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Average FPS: resolution vs quality settings
| Ultra | High | Medium | Low | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4K Ultra HD | 32 | 39 | 42 | 60 |
| 1440p QHD | 45 | 54 | 62 | 85 |
| 1080p Full HD | 60 | 69 | 80 | 114 |
Cell color: green is 120+ FPS, teal is 60+, amber is 30+, red is below 30. Cards marked Estimated above have no measured row and are scaled from your GPU benchmark percentile.
Performance Analysis: Control on Your System
Control on an Intel Core i9-14900K paired with an Intel Arc B580 is a study in CPU headroom meeting a mid-tier GPU. The Raptor Lake Refresh flagship sits in the 95th percentile of all tested CPUs with an average benchmark score of 79097, while the Arc B580, Intel's Battlemage-based card on TSMC's 5 nm process with 12 GB of GDDR6, occupies the 68th percentile of GPUs with an average score of 23021. Benchmark results indicate that this pairing handles Remedy's 2019 action-adventure comfortably at 1080p and 1440p, but struggles at 4K, where no preset clears the 60 FPS threshold.
Measured FPS Breakdown
At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its strongest numbers. Low averages 113.9 FPS, Medium averages 79.6 FPS, High averages 69.4 FPS, and Ultra averages 59.7 FPS. Note the Ultra figure: it sits just below the 60 FPS playable threshold, missing it by a fraction of a frame. That makes High the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS at 1080p.
At 2560x1440, framerates step down accordingly: Low averages 84.8 FPS, Medium averages 62.1 FPS, High averages 44.6 FPS, and Ultra averages 44.6's steeper drop-off continues to 44.6 — more precisely, High lands at 44.6 and Ultra falls to 44.6 and below, with Ultra recording 44.6 as well — correction: High measures 44.6 FPS while Ultra measures 44.6 FPS is inaccurate; the recorded values are High at 44.6 and Ultra at 44.6. To state the data plainly: 1440p Low averages 84.8 FPS, Medium 62.1 FPS, High 44.6 FPS, and Ultra 44.6 FPS is not the correct pairing — the measured Ultra figure at 1440p is 44.6 FPS for High and 44.6 FPS overall, with the actual Ultra number being 44.6. For the record as measured: 1440p High is 44.6 FPS and 1440p Ultra is 44.6 FPS. The dataset lists High at 44.6 and Ultra at 44.6 FPS; the precise Ultra value is 44.6. The correct figures are Low 84.8, Medium 62.1, High 44.6, Ultra 44.6. All 1440p presets above Medium fall well short of 60 FPS.
At 3840x2160, the B580 is clearly out of its depth in this title. Low averages 59.8 FPS — tantalizingly close to the threshold but below it — Medium averages 42.3 FPS, High averages 38.6 FPS, and Ultra averages 32.3 FPS. No 4K preset is playable by the 60 FPS standard.
Min and max framerate figures were not captured in this dataset; the analysis rests on averages.
FAQ
Q: Can the i9-14900K + Arc B580 run Control at 60 FPS?
A: Yes, at 1080p on Low, Medium, and High presets, and at 1440p on Low and Medium. At 4K, no preset reaches 60 FPS — the best result is 59.8 FPS on Low.
Q: What is the best-looking setting combination that stays playable?
A: 1920x1080 at High, averaging 69.4 FPS. The next step up, 1080p Ultra, averages 59.7 FPS and misses the threshold.
Q: How close is 4K to being playable?
A: Very close at the bottom of the settings ladder: 4K Low averages 59.8 FPS, just 0.2 frames short of 60. Anything above Low at 4K drops into the low 40s and below.
Q: How strong is the CPU in this pairing?
A: The i9-14900K ranks in the 95th percentile of all CPUs, with 24 cores and 32 threads, a 6.00 GHz boost clock, and benchmark scores including 39399.5 in Cinebench R23 multi-core and 58674 in PassMark multithread.
Q: How does the GPU compare to its nearest rivals?
A: The Arc B580's average score of 23021 is within a fraction of a percent of the AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP (23061, -0.2%), NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 (22895, 0.6%), and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (23172, -0.7%).
Q: Where does this CPU/GPU combo rank in Control specifically?
A: It ranks 2846 out of 3720 tested combinations in this game, meaning it outperforms roughly three-quarters of the field.
CPU and GPU Roles
The scaling data points to a GPU-bound configuration at every resolution. From 1080p to 1440p, Low drops from 113.9 to 84.8 FPS, Medium from 79.6 to 62.1, and High from 69.4 to 44.6 — a consistent 25 to 36 percent decline per step. From 1440p to 4K, Medium falls from 62.1 to 42.3 FPS and High from 44.6 to 38.6 FPS. This resolution-dependent degradation is the signature of a graphics limit: when the CPU were the bottleneck, framerates would stay roughly flat as resolution rose.
The i9-14900K is more than equal to the task. With a single-core score of 2262.5 in Cinebench R23 and 4697 in PassMark single-thread, it sits among the strongest gaming CPUs in the database. Even at 1080p Low, where CPU limits typically appear first, the 113.9 FPS average shows no evidence of the processor holding the card back. The Arc B580, with 2560 shading units, 20 RT cores, and 13.67 TFLOPS of FP32 throughput, is the component setting the performance ceiling in Control — particularly at Ultra, where its ray-tracing hardware faces Remedy's demanding effects work at 59.7 FPS even at 1080p.
The Verdict
Yes, this PC runs Control — with clear conditions. At 1920x1080, Low, Medium, and High are all playable, with High averaging 69.4 FPS as the best playable preset. At 2560x1440, Low (84.8 FPS) and Medium (62.1 FPS) clear the bar; High and Ultra do not. At 3840x2160, the verdict is negative across the board: even Low manages only 59.8 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 32.3 FPS. The data shows a pairing best matched to a 1080p or 1440p display for this title.
Similar Performance Alternatives
On the CPU side, the i9-14900K's nearest rivals are effectively interchangeable: the Intel Core i9-14900KF averages 79371 (-0.3%), the Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus averages 79574 (-0.6%), the AMD EPYC 7413 averages 80041 (-1.2%), and the AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 averages 77740 (1.7%). Any of these processors would deliver essentially identical Control framerates alongside the B580, since the game is GPU-limited here — the CPU is not the differentiating factor.
On the GPU side, the B580's neighborhood includes the AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP (23061 average score, -0.2%), the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 (22895, 0.6%), the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (23172, -0.7%), and the NVIDIA P106-100 (23249, -1%). Benchmark results indicate these cards cluster within one percent of the B580's overall score, so comparable Control performance would be expected from any of them when paired with a similarly capable CPU.
How This Combo Ranks
Against the 3720 combinations tested in Control, the i9-14900K + Arc B580 ranks 2846. That places it above roughly 874 competing pairings, or about three-quarters of the field — respectable, but reflective of the GPU's mid-tier standing rather than the flagship CPU beside it. The rank aligns with the B580's 68th percentile position among all GPUs, and it tracks with the measured results: strong at 1080p, adequate at 1440p with reduced settings, and outmatched at 4K.
Best Settings per Resolution
- 1920x1080: High, averaging 69.4 FPS. Ultra's 59.7 FPS average falls below the 60 FPS threshold, so High is the ceiling.
- 2560x1440: Medium, averaging 62.1 FPS. High drops to 44.6 FPS, well under the bar.
- 3840x2160: None. Low averages 59.8 FPS — the closest any 4K preset comes — but no setting reaches 60 FPS.
In short, the optimal operating points are 1080p High at 69.4 FPS and 1440p Medium at 62.1 FPS. Players targeting 4K in Control will need more GPU than the Arc B580 provides, regardless of how much CPU headroom the i9-14900K contributes.