Undisputed

The Intel Core i7-14700K paired with the Intel Arc B390 presents an unusual combination for running Undisputed, a sports title from late 2023. Benchmark data shows that this pairing is entirely playable at 1080p and 1440p with the right settings, but it cannot maintain a consistent 60 FPS at 4K under any preset. The recorded measurements place this combo at rank 3304 out of 3718 tested configurations, indicating that while the CPU is a top-tier performer, the integrated graphics solution severely limits overall gaming results.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 1920x1080, the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is High. The measured average frame rate at this setting is 76 FPS, which comfortably clears the 60 FPS playable threshold. While Ultra is available, it drops to 49 FPS average, which is below the playable mark. Low and Medium presets also exceed 60 FPS, with averages of 127 and 91 FPS respectively, but High provides the best visual quality among playable options.

At 2560x1440, the best playable preset is Medium, delivering an average of 66 FPS. This setting stays above the 60 FPS threshold, though its minimum recorded frame rate of 56 FPS dips slightly below during demanding moments. High at this resolution averages 55 FPS, just under the playable line, and Low runs at 92 FPS but sacrifices visual fidelity. Ultra falls to 35 FPS, which is far from playable.

At 3840x2160, no preset achieves the 60 FPS target. The best average frame rate is 58 FPS on Low, which is still below the playable threshold. Medium averages 42 FPS, High averages 35 FPS, and Ultra averages 22 FPS. The verdict data confirms that no playable settings exist at 4K for this combination.

CPU and GPU Roles

The data indicates that the Intel Arc B390 is the dominant bottleneck across all resolutions, with the Core i7-14700K providing ample processing headroom that goes largely unused in this game. The GPU’s performance scales steeply with resolution, which is typical of a graphics-limited workload. At 1080p Low, the average frame rate is 127 FPS. Moving to 1440p Low drops that to 92 FPS, a 27.6% reduction, and at 4K Low it falls to 58 FPS, another 37% drop from 1440p. This pattern shows that the GPU is the limiting factor, as the CPU’s workload does not change dramatically with resolution in a sports title.

Preset scaling further confirms the GPU-centric behavior. At 1080p, moving from Low to Medium reduces average FPS from 127 to 91, a 28.3% decrease. From Medium to High, it drops from 91 to 76, a 16.5% decrease. From High to Ultra, it falls from 76 to 49, a 35.5% decrease. At 1440p, the same progression yields 92 to 66 to 55 to 35, with the Medium to High step showing a 16.7% loss. At 4K, Low to Medium goes from 58 to 42, a 27.6% loss, and Medium to High goes from 42 to 35, a 16.7% loss. The consistent proportional drops across resolutions indicate that the graphics pipeline, not the CPU, dictates performance.

The Core i7-14700K, with its 20 cores and 28 threads, scores in the 94th percentile among all CPUs in the database. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, which is just 0.2% faster on average, and the AMD EPYC 9115, which is 0.1% slower. For a sports game like Undisputed, the CPU’s single-threaded and multi-threaded strengths are more than sufficient. The recorded data shows no scenario where the CPU would be the limiting factor, as even at 1080p Low, the GPU is already delivering 127 FPS, a figure that would stress many discrete GPUs but is clearly limited by the Arc B390’s compute capabilities.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the full set of measurements is as follows. Low settings produce an average of 127 FPS, with no minimum or maximum recorded. Medium averages 91 FPS, with a minimum of 78 and a maximum of 105. High averages 76 FPS, with no min or max. Ultra averages 49 FPS, with no min or max. The spread between Medium and High is 15 FPS, and between High and Ultra it is 27 FPS, showing a steep penalty for the highest preset.

At 2560x1440, Low averages 92 FPS. Medium averages 66 FPS, with a minimum of 56 and a maximum of 76. High averages 55 FPS. Ultra averages 35 FPS. The minimum recorded at Medium, 56 FPS, is the only sub-60 reading among the playable presets, indicating brief dips below the threshold even when the average is acceptable. The gap between Medium and High is 11 FPS, and between High and Ultra it is 20 FPS.

At 3840x2160, Low averages 58 FPS. Medium averages 42 FPS, with a minimum of 36 and a maximum of 48. High averages 35 FPS. Ultra averages 22 FPS. No setting at this resolution reaches the 60 FPS average, and the best case, Low, falls short by 2 FPS on average. The Medium preset’s minimum of 36 FPS shows that even mid-range settings produce inconsistent frame pacing at 4K.

The frame time data, where available, shows that the Medium preset at 1080p has a 27 FPS range between its minimum and maximum, indicating some variance but generally stable performance. At 1440p Medium, the range is 20 FPS, and at 4K Medium, the range is 12 FPS. The narrower range at higher resolutions suggests that the GPU is more uniformly saturated, but the overall averages are too low for smooth play.

Similar Performance Alternatives

For the CPU, the Intel Core i7-14700K sits very close to several high-end alternatives. The AMD Ryzen 9 7950X has an average benchmark score of 69515, which is 0.2% higher than the i7-14700K’s 69355. The AMD EPYC 9115 scores 69288, just 0.1% lower. The AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX scores 69875, 0.7% higher, and the AMD Ryzen 7 9700F scores 69996, 0.9% higher. In practical terms for Undisputed, any of these CPUs would deliver nearly identical frame rates, as the game is not CPU-bound in this configuration. The differences are well within measurement noise.

For the GPU, the Intel Arc B390’s nearest rivals are all much older, lower-end NVIDIA parts. The NVIDIA GeForce GT 520MX scores 1463, which is 1.3% lower than the Arc B390’s 1482. The GeForce 800M scores 1460, 1.5% lower. The GeForce GT 625 OEM scores 1446, 2.5% lower, and the GeForce GT 710 scores 1443, 2.7% lower. These deltas are tiny, meaning that swapping the Arc B390 for any of these GPUs would produce nearly identical frame rates in Undisputed. None of these alternatives would meaningfully improve the playability at 1440p or 4K, and all would still fall short of 60 FPS at 4K.

The GPU’s percentile rank of 9 among all GPUs underscores how limited it is. This is an integrated graphics solution with system-shared memory and system-dependent bandwidth, which explains why it falls behind even modest discrete options. The Core i7-14700K, by contrast, is in the 94th percentile, so the pairing is extremely lopsided. Players considering this combination should expect the GPU to dictate all gaming outcomes.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Intel Core i7-14700K and Intel Arc B390 ranks 3304 out of 3718 tested combos for Undisputed. This places it in the bottom 11% of all configurations in the database. The low rank is almost entirely attributable to the GPU, as the CPU alone would rank near the top. The measured data confirms that the combo’s performance is consistent with a very weak graphics solution paired with a very strong processor.

At 1080p, this rank translates into playable frame rates on Low, Medium, and High presets, with High offering the best balance at 76 FPS. At 1440p, only Low and Medium are playable, with Medium at 66 FPS. At 4K, no preset is playable. The rank of 3304 suggests that most other tested combinations, even those with mid-range CPUs and GPUs, achieve better overall results, likely because they employ discrete graphics cards rather than an integrated GPU.

The Verdict

Can this PC run Undisputed? The answer depends on the target resolution. At 1920x1080, yes, with High settings delivering a 76 FPS average, which is above the 60 FPS playable threshold. At 2560x1440, yes, but only on Low or Medium, with Medium providing a 66 FPS average and a 56 FPS minimum. At 3840x2160, no, as the best average is 58 FPS on Low, which is below the threshold, and all other presets are significantly lower.

The verdict data lists no playable settings at 4K, confirming that this resolution is out of reach. For 1440p, the best playable setting is Medium at 66 FPS, and for 1080p, the best playable setting is High at 76 FPS. Users who prioritize frame rate stability should note that the 1440p Medium preset dips to 56 FPS at minimum, so dropping to Low at 1440p or sticking to 1080p High would provide a more consistent experience. The Core i7-14700K is not the limiting factor in any scenario; the Intel Arc B390’s integrated design, with its 1536 shading units and 7.680 TFLOPS of FP32 performance, simply cannot sustain high frame rates at higher resolutions. This combination is best suited for 1080p gaming, where it clears the playable threshold on three of four presets.