Inside

The AMD Ryzen 7 7700X paired with the Intel Arc B390 presents a highly unusual performance profile for Inside, a 2D puzzle platformer. The data reveals a system heavily constrained by its graphics processor, where playability hinges almost entirely on resolution and preset selection. The recorded measurements show a clear pattern: the Arc B390 is the decisive bottleneck, and the Ryzen 7 7700X’s substantial processing power is largely left unused at lower resolutions.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The benchmark results for Inside are segmented by resolution and settings, with average, minimum, and maximum frame rates recorded for the Medium preset at each resolution. The data shows a steep performance curve as resolution scales.

At 1920x1080, the system delivers its best results. The Low preset achieves an average of 156 FPS, which is more than double the 60 FPS playability threshold. The Medium preset averages 125 FPS, with minimum and maximum readings of 106 and 144 FPS respectively, indicating a stable experience. High settings reduce the average to 78 FPS, while the Ultra preset still manages a comfortable 74 FPS average. All presets at this resolution clear the 60 FPS line with headroom to spare.

Moving to 2560x1440, performance drops noticeably. The Low preset averages 112 FPS, still well above the threshold. Medium settings produce an average of 90 FPS, with a minimum of 76 and a maximum of 103 FPS, showing some minor frame-time variance but remaining smooth. The High preset falls to an average of 56 FPS, just below the 60 FPS target. The Ultra preset averages 53 FPS, which is not playable according to the database's threshold.

At 3840x2160, the Arc B390 struggles significantly. The Low preset is the only playable option, averaging 70 FPS. Medium settings drop to an average of 56 FPS, with a minimum of 48 and a maximum of 65 FPS, showing a wider fluctuation range. High settings average just 35 FPS, and Ultra settings sink to 34 FPS. The gap between Low and Medium at 4K is 14 FPS, while the gap between Medium and High is 21 FPS, suggesting a steep scaling curve in the graphics workload.

FAQ

*Q: Can this PC run Inside at 4K resolution smoothly?*

A: Only on the Low preset. The recorded data shows an average of 70 FPS at 3840x2160 with Low settings. Medium, High, and Ultra presets all fall below the 60 FPS playability threshold, with averages of 56, 35, and 34 FPS respectively.

Q: What is the best settings preset for 1440p gameplay?

A: The Medium preset is the highest playable option at 2560x1440, delivering an average of 90 FPS. While the Low preset achieves 112 FPS, Medium provides a better visual balance while still maintaining a 30 FPS margin above the 60 FPS threshold.

Q: How does the Ultra preset perform compared to High at 1080p?

A: The difference is minor. Ultra averages 74 FPS, while High averages 78 FPS. Both are comfortably playable, but the 4 FPS gap suggests that Ultra settings do not impose a significant additional load on the Arc B390 at this resolution.

Q: Is the minimum frame rate ever a concern?

A: The only recorded minimum frame rates are for the Medium preset. At 1080p, the minimum is 106 FPS; at 1440p, it is 76 FPS; and at 4K, it is 48 FPS. The 4K reading dips below the 60 FPS threshold, indicating occasional stutter even when the average is close to playable.

Q: Why is the Low preset at 4K faster than the High preset at 1440p?

A: The data shows 70 FPS at 4K Low versus 56 FPS at 1440p High. This indicates that the graphics settings have a more substantial impact on the Arc B390's performance than the resolution change, which is a typical characteristic of a GPU-limited scenario.

Q: Does this system ever hit frame rates above 150 FPS?

A: Yes, only at 1080p with the Low preset, which averages 156 FPS. No other tested combination at any resolution or settings preset reaches this level.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 7 7700X and the Intel Arc B390 ranks 3296 out of 3716 tested combos for Inside. This places it in the bottom 11.3% of all configurations in the database, a position that reflects the GPU's severe limitation rather than the CPU's capability. The rank is driven almost entirely by the Arc B390's performance, which sits in the 9th percentile among all GPUs. This low ranking is consistent with the frame rate data: while the system can achieve high FPS at 1080p Low, its inability to maintain playability at higher settings and resolutions drags its overall standing down.

The Ryzen 7 7700X, by contrast, ranks in the 85th percentile among all CPUs, meaning it is far more capable than the GPU it is paired with. This imbalance is the defining characteristic of this combo. The recorded data shows that the CPU is never the limiting factor in Inside; even at 1080p Low with 156 FPS, the bottleneck remains on the graphics side. For a game as light on CPU demands as Inside, the 7700X's 16 threads and high single-core performance are effectively wasted, as the Arc B390 cannot translate that headroom into higher frame rates.

Similar Performance Alternatives

Looking at the nearest rivals for the Intel Arc B390, the data shows that several older NVIDIA GPUs behave similarly in terms of raw benchmark scores. The GeForce GT 520MX scores an average of 1463, a 1.3% difference from the Arc B390's 1482. The GeForce 800M scores 1460 (1.5% difference), the GeForce GT 625 OEM scores 1446 (2.5% difference), and the GeForce GT 710 scores 1443 (2.7% difference). In practice, these alternatives would likely produce similar frame rates in Inside, meaning they would also struggle at 4K and high presets, while performing acceptably at 1080p with lower settings.

On the CPU side, the AMD Ryzen 7 7700X's nearest rivals are all within a 0.7% performance delta. The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5845 has an average score of 35802 (0.3% ahead of the 7700X), the Intel Core 7 250H scores 35728 (0.5% behind), the AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 scores 35719 (0.5% behind), and the Intel Core Ultra 9 185H scores 35670 (0.7% behind). For Inside, swapping the 7700X for any of these CPUs would have a negligible impact on the measured FPS, since the game is not CPU-bound in this configuration. The performance profile would remain identical: the Arc B390 would still dictate the frame rates.

CPU and GPU Roles

The benchmark data clearly identifies the Intel Arc B390 as the primary performance limiter in this system for Inside. Evidence for this lies in the scaling between resolutions and presets. When moving from 1920x1080 to 2560x1440 at the same settings, the average FPS drops by roughly 28% on Low (156 to 112 FPS) and 28% on Medium (125 to 90 FPS). Moving from 2560x1440 to 3840x2160 yields further drops of 37.5% on Low (112 to 70 FPS) and 37.8% on Medium (90 to 56 FPS). This consistent, proportional decline with resolution is a hallmark of GPU-bound rendering.

The CPU's role is minimal. The Ryzen 7 7700X, with its 8 cores and 16 threads, is more than sufficient for Inside's physics and logic. The fact that the system achieves 156 FPS at 1080p Low shows that the CPU can feed frames quickly, but the GPU cannot maintain that rate as the workload increases. If the CPU were the bottleneck, we would expect to see similar frame rates across different resolutions, which is not the case. The data shows that the Arc B390's fill rate and shader throughput are the limiting factors, particularly at 4K where the pixel count overwhelms the GPU's 24 ROPs and 7.680 TFLOPS of FP32 performance.

At 1080p, the GPU still matters, but the gap between presets narrows. The difference between Low (156 FPS) and Ultra (74 FPS) is 82 FPS, a 52.6% reduction. At 1440p, the same comparison yields a 59 FPS difference (112 to 53 FPS), a 52.7% reduction. At 4K, the difference is 36 FPS (70 to 34 FPS), a 51.4% reduction. This consistent proportional penalty for higher settings confirms that the GPU is equally stressed by both resolution and settings, with no evidence of CPU involvement in the performance ceiling.

The Verdict

This PC can run Inside, but only under specific conditions. The verdict by resolution is clear: at 1920x1080, all four settings presets (Low, Medium, High, Ultra) are playable, with the Ultra preset providing an average of 74 FPS, which clears the 60 FPS threshold by 14 FPS. This is the only resolution where the system offers full flexibility in visual quality.

At 2560x1440, the system is partially playable. The Low preset averages 112 FPS and the Medium preset averages 90 FPS, both comfortably above 60 FPS. The High preset falls short at 56 FPS, and the Ultra preset is unplayable at 53 FPS. The best playable settings at this resolution are Medium, offering a 90 FPS average.

At 3840x2160, only the Low preset is playable, averaging 70 FPS. All other presets fail to reach the 60 FPS threshold, with Medium at 56 FPS, High at 35 FPS, and Ultra at 34 FPS. For 4K gaming, the user must accept minimal graphical settings to maintain smooth gameplay.

In summary, the AMD Ryzen 7 7700X + Intel Arc B390 combo is a viable system for Inside at 1080p with any settings, and at 1440p with Low or Medium settings. It is not recommended for 4K beyond the Low preset. The combination's low rank of 3296 out of 3716 reflects this limited versatility. Users seeking higher visual fidelity at 1440p or 4K would need a more powerful GPU, as the CPU is not the limiting factor in any scenario recorded in the database.