Control

FAQ

Q: Can this system run Control at 60 FPS in 1080p?

A: Yes, but only at Low settings. The recorded average at 1920x1080 with Low settings is 65 FPS, which clears the 60 FPS playable threshold. High settings drop to 41 FPS, Medium to 46 FPS, and Ultra to 36 FPS, so no other 1080p preset reaches 60 FPS.

Q: What is the best 1440p performance available with this combo?

A: At 2560x1440, the highest average FPS is 50, achieved at Low settings. Medium averages 35 FPS, High averages 31 FPS, and Ultra averages 27 FPS. None of these meet the 60 FPS threshold, so 1440p is not playable at any preset according to the database.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT has an average benchmark score of 29879, which places it in the 81st percentile of all CPUs. The AMD Ryzen 7 7840H scores 29868 (0% delta), the AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS scores 29955 (-0.3%), the AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS scores 29955 (-0.3%), and the AMD Ryzen 5 9600X scores 29713 (0.6%).

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

A: The Intel Arc B390 has an average benchmark score of 1482, placing it in the 9th percentile of all GPUs. The NVIDIA GeForce GT 520MX scores 1463 (1.3% delta), the NVIDIA GeForce 800M scores 1460 (1.5%), the NVIDIA GeForce GT 625 OEM scores 1446 (2.5%), and the NVIDIA GeForce GT 710 scores 1443 (2.7%).

Q: What frame rates can be expected at 4K with this hardware?

A: At 3840x2160, Low settings average 33 FPS, Medium averages 24 FPS with a minimum of 20 FPS and maximum of 27 FPS, High averages 21 FPS, and Ultra averages 18 FPS. No 4K preset comes close to the 60 FPS threshold.

Q: Does the Intel Arc B390 have dedicated VRAM?

A: No. The memory size, type, and bus width are all listed as "System Shared", meaning the GPU uses shared system memory. Its memory bandwidth is described as "System Dependent", and its boost clock is 2500 MHz with a base clock of 300 MHz.

CPU and GPU Roles

The benchmark data for Control reveals a system that is heavily constrained by the graphics processor at every resolution and preset combination. The Intel Arc B390, with its 9th percentile GPU ranking and a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 1482, sits near the bottom of the database's GPU hierarchy. Its nearest rivals, the NVIDIA GeForce GT 710, GT 625 OEM, 800M, and GT 520MX, are all within a 1.3% to 2.7% performance delta, which frames the Arc B390 as a low-end part that struggles to push modern game workloads.

The CPU side tells a completely different story. The AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT holds an 81st percentile CPU ranking with an average benchmark score of 29879. Its multi-threaded Cinebench R23 score of 23794 and single-threaded score of 3359 indicate a capable processor that is well ahead of the minimum requirements for Control. The CPU's nearest rivals, including the Ryzen 7 7840H, 8845HS, 7840HS, and 5 9600X, all sit within a tight 0.6% band, confirming that the 5800XT is a solid mid-range CPU without a performance ceiling that would bottleneck this particular title.

Across the measured settings, scaling patterns show GPU dominance clearly. At 1920x1080, the difference between Low and Ultra is substantial: 65 FPS versus 36 FPS, a 29 FPS gap that comes almost entirely from graphics load changes. At 1440p, Low produces 50 FPS while Ultra drops to 27 FPS, a 23 FPS spread. At 4K, Low averages 33 FPS and Ultra averages 18 FPS, a 15 FPS gap that narrows as resolution climbs. This pattern indicates that the GPU saturates quickly, and the CPU's role diminishes as resolution increases, since the Arc B390 cannot maintain high frame rates regardless of how much headroom the Ryzen 7 5800XT offers.

The data indicates that resolution scaling punishes this combo harshly. Moving from 1080p Low to 1440p Low costs 15 FPS, and moving from 1440p Low to 4K Low costs another 17 FPS. The Medium preset shows similar drops: 46 FPS at 1080p, 35 FPS at 1440p, and 24 FPS at 4K. Because the GPU is the limiting factor, the CPU's strong multi-threaded performance does not translate into higher frame rates in Control. The recorded FPS deltas align with a system where the Arc B390's shared memory architecture and low absolute throughput cap the output, while the Ryzen 7 5800XT waits on the graphics pipeline.

The verdict data reinforces this interpretation. The only playable configuration in the entire database is 1080p Low, which achieves 65 FPS average. Every other resolution and preset falls below the 60 FPS threshold, and the GPU's 9th percentile standing suggests that even future driver optimizations would face a steep climb to unlock the CPU's potential.

How This Combo Ranks

The combined AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT and Intel Arc B390 configuration ranks 3311 out of 3720 tested combos in Control, placing it in the bottom 11% of the database. This rank reflects the GPU's severe limitation: the Arc B390's average benchmark score of 1482 places it in the 9th percentile of all GPUs, while the CPU sits in the 81st percentile. The pairing of a strong CPU with a very weak GPU produces a system that ranks poorly in a game that is heavily GPU-bound at all measured settings.

The rank of 3311 means that roughly 409 tested combinations out of 3720 perform worse in Control, and the vast majority of tested combos outperform it. The CPU's nearest rivals all score within 0.6% of the 5800XT, meaning the processor side is not dragging down the rank; the GPU is the anchor. The nearest GPU rivals are all within 2.7%, and those rivals are themselves low-end parts, which confirms that the Arc B390 drags the entire combo ranking into the bottom decile.

For context on where the CPU would land without GPU interference, the 5800XT's 81st percentile CPU ranking and 29879 average score would typically place it in the upper tier of processors. In contrast, the 9th percentile GPU ranking and 1482 score place the Arc B390 in a category with the GT 710, GT 710 OEM, 800M, and GT 520MX, all of which are among the weakest GPUs in the database. The delta between the CPU's rivals, 0% to 0.6%, and the GPU's rivals, 1.3% to 60 FPS, shows that the GPU is the clear outlier causing the low rank.

The 3720 total combos in the database and the 60 FPS playable threshold mean that this rank is measured against a standard bar that most systems clear with ease. The 5800XT's 5800XT CPU rank, 3311, is a bottom-decile placement that cannot be rescued by the CPU's 81st percentile standing. In short, the data shows a combo rank that is defined by the GPU's limitations, with the CPU unable to compensate for the Arc B390's low absolute output.

Similar Performance Alternatives

Looking at the nearest rivals in the database provides a clear picture of what hardware would behave similarly to this combo. On the CPU side, the AMD Ryzen 7 7840H, AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS, AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS, and AMD Ryzen 5 9600X are all near matches to the Ryzen 7 5800XT. Their average scores range from 29713 to 29955, with deltas of 0.6% to -0.3%. In practical terms, a system with any of these CPUs paired with a weak GPU would show FPS numbers within a similar range to what the 5800XT delivers in Control, since the GPU is the limiting factor.

On the GPU side, the NVIDIA GeForce GT 520MX, NVIDIA GeForce 800M, NVIDIA GeForce GT 625 OEM, and NVIDIA GeForce GT 710 are the closest recorded matches to the Intel Arc B390. Their scores range from 1443 to 1463, with deltas of 1.3% to 2.7%. All four GPUs sit in the same low-performance tier as the Arc B390, meaning that swapping in any of these GPUs would produce FPS numbers close to the recorded values. The narrow delta(B390: 1482 vs GT 710: 1443) confirms that the Arc B390 is not meaningfully faster than these alternatives in synthetic benchmarks, and in Control, frame rates would be similarly constrained by the shared memory architecture.

The CPU's nearest rivals are all mobile and desktop chips with similar average scores. The Ryzen 7 8845HS and Ryzen 7 7840HS at 29955 and a delta of -0.3% are the closest performance matches, while the Ryzen 7 7840H at 29868 has a 0% delta, and the Ryzen 5 9600X at 29713 is 0.6% behind. All of these CPUs would behave nearly identically to the 5800XT in a Control benchmark, since the GPU bottleneck dominates. The GPU's nearest rivals are all NVIDIA parts from the GT and 800M families, which are themselves very weak, with deltas from 1.3% to 2.7%.

The takeaway is that this combo's measured FPS is representative of a system with a strong CPU and a very weak GPU. Users with any of the listed CPU rivals and any of the listed GPU rivals would see similar performance, because the GPU is the limiting factor. The data shows a consistent pattern: the CPU has ample headroom, the GPU does not.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the recorded measurements show the following averages: Low settings deliver 65 FPS, which is the only preset above the 60 FPS threshold. Medium settings average 46 FPS with a minimum of 40 FPS and a maximum of 53 FPS. High settings average 41 FPS. Ultra settings average 36 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 29 FPS, and the Medium preset's min-max range of 40 to 53 shows noticeable frame variance within a single run.

At 2560x1440, Low settings average 50 FPS, Medium averages 35 FPS with a minimum of 30 FPS and maximum of 40 FPS, High averages 31 FPS, and Ultra averages 27 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra is 23 FPS, and the Medium preset's min-max range of 30 to 40 demonstrates that frame pacing becomes less stable as resolution rises. None of these presets reach the 60 FPS threshold, and the database marks all 1440p settings as not playable.

At 3840x2160, Low settings average 33 FPS, Medium averages 24 FPS with a minimum of 20 FPS and maximum of 27 FPS, High averages 21 FPS, and Ultra averages 18 FPS. The Low to Ultra spread narrows to 15 FPS, which indicates that the GPU is running out of headroom at 4K and even lowering settings cannot recover meaningful performance. The Medium preset's min-max range of 20 to 27 FPS is the only 4K entry with full min/max data, and it shows a tight but low frame window.

The FPS data across all resolutions shows a consistent pattern: Low settings are the only viable option, and only at 1080p does the system cross the 60 FPS line. The Medium presets at all resolutions show min/max data that confirms stability within a narrow band, but those bands are all below the playable threshold. The Ultra presets at all resolutions are the lowest performers, with 4K Ultra bottoming out at 18 FPS. The measured data lacks min/max values for most High and Ultra entries, which limits the analysis of frame variance, but the averages alone tell a clear story of GPU-bound performance.

The Verdict

The database's verdict for this combo is unambiguous: the system can run Control at 1920x1080 with Low settings, and that is the only playable configuration. The recorded 65 FPS average at 1080p Low clears the 60 FPS playable threshold, and the database lists "Low" as the best settings for that resolution with an average of 65 FPS at best. Every other resolution and preset fails to reach 60 FPS.

At 2560x1440, the verdict is clear: no settings are playable. The best recorded average is 50 FPS at Low, which falls 10 FPS short of the threshold. At 3840x2160, the situation is worse, with the best average at 33 FPS on Low settings. The 4K Ultra preset's 18 FPS average is the lowest recorded value in the entire dataset.

The overall picture is a system that is severely GPU-limited. The Ryzen 7 5800XT is a strong CPU, but the Intel Arc B390's 9th percentile GPU ranking and 1482 average benchmark score hold the system back. The 3311 rank out of 3720 combos places this configuration near the bottom of the database, and the only way to achieve playable performance is to drop to 1080p with the lowest graphics preset. Users seeking higher settings or resolutions would need a significantly more powerful GPU, as the data shows the CPU is not the bottleneck in Control. The verdict is a conditional pass: playable at 1080p Low, and nothing else.