Barony

The AMD Ryzen 5 7400F and Intel Arc B580 pairing delivers a highly playable experience in Barony, a 2015 roguelike that clearly scales well with modern hardware. Benchmark data shows this combination achieves strong frame rates across all tested resolutions, with the combo ranking 2194th out of 2935 tested configurations. The data indicates a system that is well-balanced for this title, though the performance ceiling varies significantly depending on the graphics preset selected.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average frame rate this combo achieves in Barony?

A: The highest recorded average is 277 FPS at 1920x1080 with Low settings. This drops to 127 FPS at the same resolution when Ultra settings are enabled.

Q: How does the Arc B580 perform at 4K in this game?

A: At 3840x2160, the average frame rates range from 42 FPS on Ultra to 91 FPS on Low. The Medium preset produces an average of 68 FPS with a minimum of 58 FPS and maximum of 78 FPS.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU more likely to be the limiting factor at 1080p?

A: The data suggests the CPU becomes a factor at lower resolutions. At 1920x1080, the jump from Low (277 FPS) to Ultra (127 FPS) is substantial, but even the Low preset's high frame rate indicates the Ryzen 5 7400F's 6 cores and 12 threads are capable of feeding the GPU effectively.

Q: What is the minimum FPS recorded across all tested settings?

A: The only min FPS values provided are for Medium settings: 58 FPS at 4K, 111 FPS at 1440p, and 175 FPS at 1080p. These represent the lowest dips measured for this preset.

Q: How does the Arc B580's benchmark standing compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The GPU has an average benchmark score of 23021, placing it within 1% of several competitors. It sits 0.6% above the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 and 0.7% below the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080, with a percentile ranking of 68 against all GPUs.

Q: What is the expected performance difference between 1080p and 4K at High settings?

A: At High settings, the average frame rate drops from 177 FPS at 1920x1080 to 112 FPS at 2560x1440, and finally to 58 FPS at 3840x2160. This represents a 67% reduction in average FPS from 1080p to 4K.

GPU Role

The Intel Arc B580 is the primary rendering engine in this configuration, and its specifications directly influence the measured results. The GPU features 12 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus, providing 456.0 GB/s of bandwidth. This memory configuration appears sufficient for Barony at all tested settings, as the game's roguelike nature likely does not demand excessive VRAM capacity.

The card's clock speeds are fixed at 2670 MHz for both base and boost, with memory running at 2375 MHz (19 Gbps effective). This consistent clock behavior likely contributes to the predictable frame rate scaling observed across resolutions. The GPU's 2560 shading units and 80 ROPs deliver a pixel rate of 213.6 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 427.2 GTexel/s, which are key figures for a game that may rely on sprite-based rendering and particle effects.

Benchmark results place the Arc B580 in the 68th percentile of all GPUs, with an average score of 23021. Its nearest rival, the AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP, scores 23061, a difference of -0.2%, indicating near-parity in synthetic tests. The data shows the B580 exceeds the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 by 0.6% but trails the RTX 3080 by 0.7%, suggesting it competes with hardware from previous generations despite its modern Xe2-HPG architecture.

The GPU's performance in Barony scales predictably with settings. At 1080p, raising the preset from Low to Ultra reduces the average FPS from 277 to 127, a 54% decrease. This scaling pattern suggests the Arc B580 has enough raw throughput to handle the game's demands at lower settings but becomes constrained at higher quality levels, particularly at 4K where Ultra yields just 42 FPS.

Settings Recommendations

For players prioritizing smooth gameplay, the Medium preset offers the best balance of performance and quality across all resolutions. At 1080p, Medium produces 206 FPS average with a minimum of 175 FPS, ensuring no noticeable stutter. The 1440p Medium result of 130 FPS (min 111, max 150) remains well above typical display refresh rates, while 4K Medium still achieves 68 FPS with a 58 FPS minimum, which is borderline for 60 Hz displays.

The High preset provides a modest visual upgrade over Medium but costs roughly 15-20% of the average frame rate. At 1440p, High delivers 112 FPS, which is still excellent for competitive play. However, at 4K, High drops to 58 FPS, which may be acceptable for slower-paced roguelike gameplay but is not ideal for fast reaction times.

Ultra settings are not recommended at any resolution for this combo. The 1080p Ultra result of 127 FPS is playable, but the 1440p Ultra figure of 80 FPS and the 4K Ultra result of 42 FPS suggest diminishing returns. Given that Barony is a roguelike where clarity of enemy animations and environmental details matters, the Medium preset at 1440p (130 FPS) appears to be the sweet spot, offering high frame rates while maintaining visual fidelity.

Low settings maximize performance but sacrifice visual quality unnecessarily. The 1080p Low result of 277 FPS and 1440p Low of 175 FPS are far beyond what any standard display can show, making these settings useful only for players with high-refresh-rate monitors (240 Hz or above) or those seeking absolute minimum input latency.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the data shows a clear progression across presets. Low settings achieve an average of 277 FPS, which drops to 206 FPS on Medium (with a min/max of 175/237). High settings yield 177 FPS, and Ultra reduces this to 127 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra is 150 FPS, indicating that the Arc B580 has significant headroom at this resolution but that Ultra settings impose a substantial rendering load.

Moving to 2560x1440, the averages are 175 FPS on Low, 130 FPS on Medium (min 111, max 150), 112 FPS on High, and 80 FPS on Ultra. The performance delta between Low and Ultra is 95 FPS, showing that resolution scaling affects the higher presets more severely. The Medium preset's min FPS of 111 remains above 60, ensuring consistent playability.

At 3840x2160, the results compress significantly: Low averages 91 FPS, Medium 68 FPS (min 58, max 78), High 58 FPS, and Ultra 42 FPS. The range from Low to Ultra is only 49 FPS, suggesting that the GPU is becoming the primary bottleneck at this resolution. The Medium preset's minimum of 58 FPS is the only min value recorded at 4K, and it sits close to the average, indicating stable frame delivery.

The only min/max values provided in the data are for Medium settings across all three resolutions. At 1080p, the range is 175-237 FPS (a 62 FPS spread), at 1440p it is 111-150 FPS (39 FPS spread), and at 4K it is 58-78 FPS (20 FPS spread). This tightening of the frame time variance at higher resolutions suggests that the GPU becomes more consistently loaded as pixel count increases.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 7400F is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Zen 4 architecture (Raphael codename), manufactured on a 5 nm process. Its base clock is 3.70 GHz with a boost clock of 4.70 GHz, and it carries a 65W TDP. The CPU's cache hierarchy includes 64 KB of L1 per core, 1 MB of L2 per core, and 32 MB of shared L3 cache, which is typical for a desktop part in this segment.

In synthetic benchmarks, the 7400F achieves a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 21765 and a single-core score of 3072. Its Passmark multithread score is 25645, with a single-thread score of 3689. These figures place the CPU in the 83rd percentile of all processors, with an average benchmark score of 32750. Its nearest rival, the Intel Core i5-14600T, scores 32707, a 0.1% difference, while the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H scores 32812, putting it 0.2% ahead.

For Barony, the CPU's role appears secondary to the GPU at higher resolutions but becomes more significant at 1080p. The fact that the 1080p Low preset reaches 277 FPS suggests the CPU is not a limiting factor at this resolution, as such high frame rates require efficient thread scheduling and low overhead. The 12 threads provide ample parallelism for any AI or physics calculations the roguelike may perform.

The 7400F's memory bandwidth of 83.2 GB/s (dual-channel DDR5) is likely sufficient for this game, as roguelikes typically do not have massive data streaming requirements. The CPU's PCIe Gen 5 support (24 lanes) ensures the Arc B580 can communicate at full bandwidth, though the GPU's PCIe 4.0 x8 interface means it will operate within those lanes' capabilities.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Ryzen 5 7400F and Intel Arc B580 ranks 2194th out of 2935 tested combos for Barony, placing it in the 74th percentile of all configurations. This ranking is lower than what the individual component percentiles might suggest (CPU at 83rd, GPU at 68th), indicating that the pairing does not fully leverage the CPU's potential in this specific game.

The ranking suggests that while the GPU is the more significant bottleneck for this title, the CPU's strong single-thread performance (Cinebench R23 single-core of 3072) helps ensure that even at low settings and high frame rates, the system does not become CPU-bound. The 0.1% delta between the 7400F and its nearest rival, the i5-14600T, indicates that CPU choice has minimal impact on the overall combo ranking.

In the context of the 2935 tested combos, this rank of 2194 means there are 741 configurations that perform better in Barony. The data does not specify which combos rank higher, but given the GPU's 68th percentile standing, it is likely that systems with more powerful GPUs (e.g., those in the 90th+ percentile) dominate the top ranks. The B580's position near the RTX 2080 and RTX 3080 in synthetic tests suggests that this combo should be competitive with mid-range systems from previous generations.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals distinct scaling patterns across resolutions. At Low settings, the transition from 1080p to 1440p reduces the average from 277 to 175 FPS (a 37% drop), and further to 91 FPS at 4K (a 67% drop from 1080p). This indicates that even at the lowest quality preset, resolution has a substantial impact on performance.

For Medium settings, the averages are 206 FPS at 1080p, 130 FPS at 1440p, and 68 FPS at 4K. The percentage drops are 37% from 1080p to 1440p and 67% from 1080p to 4K, showing a consistent scaling factor. High settings follow a similar pattern: 177 FPS at 1080p, 112 FPS at 1440p (37% drop), and 58 FPS at 4K (67% drop from 1080p).

Ultra settings exhibit the steepest absolute declines: 127 FPS at 1080p, 80 FPS at 1440p (37% drop), and 42 FPS at 4K (67% drop). The consistency of these percentage drops across all presets (37% for 1080p to 1440p, 67% for 1080p to 4K) suggests that the limiting component is the same regardless of quality settings.

The uniform scaling indicates that the Arc B580's rendering throughput scales linearly with pixel count, which is characteristic of a GPU-bound scenario. If the CPU were the limiting factor, we would expect the FPS to plateau at lower resolutions, but the data shows continuous increases down to 1080p. This suggests that the Ryzen 5 7400F is capable of supporting even higher frame rates than the GPU can deliver, making the B580 the definitive performance ceiling for this combo in Barony.