Control

Similar Performance Alternatives

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X sits in a well-populated performance tier. The database shows its average benchmark score of 29123 places it within 0.1% of the Intel Core Ultra 5 135H, which scores 29093. That difference is negligible in real-world terms. The Intel Xeon Phi 7210 scores 29245, a 0.4% gap, and the Intel Core i5-13500HX scores 29270, a 0.5% gap. On the other side, the AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT scores 28940, trailing by 0.6%. For anyone considering this CPU, those four processors will deliver nearly identical compute throughput across multithreaded workloads. The Ryzen 7 5800X has an 81st percentile ranking among all CPUs in the database, meaning it outperforms roughly four out of five tested processors.

The Intel Arc B370 is a much more constrained piece of hardware. Its average benchmark score of 1184 places it in the 5th percentile of all GPUs, which signals extremely limited graphics throughput. The nearest rivals are all older discrete and mobile parts. The ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570 scores 1186, a 0.2% difference. The ATI Radeon HD 5770 scores 1190, a 0.5% gap. The AMD Radeon HD 7650M scores 1192, trailing by 0.7%, while the AMD FirePro M2000 scores 1168, ahead by 1.4%. These are not modern gaming GPUs by any stretch, and the Arc B370 essentially matches their level of performance. The data indicates that anyone expecting a playable Control experience at high settings will find this GPU far below what the game demands.

When pairing this CPU with this GPU, the bottleneck is unambiguous. The CPU has ample headroom for gaming workloads, with 8 cores and 16 threads on Zen 3 architecture. The GPU, however, sits at the bottom of the performance distribution. The measured FPS figures confirm this: even at 1920x1080 with Low settings, the average frame rate is 59, just one frame short of the 60 FPS playable threshold. At higher settings or resolutions, the frame rates fall well below that mark.

CPU and GPU Roles

The benchmark data reveals a clear pattern: the Intel Arc B370 is the limiting factor across all tested configurations. Consider the scaling from 1920x1080 to 2560x1440 at Medium settings. At 1080p, the average FPS is 42. At 1440p, it drops to 32, a 24% reduction. Moving from 1440p to 3840x2160 at Medium settings, the average falls from 32 to 21, a 34% drop. This steep decline with resolution scaling is characteristic of a GPU-bound scenario. If the CPU were the constraint, the frame rates would remain relatively flat across resolutions because the resolution affects the GPU workload far more than the CPU workload.

The settings scaling tells the same story. At 1920x1080, the average FPS progresses from 59 at Low, to 42 at Medium, to 37 at High, and finally to 32 at Ultra. That is a 46% reduction from Low to Ultra. At 2560x1440, the progression is 45 at Low, 32 at Medium, 28 at High, and 25 at Ultra, a 44% reduction. At 3840x2160, the numbers are 30 at Low, 21 at Medium, 19 at High, and 17 at Ultra, a 43% reduction. These consistent drops across settings indicate that every graphical quality increase directly taxes the GPU, with no evidence of CPU relief. The Ryzen 7 5800X has more than enough single-thread and multi-thread capacity to feed this GPU at all tested settings.

The minimum and maximum FPS readings reinforce this conclusion. At 1920x1080 Medium, the minimum is 36 and the maximum is 48, a narrow range that suggests the GPU is consistently saturated. At 2560x1440 Medium, the minimum is 27 and the maximum is 37, similarly tight. At 3840x2160 Medium, the minimum is 18 and the maximum is 25. The low minimums relative to the averages indicate that the GPU struggles to maintain steady frame delivery, a common symptom of a graphics card operating far beyond its comfortable envelope.

For Control specifically, the CPU plays a supportive role. The Ryzen 7 5800X has a 3dmark single-thread score of 943 and a 3dmark max-threads score of 7578, both well above what this game requires at the frame rates this GPU can achieve. The recorded data shows no scenario where CPU performance limits the experience. Every resolution and preset combination produces FPS values that reflect GPU capability, not CPU headroom.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of AMD Ryzen 7 5800X and Intel Arc B370 ranks 3436 out of 3720 tested combos for Control. That places it in the bottom 92.4% of all configurations, meaning only about 284 combos perform worse. This is a low ranking, consistent with the GPU's 5th percentile standing. The CPU's strong 81st percentile ranking cannot compensate for a graphics card that scores below most integrated solutions from the past decade.

The combo rank reflects the measured FPS data directly. At no resolution or settings combination does this setup reach the 60 FPS playable threshold. The best result is 59 FPS at 1920x1080 Low, which falls one frame short. The worst result is 17 FPS at 3840x2160 Ultra, which is unplayable by any reasonable standard. The rank of 3436 out of 3720 indicates that the vast majority of tested combinations, including many with weaker CPUs, achieve better Control performance because they pair those CPUs with more capable GPUs.

This ranking underscores the importance of balance in a gaming system. A high-end CPU like the Ryzen 7 5800X offers excellent compute performance, as evidenced by its Cinebench R23 multicore score of 15476 and Geekbench multicore score of 11036. But Control is a GPU-intensive title, and the Arc B370 simply does not have the rasterization power to keep up. The database shows that the GPU's 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 1184 is comparable to GPUs from over a decade ago, which explains why this combo lands so far down the rankings.

FAQ

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

A: No. The highest average FPS recorded is 59 at 1920x1080 Low settings. Every other configuration falls below 60 FPS, and the 60 FPS threshold is the playable standard used in the database.

Q: What is the playable resolution for this combo?

A: The verdict data shows no playable settings at any resolution. The 1920x1080 Low preset comes closest with 59 FPS average, but it does not meet the 60 FPS requirement. At 2560x1440, the best result is 45 FPS at Low, and at 3840x2160, the best is 30 FPS at Low.

Q: How much faster is the CPU compared to its nearest rivals?

A: The Ryzen 7 5800X has an average benchmark score of 29123. The Intel Core Ultra 5 135H scores 29093, a 0.1% gap. The Intel Xeon Phi 7210 scores 29245, a 0.4% gap. The Intel Core i5-13500HX scores 29270, a 0.5% gap. The AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT scores 28940, a 0.6% gap. These are all within one percent of each other.

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

A: The Intel Arc B370 has an average benchmark score of 1184. The ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570 scores 1186, a 0.2% gap. The ATI Radeon HD 5770 scores 1190, a 0.5% gap. The AMD Radeon HD 7650M scores 1192, a 0.7% gap. The AMD FirePro M2000 scores 1168, a 1.4% gap. All five GPUs are effectively in the same performance class.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU more responsible for the low frame rates?

A: The GPU is entirely responsible. The FPS drops consistently as resolution increases from 1920x1080 to 2560x1440 to 3840x2160, and as settings increase from Low to Medium to High to Ultra. The CPU has sufficient performance, with a 3dmark max-threads score of 7578 and a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 15476, to handle the game's CPU demands. The GPU's 5th percentile ranking confirms its severe limitation.

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

A: The best average FPS is 59 at 1920x1080 Low. The best minimum FPS recorded is 36 at 1920x1080 Medium, and the best maximum FPS is 48 at the same settings. No configuration reaches 60 FPS average.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the lowest resolution tested, the results are as follows. Low settings produce an average of 59 FPS, which is the single highest average across the entire measurement set. Medium settings yield 42 FPS average, with minimum 36 and maximum 48. High settings drop to 37 FPS average. Ultra settings fall to 32 FPS average. The gap from Low to Medium is 17 FPS, which is the largest single-step reduction at this resolution, indicating that the Medium preset introduces a significant load increase that the GPU cannot absorb.

At 2560x1440, the performance decreases noticeably. Low settings average 45 FPS. Medium settings average 32 FPS, with minimum 27 and maximum 37. High settings average 28 FPS. Ultra settings average 25 FPS. The step from Low to Medium at 1440p costs 13 FPS, and the step from High to Ultra costs only 3 FPS, suggesting that the Ultra preset does not add as much additional load relative to High at this resolution.

At 3840x2160, the results are the weakest. Low settings average 30 FPS. Medium settings average 21 FPS, with minimum 18 and maximum 25. High settings average 19 FPS. Ultra settings average 17 FPS. The step from Low to Medium costs 9 FPS, and the step from High to Ultra costs 2 FPS. At this resolution, even the lowest settings barely achieve a playable-looking frame rate, and the higher presets are far below any acceptable threshold.

The full dataset includes twelve measured configurations. The minimum FPS values are only recorded for the Medium preset at each resolution, with 36 at 1080p, 27 at 1440p, and 18 at 4K. The maximum FPS values are likewise only recorded for Medium, with 48 at 1080p, 37 at 1440p, and 25 at 4K. For the other presets, only average FPS is available. The absence of min and max data for Low, High, and Ultra does not change the overall picture: this GPU cannot maintain a steady frame rate under load, and the averages are already too low for smooth gameplay.

Best Settings per Resolution

The database defines playable as maintaining an average FPS of at least 60. The verdict by resolution shows that no settings combination achieves this threshold at any resolution. The 1920x1080 Low preset comes closest with 59 FPS, but it falls one frame short. The 2560x1440 Low preset averages 45 FPS, and the 3840x2160 Low preset averages 30 FPS. Since none of these meet the 60 FPS requirement, the best settings per resolution are technically none. However, if the threshold were relaxed to 30 FPS, the 1920x1080 Low preset would be the only configuration that comfortably exceeds it, and even the 2560x1440 Low preset would also clear it.

For practical purposes, a user running at 1920x1080 would need to accept the Low preset to get the highest possible average FPS of 59. There is no headroom for Medium settings, which drop to 42 FPS. At 2560x1440, the Low preset provides 45 FPS, which is playable for some users but does not meet the database standard. At 3840x2160, the Low preset provides 30 FPS, which is borderline for slow-paced games but not ideal for Control's action sequences.

The measured data indicates that this combo is not suitable for Control at any resolution with the default playable threshold. The GPU's 5th percentile performance, combined with its 6.144 TFLOPS FP32 throughput and 20 ROPs, places it far below the requirements of a game released in 2019. The Ryzen 7 5800X does everything asked of it, but the Arc B370 cannot deliver the frame rates needed for a smooth experience. Users considering this pairing for Control should expect to play at 1080p with the lowest settings and accept that even then, the average FPS will hover just below the 60 FPS mark.