Minimum

FAQ

Q: Can this PC run Minimum at 60 FPS?

A: Yes, at 1920x1080 with either Low or Medium settings. The Low preset averages 85 FPS, and the Medium preset averages 65 FPS. At 2560x1440 and 3840x2160, no settings preset reaches the 60 FPS threshold.

Q: What is the best playable preset at 1080p?

A: Medium is the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS at 1920x1080, with an average of 65 FPS, a minimum of 56 FPS, and a maximum of 75 FPS.

Q: How does the Intel Arc B370 compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The Arc B370's average benchmark score is 1184, placing it within 1.4% of the AMD FirePro M2000 (1168) and within 0.7% of the AMD Radeon HD 7650M (1192). It is roughly 0.2% behind the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570 (1186) and 0.5% behind the ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1190).

Q: How does the AMD Ryzen 5 9600X compare to nearby CPUs?

A: The Ryzen 5 9600X has an average benchmark score of 29713, which is 0.2% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5755GE (29656) and 0.5% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 7 7840H (29868). It sits 0.6% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT (29879) and 0.8% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS (29955).

Q: What resolution delivers the highest measured FPS?

A: The highest recorded average FPS is 85, achieved at 1920x1080 with the Low preset. The same resolution with Medium delivers 65 FPS, and High delivers 55 FPS.

Q: What is the combo's rank among all tested combinations?

A: This CPU and GPU combination ranks 3425 out of 3712 tested combos for Minimum, placing it in the lower percentile of tested systems.

CPU and GPU Roles

The recorded data for Minimum shows a clear pattern: the Intel Arc B370 is the limiting component across all resolutions. The CPU, an AMD Ryzen 5 9600X, ranks in the 81st percentile among all CPUs with an average benchmark score of 29713. The GPU, by contrast, ranks in the 5th percentile among all GPUs with an average score of only 1184. That massive gap in relative standing means the Arc B370 dictates the frame rate in nearly every scenario.

Looking at resolution scaling, the GPU's workload becomes heavier as pixel count rises. At 1920x1080, the Low preset produces 85 FPS average. Moving to 2560x1440 at the same preset, the average drops to 55 FPS, a reduction of 30 FPS. At 3840x2160, the Low preset falls further to 30 FPS average. This steep decline across resolutions is characteristic of a GPU-bound scenario. If the CPU were the primary constraint, the frame rate would remain relatively flat when resolution changes, as the CPU's work per frame stays roughly constant. Instead, the data shows a sharp drop at each higher resolution, confirming the GPU is the bottleneck.

The same pattern appears across all presets. At Medium settings, the average FPS goes from 65 at 1920x1080, to 42 at 2560x1440, to 23 at 3840x2160. At High settings, the progression is 55, 35, and 19 FPS respectively. The Ultra preset follows with 42, 27, and 15 FPS. In every case, the largest single drop occurs between 1080p and 1440p, which suggests the Arc B370's rendering throughput is quickly overwhelmed as the pixel count increases.

Preset scaling within a resolution further confirms the GPU's role. At 1920x1080, moving from Low to Medium costs 20 FPS (85 to 65), and moving from Medium to High costs another 10 FPS (65 to 55). The jump from High to Ultra costs 13 FPS (55 to 42). These are substantial per-preset losses, which is typical for a GPU with limited shading units, texture mapping units, and raster operation pipelines. The Arc B370 has 1280 shading units, 40 TMUs, and 20 ROPs, with a boost clock of 2400 MHz and an FP32 throughput of 6.144 TFLOPS. Those specifications place it far below the CPU's performance tier.

The CPU's capabilities are not irrelevant, but they are not the deciding factor here. The Ryzen 5 9600X has 6 cores and 12 threads, with a boost clock of 5.40 GHz and a 32 MB shared L3 cache. Its Cinebench R23 multicore score of 17528.5 and single-core score of 2183.5 indicate ample processing headroom for a 2014 third-person shooter. The game's CPU demands are modest by modern standards, so the recorded frame rates are almost entirely a function of GPU throughput. At 3840x2160, even the Low preset only reaches 30 FPS average, which is a clear sign that the GPU cannot keep up with the pixel workload, regardless of how fast the CPU can process game logic.

The data also shows that the GPU's measured benchmark score is based on a single test, 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, with a score of 1184. That score is consistent with the frame rates observed in Minimum: the GPU is positioned near the bottom of the database's GPU rankings, and the game results reflect that positioning. In short, the Ryzen 5 9600X is far more capable than the Arc B370, and any attempt to improve frame rates in Minimum would require a stronger GPU, not a stronger CPU.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 3840x2160, no preset reaches 60 FPS. The best recorded average is 30 FPS at Low settings. Medium averages 23 FPS, High averages 19 FPS, and Ultra averages 15 FPS. None of these results are playable under the 60 FPS threshold.

At 2560x1440, the situation is similar. The Low preset averages 55 FPS, which is the closest to the threshold but still below it. Medium averages 42 FPS, High averages 35 FPS, and Ultra averages 27 FPS. No settings preset at this resolution clears 60 FPS.

At 1920x1080, two presets are playable. Low averages 85 FPS, and Medium averages 65 FPS. The Medium preset is the most demanding option that stays at or above 60 FPS, making it the recommended choice for this resolution. High falls short at 55 FPS average, and Ultra averages 42 FPS.

The recommended settings per resolution are therefore: 1920x1080 at Medium (65 FPS average), 2560x1440 at Low (55 FPS average, though below threshold), and 3840x2160 at Low (30 FPS average, well below threshold). For users targeting exactly 60 FPS, only the 1080p Medium or Low presets qualify.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The nearest rivals for the Intel Arc B370 are all older or lower-tier GPUs. The ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570 has an average score of 1186, which is 0.2% higher than the Arc B370's 1184. 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 all within a narrow band, meaning any of these GPUs would produce very similar frame rates in Minimum. A system with an AMD FirePro M2000 would be the closest match in terms of raw GPU performance, though it would likely trail by roughly 1.4% in synthetic benchmarks.

For the CPU side, the AMD Ryzen 5 9600X's nearest rivals include the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5755GE, which scores 29656, just 0.2% lower. The AMD Ryzen 7 7840H scores 29868, 0.5% higher. The AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT scores 29879, 0.6% higher. The AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS scores 29955, 0.8% higher. All of these CPUs are within 1% of the 9600X's average score of 29713. In the context of Minimum, any of these CPUs would behave nearly identically, since the game is GPU-bound at every resolution in the recorded data.

Combining these observations, a system with any of the listed rival CPUs paired with any of the listed rival GPUs would produce frame rates very close to those measured for this combo. The GPU choice matters far more for this game, and the Arc B370's nearest rivals all occupy the same performance tier.

How This Combo Ranks

In the database's overall ranking for Minimum, this combination of AMD Ryzen 5 9600X and Intel Arc B370 ranks 3425 out of 3712 tested combos. That places it in the bottom portion of all tested systems, roughly in the 8th percentile of the 3712 combos. The rank reflects the GPU's low standing: the Arc B370 sits in the 5th percentile among all GPUs, while the CPU sits in the 81st percentile among all CPUs. The combo's overall rank is dragged down by the GPU's limited rendering performance.

The rank also indicates that the vast majority of tested combinations deliver higher frame rates in Minimum. Only 287 combos rank below this one. For a 2014 third-person shooter, this is a low position, which is consistent with the measured FPS data: the combo only reaches playable frame rates at 1080p with Low or Medium presets.

The Verdict

This PC can run Minimum, but only under specific conditions. At 1920x1080, the Medium preset delivers an average of 65 FPS, clearing the 60 FPS threshold. The Low preset also clears it with an average of 85 FPS. At 2560x1440, no preset reaches 60 FPS; the best is Low at 55 FPS average. At 3840x2160, no preset comes close; the best is Low at 30 FPS average.

The verdict is therefore: playable at 1920x1080 with Medium or Low settings, not playable at 2560x1440 or 3840x2160 under the 60 FPS threshold. Users who want to play at higher resolutions would need a more powerful GPU, as the CPU is not the limiting factor.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 3840x2160, the recorded averages are as follows: Ultra averages 15 FPS, High averages 19 FPS, Medium averages 23 FPS with a minimum of 19 and a maximum of 26, and Low averages 30 FPS. The Medium preset is the only one at this resolution with recorded minimum and maximum values.

At 2560x1440, Ultra averages 27 FPS, High averages 35 FPS, Medium averages 42 FPS with a minimum of 36 and a maximum of 48, and Low averages 55 FPS. Again, only the Medium preset includes minimum and maximum readings.

At 1920x1080, Ultra averages 42 FPS, High averages 55 FPS, Medium averages 65 FPS with a minimum of 56 and a maximum of 75, and Low averages 85 FPS. The Medium preset at 1080p shows the narrowest gap between minimum and maximum in the entire dataset, with a spread of 19 FPS, indicating relatively stable frame pacing.

Across all resolutions, the Low preset always delivers the highest average FPS, and the Ultra preset always delivers the lowest. The Medium preset's minimum and maximum values show that frame times are consistent enough to stay within a roughly 20 FPS band. The absence of minimum and maximum data for the other presets means the database only recorded averages for those configurations.