Allods Online

# Allods Online with Intel Core i5-12400 + Intel Arc B390

The Intel Core i5-12400 paired with the Intel Arc B390 delivers a playable but constrained experience in Allods Online, with the GPU acting as the primary bottleneck across all tested settings. Benchmark results show the combo ranks 2459th out of 2775 tested combinations, placing it in the lower 11th percentile of all system pairings for this MMORPG. The integrated-class Arc B390, scoring in the 9th percentile of all GPUs, consistently limits frame rates to sub-60 averages at 1080p High settings, while the capable six-core processor demonstrates it can push much higher frame rates when graphical load is reduced.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate drop from 1080p to 4K in Allods Online reveals a system that is overwhelmingly GPU-limited at every resolution and quality tier. At Low settings, the average FPS falls from 120 at 1920x1080 to 75 at 2560x1440, then to 39 at 3840x2160 — a total reduction of 67.5% from 1080p to 4K. This steep scaling curve indicates the Arc B390's rendering throughput is the limiting factor, as the CPU has ample headroom to feed frames at lower resolutions.

The High settings tier shows an even more dramatic resolution penalty. The average frame rate drops from 59 at 1080p to 37 at 1440p (a 37.3% decline), then to 19 at 4K (a 67.8% decline from 1080p). At Ultra settings, the situation becomes more severe: 37 FPS at 1080p falls to 23 at 1440p and bottoms out at 12 at 4K. The scaling from 1440p to 4K at Ultra represents a 47.8% performance loss, demonstrating that the GPU's pixel throughput is simply insufficient for high-resolution rendering.

Medium settings provide the most complete data, with minimum and maximum frame rates recorded at each resolution. At 1080p Medium, the average is 94 FPS with a range of 80 to 108. Moving to 1440p Medium drops the average to 59 FPS (a 37.2% reduction), with a range of 50 to 68. At 4K Medium, the average falls to 31 FPS, with a range of 26 to 36. The consistent ratio between resolutions — roughly 1.6x performance loss from 1080p to 1440p and another 1.9x from 1440p to 4K — closely tracks the pixel count increases, confirming that the Arc B390's fill rate and shading capacity are the binding constraints.

The resolution scaling pattern strongly suggests that the Intel Core i5-12400 is not the limiting component at any setting. The CPU's benchmark scores, including a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 15989 and a single-core score of 2257, indicate substantial processing headroom. When the GPU is stressed less at 1080p Low, the system achieves 120 FPS, but the GPU's 9th percentile ranking among all GPUs means it cannot maintain playable frame rates at higher resolutions or quality settings.

GPU Role

The Intel Arc B390 is an integrated graphics solution based on the Xe3-LPG architecture, built on a 3 nm process. Its performance profile in Allods Online is severely constrained, as reflected by its 9th percentile ranking among all GPUs and its average benchmark score of 1482 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12. This places it in the company of much older discrete GPUs — its nearest rivals include the NVIDIA GeForce GT 520MX (1.3% faster), GeForce 800M (1.5% faster), GeForce GT 625 OEM (2.5% faster), and GeForce GT 710 (2.7% faster). These are all legacy entry-level parts, indicating the B390's performance class is well below what modern MMORPGs demand at high settings.

The GPU operates with a base clock of 300 MHz and a boost clock of 2500 MHz, featuring 1536 shading units, 48 texture mapping units, and 24 raster operation units. Its pixel rate is rated at 60.00 GPixel/s and texture rate at 120.0 GTexel/s, with FP32 performance of 7.680 TFLOPS. The memory configuration is system shared, with bandwidth described as system dependent — meaning the GPU relies on the host system's memory rather than dedicated VRAM. This shared memory arrangement likely contributes to the performance degradation at higher resolutions, where memory bandwidth demands increase substantially.

In Allods Online specifically, the GPU's limitations are most evident at Ultra settings. The average frame rate at 1080p Ultra is 37 FPS, which is identical to the 1440p High average and only slightly better than the 4K High average of 19 FPS. This suggests that Ultra settings introduce effects that the B390's shading units and ROPs cannot handle efficiently, regardless of resolution. The GPU's 12 ray tracing cores and DirectX 12 Ultimate support do not translate into practical performance gains for this title, as the benchmark results show consistently low frame rates across all configurations.

The GPU's 80 W TDP and integrated form factor (IGP slot width, no power connectors) indicate it is designed for portable or low-power devices rather than desktop gaming. This explains its performance characteristics — the B390 is capable of running Allods Online at 1080p Low with an average of 120 FPS, but the experience degrades rapidly as quality settings increase. At 4K Ultra, the 12 FPS average makes the game effectively unplayable, highlighting the GPU's inability to handle the rendering load of modern MMORPG environments at high resolutions.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-12400 provides a strong foundation for this system, with six cores and twelve threads based on the Alder Lake architecture. Its base clock of 2.50 GHz and boost clock of 4.40 GHz, combined with 18 MB of shared L3 cache, deliver solid processing performance that far exceeds what the Arc B390 can utilize in Allods Online. The CPU's 72nd percentile ranking among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 18683, places it in the upper-midrange of processors, while the GPU's 9th percentile ranking creates a significant performance imbalance.

The CPU's benchmark results demonstrate its capability across various workloads. In Cinebench R23, it scores 15989 multi-core and 2257 single-core. Geekbench results show 8564 multi-core and 1848 single-core. PassMark tests reveal strong integer math performance (58366) and floating-point math (45494), though prime number finding is notably weak at 68. The 3DMark results — 5873 for 16 threads, 1692 for 2 threads, and 910 for single-thread — indicate good scaling across thread counts, which is relevant for MMORPGs that may utilize multiple threads for game logic and rendering tasks.

In Allods Online, the CPU's role is to maintain a stable frame rate floor, particularly at lower resolutions and settings where the GPU is less burdened. The data shows that at 1080p Low, the system reaches 120 FPS average, which likely approaches the CPU's practical limit for this game — but even this score is not a clear CPU bottleneck, as the GPU is still the weaker component. The CPU's nearest rivals in benchmark scores include the AMD EPYC 7643 (-0.1%), Intel Core i7-1355U (-0.3%), AMD Ryzen AI 5 330 (-0.7%), and Intel Core i3-14100F (+0.9%), all within 1% of the i5-12400's average score.

The processor's memory support for both DDR4 and DDR5, with dual-channel configuration, provides flexibility for system builders. However, since the Arc B390 uses system shared memory, the CPU's memory controller and bandwidth may indirectly affect GPU performance. The CPU's PCIe Gen 5 support with 16 lanes offers ample bandwidth for discrete GPUs, though the B390 is an integrated solution that does not utilize this interface. The 65 W TDP and 10 nm process node make it an efficient processor, but these characteristics do not directly influence Allods Online performance beyond enabling sustained boost clocks.

The comparison between CPU and GPU capabilities is stark: the i5-12400 ranks at the 72nd percentile among all CPUs, while the B390 ranks at the 9th percentile among all GPUs. This 63-percentage-point gap means the processor is never the limiting factor in this game. Even at the highest settings where frame rates are lowest, the GPU's rendering limitations are the cause — the CPU has sufficient single-thread performance (2257 in Cinebench R23 single-core) to handle game logic, network processing, and draw call submission without becoming a bottleneck.

FAQ

Q: Can this system run Allods Online at 1080p with playable frame rates?

A: Yes, but only at lower settings. At 1080p Low, the average FPS is 120. At Medium, it drops to 94 FPS. However, at High settings the average falls to 59 FPS, and at Ultra it drops to 37 FPS, which may be below playable thresholds for some users.

Q: What is the best resolution and settings combination for this hardware?

A: The data shows 1080p Medium provides the best balance, with an average of 94 FPS and a range of 80 to 108 FPS. This maintains smooth gameplay while offering better visual quality than Low settings. At 1440p, only Low settings (75 FPS average) achieve above 60 FPS.

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

A: The B390's 3DMark Steel Nomad score of 1482 is slightly below the NVIDIA GeForce GT 520MX (1463, with the B390 being 1.3% slower), GeForce 800M (1460, 1.5% slower), and GeForce GT 625 OEM (1446, 2.5% slower). Only the GeForce GT 710 (1443) is slower, with the B390 being 2.7% faster.

Q: Is the Intel Core i5-12400 a bottleneck in this configuration?

A: No. The CPU's performance ranking (72nd percentile among all CPUs) far exceeds the GPU's ranking (9th percentile). The i5-12400's nearest rivals include the AMD EPYC 7643 and Intel Core i7-1355U, all within 1% of its average benchmark score, indicating it is a mid-to-upper-range processor being held back by the integrated GPU.

Q: What frame rates can be expected at 4K resolution?

A: 4K performance is limited across all settings. Low settings average 39 FPS, Medium averages 31 FPS (range 26-36), High averages 19 FPS, and Ultra averages 12 FPS. None of these configurations provide a consistently smooth 4K experience.

Q: How does this combo rank among all tested systems for Allods Online?

A: The combination ranks 2459th out of 2775 tested combos, placing it in the bottom 11.4% of all system pairings. This low ranking is primarily due to the GPU's performance limitations rather than the CPU's capability.

How This Combo Ranks

The Intel Core i5-12400 + Intel Arc B390 combination ranks 2459th out of 2775 tested system configurations for Allods Online, placing it in the bottom 11.4% of all tested combos. This ranking reflects the significant performance disparity between the two components: the CPU's 72nd percentile ranking suggests it is a capable processor, while the GPU's 9th percentile ranking indicates it is among the weakest graphics solutions tested for this game.

The low ranking is not surprising given the GPU's performance class. With an average 3DMark Steel Nomad score of 1482, the B390 competes with GPUs from over a decade ago — the GeForce GT 520MX and GT 710 are its nearest rivals. In a game like Allods Online, which was released in 2010 but has presumably received updates since, the rendering demands at higher settings exceed what this integrated GPU can deliver.

The system's ranking places it alongside other configurations that likely feature integrated or entry-level graphics. The 296 combos ranked below this system (2775 total minus 2459) would include those with even weaker GPUs or potentially less capable CPUs. However, the 2459th ranking means the vast majority of tested systems — over 88% — outperform this combination in Allods Online.

For context, the CPU's nearest rivals in overall benchmark scores (AMD EPYC 7643 at -0.1%, Intel Core i7-1355U at -0.3%, AMD Ryzen AI 5 330 at -0.7%, and Intel Core i3-14100F at +0.9%) all demonstrate that the processor itself is not the issue. A system pairing this CPU with even a modest discrete GPU would likely rank substantially higher. The data clearly indicates that the Arc B390's integrated nature and limited performance are the primary factors contributing to this low ranking.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured frame rate data for Allods Online with the Intel Core i5-12400 and Intel Arc B390 covers three resolutions and four quality settings, providing a comprehensive picture of performance across the configuration space.

1920x1080 (1080p):

• Low settings: average 120 FPS
• Medium settings: average 94 FPS, with minimum 80 FPS and maximum 108 FPS
• High settings: average 59 FPS
• Ultra settings: average 37 FPS

The 1080p results show a clear progression of performance degradation as quality increases. The jump from Low to Medium costs 26 FPS (21.7% reduction), while Medium to High costs another 35 FPS (37.2% reduction). The High to Ultra transition costs 22 FPS (37.3% reduction). The Medium settings provide the only configuration with both minimum and maximum frame rate data at this resolution, showing a 28 FPS spread between the lowest and highest recorded frames.

2560x1440 (1440p):

• Low settings: average 75 FPS
• Medium settings: average 59 FPS, with minimum 50 FPS and maximum 68 FPS
• High settings: average 37 FPS
• Ultra settings: average 23 FPS

At 1440p, the performance drops are more pronounced. Low settings maintain a playable 75 FPS average, but Medium falls to 59 FPS — just below the 60 FPS threshold often considered smooth. The Medium range of 50 to 68 FPS indicates noticeable frame time variance. High settings at 37 FPS and Ultra at 23 FPS are both below comfortable playability levels.

3840x2160 (4K):

• Low settings: average 39 FPS
• Medium settings: average 31 FPS, with minimum 26 FPS and maximum 36 FPS
• High settings: average 19 FPS
• Ultra settings: average 12 FPS

The 4K results are uniformly poor. Even Low settings average only 39 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS target. Medium settings average 31 FPS with a tight range of 26 to 36 FPS, indicating consistent but low performance. High settings at 19 FPS and Ultra at 12 FPS are effectively unplayable for most users.

The complete dataset reveals that this system is only capable of delivering consistently smooth frame rates (above 60 FPS) at 1080p Low and Medium settings, and at 1440p Low settings. Every other configuration falls below this threshold, with 4K performance being universally inadequate for smooth gameplay regardless of quality settings.