Thief

FAQ

Q: Can the AMD Ryzen 5 7500F + Intel Arc B390 combo run Thief at 60 FPS on a 1080p display?

A: Yes, at 1920x1080, the combo reaches 86 FPS on Low and 66 FPS on Medium settings. The Medium preset is the highest playable setting at this resolution, as High drops to 50 FPS and Ultra to 48 FPS.

Q: What is the best resolution for this system if the user wants to keep the quality preset above Low?

A: Only 1920x1080 offers a playable non-Low preset. At 2560x1440, the best recorded average is 59 FPS on Low, which is just below the 60 FPS playable threshold. No settings at 2560x1440 or 3840x2160 clear 60 FPS.

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

A: The Arc B390 scores 1482 in the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test. That puts it 1.3% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce GT 520MX (1463), 1.5% ahead of the GeForce 800M (1460), 2.5% ahead of the GT 625 OEM (1446), and 2.7% ahead of the GT 710 (1443). These are all very low-end results, reflected in the GPU's 9th percentile ranking among all GPUs.

Q: What is the CPU's percentile ranking, and what does that imply for system performance?

A: The AMD Ryzen 5 7500F sits at the 77th percentile among all CPUs, meaning it outranks roughly three-quarters of all tested processors. Its average benchmark score is 24964, which is nearly identical to its closest rivals: the Intel Core i7-11850H (24935, 0.1% slower), the AMD Ryzen 5 8400F (25005, 0.2% faster), the Intel Core i7-13620H (24911, 0.2% slower), and the Intel Core 5 210H (24872, 0.4% slower).

Q: Does the combo rank well in Thief compared to other system combinations in the database?

A: No. The combo ranks 3307 out of 3720 tested combinations, placing it in the bottom 11% of all recorded system pairings for this game. The low GPU performance dominates the overall result.

Q: Are there any settings at 4K that reach 60 FPS?

A: No. At 3840x2160, the highest recorded average is 35 FPS on Low. Medium averages 26 FPS, High averages 20 FPS, and Ultra averages 19 FPS. None approach the 60 FPS threshold.

Best Settings per Resolution

3840x2160: No preset reaches 60 FPS. The most demanding preset that stays closest to the threshold is Low, which averages 35 FPS. However, since this is below 60 FPS, the database records no playable settings at this resolution.

2560x1440: Low settings average 59 FPS, which is just 1 FPS short of the playable threshold. Medium averages 45 FPS, High averages 34 FPS, and Ultra averages 33 FPS. Because 59 FPS is below 60, no settings are considered playable at this resolution.

1920x1080: Medium is the best playable preset, averaging 66 FPS with a minimum of 56 FPS and a maximum of 75 FPS. Low averages 86 FPS. High averages 50 FPS and Ultra averages 48 FPS, both below the 60 FPS line.

The data indicates a clear pattern: the system can handle 1080p Medium as its ceiling for smooth gameplay. Dropping to 1440p forces the user to Low settings and still misses the threshold by a single frame. At 4K, even Low falls far short.

CPU and GPU Roles

The measured FPS scaling across resolutions reveals that the Intel Arc B390 is the dominant bottleneck. Moving from 1920x1080 to 2560x1440 on Low settings drops the average from 86 FPS to 59 FPS, a 31% reduction. Moving further to 3840x2160 on Low drops it to 35 FPS, another 41% reduction. These steep declines are typical of a GPU that is heavily oversubscribed as pixel count rises.

The Ryzen 5 7500F, by contrast, shows ample headroom. Its CPU benchmarks are strong: Cinebench R23 multi-core scores 22799, single-core 3218, and Geekbench multi-core 12362. The CPU sits at the 77th percentile, while the GPU sits at the 9th percentile. This massive gap means the CPU is unlikely to limit frame rates at any resolution in Thief.

Preset scaling reinforces this. At 1920x1080, going from Low to Medium reduces FPS from 86 to 66 (a 23% drop), while Low to High reduces it to 50 (a 42% drop). At 2560x1440, Low to Medium drops from 59 to 45 (24% lower), and Low to High drops to 34 (42% lower). The consistent percentage drops across resolutions indicate that the GPU is the sole performance arbiter; if the CPU were a factor, the percentage loss from raising settings would shrink at higher resolutions where the CPU has more time per frame.

At 3840x2160, the GPU is completely overwhelmed. Ultra averages 19 FPS, High 20 FPS, Medium 26 FPS, and Low 35 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra is only 16 FPS, showing that even the least demanding settings cannot escape the GPU's pixel throughput limits.

For this game and this combo, the conclusion is unambiguous: the CPU contributes virtually nothing to the frame rate ceiling, and the GPU defines every playability outcome.

Similar Performance Alternatives

For the CPU (AMD Ryzen 5 7500F): The nearest rivals in the database are nearly identical in average benchmark score. The Intel Core i7-11850H scores 24935, only 0.1% lower. The AMD Ryzen 5 8400F scores 25005, 0.2% higher. The Intel Core i7-13620H scores 24911, 0.2% lower, and the Intel Core 5 210H scores 24872, 0.4% lower. In practice, swapping to any of these CPUs would produce indistinguishable frame rates in Thief, given that the GPU is the limiting factor. Users with any of these processors paired with the Arc B390 should expect the same playability profile.

For the GPU (Intel Arc B390): The closest GPU rivals are all older NVIDIA parts with slightly lower 3DMark Steel Nomad scores. The GeForce GT 520MX is 1.3% slower, the GeForce 800M is 1.5% slower, the GT 625 OEM is 2.5% slower, and the GT 710 is 2.7% slower. These deltas are small enough that all five GPUs would deliver nearly identical FPS in Thief. A system with any of these GPUs would likely see the same 1080p Medium ceiling and the same inability to maintain 60 FPS at 1440p or 4K.

The overall system ranking of 3307 out of 3720 suggests that this combo is near the bottom of the database's tested configurations. The CPU is not the reason; it performs like a solid mid-range desktop part. The GPU, however, performs like a low-end mobile or entry-level desktop part, and that drags the entire combo down.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo ranks 3307 out of 3720 tested combinations in Thief, placing it in the bottom 11% of all recorded systems. This is a low rank, but it is not uniform across components. The CPU's 77th percentile ranking indicates it is well above average for this game, while the GPU's 9th percentile ranking is far below average.

The ranking reflects the GPU's dominance in this title. Because Thief's frame rates scale almost entirely with GPU workload, a strong CPU paired with a very weak GPU produces a system that struggles even at 1080p. The database shows that many combinations with much weaker CPUs but stronger GPUs would likely rank higher, as the GPU is the deciding factor.

The gap between the CPU's high percentile and the GPU's low percentile also means that the combo's rank is not representative of the CPU's capabilities. Users upgrading the GPU alone would see a dramatic improvement in Thief, while upgrading the CPU alone would yield no measurable gain. The recorded FPS data supports this: no resolution or preset shows any sign of CPU limitation, such as inconsistent frame times or a plateau in FPS across different settings.

The Verdict

Can this PC run Thief? Yes, but only under strict conditions. At 1920x1080, the system clears the 60 FPS playable threshold with both Low (86 FPS) and Medium (66 FPS) settings. Medium is the highest quality preset that maintains smooth gameplay, and it does so with a 56 FPS minimum, which means even the worst-case frame dips stay close to the threshold.

At 2560x1440, the system cannot reach 60 FPS on any preset. Low averages 59 FPS, which is playable in practice but technically below the database's 60 FPS cutoff. Medium averages 45 FPS, High 34 FPS, and Ultra 33 FPS. Users who accept 59 FPS as acceptable could consider 1440p Low, but the official verdict records no playable settings.

At 3840x2160, the system is not viable for smooth play. Low averages 35 FPS, Medium 26 FPS, High 20 FPS, and Ultra 19 FPS. All presets fall far below 60 FPS, and the minimum recorded frame rate at Medium is 22 FPS, indicating stutter-prone gameplay.

The verdict is clear: this combo is a 1080p Medium machine for Thief. It cannot handle 1440p or 4K at playable frame rates. The CPU is more than sufficient for the game's demands, but the Intel Arc B390's very low GPU performance creates a hard ceiling. Users seeking higher resolutions or higher presets would need a substantially stronger GPU, as the CPU would not hinder such an upgrade.