Overpower

Measured FPS Breakdown

The recorded data for Overpower on the Intel Core i5-12400F with the Intel Arc B390 shows a clear pattern: playable frame rates only appear at the lowest settings, and even then, only below 4K resolution. At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the combo averages 72 FPS, which clears the 60 FPS playable threshold. At 2560x1440 with Low settings, the average drops to 64 FPS, still playable but with less headroom. At 3840x2160, no settings preset reaches 60 FPS; the best result is 54 FPS on Low, which falls short of the playable threshold.

Looking at the full resolution and settings matrix, the data shows a steep decline as settings increase. At 1920x1080, the average frame rate moves from 72 FPS on Low to 45 FPS on Medium, then 42 FPS on High, and finally 35 FPS on Ultra. The Medium preset at 1080p records a minimum of 38 FPS and a maximum of 52 FPS, indicating that even the average of 45 FPS comes with noticeable dips below 40 FPS during demanding scenes. The jump from Low to Medium costs 27 FPS on average, which is the largest single-preset drop at this resolution.

At 2560x1440, the same pattern holds but with lower absolute numbers. Low settings deliver 64 FPS, Medium drops to 40 FPS, High to 37 FPS, and Ultra to 31 FPS. The Medium preset at 1440p shows a minimum of 34 FPS and a maximum of 46 FPS, meaning the frame rate never stays near the playable threshold even when it averages above 30 FPS. The delta between Low and Medium at 1440p is 24 FPS, slightly smaller than at 1080p but still substantial.

At 3840x2160, the results are consistently below playable. Low settings produce 54 FPS, which is the only 4K result above 50 FPS, but it still misses the 60 FPS mark by 6 FPS. Medium averages 34 FPS with a minimum of 29 FPS and a maximum of 39 FPS. High averages 32 FPS, and Ultra averages 26 FPS. The scaling from Low to Ultra at 4K represents a 28 FPS loss, or roughly a 52% reduction in average frame rate relative to the Low preset.

The measured data includes min and max values only for the Medium preset at each resolution. At 1080p Medium, the spread from min to max is 14 FPS. At 1440p Medium, the spread is 12 FPS. At 4K Medium, the spread is 10 FPS. This narrowing spread at higher resolutions suggests that the GPU becomes more consistently bottlenecked as pixel count rises, with less variation between light and heavy scenes.

FAQ

Q: Can this PC run Overpower at 1920x1080 with playable frame rates?

A: Yes, but only on Low settings. The average FPS at 1080p Low is 72, which exceeds the 60 FPS playable threshold. Medium settings drop to 45 FPS, High to 42 FPS, and Ultra to 35 FPS, none of which are playable.

Q: What is the best playable settings preset at 2560x1440?

A: Low is the only playable preset at 1440p, with an average of 64 FPS. Medium averages 40 FPS, High 37 FPS, and Ultra 31 FPS, all below the 60 FPS threshold.

Q: Are there any playable settings at 3840x2160?

A: No. The highest average at 4K is 54 FPS on Low settings, which is below the 60 FPS playable threshold. Medium, High, and Ultra average 34, 32, and 26 FPS respectively.

Q: How much performance is lost when moving from Low to Medium settings at 1080p?

A: The average frame rate drops from 72 FPS to 45 FPS, a loss of 27 FPS. The minimum on Medium is 38 FPS and the maximum is 52 FPS.

Q: What frame rates does the Medium preset produce at 2560x1440?

A: The Medium preset at 1440p averages 40 FPS, with a minimum of 34 FPS and a maximum of 46 FPS. This is below the 60 FPS playable threshold.

Q: Which resolution offers the highest average frame rate for this combo?

A: 1920x1080 on Low settings offers the highest average at 72 FPS. The next best is 2560x1440 on Low at 64 FPS, followed by 3840x2160 on Low at 54 FPS.

CPU and GPU Roles

The performance scaling across resolutions and presets indicates that the Intel Arc B390 is the dominant limiting factor in this configuration. The CPU, an Intel Core i5-12400F with 6 cores and 12 threads, has benchmark scores that place it in the 73rd percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 19039. The GPU, by contrast, sits in the 9th percentile among all GPUs with an average benchmark score of 1482. This massive gap in relative standing strongly suggests that the GPU is the primary constraint on frame rates in Overpower.

The data supports this interpretation. At 1080p Low, the combo reaches 72 FPS, but raising the resolution to 1440p Low drops the average to 64 FPS, an 11% reduction. Moving from 1440p Low to 4K Low lowers the average to 54 FPS, another 16% reduction. These resolution-based drops are consistent with a GPU-bound scenario, where increasing pixel count directly reduces output. If the CPU were the bottleneck, the frame rate would remain relatively flat across resolutions at the same settings, which is not what the recorded data shows.

Settings scaling reinforces the same conclusion. At every resolution, the difference between Low and Ultra is large: 37 FPS at 1080p, 33 FPS at 1440p, and 28 FPS at 4K. The GPU handles all the rendering work tied to these settings, so the steep declines indicate that the Arc B390 is saturated even at Low settings on higher resolutions. At 4K Low, the GPU produces 54 FPS, which is close to its ceiling; increasing any setting or resolution pushes it below playable levels.

The CPU's role is not entirely negligible. The i5-12400F has a boost clock of 4.40 GHz and a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 12380, which suggests it can feed frames to the GPU without becoming a major obstruction in most scenarios. However, the GPU's low percentile rank and the consistent frame rate drops with resolution and settings indicate that the Arc B390 is the component that decides whether Overpower is playable. At 1080p Low, the GPU just barely clears the 60 FPS threshold. At 1440p Low, it clears it by only 4 FPS. At 4K Low, it fails to clear it at all. The CPU is not the reason these higher presets fail; the GPU is.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The nearest rivals for the Intel Arc B390, based on average benchmark scores, are all older NVIDIA parts. The closest is the NVIDIA GeForce GT 520MX, with an average score of 1463, which is 1.3% lower than the Arc B390's 1482. The NVIDIA GeForce 800M scores 1460, a 1.5% deficit. The NVIDIA GeForce GT 625 OEM scores 1446, a 2.5% deficit. The NVIDIA GeForce GT 710 scores 1443, a 2.7% deficit. In practical terms, any of these GPUs would likely produce frame rates in Overpower very close to what the Arc B390 delivers, meaning they too would only be playable at Low settings below 4K.

For the CPU, the nearest rivals are closely clustered around the i5-12400F's average score of 19039. The AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS scores 19047, essentially identical with a 0% delta. The Intel Core 3 201E scores 19056, 0.1% higher. The Intel Core i5-1335U scores 18982, 0.3% lower. The AMD EPYC 7773X scores 18979, 0.3% lower. Any of these processors would behave similarly to the i5-12400F in Overpower, providing ample CPU throughput relative to the GPU's limitations. The practical takeaway is that swapping the CPU for any of these near-equivalents would not change the playable settings verdict; the GPU remains the deciding factor.

The combination of a mid-range CPU with a very low-end GPU means that the CPU alternatives have little impact on the final frame rates. The recorded data shows that the GPU's performance ceiling is reached well before the CPU becomes a constraint. Therefore, users with any of these rival CPUs paired with an Arc B390-class GPU should expect the same pattern: playable only on Low settings at 1080p and 1440p, and not playable at 4K.

How This Combo Ranks

The Intel Core i5-12400F combined with the Intel Arc B390 ranks 3301 out of 3713 tested combos in Overpower. This places the configuration in the bottom 11% of all tested systems, a reflection of the GPU's very low relative performance. The CPU's strong standing, in the 73rd percentile, does not compensate for the GPU's 9th percentile rank in the overall combination.

The ranking aligns with the measured FPS data. A combo that can only exceed 60 FPS on Low settings at 1080p and 1440p, and cannot reach 60 FPS at 4K on any preset, is naturally going to sit near the bottom of a large database of tested combinations. The 3713 total combos include systems with far more capable GPUs, so the 3301 rank is consistent with the hardware's observed behavior.

The rank also reflects the imbalance between the two components. The i5-12400F is a capable desktop processor, but pairing it with a GPU that ranks in the 9th percentile creates a system where the GPU becomes the hard limit. In the context of Overpower, this combo is not competitive with higher-ranked configurations, but it does offer a clear, if narrow, path to playable performance at lower resolutions and settings.

The Verdict

The question of whether this PC can run Overpower has a straightforward answer: yes, but only under specific conditions. The verdict by resolution is clear. At 1920x1080, the playable settings list contains only Low, with an average FPS of 72 at the best setting. At 2560x1440, the playable settings list again contains only Low, with an average FPS of 64. At 3840x2160, the playable settings list is empty, meaning no preset at 4K reaches the 60 FPS threshold.

The playable threshold is defined as 60 FPS, and the data shows that the combo crosses it at exactly two points: 1080p Low at 72 FPS and 1440p Low at 64 FPS. Every other preset and resolution combination falls short. At 1080p Medium, the average is 45 FPS. At 1080p High, it is 42 FPS. At 1080p Ultra, it is 35 FPS. The same descending pattern appears at 1440p and 4K, with no preset other than Low producing a playable average.

For users who prioritize frame rate, the optimal configuration is 1920x1080 with Low settings, which provides the highest recorded average of 72 FPS and the only result with meaningful headroom above the 60 FPS threshold. The 1440p Low option at 64 FPS is also playable but leaves only 4 FPS of margin, which could be problematic in scenes with heavier load. At 4K, the system cannot deliver a playable experience at any setting, with the best case being 54 FPS on Low.

The hardware combination is what it is: a strong CPU paired with a weak GPU. The CPU does its job, and the GPU limits the system to low-end graphical presets. The verdict is that this PC can run Overpower, but only at the lowest settings and only at 1080p or 1440p. For anyone expecting medium or high settings at playable frame rates, the recorded data does not support that outcome.