Barony

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600X paired with the Intel Arc B570 delivers a solid 1080p and 1440p experience in Barony, with the measured data showing that the medium preset offers the best balance of frame rate and visual fidelity across all three tested resolutions. At 1920x1080, this combo averages 182 FPS on medium settings, which is well above the 112 FPS seen on ultra and only slightly below the 245 FPS achievable on low. The 2560x1440 medium result of 115 FPS remains comfortably playable, while the 3840x2160 medium average of 60 FPS with a minimum of 51 FPS marks the edge of what this configuration can sustain for demanding roguelike sessions.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS rows show a clear pattern: medium settings provide the most consistent experience across the board. At 1920x1080, the jump from low to medium costs roughly 63 FPS (245 down to 182), while medium to high drops another 26 FPS to 156, and high to ultra falls 44 FPS to 112. The medium preset holds a 155 FPS minimum, which means even the heaviest scenes with many enemies and projectiles should stay fluid. For 2560x1440, medium averages 115 FPS with a 98 FPS minimum, making it the only preset besides low that stays above the 60 FPS threshold comfortably; high averages 99 FPS, and ultra drops to 71 FPS, which is playable but leaves little headroom for sudden frame spikes.

At 3840x2160, the decision becomes more critical. Medium is the only preset that maintains a locked 60 FPS average (60 FPS exactly, with a 51 FPS minimum and 69 FPS maximum). Low averages 81 FPS, but the visual downgrade in a roguelike where reading enemy tells and environmental details matters is significant. High averages 52 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS target for many displays, and ultra averages just 37 FPS, making it unsuitable for smooth gameplay. The data indicates that for 4K users, medium is the highest preset that delivers a consistently playable frame rate, and it does so with a minimum above 50 FPS, which is acceptable for turn-based or methodical play but may feel stuttery in fast-paced moments.

For users with high-refresh-rate 1080p monitors, high settings at 156 FPS average is the best choice if you want visual quality without sacrificing the smoothness that roguelike action benefits from. The 1440p high result of 99 FPS is also respectable, but medium at 115 FPS gives you 16 additional frames per second, which is a more meaningful gain than the incremental visual improvements from medium to high in a game with stylized graphics. The ultra preset is only recommended for 1080p users who prioritize image quality over frame rate and can tolerate 112 FPS average, which is still high enough for most displays. At 1440p and 4K, ultra should be avoided based on the measured averages of 71 FPS and 37 FPS respectively, as the former leaves no margin for dips and the latter is simply too low for responsive gameplay.

GPU Role

The Intel Arc B570 brings 10 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 160-bit bus with 380.0 GB/s bandwidth to this pairing. Its 2304 shading units, 144 texture mapping units, and 80 render output units are clocked at a base and boost of 2500 MHz, with memory running at 2375 MHz (19 Gbps effective). The GPU’s pixel rate of 200.0 GPixel/s and texture rate of 360.0 GTexel/s indicate strong fill-rate capabilities, which align with the measured FPS scaling from low to ultra presets. At 1080p, the jump from low (245 FPS) to ultra (112 FPS) represents a 54% reduction in average frame rate, showing that the B570’s rendering pipeline is the limiting factor as settings increase, not the CPU.

The 10 GB VRAM allocation is sufficient for Barony’s roguelike visuals at all tested settings, as evidenced by the consistent FPS scaling without any anomalous drops that would suggest memory swapping. At 4K ultra, the average of 37 FPS indicates that the GPU is heavily taxed by the combination of high resolution and maximum settings, but the fact that medium at 4K manages 60 FPS average suggests the memory bandwidth is adequate for moderate settings. The B570’s position in the GPU hierarchy, with a percentileVsAllGpus of 65, places it above the median, and its nearest rival comparisons show it performs within 0.5% of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile, Intel Arc A750, NVIDIA Quadro M4000M, and AMD Radeon R9 M390X in aggregate benchmarks. Those aggregate scores, however, do not directly translate to game-specific performance, and the measured data here shows the B570 delivering 245 FPS at 1080p low, which is a strong result for a card in this tier.

The GPU’s compute capabilities, reflected in its 11.52 TFLOPS FP32 throughput and 23.04 TFLOPS FP16 with 2:1 ratio, are more than adequate for Barony’s procedural generation and particle effects. The 18 ray tracing cores are present but not relevant for this game, as roguelikes typically do not implement ray-traced lighting. The dual-slot design with a 150 W TDP and single 8-pin power connector makes this a straightforward installation, and the suggested 450 W PSU leaves ample headroom for the rest of the system. The PCIe 4.0 x8 interface is sufficient for this workload, as the measured FPS at 1080p low (245) approaches the refresh rate limits of many monitors, indicating that the bus bandwidth is not a bottleneck for Barony’s rendering demands.

FAQ

Q: What is the best preset for a 144Hz 1080p monitor?

A: The high preset averages 156 FPS at 1920x1080, which exceeds 144 Hz. Medium averages 182 FPS and low averages 245 FPS, but high offers a better balance of visual quality and speed for a 144 Hz display.

Q: Can this combo handle 4K gaming in Barony?

A: Yes, but only on medium settings, where it averages 60 FPS with a 51 FPS minimum. Low averages 81 FPS at 4K, while high drops to 52 FPS and ultra to 37 FPS, making medium the only playable preset for consistent performance.

Q: How much performance difference is there between medium and ultra at 1440p?

A: Medium averages 115 FPS with a 98 FPS minimum, while ultra averages 71 FPS. The difference is 44 FPS, which is substantial and makes ultra less attractive unless you prioritize maximum visual fidelity.

Q: Is the 10 GB VRAM on the Arc B570 enough for Barony?

A: The measured data shows no VRAM-related issues across any resolution or settings combination, with FPS scaling consistent from low to ultra. At 4K ultra, the average of 37 FPS is due to GPU compute limits, not memory capacity.

Q: What frame rates can I expect at 1080p low settings?

A: The measured average is 245 FPS, which is the highest result in the dataset. This suggests the combo is heavily GPU-bound at lower settings, allowing very high frame rates for competitive or fast-paced play.

Q: How does this combo rank among all tested systems in Barony?

A: It ranks 2344 out of 2935 tested combos, placing it in the 20th percentile from the top. This means roughly 79% of tested systems perform better in this game, though the absolute FPS numbers are still playable at most settings.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the data shows a clear progression. Low settings produce an average of 245 FPS with no minimum or maximum recorded. Medium averages 182 FPS with a minimum of 155 and maximum of 209. High averages 156 FPS with no min/max. Ultra averages 112 FPS with no min/max. The scaling from low to ultra is roughly 54% performance loss, which is typical for a game that responds strongly to shadow quality, post-processing, and texture filtering changes. The 1080p medium result of 182 FPS is strong enough for any current display, and even the ultra average of 112 FPS exceeds the refresh rate of standard 60 Hz monitors.

At 2560x1440, the resolution increase from 1080p costs approximately 25-30% performance across all settings. Low averages 154 FPS, medium averages 115 FPS with a minimum of 98 and maximum of 132, high averages 99 FPS, and ultra averages 71 FPS. The medium preset’s 98 FPS minimum is notable because it means even the most demanding scenes stay above 90 FPS, which is excellent for 1440p gaming. High at 99 FPS average is also viable, but the lack of recorded minimum data means you cannot verify worst-case performance. Ultra at 71 FPS is borderline for 60 Hz displays but may cause noticeable frame pacing issues on 144 Hz monitors.

At 3840x2160, the GPU becomes the primary constraint. Low averages 81 FPS, medium averages 60 FPS with a minimum of 51 and maximum of 69, high averages 52 FPS, and ultra averages 37 FPS. The medium preset’s 60 FPS average is exactly at the standard refresh rate, but the 51 FPS minimum indicates that intense combat sequences could dip below 60 FPS. Low at 81 FPS provides more headroom but sacrifices visual clarity in a game where reading item descriptions and enemy animations is important. High and ultra are not recommended for 4K due to averages below 60 FPS. The spread between low and ultra at 4K is 44 FPS (81 down to 37), which is a smaller absolute difference than at lower resolutions but represents a 54% performance loss, identical to the 1080p scaling.

The measured data includes min/max values only for medium settings at each resolution. At 1080p medium, the range is 155-209 FPS, a spread of 54 FPS. At 1440p medium, the range is 98-132 FPS, a spread of 34 FPS. At 4K medium, the range is 51-69 FPS, a spread of 18 FPS. This narrowing spread at higher resolutions indicates that the GPU becomes more consistently loaded, reducing frame time variance. The lack of min/max data for other presets means the analysis relies on averages alone, but the medium preset’s recorded extremes suggest that this combo maintains stable performance without severe drops, even at 4K.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600X and Intel Arc B570 combination ranks 2344 out of 2935 tested combos in Barony, placing it in the bottom 20% of all systems benchmarked for this game. This rank reflects the aggregate performance across all tested settings and resolutions, and the measured FPS numbers confirm that while the combo is playable, it does not excel in this title. The rank of 2344 means that 591 combos perform worse, but 2343 perform better, which is a significant portion of the field. For context, the combo’s position suggests that Barony is more demanding than the GPU’s 65th percentile ranking would indicate, likely due to the game’s CPU-bound nature in certain procedural generation tasks.

The combo’s rank is influenced by the Arc B570’s position relative to its nearest rivals. The GPU has an average benchmark score of 20556, which is within 0.1% of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile (20534), 0.1% below the Intel Arc A750 (20582), 0.4% above the NVIDIA Quadro M4000M (20480), and 0.5% below the AMD Radeon R9 M390X (20662). These aggregate scores, however, do not account for driver optimizations or game-specific quirks, and the measured FPS in Barony may differ from these synthetic benchmarks. The GPU’s percentileVsAllGpus of 65 indicates it outperforms 65% of all GPUs in the database, but the combo’s rank of 2344 out of 2935 suggests that the CPU or system configuration is holding back overall performance in this specific game.

The CPU side shows the Ryzen 5 5600X with an average benchmark score of 21771, placing it in the 75th percentile of all CPUs. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Ryzen 7 4800H (21749, +0.1%), AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U (21874, -0.5%), Intel Core i7-11700 (21891, -0.5%), and AMD EPYC 9554P (21899, -0.6%). The 5600X’s strong single-thread performance, evidenced by a 3dmark single-thread score of 917 and a passmark single-thread score of 3364, should be beneficial for Barony’s simulation logic. However, the combo’s low rank suggests that the game may be more GPU-bound at the tested settings, or that the B570’s driver overhead impacts performance relative to other GPUs in the same tier. The rank of 2344 out of 2935 means this combo is in the 79.8th percentile from the bottom, meaning only 20.2% of tested systems are slower. For a mid-range desktop combo, this is a below-average showing in this particular title.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600X is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Zen 3 architecture codenamed Vermeer, manufactured on TSMC’s 7 nm process with 4,150 million transistors on a 74 mm² die. Its base clock of 3.70 GHz boosts to 4.60 GHz, and it has 32 MB of L3 cache plus 512 KB of L2 and 64 KB of L1 per core. The CPU’s memory support is DDR4 with dual-channel access and 51.2 GB/s bandwidth, which pairs with the Arc B570’s 380.0 GB/s GPU memory bandwidth. In Barony, where procedural generation and enemy AI calculations occur each frame, the CPU’s single-thread performance is critical. The 3dmark single-thread score of 917 and cinebench R23 single-core score of 1541 indicate strong single-core capabilities, which should translate to responsive gameplay in roguelike scenarios.

The CPU’s multi-threaded performance, shown by a cinebench R23 multicore score of 11838 and a passmark multithread score of 21858, provides ample headroom for background processes while gaming. The 12 threads allow the game to distribute its simulation tasks across multiple cores, though Barony’s engine likely benefits primarily from two to four threads for its turn-based logic. The 5600X’s 65 W TDP means it generates minimal heat, and its AM4 socket compatibility makes it a drop-in upgrade for many existing systems. The CPU’s percentileVsAllCpus of 75 places it above three-quarters of all processors in the database, which is respectable for a 2020 release.

In the context of this combo, the CPU is unlikely to be the bottleneck at most settings. The measured FPS scaling from low to ultra at each resolution shows a consistent performance drop, which is characteristic of GPU-bound scenarios. For example, at 1080p, low averages 245 FPS, but ultra drops to 112 FPS, a 54% reduction that aligns with the GPU’s workload increasing. If the CPU were limiting, the FPS would plateau at lower settings. The 5600X’s boost clock of 4.60 GHz is sufficient to feed the B570’s 2500 MHz GPU clocks, and the 32 MB L3 cache helps reduce memory latency for game data. The CPU’s nearest rivals, including the Ryzen 7 4800H and Intel Core i7-11700, have aggregate scores within 0.6% of the 5600X, indicating that swapping to those CPUs would not significantly change Barony’s performance in this combo.

The CPU’s memory bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s is lower than the GPU’s 380.0 GB/s, but this is expected since the CPU only needs to transfer game state and draw calls, not render textures. The dual-channel DDR4 configuration is adequate for Barony’s demands, and the CPU’s 20 PCIe Gen 4 lanes provide sufficient bandwidth for the GPU’s PCIe 4.0 x8 interface. The 5600X’s production status is active, and its launch MSRP was $299, though this price is not a reflection of current market value. For a roguelike like Barony, which does not require high-end multi-core scaling, the 5600X’s balance of single-thread speed and six physical cores is well-suited, and the measured FPS data confirms that the CPU does not prevent the combo from achieving high frame rates at lower settings. The bottleneck in this system is clearly the GPU at higher resolutions and settings, not the CPU.