Barony

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT and Intel Arc B580 combination ranks 2,789th out of 3,717 tested combos in Barony, placing it in the lower third of all systems evaluated. This percentile position—roughly the 25th worst tier—suggests the pairing is not optimized for this particular roguelike title, despite both components holding respectable positions in their respective standalone benchmarks. The CPU sits at the 81st percentile among all processors, while the GPU lands at the 68th percentile among all graphics cards, yet their combined performance in Barony fails to reach those individual heights. This discrepancy indicates a bottleneck or compatibility characteristic specific to this game that prevents the hardware from translating its general-purpose strength into frame rate performance. The data shows a system that can play the game competently at lower resolutions and settings, but one that will struggle to maintain high refresh rates at maximum quality presets.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo's rank of 2,789 out of 3,717 places it in the 25th percentile of tested configurations, meaning roughly three-quarters of all combos tested deliver higher average frame rates in Barony. This is a surprisingly low standing given that the Ryzen 7 5800XT ranks in the 81st percentile among all CPUs, and the Arc B580 ranks in the 68th percentile among all GPUs. The gap between component-level percentiles and the combo-level rank suggests that Barony's engine does not scale well with either this CPU or this GPU, or that the two components do not cooperate efficiently within this game's rendering pipeline.

Benchmark results indicate the CPU's nearest rivals include the AMD Ryzen 7 7840H (0% delta), the AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS (-0.3% delta), the AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS (-0.3% delta), and the AMD Ryzen 5 9600X (0.6% delta). These delta percentages are remarkably tight, with less than one percent separating all four competitors, which means the 5800XT's single-thread and multi-thread scores are essentially tied with several mobile and desktop parts. For the GPU, the Arc B580's nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP (-0.2% delta), the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 (0.6% delta), the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (-0.7% delta), and the NVIDIA P106-100 (-1% delta). The Arc B580's average benchmark score of 23,021 sits within one percent of all these cards, indicating that its raw compute capabilities are comparable to a previous-generation flagship (RTX 2080) and a high-end Ampere card (RTX 3080), yet in Barony the combination still lands in the bottom quartile.

The measured frame rates across all resolutions and settings confirm this middling placement. At 1080p Ultra, the combo produces 127 FPS, which is high in absolute terms but low relative to what a top-tier combination would deliver in a game with Barony's age and visual complexity. The game launched in 2015, and its roguelike genre typically favors CPU-bound scenarios with many entities on screen, which may explain why the 8-core, 16-thread Ryzen 7 5800XT does not dominate as expected.

GPU Role

The Intel Arc B580 brings 12 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus, delivering 456.0 GB/s of bandwidth. Its base and boost clocks are both set at 2670 MHz, which is a notably high operating frequency for a graphics card, and the memory runs at 2375 MHz (19 Gbps effective). The GPU features 2,560 shading units, 160 texture mapping units, and 80 raster output units, along with 20 ray tracing cores. Its pixel rate is 213.6 GPixel/s, and its texture rate is 427.2 GTexel/s, with FP32 performance rated at 13.67 TFLOPS.

In Barony, the GPU's role becomes increasingly dominant as resolution rises, but even at 4K the frame rates suggest the card is not the primary limiter at lower settings. At 4K Low, the combo achieves 91 FPS, while at 4K High it drops to 58 FPS. The gap between Low and High at 4K (33 FPS) indicates that the GPU's shading and texture units are heavily taxed by higher quality presets, but the fact that 4K Low still produces 91 FPS shows the card has enough raw throughput for undemanding scenes. The 12 GB VRAM capacity is ample for Barony, a game that does not require large texture pools, so memory capacity is unlikely to be a constraint at any resolution or setting tested.

The GPU's benchmark scores place it in the 68th percentile overall, with a Passmark G3D score of 15,748 and a Geekbench Vulkan score of 109,672. These numbers are competitive with the RTX 2080 and RTX 3080, as shown in the nearest rivals data, but in Barony the card does not deliver the kind of frame rates those comparisons would suggest. This points to driver overhead or game-specific optimization issues rather than raw hardware limitations.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals where the bottleneck shifts between CPU and GPU. At Low settings, the combo delivers 277 FPS at 1080p, 175 FPS at 1440p, and 91 FPS at 4K. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is 102 FPS (36.8% reduction), and from 1440p to 4K is 84 FPS (48% reduction). This steep decline indicates that even at Low settings, the GPU becomes more involved as pixel count increases, but the 1080p result of 277 FPS suggests the CPU is capable of feeding the GPU well beyond typical display refresh rates.

At Medium settings, the scaling is similar but slightly compressed: 206 FPS at 1080p, 130 FPS at 1440p, and 68 FPS at 4K. The 1080p to 1440p drop is 76 FPS (36.9%), and the 1440p to 4K drop is 62 FPS (47.7%). The percentage reductions are nearly identical to Low settings, which implies that the Medium preset adds a consistent load that does not change the bottleneck characteristics.

High settings show a different pattern: 177 FPS at 1080p, 112 FPS at 1440p, and 58 FPS at 4K. The 1080p to 1440p drop is 65 FPS (36.7%), while the 1440p to 4K drop is 54 FPS (48.2%). Again, the percentage drops remain consistent, suggesting that the limiting component scales linearly with resolution regardless of quality preset. Ultra settings produce 127 FPS at 1080p, 80 FPS at 1440p, and 42 FPS at 4K, with drops of 47 FPS (37%) and 38 FPS (47.5%) respectively.

The consistent ~37% drop from 1080p to 1440p and ~48% drop from 1440p to 4K across all settings indicates that the GPU is the primary scaling factor at higher resolutions, but the fact that 1080p frame rates range from 127 FPS (Ultra) to 277 FPS (Low) shows the CPU can push well over 200 FPS in this game. The limiting component at 1080p is likely the GPU even at Low settings, since 277 FPS is below what a top-tier CPU could theoretically deliver in a 2015 roguelike, but the CPU's 3.80 GHz base and 4.80 GHz boost clocks are sufficient for this workload.

FAQ

Q: How does the Ryzen 7 5800XT compare to its nearest CPU rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The 5800XT has an average benchmark score of 29,879, which is essentially tied with the Ryzen 7 7840H (29,868, 0% delta), the Ryzen 7 8845HS (29,955, -0.3% delta), the Ryzen 7 7840HS (29,955, -0.3% delta), and the Ryzen 5 9600X (29,713, 0.6% delta). All five processors are within 0.6% of each other, indicating the 5800XT offers no meaningful synthetic performance advantage over these rivals.

Q: What is the Arc B580's nearest GPU rival in terms of average benchmark score?

A: The Arc B580's average benchmark score is 23,021. Its closest rival is the AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP with a score of 23,061 (-0.2% delta), followed by the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 at 22,895 (0.6% delta), the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 at 23,172 (-0.7% delta), and the NVIDIA P106-100 at 23,249 (-1% delta). The B580 sits within one percent of all four rivals.

Q: At which resolution and settings does this combo achieve its highest average frame rate?

A: The highest measured average frame rate is 277 FPS, achieved at 1920x1080 resolution with Low settings. The next highest is 206 FPS at 1080p Medium, followed by 177 FPS at 1080p High, and 175 FPS at 2560x1440 Low.

Q: What is the lowest average frame rate recorded for this combo?

A: The lowest average frame rate is 42 FPS, recorded at 3840x2160 resolution with Ultra settings. The next lowest is 58 FPS at 4K High, then 68 FPS at 4K Medium, and 80 FPS at 1440p Ultra.

Q: How does the combo rank among all tested configurations in Barony?

A: The combo ranks 2,789th out of 3,717 tested combinations, placing it in the bottom 25% of all systems evaluated for this game. This is despite the CPU ranking in the 81st percentile and the GPU ranking in the 68th percentile among their respective component categories.

Q: What is the frame time consistency at Medium settings across resolutions?

A: At Medium settings, the minimum and maximum frame rates are only recorded for each resolution. At 4K Medium, the average is 68 FPS with a minimum of 58 FPS and maximum of 78 FPS. At 1440p Medium, the average is 130 FPS with a minimum of 111 FPS and maximum of 150 FPS. At 1080p Medium, the average is 206 FPS with a minimum of 175 FPS and maximum of 237 FPS.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT is an 8-core, 16-thread processor based on the Zen 3 architecture, built on TSMC's 7 nm process node. It has a base clock of 3.80 GHz and a boost clock of 4.80 GHz, with a 32 MB shared L3 cache and 512 KB L2 cache per core. The CPU supports DDR4 memory in a dual-channel configuration with a theoretical bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s, and it connects via PCIe Gen 4 with 20 lanes. This is a desktop part with a 105 W TDP, and its synthetic benchmarks show strong multi-threaded performance: Cinebench R23 multi-core scores 23,794, while single-core scores 3,359.

In Barony, the CPU's role is to handle game logic, entity updates, and draw call submission. The 8-core configuration is more than sufficient for a 2015 roguelike, which typically uses only a few threads. The 3DMark scores illustrate the thread scaling: 2 threads score 1,879, 4 threads score 3,603, 8 threads score 6,141, and 16 threads score 7,683. The near-linear scaling from 2 to 8 threads indicates the processor can leverage multiple cores effectively, but Barony likely does not utilize all 16 threads, meaning the boost clock of 4.80 GHz is more important than the core count.

The CPU's single-thread performance, as measured by Cinebench R15 (338 points) and R20 (1,410 points), is competitive with the nearest rivals. The Passmark single-thread score is 3,535, which places it in the upper echelon of desktop processors. However, the combo's low rank in Barony suggests that the game may be GPU-limited even at 1080p, or that the Arc B580's driver overhead with this specific CPU combination hinders performance. The CPU's 81st percentile ranking among all processors does not translate to a proportional FPS advantage in this game, as evidenced by the 277 FPS ceiling at 1080p Low.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured frame rates, the optimal settings depend on the target resolution and refresh rate. At 1080p, all settings produce playable frame rates, with Low at 277 FPS, Medium at 206 FPS, High at 177 FPS, and Ultra at 127 FPS. For a 144 Hz monitor, the High preset at 1080p (177 FPS) provides headroom above the refresh rate, while Ultra (127 FPS) falls slightly short. For a 240 Hz display, Medium (206 FPS) or Low (277 FPS) are the only presets that can exceed the refresh rate, but the visual quality trade-off may not be worth it for a game like Barony.

At 1440p, the High preset delivers 112 FPS, which is suitable for a 60 Hz or 120 Hz display. Medium (130 FPS) and Low (175 FPS) offer higher frame rates, but the difference between Medium and High is only 18 FPS, making High the better visual choice for most players. Ultra at 1440p (80 FPS) is playable but may feel less smooth on high refresh rate displays. The minimum frame rate at 1440p Medium is 111 FPS, indicating good frame time consistency.

At 4K, the situation changes significantly. Ultra (42 FPS) is barely playable, and High (58 FPS) is marginal for a 60 Hz display. Medium (68 FPS) is the best balance of visual quality and performance at 4K, with a minimum of 58 FPS and maximum of 78 FPS. Low (91 FPS) offers the smoothest experience at 4K but sacrifices most visual fidelity. For players with a 60 Hz 4K monitor, Medium is the recommended preset, as it stays above 58 FPS throughout the measured range.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo produces its highest frame rates across all settings. Low settings average 277 FPS, which is the fastest result recorded for this system. Medium settings average 206 FPS, with a minimum of 175 FPS and maximum of 237 FPS. High settings average 177 FPS, and Ultra settings average 127 FPS. The progression from Low to Ultra shows a consistent reduction of roughly 50 FPS per step between Low, Medium, and High, with a larger 50 FPS drop from High to Ultra.

At 2560x1440, the frame rates are substantially lower but still smooth. Low settings average 175 FPS, which is exactly 102 FPS less than the 1080p Low result. Medium settings average 130 FPS, with a minimum of 111 FPS and maximum of 150 FPS. High settings average 112 FPS, and Ultra settings average 80 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra at 1440p is 95 FPS, compared to 150 FPS at 1080p, indicating that the GPU becomes more of a limiting factor as pixel count increases.

At 3840x2160, the frame rates drop to console-like levels. Low settings average 91 FPS, which is still playable but significantly lower than the 1440p result. Medium settings average 68 FPS, with a minimum of 58 FPS and maximum of 78 FPS. High settings average 58 FPS, and Ultra settings average 42 FPS. The minimum frame rate at 4K Medium (58 FPS) matches the average frame rate at 4K High, suggesting that the High preset at 4K is not stable enough for consistent 60 FPS gameplay. The Ultra preset at 4K falls below 45 FPS on average, making it the only setting combination that is not reliably playable.