Overpower

The Intel Core i7-13700K paired with the Intel Arc B390 produces a highly unusual performance profile in Overpower, one that is dominated almost entirely by the graphics solution. The CPU is a high-end desktop part with strong multi-threaded and single-threaded scores, while the GPU sits in the lowest percentile tier of recorded benchmark results. The measured frame rates reflect this imbalance: the game runs acceptably only at lower graphical presets and lower resolutions, with the 60 FPS threshold being reachable exclusively at Low settings at 1440p and 1080p. At 4K, no tested settings clear 60 FPS, and even the best case falls well short of playability.

Best Settings per Resolution

The recorded data provides average FPS values for four settings presets (Low, Medium, High, Ultra) at three resolutions (3840x2160, 2560x1440, 1920x1080). The playable threshold is defined at 60 FPS average, and the best settings per resolution are determined by the most demanding preset that still maintains an average of at least 60 FPS.

At 3840x2160, no settings preset achieves 60 FPS. The highest average recorded is 54 FPS, which occurs at Low settings. Medium produces 34 FPS, High produces 32 FPS, and Ultra produces 26 FPS. Because none of these meet the 60 FPS playability criterion, there is no playable setting at this resolution. The best possible result, Low at 54 FPS, still leaves a 6 FPS gap to the target, and the verdict data confirms that the playable settings list is empty for 4K.

At 2560x1440, the only setting that reaches 60 FPS is Low, with an average of 64 FPS. Medium falls to 40 FPS, High to 37 FPS, and Ultra to 31 FPS. Therefore, the best settings for 1440p are Low, which delivers 64 FPS average, just above the playable threshold. This is a narrow margin, and the frame rate at Low is only 4 FPS above the cutoff, so any additional load or scene complexity could push it below 60.

At 1920x1080, the situation improves slightly but remains constrained. Low settings produce an average of 72 FPS, which is the only preset at this resolution that clears 60 FPS. Medium averages 45 FPS, High averages 42 FPS, and Ultra averages 35 FPS. The best settings for 1080p are therefore Low, with 72 FPS average. This is 12 FPS above the playable threshold, providing a somewhat larger safety margin than at 1440p, but still far below what higher-end GPUs would deliver at this resolution.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The nearest rivals in the database provide context for both the CPU and GPU performance tiers. For the Intel Core i7-13700K, the closest comparable processors are all within a fraction of a percent in average benchmark score. The AMD Ryzen 9 5900 scores 46,971 with a delta of -0.2% relative to the i7-13700K’s average of 46,881. The AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 375 scores 47,022 with a delta of -0.3%. The AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX scores 46,654 with a delta of +0.5%, and the Intel Xeon w3-2535 scores 46,653 with a delta of +0.5%. In practical terms, any of these CPUs would deliver nearly identical CPU-bound performance in Overpower, meaning the game’s frame rates would remain essentially unchanged if the GPU stayed the same.

For the Intel Arc B390, the nearest rivals are all older, low-end NVIDIA parts. The GeForce GT 520MX scores 1,463 with a delta of +1.3% versus the Arc B390’s 1,482. The GeForce 800M scores 1,460 with a delta of +1.5%. The GeForce GT 625 OEM scores 1,446 with a delta of +2.5%, and the GeForce GT 710 scores 1,443 with a delta of +2.7%. These deltas are all small, ranging from 1.3% to 2.7%, which means that swapping the Arc B390 for any of these GPUs would produce very similar frame rates in Overpower. The performance gap between the Arc B390 and its nearest rivals is so narrow that the measured FPS values would likely shift by only 1 to 2 frames per second at most.

Given that the CPU is far more powerful than the GPU in this pairing, users who experience low frame rates should look at the GPU tier as the limiting factor. A system with any of the rival CPUs listed above and the same Arc B390 would behave almost identically, while a system with a stronger GPU would see substantial improvements regardless of which of these CPUs is installed.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The recorded data includes average FPS for all twelve combinations of resolution and settings, with minimum and maximum values available for the Medium preset at each resolution.

At 3840x2160, the average frame rates are as follows: Low delivers 54 FPS, Medium delivers 34 FPS with a minimum of 29 and a maximum of 39, High delivers 32 FPS, and Ultra delivers 26 FPS. The spread between the lowest and highest settings is 28 FPS, with Ultra running at less than half the speed of Low. The Medium preset shows a 10 FPS range between minimum and maximum, indicating relatively consistent performance at that setting. The 4K results are uniformly below the 60 FPS target, and even the Low preset’s 54 FPS average is insufficient.

At 2560x1440, the averages are: Low 64 FPS, Medium 40 FPS with a minimum of 34 and a maximum of 46, High 37 FPS, and Ultra 31 FPS. The Medium preset has a 12 FPS range, which is slightly wider than at 4K. The difference between Low and Ultra is 33 FPS, showing that the graphical preset has a strong impact on performance at this resolution. Low is the only setting that crosses the 60 FPS line, and it does so by just 4 FPS.

At 1920x1080, the averages are: Low 72 FPS, Medium 45 FPS with a minimum of 38 and a maximum of 52, High 42 FPS, and Ultra 35 FPS. The Medium preset shows a 14 FPS range, the widest of the three resolutions. Low to Ultra spans 37 FPS, from 72 down to 35. This resolution offers the only result that approaches comfortable playability, with Low averaging 72 FPS, but every other preset remains below 60.

The overall pattern shows that the Arc B390’s performance scales steeply with settings. Dropping from Medium to Low at any resolution yields a substantial increase: at 1080p the gain is 27 FPS (45 to 72), at 1440p it is 24 FPS (40 to 64), and at 4K it is 20 FPS (34 to 54). Raising from High to Ultra costs 6 to 7 FPS at each resolution, a smaller penalty than the Low to Medium jump.

FAQ

*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 playable threshold. Medium, High, and Ultra produce 34, 32, and 26 FPS respectively. The verdict data lists no playable settings for 4K.

Q: What is the best setting to use at 2560x1440 to stay above 60 FPS?

A: Low settings, which produce an average of 64 FPS. Medium drops to 40 FPS, High to 37 FPS, and Ultra to 31 FPS. Low is the only preset at this resolution that clears the 60 FPS threshold.

Q: How much faster is Low compared to Ultra at 1920x1080?

A: Low averages 72 FPS, while Ultra averages 35 FPS. This is a 37 FPS difference, meaning Low runs at more than double the frame rate of Ultra at 1080p.

Q: Are the minimum frame rates recorded for any settings?

A: The database includes minimum and maximum FPS only for the Medium preset at each resolution. At 4K Medium, the range is 29 to 39 FPS. At 1440p Medium, the range is 34 to 46 FPS. At 1080p Medium, the range is 38 to 52 FPS.

Q: How does the Arc B390 compare to its nearest GPU rivals in raw benchmark score?

A: The Arc B390 scores 1,482 in the recorded 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test. The GeForce GT 520MX scores 1,463, the GeForce 800M scores 1,460, the GeForce GT 625 OEM scores 1,446, and the GeForce GT 710 scores 1,443. The deltas range from 1.3% to 2.7%, placing all of these GPUs within a few percentage points of each other.

Q: Does the CPU or GPU limit performance more in this game?

A: The GPU is the limiting factor. The i7-13700K has an average benchmark score of 46,881 and sits in the 89th percentile of all CPUs, while the Arc B390 has a score of 1,482 and sits in the 9th percentile of all GPUs. The frame rates at all resolutions and settings are well below what the CPU could support, and the nearest CPU rivals show nearly identical scores, indicating that CPU differences would have no meaningful impact on FPS.

CPU and GPU Roles

The benchmark data makes it clear that the Intel Arc B390 is the dominant constraint on performance in Overpower. The CPU, an Intel Core i7-13700K, has a multi-threaded benchmark score of 45,887 in PassMark and a single-thread score of 4,333, placing it in the 89th percentile of all CPUs. The GPU, by contrast, has a score of 1,482 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, placing it in the 9th percentile of all GPUs. This extreme imbalance means that the GPU is saturated long before the CPU reaches any meaningful load.

The scaling between resolutions confirms this. When moving from 1080p to 1440p at the same settings, the average FPS drops by a consistent amount: Low goes from 72 to 64 FPS, Medium from 45 to 40 FPS, High from 42 to 37 FPS, and Ultra from 35 to 31 FPS. Each step up in resolution reduces performance by roughly 8 to 12%, which is characteristic of a GPU-bound scenario. If the CPU were the bottleneck, resolution changes would have a much smaller effect on frame rates because the CPU’s workload would remain similar regardless of output resolution.

The settings scaling also points to the GPU as the limiting factor. At 1080p, lowering from Medium to Low provides a 27 FPS gain, while at 1440p the same change provides 24 FPS, and at 4K it provides 20 FPS. This diminishing return at higher resolutions is typical of GPU-bound performance, where the GPU is already spending most of its time on pixel and shading work, so reducing settings has less relative impact. The CPU’s frame generation capability is far above what the Arc B390 can deliver, as evidenced by the CPU’s high percentile rank and the GPU’s low one.

At 3840x2160, the GPU is even more clearly the bottleneck. The highest average FPS at 4K is 54 at Low settings, which is only 10 FPS below the 1080p Low result. The 4K Ultra result of 26 FPS is less than half of the 1080p Low result. These numbers show that the Arc B390’s fill rate and shading throughput are inadequate for high-resolution rendering, and no amount of CPU headroom can compensate.

In summary, the CPU plays a negligible role in determining frame rates for this game on this system. The i7-13700K is capable of far higher performance than the Arc B390 can feed, and the recorded FPS values are almost entirely a function of the GPU’s capabilities. Users who want higher frame rates would need to replace the GPU, not the CPU.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Intel Core i7-13700K and Intel Arc B390 ranks 3,301 out of 3,713 tested combinations in Overpower. This places the system in the bottom 11% of all recorded configurations, which is consistent with the GPU’s low percentile rank. The GPU’s 9th percentile standing among all GPUs is the primary driver of this poor ranking, as the CPU’s 89th percentile standing is offset by the severe graphics limitation.

The ranking implies that a large majority of tested systems deliver higher frame rates in this game. The recorded data shows that at 1080p, only the Low preset reaches 60 FPS, and at 1440p, only Low does as well. Most other combinations in the database would likely achieve playable frame rates at higher settings or higher resolutions, given that the median combo would have a more balanced CPU and GPU pairing.

The gap between the CPU’s performance tier and the GPU’s performance tier is stark. The i7-13700K sits among processors that score around 46,600 to 47,000 in average benchmarks, while the Arc B390 sits among GPUs that score around 1,440 to 1,480. This means the system’s overall capability is dictated entirely by the weakest link, and the rank of 3,301 out of 3,713 reflects that the GPU is one of the least capable parts in the database.

For context, the nearest GPU rivals all have benchmark scores within 2.7% of the Arc B390, so any system using one of those GPUs would rank similarly. The nearest CPU rivals have scores within 0.5%, so swapping the CPU would not change the rank at all. The only way to substantially improve this system’s ranking in Overpower would be to install a much stronger GPU.

The Verdict

The verdict data is unambiguous: this PC can run Overpower only at Low settings, and only at 1440p or 1080p. At 2560x1440, the playable settings list contains only Low, with an average FPS of 64. At 1920x1080, the playable settings list also contains only Low, with an average FPS of 72. At 3840x2160, the playable settings list is empty, meaning no settings preset achieves the 60 FPS threshold.

The frame rates at the playable settings are close to the threshold. At 1440p Low, the 64 FPS average is only 4 FPS above the 60 FPS cutoff. At 1080p Low, the 72 FPS average is 12 FPS above the cutoff, providing a somewhat more comfortable margin but still leaving little headroom for demanding scenes. All other settings at these resolutions fall below 60 FPS, with Medium at 40 FPS (1440p) and 45 FPS (1080p), High at 37 FPS and 42 FPS, and Ultra at 31 FPS and 35 FPS.

For 4K, the system is not playable under any tested configuration. The best result, Low at 54 FPS, misses the target by 6 FPS, and the more demanding presets produce frame rates in the 26 to 34 FPS range, which would feel sluggish in an action game.

In practical terms, the recommended configuration is 1080p with Low settings if a stable 60 FPS is required, or 1440p with Low settings if the user prefers a higher resolution and accepts a narrower margin. Ultra settings are not viable at any resolution. The data shows that this pairing is severely GPU-limited, and the CPU’s high-end capabilities are unused in this title. The system meets the minimum playability bar only in a narrow configuration, and it cannot be considered a capable machine for Overpower beyond the lowest preset.