Barony

The Intel Core i5-12400F paired with the Intel Arc B370 produces a playable but tightly constrained experience in Barony, with the data showing a clear pattern: this combo ranks 2701st out of 2935 tested combinations, placing it near the bottom 8 percent of all systems. The GPU is the dominant limiting factor at every resolution, and the CPU's strong multi-threaded headroom goes largely unused as frame rates collapse under graphical load. The headline result is that 1080p Low reaches 144 FPS, but Ultra settings at 4K drop to just 22 FPS, illustrating a steep performance cliff that is entirely attributable to the integrated GPU's modest capabilities.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate curve from 1080p to 4K reveals a system that is severely GPU-bound, with the Arc B370 struggling to maintain playable framerates as pixel count rises. At 1080p High, the combo delivers 92 FPS, which drops to 58 FPS at 1440p and then to 30 FPS at 4K — a reduction of 62 FPS from 1080p to 4K, representing a 67 percent loss. The scaling is not linear; moving from 1440p to 4K costs 28 FPS, while moving from 1080p to 1440p costs 34 FPS, indicating that the GPU's fill rate and memory bandwidth are exhausted progressively as resolution increases.

The Low settings preset tells a similar story with higher absolute numbers: 144 FPS at 1080p, 91 FPS at 1440p, and 47 FPS at 4K. The 1080p Low result is the only configuration in the entire measured set that approaches high-refresh territory, and it is still 53 FPS short of the 1440p Low figure when scaled up. The gap between Low and Ultra at each resolution is telling — at 1080p, the spread is 78 FPS (144 down to 66), at 1440p it is 49 FPS (91 down to 42), and at 4K it narrows to 25 FPS (47 down to 22). This compression at higher resolutions confirms that the GPU is the bottleneck; when pixel count dominates, settings adjustments have diminishing returns because the hardware is already saturated.

The 4K Medium result shows a minimum of 30 FPS and a maximum of 41 FPS, with an average of 35 FPS, which is the only resolution where the minimum frame time data is recorded for a non-Low preset. This suggests that even at Medium settings, the system is hovering near the edge of playability, and the 30 FPS floor indicates that stutter or frame pacing issues could emerge during intense scenes. The 1440p Medium result is more stable, with a minimum of 57 FPS and a maximum of 78 FPS, averaging 67 FPS, which is the best balance of resolution and smoothness available in this dataset.

GPU Role

The Intel Arc B370 is an integrated GPU with a 25 W TDP, 1280 shading units, 40 TMUs, and 20 ROPs, with a boost clock of 2400 MHz and a base clock of 300 MHz. Its memory configuration is entirely system-shared, meaning the bandwidth is "System Dependent" and the memory size is not dedicated — this is a critical limitation for a game like Barony, which appears to scale heavily with texture and buffer demands at higher settings. The GPU's 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score is 1184, which places it at the 5th percentile of all GPUs, and its nearest rivals are all legacy parts: the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570 (1186, -0.2 percent), the ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1190, -0.5 percent), the AMD Radeon HD 7650M (1192, -0.7 percent), and the AMD FirePro M2000 (1168, 1.4 percent). This comparison is stark — the B370 is essentially trading blows with graphics cards from over a decade ago, and its performance ceiling in Barony reflects that pedigree.

The pixel rate of 48.00 GPixel/s and texture rate of 96.00 GTexel/s are the hardware limits that explain the resolution scaling pattern. At 1080p, the GPU can push 144 FPS on Low because the pixel load is manageable, but at 4K the pixel count quadruples, and the 22 FPS Ultra result shows that the fill rate is overwhelmed. The FP32 throughput of 6.144 TFLOPS is theoretically sufficient for a roguelike, but the system-shared memory architecture means that the GPU and CPU are competing for the same memory bandwidth, which likely exacerbates stutter in scenes with many dynamic objects. The lack of dedicated VRAM is the single most important hardware factor here — there is no dedicated memory pool to absorb texture streaming, so performance degrades sharply as settings rise.

The 3DMark score of 1184 is the only GPU benchmark provided, and it aligns closely with the measured FPS results: this is a part designed for basic display output, not for demanding 3D workloads. The Vulkan 1.4 and DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2) API support are modern, but the raw throughput is not, and Barony's results show that API features cannot compensate for hardware limitations.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution and settings combination for this combo in Barony?

A: The data shows that 1440p Medium is the highest resolution with a playable average of 67 FPS, while 1080p Low reaches 144 FPS. At 1440p High, the average drops to 58 FPS, and at 4K Low it falls to 47 FPS, so 1440p Medium provides the best balance of image quality and smoothness.

Q: How does this system perform at 1080p across different settings?

A: The measured results show 144 FPS on Low, 107 FPS on Medium (with a minimum of 91 FPS), 92 FPS on High, and 66 FPS on Ultra. The Medium preset has the only recorded frame time range, indicating stable performance between 91 and 123 FPS.

Q: Is the Intel Arc B370 the bottleneck in this system?

A: Yes. The GPU ranks at the 5th percentile of all GPUs and its closest rivals are the ATI Radeon HD 5770 and AMD Radeon HD 7650M. The CPU, by contrast, ranks at the 73rd percentile, and the resolution scaling pattern shows performance dropping dramatically as pixel count increases, which is a classic GPU-bound signature.

Q: What is the worst-case scenario for this combo?

A: The 4K Ultra preset delivers an average of 22 FPS, which is the lowest measured result in the dataset. Even at 4K Low, the average is only 47 FPS, so 4K gaming is not a viable option for this hardware.

Q: How does the combo rank compared to all other tested systems in Barony?

A: It ranks 2701st out of 2935 tested combinations, placing it in the bottom 8 percent of all systems. This means the vast majority of tested hardware delivers higher frame rates in this game.

Q: Does the CPU's performance matter for this game's results?

A: The CPU has a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 12380 and a single-core score of 1680, which are strong results, but the frame rates are limited by the GPU. The 1080p Low result of 144 FPS suggests the CPU can handle high frame rates, but the GPU cannot sustain them at higher settings.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the lowest resolution tested, the combo delivers its best performance. The Low preset averages 144 FPS, which is the highest number in the entire dataset. Medium settings average 107 FPS with a minimum of 91 FPS and a maximum of 123 FPS, showing a consistent frame time band. High settings drop to 92 FPS, and Ultra falls to 66 FPS. The 78 FPS spread between Low and Ultra at 1080p indicates that the GPU has some headroom at this resolution, but the Ultra result is already below the 72 FPS threshold that many users would consider smooth.

At 2560x1440, performance degrades noticeably. Low settings still average 91 FPS, which is respectable, but Medium drops to 67 FPS (minimum 57 FPS, maximum 78 FPS). High averages 58 FPS, and Ultra falls to 42 FPS. The Medium preset at 1440p is the only configuration in the dataset where both resolution and settings are above 60 FPS on average, making it the sweet spot for this hardware. The 49 FPS spread between Low and Ultra at 1440p is smaller than at 1080p, confirming that the GPU is becoming the limiting factor.

At 3840x2160, the results are largely unplayable. Low averages 47 FPS, Medium averages 35 FPS (minimum 30 FPS, maximum 41 FPS), High averages 30 FPS, and Ultra averages 22 FPS. The Medium preset's minimum of 30 FPS is the only recorded minimum at 4K, and it is precisely at the threshold where frame pacing becomes noticeable. The 25 FPS spread between Low and Ultra at 4K is the smallest of any resolution, showing that settings adjustments have minimal impact when the GPU is fully saturated by pixel count.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo rank in Barony is 2701 out of 2935 tested combinations, which places it in the bottom 8 percent of all systems. This ranking is consistent with the GPU's overall percentile of 5, meaning that the Arc B370 is one of the weakest graphics solutions in the database. The ranking also reflects the fact that Barony, despite being a roguelike, appears to have graphical demands that scale with resolution and settings in a way that punishes low-end GPUs.

The GPU's nearest rivals in the 3DMark Steel Nomad benchmark are the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570, ATI Radeon HD 5770, AMD Radeon HD 7650M, and AMD FirePro M2000, with delta percentages ranging from -0.7 to 1.4. These are all legacy discrete GPUs from a previous era, and the fact that the B370 is competitive with them explains its low rank. The combo rank of 2701 out of 2935 means that only 234 tested combinations performed worse, and those are likely systems with even less capable integrated graphics.

The CPU's percentile rank of 73 is not reflected in the game ranking, which confirms that the GPU is the sole determinant of this combo's position. The i5-12400F's nearest rivals include the AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS (deltaPct 0), Intel Core 3 201E (deltaPct -0.1), Intel Core i5-1335U (deltaPct 0.3), and AMD EPYC 7773X (deltaPct 0.3), all of which are within 0.3 percent of the i5's average benchmark score. This shows that the processor is a mainstream part with adequate performance, but it is wasted in this pairing because the GPU cannot leverage it.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-12400F is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Alder Lake architecture, with a base clock of 2.50 GHz and a boost clock of 4.40 GHz. It has 80 KB of L1 cache per core, 1.25 MB of L2 cache per core, and 18 MB of shared L3 cache. Its benchmark results are strong: Cinebench R23 multi-core scores 12380, single-core scores 1680, and Geekbench multi-core scores 9472 with a single-core score of 1964. The PassMark multithread score is 19433, and the 3DMark max threads score is 5912, while the single-thread 3DMark score is 909.

These numbers indicate that the CPU is more than capable of driving Barony at high frame rates. The 1080p Low result of 144 FPS is likely CPU-limited or engine-limited rather than GPU-limited, because the integrated GPU should struggle to reach that number on its own. The CPU's PassMark single-thread score of 3481 and the 3DMark single-thread score of 909 suggest that the i5-12400F has sufficient IPC to handle game logic, AI, and physics for a roguelike, which typically does not require massive multi-threaded throughput.

However, the CPU's potential is never fully realized in this pairing. The Cinebench R20 multi-core score of 6980 and the PassMark floating-point math score of 46759 show that the processor has headroom for more demanding workloads, but the GPU becomes the bottleneck at 1440p and above. The data shows that at 1080p Low, the system achieves 144 FPS, which is likely near the engine's frame rate cap or the CPU's limit for single-threaded game logic. At higher settings, the GPU's 25 W TDP and system-shared memory cause frame rates to plummet, and the CPU's 6 cores and 12 threads sit idle while waiting for the GPU to render each frame. The CPU's 65 W TDP and dual-channel memory support for DDR4 and DDR5 are typical for a mainstream desktop part, but they do not compensate for the GPU's lack of dedicated memory bandwidth.