Thief

Similar Performance Alternatives

The Intel Core i5-12400F sits in a tightly contested portion of the CPU benchmark distribution. Its average benchmark score of 19039 places it in the 73rd percentile among all tested processors. The nearest rivals in the database are remarkably close in overall performance. The AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS posts an average score of 19047, a negligible 0 percent delta. The Intel Core 3 201E scores 19056, which is 0.1 percent higher. The Intel Core i5-1335U reaches 18982, a 0.3 percent deficit. The AMD EPYC 7773X also lands at 18979, again 0.3 percent behind. These four alternatives effectively bracket the i5-12400F within a performance span of less than one percent, meaning any of them would deliver essentially indistinguishable CPU-bound behavior in this game.

The graphics side tells a very different story. The Intel Arc B370 produces a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 1184, placing it in only the 5th percentile of all GPUs in the database. Its nearest rivals are all older discrete and mobile parts. The ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570 scores 1186, a 0.2 percent advantage. The ATI Radeon HD 5770 reaches 1190, 0.5 percent higher. The AMD Radeon HD 7650M posts 1192, 0.7 percent ahead. The AMD FirePro M2000 scores 1168, 1.4 percent behind the Arc B370. The Arc B370 is an integrated-class GPU with system-shared memory, and the recorded data shows it competing at the level of a decade-old midrange discrete card. Any of these rival GPUs would behave nearly identically in Thief, with all of them clustered within roughly two percent of each other.

For a system pairing the i5-12400F with the Arc B370, the CPU is dramatically overqualified relative to the GPU. The processor ranks in the top quarter of all CPUs tested, while the graphics component sits near the bottom of the GPU distribution. In practice, the GPU will be the limiting factor in every scenario, and users comparing this combination to alternatives should focus on the GPU's peer group rather than the CPU's.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest resolution at which this PC can maintain 60 FPS in Thief?

A: The only resolution and preset combination that clears the 60 FPS threshold is 1920x1080 at Low settings, which averages 78 FPS. No settings at 2560x1440 or 3840x2160 reach 60 FPS.

Q: How does the Intel Core i5-12400F compare to its nearest CPU rivals?

A: The i5-12400F has an average benchmark score of 19039. The AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS scores 19047, the Intel Core 3 201E scores 19056, the Intel Core i5-1335U scores 18982, and the AMD EPYC 7773X scores 18979. All are within 0.3 percent of each other.

Q: What GPU performance tier does the Intel Arc B370 belong to?

A: The Arc B370 scores 1184 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, which places it in the 5th percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rivals are the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570 (1186), ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1190), AMD Radeon HD 7650M (1192), and AMD FirePro M2000 (1168).

Q: What frame rate does Thief produce at 1920x1080 Medium settings?

A: The average FPS is 59, with a minimum of 50 and a maximum of 68. This falls just one frame short of the 60 FPS playable threshold.

Q: Is 2560x1440 playable with this hardware?

A: No. The best result at 2560x1440 is 53 FPS at Low settings. High averages 31 FPS, Medium averages 41 FPS, and Ultra averages 29 FPS. None reach the 60 FPS threshold.

Q: How does this CPU and GPU combination rank among all tested combos in Thief?

A: The combo ranks 3433 out of 3720 tested combinations, placing it in the lower portion of the database.

CPU and GPU Roles

The division of labor between the Intel Core i5-12400F and the Intel Arc B370 in Thief is heavily skewed toward the GPU. The i5-12400F is a 6-core, 12-thread Alder Lake processor with a boost clock of 4.40 GHz and an 18 MB shared L3 cache. It scores 12380 in Cinebench R23 multi-core and 1680 in single-core, numbers that place it well above the needs of a 2014 stealth title. The Arc B370, by contrast, is an integrated graphics solution with 1280 shading units, 40 texture mapping units, and 20 raster output units, drawing 25 W and sharing system memory.

The recorded FPS data shows that resolution scaling tracks GPU load almost perfectly. Moving from 1920x1080 to 2560x1440 at Low settings drops the average from 78 FPS to 53 FPS, a 32 percent reduction. Moving from 2560x1440 to 3840x2160 at Low settings drops the average from 53 FPS to 31 FPS, a 42 percent reduction. At Medium settings, the progression is 59 FPS at 1080p, 41 FPS at 1440p, and 24 FPS at 4K. At High settings, it is 45 FPS, 31 FPS, and 18 FPS respectively. At Ultra settings, it is 43 FPS, 29 FPS, and 17 FPS.

These scaling curves are characteristic of a GPU-bound system. The CPU would be capable of far higher frame rates at every resolution, but the Arc B370 cannot feed frames fast enough. The preset scaling within each resolution reinforces this. At 1920x1080, Low produces 78 FPS, Medium produces 59 FPS, High produces 45 FPS, and Ultra produces 43 FPS. The gap between High and Ultra is only 2 FPS, suggesting that Ultra's additional settings impose little extra cost at this resolution, while the jump from Low to Medium costs 19 FPS, indicating a substantial increase in GPU work.

At 2560x1440, Low produces 53 FPS, Medium 41 FPS, High 31 FPS, and Ultra 29 FPS. At 3840x2160, Low produces 31 FPS, Medium 24 FPS, High 18 FPS, and Ultra 17 FPS. The consistent pattern, where each step up in resolution roughly halves the frame rate at a given preset, confirms that the GPU is the dominant constraint. The CPU's role is effectively neutral: it neither prevents the GPU from reaching its limits nor contributes to any measurable bottleneck at these frame rates.

The Verdict

The verdict is clear from the measured data. This PC can run Thief, but only at 1920x1080 with Low settings does it cross the 60 FPS threshold. At that configuration, the average FPS is 78. At 1920x1080 Medium, the average is 59 FPS, just one frame below the playable threshold of 60 FPS. The verdictByResolution data lists no playable settings at 2560x1440 or 3840x2160.

For 1920x1080, the database records Low as the best playable setting, with 78 FPS average. At 2560x1440, no preset reaches 60 FPS; the closest is Low at 53 FPS. At 3840x2160, no preset is close, with Low at 31 FPS being the best result. Users who demand 60 FPS must accept 1080p Low. Those willing to tolerate lower frame rates could run Medium at 1080p with 59 FPS average, but by the strict 60 FPS threshold used in the database, this does not qualify as playable.

The overall combo rank of 3433 out of 3720 tested combinations puts this hardware in the bottom 8 percent of tested systems for Thief. That is consistent with a GPU whose benchmark percentile is 5 and whose nearest rivals are integrated and legacy discrete parts from over a decade ago.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 3840x2160, the recorded frame rates are as follows. Low settings average 31 FPS. Medium settings average 24 FPS, with a minimum of 20 and a maximum of 27. High settings average 18 FPS. Ultra settings average 17 FPS. No resolution-specific minimum or maximum values are recorded for Low, High, or Ultra at this resolution.

At 2560x1440, Low settings average 53 FPS. Medium settings average 41 FPS, with a minimum of 35 and a maximum of 47. High settings average 31 FPS. Ultra settings average 29 FPS. Again, only Medium has recorded minimum and maximum values.

At 1920x1080, Low settings average 78 FPS. Medium settings average 59 FPS, with a minimum of 50 and a maximum of 68. High settings average 45 FPS. Ultra settings average 43 FPS. Medium is the only preset at this resolution with a recorded minimum and maximum.

The full matrix shows a consistent pattern: each resolution step down from 4K to 1080p approximately doubles the frame rate at a given preset. The only anomaly is the small gap between High and Ultra at 1080p (45 FPS versus 43 FPS), which suggests that Ultra's extra settings are relatively inexpensive at lower pixel counts. At 1440p, the same gap is 31 FPS versus 29 FPS, and at 4K it is 18 FPS versus 17 FPS, showing that the Ultra preset scales almost linearly with resolution.

How This Combo Ranks

The Intel Core i5-12400F paired with the Intel Arc B370 ranks 3433 out of 3720 tested combinations in Thief. This places the system in the 8th percentile of tested hardware, meaning roughly 92 percent of tested combos deliver higher performance in this game. The rank is driven almost entirely by the GPU. The i5-12400F is a capable processor, ranked in the 73rd percentile among all CPUs, but the Arc B370 sits in the 5th percentile among GPUs. The GPU drags the overall ranking down to the bottom of the distribution.

In practical terms, this rank means the system is suited to older or less demanding titles at low resolutions, and Thief at 1080p Low is the only configuration that meets the 60 FPS playability threshold. The gap between this combo and mid-tier systems in the database is substantial, given that the GPU is competing with parts from the early 2010s. Users considering this hardware should expect performance in line with the GPU's nearest rivals, which are all clustered within 1.4 percent of the Arc B370's benchmark score.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 1920x1080, the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is Low, with an average of 78 FPS. Medium falls to 59 FPS, which is below the playable threshold, so Low is the only qualifying preset at this resolution.

At 2560x1440, no preset reaches 60 FPS. The best result is Low at 53 FPS, but since the database threshold is 60 FPS, there is no best playable setting. Medium averages 41 FPS, High 31 FPS, and Ultra 29 FPS.

At 3840x2160, no preset is playable. Low averages 31 FPS, Medium 24 FPS, High 18 FPS, and Ultra 17 FPS. The best settings per resolution are therefore limited to 1080p Low. Users who prioritize visual quality over frame rate could experiment with Medium at 1080p, which delivers 59 FPS average and a minimum of 50 FPS, but the database's strict 60 FPS threshold excludes it from the playable category.