+GPU combination among tested combos for Control?

A: The combo ranks 2852 out of 3720 tested combinations, placing it in the lower-middle portion of the database for this game.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D and Intel Arc B580 combination ranks 2852 out of 3720 tested combos for Control, placing it in the 23rd percentile of all tested systems. This ranking reflects the system’s inability to handle 4K and its marginal performance at 1440p High settings. The CPU’s 77th percentile standing among all CPUs (average score 24709) and the GPU’s 68th percentile (average score 23021) suggest that both components are mid-to-upper tier individually, but their combination lands in the lower third for this specific game. The ranking is consistent with the measured data: the system excels at 1080p Ultra (64.6 FPS) but struggles to maintain 60 FPS at 1440p beyond Medium settings. Compared to the nearest rival GPUs, the RTX 3080’s slightly higher score (23172 vs 23021) would not meaningfully change the ranking for Control, as the deltas are all under 1%. For gamers targeting 1080p, this combo performs admirably; for higher resolutions, it falls short of the playable threshold in demanding presets.