Minimum

The Intel Core Ultra 7 265 paired with the Intel Arc B570 is a mid-range desktop combination aimed at balanced gaming. In the 2014 third-person shooter Minimum, measured frame rates show that this system is fully capable of delivering smooth gameplay at 1080p and 1440p, but falls short of the 60 FPS threshold at 4K across all presets. The data below breaks down exactly how this combo performs at each resolution and quality level.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system is comfortably above the 60 FPS playable threshold in every preset. Low settings produce an average of 145 FPS, Medium averages 111 FPS with a minimum of 95 and maximum of 128, High averages 93 FPS, and Ultra averages 71 FPS. The minimum frame rate for Ultra is not reported, but the average suggests consistent performance. This resolution is clearly the sweet spot for this hardware, with headroom for high refresh-rate displays even on Ultra.

Moving to 2560x1440, performance remains strong but begins to show the GPU’s limits. Low averages 94 FPS, Medium averages 72 FPS (min 61, max 82), and High averages exactly 60 FPS. Ultra drops to 46 FPS, which is below the playable threshold. Notably, the Medium preset maintains a minimum of 61 FPS, so even during demanding scenes it stays above 60. High, while averaging 60, has no reported minimum, so it may dip slightly lower, but the average is exactly at the threshold.

At 3840x2160, the system struggles to maintain playable frame rates. Low averages 50 FPS, Medium averages 39 FPS (min 33, max 44), High averages 32 FPS, and Ultra averages 25 FPS. None of these reach the 60 FPS target. Even on Low, the average is 10 FPS short, and the minimums on Medium suggest noticeable stutter. For 4K gaming, this combination is not suitable for Minimum.

CPU and GPU Roles

The benchmark data reveals a clear shift in bottleneck behavior across resolutions. At 1080p, the frame rates are high enough that the CPU’s single-thread performance (Cinebench R23 single-core score of 5960) is more than sufficient; the GPU is the primary limiter, as evidenced by the 71 FPS on Ultra versus 145 on Low—a 74 FPS spread purely from graphics settings. The CPU’s multi-thread score (Cinebench R23 multi-core 42216) also indicates ample headroom for any background tasks.

As resolution increases to 1440p, the GPU becomes increasingly dominant. The gap between Low and Ultra narrows to 48 FPS (94 vs 46), but the absolute frame rates drop proportionally to pixel count. At 4K, the GPU is fully saturated—even Low settings only produce 50 FPS, and Ultra drops to 25 FPS. The CPU’s role is effectively negligible at this resolution, as the Arc B570’s compute resources (11.52 TFLOPS FP32, 2304 shading units) are the limiting factor.

The scaling pattern—145 FPS at 1080p Low to 50 FPS at 4K Low—demonstrates that the GPU’s memory bandwidth (380.0 GB/s) and pixel throughput (200.0 GPixel/s) are not enough to sustain high frame rates at 4K. Conversely, the CPU’s 20 cores and 5.30 GHz boost clock ensure that no CPU-bound bottleneck appears even at the lowest settings.

FAQ

Q: Can this PC run Minimum at 4K?

A: No. The highest average FPS at 3840x2160 is 50 on Low, which is below the 60 FPS playable threshold. Medium averages 39 FPS, High 32, and Ultra 25.

Q: What is the best quality setting at 1440p that stays above 60 FPS?

A: High, with an average of 60 FPS. Medium also stays above 60 (average 72, minimum 61), but High is the most demanding preset that still meets the threshold.

Q: Is Ultra settings playable at 1080p?

A: Yes. Ultra averages 71 FPS, which is above the 60 FPS target. The minimum is not reported, but the average indicates smooth gameplay.

Q: How does the Intel Core Ultra 7 265 compare to its nearest CPU rivals in this game?

A: The CPU’s average benchmark score (64640) is within 0.3% of the Intel Core Ultra 7 265F and within 0.7% of the AMD EPYC 7343, meaning those CPUs would produce nearly identical frame rates in Minimum.

Q: What GPU alternatives would perform similarly to the Arc B570?

A: The Arc B570’s average score (20556) is within 0.1% of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile and the Intel Arc A750, so those GPUs would deliver comparable performance in this game.

Q: Does the game run better on Low settings at 1440p than on High at 1080p?

A: Yes. At 1440p Low, the average is 94 FPS, while at 1080p High it is 93 FPS—essentially identical. This indicates that the GPU has enough headroom to handle the extra resolution when settings are lowered.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The Intel Core Ultra 7 265’s nearest rivals, based on average benchmark scores, include the AMD EPYC 4464P (avg score 64823, -0.3% delta), the Intel Core Ultra 7 265F (64438, +0.3%), the AMD EPYC 7343 (64202, +0.7%), and the AMD EPYC 9124 (65104, -0.7%). In Minimum, these CPUs would produce frame rates within a fraction of a percent of each other, meaning any of them paired with the same GPU would yield effectively identical performance.

On the GPU side, the Intel Arc B570 (avg score 20556) is closely matched by the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile (20534, +0.1%), the Intel Arc A750 (20582, -0.1%), the NVIDIA Quadro M4000M (20480, +0.4%), and the AMD Radeon R9 M390X (20662, -0.5%). These GPUs would deliver nearly the same frame rates in Minimum, though the mobile variants may have different power characteristics. For a desktop user, the Arc A750 is the most direct alternative.

The Verdict

Yes, this PC can run Minimum comfortably at 1080p and 1440p. At 1920x1080, all four presets—Low, Medium, High, and Ultra—achieve average frame rates above 60 FPS, with Ultra at 71 FPS being the highest quality playable option. At 2560x1440, Low, Medium, and High all clear 60 FPS, with High as the best playable preset at exactly 60 FPS average. At 3840x2160, no preset reaches 60 FPS, so 4K gaming is not viable with this combination. The system is therefore recommended for 1080p and 1440p gaming, but not for 4K.

How This Combo Ranks

Among 3,712 tested CPU-GPU combinations in the benchmark database, this pairing ranks 2,984th. That places it in the lower half of all tested systems, but the rank is heavily influenced by the GPU’s modest performance at high resolutions. In the context of Minimum, the combo still delivers playable frame rates at 1080p and 1440p, which is more than sufficient for a game from 2014. The ranking reflects that many other configurations—particularly those with higher-end GPUs—would outperform it at 4K, but for the target resolutions it is a competent setup.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 1920x1080, the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is Ultra, with an average of 71 FPS. At 2560x1440, the best preset is High, averaging exactly 60 FPS. At 3840x2160, no preset reaches 60 FPS, so there is no recommended setting. For players prioritizing visual quality, Ultra at 1080p and High at 1440p are the optimal choices. Lowering to Medium at 1440p yields a more comfortable margin (72 FPS average, 61 FPS minimum), which may be preferable for competitive play.