Evolve

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600X paired with the Intel Arc B370 delivers a narrow window of playability in Evolve, and that window exists only at 1920x1080. At higher resolutions, the combination does not reach the 60 FPS threshold under any tested preset. The recorded data shows a system that is heavily constrained by the GPU, with the CPU offering enough headroom to keep pace at lower resolutions but unable to compensate for the graphics card's limitations as resolution scales upward.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 3840x2160, the results are uniformly below playable levels. The Low preset produces an average of 31 FPS, which is the best result at this resolution. Medium drops to 24 FPS average, with minimum and maximum readings of 20 FPS and 27 FPS respectively. High falls further to 19 FPS average, while Ultra bottoms out at 13 FPS average. The gap between Low and Ultra is 18 FPS, indicating that the GPU is the primary limiter, as even the least demanding settings cannot push the frame rate close to 60 FPS.

At 2560x1440, performance improves but remains short of the 60 FPS target. Low leads with 54 FPS average, a 23 FPS improvement over the same preset at 4K. Medium averages 42 FPS, with a minimum of 35 FPS and a maximum of 48 FPS. High averages 33 FPS, and Ultra averages 23 FPS. The progression from Low to Ultra shows a 31 FPS spread, and even the best preset at this resolution misses the playable threshold by 6 FPS.

At 1920x1080, the system finally reaches playable territory, but only on two presets. Low averages 80 FPS, which clears the 60 FPS threshold by a comfortable 20 FPS margin. Medium averages 62 FPS, with a minimum of 53 FPS and a maximum of 72 FPS, making it the most demanding preset that remains at or above 60 FPS. High averages 49 FPS, missing the threshold by 11 FPS, and Ultra averages 34 FPS. The difference between Low and Ultra at 1080p is 46 FPS, the largest spread across all resolution and preset combinations in the dataset.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 3840x2160, no preset reaches 60 FPS, so there is no recommended setting. The closest option is Low at 31 FPS average, but this falls far short of the playable threshold.

At 2560x1440, the situation is the same. No preset clears 60 FPS, with Low at 54 FPS being the best available result. The 6 FPS shortfall at Low means even the least demanding settings cannot sustain a playable experience.

At 1920x1080, the best settings are Medium, which delivers 62 FPS average. This preset stays above the 60 FPS line while offering higher visual quality than Low. Low remains an option at 80 FPS average for users who prefer maximum frame rate headroom, but Medium is the most demanding preset that satisfies the 60 FPS requirement. High and Ultra are not recommended at this resolution, as they produce 49 FPS and 34 FPS averages respectively.

CPU and GPU Roles

The data indicates that the Intel Arc B370 is the dominant bottleneck across all resolutions. The GPU's benchmark percentile sits at 5, meaning it ranks in the bottom 5% of all tested graphics cards. Its single recorded 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score is 1184, which places it near the performance level of much older discrete GPUs. This explains why the frame rates collapse so quickly as resolution increases.

The CPU, by contrast, is a far stronger component. The AMD Ryzen 5 5600X sits in the 75th percentile among all tested CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 21771. Its Cinebench R23 results include 11838 multicore and 1541 singlecore, and its Passmark multithread score is 21858. These figures position the CPU well above the demands of a 2015 FPS title like Evolve, even at lower resolutions where CPU overhead matters more.

The resolution scaling pattern confirms this imbalance. Moving from 1920x1080 to 2560x1440 on the Low preset reduces the average from 80 FPS to 54 FPS, a 32.5% drop. Moving from 2560x1440 to 3840x2160 on Low reduces the average from 54 FPS to 31 FPS, a 42.6% drop. These steep declines with each resolution step are characteristic of a GPU-bound system, where the rendering load grows faster than the graphics hardware can handle.

Preset scaling tells the same story. At 1920x1080, switching from Low to Medium drops the average from 80 FPS to 62 FPS, a 22.5% reduction. Going from Medium to High drops it further to 49 FPS, a 21% reduction, and High to Ultra brings it down to 34 FPS, a 30.6% reduction. The consistent, large penalties for each preset increase indicate that the GPU is saturated even at 1080p, with no sign of CPU limitation.

The CPU's role becomes visible only in the fact that frame rates at 1080p Low reach 80 FPS, which the GPU can still deliver when the workload is light. The Ryzen 5 5600X has enough single-thread performance, evidenced by its 917 3DMark single-thread score and 3364 Passmark single-thread score, to avoid holding back the GPU at this resolution. At 1440p and 4K, the GPU's limitations dominate entirely, and the CPU's performance becomes irrelevant to the outcome.

Similar Performance Alternatives

For the CPU, the nearest rivals in the database are all within 0.6% of its average benchmark score. The AMD Ryzen 7 4800H scores 21749, a 0.1% delta, making it essentially identical in overall performance. The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U scores 21874, a 0.5% delta, and the Intel Core i7-11700 scores 21891, also a 0.5% delta. The AMD EPYC 9554P scores 21899, a 0.6% delta. Any of these processors would behave nearly indistinguishably from the Ryzen 5 5600X in Evolve, meaning the same GPU bottleneck would persist.

For the GPU, the nearest rivals are dramatically older hardware, reflecting the Arc B370's low standing. The ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570 scores 1186, a 0.2% delta, placing it essentially at parity. The ATI Radeon HD 5770 scores 1190, a 0.5% delta, and the AMD Radeon HD 7650M scores 1192, a 0.7% delta. The AMD FirePro M2000 scores 1168, a 1.4% delta. These comparisons show that the Arc B370's performance is comparable to integrated and entry-level discrete graphics solutions from over a decade ago, which explains the frame rate limitations observed in Evolve.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X and Intel Arc B370 ranks 3414 out of 3700 tested combos in Evolve. This places it in the bottom 7.7% of all configurations in the database. The ranking reflects the severe imbalance between the capable CPU and the weak GPU. While the processor ranks in the 75th percentile among all CPUs, the graphics card ranks in the 5th percentile among all GPUs, and the game's performance follows the GPU's lead.

This low ranking is consistent with the measured frame rates. A combo ranked near the bottom of the database would be expected to struggle at higher resolutions and presets, which is exactly what the data shows. The system can only manage playable performance at 1080p on Medium or lower, and even that result is marginal, with the Medium preset's minimum of 53 FPS dipping below the 60 FPS average.

The Verdict

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600X and Intel Arc B370 can run Evolve, but only under specific conditions. At 1920x1080, the system clears the 60 FPS threshold on the Low and Medium presets, with Medium at 62 FPS average being the best playable setting. Low offers a more comfortable margin at 80 FPS average. High at 49 FPS and Ultra at 34 FPS fall short of playable.

At 2560x1440, the system cannot maintain 60 FPS on any preset. The best result is Low at 54 FPS, which is 6 FPS below the threshold. Medium averages 42 FPS, High averages 33 FPS, and Ultra averages 23 FPS. At 3840x2160, the situation is worse, with Low at 31 FPS, Medium at 24 FPS, High at 19 FPS, and Ultra at 13 FPS.

The verdict is clear. This PC is a 1080p machine for Evolve, and only at Medium or Low settings. Users who want to play at 1440p or 4K will need a substantially stronger GPU, as the recorded data shows no path to 60 FPS at those resolutions regardless of preset. The CPU is not the limiting factor; the Intel Arc B370's performance class, comparable to legacy ATI Radeon parts, is the reason this combo ranks near the bottom of the database.