Fivem

Measured FPS Breakdown

The recorded data for Fivem with the Intel Core i7-13700K and Intel Arc B390 shows a clear performance hierarchy across resolutions and presets. At 3840x2160, the combination produces 20 FPS average on High settings, 32 FPS average on Low, 25 FPS average on Medium with a minimum of 22 FPS and a maximum of 29 FPS, and 16 FPS average on Ultra. None of these 4K results approach a playable threshold; the highest average at this resolution is the Low preset at 32 FPS, which is still far below the 60 FPS playable threshold used by the database.

Moving to 2560x1440, the numbers improve substantially but remain short of playability. High settings deliver 37 FPS average, Low settings reach 58 FPS average, Medium settings produce 46 FPS average with a minimum of 39 FPS and a maximum of 53 FPS, and Ultra drops to 29 FPS average. The Low preset at 1440p comes closest to the 60 FPS mark, sitting just 2 FPS below it, but the recorded data shows no 1440p preset clearing the playable threshold.

At 1920x1080, the combination finally reaches playable territory. Low settings produce 88 FPS average, Medium settings deliver 70 FPS average with a minimum of 59 FPS and a maximum of 80 FPS, High settings yield 56 FPS average, and Ultra falls to 43 FPS average. The Medium preset at 1080p is the most demanding setting that maintains an average at or above 60 FPS, with a minimum frame rate that just touches 59 FPS. Low settings provide a comfortable margin above the threshold, while High and Ultra remain below playable averages.

The frame rate scaling between presets is consistent. At 1080p, moving from Low to Medium costs 18 FPS average, from Medium to High costs another 14 FPS, and from High to Ultra costs 13 FPS more. At 1440p, the same progression costs 12, 9, and 8 FPS respectively, and at 4K the progression costs 7, 5, and 9 FPS. The absolute drops between presets shrink as resolution increases, which indicates that the GPU is becoming the limiting factor at higher resolutions and preset changes have less absolute impact.

CPU and GPU Roles

The data indicates that the Intel Arc B390 is the dominant constraint in this pairing for Fivem, particularly as resolution scales upward. The CPU, an Intel Core i7-13700K, is a 16-core, 24-thread Raptor Lake processor with a boost clock of 5.40 GHz and substantial multi-threaded benchmark scores, including a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 30745 and a Geekbench multi-core score of 19429. Its percentile ranking against all CPUs is 89, meaning it sits above most processors in the database. This is not a processor that would normally bottleneck a game at these resolutions.

The GPU, however, is an integrated-class part. The Intel Arc B390 has a 3 nm Panther Lake chip with Xe3-LPG architecture, 1536 shading units, 48 TMUs, 24 ROPs, and 12 ray tracing cores. Its FP32 throughput is 7.680 TFLOPS, and its only recorded benchmark is a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 1482, which places it in the 9th percentile of all GPUs. The nearest rivals to this GPU in the database are entry-level discrete parts from over a decade ago, including the NVIDIA GeForce GT 520MX and the NVIDIA GeForce 800M. This is a GPU with very limited rendering capability.

The resolution scaling in the measured FPS data confirms the GPU-bound nature of this pairing. At 1080p Low, the combination produces 88 FPS average, but at 1440p Low it drops to 58 FPS, a reduction of 34%. From 1440p Low to 4K Low, the average drops from 58 to 32 FPS, another 45% reduction. These steep declines with increasing pixel count are characteristic of a system where the GPU is saturated and the CPU has ample headroom. If the CPU were the limiting factor, the frame rates would be more consistent across resolutions.

The preset scaling also points to GPU limitation. At 1080p, the CPU has enough performance to feed the GPU even at Ultra settings, yet the Ultra preset only reaches 43 FPS average. At 4K, even the Low preset cannot exceed 32 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra at each resolution is significant, but the ceiling at every resolution is low, which indicates the GPU's raw throughput is the binding constraint. The CPU's role in this pairing is to provide a stable foundation that never becomes the bottleneck; the recorded data shows no scenario where the CPU would hold back frame rates given the GPU's modest output.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The nearest rivals for the Intel Core i7-13700K in the database's CPU rankings are all within 0.5% of its average benchmark score of 46881. The AMD Ryzen 9 5900 has an average score of 46971, which is 0.2% higher than the i7-13700K. The AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 375 scores 47022, 0.3% higher. The AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX scores 46654, 0.5% lower, and the Intel Xeon w3-2535 also scores 46653, 0.5% lower. In practice, any of these processors would behave nearly identically to the i7-13700K when paired with the Intel Arc B390, because the GPU is the bottleneck in every tested scenario. The CPU differences of less than 1% would be invisible in Fivem frame rates.

For the GPU, the nearest rivals are far more telling. The Intel Arc B390 has an average benchmark score of 1482, and its closest competitors are the NVIDIA GeForce GT 520MX at 1463 (1.3% lower), the NVIDIA GeForce 800M at 1460 (1.5% lower), the NVIDIA GeForce GT 625 OEM at 1446 (2.5% lower), and the NVIDIA GeForce GT 710 at 1443 (2.7% lower). These are all very old, very low-end graphics solutions. A system with the i7-13700K paired with any of these GPUs would produce frame rates in Fivem that are essentially indistinguishable from the measured results, because the GPU performance delta is only a few percent. The practical takeaway is that the GPU is the performance class that defines this system, and the CPU choice is almost irrelevant for this game at these settings.

The Verdict

Can this PC run Fivem? The answer depends entirely on resolution and settings. According to the verdict data, at 3840x2160 there are no playable settings. The database lists an empty playable settings array for 4K, with no best settings and no average FPS at best settings. The highest recorded 4K average is 32 FPS on Low, which falls far short of the 60 FPS playable threshold.

At 2560x1440, the verdict is the same: no playable settings. The playable settings array is empty, and there is no best settings entry. The closest result is the Low preset at 58 FPS average, which is 2 FPS below the threshold. This is a near miss, but the database's verdict is definitive: 1440p is not playable with this combination.

At 1920x1080, the verdict changes. The playable settings list includes Low and Medium, with Medium designated as the best settings at an average FPS of 70. Low settings deliver 88 FPS average, which is well above the 60 FPS threshold. Medium settings provide 70 FPS average with a minimum of 59 FPS, so the experience is mostly smooth with occasional dips just below 60. High settings at 56 FPS average and Ultra at 43 FPS average are not considered playable by the database's standard.

The conclusion is that this PC can run Fivem only at 1080p, and only on Low or Medium settings. For users who require 1440p or 4K output, this combination does not meet the playable threshold at any preset. The system is suitable for 1080p gaming in Fivem at moderate settings, but it is not a high-resolution gaming platform.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Intel Core i7-13700K and the Intel Arc B390 ranks 3294 out of 3707 tested combinations in the database for Fivem. This places it in the lower portion of the ranking, around the 11th percentile of all tested combos. The rank reflects the GPU's severe performance limitation; despite the CPU being in the 89th percentile of all CPUs, the GPU's 9th percentile standing drags the overall combo down.

The rank is consistent with the measured frame rates. A combo that cannot reach 60 FPS at 1440p on any setting, and only reaches 60 FPS at 1080p on Low and Medium, will naturally sit low in a ranking of thousands of combinations. The CPU does not rescue the combo because the GPU is the limiting factor in every resolution and preset tested. Users considering this pairing should understand that the CPU is vastly more capable than the GPU, and the system's gaming performance will be governed almost entirely by the Arc B390.

FAQ

Q: Can this PC run Fivem at 4K resolution?

A: No. The recorded data shows no playable settings at 3840x2160. The highest average FPS at 4K is 32 on Low settings, and the Ultra preset averages only 16 FPS.

Q: What is the best settings preset for this system at 1080p?

A: Medium is the best playable preset at 1920x1080, delivering an average of 70 FPS with a minimum of 59 FPS and a maximum of 80 FPS.

Q: How close does this system get to 60 FPS at 1440p?

A: The Low preset at 2560x1440 averages 58 FPS, which is 2 FPS below the 60 FPS playable threshold. No 1440p preset reaches 60 FPS average.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the bottleneck in this system?

A: The GPU is the bottleneck. The Intel Arc B390 ranks in the 9th percentile of all GPUs, while the Intel Core i7-13700K ranks in the 89th percentile of all CPUs. Frame rates drop sharply as resolution increases, which indicates GPU saturation.

Q: How does the Intel Arc B390 compare to its nearest GPU rivals?

A: The Arc B390 has an average benchmark score of 1482. Its nearest rivals are the NVIDIA GeForce GT 520MX at 1463 (1.3% lower), the NVIDIA GeForce 800M at 1460 (1.5% lower), the NVIDIA GeForce GT 625 OEM at 1446 (2.5% lower), and the NVIDIA GeForce GT 710 at 1443 (2.7% lower).

Q: What rank does this CPU and GPU combination hold in the database for Fivem?

A: The combination ranks 3294 out of 3707 tested combos, placing it in the lower portion of all tested systems for this game.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 3840x2160, there is no preset that stays at or above 60 FPS. The database records no playable settings for 4K, so no recommendation can be made. The best average at this resolution is 32 FPS on Low, but that is not a playable result.

At 2560x1440, there is also no playable preset. The Low setting comes closest at 58 FPS average, but it falls below the 60 FPS threshold, and the database lists no playable settings for this resolution.

At 1920x1080, the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is Medium, with an average of 70 FPS. This is the recommended settings choice for users who want the best visual quality while maintaining playability. Low settings provide a higher average of 88 FPS for users who prefer extra headroom, but Medium is the highest preset that meets the playable threshold. High settings average 56 FPS and Ultra averages 43 FPS, so both are below the 60 FPS playable standard. For 1080p gaming, Medium is the maximum preset that this system can sustain at playable frame rates.