Inside

The AMD Ryzen 7 9700X paired with Intel's Arc B580 faces an unusual mismatch of strengths for Inside, a puzzle platformer released in mid-2016. The CPU sits in the 86th percentile of all tested processors, while the GPU lands in the 68th percentile — a solid mid-range pairing facing a title that demands very little from modern hardware. Benchmark results indicate the combo clears the 60 FPS playable threshold at every tested resolution and every preset, including Ultra at 4K, where it averages 60.5 FPS. That is the headline: this game is not a meaningful stress test for either component.

Similar Performance Alternatives

Because the measured frame rates are so far above the playable threshold, the practical question becomes which alternative hardware would behave similarly. On the CPU side, the Ryzen 7 9700X's average benchmark score of 37943 places it within a tenth of a percent of the Intel Core i9-14901E (avgScore 37911, deltaPct 0.1) and the AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 (avgScore 37904, deltaPct 0.1). The Intel Core 5 211E (avgScore 37829, deltaPct 0.3) and AMD Ryzen AI Embedded P132 (avgScore 37804, deltaPct 0.4) also cluster within half a percent. Any of these processors would deliver effectively identical behavior in Inside, given that the game's engine loads nowhere near sixteen threads.

On the GPU side, the Arc B580's average benchmark score of 23021 sits between the AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP (avgScore 23061, deltaPct -0.2) and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 (avgScore 22895, deltaPct 0.6). It also tracks closely with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (avgScore 23172, deltaPct -0.7) and NVIDIA P106-100 (avgScore 23249, deltaPct -1). The data shows that all of these cards occupy the same performance band; a system built around any of them should reproduce Inside's measured frame rates within a small margin, particularly at 1080p and 1440p where the game is easily rendered.

The scaling behavior matters here too. Since Inside runs at 60.5 FPS average even at 4K Ultra, the game's demands fall well below what this GPU class can output at lower pixel counts — a point quantified in the FPS breakdown below.

FAQ

Q: Can the Ryzen 7 9700X + Arc B580 run Inside at 4K on Ultra settings?

A: Yes. At 3840x2160 on Ultra, the combo averages 60.5 FPS, which clears the 60 FPS playable threshold — though only barely, making it the thinnest margin of any tested configuration.

Q: What frame rate does this combo achieve at 1080p?

A: Between 131.1 FPS on Ultra and 266.4 FPS on Low. Medium averages 216.3 FPS and High averages 136.1 FPS.

Q: Which component limits performance in Inside?

A: The GPU. Frame rates scale heavily with resolution — Ultra drops from 131.1 FPS at 1080p to 60.5 FPS at 4K — which is characteristic of GPU-bound rendering. The 9700X sits in the 86th percentile of all CPUs and is far more capable than this 2016 title requires.

Q: How does this pairing rank among tested combinations for Inside?

A: It ranks 2789 out of 3716 tested combos. That placement reflects the mid-range GPU position of the Arc B580 rather than any weakness of the CPU.

Q: What CPU benchmarks indicate headroom for this game?

A: The 9700X scores 1280 in single-thread, 2211 in Cinebench R23 single-core, and 3023 in Geekbench single-core — all more than sufficient for a puzzle platformer whose engine predates the CPU's release by years.

Q: Are minimum and maximum frame rates available?

A: No. The dataset contains average FPS only; minimum and maximum values were not recorded for any configuration.

Measured FPS Breakdown

All figures below are measured averages from the benchmark database.

At 1920x1080:

• Low: 266.4 FPS average
• Medium: 216.3 FPS average
• High: 136.1 FPS average
• Ultra: 131.1 FPS average

At 2560x1440:

• Low: 195.4 FPS average
• Medium: 153.8 FPS average
• High: 97.5 FPS average
• Ultra: 93.8 FPS average

At 3840x2160:

• Low: 122.2 FPS average
• Medium: 96.4 FPS average
• High: 62.3 FPS average
• Ultra: 60.5 FPS average

The pattern is consistent and informative. Every preset-to-preset drop is modest relative to what demanding modern titles show: at 1080p, stepping from Low to Ultra costs 135.3 FPS, or roughly half the Low figure. At 4K the same step costs 61.7 FPS, again roughly half. The uniformity across resolutions suggests the Arc B580's 456 GB/s of memory bandwidth and 2560 shading units are nowhere near saturation — a single 4K Ultra frame leaves this GPU with a thin but sufficient margin.

The only number worth watching is 60.5. At 4K Ultra, the combo sits half a frame above the playable threshold, meaning any dips below average would register as sub-60 moments. High at 4K (62.3 FPS) offers only slightly more headroom. Everything at or below 1440p is comfortable by a wide margin.

The Verdict

Yes — this PC can run Inside at every tested resolution and preset. The verdict data is unambiguous:

• 1920x1080: playable on Low, Medium, High, and Ultra. Best settings: Ultra at 131.1 FPS average.
• 2560x1440: playable on Low, Medium, High, and Ultra. Best settings: Ultra at 93.8 FPS average.
• 3840x2160: playable on Low, Medium, High, and Ultra. Best settings: Ultra at 60.5 FPS average.

The 4K Ultra result deserves qualification. At 60.5 FPS average, the configuration clears 60 FPS but with almost no headroom, so users wanting consistent frame pacing at 4K should consider the High preset (62.3 FPS) or Medium (96.4 FPS). At 1080p and 1440p, no such caution applies — even Ultra exceeds the threshold by 71.1 and 33.8 FPS respectively. For a 2016 puzzle platformer rendered on a 68th-percentile GPU and an 86th-percentile CPU, the outcome was never in doubt.

Best Settings per Resolution

Based on measured averages, the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS:

• 1920x1080 — Ultra: 131.1 FPS. More than double the threshold; no compromise needed at this resolution.
• 2560x1440 — Ultra: 93.8 FPS. Still comfortably above 60, with High (97.5 FPS) offering a nearly identical experience if desired.
• 3840x2160 — Ultra: 60.5 FPS. Technically clears the threshold and is the maximum preset available, but Medium at 96.4 FPS is the safer choice for stable performance.

Ultra is the ceiling of the preset range in this dataset, so it is by definition the most demanding playable option at all three resolutions. The practical distinction is only margin: enormous at 1080p, moderate at 1440p, and razor-thin at 4K.

How This Combo Ranks

Inside has been tested across 3716 hardware combinations in the database, and the Ryzen 7 9700X + Arc B580 pairing ranks 2789. That places it in the back third of tested combos for this specific game — a placement that requires context. The ranking reflects relative performance against all tested hardware, and because Inside's frame rates at lower resolutions are effectively capped by engine and display characteristics rather than raw GPU throughput, more powerful combinations pull ahead where this one cannot.

The ranking also mirrors the asymmetry of the pairing itself. The 9700X ranks in the 86th percentile of all CPUs, while the Arc B580 ranks in the 68th percentile of all GPUs. In a game this undemanding, the GPU's position sets the ceiling for the combo's standing. A user chasing a higher rank in this title would need a faster GPU, not a faster CPU — though the measured data shows the gameplay benefit of doing so would be marginal, since every preset at every resolution already exceeds the playable threshold.

CPU and GPU Roles

The scaling data identifies the GPU as the decisive component at every resolution. Moving from 1080p to 4K at Ultra drops the average from 131.1 to 60.5 FPS — a reduction of more than half as pixel count quadruples. Low settings show the same signature: 266.4 FPS at 1080p becomes 122.2 FPS at 4K. Frame rates falling steeply with resolution while the CPU remains constant is the classic profile of GPU-bound rendering.

The CPU's role is correspondingly small. The 9700X's single-thread score of 1280, Cinebench R23 single-core result of 2211, and Geekbench single-core score of 3023 describe a processor that sits in the 86th percentile of all tested CPUs — far beyond what a 2016 puzzle platformer can exploit. Notably, its 3DMark max-threads score (9771) is actually lower than its 16-thread score (9824), and its 8-thread score of 8184 shows the scaling curve flattening well before full utilization, confirming the game's engine — and indeed typical game engines of its era — draws on limited parallelism.

Preset scaling reinforces this. At a fixed resolution, the gap between Low and Ultra is roughly a halving of frame rate at every pixel count, consistent with shader and fill-rate costs rather than simulation costs. With the Arc B580 providing 213.6 GPixel/s of pixel throughput and 456 GB/s of bandwidth, the GPU handles those costs adequately at 1080p and 1440p, and adequately-but-tight at 4K. The verdict for component priority is simple: at 1080p, 1440p, and 4K alike, the Arc B580 is the component that determines performance in Inside, and the Ryzen 7 9700X is never the limiting factor.