Minimum

The Intel Core i5-13400F paired with the Intel Arc B580 delivers a clear performance profile for Minimum, a Third-Person Shooter released in 2014. The measured data shows this combination is capable of smooth gameplay at 1080p and 1440p, but falls short of the 60 FPS threshold at 4K. The Arc B580, with its 12 GB GDDR6 memory and 456.0 GB/s bandwidth, pairs with the 10-core, 16-thread i5-13400F to produce strong frame rates in this older title. Below is a detailed breakdown of how this hardware behaves across resolutions and settings.

FAQ

Q: What is the best settings preset for 1920x1080 resolution?

A: The Ultra preset is the most demanding setting that stays at or above 60 FPS, achieving an average of 81 FPS. The High preset reaches 106 FPS, Medium reaches 126 FPS, and Low reaches 165 FPS.

Q: Can this PC achieve 60 FPS at 2560x1440 resolution?

A: Yes. The High preset delivers an average of 68 FPS, which clears the 60 FPS threshold. The Medium preset averages 81 FPS, and Low averages 106 FPS, but the Ultra preset drops to 52 FPS, which is below the playable threshold.

Q: Is 4K resolution playable with this hardware?

A: No. At 3840x2160, no preset reaches 60 FPS. The Low preset hits 57 FPS, Medium averages 44 FPS, High averages 37 FPS, and Ultra averages 28 FPS. All fall below the 60 FPS playable threshold.

Q: How does the Intel Arc B580 compare to its nearest rivals in benchmark scores?

A: The Arc B580 has an average benchmark score of 23021. Its nearest rival, the AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP, scores 23061, a delta of -0.2%. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 scores 22895, a delta of 0.6%, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 scores 23172, a delta of -0.7%.

Q: What is the rank of this CPU-GPU combination among tested combos in this game?

A: The combo ranks 2790 out of 3712 tested combinations, placing it in the lower half of the tested hardware pool for Minimum.

Q: What are the minimum frame rates recorded at Medium settings?

A: At 1920x1080, the minimum is 107 FPS. At 2560x1440, the minimum is 69 FPS. At 3840x2160, the minimum is 37 FPS. No minimum data is provided for High, Low, or Ultra presets.

Best Settings per Resolution

The data identifies the most demanding preset that maintains an average of at least 60 FPS at each resolution. At 1920x1080, the Ultra preset is fully playable, running at an average of 81 FPS. This is a significant margin above the 60 FPS threshold, indicating headroom for demanding scenes. At 2560x1440, the High preset is the best option, delivering a 68 FPS average. The step down to Medium yields 81 FPS, but High provides the best visual quality while still clearing the threshold. At 3840x2160, no preset achieves 60 FPS. The closest is Low at 57 FPS, which is still below the playable mark, so no recommended setting exists for 4K.

For users targeting higher refresh rates, the 1080p Low preset reaches 165 FPS, and the Medium preset reaches 126 FPS. At 1440p, Low hits 106 FPS. These figures show the hardware scales well with lower settings, but the Ultra preset at 1440p (52 FPS) and 4K (28 FPS) demonstrates a steep performance cost for maximum visual quality.

CPU and GPU Roles

The benchmark data reveals a clear pattern of GPU-bound behavior at higher resolutions and CPU-bound behavior at lower resolutions. At 1920x1080, the Low preset produces 165 FPS, while the Ultra preset produces 81 FPS. This difference of 84 FPS indicates that the GPU is the limiting factor when settings are increased, as the CPU (Intel Core i5-13400F) has enough headroom to push higher frame rates. The i5-13400F's Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 22604 and single-core score of 3191 support this interpretation, showing strong processing capability for a 2014 title.

At 2560x1440, the Low preset drops to 106 FPS, a 59 FPS reduction from 1080p Low. This scaling suggests the GPU is becoming more stressed as pixel count increases. The Medium preset at 1440p (81 FPS) is close to the 1080p Ultra (81 FPS), indicating that resolution and settings have a compounding effect on the GPU workload. At 3840x2160, even the Low preset drops to 57 FPS, and Ultra falls to 28 FPS, confirming that the Arc B580's 13.67 TFLOPS of FP32 performance is the dominant constraint at 4K.

The CPU's role is less pronounced at higher resolutions. Comparing 1080p Low (165 FPS) to 1440p Low (106 FPS) shows a 35.8% decrease, which is primarily due to the GPU rendering more pixels. However, the fact that the CPU can sustain 165 FPS at 1080p Low indicates it is not a bottleneck at that setting. The i5-13400F's 10 cores and 16 threads, combined with its boost clock of 4.60 GHz, provide ample processing for this game's engine, which was released in 2014 and is not expected to utilize modern multi-core architectures heavily.

The Verdict

This PC can run Minimum effectively at 1920x1080 and 2560x1440. At 1080p, all four presets clear the 60 FPS threshold, with Ultra averaging 81 FPS. At 1440p, the High, Medium, and Low presets are playable, with High averaging 68 FPS. The Ultra preset at 1440p is the single exception, falling to 52 FPS. At 3840x2160, the system is not playable at any setting, as even the Low preset averages 57 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS threshold. The verdict by resolution confirms this: 1080p has four playable settings, 1440p has three, and 4K has none.

The measured data shows a consistent performance drop as resolution increases. The jump from 1080p Medium (126 FPS) to 1440p Medium (81 FPS) is a 35.7% reduction, and from 1440p Medium to 4K Medium (44 FPS) is a 45.7% reduction. This indicates the GPU's memory bandwidth (456.0 GB/s) and pixel rate (213.6 GPixel/s) are sufficient for 1080p and 1440p, but insufficient for 4K at playable frame rates.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The nearest rivals for the Intel Core i5-13400F are all within a 0.4% performance delta. The AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS has an average score of 25284, which is a 0% delta. The Intel Core 5 120 scores 25362, a -0.3% delta. The AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D also scores 25365, a -0.3% delta. The AMD Ryzen 7 6800H scores 25201, a 0.4% delta. These CPUs would behave nearly identically to the i5-13400F in Minimum, meaning the game's frame rates would remain within a few FPS of the measured results, assuming the same GPU.

For the Intel Arc B580, the nearest rivals show a wider spread. The AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP scores 23061, a -0.2% delta. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 scores 22895, a 0.6% delta. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 scores 23172, a -0.7% delta. The NVIDIA P106-100 scores 23249, a -1% delta. In practice, swapping the Arc B580 for an RTX 2080 would likely produce slightly lower average FPS in Minimum, while an RTX 3080 might yield slightly higher FPS, though the differences are small enough that all would clear 60 FPS at 1080p and 1440p Medium or High settings.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Intel Core i5-13400F and Intel Arc B580 ranks 2790 out of 3712 tested combos in Minimum. This placement in the 75th percentile of the tested pool indicates that while the hardware is capable of playing the game at mainstream resolutions, it is not among the top performers. The rank reflects the GPU's percentile of 68 among all GPUs and the CPU's percentile of 77 among all CPUs, suggesting a balanced pairing where the GPU is slightly more limiting than the CPU.

The rank also contextualizes the 4K performance gap. Since the combo falls in the lower half of tested configurations, it is expected that 4K Ultra (28 FPS) and 4K High (37 FPS) would be below the playable threshold. The 1080p Ultra result of 81 FPS, however, shows that this pairing is well-suited for high-refresh-rate 1080p gaming, as it exceeds the 60 FPS threshold by 35%.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The following table lists all measured average frame rates, with minimum and maximum values where available.

3840x2160:

• Ultra: 28 FPS average
• High: 37 FPS average
• Medium: 44 FPS average, 37 FPS minimum, 50 FPS maximum
• Low: 57 FPS average

2560x1440:

• Ultra: 52 FPS average
• High: 68 FPS average
• Medium: 81 FPS average, 69 FPS minimum, 93 FPS maximum
• Low: 106 FPS average

1920x1080:

• Ultra: 81 FPS average
• High: 106 FPS average
• Medium: 126 FPS average, 107 FPS minimum, 145 FPS maximum
• Low: 165 FPS average

The minimum and maximum data points are only provided for the Medium preset at each resolution. At 1080p Medium, the minimum of 107 FPS still exceeds the 60 FPS threshold, indicating stable performance. At 1440p Medium, the 69 FPS minimum remains above 60 FPS. At 4K Medium, the 37 FPS minimum is well below the playable threshold. The absence of min/max data for other presets suggests the benchmark software recorded only averages for those configurations, but the available data shows a consistent pattern: the system maintains playable frame rates up to 1440p High, with 4K being the only resolution where the GPU cannot keep up.