Minimum

Best Settings per Resolution

The recorded data shows that this AMD Ryzen 5 8400F and Intel Arc B370 pairing only achieves a playable 60 FPS experience at one resolution: 1920x1080. At 3840x2160, no preset reaches the 60 FPS threshold, with the best result being 30 FPS on Low settings. At 2560x1440, the situation is equally constrained, with the Low preset producing 55 FPS, which falls just short of the playable threshold. For 1920x1080, the Medium preset delivers 65 FPS average, making it the most demanding setting that stays at or above 60 FPS at that resolution. The Low preset at 1080p reaches 85 FPS, while High drops to 55 FPS and Ultra falls to 42 FPS, so Medium represents the optimal balance between visual fidelity and frame rate stability.

How This Combo Ranks

The database ranks this combination at 3425 out of 3712 tested combos for Minimum. That places it in the bottom portion of all tested systems, roughly in the 8th percentile of all combinations. The CPU itself, the AMD Ryzen 5 8400F, sits in the 77th percentile among all CPUs in the database, with an average benchmark score of 25005. The GPU, however, sits in the 5th percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 1184. This massive gap between the CPU's strong standing and the GPU's weak standing explains why the combo ranks so low: the integrated-class Arc B370 graphics solution is the dominant bottleneck in this pairing. The CPU's single-thread score of 951 in 3DMark and multi-thread score of 6165 indicate a capable processor, but the GPU's Steel Nomad DX12 score of 1184 is the limiting factor across all resolutions and presets.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 3840x2160, the recorded measurements show a narrow band of performance. The Low preset produces 30 FPS average, Medium produces 23 FPS with a minimum of 19 and maximum of 26, High produces 19 FPS, and Ultra produces 15 FPS. No resolution at 4K reaches even half of the 60 FPS playable threshold, and the spread between Low and Ultra is only 15 FPS, indicating that the GPU is saturated regardless of settings.

At 2560x1440, the results improve but remain below playable. Low reaches 55 FPS, Medium averages 42 FPS with a range of 36 to 48, High averages 35 FPS, and Ultra averages 27 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra here is 28 FPS, showing that settings changes have a more meaningful impact at this resolution than at 4K, but even the lowest preset cannot cross the 60 FPS line.

At 1920x1080, the picture changes substantially. Low reaches 85 FPS, Medium averages 65 FPS with a range of 56 to 75, High averages 55 FPS, and Ultra averages 42 FPS. The Medium preset's minimum of 56 FPS is close to the 60 FPS threshold, but the average of 65 FPS clears it. Low's 85 FPS average provides comfortable headroom, while High and Ultra fall short of playable. The scaling from Low to Ultra at 1080p is 43 FPS, the widest spread of any resolution, which suggests that at this resolution the CPU has enough headroom to let the GPU workload scale with settings.

Similar Performance Alternatives

Looking at the nearest rivals for the CPU, the AMD Ryzen 5 8400F is 0.2% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 5 7500F, 0.3% ahead of the Intel Core i7-11850H, 0.4% ahead of the Intel Core i7-13620H, and 0.4% behind the AMD EPYC 9474F in average benchmark score. These deltas are all within a fraction of a percent, meaning that swapping to any of these processors would produce nearly identical frame rates in Minimum, assuming the same GPU. The CPU is not the limiting factor in this combo, so any of these alternatives would behave similarly when paired with the Intel Arc B370.

For the GPU, the nearest rivals are older and lower-tier parts. The Intel Arc B370 is 0.2% ahead of the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570, 0.5% ahead of the ATI Radeon HD 5770, 0.7% ahead of the AMD Radeon HD 7650M, and 1.4% behind the AMD FirePro M2000. These deltas are similarly tiny, meaning the Arc B370's performance profile is essentially interchangeable with these legacy GPUs in this game. The 5th percentile standing among all GPUs confirms that this is a very low-end graphics solution, and the measured FPS data reflects that positioning.

CPU and GPU Roles

The data reveals a clear division of labor between the CPU and GPU at different resolutions. At 3840x2160, the GPU is the overwhelming bottleneck. The frame rates remain low across all presets, from 15 to 30 FPS, and the difference between Low and Ultra is only 15 FPS. This compressed scaling indicates that even at Low settings, the Arc B370 is already at its limit. The CPU's strong benchmark scores, including a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 20851 and single-core score of 2943, are irrelevant at this resolution because the GPU cannot feed frames fast enough.

At 2560x1440, the GPU continues to dominate the performance picture, but settings scaling becomes more visible. Low produces 55 FPS while Ultra produces 27 FPS, a 28 FPS spread. The fact that Low still cannot reach 60 FPS shows that the GPU is still the primary constraint, but the wider spread suggests that the GPU has slightly more headroom to respond to settings changes at this resolution.

At 1920x1080, the CPU begins to matter more. The Low preset reaches 85 FPS, which indicates that the GPU can push well past 60 FPS when the settings are light. The Medium preset averages 65 FPS, and the minimum of 56 FPS suggests occasional dips below the threshold. High drops to 55 FPS and Ultra to 42 FPS. The 43 FPS spread from Low to Ultra at 1080p is the widest of any resolution, and the fact that the GPU can deliver 85 FPS on Low shows that the CPU is capable of feeding it adequately at this resolution. The CPU's 77th percentile standing becomes relevant here because it allows the GPU to stretch its legs.

The resolution scaling tells the same story. Moving from 1080p Low at 85 FPS to 1440p Low at 55 FPS is a 35% drop, and moving from 1440p Low to 4K Low at 30 FPS is another 45% drop. These steep declines with increasing resolution are characteristic of a GPU-bound scenario. The CPU's performance is consistent across resolutions, as confirmed by its benchmark scores, so the frame rate drops are attributable almost entirely to the GPU's limited pixel throughput and shading capacity.

The Verdict

This PC can run Minimum, but only at 1920x1080 and only at Low or Medium settings. The verdict by resolution is clear: at 3840x2160, no playable settings exist, with the best case being 30 FPS on Low. At 2560x1440, no playable settings exist either, with the best case being 55 FPS on Low, just under the 60 FPS threshold. At 1920x1080, Low and Medium both clear 60 FPS, with Low averaging 85 FPS and Medium averaging 65 FPS. The best playable setting at 1080p is Medium, which delivers 65 FPS average with a range of 56 to 75 FPS.

Players who want a stable 60 FPS experience should run Medium at 1920x1080. The minimum of 56 FPS means there will be occasional dips below the threshold, but the average of 65 FPS provides enough margin for most scenes. For a more comfortable experience with more headroom, Low at 1080p delivers 85 FPS average. High and Ultra at 1080p are not playable, averaging 55 and 42 FPS respectively.

At higher resolutions, this combo is not suitable for Minimum. The 4K results are uniformly poor, with even Low settings producing only 30 FPS, and 1440p comes close but never reaches playable levels on any preset. The data suggests that the Intel Arc B370, with its 5th percentile GPU ranking and 6.144 TFLOPS FP32 throughput, is simply too weak for this game at resolutions above 1080p. The CPU, despite its strong 77th percentile ranking and capable multi-threaded performance, cannot compensate for the GPU's limitations.

In summary, this system is a 1080p machine for Minimum. It handles Low and Medium presets at that resolution with playable frame rates, but it cannot maintain 60 FPS at 1440p or 4K on any setting. Users with this hardware should target 1080p and choose Medium for the best visual quality while staying above the playable threshold.