Allods Online

Allods Online, an MMORPG released in 2010, presents a demanding scenario for the AMD Ryzen 5 8400F and Intel Arc B370 combination. The measured frame rates reveal a system that is heavily constrained by the graphics solution, with performance scaling closely tied to resolution and settings. The data indicates that this combo is positioned at the lower end of the tested spectrum, requiring careful settings management to achieve a playable experience.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate data for this combo shows a significant and predictable drop as resolution increases from 1920x1080 to 3840x2160. At the High settings preset, the average FPS falls from 53 at 1080p to 34 at 1440p, and finally to 18 at 4K. This represents a 66% reduction in performance from 1080p to 4K, clearly demonstrating that the rendering load is scaling heavily with pixel count.

The pattern is consistent across all settings presets. The Low preset at 1080p yields 108 FPS, which drops to 68 at 1440p and 36 at 4K. The Medium preset follows the same trajectory, with averages of 85, 53, and 28 FPS for 1080p, 1440p, and 4K respectively. The Ultra preset shows the most dramatic drop, starting at 34 FPS at 1080p and falling to 21 FPS at 1440p and a mere 11 FPS at 4K.

This scaling behavior points directly to the GPU as the limiting component. The Intel Arc B370, with its system-shared memory and a 3DMark Steel Nomad score of 1184, appears to be saturated by the increasing resolution. The CPU, a 6-core, 12-thread AMD Ryzen 5 8400F with a boost clock of 4.70 GHz, is likely not the bottleneck, as the performance degradation is almost perfectly proportional to the number of pixels being rendered. The fact that the 1080p Low preset achieves 108 FPS suggests the CPU is capable of feeding the GPU with data, but the GPU's processing power is insufficient to maintain high frame rates at higher resolutions.

How This Combo Ranks

In the database of tested combinations for Allods Online, this specific pairing of the AMD Ryzen 5 8400F and Intel Arc B370 ranks at 2559 out of 2775 combinations. This places it in the bottom 8% of all tested systems, confirming that its overall performance in this game is below average.

The GPU's percentile ranking reinforces this position. The Intel Arc B370 sits in the 5th percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 1184. Its nearest rivals, such as the ATI Radeon HD 5770 with a score of 1190 and the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570 with a score of 1186, are extremely close in raw compute power, with the B370 trailing by only 0.5% and 0.2% respectively. This indicates that the Arc B370 is performing at a level comparable to legacy graphics hardware from over a decade ago.

The CPU, in contrast, is a much stronger component. The Ryzen 5 8400F sits in the 77th percentile of all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 25005. Its closest rival, the AMD Ryzen 5 7500F, scores 24964, a difference of only 0.2%. This suggests the CPU is more than capable of handling the game's logic, but its potential is entirely untapped due to the GPU's limitations. The combination's low rank is therefore almost entirely attributable to the graphics subsystem, not the processor.

Settings Recommendations

Given the measured performance, the Ultra preset is not a viable option for any resolution, as it only achieves a playable frame rate at none of the tested settings. The data shows that at 1080p Ultra, the average FPS is 34, which is borderline for a smooth experience, and it drops to an unplayable 11 FPS at 4K.

The High preset offers a playable experience only at 1920x1080, with an average of 53 FPS. At 1440p, the average drops to 34 FPS, which may be acceptable for a slower-paced MMORPG but is not ideal. At 4K, the 18 FPS average makes the game effectively unplayable.

The Medium preset provides the best balance between visual fidelity and performance. At 1920x1080, it delivers a smooth 85 FPS average, with minimums of 72 FPS and maximums of 97 FPS, indicating a stable frame time. At 1440p, it still manages a respectable 53 FPS average, with minimums of 45 FPS. For users willing to trade some visual quality, the Low preset is the only option for high refresh rate play, achieving 108 FPS at 1080p and 68 FPS at 1440p.

For a stable and responsive experience, the data suggests that the Medium preset at 1920x1080 is the optimal choice. It provides a significant visual upgrade over Low while maintaining a frame rate that is well above the 60 FPS threshold. Users with a 1440p monitor can still use Medium, but should expect frame rates to hover around the 50-60 FPS range.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The complete set of measured frame rates for this combo is as follows.

At 1920x1080:

• Low: Average 108 FPS.
• Medium: Average 85 FPS, with a minimum of 72 FPS and a maximum of 97 FPS.
• High: Average 53 FPS.
• Ultra: Average 34 FPS.

At 2560x1440:

• Low: Average 68 FPS.
• Medium: Average 53 FPS, with a minimum of 45 FPS and a maximum of 61 FPS.
• High: Average 34 FPS.
• Ultra: Average 21 FPS.

At 3840x2160:

• Low: Average 36 FPS.
• Medium: Average 28 FPS, with a minimum of 24 FPS and a maximum of 32 FPS.
• High: Average 18 FPS.
• Ultra: Average 11 FPS.

The data shows a clear hierarchy: lower resolutions and lower settings yield higher frame rates. The step from Low to Medium at 1080p costs 23 FPS, while the step from Medium to High costs 32 FPS, and from High to Ultra costs 19 FPS. This suggests that the Medium preset is a sweet spot, as the performance cost to move to High is proportionally higher than the cost to move from Low to Medium.

FAQ

Q: Can this combo run Allods Online at 4K?

A: The data indicates that 4K is not a viable resolution for this system. At the highest settings (Ultra), the average frame rate is only 11 FPS. Even at the lowest settings (Low), the average is just 36 FPS, which is below the threshold for a smooth experience.

Q: What is the best settings preset for 1080p gaming?

A: The Medium preset at 1920x1080 provides the best experience, with an average of 85 FPS and a minimum of 72 FPS. This offers a stable and smooth frame rate while maintaining a reasonable level of visual detail.

Q: How does the CPU performance compare to its rivals?

A: The AMD Ryzen 5 8400F has an average benchmark score of 25005, which is 0.2% higher than the AMD Ryzen 5 7500F (24964) and 0.3% higher than the Intel Core i7-11850H (24935). It is also 0.4% ahead of the Intel Core i7-13620H (24911).

Q: Is the GPU the primary bottleneck in this system?

A: Yes. The resolution scaling data shows that performance drops by roughly 66% from 1080p to 4K at the High preset. This is characteristic of a GPU bottleneck. The GPU's low percentile ranking (5th) compared to the CPU's (77th) confirms this.

Q: What is the performance difference between the Low and Ultra presets at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, the Low preset achieves an average of 68 FPS, while the Ultra preset achieves an average of 21 FPS. This represents a 47 FPS difference, with the Ultra preset delivering less than one-third of the frame rate of the Low preset.

Q: What kind of frame rate stability can be expected at Medium settings?

A: The data includes minimum and maximum FPS for the Medium preset. At 1080p, the frame rate ranges from 72 to 97 FPS. At 1440p, it ranges from 45 to 61 FPS. At 4K, it ranges from 24 to 32 FPS. This indicates fairly stable performance at 1080p, but the variance becomes more noticeable at higher resolutions.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 8400F is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Zen 4 architecture, built on a 4 nm process node. Its base clock is 4.20 GHz, which can boost up to 4.70 GHz. This CPU is a strong performer in general benchmarks, sitting in the 77th percentile of all CPUs, with a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 20851 and a single-core score of 2943.

In the context of Allods Online, these strong CPU scores are not the limiting factor. The measured frame rates scale almost entirely with resolution and graphics settings, which are functions of the GPU's workload. The CPU's capabilities, such as its 16 MB of shared L3 cache and dual-channel DDR5 memory support with 83.2 GB/s bandwidth, are more than sufficient to handle the game's logic, physics, and AI. The 1080p Low preset result of 108 FPS demonstrates that the CPU can push high frame rates when the GPU is not overburdened.

The data suggests that the Ryzen 5 8400F is a capable processor for this game, but its potential is heavily throttled by the Intel Arc B370. In this pairing, the CPU is effectively waiting on the GPU to render frames, so its high benchmark scores do not translate into proportional in-game performance. The CPU's nearest rivals, such as the Ryzen 5 7500F and Intel Core i7-13620H, all have similar average scores and would likely perform identically in this game when paired with the same GPU.

GPU Role

The Intel Arc B370 is an integrated graphics processor based on the Xe3-LPG architecture, built on a 3 nm process. It has a base clock of 300 MHz and a boost clock of 2400 MHz. Its memory is system-shared, meaning it uses a portion of the main system RAM, and its bandwidth is system dependent. The GPU has 1280 shading units, 40 texture mapping units, and 20 raster output units, along with 10 ray tracing cores. Its peak FP32 performance is 6.144 TFLOPS.

Despite its modern architecture, the Arc B370's performance is very low. It sits in the 5th percentile of all GPUs, with a 3DMark Steel Nomad score of 1184. Its nearest rivals are over a decade old, such as the ATI Radeon HD 5770 and the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570, which score 1190 and 1186 respectively. This indicates that the B370's raw rendering power is roughly equivalent to entry-level discrete GPUs from 2010.

This low level of graphics power is the primary reason for the poor performance in Allods Online. The game, even at low settings, requires a certain amount of pixel processing power that the B370 struggles to provide at higher resolutions. The system-shared memory also means that the GPU is competing with the CPU for memory bandwidth, which can further impact performance in memory-intensive scenes. The 25 W TDP of the GPU also suggests it is designed for power efficiency, not high performance. The measured frame rates, which drop to 11 FPS at 4K Ultra, are a direct consequence of this GPU's limited capability.