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Best Settings per Resolution

The data shows that this AMD Ryzen 7 5700X and Intel Arc B370 combination can clear the 60 FPS threshold at only one resolution: 1920x1080. At 1080p, the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is Medium, which delivers an average of 65 FPS. Low settings at 1080p push further ahead to 85 FPS, but Medium remains the highest-quality option that keeps the frame rate above the playability line.

At 2560x1440, no preset reaches 60 FPS. The closest is Low at 55 FPS, which falls just short of the threshold. Medium at 1440p drops to 42 FPS, High to 35 FPS, and Ultra to 27 FPS. None of these are playable under the 60 FPS standard.

At 3840x2160, the situation is more constrained. Low settings produce 30 FPS, Medium 23 FPS, High 19 FPS, and Ultra 15 FPS. The best available option at 4K, Low, still delivers only half of the required frame rate. For players targeting 60 FPS, the only viable configuration in this dataset is 1920x1080 with Medium settings, and the recorded average of 65 FPS provides a modest buffer above the threshold.

CPU and GPU Roles

The scaling pattern across resolutions reveals that the Intel Arc B370 is the dominant constraint in this pairing. The CPU, an AMD Ryzen 7 5700X with 8 cores and 16 threads, sits in the 79th percentile among all CPUs in the database. The GPU, by contrast, lands in the 5th percentile among all GPUs. This massive gap indicates that the graphics solution is the limiting factor at every resolution tested.

Moving from 1920x1080 to 2560x1440, the frame rate drops proportionally across settings. At Low, the drop is from 85 FPS to 55 FPS, a reduction of 35%. At Medium, the drop is from 65 FPS to 42 FPS, a 35% reduction as well. At High, the drop is from 55 FPS to 35 FPS, a 36% reduction. This consistent scaling suggests the GPU is saturated at both resolutions, and the additional pixel count at 1440p directly reduces throughput.

The transition from 2560x1440 to 3840x2160 shows a similar pattern. Low settings fall from 55 FPS to 30 FPS, a 45% reduction. Medium falls from 42 FPS to 23 FPS, a 45% reduction. High falls from 35 FPS to 19 FPS, a 46% reduction. The steeper percentage drop at 4K indicates that the GPU is even more heavily strained as the pixel count approaches 8.3 million.

The CPU's role is comparatively minor. The Ryzen 7 5700X records a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 13184 and a single-core score of 1499, both of which are far above what a game from 2014 would require. The game's release date places it in an era where quad-core CPUs were common, so this 8-core, 16-thread processor provides substantial headroom. Even at Low settings, where the GPU workload is reduced, the frame rates do not jump to levels that would indicate CPU limitation. The 85 FPS result at 1080p Low is the highest in the dataset, but it still falls well short of what this CPU could theoretically feed to a faster GPU.

The benchmark results indicate that users should focus on GPU upgrades rather than CPU upgrades if they want higher frame rates in Minimum. The recorded data shows no scenario where the CPU becomes the bottleneck, as even the most demanding 4K Ultra preset at 15 FPS is clearly GPU-bound.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the full range of settings produces the following averages. Low delivers 85 FPS, the highest result in the entire dataset. Medium delivers 65 FPS with a minimum of 56 FPS and a maximum of 75 FPS, making it the only preset with recorded variance at this resolution. High drops to 55 FPS, just below the playable threshold. Ultra delivers 42 FPS, a significant step down from High.

At 2560x1440, the averages are 55 FPS on Low, 42 FPS on Medium, 35 FPS on High, and 27 FPS on Ultra. The Medium preset at 1440p has recorded variance data: a minimum of 36 FPS and a maximum of 48 FPS. This represents a 12 FPS spread between minimum and maximum, which is proportionally larger than the spread at 1080p Medium. The Low preset at 1440p, at 55 FPS, is the closest any configuration comes to the 60 FPS threshold without reaching it.

At 3840x2160, the averages fall to 30 FPS on Low, 23 FPS on Medium, 19 FPS on High, and 15 FPS on Ultra. The Medium preset at 4K has variance data: a minimum of 19 FPS and a maximum of 26 FPS. The difference between the 4K Low result of 30 FPS and the 4K Ultra result of 15 FPS shows that the GPU has a 2x performance range across the settings spectrum at this resolution.

Comparing across resolutions at the same setting, the scaling is consistent. Low goes from 85 FPS at 1080p to 55 FPS at 1440p to 30 FPS at 4K. Medium goes from 65 FPS to 42 FPS to 23 FPS. High goes from 55 FPS to 35 FPS to 19 FPS. Ultra goes from 42 FPS to 27 FPS to 15 FPS. The consistent downward progression confirms that the GPU's performance ceiling is the primary determinant of frame rate at all settings and resolutions.

How This Combo Ranks

This combination of AMD Ryzen 7 5700X and Intel Arc B370 ranks 3425 out of 3712 tested combos in the database for Minimum. That places it in the bottom 8% of all tested configurations. The rank reflects the GPU's weak standing, as the Arc B370's average benchmark score of 1184 puts it in the 5th percentile among all GPUs.

The CPU's strong benchmark performance does little to lift the combo's overall rank. The Ryzen 7 5700X has an average benchmark score of 27578 and sits in the 79th percentile among all CPUs. In a game like Minimum, where the GPU is the limiting factor, the CPU's high percentile cannot compensate for the GPU's low percentile.

The combination's rank of 3425 out of 3712 means that 287 tested combos perform worse, while 3424 perform better. For a game released in 2014, this ranking indicates that the system is positioned far below the median tested configuration. The only configurations that rank lower would feature even weaker GPUs paired with similarly capable or weaker CPUs.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The CPU's nearest rivals in the database provide context for what other processors would behave similarly when paired with this GPU. The Intel Core i5-12600K matches the Ryzen 7 5700X with an identical average score of 27578 and a delta of 0%. The AMD Ryzen 7 5800 scores 27535, a 0.2% difference. The AMD Ryzen 5 7600X scores 27636, a 0.2% difference in the opposite direction. The Intel Core Ultra 5 125H scores 27507, a 0.3% difference.

Any of these CPUs would deliver nearly identical frame rates in Minimum when paired with the Intel Arc B370, since the GPU is the bottleneck. The delta percentages are all within 0.3%, meaning the choice of processor among these four would have no measurable impact on the game's performance.

The GPU's nearest rivals are all much older parts. The ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570 scores 1186, a 0.2% difference from the Arc B370's 1184. The ATI Radeon HD 5770 scores 1190, a 0.5% difference. The AMD Radeon HD 7650M scores 1192, a 0.7% difference. The AMD FirePro M2000 scores 1168, a 1.4% difference. These deltas indicate that the Arc B370 performs essentially on par with graphics hardware from the early 2010s era.

For players considering alternative hardware, the data suggests that swapping the CPU to any of the four nearest rivals would produce identical results in Minimum. Swapping the GPU to any of the four nearest rivals would also produce nearly identical results, with the AMD Radeon HD 7650M being the strongest alternative at 0.7% ahead, and the AMD FirePro M2000 being the weakest at 1.4% behind.

The Verdict

The recorded data provides a clear answer: this PC can run Minimum at 1920x1080 with Medium settings and maintain an average of 65 FPS. The verdict by resolution confirms that 1080p has two playable presets, Low and Medium, with Medium being the best settings that stays above 60 FPS. The 65 FPS average at Medium provides a 5 FPS buffer above the playability threshold, and the minimum recorded frame rate of 56 FPS means that occasional dips below 60 FPS are possible, but the average remains playable.

At 2560x1440, the system cannot reach 60 FPS on any preset. The best result is 55 FPS on Low, which falls 5 FPS short of the threshold. Players who insist on 1440p would need to accept frame rates below 60 FPS or reduce the resolution.

At 3840x2160, the system is far from playable under the 60 FPS standard. The best result is 30 FPS on Low, exactly half the required frame rate. The 4K Ultra preset delivers only 15 FPS, which would be a poor experience for a third-person shooter.

This system is best suited for 1080p gaming in Minimum. The combination of a high-percentile CPU and a very low-percentile GPU creates a lopsided configuration where the GPU determines the outcome. Players who want higher resolutions or higher presets would need a significantly stronger graphics card, as the CPU has ample headroom to support faster GPUs without becoming a limiting factor.