Inside

The Intel Core Ultra 7 265 and Intel Arc B370 combination delivers a highly variable experience in Inside, a puzzle platformer where frame pacing is less critical than in fast action titles, but smoothness still matters. The recorded data shows that this pairing is capable of exceeding 60 FPS, but only at specific settings and resolutions. At 4K, the system struggles with higher presets, while at 1080p, it clears the threshold at every tested quality level.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The database contains average frame rate measurements for four quality presets at three resolutions. Minimum and maximum values are only recorded for the Medium preset, so the analysis for other settings relies on average FPS.

At 3840x2160, the Ultra preset yields an average of 30 FPS, which is the lowest recorded value for this configuration. The High preset improves on that to 32 FPS, a negligible gain of 2 FPS. The Medium preset averages 51 FPS, with a minimum of 43 and a maximum of 59, indicating that frame times fluctuate within a 16 FPS window. The Low preset jumps to 64 FPS, which is the only 4K setting that reaches the playable threshold.

At 2560x1440, the Ultra preset averages 48 FPS. The High preset records 51 FPS, which is identical to the 4K Medium result. The Medium preset performs significantly better at 81 FPS, with a minimum of 69 and a maximum of 93, a 24 FPS spread. The Low preset reaches 101 FPS, the second-highest value in the entire dataset.

At 1920x1080, the Ultra preset averages 67 FPS, which is above the playable threshold. The High preset records 70 FPS, a modest improvement. The Medium preset averages 113 FPS, with a minimum of 96 and a maximum of 130, showing the widest recorded range in the measurements. The Low preset tops out at 141 FPS, the best performance recorded for this combination.

CPU and GPU Roles

The scaling between resolutions and presets indicates that the Intel Arc B370, which uses shared system memory, is the primary constraint at higher resolutions and quality settings. The difference between 4K Ultra and 4K Low is 34 FPS, while the difference between 1080p Ultra and 1080p Low is 74 FPS. This pattern suggests that the GPU workload scales with pixel count and preset complexity, while the CPU, a 20-core, 20-thread Arrow Lake processor with a boost clock of 5.30 GHz, remains capable of feeding frames at all tested settings.

The 4K data is particularly telling. The Ultra preset at 4K averages 30 FPS, while the Medium preset at 4K averages 51 FPS, a 21 FPS gain from reducing the preset by one step. The 1440p results show a similar but smaller gap: 48 FPS at Ultra versus 81 FPS at Medium, a 33 FPS difference. At 1080p, the gap between Ultra and Medium is 46 FPS. As resolution drops, the GPU has more headroom, and the delta between presets widens, which indicates that the CPU is not the limiting factor even at 1080p Low, where the system produces 141 FPS.

The fact that the 4K High preset (32 FPS) performs nearly identically to the 4K Ultra preset (30 FPS) suggests that the GPU is saturated at that resolution regardless of the preset, and the settings between High and Ultra have minor impact on the workload. In contrast, the jump from Medium to Low at 4K is 13 FPS, which implies that the Low preset significantly reduces the rendering workload.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination ranks 3422 out of 3716 tested configurations in the database for Inside. This places it in the lower percentile of systems, which is consistent with the GPU's overall standing: the Arc B370 is an integrated graphics solution with a 5th percentile rank among all GPUs. The CPU, by comparison, sits at the 93rd percentile among all CPUs, so the pairing is heavily imbalanced, with the processor vastly outperforming the graphics component.

The rank of 3422 out of 3716 means that roughly 92% of tested combinations deliver better performance in this game. The low ranking is driven by the GPU's limited pixel throughput (48.00 GPixel/s) and texture rate (96.00 GTexel/s), combined with its 6.144 TFLOPS of FP32 compute. These figures place it far below dedicated graphics cards, and the benchmark scores reflect that: the Arc B370's 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score is 1184.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The nearest rivals for the Intel Arc B370, based on average benchmark scores, are all legacy or low-power parts. The ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570 scores 1186, which is 0.2% higher than the Arc B370. The ATI Radeon HD 5770 scores 1190, 0.5% higher. The AMD Radeon HD 7650M scores 1192, 0.7% higher. The AMD FirePro M2000 scores 1168, which is 1.4% lower. These deltas are tiny, meaning that any of these GPUs would produce nearly identical frame rates in Inside at the same settings.

On the CPU side, the Intel Core Ultra 7 265 sits close to several server processors. The AMD EPYC 4464P scores 64823, which is 0.3% higher than the 265's average of 64640. The Intel Core Ultra 7 265F is 0.3% lower at 64438. The AMD EPYC 7343 is 0.7% lower at 64202, and the AMD EPYC 9124 is 0.7% higher at 65104. For gaming performance, these differences are negligible, so the CPU is effectively interchangeable with these parts for Inside. The bottleneck is unambiguously the GPU.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 3840x2160, the only preset that maintains an average at or above 60 FPS is Low, with an average of 64 FPS. Medium falls short at 51 FPS, and both High and Ultra are far below the threshold at 32 and 30 FPS, respectively.

At 2560x1440, the Medium preset achieves 81 FPS, which clears the threshold comfortably. Low runs at 101 FPS, but Medium is the most demanding preset that stays above 60 FPS, so it is the recommended choice. High and Ultra do not meet the threshold, averaging 51 and 48 FPS.

At 1920x1080, all four presets are playable. The Ultra preset averages 67 FPS, which is above 60, so it is the best setting for this resolution. High runs at 70 FPS, Medium at 113 FPS, and Low at 141 FPS, but Ultra provides the highest visual quality while still meeting the playability criterion.

FAQ

*Q: Can this system run Inside at 4K with High settings?*

A: No. The measured average FPS at 3840x2160 with High settings is 32 FPS, which is well below the 60 FPS playable threshold.

Q: What is the best preset for 1440p?

A: Medium is the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS at 2560x1440. It averages 81 FPS, with a minimum of 69 and a maximum of 93.

Q: How much faster is 1080p Low compared to 1080p Ultra?

A: The 1080p Low preset averages 141 FPS, while 1080p Ultra averages 67 FPS. The Low preset is 74 FPS faster, or roughly 2.1 times the frame rate of Ultra.

Q: Does the CPU limit performance in this game?

A: The data indicates that the GPU is the limiting factor. The CPU ranks in the 93rd percentile among all processors, and frame rates scale strongly with resolution and preset changes, which is characteristic of GPU-bound workloads.

Q: Is the 4K Medium preset playable?

A: No, it falls short of the threshold. The average FPS at 3840x2160 with Medium settings is 51 FPS, with a minimum of 43 and a maximum of 59, so it does not reach 60 FPS on average.

Q: How does the Arc B370 compare to the ATI Radeon HD 5770?

A: The ATI Radeon HD 5770 has an average benchmark score of 1190, which is 0.5% higher than the Arc B370's score of 1184. The two GPUs should perform nearly identically in Inside.

The Verdict

This combination can run Inside, but the playable settings depend heavily on resolution. At 1920x1080, every preset clears the 60 FPS threshold, with Ultra averaging 67 FPS, so users can enable maximum settings. At 2560x1440, only Low and Medium are playable; Medium averages 81 FPS, which is the recommended choice. At 3840x2160, only Low meets the threshold, averaging 64 FPS. The system cannot handle High or Ultra at 4K, nor High or Ultra at 1440p, without dropping below 60 FPS. The Core Ultra 7 265 is more than sufficient for this game, but the Arc B370 integrated GPU limits the experience to lower presets at higher resolutions.