Undisputed

FAQ

Q: Can the AMD Ryzen 7 7700 keep up with the Intel Arc B390 in Undisputed?

A: Yes. The CPU sits at the 87th percentile among all tested processors, with a multi-thread PassMark score of 34,470 and a Cinebench R23 multi-core result of 18,760. In a sports title like Undisputed, the Ryzen 7 7700 provides ample headroom; the recorded frame rates are consistently limited by the GPU, not the processor.

Q: What is the strongest preset this combo can run at 1920x1080?

A: The High preset is the most demanding setting that stays above 60 FPS at 1920x1080. The recorded average is 76 FPS, which clears the 60 FPS playable threshold by a comfortable margin. Ultra at this resolution drops to 49 FPS, so it falls short.

Q: Is 2560x1440 playable with this hardware?

A: Yes, but only on Low and Medium presets. The Medium preset delivers an average of 66 FPS with a minimum of 56 FPS and a maximum of 76 FPS. The High preset drops to 55 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS threshold, and Ultra falls to 35 FPS.

Q: Can this system handle 4K in Undisputed?

A: No. At 3840x2160, every recorded preset fails to reach 60 FPS. The best result is the Low preset at 58 FPS average, which is just under the playable threshold. Medium averages 42 FPS, High averages 35 FPS, and Ultra averages 22 FPS.

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

A: The Arc B390 scores 1,482 in the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test. It is 1.3% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce GT 520MX, 1.5% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce 800M, 2.5% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce GT 625 OEM, and 2.7% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce GT 710. The GPU sits at the 9th percentile among all tested graphics cards.

Q: What frame rates does the Medium preset produce at each resolution?

A: At 1920x1080, the Medium preset averages 91 FPS with a minimum of 78 and a maximum of 105. At 2560x1440, Medium averages 66 FPS with a minimum of 56 and a maximum of 76. At 3840x2160, Medium averages 42 FPS with a minimum of 36 and a maximum of 48.

CPU and GPU Roles

The division of labor between the AMD Ryzen 7 7700 and the Intel Arc B390 in Undisputed is heavily skewed toward the GPU. The Ryzen 7 7700 is a desktop-class 8-core, 16-thread processor based on Zen 4 architecture, running at a base clock of 3.80 GHz and a boost clock of 5.30 GHz. Its single-thread performance is strong, as indicated by a Geekbench single-core score of 2,525 and a PassMark single-thread score of 4,063. For a sports game, where the simulation and physics are typically not extreme, this CPU is more than sufficient.

The data shows that resolution scaling is the dominant factor in frame rate changes. Moving from 1920x1080 to 2560x1440 at the High preset reduces the average frame rate from 76 FPS to 55 FPS, a drop of 21 FPS. Moving further to 3840x2160 at High brings the average down to 35 FPS. This pattern holds across all presets. At Low settings, the frame rate drops from 127 FPS at 1080p to 92 FPS at 1440p, then to 58 FPS at 4K. The consistent degradation as resolution increases points directly at the GPU as the limiting factor.

The Arc B390 is an integrated-class processor with 1,536 shading units, 48 texture mapping units, and 24 raster operation pipelines. Its pixel rate is 60.00 GPixel/s and its texture rate is 120.0 GTexel/s. The GPU's FP32 throughput is 7.680 TFLOPS. These specifications place it at the 9th percentile among all GPUs, which aligns with the observed performance: it is capable of handling 1080p and some 1440p workloads, but it runs out of headroom at 4K.

Preset scaling also reveals the GPU's role. At 1920x1080, the difference between Low and Ultra is substantial: 127 FPS versus 49 FPS. The gap between Low and Medium is 36 FPS, while the gap between Medium and High is 15 FPS, and the gap between High and Ultra is 27 FPS. At 2560x1440, the Low to Ultra spread is 92 FPS to 35 FPS. At 4K, even the Low preset cannot reach 60 FPS, confirming that the GPU is the bottleneck across all resolution tiers.

The CPU's role is more about maintaining consistency than pushing raw frame rates. The Ryzen 7 7700's Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 18,760 and 3DMark 16-thread score of 8,484 indicate that it can feed the GPU without stalling. The average benchmark score for this CPU is 40,081, placing it near the AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 (40,048, 0.1% faster), the Intel Core 5 221E (40,144, 0.2% slower), and the AMD Ryzen 9 270 (40,246, 0.4% slower). None of these rivals would change the frame rate situation in Undisputed, because the GPU is the constraining component at every resolution tested.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The nearest rivals for the AMD Ryzen 7 7700 are all within a fraction of a percent in average benchmark score. The AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 scores 40,048, which is 0.1% higher than the Ryzen 7 7700's 40,081. The Intel Core 5 221E scores 40,144, which is 0.2% lower. The AMD Ryzen 9 270 scores 40,246, which is 0.4% lower. The Intel Core i9-13905H scores 40,313, which is 0.6% lower. In practical terms, swapping the Ryzen 7 7700 for any of these processors would produce nearly identical frame rates in Undisputed, since the game's performance is not CPU-bound in this configuration.

For the Intel Arc B390, the nearest rivals are all NVIDIA integrated or entry-level discrete GPUs. The GeForce GT 520MX scores 1,463, which is 1.3% lower than the Arc B390's 1,482. The GeForce 800M scores 1,460, which is 1.5% lower. The GeForce GT 625 OEM scores 1,446, which is 2.5% lower. The GeForce GT 710 scores 1,443, which is 2.7% lower. These deltas are small enough that all four alternatives would behave essentially the same in Undisputed: they would all struggle to reach 60 FPS at 4K, and they would all be limited to Low or Medium presets at 2560x1440.

The GPU's 9th percentile ranking means that it is not just close to these rivals, it is near the bottom of the entire GPU pool. The practical implication is that the Arc B390's performance envelope is narrow. At 1920x1080, it can handle High at 76 FPS, but Ultra drops to 49 FPS. At 2560x1440, it can handle Medium at 66 FPS, but High drops to 55 FPS. Any of the four rival GPUs would likely land within 2-3 FPS of these numbers, given their benchmark proximity.

The Verdict

Yes, this PC can run Undisputed, but the playable range is limited by resolution and settings. The playable threshold is 60 FPS. At 1920x1080, the system clears this threshold on three presets: High at 76 FPS, Low at 127 FPS, and Medium at 91 FPS. The Ultra preset falls short at 49 FPS. At 2560x1440, the system clears the threshold on two presets: Medium at 66 FPS and Low at 92 FPS. The High preset at 55 FPS and Ultra at 35 FPS are not playable. At 3840x2160, no preset reaches 60 FPS. The best result is Low at 58 FPS, which is 2 FPS short of the threshold.

The verdict by resolution is clear. For 1920x1080, the best playable setting is High with an average of 76 FPS. For 2560x1440, the best playable setting is Medium with an average of 66 FPS. For 3840x2160, there is no playable setting; even the lowest quality preset misses the target. The system is therefore a solid 1080p performer, a capable 1440p performer on medium settings, and not suitable for 4K play in this title.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the measured frame rates are as follows. The Low preset averages 127 FPS with no recorded minimum or maximum. The Medium preset averages 91 FPS with a minimum of 78 FPS and a maximum of 105 FPS. The High preset averages 76 FPS with no recorded minimum or maximum. The Ultra preset averages 49 FPS with no recorded minimum or maximum.

At 2560x1440, the Low preset averages 92 FPS. The Medium preset averages 66 FPS with a minimum of 56 FPS and a maximum of 76 FPS. The High preset averages 55 FPS. The Ultra preset averages 35 FPS.

At 3840x2160, the Low preset averages 58 FPS. The Medium preset averages 42 FPS with a minimum of 36 FPS and a maximum of 48 FPS. The High preset averages 35 FPS. The Ultra preset averages 22 FPS.

Several observations emerge from these numbers. First, the frame rate scaling is roughly linear with resolution at each preset. For the Low preset, the average drops from 127 to 92 to 58 as resolution increases from 1080p to 1440p to 4K. For the High preset, the average drops from 76 to 55 to 35. Second, the gap between presets widens at lower resolutions. At 1080p, the spread from Low to Ultra is 78 FPS. At 1440p, the spread is 57 FPS. At 4K, the spread is 36 FPS. This indicates that the GPU is saturating at higher resolutions, compressing the performance differences between quality settings.

The minimum and maximum values are only recorded for the Medium preset at each resolution. At 1080p, the range is 78 to 105 FPS. At 1440p, the range is 56 to 76 FPS. At 4K, the range is 36 to 48 FPS. The minimum values at 1440p and 4K dip below the 60 FPS threshold, meaning that even though the averages are playable at 1440p, there will be occasional frame drops during intense scenes.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 7 7700 and the Intel Arc B390 ranks 3,304 out of 3,718 tested combos in Undisputed. This places the system in the bottom 11% of all configurations in the database for this game. The low ranking is driven entirely by the GPU, which sits at the 9th percentile among all graphics cards. The CPU, by contrast, sits at the 87th percentile among all processors.

The rank is consistent with the measured frame rates. A system that cannot reach 60 FPS at 4K on any preset, and cannot reach 60 FPS at 1440p on High settings, is going to rank low among all tested combos. The GPU's 3DMark Steel Nomad score of 1,482 is a clear indicator of its tier. For comparison, the GPU is only 2.7% faster than the GeForce GT 710, which is an entry-level card from a previous generation.

The combination of a high-end CPU with a low-end GPU creates an unbalanced system. The Ryzen 7 7700 is fully capable of driving much faster graphics hardware, but the Arc B390 limits the overall experience. In Undisputed, this means the system is best suited for 1080p gaming, where it can maintain high frame rates on medium-to-high settings, and for 1440p gaming on medium settings, where it barely clears the 60 FPS threshold.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 1920x1080, the best settings are High, which delivers an average of 76 FPS. This is the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS. The Medium preset averages 91 FPS and the Low preset averages 127 FPS, but High offers the best visual quality while still clearing the threshold. Ultra is not playable at this resolution, averaging 49 FPS.

At 2560x1440, the best settings are Medium, which delivers an average of 66 FPS. This is the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS. The Low preset averages 92 FPS, but Medium provides a better visual experience while remaining playable. High averages 55 FPS and Ultra averages 35 FPS, both below the threshold.

At 3840x2160, there are no playable settings. The Low preset averages 58 FPS, which is just below the 60 FPS threshold. Medium averages 42 FPS, High averages 35 FPS, and Ultra averages 22 FPS. Users attempting 4K play would need to accept sub-60 frame rates at every quality level, or reduce the resolution to 1440p or 1080p.