Inside

FAQ

Q: What is the Intel Core i5-13400F's position in the overall CPU benchmark rankings?

A: The processor sits in the 77th percentile of all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 25292. Its nearest rival, the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS, scores 25284, a difference of 0 percent, while the Intel Core 5 120 and AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D both score 25362 and 25365 respectively, each trailing the i5-13400F by 0.3 percent.

Q: How does the Intel Arc B390 GPU compare to its closest competitors in raw benchmark performance?

A: The Arc B390 has an average benchmark score of 1482 from its 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test. This places it just 1.3 percent ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce GT 520MX (1463) and 1.5 percent ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce 800M (1460). The gap widens to 2.5 percent over the GT 625 OEM (1446) and 2.7 percent over the GT 710 (1443).

Q: What is the best playable preset at 2560x1440 resolution for Inside?

A: At 2560x1440, the Medium preset is the most demanding setting that stays above 60 FPS, delivering an average of 90 FPS with a minimum of 76 FPS and a maximum of 103 FPS. The Low preset runs at 112 FPS, while High drops to 56 FPS and Ultra to 53 FPS, both below the playable threshold.

Q: Can this system run Inside at 4K Ultra settings?

A: No, the 3840x2160 Ultra preset only manages an average of 34 FPS, which is far below the 60 FPS playable threshold. Even the High preset at 4K falls short at 35 FPS. The only playable option at 4K is Low, which achieves 70 FPS.

Q: What is the combo's rank among all tested system combinations for this game?

A: The Intel Core i5-13400F paired with the Intel Arc B390 ranks 3296 out of 3716 total tested combos in the database for Inside. This places it in the lower portion of the overall distribution, reflecting the GPU's low percentile ranking of 9 among all GPUs.

Q: Which component is more limiting when moving from 1080p to 1440p?

A: The data shows the GPU becomes the primary constraint as resolution increases. At 1080p High, the system delivers 78 FPS, but at 1440p High it drops to 56 FPS, a reduction of 28 percent. The CPU's strong multi-threaded scores (7314 in 3DMark 16-thread) suggest it is not the bottleneck; the Arc B390's 60 GPixel/s pixel rate and 120 GTexel/s texture rate limit fill-rate at higher resolutions.

CPU and GPU Roles

The benchmark data reveals a clear division of labor between the Intel Core i5-13400F and the Intel Arc B390 when running Inside. At 1920x1080, the system achieves 156 FPS on Low, 125 FPS on Medium, 78 FPS on High, and 74 FPS on Ultra. These figures indicate that even at the most demanding 1080p preset, the combination stays well above the 60 FPS threshold. The CPU, with its 10 cores and 16 threads, delivers strong single-thread performance (960 in 3DMark single-thread, 3191 in Cinebench R23 single-core), which is sufficient for this puzzle platformer's logic and physics at 1080p.

Moving to 2560x1440, the performance curve shifts. Low settings produce 112 FPS, Medium maintains 90 FPS, but High falls to 56 FPS and Ultra to 53 FPS. The drop from Medium to High represents a 38 percent reduction in frame rate, while the jump from Low to Medium only costs 20 percent. This pattern suggests that the GPU's fill-rate capabilities, measured at 60 GPixel/s, become the limiting factor once texture and shading complexity increase at 1440p. The CPU's 3DMark 8-thread score of 5591 and 4-thread score of 3459 indicate ample headroom for the game's thread usage.

At 3840x2160, the GPU bottleneck becomes severe. Low settings produce 70 FPS, Medium drops to 56 FPS with a minimum of 48 FPS, High falls to 35 FPS, and Ultra reaches only 34 FPS. The scaling from 1440p Low (112 FPS) to 4K Low (70 FPS) shows a 37.5 percent performance loss, which is consistent with the 2.25 times increase in pixel count. The Arc B390's 24 ROPs and 48 TMUs, combined with its system-shared memory architecture, cannot sustain high fill-rate workloads at 4K. The CPU's contribution at this resolution is minimal, as evidenced by the fact that even the Low preset, which minimizes GPU load, still only reaches 70 FPS.

The preset scaling at each resolution reinforces this analysis. At 1080p, the difference between Low and Ultra is 82 FPS (156 to 74), a 53 percent reduction. At 1440p, the same preset span costs 59 FPS (112 to 53). At 4K, the span narrows to 36 FPS (70 to 34), because the GPU is already saturated at Low settings. This compression of the preset delta at higher resolutions is a classic sign of GPU-bound performance. The CPU's Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 22604 and PassMark multi-thread score of 25032 confirm it can feed the GPU adequately at all tested settings.

How This Combo Ranks

The Intel Core i5-13400F and Intel Arc B390 combination ranks 3296 out of 3716 tested combos in the database for Inside, placing it in the 11th percentile of all systems tested. This low ranking is driven almost entirely by the GPU, which sits at the 9th percentile among all GPUs. The CPU, by contrast, is in the 77th percentile, meaning it outperforms the vast majority of processors in the database.

The disparity between the two components is stark. The i5-13400F's average benchmark score of 25292 is roughly 17 times higher than the Arc B390's score of 1482. In practical terms, this means the system's overall ranking in Inside reflects the GPU's limitations. The combo rank of 3296 indicates that 420 other tested combinations (3716 minus 3296) deliver better performance in this game. However, it is importantly Inside is a lightweight puzzle platformer, and the rank is relative to all combos in the database, many of which use far more powerful discrete GPUs.

The GPU's nearest rivals, all NVIDIA GeForce GT series parts from over a decade ago, highlight how far the Arc B390 is from modern gaming performance. The GT 520MX, GT 625 OEM, and GT 710 all score within 2.7 percent of the Arc B390, and none of those are considered gaming-capable by current standards. This contextualizes the combo's rank: it is not a gaming system by modern measure, but for a game as undemanding as Inside, it still manages to clear 60 FPS at several settings.

Similar Performance Alternatives

For the CPU, the nearest rivals in the database are the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS (avg score 25284, delta 0 percent), the Intel Core 5 120 (25362, delta -0.3 percent), the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D (25365, delta -0.3 percent), and the AMD Ryzen 7 6800H (25201, delta 0.4 percent). These processors all deliver within 0.4 percent of the i5-13400F's average benchmark score, meaning any of them would produce nearly identical frame rates in Inside when paired with the same GPU. The Ryzen 9 6900HS and Ryzen 7 6800H are mobile parts, while the Ryzen 5 5600X3D and Core 5 120 are desktop chips, but the benchmark data shows their compute performance is effectively interchangeable with the i5-13400F.

For the GPU, the nearest rivals are the NVIDIA GeForce GT 520MX (1463, delta 1.3 percent), the GeForce 800M (1460, delta 1.5 percent), the GeForce GT 625 OEM (1446, delta 2.5 percent), and the GeForce GT 710 (1443, delta 2.7 percent). These GPUs are all within 2.7 percent of the Arc B390's Steel Nomad score. In Inside, this means a system using any of these GPUs would produce frame rates within a few FPS of those recorded for the Arc B390. For example, at 1080p Ultra, the Arc B390 delivers 74 FPS; a GT 710-based system would likely produce around 72 FPS given the 2.7 percent score gap. The practical takeaway is that any of these GPU alternatives will behave similarly, with the Arc B390 holding a slight edge over all of them.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 1920x1080, the Ultra preset is the most demanding option that stays at or above 60 FPS, delivering an average of 74 FPS. The database also records 156 FPS on Low, 125 FPS on Medium, and 78 FPS on High, all of which are playable, but Ultra offers the highest visual quality while maintaining a comfortable margin above the 60 FPS threshold.

At 2560x1440, the Medium preset is the best choice, with an average of 90 FPS and a minimum of 76 FPS. The Low preset runs at 112 FPS, but Medium provides better visual fidelity without dropping below the playable threshold. The High preset at 56 FPS and Ultra at 53 FPS both fail to reach 60 FPS, so they are not recommended.

At 3840x2160, only the Low preset achieves a playable frame rate, with an average of 70 FPS. The Medium preset falls to 56 FPS with a minimum of 48 FPS, which dips below the 60 FPS threshold. High (35 FPS) and Ultra (34 FPS) are far too slow for smooth gameplay. For 4K users, Low settings are the only viable option, and even then the frame rate is close to the edge.

The Verdict

The Intel Core i5-13400F and Intel Arc B390 can run Inside, but the experience depends heavily on resolution and settings. At 1920x1080, the system is fully playable across all four presets, with Ultra averaging 74 FPS, High at 78 FPS, Medium at 125 FPS, and Low at 156 FPS. This is the resolution where the combo performs best, and players can enjoy maximum visual quality without sacrificing frame rate.

At 2560x1440, the system remains playable on Low and Medium presets, with Medium delivering 90 FPS and Low at 112 FPS. High and Ultra fall short of the 60 FPS threshold, so players at this resolution must compromise on visual settings. The Medium preset is the recommended balance, offering solid frame rates with acceptable graphical quality.

At 3840x2160, the system is only playable on Low settings, which produce 70 FPS. Medium drops to 56 FPS, and High and Ultra are effectively unplayable at 35 and 34 FPS respectively. The verdict by resolution is clear: this combination is a 1080p gaming system, capable of 1440p with reduced settings, and only barely usable at 4K with the lowest preset. For a puzzle platformer like Inside, the 1080p Ultra experience at 74 FPS is the standout result, while 4K players should stick to Low or consider a more powerful GPU.