Evolve

The AMD Ryzen 5 9600X and Intel Arc B570 combination produces a highly resolution-dependent experience in Evolve, with the data showing a clear ceiling at 4K and strong playability at lower resolutions. The measured FPS results place this pairing as a mid-pack performer among 3,700 tested combos, ranking 2,971st overall, which indicates that while it is far from the top tier, it delivers dependable frame rates for the game’s core audience at 1080p and 1440p.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its most comfortable results. The Low preset averages 137 FPS, which is the highest figure recorded across all settings and resolutions. Medium drops to an average of 106 FPS, with a minimum of 90 FPS and a maximum of 122 FPS, showing strong consistency. High settings still clear the 60 FPS threshold comfortably with an average of 83 FPS. The Ultra preset is the only 1080p option that falls short, averaging 58 FPS, just below the playable threshold.

Moving to 2560x1440, performance scales down predictably but remains usable. Low averages 92 FPS, while Medium averages 71 FPS with a minimum of 60 FPS and a maximum of 82 FPS, meaning the minimum frame rate exactly hits the playable threshold. High drops to 56 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS target, and Ultra falls further to 39 FPS. The gap between Low and Medium is 21 FPS, while the gap between Medium and High is 15 FPS, indicating a steepening cost as settings rise.

At 3840x2160, the picture weakens considerably. Low averages 52 FPS, Medium averages 40 FPS with a minimum of 34 FPS and a maximum of 47 FPS, High averages 32 FPS, and Ultra averages 22 FPS. None of these reach the 60 FPS playable threshold. The step from Low to Medium costs 12 FPS, and from Medium to High another 8 FPS, showing that the GPU is increasingly the limiting factor at this resolution. The 4K results are the only dataset where max FPS figures are provided for Medium, and they confirm that even the best-case frame time stays below the playable line.

CPU and GPU Roles

The data reveals a classic shift in bottleneck behavior as resolution scales. At 1080p, the Ryzen 5 9600X’s strong single-thread performance — evidenced by its 3DMark single-thread score of 1,253 and Cinebench R23 single-core score of 2,183.5 — allows the Arc B570 to stretch its legs, producing the 137 FPS Low result. The CPU’s 6 cores and 12 threads, with a boost clock of 5.40 GHz, are sufficient to feed the GPU at this resolution, as the frame rate scales nearly linearly with settings reductions.

At 1440p, the balance tilts toward the GPU. The 56 FPS High result versus the 71 FPS Medium result shows that the Arc B570’s 10 GB of GDDR6 memory and 380.0 GB/s bandwidth are being taxed more heavily. The GPU’s 2,304 shading units and 80 ROPs, running at a 2,500 MHz boost clock, start to show their limits as pixel count rises. The CPU still keeps up, as evidenced by the 92 FPS Low result, which is only 45 FPS below the 1080p Low figure.

At 4K, the GPU is unambiguously the dominant constraint. The 52 FPS Low result at 2160p is less than half of the 137 FPS at 1080p Low, a 62% drop. The Arc B570’s 160-bit memory bus and 11.52 TFLOPS FP32 throughput are simply insufficient for the pixel workload. The CPU’s role diminishes to near irrelevance at this resolution, as the GPU cannot convert the available compute into higher frame rates regardless of settings. The scaling from 1440p Medium (71 FPS) to 4K Medium (40 FPS) represents a 44% reduction, which is consistent with a GPU-bound scenario.

Best Settings per Resolution

For 1920x1080, the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is High, with an average of 83 FPS. This provides a 23 FPS margin over the playable threshold, leaving headroom for scene complexity. Medium also qualifies at 106 FPS, but High offers superior visual fidelity without sacrificing smoothness.

At 2560x1440, the best playable setting is Medium, averaging 71 FPS. This is the only 1440p preset that both clears 60 FPS on average and maintains a minimum of 60 FPS, as the recorded minimum is exactly 60. Low also qualifies at 92 FPS, but Medium delivers a better balance of image quality and performance.

At 3840x2160, no settings preset reaches the 60 FPS threshold. The highest average is 52 FPS on Low, which is 8 FPS short of playable. The verdict data confirms that 4K is not viable for this game with this hardware, as the playable settings list is empty for this resolution.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo ranks 2,971st out of 3,700 tested combinations, placing it in the 80th percentile from the bottom, or roughly the top 20% of all tested systems. This is a solid mid-tier result for a game released in 2015, suggesting that the hardware is well-matched for the game’s engine at mainstream resolutions. The ranking reflects the 1080p and 1440p results heavily, where the combo performs respectably, while the 4K failures drag the overall standing down relative to higher-end configurations.

The CPU’s own percentile ranking is 81st against all CPUs, meaning it outperforms 81% of tested processors. The GPU’s percentile is 65th against all GPUs, which is lower and indicates that the Arc B570 is the weaker link in this pairing. The 16-percentile gap between CPU and GPU suggests that the Ryzen 5 9600X has more headroom than the Arc B570 can utilize, which aligns with the resolution scaling data showing GPU-bound behavior at higher settings.

Similar Performance Alternatives

Looking at the nearest rivals for the CPU, the Ryzen 5 9600X has an average benchmark score of 29,713. The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5755GE scores 29,656, a delta of 0.2% — meaning it is effectively identical in performance. The AMD Ryzen 7 7840H scores 29,868, which is 0.5% higher, while the AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT scores 29,879, 0.6% higher. The AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS scores 29,955, 0.8% higher. These four processors would all behave nearly identically in Evolve, with frame rate differences of less than 1% in CPU-bound scenarios.

For the GPU, the Arc B570 has an average benchmark score of 20,556. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile scores 20,534, a delta of 0.1%, making it a near-exact match. The Intel Arc A750 scores 20,582, 0.1% higher, while the NVIDIA Quadro M4000M scores 20,480, 0.4% lower. The AMD Radeon R9 M390X scores 20,662, 0.5% higher. In practice, any of these GPUs paired with the Ryzen 5 9600X would produce FPS numbers within a fraction of the measured results, assuming the same memory and system configuration.

The Verdict

This PC can run Evolve effectively at 1080p and 1440p, but not at 4K. At 1920x1080, the verdict data lists High, Low, and Medium as playable settings, with High being the best choice at 83 FPS average. At 2560x1440, Low and Medium are playable, with Medium at 71 FPS average being the optimal balance. At 3840x2160, the playable settings list is empty, confirming that no preset reaches the 60 FPS threshold; the best case is Low at 52 FPS.

The benchmark results indicate that the Arc B570 is the limiting factor for 4K performance, while the Ryzen 5 9600X provides ample CPU headroom. For gamers targeting 1080p or 1440p, this combo delivers smooth, consistent frame rates with room to spare on High or Medium settings, respectively. For 4K, users would need to lower expectations significantly or consider a different GPU configuration, as the data shows no path to 60 FPS at that resolution with any preset.