Barony

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700X pairs an 8-core, 16-thread Zen 3 design with a 3.40 GHz base and 4.60 GHz boost clock. Its 32 MB of shared L3 cache and 51.2 GB/s of dual-channel DDR4 bandwidth provide the foundational throughput for Barony's roguelike logic, which rarely becomes the primary constraint at high frame rates. The CPU's Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 22620 and single-core score of 3193 indicate strong headroom for the game's simulation and procedural generation tasks. In synthetic multi-threaded tests, the 5700X scores 6858 in 3DMark 16-thread and 6850 in max-threads, showing consistent scaling, while its single-thread 3DMark result of 921 lags slightly behind. This CPU sits in the 83rd percentile of all tested processors, with its average benchmark score of 26214 placing it statistically even with rivals: it trails the AMD Ryzen 5 7600X by 0.2% and the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U by 0.2%, while leading the Intel Core i9-11900KF by 0.1% and the AMD Ryzen 5 5500GT by 0.2%. For Barony, this means the CPU can easily feed the GPU at 1080p and 1440p, where the measured frame rates exceed 120 FPS on most presets, but it is not the component that limits performance at 4K — the data shows the GPU takes over that role.

CPU Role — cores, clocks, and how they relate to this game's results

The Ryzen 7 5700X's 8 cores and 16 threads are more than sufficient for Barony's roguelike genre, which typically relies on single-threaded game logic but can utilize additional threads for pathfinding and world generation. The 4.60 GHz boost clock ensures responsive turns and minimap updates, while the 3.40 GHz base clock maintains stable performance under sustained load. The CPU's 65 W TDP and 74 mm² die size on TSMC's 7 nm process reflect an efficient design that does not throttle in long sessions. Benchmark data shows the CPU excels in multi-threaded workloads: PassMark multi-thread score of 26612, Cinebench R20 multi-core of 9500, and Geekbench multi-core of 9720 all indicate the 5700X can handle background tasks while running the game. However, its PassMark single-thread score of 3385 and Geekbench single-core of 2148 are modest, and the 3DMark 2-thread score of 1821 is notably low. In Barony, these single-thread results matter less because the game's frame pacing at 1080p Low (260.6 FPS) and Medium (191.7 FPS) shows the CPU is not the bottleneck — the GPU or engine limits those settings. The CPU's 83rd percentile ranking confirms it sits above the average processor, and its nearest rivals are all within 0.2% of its average score, meaning no meaningful difference in gaming performance. The 5700X's 4,150 million transistors and 32 MB L3 cache provide ample room for the game's data structures, but the measured FPS deltas across resolutions reveal that the GPU is the limiting factor at higher quality presets.

GPU Role — VRAM, clocks, and how they relate to this game's results

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 brings 6 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus, delivering 336.0 GB/s of bandwidth — a critical resource for Barony's texture streaming and particle effects. Its Turing architecture, built on TSMC's 12 nm process with 10,800 million transistors, runs at a base clock of 1365 MHz and boosts to 1680 MHz. The GPU's 1920 shading units, 120 TMUs, and 48 ROPs provide a peak FP32 throughput of 6.451 TFLOPS, which is adequate for a roguelike but not for high-end 4K rendering. The 6 GB VRAM is sufficient for Barony at 1080p and 1440p, but the measured 4K Ultra average of 39.7 FPS suggests the memory capacity and bandwidth are stressed at that resolution. The RTX 2060's PassMark G3D score of 14111 and 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 1242 place it in the 58th percentile of all GPUs. Its average benchmark score of 16074 is close to its rivals: it outperforms the AMD Radeon RX 7600S by 0.5% and the AMD Radeon Pro W5500 by 1.8%, but trails the AMD Radeon Pro 5600M and AMD Radeon Pro 5700 by 1.7% each. In Barony, the GPU is the dominant factor at 4K, where the FPS drops from 57.8 at High to 39.7 at Ultra, a 31% penalty that aligns with the GPU's limited VRAM and compute capacity. At 1080p, the GPU still manages 121.5 FPS on Ultra, indicating it can handle the game at lower resolutions but struggles to maintain high frame rates when pixel count and settings scale up.

Settings Recommendations — which preset gives the best experience per the measured rows

The data shows that the Medium preset offers the most balanced experience across all resolutions, providing significant FPS gains over High and Ultra without sacrificing too much visual quality. At 1080p, Medium delivers 191.7 FPS, which is 13% higher than High's 169.4 FPS and 58% higher than Ultra's 121.5 FPS. At 1440p, Medium achieves 120.8 FPS, comfortably above the 60 FPS threshold, while High drops to 107.1 FPS and Ultra falls to 77.7 FPS. The gap widens at 4K: Medium hits 63.4 FPS, which is playable, while High manages 57.8 FPS (borderline) and Ultra plummets to 39.7 FPS. Low settings at 4K produce 85 FPS but at a noticeable visual cost. The recommendation is to use Medium at 1440p as the sweet spot, since it yields 120.8 FPS with better visuals than Low, or to use High at 1080p for a 169.4 FPS experience that stays well above refresh rate limits. For 4K users, Medium is the only viable preset that maintains playable frame rates, while Ultra should be avoided unless the player accepts sub-40 FPS. The measured data indicates that the RTX 2060's VRAM and compute resources are best utilized at Medium, which balances load between the GPU and CPU without hitting the 6 GB memory ceiling.

How This Combo Ranks — use comboRankInGame vs other tested combos

This specific combination of the Ryzen 7 5700X and RTX 2060 ranks 1381 out of 1702 tested combos in Barony, placing it in the lower 19% of all configurations. This ranking reflects the GPU's mid-range status (58th percentile) dragging down the CPU's higher percentile (83rd). The combo's measured performance at 1440p High (107.1 FPS) and 4K Medium (63.4 FPS) is adequate for a roguelike but falls behind combos with more powerful GPUs. The rank of 1381 means that 321 other configurations performed worse, but the vast majority of tested systems (81%) delivered better results. This is not a surprise given the RTX 2060's age and 6 GB VRAM, which limits 4K performance. The CPU's strength in multi-threaded workloads (Cinebench R23 multi-core of 22620) does not translate into a higher combo rank because Barony's frame rates at higher resolutions are GPU-bound. The data shows that upgrading the GPU would yield a larger rank improvement than upgrading the CPU, as the 5700X has headroom to drive faster graphics cards. For players targeting 1080p or 1440p, this combo ranks adequately, but for 4K enthusiasts, it is near the bottom of the pack.

Resolution Scaling — how FPS drops from 1080p to 4K and what it says about the limiting component

The measured FPS data reveals a clear pattern of GPU-bound scaling as resolution increases. At High settings, the average FPS drops from 169.4 at 1080p to 107.1 at 1440p (a 37% reduction) and then to 57.8 at 4K (a 66% reduction from 1080p). This steep decline indicates that the RTX 2060's pixel throughput and memory bandwidth are the primary bottlenecks. At Medium settings, the FPS drops from 191.7 at 1080p to 120.8 at 1440p (37% lower) and 63.4 at 4K (67% lower), showing a similar scaling curve. The Low preset exhibits the same trend: 260.6 at 1080p falls to 166.8 at 1440p (36% lower) and 85 at 4K (67% lower). The consistent ~37% drop from 1080p to 1440p and ~66-67% drop from 1080p to 4K across all presets points to the GPU as the limiting component, not the CPU. If the CPU were the bottleneck, the FPS would not scale so dramatically with resolution. The RTX 2060's 6 GB VRAM and 336.0 GB/s bandwidth are insufficient for 4K workloads, as evidenced by the 4K Ultra score of 39.7 FPS, which is 67% lower than 1080p Ultra's 121.5 FPS. The CPU's 32 MB L3 cache and 4.60 GHz boost clock are not the constraints here; the data shows that lowering resolution consistently increases FPS, confirming the GPU is the limiting factor.

Measured FPS Breakdown — resolution by resolution, settings by settings, exact numbers

At 1920x1080, the RTX 2060 delivers its best results: Low settings produce 260.6 FPS, Medium hits 191.7 FPS, High reaches 169.4 FPS, and Ultra drops to 121.5 FPS. These numbers show that even at Ultra, the combo can drive high-refresh-rate 1080p monitors, though the 121.5 FPS at Ultra is 36% lower than the Medium preset's 191.7 FPS. The 1080p Low score of 260.6 FPS is the highest recorded for this combo and indicates that the CPU can push above 260 FPS when the GPU is not stressed. Moving to 2560x1440, the FPS drops significantly: Low averages 166.8 FPS, Medium 120.8 FPS, High 107.1 FPS, and Ultra 77.7 FPS. The 1440p Ultra score of 77.7 FPS is still playable but represents a 36% drop from 1080p Ultra, and the Medium preset at 120.8 FPS is the only option that comfortably exceeds 120 FPS. At 3840x2160, the GPU becomes the clear bottleneck: Low averages 85 FPS, Medium 63.4 FPS, High 57.8 FPS, and Ultra 39.7 FPS. The 4K Ultra score is the lowest measured, 84% below the 1080p Low score, and even the 4K Medium score of 63.4 FPS is barely above the 60 FPS threshold. The data shows a consistent pattern: the RTX 2060 handles 1080p and 1440p well across all presets, but 4K requires Low or Medium settings for playable frame rates. The 4K High score of 57.8 FPS is borderline, and Ultra is not viable. These measured FPS figures confirm that the combo is best suited for 1080p gaming with Ultra settings or 1440p gaming with Medium settings, while 4K is only feasible on Low or Medium presets.