Minimum

FAQ

Q: Can this PC run Minimum at 1080p?

A: Yes, at 1920x1080 the recorded data shows playable performance at Low and Medium settings, with average FPS of 85 and 65 respectively. The best playable preset is Medium, which holds an average of 65 FPS.

Q: What is the best playable setting at 2560x1440?

A: None. The database shows no settings at 2560x1440 reach the 60 FPS playable threshold. The closest is Low at 55 FPS average, followed by High at 35 FPS, Medium at 42 FPS, and Ultra at 27 FPS.

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

A: The Arc B370's 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 1184 is nearly identical to the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570 (1186, 0.2% lower), ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1190, 0.5% lower), and AMD Radeon HD 7650M (1192, 0.7% lower). It sits 1.4% above the AMD FirePro M2000 (1168).

Q: What is the CPU's overall performance percentile?

A: The AMD Ryzen 7 7700 ranks in the 87th percentile among all CPUs in the database. Its average benchmark score is 40081, placing it in the upper tier of desktop processors.

Q: Does the game scale better with resolution or settings?

A: The recorded FPS drops sharply with both. Moving from 1080p Low (85 FPS) to 1440p Low (55 FPS) is a 30 FPS reduction, while 1080p Medium to 1440p Medium drops from 65 to 42 FPS. Ultra settings are unplayable at every resolution: 42 FPS at 1080p, 27 FPS at 1440p, and 15 FPS at 4K.

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

A: This CPU and GPU pairing ranks 3425 out of 3712 tested combinations for Minimum, placing it in the lower portion of the database. It clears the playable threshold only at 1080p with Low or Medium settings.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The AMD Ryzen 7 7700 sits within a tight performance cluster in the database. Its average benchmark score of 40081 is essentially matched by the AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 at 40048 (0.1% slower), the Intel Core 5 221E at 40144 (0.2% faster), the AMD Ryzen 9 270 at 40246 (0.4% faster), and the Intel Core i9-13905H at 40313 (0.6% faster). Any of these CPUs would produce nearly identical frame pacing in Minimum, assuming the same graphics card is paired with them. The differences are within measurement noise, so swapping the 7700 for any of these rivals would not meaningfully change the playability verdict.

On the graphics side, the Intel Arc B370's single recorded benchmark, 1184 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, places it in a very low percentile (5th) among all GPUs. Its nearest competitors are all older or lower-tier parts: the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570 (1186, 0.2% ahead), ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1190, 0.5% ahead), AMD Radeon HD 7650M (1192, 0.7% ahead), and AMD FirePro M2000 (1168, 1.4% behind). These deltas are all within 1.5%, meaning the Arc B370 would deliver essentially identical performance to those GPUs in Minimum. The practical implication is that users coming from any of those older cards should expect the same playability profile: 1080p Low and Medium are viable, while 1440p and 4K are not, regardless of preset.

The pairing of a high-end CPU with a very low-end GPU creates a system where the graphics card is the clear bottleneck. The Ryzen 7 7700's 87th percentile CPU standing contrasts sharply with the Arc B370's 5th percentile GPU standing. In the database's tested combos, this mismatch shows up as a system that can feed frames quickly but cannot render them fast enough at higher resolutions.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 3840x2160, no preset reaches the 60 FPS playable threshold. The recorded averages are 19 FPS at High, 30 FPS at Low, 23 FPS at Medium, and 15 FPS at Ultra. The best observed result, 30 FPS at Low, is still half the required frame rate, so there is no recommended setting for 4K.

At 2560x1440, the situation is similar. Low averages 55 FPS, which is close but still below 60. Medium averages 42 FPS, High averages 35 FPS, and Ultra averages 27 FPS. None of these clear the playable bar, so the database records no best setting at this resolution.

At 1920x1080, the playable threshold is finally met. Low averages 85 FPS, Medium averages 65 FPS, High averages 55 FPS, and Ultra averages 42 FPS. The most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is Medium, with an average of 65 FPS and a recorded minimum of 56 FPS. This is the recommended configuration for smooth gameplay. Low is also fully playable with a 25 FPS margin above the threshold, making it the choice for maximum headroom.

The Verdict

This system can run Minimum, but only under specific conditions. The verdict by resolution from the database is clear: 1920x1080 is the only resolution where playable settings exist. At 1080p, both Low (85 FPS) and Medium (65 FPS) clear the 60 FPS threshold, with Medium being the best playable preset. High falls just short at 55 FPS, and Ultra is not viable at 42 FPS.

At 2560x1440, the answer is no. The highest average FPS recorded is 55 at Low settings, which is 5 FPS below the playable threshold. Medium, High, and Ultra all drop further, to 42, 35, and 27 FPS respectively. There are no playable settings at this resolution.

At 3840x2160, the system is far from playable. Low settings produce 30 FPS, Medium produces 23 FPS, High produces 19 FPS, and Ultra produces 15 FPS. The GPU cannot handle the pixel count at this resolution, regardless of how much the CPU can compute.

The practical takeaway: users should run Minimum at 1080p with Medium settings for the best balance of visual quality and frame rate. Dropping to Low provides a comfortable 25 FPS cushion above the threshold, which may be preferable for scenes with heavy action. Pushing to 1440p or 4K is not recommended, as even the lowest settings fail to reach 60 FPS.

CPU and GPU Roles

The data shows a stark division of labor between the CPU and GPU in Minimum. The Ryzen 7 7700 is a high-end desktop part with 8 cores, 16 threads, and a boost clock of 5.30 GHz. Its benchmark scores are strong across the board: 18760 in Cinebench R23 multicore, 1930 in single-core, 34470 in Passmark multithread, and an 87th percentile ranking. In contrast, the Arc B370 is a low-power integrated-class GPU with a 5th percentile ranking and a single 3DMark score of 1184. The GPU is the limiting factor at every resolution.

The scaling between resolutions confirms this. At 1080p Low, the system produces 85 FPS. At 1440p Low, it drops to 55 FPS, a 30 FPS reduction for roughly 1.78 times the pixel count. At 4K Low, it falls to 30 FPS, another 25 FPS drop. This near-linear scaling with pixel count is the signature of a GPU-bound workload. The CPU has ample headroom to feed frames, but the GPU simply cannot rasterize more pixels per second.

The settings scaling within a resolution reinforces the same conclusion. At 1080p, moving from Low to Medium drops the average from 85 to 65 FPS, while Ultra drops to 42 FPS. At 1440p, the spread is from 55 FPS at Low to 27 FPS at Ultra. At 4K, Low to Ultra spans 30 to 15 FPS. These reductions in frame rate as visual quality increases are entirely attributable to the GPU's limited shading units (1280), texture units (40), and raster operation units (20).

The CPU's role becomes relevant only at lower resolutions where the GPU is less stressed. At 1080p Low, the 85 FPS result shows the CPU can handle the game's simulation and draw call overhead without breaking a sweat. The Ryzen 7 7700's 16 threads and high single-thread score (1930 in Cinebench R23) are more than sufficient for a 2014 third-person shooter. Even at 4K, the CPU is not the constraint; the GPU's 6.144 TFLOPS FP32 throughput is simply too low for modern resolutions.

For users considering upgrades, the data points clearly at the GPU as the bottleneck. Replacing the Arc B370 with a stronger graphics card would yield dramatic improvements at all resolutions, while upgrading the CPU would produce negligible gains because the current part already sits well above the required performance level.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 7 7700 and Intel Arc B370 ranks 3425 out of 3712 tested combos for Minimum. This places the system in the bottom 8% of all configurations in the database. The ranking reflects the extreme mismatch between the two components: the CPU is in the 87th percentile of all processors, while the GPU is in the 5th percentile of all graphics cards.

In context, this combo outperforms only 287 other tested pairings. Most systems in the database, even those with older or weaker CPUs, likely pair them with more capable GPUs, which explains why this combination lands so low. The 1080p Medium result of 65 FPS is functional, but it is far from the performance that the CPU alone would suggest possible.

The rank also indicates that for Minimum specifically, the GPU choice matters far more than the CPU choice. A system with a mid-range CPU and a stronger GPU would almost certainly rank higher, because the game's demands are primarily visual. The Ryzen 7 7700's raw compute power (40081 average benchmark score) is wasted in this pairing, as the GPU cannot translate that CPU headroom into higher frame rates at demanding resolutions.

For reference, the nearest CPU rivals (Ryzen AI 9 365, Core 5 221E, Ryzen 9 270, Core i9-13905H) all have average scores within 0.6% of the 7700, so swapping among them would not change the combo rank meaningfully. The same applies to the GPU rivals (Mobility Radeon HD 5570, Radeon HD 5770, Radeon HD 7650M, FirePro M2000), which are all within 1.4% of the Arc B370's score. The system's rank is determined by the GPU class, not the specific part.

Users should interpret this rank as a warning: while the system can play Minimum at 1080p Medium, it offers no headroom for higher resolutions or more demanding titles. The recorded data shows a 65 FPS ceiling at the best playable settings, and the 3425th rank out of 3712 confirms that most other tested configurations handle this game more gracefully.