Barony

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700 paired with the AMD Radeon RX 7700 lands at rank 1336 out of 2935 tested combos in Barony. This positions the pairing in the 45th percentile of all tested combinations, meaning roughly 55% of tested setups deliver higher average frame rates in this specific roguelike title. The rank reflects a system that is competent but not exceptional for this game, given that Barony's visual demands are modest by modern standards.

The CPU's overall benchmark profile shows an average score of 25517, placing it at the 78th percentile against all CPUs. Its nearest rivals in synthetic testing are tightly clustered: the Intel Xeon D-2752TER scores 25530 (a 0.1% deficit), the AMD Ryzen 5 7640U scores 25485 (a 0.1% edge for the 5700), the AMD Ryzen 5 6600H scores 25550 (a 0.1% deficit), and the AMD Ryzen 7 5825U scores 25446 (a 0.3% edge). This clustering indicates the 5700's multi-threaded compute performance is essentially interchangeable with these competing parts, with deltas that fall well within run-to-run variance.

On the GPU side, the Radeon RX 7700 posts an average benchmark score of 15852, sitting at the 58th percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon R9 370X at 15862 (a negligible 0.1% deficit), the AMD Radeon RX 9060 at 16014 (a 1% deficit for the 7700), the AMD Radeon Pro W5500 at 15679 (a 1.1% edge), and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti at 16129 (a 1.7% deficit). The GPU is therefore competitive with these parts, though it trails the RTX 3060 Ti by a measurable margin in aggregate synthetic scores.

What matters for Barony is how these two components interact at the measured resolutions. The data shows a system that scales predictably with resolution and settings, with the CPU providing ample headroom at lower resolutions and the GPU becoming the primary constraint as pixel count rises. The rank of 1336 out of 2935 suggests that while the combo is not at the top of the leaderboard, it delivers frame rates that are entirely playable across most configurations tested.

FAQ

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

A: The AMD Ryzen 7 5700 and AMD Radeon RX 7700 combination ranks 1336th out of 2935 tested combos, placing it in the upper-middle tier of all systems evaluated for this game.

Q: What is the best measured performance this combo achieves at 1080p?

A: At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the combo averages 360 FPS. The highest preset tested at this resolution is Ultra, which averages 165 FPS, showing a substantial 195 FPS drop between the lowest and highest quality settings.

Q: Is the GPU or CPU the limiting factor at 4K?

A: At 3840x2160, the average frame rate drops to 76 FPS on High settings and 54 FPS on Ultra. The CPU's strong multi-threaded scores (20655 in Cinebench R23 multi-core) suggest it is not the bottleneck; the GPU's rendering load at 4K is the primary constraint.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its closest competitors in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The Ryzen 7 5700's average benchmark score of 25517 is within 0.3% of its nearest rivals, including the AMD Ryzen 7 5825U (25446) and AMD Ryzen 5 7640U (25485). These deltas are negligible in real-world gaming scenarios.

Q: What frame rates can be expected at 1440p with Medium settings?

A: At 2560x1440 with Medium settings, the combo averages 169 FPS, with a minimum of 144 FPS and a maximum of 194 FPS. This represents a smooth experience with minimal frame time variance.

Q: Does the GPU's 16 GB memory capacity influence performance in Barony?

A: The Radeon RX 7700 features 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus with 624.1 GB/s bandwidth. Barony's modest graphical demands are unlikely to stress this capacity, but the bandwidth supports the high frame rates observed at 1080p and 1440p.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a clear and consistent scaling pattern as resolution increases from 1920x1080 to 3840x2160. At High settings, the average frame rate drops from 230 FPS at 1080p to 145 FPS at 1440p, then to 76 FPS at 4K. This represents a 37% reduction from 1080p to 1440p, and a further 48% reduction from 1440p to 4K. The total drop from 1080p to 4K is 154 FPS, or approximately 67% of the original performance.

The pattern is similar across all settings presets. On Low settings, the combo achieves 360 FPS at 1080p, 227 FPS at 1440p, and 119 FPS at 4K. The 4K result is still above 60 FPS, indicating that even at the highest pixel count, the system maintains playable performance on the lowest quality preset. The Medium preset shows 268 FPS at 1080p, 169 FPS at 1440p, and 88 FPS at 4K, with the 4K result including a measured minimum of 75 FPS. Ultra settings produce 165 FPS at 1080p, 104 FPS at 1440p, and 54 FPS at 4K.

The scaling behavior points to the GPU as the dominant limiting component at higher resolutions. The CPU's 8 cores and 16 threads with a boost clock of 4.60 GHz provide sufficient processing power to feed the GPU at 1080p, where the system reaches 360 FPS on Low settings. As resolution increases, the GPU's pixel throughput becomes the bottleneck, evidenced by the proportionally larger FPS drops at 4K. The Radeon RX 7700's 2560 shading units and 96 ROPs deliver a pixel rate of 236.1 GPixel/s, which is adequate for 1080p and 1440p but strained at 4K on higher presets.

The data indicates that this combo is best suited for 1080p and 1440p gaming in Barony, where it can comfortably exceed 100 FPS on most settings. At 4K, only the Low preset maintains a high refresh rate experience; Ultra settings fall below 60 FPS, suggesting that users targeting 4K should either lower quality expectations or consider a more powerful GPU.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its highest frame rates across all presets. Low settings produce an average of 360 FPS, which is the maximum measured result in the entire dataset. Medium settings average 268 FPS, with a minimum of 228 FPS and a maximum of 308 FPS, showing a tight frame time distribution. High settings average 230 FPS, while Ultra settings average 165 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra at 1080p is 195 FPS, indicating that settings have a significant impact on performance but that even the most demanding preset remains well above 144 FPS.

At 2560x1440, performance scales down but remains strong. Low settings average 227 FPS, which is still sufficient for high refresh rate displays. Medium settings average 169 FPS, with a minimum of 144 FPS and a maximum of 194 FPS, meaning the system rarely drops below 144 FPS. High settings average 145 FPS, and Ultra settings average 104 FPS. The 1440p results show that the combo can handle competitive frame rates on all presets, with only Ultra falling below the 120 FPS threshold.

At 3840x2160, the GPU becomes the clear limiting factor. Low settings average 119 FPS, which is playable but a significant drop from the 227 FPS seen at 1440p. Medium settings average 88 FPS, with a minimum of 75 FPS and a maximum of 102 FPS, providing a stable experience for standard 60 Hz displays. High settings average 76 FPS, and Ultra settings average 54 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS target for smooth gameplay. The 4K results reveal that only Low settings comfortably exceed 60 FPS, while Medium and High are borderline, and Ultra falls short.

The data shows consistent behavior across resolutions: Medium settings always deliver a measurable minimum FPS, indicating that this preset is the most stable in terms of frame pacing. The minimum values at Medium are 228 FPS at 1080p, 144 FPS at 1440p, and 75 FPS at 4K. These minimums are close to the averages, suggesting that the combination of CPU and GPU maintains consistent performance without major stutters or frame drops on this preset.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 7700 is built on the RDNA 3.0 architecture with the Navi 32 chip, fabricated on a 5 nm process at TSMC. It features 2560 shading units, 160 texture mapping units, and 96 render output units, along with 40 ray tracing cores. The GPU operates at a base clock of 1900 MHz, a game clock of 2041 MHz, and a boost clock of 2459 MHz, with memory running at 2438 MHz, effective 19.5 Gbps.

The 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus provides 624.1 GB/s of bandwidth. This is a substantial amount of memory and bandwidth for a game like Barony, which is a roguelike with relatively modest visual complexity. The high bandwidth ensures that texture streaming and memory access are not bottlenecks, as evidenced by the high frame rates observed at 1080p and 1440p. The GPU's 25.18 TFLOPS of FP32 compute performance and 393.4 GTexel/s texture rate further support its ability to render scenes quickly.

The GPU's role in Barony becomes more pronounced as resolution increases. At 1080p, the GPU is able to push frame rates up to 360 FPS on Low settings, indicating that it is not the limiting factor at this resolution. At 1440p, the GPU still delivers 227 FPS on Low and 104 FPS on Ultra, showing that it has ample headroom for most gaming scenarios. At 4K, however, the GPU's pixel throughput becomes the primary constraint, with Ultra settings dropping to 54 FPS. This is consistent with the GPU's 236.1 GPixel/s pixel rate, which is stressed by the 8.3 million pixels at 4K.

The GPU's percentile ranking of 58th among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 15852, places it in the mid-range tier. Its nearest rival, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, scores 16129, a 1.7% advantage. In Barony, this translates to the RX 7700 being capable of high refresh rate gaming at 1080p and 1440p, but requiring settings compromises at 4K. The GPU's performance is well-matched to the CPU in this combo, as neither component appears to be a significant bottleneck at the tested resolutions, except for the GPU at 4K Ultra.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700 is an 8-core, 16-thread processor based on the Zen 3 architecture, codenamed Cezanne. It has a base clock of 3.70 GHz and a boost clock of 4.60 GHz, with a 65W TDP. The CPU is fabricated on TSMC's 7 nm process, with 10,700 million transistors on a 180 mm² die. It supports DDR4 memory in dual-channel configuration, providing 51.2 GB/s of memory bandwidth, and interfaces via PCIe Gen 3 with 20 lanes.

The CPU's 16 MB of L3 cache and 512 KB of L2 cache per core provide ample cache for gaming workloads. In synthetic benchmarks, the 5700 achieves a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 20655 and a single-core score of 2916. Its Geekbench scores are 9959 multi-core and 1907 single-core. The PassMark multi-thread score is 24303, with a single-thread score of 3296. These results place the CPU at the 78th percentile of all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 25517.

In Barony, the CPU's role is to feed the GPU with draw calls and game logic. The game is a roguelike, which typically involves procedural generation and complex game state calculations, but the visual rendering is not as demanding as modern AAA titles. The 8 cores and 16 threads provide substantial parallel processing capability, which is reflected in the high frame rates observed at 1080p, where the CPU is not the bottleneck. At 1080p Low, the system reaches 360 FPS, indicating that the CPU can handle the game's logic and rendering commands at very high frame rates.

The CPU's single-thread performance, with a boost clock of 4.60 GHz, is critical for games that rely on a single primary thread. The 3DMark single-thread score of 901 and Cinebench R20 single-core score of 1224 suggest that the 5700 has competent single-thread performance, though not class-leading. In Barony, this is sufficient to avoid CPU-limited scenarios at the tested resolutions, as evidenced by the consistent performance scaling from 1080p to 4K, which aligns with GPU-bound behavior.

The CPU's nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks are all within 0.3% of its average score, indicating that the 5700 is a well-balanced mid-range processor. Its 78th percentile ranking means it outperforms the majority of CPUs in the database, providing a solid foundation for the RX 7700. The combination of 8 cores, 16 threads, and a 4.60 GHz boost clock ensures that the CPU does not constrain the GPU in Barony, allowing the GPU's performance to be the primary determinant of frame rates across all settings and resolutions.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data provides clear guidance on which settings preset offers the best experience for this combo in Barony. At 1080p, all presets deliver high frame rates, but Medium settings stand out as the optimal balance. The Medium preset averages 268 FPS with a minimum of 228 FPS and a maximum of 308 FPS, providing a smooth and consistent experience that is well above the refresh rate of most monitors. High settings at 230 FPS are also excellent, but the 38 FPS difference between High and Medium is unlikely to be visually significant in a roguelike with Barony's art style. Ultra settings at 165 FPS are still very playable, but the 103 FPS drop from Medium to Ultra suggests diminishing returns for the visual quality increase.

At 1440p, Medium settings again provide the best experience. The average of 169 FPS with a minimum of 144 FPS means the system can maintain a 144 Hz refresh rate without dipping below it, which is ideal for high refresh rate monitors. High settings at 145 FPS are nearly as good, but the 24 FPS difference between Medium and High may be noticeable in fast-paced gameplay. Ultra settings at 104 FPS are playable but lose the high refresh rate advantage, and the drop from Medium to Ultra is 65 FPS, which is substantial. Low settings at 227 FPS are excessive for most displays and the visual quality reduction is not worth the frame rate gain.

At 4K, the recommendations change due to the GPU becoming the limiting factor. Medium settings average 88 FPS with a minimum of 75 FPS, which is above the 60 FPS target for most displays and provides a smooth experience. High settings at 76 FPS are also playable, but the 12 FPS difference between Medium and High is smaller than at lower resolutions, suggesting that the GPU is nearing its limit. Low settings at 119 FPS are the only preset that achieves a high refresh rate at 4K, but the visual quality trade-off is significant. Ultra settings at 54 FPS fall below 60 FPS and should be avoided for a consistent experience.

The overall recommendation across all resolutions is to use the Medium preset. It consistently delivers the best balance of frame rate and stability, with the minimum FPS values being closest to the averages, indicating minimal frame pacing issues. At 1080p and 1440p, Medium allows the combo to take full advantage of high refresh rate displays, while at 4K, it maintains a stable experience above 60 FPS. For users prioritizing maximum visual quality, High settings are a viable alternative at 1080p and 1440p, but Ultra should only be considered at 1080p where the 165 FPS average remains highly playable.