Overpower

The Intel Core i5-14400F paired with the Intel Arc B390 presents a highly unusual combination: a strong modern desktop CPU with a low-tier integrated-class GPU. The recorded data for Overpower shows a system that is decisively limited by graphics performance, with only the lowest settings at 1080p and 1440p reaching playable frame rates.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The database contains measured frame rates across three resolutions and four quality presets. The data shows a consistent pattern: the Intel Arc B390 struggles to maintain fluid performance as settings increase, regardless of resolution.

At 1920x1080, the best result comes from the Low preset, which delivers an average of 72 FPS. This is the only preset at 1080p that clears the 60 FPS playable threshold. The Medium preset drops to an average of 45 FPS, with recorded minimum and maximum values of 38 and 52 FPS respectively. High settings average 42 FPS, while the Ultra preset averages 35 FPS. The gap between Low and Medium is substantial, a 27 FPS difference, indicating a sharp performance cliff when moving beyond minimal settings.

At 2560x1440, the situation mirrors the 1080p results but with lower absolute numbers. The Low preset averages 64 FPS, still above the 60 FPS threshold, though with less headroom than at 1080p. Medium settings average 40 FPS, with a minimum of 34 and a maximum of 46 FPS. High settings average 37 FPS, and Ultra drops to 31 FPS. The scaling from 1080p to 1440p at Low settings shows a reduction of 8 FPS, which is a modest penalty, but the Medium preset loses only 5 FPS on average, suggesting the GPU is already saturated at both resolutions.

At 3840x2160, no preset reaches a playable average. The Low setting comes closest at 54 FPS, which is 6 FPS short of the threshold. Medium averages 34 FPS, with a minimum of 29 and a maximum of 39 FPS. High averages 32 FPS, and Ultra averages 26 FPS. The drop from 1440p Low to 4K Low is 10 FPS, while the drop from 1080p Low to 4K Low is 18 FPS, showing that 4K imposes a heavy load on the GPU even at the lowest settings.

Across all resolutions, the Ultra preset consistently delivers the lowest frame rates, and the gap between Low and Ultra grows with resolution: at 1080p the difference is 37 FPS, at 1440p it is 33 FPS, and at 4K it is 28 FPS. This narrowing gap at higher resolutions indicates that the GPU is becoming the sole bottleneck, with settings having less relative impact when pixel count is already overwhelming the hardware.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Intel Core i5-14400F and Intel Arc B390 ranks 3301 out of 3713 tested combos for Overpower. This places the system in the bottom 11 percent of all configurations in the database, a position that reflects the GPU's severe limitation rather than the CPU's capability.

The GPU itself sits at the 9th percentile when compared to all tested graphics processors. Its nearest rivals in the database are all legacy NVIDIA parts: the GeForce GT 520MX scores 3% lower, the GeForce 800M scores 1.5% lower, the GeForce GT 625 OEM scores 2.5% lower, and the GeForce GT 710 scores 2.7% lower. The Arc B390's average benchmark score of 1482 places it just above these older entry-level parts, which explains why the FPS results in Overpower are so modest.

The CPU, by contrast, is a much stronger component. The Core i5-14400F sits at the 83rd percentile among all CPUs. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U, which scores 0.1% higher, and the Intel Core i9-11900, which scores 0.2% higher. The AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS scores 0.2% lower, and the Intel Core i7-12800H scores 0.5% lower. The CPU's multi-threaded performance, evidenced by a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 21645 and a Geekbench multi-core score of 11268, is far above what the GPU can utilize in this title.

The rank of 3301 out of 3713 combos is primarily a GPU-driven result. When the CPU is capable of far more than the GPU can feed it, the combo's overall standing in a game-specific ranking will always reflect the weakest link. The data indicates that this pairing is heavily imbalanced for Overpower, with the GPU holding the system back to a degree that the CPU cannot compensate for.

CPU and GPU Roles

The benchmark results make it clear that the Intel Arc B390 is the dominant constraint in this system for Overpower. The evidence lies in the scaling between resolutions and presets. When a CPU is the limiting factor, frame rates typically remain stable across resolution changes, because the CPU workload is largely independent of pixel count. Here, the data shows a different pattern.

At Low settings, the average FPS drops from 72 at 1080p to 64 at 1440p, a reduction of 11 percent, and then to 54 at 4K, a further reduction of 16 percent. This continuous decline with each resolution increase is a classic GPU-bound signature. The GPU must render more pixels at each step, and its limited shading units, 1536, and texture mapping units, 48, become overwhelmed.

The comparison between presets at the same resolution reinforces this. At 1080p, moving from Low to Medium costs 27 FPS, from Medium to High costs 3 FPS, and from High to Ultra costs 7 FPS. The large drop from Low to Medium suggests that the GPU's fill rate and memory bandwidth, which is system shared, are exhausted quickly once additional effects and texture detail are enabled. The smaller differences between Medium, High, and Ultra indicate that the GPU is already saturated, and each setting increase adds only marginal additional load.

The CPU's role is secondary in this configuration. The Core i5-14400F, with 10 cores and 16 threads, plus a boost clock of 4.70 GHz, is more than sufficient for a title like Overpower. The CPU's benchmark percentile of 83 versus the GPU's percentile of 9 shows the disparity. At 4K Low, the system averages 54 FPS, which is still below the 60 FPS threshold, and no amount of CPU headroom can change that. Even at 1080p Ultra, where the GPU is clearly overwhelmed, the CPU is not the bottleneck; the FPS is 35, and a faster GPU would be required to improve it.

The resolution scaling at Ultra settings shows the same GPU-bound behavior: 35 FPS at 1080p, 31 FPS at 1440p, and 26 FPS at 4K. Each step down in resolution yields a small but consistent gain, which is the expected result when the GPU is the limiting factor. The CPU, by contrast, would produce nearly identical frame rates across these resolutions if it were the bottleneck, which is not what the data shows.

The Verdict

This PC can run Overpower, but only under strict conditions. The verdict by resolution is clear: at 3840x2160, no settings preset achieves a playable average, so 4K is not viable. At 2560x1440, the Low preset averages 64 FPS, which clears the 60 FPS threshold, but Medium and above fall short. At 1920x1080, the Low preset averages 72 FPS, providing a comfortable margin above the threshold, but again, Medium and above do not reach 60 FPS.

The practical takeaway is that this system is limited to Low settings at both 1080p and 1440p. The 72 FPS at 1080p Low is the best experience available, and the 64 FPS at 1440p Low is also playable, though with less headroom. Users who want higher visual quality would need to accept frame rates in the 30 to 45 FPS range, which is often considered borderline for smooth gameplay in an action title.

The data does not show any playable settings at 4K for this combination. The closest result, 54 FPS at Low, is below the 60 FPS threshold and would likely exhibit noticeable stutter in fast-paced scenes. The GPU's low percentile ranking, 9th among all graphics processors, and its proximity to legacy parts like the GeForce GT 710, which scores 2.7% lower, confirm that this is not a hardware configuration intended for high-resolution or high-settings gaming.

FAQ

Q: Can this PC run Overpower at 1080p with High settings?

A: No. The recorded average FPS at 1920x1080 with High settings is 42, which is below the 60 FPS playable threshold. Only the Low preset reaches a playable average at this resolution.

Q: What is the best frame rate this system can achieve in Overpower?

A: The highest average FPS recorded is 72, achieved at 1920x1080 with the Low preset. This is the only configuration in the measured data that exceeds 70 FPS.

Q: Is the Intel Core i5-14400F the reason for the low performance?

A: No. The CPU ranks at the 83rd percentile among all tested processors, while the Intel Arc B390 ranks at the 9th percentile. The GPU is the limiting component, as shown by the FPS drops when resolution increases.

Q: How does the Intel Arc B390 compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The Arc B390 scores slightly higher than several older NVIDIA parts. It is 1.3% faster than the GeForce GT 520MX, 1.5% faster than the GeForce 800M, 2.5% faster than the GeForce GT 625 OEM, and 2.7% faster than the GeForce GT 710.

Q: Can this system run Overpower at 4K with any settings?

A: No. At 3840x2160, the highest average FPS recorded is 54 at Low settings, which is below the 60 FPS threshold. All other presets at 4K average 34 FPS or lower.

Q: What is the difference between Low and Medium settings at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, Low averages 64 FPS, while Medium averages 40 FPS. This is a 24 FPS drop, and it pushes the system from playable to below the 60 FPS threshold.

Best Settings per Resolution

For 1920x1080, the Low preset is the only option that maintains an average at or above 60 FPS, delivering 72 FPS. This is the recommended configuration for this resolution, as it provides the smoothest experience and is the only preset that does so.

For 2560x1440, the Low preset again is the only playable option, with an average of 64 FPS. While this clears the threshold, the margin is smaller than at 1080p, so users should be prepared for occasional dips during intense scenes.

For 3840x2160, no preset reaches 60 FPS. The closest is Low at 54 FPS, but this is below the playable threshold. As a result, 4K is not recommended for this combination in Overpower. Users seeking 4K gameplay would need a more capable GPU, as the data shows the Arc B390 cannot handle the pixel load even at minimal settings.