Barony

The AMD Ryzen 5 3600 and Intel Arc B570 combination in Barony delivers its most balanced experience at 1440p with High settings, where the average frame rate of 99 FPS comfortably exceeds standard 60 Hz displays while maintaining substantial headroom for 100 Hz+ monitors. This pairing is a mid-pack performer in the game’s broader test database, ranking 2344 out of 2935 tested combos, which places it in the 20th percentile overall. The data indicates that this setup is not a top-tier performer by any stretch, but it is entirely playable and provides a smooth experience at the most common resolutions and settings.

Settings Recommendations

For the best measured experience, the 1440p High preset is the clear recommendation. It produces a 99 FPS average, which is 28 FPS above the 1440p Medium preset’s 115 FPS? No — actually, the data shows 1440p High at 99 FPS versus Medium at 115 FPS, meaning Medium is faster. The recommendation hinges on the balance between quality and performance. At 1440p, the High preset’s 99 FPS is 16 FPS slower than Medium’s 115 FPS, but it is 28 FPS faster than Ultra’s 71 FPS. Given the frame rates involved, High provides a more visually demanding experience than Medium while still keeping the frame rate well above the 60 FPS threshold. For users with 144 Hz monitors, the 1440p Low preset’s 154 FPS is the only setting in the data that fully saturates such a display at this resolution, but it sacrifices visual fidelity. The sweet spot is 1440p High, as it offers a high-quality image without dipping below the 90 FPS mark.

At 1080p, the situation is different. The Low preset achieves a 245 FPS average, which is the highest measured score in the entire dataset. However, the Medium preset still delivers a very playable 182 FPS, and High drops to 156 FPS. The Ultra preset at 1080p yields 112 FPS, which is still smooth but represents a significant 44% performance reduction compared to Low. For competitive play or high-refresh-rate monitors, the 1080p Low preset is the only one that breaks the 200 FPS barrier. For a more balanced experience at 1080p, the Medium preset’s 182 FPS is the recommended choice, as it provides a solid frame rate with better visuals than Low. The High preset at 1080p is also viable, but the drop from 182 to 156 FPS is noticeable for only a modest visual gain.

At 4K, the data tells a more cautionary tale. The High preset at 3840x2160 yields only 52 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS target for smooth gameplay. The Medium preset improves this to 60 FPS exactly, with a minimum of 51 FPS and a maximum of 69 FPS, indicating some frame time variance. The Low preset at 4K reaches 81 FPS, which is the only 4K setting that provides comfortable headroom above 60 FPS. The Ultra preset at 4K is the worst performer in the entire dataset, with an average of just 37 FPS. Therefore, for 4K gaming, the Low preset is the only recommendation that ensures a consistently smooth experience. Medium is borderline acceptable at exactly 60 FPS average, but the minimum of 51 FPS suggests potential stutter in demanding scenes.

GPU Role

The Intel Arc B570’s role in this combo is defined by its 10 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 160-bit bus, providing a bandwidth of 380.0 GB/s. This memory configuration is sufficient for Barony’s demands across all tested settings, as the game is not a memory-heavy title. The GPU’s boost clock is fixed at 2500 MHz, with a base clock of the same value, indicating a consistent operating frequency. The graphics card features 2304 shading units, 144 texture mapping units, and 80 render output units, which contribute to its measured pixel rate of 200.0 GPixel/s and texture rate of 360.0 GTexel/s. The FP32 performance is rated at 11.52 TFLOPS.

In the context of Barony, the GPU appears to be the limiting factor at higher resolutions. The data shows a clear scaling pattern: at 1080p, the CPU is able to push frame rates well above 150 FPS, but at 4K, the GPU’s workload increases substantially, capping the average at 81 FPS even on Low settings. The B570’s performance is comparable to its nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks, with an average benchmark score of 20556. It sits within 0.5% of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile (20534), Intel Arc A750 (20582), and AMD Radeon R9 M390X (20662). This indicates that the B570 is a mid-range GPU, and in Barony, its 10 GB VRAM is never a constraint, as the game’s texture requirements are modest. The GPU’s 18 ray tracing cores are irrelevant for this title, as Barony is a roguelike with no ray-traced effects in the measured data.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals a classic resolution-bound pattern. At 1080p High, the combo achieves 156 FPS. Moving to 1440p High, the average drops to 99 FPS, a 36.5% reduction. Further scaling to 4K High results in 52 FPS, a 47.5% drop from 1440p and a 66.7% drop from 1080p. This scaling is consistent across all settings, but the percentage drops are steeper at higher quality presets. For Low settings, the progression is 245 FPS at 1080p, 154 FPS at 1440p (37.1% drop), and 81 FPS at 4K (47.4% drop from 1440p). The Medium preset shows 182 FPS at 1080p, 115 FPS at 1440p (36.8% drop), and 60 FPS at 4K (47.8% drop). Ultra is the outlier, with 112 FPS at 1080p, 71 FPS at 1440p (36.6% drop), and 37 FPS at 4K (47.9% drop).

The consistent ~37% drop from 1080p to 1440p and ~48% drop from 1440p to 4K indicates that the GPU is the primary bottleneck as resolution increases. The pixel count quadruples from 1080p to 4K, and the frame rate drops roughly proportionally, suggesting that the CPU is not holding the system back at higher resolutions. At 1080p, the high frame rates (245 FPS on Low) suggest that the CPU may be nearing its limit, but the GPU still manages to scale reasonably. The data shows that the limiting component shifts from CPU-bound at 1080p to GPU-bound at 4K. The 1440p resolution is the sweet spot where neither component is fully saturated, providing the best balance of visual fidelity and performance.

How This Combo Ranks

In the global database of tested combinations for Barony, this specific pairing ranks 2344 out of 2935 combinations. This places it in the 20th percentile of all tested systems, meaning that 591 combos perform worse and 2343 perform better. This rank is a reflection of the mid-range nature of both components. The Ryzen 5 3600 has a percentile ranking of 71 when compared to all CPUs, and the Arc B570 has a percentile ranking of 65 against all GPUs, but their combined performance in Barony is lower than either component’s individual standing would suggest. This indicates that Barony may be more sensitive to other system factors or that the game’s engine does not scale perfectly with this particular hardware combination.

The combo’s rank of 2344 is not a poor result, as the system is still capable of producing playable frame rates at all resolutions tested. However, it is also not a top performer. The nearest rival CPUs in terms of average benchmark score are the Intel Core i7-1260P (17007, delta 0.2%), Intel Core i5-11400 (17067, delta -0.2%), AMD EPYC 7573X (17070, delta -0.2%), and AMD EPYC 7742 (16998, delta 0.2%). These deltas are minuscule, indicating that the CPU’s synthetic performance is nearly identical to these rivals. For the GPU, the nearest rivals are the RTX 3070 Mobile (20534, delta 0.1%), Arc A750 (20582, delta -0.1%), Quadro M4000M (20480, delta 0.4%), and R9 M390X (20662, delta -0.5%). Again, the deltas are within 0.5%, confirming that the B570 is squarely in a performance tier with these other cards.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 3600 is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Zen 2 architecture, codenamed Matisse. It operates with a base clock of 3.60 GHz and a boost clock of 4.20 GHz. The CPU has a 32 MB shared L3 cache, with 512 KB of L2 cache per core and 64 KB of L1 cache per core. It supports DDR4 memory in a dual-channel configuration, providing a memory bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s. The CPU’s synthetic benchmark scores show a strong multi-threaded performance, with a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 15045 and a single-core score of 2124. The PassMark multithread score is 17700, and the single-thread score is 2562.

In Barony, the CPU’s role is most evident at lower resolutions. At 1080p Low, the combo achieves 245 FPS, which is a very high frame rate that likely pushes the CPU’s limits. The 12 threads are well-utilized by the game’s engine, as evidenced by the strong multi-threaded scores. However, the CPU’s single-thread performance, which is comparable to its rivals, is sufficient for the game’s logic. The data shows that at 1080p, the frame rates are high enough that the CPU is likely the bottleneck, as the GPU has more headroom. At 1440p and above, the GPU takes over as the limiting factor. The CPU’s 65W TDP and 7nm process node make it an efficient choice, but its age (released in 2019) means it is not a top-tier performer by modern standards. The data suggests that the Ryzen 5 3600 provides adequate performance for Barony at all tested settings, but it is not the strong point of this combo.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data covers three resolutions and four settings, providing a comprehensive view of the combo’s performance.

1920x1080 (1080p):

• Low: 245 FPS average
• Medium: 182 FPS average, with a minimum of 155 FPS and a maximum of 209 FPS
• High: 156 FPS average
• Ultra: 112 FPS average

At 1080p, the combo is consistently above 100 FPS across all settings. The Low preset’s 245 FPS is exceptional, while Ultra’s 112 FPS remains smooth. The Medium preset’s minimum of 155 FPS indicates that even in the most demanding moments, the frame rate stays well above 144 Hz.

2560x1440 (1440p):

• Low: 154 FPS average
• Medium: 115 FPS average, with a minimum of 98 FPS and a maximum of 132 FPS
• High: 99 FPS average
• Ultra: 71 FPS average

At 1440p, the performance drops noticeably. Low is the only setting that exceeds 150 FPS, while High and Medium provide playable 99 and 115 FPS averages respectively. Ultra’s 71 FPS is the minimum recommended for smooth play, and it just clears that bar. Medium’s minimum of 98 FPS is still solid.

3840x2160 (4K):

• Low: 81 FPS average
• Medium: 60 FPS average, with a minimum of 51 FPS and a maximum of 69 FPS
• High: 52 FPS average
• Ultra: 37 FPS average

At 4K, the combo struggles. Low is the only setting that provides a comfortable frame rate above 60 FPS. Medium’s 60 FPS average is exactly at the target, but the 51 FPS minimum suggests occasional dips below 60. High and Ultra are not recommended for 4K, as their 52 and 37 FPS averages respectively are too low for a smooth experience. The data clearly indicates that this combo is best suited for 1080p and 1440p gaming, with 4K reserved for low-end settings only.