Rust

The AMD Ryzen 9 9900X and Intel Arc B570 form an unusual pairing: a 12-core, 24-thread desktop processor in the 92nd percentile of all CPUs, matched with a mid-range GPU in the 65th percentile. In Rust — a survival game released on 2018-02-07 — the measured frame rates show a system that is fully playable at 1920x1080, marginally playable at 2560x1440, and not playable at 3840x2160. The combo ranks 2,996 out of 3,723 tested combinations, and the playable threshold is 60 FPS.

FAQ

Q: Can this combo run Rust at 3840x2160?

A: No. All four presets fall below the 60 FPS playable threshold. The best result is Low at 48 FPS, followed by Medium at 32 FPS (with a minimum of 27 FPS and a maximum of 37 FPS), High at 27 FPS, and Ultra at 21 FPS. The verdict data lists no playable settings at this resolution.

Q: What is the best playable preset at 1920x1080?

A: High, with an average of 67 FPS. Medium runs at 79 FPS (min 67, max 91) and Low at 118 FPS, but High is the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS. Ultra drops to 51 FPS, which is below the threshold.

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

A: Only Low is playable, averaging 81 FPS. Medium falls to 54 FPS (min 46, max 62), and High to 46 FPS. The verdict data confirms that Low is the only playable setting at this resolution.

Q: How does the Ryzen 9 9900X compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The CPU's average benchmark score is 57,498, placing it in the 92nd percentile of all CPUs. Its nearest rival, the AMD EPYC 9015, scores 57,555 with a delta of -0.1%. The AMD EPYC 7313 scores 57,399 with a delta of 0.2%. The Intel Core i9-14900 scores 58,115 with a delta of -1.1%, and the Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M scores 58,323 with a delta of -1.4%.

Q: How does the Intel Arc B570 compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The GPU's average benchmark score is 20,556, placing it in the 65th percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rival, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile, scores 20,534 with a delta of 0.1%. The Intel Arc A750 scores 20,582 with a delta of -0.1%, the NVIDIA Quadro M4000M scores 20,480 with a delta of 0.4%, and the AMD Radeon R9 M390X scores 20,662 with a delta of -0.5%.

Q: What is this combo's overall ranking in Rust?

A: The combo ranks 2,996 out of 3,723 tested combinations. This places it in the lower portion of the database's tested configurations, which is consistent with the GPU being a mid-range part.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 9 9900X + Intel Arc B570 combination ranks 2,996 out of 3,723 tested combinations in Rust. The CPU is a high-end part — it sits in the 92nd percentile of all CPUs — while the GPU sits in the 65th percentile. This gap matters in Rust: the frame-rate data shows the GPU becoming the limiting factor as resolution increases.

At 1920x1080, High, Medium, and Low presets all clear the 60 FPS threshold, with High at 67 FPS, Medium at 79 FPS, and Low at 118 FPS. At 2560x1440, only Low clears it, at 81 FPS. At 3840x2160, none do, with the best being Low at 48 FPS. This pattern is consistent with a GPU-bound configuration at higher resolutions.

The rank of 2,996 out of 3,723 means the combo sits in the lower portion of the tested field. While the CPU is a strong performer, the GPU holds this combo back from higher rankings in Rust.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 1920x1080, the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is High, averaging 67 FPS. Medium averages 79 FPS, with a minimum of 67 FPS and a maximum of 91 FPS. Low averages 118 FPS. Ultra drops to 51 FPS, which is below the playable threshold.

At 2560x1440, Low is the only preset that stays at or above 60 FPS, averaging 81 FPS. Medium averages 54 FPS, with a minimum of 46 FPS and a maximum of 62 FPS. High averages 46 FPS, and Ultra averages 35 FPS.

At 3840x2160, no preset reaches 60 FPS. Low averages 48 FPS, Medium averages 32 FPS (min 27, max 37), High averages 27 FPS, and Ultra averages 21 FPS.

Similar Performance Alternatives

On the CPU side, the Ryzen 9 9900X's nearest rivals are the AMD EPYC 9015, AMD EPYC 7313, Intel Core i9-14900, and Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M. The EPYC 9015 is essentially a match at a -0.1% delta, and the EPYC 7313 is 0.2% ahead. The Core i9-14900 is 1.1% ahead, and the Xeon Platinum 8260M is 1.4% ahead. Any of these CPUs would deliver nearly identical CPU-bound performance in Rust, since all are within 1.4% of the 9900X's average score of 57,498.

On the GPU side, the Intel Arc B570's nearest rivals are the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile, Intel Arc A750, NVIDIA Quadro M4000M, and AMD Radeon R9 M390X. The RTX 3070 Mobile is 0.1% ahead, the Arc A750 is 0.1% ahead, the Quadro M4000M is 0.4% behind, and the R9 M390X is 0.5% ahead. All are within 0.5% of the B570's average score of 20,556, so any of these GPUs would produce nearly the same frame rates in GPU-bound scenarios.

Because the measured frame rates show the GPU becoming the bottleneck at higher resolutions, the GPU's nearest rivals are the more relevant comparison for 2560x1440 and 3840x2160. At 1920x1080, the CPU has more influence, so the CPU's nearest rivals also matter.

CPU and GPU Roles

The Ryzen 9 9900X, released on 2024-08-14, is a 12-core, 24-thread processor with a base clock of 4.40 GHz and a boost clock of 5.60 GHz. It has 64 MB of L3 cache and a memory bandwidth of 89.6 GB/s. Its benchmark scores include a Cinebench R23 multi-core result of 32,172, a single-core result of 2,253, a Geekbench multi-core score of 22,174, and a PassMark multi-thread score of 54,643. It sits in the 92nd percentile of all CPUs.

The Intel Arc B570, released on 2025-01-15, has 10 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 160-bit bus with a bandwidth of 380.0 GB/s. It has 2,304 shading units, 144 TMUs, and 80 ROPs. Its FP32 performance is 11.52 TFLOPS. It sits in the 65th percentile of all GPUs, with a PassMark G3D score of 14,195 and a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 2,649.

The frame-rate scaling between resolutions reveals which component matters more. At Low settings, the average FPS drops from 118 at 1920x1080 to 81 at 2560x1440, and further to 48 at 3840x2160. At High settings, the drop is from 67 to 46 to 27. This steep decline as resolution increases is a classic GPU-bound pattern. The CPU has enough headroom — its 12 cores and 24 threads are more than sufficient for Rust's workload — but the GPU's 10 GB memory and 380.0 GB/s bandwidth cannot sustain higher frame rates at higher resolutions.

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers playable frame rates across three presets, which indicates that both components are being utilized effectively. At 2560x1440, the GPU begins to limit performance, and at 3840x2160, it becomes the clear bottleneck. The CPU's 92nd percentile ranking suggests it could drive a more powerful GPU without becoming a limiting factor.

The Verdict

The AMD Ryzen 9 9900X + Intel Arc B570 can run Rust at 1920x1080 with High settings, averaging 67 FPS. It can also run at Medium (79 FPS) and Low (118 FPS). At 2560x1440, it can run only at Low settings, averaging 81 FPS. At 3840x2160, no preset reaches the 60 FPS threshold, so 3840x2160 gaming is not viable with this combo.

The verdict data confirms this: at 1920x1080, the playable settings are High, Low, and Medium, with High being the best at 67 FPS. At 2560x1440, Low is the only playable setting at 81 FPS. At 3840x2160, there are no playable settings.

This is a capable 1080p gaming system with some 1440p capability at reduced settings. The CPU is far stronger than the GPU, and players who want higher resolutions or higher presets would need a more powerful graphics card. The CPU's launch MSRP is $499, and the GPU's launch MSRP is 219 USD.